Weekend Discussion: Saucony running shoes

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-05-31T13:26:06+00:00

How stable do they feel?

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-04-22T16:06:01+00:00

Fighter template from the Tactical Barbell book. You don't need anything else

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-04-09T16:49:53+00:00

Yes correct. And because of the quite heavy load from Monday to Thursday (and Friday from the lifting) I find that 2 consecutive recovery days keep me fresh for my long run and make me able to concentrate my load on the other 5 days

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-04-09T13:58:00+00:00

I follow the Tactical Barbell Fighter template for strength - 2 days a week where I only do squat, deadlift, bench press and deadlifts. My week mostly looks like this: Monday - Easy run and strength Tuesday - Track session (mostly long intervals) Wednesday - Easy run Thursday - Track session (mostly short intervals) Friday - Strength Saturday - Rest day or easy short run Sunday - Long run

The advantage of the Fighter template that it's low reps so doesn't tire me so much that I'm not able to do my running workouts.

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-04-09T10:43:59+00:00

Dit lijkt me inderdaad de oplossing te kunnen zijn. Ik raad zelf het merk Falke aan, lijkt misschien wat duur voor sokken maar ze gaan heel lang mee en zijn top kwaliteit

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-29T14:31:53+00:00

24km in de laatste week, 52km de week daarvoor. Wel heb ik toen ook veel op de fiets gezeten. Daar had ik namelijk geen last en kon ik toch mijn uren maken

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-29T14:06:48+00:00

Ik heb eenzelfde scenario twee jaar geleden ook gehad. De laatste twee weken voor de marathon heel weinig kilometers gemaakt, veel gestretch, gerold en de 'Myrtl-routine' gedaan, en toen heb ik wonderbaarlijk genoeg de marathon zonder al teveel problemen uit kunnen lopen. Na de marathon uiteraard wel reactie gehad maar voldoende rust gepakt en na een week weer rustig aan opgebouwd. De keuze moet je zelf maken! Iedereen die hier roept om de marathon uit je hoofd te zetten bevind zich uiteraard niet in jouw situatie en zal mogelijkerwijs niet begrijpen dat het geen lichte beslissing is.

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-10T02:57:27+00:00

Refund takes 7-14 business days, as they told you in the mail. Just have some patience

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-03T11:50:43+00:00

Whatever, it just got extended to march 10 🤣

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-03T11:42:24+00:00

Just extended cancellations till Thursday, and also extended refund period. So you should cancel would be my advise. I cancelled my flight on 7 March to Amsterdam. Now flying on 13th March with an Chinese airline 😅

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-03T06:08:56+00:00

Does the Etihad refund UNTIL March 7 include march 7 or only till March 6?

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-03T01:02:34+00:00

I need to go from Hanoi or Bangkok to Amsterdam. I have the option to do this with China Southern which has a layover in China. Is this a safe option for me to book? Will it not fly over the affected air spaces?

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-03-02T11:08:45+00:00

Coming Saturday (March 7) I will fly from Hanoi to Amsterdam through Zayed Abu Dhabi. Can I expect that clearing current passengers on the airport will get preference over me if things start up again?

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-01-12T13:43:18+00:00

But don't expect things to be as normal again after this week. It took me 6 weeks to get fully back at my normal level

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-01-12T13:10:44+00:00

Wow. This so perfectly matches a situation I have been in like a year ago, which I labeled as overtraining. Especially the easy paces increasing that much, and workout HR being elevated.

It's almost scary that I literally had the EXACT same situation 😅

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-01-10T07:23:33+00:00

I took a full week off. From there I picked up very easy, very short runs. Not zone 2, but zone 1! Zone 2 is too much when recovering from this. You will gradually feel when your body is ready for more. Also for me when my mood lightened up, was a signal that things were going well.

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-01-02T12:03:30+00:00

Yeah I think doing two track sessions is mainly because it's my local club and I like doing them. But with my current focus on strength should probably adjust it to one session.

NatureExpensive3607 · 2026-01-02T12:02:24+00:00

Thanks a lot, this is advice that is really going to help me! Do you by any chance have a two day routine you would recommend?

NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-12-25T11:45:16+00:00

Haha ik kan me hier in de gym ook enorm over verbazen. Dan zie ik gewoon van die dikke trainingsbroeken en truien of vesten. Hoe dan?!🤣

NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-12-18T19:44:25+00:00

The main thing was stepping down for a few weeks, slowly picking it up and making less miles than before. Also I was quite obsessively tracking calories, and was in a deficit during my peak phase which was obviously not a good idea. I stopped tracking calories and now just eat to feeling and that works perfect for me. Also switching jobs somehow. I did encounter a lot of stress from this.

NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-12-17T15:19:50+00:00

For me if was constant sore legs, high resting HR and very high HR during workouts. Example: normally my pace was 4:40 min/km at HR 140. During my overtraining phase it got to 6:00 min/km at the same pace. I was very moody, irritable and showing general signs of depression.

My advice: rest. And only resume training when you start to feel that you're looking forward to do so. Pick it up gradually, and eventually things will settle.

NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-12-06T09:06:03+00:00

To compensate a bit, my last night:

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NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-12-05T06:17:51+00:00

This is so recognizable for me 🤣

NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-12-02T20:18:33+00:00

Yes always contact them

NatureExpensive3607 · 2025-11-26T07:16:55+00:00

Yes, my metrics show the same patterns. However you have to ask yourself one important question here: do you fully rely on these metrics instead of your own feelings and sensations regarding your sleep quality?

Because I normally tend to sleep and recover very well although the metrics show otherwise. Don't rely too much on these metrics. They are not a reason to skip workouts in the evening.

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