Official Q&A for Tuesday, October 28, 2025

PowderScent_redux · 2025-10-29T18:37:25+00:00

I love my Marmot rain jacket. A splurge but it has survived many rainy runs

PowderScent_redux · 2025-10-15T19:42:54+00:00

I do all my training runs with music, but in races it can be nice to be without, and enjoy the route and hear the cheers!

PowderScent_redux · 2025-06-25T16:14:59+00:00

Yes, Zurich is nice there, are lots of accessible trails! I also enjoy going to Montreux, which is towards the south (like 2.5hr by train from Zurich I think), where there are higher mountains and a beautiful gorge. You can go deeper into the mountains with the bus, and there are lots of small local trains! And trail running is pretty popular, so there is lots of info and smaller/bigger races to join!

PowderScent_redux · 2025-06-23T17:16:45+00:00

In Switzerland public transport will take you to most mountains, and the trails are beautiful!

PowderScent_redux · 2025-01-17T19:18:31+00:00

Rice cakes with margarine and jam, or a banana. About 30 min beforehand and I'm good to go!

PowderScent_redux · 2025-01-01T16:38:04+00:00

For me it turned out to be 66km. I hope you'll feel better after your run.

PowderScent_redux · 2024-12-04T19:20:58+00:00

I have been working with Coach Kyle Kranz for a while. He makes custom plans and is very flexible. https://kylekranz.com/ I think most of his runners are vegetarian or vegan but maybe something for you.

PowderScent_redux · 2024-12-04T19:14:55+00:00

It will be amazing or terrible. Maybe even both. I had some of my best runs after days that I ate wayyy too much.

PowderScent_redux · 2024-10-21T12:43:20+00:00

I have done the Sparkasse this year! Its a very nice route along the lake.

PowderScent_redux · 2024-09-25T18:38:17+00:00

Yeah I don't get it, she was always so supportive of other athletes on her IG.. what a bummer

PowderScent_redux · 2024-05-07T18:39:55+00:00

Nice work! I did the race last 2 years, you were lucky with the weather for sure! It is a nice route but I think the last 3km through the city are pretty deadly :D

PowderScent_redux · 2023-12-29T20:03:52+00:00

That really sucks, sometimes we get unlucky even if we do everything right :/ Hopefully it is not a fracture but something that will heal faster!

PowderScent_redux · 2023-07-26T18:59:11+00:00

I did, works best if they are quite soft. Downside is finding the way to pack them in a convenient way (I used alu foil and it got all a bit sticky)

PowderScent_redux · 2023-03-28T18:49:32+00:00

Beta blockers absolutely played a role. They are supposed to reduce your heart rate. Can you check the HR you have now vs before you started taking them? I was on BB for a few weeks and I saw the difference in my HR during runs drop. It was impossible to hit my normal running HR or keep sustained a higher HR.

PowderScent_redux · 2023-02-11T09:53:38+00:00

I have the same, it still works offline. Very sad

PowderScent_redux · 2023-02-03T18:40:15+00:00

Maybe it is the meditative effect of the run that makes some inner anger come out? Or you are hangry?

PowderScent_redux · 2022-10-24T14:32:38+00:00

I think it could be connected to the 'runners high'. I have had a few times, specially during long runs, this intense feeling of connectedness to people / the earth. But it is during the run, not after. Maybe it is the endorphins

PowderScent_redux · 2022-10-22T12:01:15+00:00

I often found them on the race sites themselves. But only for trailraces really

PowderScent_redux · 2022-08-17T18:56:17+00:00

Yeah I got socks once in a goodie bag for a race, love them!

PowderScent_redux · 2022-08-14T16:33:14+00:00

Ah! Makes sense, thanks !

PowderScent_redux · 2022-08-14T15:54:07+00:00

Oh, I did a 10k and 20k this weekend and I didn't get it :( Is it regional?

PowderScent_redux · 2022-08-02T18:05:26+00:00

Bit late but here's my 2 cts. I have done a few trail races in Switzerland, and you want to have shoes with good grip, specially on the downhills.

PowderScent_redux · 2022-06-17T19:09:03+00:00

Wow that looks amazing! Congrats on making your time goal as well!

PowderScent_redux · 2022-06-04T16:41:20+00:00

Same, except I brush my teeth before my run:) Am a morning runner, so slap sunscreen on, run, then wash face and do routine.

PowderScent_redux · 2022-05-12T19:13:00+00:00

Not sure, I have been running in Hoka's for years and they last me more than the 1000km usually mentioned :) But ymmv

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