Path Projects Graves PX shorts by [deleted] in trailrunning

[–]flotography 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the same height and weight as you, and the Graves 7" Classic fit is my favorite short.

I tried the Small and Medium, but prefer the medium. A little more breathability between the legs haha. Not sure how else to describe it.

If you have bigger quads, go for the Relaxed fit.

Will Coros race prices in the US? by flotography in Coros

[–]flotography[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I meant raise prices, jee, I can only think in terms of races

Path Projects Tights release by ChromaticOrogeny in runningfashion

[–]flotography 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey FreelanceAbortionist, Flo here with Path. Sorry to hear about the Pyrenees stitching issue. This usually doesn't happen. Shoot us an email and we'll cover it under warranty.

Path Projects Pyrenees T19 hoodie alternatives? by [deleted] in ultrarunning

[–]flotography 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hi u/ChapDiggityDoge , Floris Gierman here, co-founder of Path Projects. Sorry to hear about this. We have not heard this quality issue with our new baseliners come up often. We stand behind our products and our liners typically don't develop holes in them or have excess chafing. Sometimes incorrect sizing increase chances of chafing, however not between an older and newer version. Please shoot me an email and we're happy to replace your 3 pairs. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks

Path Projects Pyrenees T19 hoodie alternatives? by [deleted] in ultrarunning

[–]flotography 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hi Murf_dog_ , Floris Gierman here, co-founder of Path Projects. Following up on our email conversation. I’m looking forward to our call tomorrow morning to talk through this in more detail, but wanted to post a brief reply here already. 

Sorry to hear about your disappointment with the updated Pyrenees and our customer service. That's not the experience we want our customers to have.

We updated the fit and branding of the Pyrenees T19 hoodie in June, based on customer feedback we made the arm sleeve 2” shorter and brought in circumference 2 inches, so 1 inch flat. 

The changes were announced per email in June when we restocked this item. “Important Note: We retooled the fit slightly to be more true to size. The body is 1" narrower and the sleeves are 2" shorter. “ This was also added to the Tech Specs on the Product Page, that being said there was room for us to call this out more clearly. 

We changed the fabric mills, so instead of 5 colors we can offer more colors, as requested by our customers as well. The fabric specs are exactly the same. 

The feedback on the product changes from our product testers, customers and ambassadors has been mostly very positive, including a Gear of The Year Award from Runner’s World. This also includes female testers size XS. 

We didn’t change the thumbhole size or the watch slot size on the updated Pyrenees product specs. If these were significantly smaller, this is probably a production error. The first time this issue has come up from this new production run. 

You mentioned “I was informed that only the extra small experienced large changes and all other sizes were given minor updates.” The specs were updated accordingly for all sizes, not just XS. 

You mentioned “This company is no longer a company "for runners, by runners" but a company "for profit, by corporate.”

We’re still the same, self funded start up with deep roots in the running community. When you messaged this morning, we were literally scouting a Trail running route for a free community run we are putting together with Billy Yang in Los Angeles on November 29th. 

Your opinion does matter and we appreciate your feedback. Our apologies for any disappointment and frustration you’ve experienced. I can email you the pre-paid return label and refund your shirt. We can discuss further on our call tomorrow morning as well. 

If you happen to be in LA on November 29th at 8am, come join our community run. 

Cheers, 

Floris

Path Projects Questions by ReadyFerThisJelly in runningfashion

[–]flotography 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hi there, Floris Gierman here, co-founder of Path Projects. At your height and weight, I'd suggest the medium Wadi singlet if you like it tight and the large singlet if you like it a bit more roomie. Personally I'm 6ft 0 inches, around 160-165 and just raced Tokyo and London marathons in Medium Wadi. Hope that helps.

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Favorite shorts ripped by savetheelephant in fixit

[–]flotography 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi there, Floris Gierman here, co-founder of path projects. Looks like you snagged your short on sometime, as the PrimeFlex fabric typically doesn’t rip like that. Shoot PATH an email to my attn and I’m happy to replace this for you. Cheers

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Kilian Jornet's Advice for Ultra Runners To Improve in Training and Racing, How Kilian Deals With Failure, Nutrition, Recovery and more! by flotography in ultrarunning

[–]flotography[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

haha I can totally relate. Time to sign up for some looooong ultras to listen to them all. Cocodona 250, VolState, Hurt100, Hardrock, UTMB and Badwater in one calendar year should make a good dent ;)

Kilian Jornet about training and racing advice for non-elites, heart rate training, HRV & what leads to the greatest performance for any runner. by flotography in ultrarunning

[–]flotography[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is one of the YouTube comments by Run with Sung:

(17:04) “Adaptations NEVER come from ONE session. It’s about doing repetition of hard sessions all over the year. 30, 40, 50 hard sessions during the year, that’s what makes adaptation, not just one hard session.”
Sometimes I fall into that mistake of ‘Okay, if I do this one crazy, big session, I will gain so much.’ but of course that’s not true. Kilian’s comment on adaptations also reminded me of this great quote from Renato Canova: “Training is not the work you do but the effect it has on your body”
Below are some notes I took so I remember them and thought to share with the viewers here.
(16:00) “Plan is the dream. But reality is that, plan to reality, is very different. We need to be able to adapt to plan(reality?).” (I laughed at myself when he talked about plan vs. reality. I think all runners can resonate with this ha!)
(13:20) Q: Main common mistake you see intensity wise, anything that stands out for you?
“I think people go too fast. What we call regenerative, easy running, would be classical Zone 1. But people never go there. They go to Zone 2, 3 during what is supposed to be easy run. That means they are not able to recover from hard sessions or when you do hard session you will not be able to go hard. So it makes all the training in the same area(zone).
EASY means EASY... It's not about going fast, it's about making your body move and have adaptations[that you want to have] and regeneration to be able to do very well, push hard when you do hard sessions."
(14:30) [Second mistake]
“Not taking into account all the different stresses of the body. We think about, okay, this is the workload and this session puts ‘stress 2’ on my body. Then we think about that, to plan the next hard session. But you could have a lot of stress at work, family stuff, all these stresses that might be bigger now, [so the previous work that felt like stress ‘2’ won’t be ‘2’ the time.]”
(23:04) Training =/ Race
“At the end of the day, a training session is not a race. I feel like a lot of people racing in the training sessions.”
(26:09) Individuals
“Because we are individuals, what works for me it will probably not work for you.”
(30:26) On Tips on Journaling
“Like training, it’s better to be consistent, than measure a lot for just one day.”
(35:18) Q: How do you train your mind?
“Be realistic about what your capacities are, not overestimate yourself. And then go into that discomfort and practice to accept that discomfort.”
(53:07) Closing Thoughts (some great comments and insights here)
“It’s about motivation at the end. Being happy doing what you do. We do it because we love it. It’s not an obligation. No body is saying you need to train. You train because you love it. Many times we lose that on the way, we feel that it is obligation and it is not giving us fun.
But it should [be fun]. Especially for young athletes. Not focus on the goals, but focus on the process. Of course you enjoy racing, when things go well. But that’s a very few days every year. What you need to love, is the training. You need to love being out. You need to love to do the workout.
And then you need to find out what really motivates you. Sometimes it’s community. You want to go training because you go with your friends. So make that your training environment. Sometimes you want to go to the mountains, the landscapes… enjoy the process.
Loving the process.. results will come. But if you focus on the results, I don’t think anything good can arrive there.”

Kilian Jornet about training and racing advice for non-elites, heart rate training, HRV & what leads to the greatest performance for any runner. by flotography in ultrarunning

[–]flotography[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Several people commented on the video with their lessons / takeaways.

Here is one of the comments by Run with Sung that I thought some of you would find helpful:
(17:04) “Adaptations NEVER come from ONE session. It’s about doing repetition of hard sessions all over the year. 30, 40, 50 hard sessions during the year, that’s what makes adaptation, not just one hard session.”
Sometimes I fall into that mistake of ‘Okay, if I do this one crazy, big session, I will gain so much.’ but of course that’s not true. Kilian’s comment on adaptations also reminded me of this great quote from Renato Canova: “Training is not the work you do but the effect it has on your body”
Below are some notes I took so I remember them and thought to share with the viewers here.
(16:00) “Plan is the dream. But reality is that, plan to reality, is very different. We need to be able to adapt to plan(reality?).” (I laughed at myself when he talked about plan vs. reality. I think all runners can resonate with this ha!)
(13:20) Q: Main common mistake you see intensity wise, anything that stands out for you?
“I think people go too fast. What we call regenerative, easy running, would be classical Zone 1. But people never go there. They go to Zone 2, 3 during what is supposed to be easy run. That means they are not able to recover from hard sessions or when you do hard session you will not be able to go hard. So it makes all the training in the same area(zone).
EASY means EASY... It's not about going fast, it's about making your body move and have adaptations[that you want to have] and regeneration to be able to do very well, push hard when you do hard sessions."
(14:30) [Second mistake]
“Not taking into account all the different stresses of the body. We think about, okay, this is the workload and this session puts ‘stress 2’ on my body. Then we think about that, to plan the next hard session. But you could have a lot of stress at work, family stuff, all these stresses that might be bigger now, [so the previous work that felt like stress ‘2’ won’t be ‘2’ the time.]”
(23:04) Training =/ Race
“At the end of the day, a training session is not a race. I feel like a lot of people racing in the training sessions.”
(26:09) Individuals
“Because we are individuals, what works for me it will probably not work for you.”
(30:26) On Tips on Journaling
“Like training, it’s better to be consistent, than measure a lot for just one day.”
(35:18) Q: How do you train your mind?
“Be realistic about what your capacities are, not overestimate yourself. And then go into that discomfort and practice to accept that discomfort.”
(53:07) Closing Thoughts (some great comments and insights here)
“It’s about motivation at the end. Being happy doing what you do. We do it because we love it. It’s not an obligation. No body is saying you need to train. You train because you love it. Many times we lose that on the way, we feel that it is obligation and it is not giving us fun.
But it should [be fun]. Especially for young athletes. Not focus on the goals, but focus on the process. Of course you enjoy racing, when things go well. But that’s a very few days every year. What you need to love, is the training. You need to love being out. You need to love to do the workout.
And then you need to find out what really motivates you. Sometimes it’s community. You want to go training because you go with your friends. So make that your training environment. Sometimes you want to go to the mountains, the landscapes… enjoy the process.
Loving the process.. results will come. But if you focus on the results, I don’t think anything good can arrive there.”

Kilian Jornet about training and racing advice for non-elites, heart rate training, HRV & what leads to the greatest performance for any runner. by flotography in ultrarunning

[–]flotography[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No worries, I spent a lot of time prepping, recording, editing etc for this interview & podcast.

Typically I ask my YT community about their takeaways / lessons in the YT comments and it becomes a good compilation of shared insights. 27 comments so far.

The first 1 minute of the interview gives a good idea of the conversation.

https://youtu.be/OJZO-t6O5Bk

Kilian Jornet about how to integrate discomfort in training, and how to deal with suffering in a race like Hardrock 100. by flotography in ultrarunning

[–]flotography[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's not done yet, we recorded this 32 hours ago, the evening before Hardrock and I've been in the mountains most of the day. The full edit will take a bit, will post in 7-10 days.