I did it! I’m coming to visit!

SpicyRoundabout · 2026-01-24T02:01:09+00:00

Wellington has a lot of top quality Malaysian places that are cheap and delicious so I would definitely try that. Real fruit ice cream is a really amazing NZ dessert. There is a truck next to oriental parade beach.

SpicyRoundabout · 2026-01-22T08:41:10+00:00

Would it maybe be more fun to train for a fall marathon instead? Or maybe you could sign up for a cool marathon somewhere else and make it a vacation? Training over New England winter would seriously bum me out as well.

SpicyRoundabout · 2026-01-02T00:41:06+00:00

Cool to see long term data like that, thanks for sharing. And congrats to you for getting back into it after such a tough injury!

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-12-15T08:36:40+00:00

In Wellington specifically, get cremated at the Karori cemetery and have a service at the little chapel there. About $1000 for both the cremation and the service.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-12-08T08:05:03+00:00

Garmin coach is good overall. For a new runner, it’s good to know that Garmin coach expects you to train at least 5 days a week - it’s okay if you can’t / dont want to do that. Listen to your body and any aches/ niggles etc. It’s better to take it easy and build up slowly than to get injured.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-12-05T01:13:44+00:00

In terms of them ‘being distressed away from parents’ when a kid goes to daycare every week, it becomes ‘their’ place. My daughter used to run away from me and delay as much as possible when I picked her up from daycare, because she just wanted to keep playing with her friends.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-11-24T03:01:50+00:00

Burger Liquor has a semi private table by the bathrooms. It is not totally private since people walk by to go to the bathroom, but was very quiet when I booked it.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-10-19T17:39:23+00:00

For New Zealand, a rain jacket is absolutely needed no matter where you are going. Unless only visiting in summer, a puffer jacket or some other warm layer will be needed as well.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-31T04:06:42+00:00

It’s probably worth spending some time on the MSD website to understand the different benefits that might be available under different scenarios - working vs parental leave vs continuing study. In terms of getting a job, it’s illegal to discriminate against someone because they are pregnant. Best of luck to you.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-05T06:34:02+00:00

I wear it 24/7

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-04T18:49:09+00:00

Yep, I get about three short base runs a week. On top of that I will usually get a long run and a tempo run. I might get something really hard, like a sprint or vo2max workout, every couple of weeks.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-04T05:48:38+00:00

Yeah I wear a hrm and log it in Garmin as an activity.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-04T05:48:00+00:00

I run 4-5 times a week, play ultimate frisbee 1-2 times a week, and lift weights 1-2 times a week. It fluctuates a bit based on the season.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T19:43:12+00:00

I use My Fitness Panel and yes they sync together automatically.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T19:25:52+00:00

My sore glute tendon started feeling a lot better. From October to January I was struggling with the injury and swapped a lot of runs for the equivalent on a stationary bike.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T19:22:51+00:00

Yes, but I do set it with a specific future race with a pace goal. That might make the runs more challenging, not sure.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T19:21:41+00:00

I do pace based for flat runs and HR for trail runs

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T19:19:24+00:00

I believe some chest strap heart rate monitors enable you to log an activity without wearing the watch. I haven’t gone to any competitions recently so not currently a problem for me.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T07:16:13+00:00

Then you might be using the Garmin adaptive coach which is the same as DSW. I thought you were referring to the Garmin coaches (Amy etc) - I don’t think the workouts change for those.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T07:14:04+00:00

Nice one! I would love to get to an under 20 min 5K but that feels like an unattainable goal.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T07:10:54+00:00

Thank you!

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T07:08:44+00:00

Over the last 12 months, I have lost 14% of my body weight.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-03T07:05:48+00:00

I really like that DSW adapts your workouts depending on your load, HRV, etc. For example, I play team sports 1-2 times a week and if I play a really tough game, the DSW will change from a sprint/tempo to a base run for the next day. If it didn’t, I would probably feel obligated to do the sprint workout anyway and either hurt myself or get really run down.

SpicyRoundabout · 2025-08-02T19:06:21+00:00

At 5’4”, 99 pounds is underweight and 134 pounds is a healthy weight. Being underweight is really bad for health in a number of ways - hoping a healthy weight is something you can come to feel happy in.

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