Open | Big-League Chew. https://www.bigleaguechew.com/ “The Battered Bastards of Baseball” on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70299904 |
HURT 100 Congrats! | Book of HURT: https://hurt100.com/book-of-hurt/ |
Hawaii Ultra Rundown | https://ultrasignup.com/events/search.aspx https://www.runningintheusa.com/race/list/hawaii-county-hi/upcoming |
Tarahumara Sandals | There’s a book, “Born to Run”, by Christopher McDougall: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028MBKVG Iskiate, or Chia Fresca. Link to the recipe: https://www.macheesmo.com/iskiate-recipe/ There are a lot of interesting facts about the Raramuri. You can find a bunch of them @ https://ohfact.com/tarahumara-tribe-facts/ Raramuri huarache sandals they make from leather and tires. There is a site that shows how to make these: https://bikehike.org/how-to-make-tarahumara-sandals/ You can also buy these: Modern version of Tarahumara sandals: https://xeroshoes.com/sandals/tarahumara/ DIY FeelTrue Sandal Kit Xeroshoes donates 5% of the purchase price to the Tarahumara Children’s Hospital Fund to provide support.” |
Toughening up bare feet progress | Spark.com – It was a site in the 90’s/early 2000s that had a bunch of crazy “experiments” on it. It is still available on web archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20010602082024/http://www.thespark.com/science/fat/index.html |
Difference between Male and Female running shoes. | Article from Livestrong.com: https://www.livestrong.com/article/269999-what-is-the-difference-between-womens-mens-running-shoes/ This is another pretty simple but good synopsis of the differences: https://runshoestore.com/blog/sneakers/mens-and-womens-running-shoes/ |
Top Lace Holes on Shoes | “Runner’s Loop; tutorials on this, and a bunch of other lacing methods are available @: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/lacing-running-shoes.html |
100 Miler list | Gear List for Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji: https://www.ultratrailmtfuji.com/en/about/rules/ |
Daniel’s Laws of running | https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/articles/the-10-basic-laws-of-running-according-to-jack-daniels |
Strava’s new Heatmap | Link to Strava’s Global Heatmap: https://www.strava.com/heatmap#7.00/-155.58278/19.89677/hot/all |
Google earth | Google Earth Home: https://earth.google.com/web/ |
Spooky trails | Volcano National Park Maps: https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/maps.htm |
National Geodetic Survey Data Explorer | Bone up on your landmark knowledge @ https://libraryguides.usgs.gov/benchmarks Most survey marks were set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (now called the National Geodetic Survey); information for those marks is available online. For further assistance, contact the National Geodetic Survey at 301-713-3242 or [email protected]. For information about marks set by the USGS, contact the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center at [email protected]. You can see the NGS datasheet associated with that landmark @: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/NGSDataExplorer/ |
What’s VO2 Max? | c|net, “VO2 max: Everything you need to know”: https://www.cnet.com/health/your-vo2-max-explained/ The Running Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WggORcTzRJ8 Daniels Running Formula: https://www.amazon.com/Daniels-Running-Formula-Jack/dp/1718203667/ From: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fitness/whats-a-good-vo2-max-for-me/ How to increase it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EGsZkBMoOU What’s a good one? https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/fitness/whats-a-good-vo2-max-for-me/ Do watches measure it accurately (p. 42 of the manual)? https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner945/EN-US/Forerunner_945M_OM_EN-US.pdf GARMIN Support, “What Is VO2 Max Estimate and How Does It Work?”: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=lWqSVlq3w76z5WoihLy5f8 “Accuracy of Garmin and Polar Smart Watches to Predict VO2max” Snyder, Nikolas C.; Willoughby, Courtney A.; Smith, Bryan K. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: May 2017 – Volume 49 – Issue 5S – p 761: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2017/05001/Accuracy_of_Garmin_and_Polar_Smart_Watches_to.2219.aspx |
Garmin 945XT Trail activity (on GARMIN 945XT) | Manual: https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner945/EN-US/Forerunner_945M_OM_EN-US.pdf Gives a trail map, and flashes elevation gain on steep uphills. Getting to navigation from an activity screen. Also, an Ultra Run activity :O (p. 9 of the manual). Turning Off VO2 Max. Recording: You can disable VO2 max. recording for ultra-run and trail run activities if you do not want these run types to affect your VO2 max. estimate (About VO2 Max. Estimates, page 42). 1. Hold. 2. Select Settings > Activities & Apps. 3. Select Trail Run or Ultra Run. 4. Select the activity settings. 5. Select Record VO2 Max. > Off. |
No. 29 Links
Go Big | https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=82333 |
Hawaii Ultra Rundown | https://ultrasignup.com/events/search.aspx https://www.runningintheusa.com/race/list/hawaii-county-hi/upcoming |
Thanks Oahu | Got to do some tough hikes on Koko Crater Lookout: https://www.strava.com/activities/6185488560 and Wiliwilinui Ridge Trail: https://www.strava.com/activities/6189325898 |
Thanks Maui | Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: https://www.strava.com/activities/6348441447 (Amanda Eller) https://mauinow.com/2019/05/21/day-13-lets-keep-this-search-going/ and Waihee Ridge Trail in West Maui, Natural Area Reserve area: https://www.strava.com/activities/6348884661 Check the Mauna Kea Ski report @: https://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Mauna-Kea/snow-report |
Life After Pfizer | JRE Podcast with Dr. Robert Malone, MD, who patented mRNA therapy: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SCsueX2bZdbEzRtKOCEyT?si=bea5fb6355134c88 Dr. Malone’s site: https://www.rwmalonemd.com/ JRE with Dr. Peter A McCullough: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0aZte37vtFTkYT7b0b04Qz?si=21ced257a70544be PubMed articles on arthritis and shingles post-mRNA therapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34033732/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34222134/ |
FNA My Head Hurt | According to a wikiHow article @ https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Headache |
Harvard Barefoot Running | Switching gears, could not link to this because it is not a secure page: https://barefootrunning.fas.harvard |
Altra Mont Blanc | https://www.trailrunningreview.com/es/Altra-Mont-Blanc/REVIEW–2576.html BOA lacing system: https://www.boafit.com/en-us |
HURT 100 | https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=85064 Check out the Book of HURT, or volunteer at: https://hurt100.com/ |
Please Visit the shop @ | https://shop.arunninthought.com LBC, DBC gear, working on adding back the trucker hat and beanie. Having some issues with the logo and meeting the template requirements for embroidery. Try to keep the prices barely above cost. So, check it out. |
‘Make a Kudu gallop for 15 minutes, you’ve got dinner.’
Yoyoka
Altra Mont Blanc ’22
Really like this guy’s attitude.
Aspirations.
Thanks Jenny, Franklin and Co.

That one time my truck got shot up in Hawaiian Beaches…

It do be that way.

On this day…

Then, I’m gonna take off your shoes…

No Jive…
Knew Turkeys were on the trails in Georgia.
Let me see your…
Snake!
Snakes of Georgia info here.
The day night Alpo became my handle.

Hawai’i Volcano Observatory

Awesome resources and information from USGS Hawai’i here.
Strava Heatmap

Check out my interactive heatmap here.
Stimpy Feets
Wildlife of Hawai’i

For more info, please visit the “animals” page on the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park site here.
Morton’s Toe?

Read more about Morton’s Toe and running related issues here.
Gear
There’s safety in manners.

What I be takin’
Little Climber
COVID-19: things to pass the time while passing the time.
The thot has occurred to me…
Companion podcast (arunninthot) maybe?
Twenty hours into an ultra, crew asks if more Tailwind is needed…
Me:

April 1 is next month, yo…
