A few years ago I switched from a Garmin Forerunner 45 to an Apple Watch but I think it’s time to move on and I’m just looking for people’s opinions between going back to a Forerunner 265 maybe or a Suunto Race S or maybe just the Race. I just need it for basic running metrics and to be able to have it show Strava routes. Battery life for 50-100k max at this point. No requirement for music capability. If you have an opinion on either of those or something different I’d love to hear it.

Hi all,

I have had this Solomon vest for a couple years now and it's served me very well, comfy and holds plenty of water and snacks.

I left it in my closet for a while after my last race and now the two zippers on the breast pockets are completely stuck shut. I don't want to force or damage them. My best guess is that they are gummed up with some combination of dried sweat, dirt and dust, and maybe sugary residue from empty gel packets? Gross.

I was going to start out by soaking it in a big bucket of warm water for a few hours and see if that helps. Has anyone had this problem before and can you recommend other methods? Maybe add a little dish soap and/or vinegar to the water?

Thanks in advance.

I was just minding my own business on my 11 mile trail run last week, when all of the sudden I happened upon the very woods where Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre plotted the surrender of the American fortress at West Point.

Pretty cool stuff. I nerded out over this. The run was awesome, and I learned some history.

After I first powerhiked the 50km distance back in the fall of 2023, I repeated it a handful of times but never increased the distance materially, parts because for me even 50km is hard lol (reading this sub sometimes gives the impression that everyone here casually runs the UTMB 170km:-)), parts because I have a rather busy life, parts because I am not a big sufferer, parts because I invest too little in building the aerobic base. Oh and I also likely have Proctalgia Fugax, which is manageable but still sucks for a day or two after a proper run of more than say 25k.

Still, a goal of mine was to complete the 50km distance over a hilly course in under 10 mins per km.

Last week, I ran and powerhiked from Olten (CH) over the wonderful Jura mountains to the Unterbaselbiet (CH). I reached the 50 km mark after 8:17 (I am an honest guy and recalculated the route using our official fantastic state issued topography app), and after 2‘600 meters of d+.

Entire route was 56k and ca 2‘680 meters of d+.

I ran almost all the downhills and the (rather sparse) flats. I exclusively powerhiked the uphills.

Trail was a mixture of forest service roads, few short tarmac sections and most of the time essy to moderately technical single trail.

Route ended at my house. I brushed the outskirts of only three villages on my way. My family arrived by car at the same time and my two daughters met me 100 meters before my house and „pulled“ me over the finish line, which to me was a priceless experience.

Hey everyone racing this weekend! This will be my first time running this race and I have found a logistical dilemma that I'm looking for support on.

We're RVing at the park all the way in the back, over 4 miles from the start. We wont have an extra car. I thought we'd only be a mile or so from the start but dang was I wrong!

Do y'all know if there's a shuttle or anything going around? Hoping to hitch a ride while walking up early AM, and same for my family and kids so they can make it to the finish line.

Hi all, I’m looking for a bit of advice. I have a 50km race this weekend and it’s suddenly looking like it’s going to be raining most of the day.

This will be my 6th ultra at 50km+ but my first wet one and looking for some advice on how others have prepared.

The temp will get up to about 20* C so it’s this awkward temp between wearing a jacket to stay dry and it being too warm for the jacket. I would also have to run out and buy the jacket today.

I typically take ~8hrs for 50km and have a drop bag close to the middle should I want it.

Rain is not a problem for me but I haven’t spent that long running in the rain so unsure if I should just proceed with my normal summer gear or prepare otherwise.

Any advice or experience would be useful.

Hi! I'm torn between the Mount to Coast H1 and M1 and can't decide which one to get.

I'm looking for a versatile shoe for road running, gravel, trails and traveling. Ideally, I'd like one pair that can handle most terrains without having to pack multiple running shoes. My daily trainers are the Brooks Ghost AMP.

I'm also running the a 23K trail race next month (around 1,100 m elevation gain) so I'd like to have something that could handle that race too. I've previously been using the Nike Pegasus Trail 5 but wasn't particularly happy with the quality so I decided to give Mount to Coast a try.

The H1 seems like the better road to trail option but the M1 looks more capable on technical terrain. I'm just wondering how much road comfort I'd be sacrificing with the M1 and if the H1 can handle trails and my upcoming race.