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Yes! amazing, thanks

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Those look great. Are they the vivo primus lite?

Yes they are. Looks like they don’t do the “rust” colour any more though. My son has some primus trails in “fiery coral” (you can just see them at the edge of the picture above) that are very similar.

And checking - they don’t seem to do that colour either now!

There are some reconditioned primus lite III on the revivo site in that colour way depending on your size: https://www.revivo.com/mens/primus-lite-iii-mens?colour=Rust

Only in size 14 sadly!

Any injury experts?

I occasionally run 5k. Like, once a week, 3 times a month kinda thing.

Last couple times I seem to have done something to a muscle in my side. In the muffin top/ilium kind of region. Looking at at things online I suspect it’s either internal or external oblique muscle. Not very painful to prod around at but I did a 5k earlier today and it’s quite sore when getting up off the sofa and similar now. Thing is all the stuff about injuring the obliques is talking about rotation and I can’t see how I’ve done that running nor why running would be particularly angering it?

Try this?
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17081484/

Nice I’ll give those a try. Cheers.

Great fell running YouTube channel
https://youtu.be/1XY9eQ-oknA?si=5aWnC37fgviD3OYL

Ran my first 50k (trail race) yesterday, would not recommend doing so on fuck all training (longest run in months was 11k) and with minimal running outdoors/in daylight hours (to get used to the heat). The heat was pretty gruesome: 34 degrees, 80% humidity at first (though it got less humid later on). It's hot every day in Singapore but yesterday had a fun extra level of heat.

The route was gorgeous in places (lovely trail), hard in others (a long stretch climbing over a reservoir in the baking sun) and horrendous in others (a very hilly concrete path along the highway, lots of cars, construction work nearby, no fucking shade). The aid stations were banned from handing out anything other than water but one had some 100plus (isotonic drink - photo is me looking VERY VERY HAPPY to have some 100plus). I drank about 5 litres of water (and the aforementioned 100plus) and didn't do a wee until several hours after the race.

Injury count: sunburnt neck and arms; friction burn all the way around my middle from my shorts; blisters/former-blisters-now-holes on the soles of my feet.
Pluses: finished! didn't get chased by any of the monkeys on trail! didn't get bitten by any insects!
Minuses: my feet fucking hurt! saw a snake!

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Congrats!!

Well done Hats! 👏

The snake surely is in the pluses!
wWell done Hats!

Well done @hats - but definitely agree with @Aldosterone that seeing a snake is definitely a plus.

Wow, well I was coming here to reflect on my first ever marathon experience at Dublin City marathon yesterday morning but that’s a bit dull in comparison to a 50km trail race in Singapore!

So here’s the top line numbers:
7 weeks of marathon specific training (from a reasonable base of IM70.3 training)
3:21 finish time
3:20 chip time (from crossing start line to crossing finish line)
10 PFH gels consumed (8 regular, 2 caff) - 300g of carbs and 200mg caff
5 PFH electrolyte capsules
Rain - lots
Temperature - perfect
Injuries - none
Blisters - 1
Chafe - under my left armpit

What an incredible day out, crowd support was insane the whole way round despite the weather!

And you didn't have to contend with any snakes!! (thanks, St Patrick!)
Well done!!

Chafe - under my left armpit

I read that as @Chalfie first. Had to re-read, whilst thinking "well he might fit".

Well done. Great time for a debut.

Great work, the thing that stood out for me was 10 gels! That is an immense number to consume!

Inov8 roclite 295 size 44/9.5

Don’t seem to have been worn much but they are quite old I think. Just too big for me.
£20 posted?

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Was targeting 90g/hr of carbs from km 0 which was exactly 10 gels and I had one spare in case it was looking like I’d go over 3:20

I tend to be armpit avoidant.

Can anyone recommend a waterproof or close to jacket for sweaty runners?
Not to carry in races so doesn’t need to be fully taped etc, I’m more interested in staying mostly dry but being not too hot.

The DHB one recommended on here a few weeks ago has been great so far.

I'd look to the OMM kamlikas and the such.

Their ultralight poncho is excellent for not getting hot, but isn't waterproof.

I did my first properly wet run on sat in the dhb jacket that was mental cheap a few weeks back, (Only 5 miles, can't compete with the marathoners!) And it held up quite well.

Didn't get sticky, but there was leaking.

I'm not sure id pay the £150 they were asking, but at £30 odd it's pretty good.