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I currently have 6 pairs of shoes in my rotation plus 2 pairs of shoes I use for racing. I have two pairs of shoes for speed/tempo sessions, 2 pairs for easy runs and 2 pairs for long runs. Once I get around 100km on my racing shoes I will shift them into my training rotation (usually speed/tempo). I usually run my shoes to about 700- 800km but often they will get to 1000km.

Best place to buy shoes is from the DFO factory outlets when sales are on. You can generally get the super shoes for around $150. General wear (easy run) shoes can often be less than $100. I prefer Nike so if Nike have Alphaā€™s of Vapors available (not that often) I will generally grab a few pairs.

ASICS often have the Magic Speed stocked which you can get for less than $150. These are a great speed/tempo training shoe (with carbon plate) and you could definitely use them as a racing shoe if you wanted to.

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Surprisingly I have found the nike alphaflys to be surprisingly durable, my mate has done over 1000kms in his.
the first version of vaporflys started falling apart after approx 200kms

my training ones are
Asics Super blaster (3 pairs)
On cloud monsters
to a lesser extent Nike zoom fly 4, Nike pegasus 36, Saucony Kinvaras (havenā€™t retired yet)

racing /speed sessions
Nike Alphaflys - race only
Nike Vaporflys (olympic edition)
saucony endorphin pro - generally my parkrun shoe as gravel
Miznuo rebellion pro 2 (recently acquired 40% off as new model out )
New balance super comp elite (40% off with mates Brisbane lions membership)

Trail Shoes
Pegasus trail v2 & v3
salomon speed sense 4

would like to add a pair of asics meta speed or magic speed.
nike alpha version 3 said to be pretty good, but dont have a pair.

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This is pretty similar to my approach, although I have the additional ā€œgetting injured is an excuse to buy more shoesā€.

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th fk are yā€™all buying shoes with odometers from

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1570

Hahahaha. Put your shoes in your running app, then you can track how many kā€™s you have done on each pair.

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Alright enough of running :joy::joy::joy:

Ordered a Giant Revolt 1 (the entry level alloy one).
Mostly going to be riding on rail trails (in particular the one from Bairnsdale to Orbost which is 90% pretty hard packed gravel with short stretches of pavement).
Looking at upgrading the stock wheels straight off the bat. Was thinking of the ones in the link below but any alternative suggestions will be taken on board for consideration. Had looked at 40 or 45mm Pirelli race zeros (or whatever they are) but most reviews said while they were good for rough pave they were great on gravel.
I do the occasional fun or sprint tri so down the track will buy a dedicated set of rims & tyres for that but atm looking it set it up for local commuting + >100km days on the trails (my intention when Iā€™ve got a few days off on Feb is to ride from Paynesville to Cape Conran, camp for a night or 2, then ride back home.

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Look good to me. I have been looking at similar tyres and was considering the Vittoria Terreno due to having good experience with Vittoria commuter tyres previously, but I have no experience with any of them. (Except copping about 3 flats with the stock Vee tyre gravel tyres that came with my cheap gravel bike)

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All you want is durable Tyres that donā€™t puncture.
A lot of that too is making sure they are pumped up pre ride, I do mine every week, but have a mate who does it before every ride religiously.

Back to running.
Good podcast on inside running podcast discussing heart issues with a specialist, who is also a sub 2:30 marathoner.

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New pb @Parkrun today. 47 seconds better than my last, thought I was going a lot slower and my knees were heavy from the start so bit surprising.

Started at 35:00 nearly a year ago so am happy at my improvement , but want to get a 23:5X next time

Perfect weather coming up this week so no excuse to not go out at least twice

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Good improvement.
Well Done.

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If youā€™re wanting to hit a PB avoid my local (Bairnsdale).
Itā€™s got something ridiculous like 2x15m climbs in it and Iā€™m at least couple of minutes slower vs a flat road 5km.

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Did my second fun tri (200/10/2.5) & shaved about 8 minutes off - mostly cos I didnā€™t ride an extra 4km due to getting lost, and actually being able to swim the full 200m without stopping or resorting to survival backstroke :joy:

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Same goes for Jells Park. Done that once and never again. :slight_smile:

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thats where i usually go but cancelled at the moment for renovations. Not an easy one

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Sub 19 park run goal ticked off this morning, was up and about afterwards. Only broke 20min back in march 2025 and that was fastest time for almost 12 months since I did it last year.

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I just ruptured my achilles yesterday with an avulsion. Waiting for the fracture clinic to contact me so I can be assessed for my next steps.

Anyone have any experience with this?

I am lucky as a mate (and neighbour) of mine is a physio for Qld Bulls and Brisbane Heat so I have a great resource 100m away. I am just seeing if anyone has any doā€™s and donā€™t 's they could suggest.

I am concerned about gaining weight during the following months as well

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Will depend if fracture clinic want you to go down a surgical route or not.
If they go non-operative it will likely be the Willitā€™s Protocol which, based on my experiences of patients not adhering all that well to the first few phases, I suggest you follow religiously.

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Thank you

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I would imagine that your next steps would most likely be tentative and painful.

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Anybody had any first hand experience with medication options for weight loss?

Iā€™ve been engaged in weight loss endeavours on one way or another for the past decade, and I would have to admit, unsuccessfully.

At first I tried all the quick fix fad type things. Keto, Atkins, blah blah blah. Obviously they donā€™t work long term. Would drop 10-15 kg and as soon as I returned to ā€œnormalā€ patterns would slowly put it back on. Wellā€¦ I say slowly, generally I would Indo any losses gained over 3 or four months in a matter of weeks. Bullshit.

For the last two years I have been intermittent fasting. Not the extreme type, just your general 8pm until 2pm type stuff, normal for me because I donā€™t breakfast. Straight black coffee sucks but thatā€™s a first world problem.

My weight just doesnā€™t move. I counted calories for a while, made a lot of switches away from calorie dense foods which is now an ingrained habit. Not even a habit really, just normal. I of course indulge in crap food here and there but I have been running at a responsible calorie deficit (on weekly average without regular blowouts) for a solid 12 months, and have lost exactly 3 kilos, 2.2 of which were in week 1ā€¦

I have always weighed more than it appears I should. Iā€™m just over 6 foot and weigh in at 117, yet I look slimmer than mates my age who weigh 20 kilos less. I would say my body type is approximately ā€œDean Rioliā€.

I donā€™t really care about appearances, but my weight (or some other mystery reason) means my body punishes me after even moderate exercise. Iā€™ve done the gym thing, walking, calisthenics, resistance bands, stationary bikeā€¦ Even if I sustain it for a couple of weeks my weight doesnā€™t drop. Iā€™d anything it increases slightly.

So, to my original questionā€¦ Would getting on the fake meth tablets actually help, specifically to get me to a weight that I can carry more easily when exercising?

Reddit is a cesspool of conflicting information and my GP is a google referencing script machine, so any perspective will be helpful.

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