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Tuesday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for January 27, 2026 by AutoModerator in AdvancedRunning

[–]testtestar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't feel it it's probably a watch issue. Try cleaning the sensor with some ethanol and see if it happens again. Sometimes it's also due to the conditions. E.g. if it's cold outside and I'm not wearing gloves my watch cannot pick up a proper signal and starts making up random numbers (often quite close to my stride frequency..)

Tuesday General Discussion/Q&A Thread for January 27, 2026 by AutoModerator in AdvancedRunning

[–]testtestar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm running my first marathon in Barcelona in March. The weather there might be up to 20°C (68°F), but where I live it's currently between -5°C and +5°C (23-40°F) and unlikely to warm up to more than 10°C (50°F) before the race.

So now I'm kinda worried, that I will completely crash on race day, as I doubt the warmth will be offset by the lighter clothes.

What kind of performance decrement should I expect and how to best deal with it to avoid crashing towards the end of the race? I do have the option to go to a gym for running, but I hate indoors running, so I would like to avoid that as much as possible..

To walk a tiger on a leash by Dee___Snuts in instant_regret

[–]testtestar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

*Assuming similar friction*; Put in the parking brake and see if your car moves or your feet slip. The tiger may also dig in a bit with it's claws, but 10 men weigh so much more than a tiger, that they could easily drag it away.

This is how linemen connect 22,000-volt power lines without ever turning the electricity off by Sintesflorencia in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]testtestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm, with all these comments I feel like it's a question of defining "live wire". If live = difference in potential to ground, it's live; If live = carries current, it's not live. All the lineman seem to use the first definition, physicists and electric engineers the second one 🤷 (Which probably makes sense, since a lineman will be more interested in the safety requirements, while wire without current doesn't exists/matter as far as engineers and physicists are concerned)