I needed a fast and firm and bouncy forefoot strike friendly race day shoe! and after having seen A LOT of hype about the fast-r 3, I decided to test it out at my local store today (and now I’ll be eating only rice and potatoes for a while) because dare I say, it was more than I expected: - bouncy and quiet like the alphafly 2 (I really cannot stand the sound of the 3) - snug fit for my narrow feet, but with wiggle room for the toes - extremely forefoot friendly (if you heel strike, even if just at the end of a marathon when you get tired: STAY AWAY) + it came with extra laces! it will be my shoe for my sub 3 attempt in Berlin, and I’ll get to test it out in 1-2 10k races and a half marathon before that! I have been loving the On cloudboom strike, but sadly it’s very prone to getting small stones and pebbles stuck in it, which is a big problem here in the Nordic

Do you read books/comics/manga (smut lololololz) or watch movies/series/anime (hentai looooooooooooooooool yolo 67)? Are there any skills or capabilities from characters that you would love to have as a runner? I'm currently reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and that guy has some serious foot capabilities. Like: Extra kick damage. Smush skills (great for the mud) Sticky feet. Can run on non horizontal surfaces. Nimble and buff feet that take less damage as long as he gives himself a pedicure every 30 hours. The downside is, he can't wear shoes or these things won't work.

What's something you did this week you're proud of? 💪 Or... that didn't go to plan? 🙈 Let's hear your flex or fail! ⬇️

As you know, we have our weekly Tuesday Gear thread where we discuss all anything running related we'd like to buy or try. Now I'm wondering the opposite: is there anything you bought or tried out that you DIDN'T like and/or even regret buying?

What does this actually mean? Is it that you can run your normal paces and efforts when you’re acclimated? Or just that you don’t die while running? 😂 We’ve really just started seeing heat and humidity here for the summer and everything I read about heat acclimation says you should be acclimated within 10-14 days. This is my 5th summer in hot and humid Tennessee and I don’t think I’ve ever felt acclimated. My easy pace, keeping HR low is always about 1-1.5 min/mile slower in the summer. Which makes me feel that I’m not making any progress - although I know I am! Thoughts?