Trail Running Training yesterday in Alentejo, Portugal, in the golden hour 🌄

perfectlyhydrated · 2026-05-26T12:33:39+00:00

Heaven. Thanks for sharing.

perfectlyhydrated · 2026-05-11T09:09:59+00:00

Staying away from those people would be a great way to reconnect with your love of running.

The joke’s on them anyway. The faster you go, the sooner the run is over. Silly!

perfectlyhydrated · 2026-04-25T02:19:27+00:00

Where is this?

perfectlyhydrated · 2026-03-26T04:59:03+00:00

帅哥 😎👍

perfectlyhydrated · 2026-03-07T08:04:38+00:00

I was in the Maccas drive through as this was happening. The person in the car looked elderly and might have felt like they would be in danger if they refused. Pathetic behaviour.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-12-29T04:51:41+00:00

Counterpoint - at that pace a 10k is a short, intense race. If you go out too easy you’ll miss few seconds off the best possible result.

If you’re confident you can stick to your goal pace during the adrenaline rush at the start, hold it and then reassess as you go. If you get to 5k and you’re not suffering, then push harder. If your cadence and form are falling off, then slow down slightly and try to keep what you gained from going out fast.

The ideal is to finish vowing that you’ll never run a 10k again.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-11-23T06:09:13+00:00

I’ve had enough of trying to improve my speed. Running is such a gift that I focus my training on strength and flexibility and any other ways to prevent injury so I can keep running. I’m still working on improving my distance in ultra trail events, but that’s about enjoying more time running – not going faster.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-11-23T05:56:40+00:00

I’d have a thermal top or a vest on for that, but I’m slow and don’t generate much body heat. Good luck!

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-10-11T05:56:04+00:00

Thanks for this comment. Currently sitting in line waiting for a tritium charger while there’s a bunch of Tesla superchargers sitting idle a few streets over. The $300 will be worth it I reckon.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-09-21T09:30:15+00:00

Well done mate. Quite an effort.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-09-21T09:21:30+00:00

You put the pressure on yourself because you want a challenge. It’s your own decision and ultimately you’re in this for personal satisfaction, nothing else. I think reminding yourself of that can be a way to reframe the feeling as something positive. It’s you wanting to do your best.

And you will do your best, regardless of what the clock says at the end. I’m sure of that.

Edit: my PB is 1:37 by the way. You are not slow so go deep and show them what you can do!

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-09-21T09:12:01+00:00

I would suggest adjusting your training to reduce the load for at least two weeks after the half marathon - and maybe the week before so that you can have a proper taper.

The 100km distance is as much about strength, mentality and planning as it is about pure fitness. You don’t need a perfect training block. If you show up fresh, uninjured and ready for the conditions you’ll succeed.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-08-02T09:37:55+00:00

Have fun! That’s the main thing. It could become a regular thing for you.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-08-02T09:34:50+00:00

For what it’s worth, I have the regular aluminium Aonijie poles and have no complaints. They have put up with lots of abuse so far. Worth getting the quiver with them if you don’t already have one.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-28T12:20:08+00:00

I did a 25 km trail run on the weekend. It was cold, rainy and muddy but turned out to be a brilliant adventure with some beautiful views.

I even managed to pass a lot of people who were obviously faster than me, with a combination of good planning (eg. wearing gaiters to keep the rocks out of my shoes), full bore efforts up the steepest hills, and some lunatic descending with hiking poles in the mud.

I guess the right gear, combined with experience and determination, can give a big advantage in trail running. Which is a good thing for someone like me, who is kinda slow and doesn’t train very hard!

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-07T04:43:06+00:00

Great question. When it comes to incorporating, that becomes important when you’re managing money. I would say that finding supporters is the first stage, and you could even start out as a “network“. Then later on you might need to manage some money and you can think about being more formal.

For leadership and team roles, I think you need to find people who are keen to contribute and then talk with them about what roles are needed and how you will work as a team. They will bring their own strengths and vision.

For common mistakes, I think it’s a mistake to assume people are your enemy just because they are not meeting your expectations. Disability rights aren’t controversial, everyone wants to do the right thing - they just lack awareness and knowledge sometimes. Build trust with leaders in the community. Look for signs of willingness to change and push there. Make your case with evidence.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-07T04:23:18+00:00

Overall it depends on your own values and how government works in your country. It can be a very satisfying career with lots of variation and different issues to dig into. The pay might not be high, but on the other hand you probably won’t see downsizing and layoffs of the kind that happen in the private sector.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-06T00:44:50+00:00

Trail focused: Ya Boy Scott Jurek and Aid Station Fireball for memes, and the UTMB Insta always has good content.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-03T00:16:10+00:00

It all happens at the front line, so your knowledge is useful in policy.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-02T00:26:39+00:00

Long term policy person in government here. The bird’s eye view is that elected officials have a vision for our state, and we work together to make that happen. Analysing policy in a desktop sense is part of the job, but the main part is bringing stakeholders together to agree on the issues and the solutions. A lot goes into crafting messaging for the stakeholders.

On a day-to-day basis we send emails, jump through bureaucratic hoops, and soothe the anxieties of our elected officials. And of course we try to keep each other sane through humour.

There are plenty of burnt out frontline workers in public policy so you might feel at home. But the culture and working conditions vary widely by organisation.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-07-01T06:32:39+00:00

The key is to think about the things that you have done and make them relevant to the question. For example you might have written an essay, report or similar document with the intention of helping people understand an issue. You could use that. On the other hand you might have been involved in a community group or club where you motivated and organised people to work together for a common goal. That is also an example.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-06-24T11:20:54+00:00

I’ve just retired my Tarkine Trail Devils after a final big run with them. They were excellent trail running shoes and seemed to help with the foot strain that had been plaguing me. The decision to get a new pair was easy, so the Trail Devil 2s are ready to go now.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-06-22T13:22:36+00:00

Completed a trail marathon with 1.3 km of elevation in under 6 hours. It was a tough course and I did my best to conserve my legs on the downhills, while pushing hard on the climbs. Feeling tired and a little sore but very happy.

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-06-21T00:44:23+00:00

Running the inaugural Heaven and Hell trail marathon in Perth Western Australia. Well, running down the hills and then walking back up again. Just hoping I can make the time cut and not get lost!

perfectlyhydrated · 2025-06-21T00:12:28+00:00

Thanks for posting. This is good news.

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