May's five of the best: We love these Insta running posts
Our irregular - hopefully to become more regular - trawl through Instagram to pick out some running gold is back
Humankind’s collective addiction to scrolling through endless pictures to the detriment of their mental health is well documented. The freeing joy of going for a run in the countryside it is not.
We even wrote a whole article, drawing on the expertise of ‘get off social media’ guru
looking at the 'compare and despair' nature of some online content.
But there are some rather brilliant reels and posts present among the muck and mire of Zukerberg’s picture palace.
And every now and then we like to bring them to you.
Enjoy… or just go for a run!
Practical green running advice:
This post from the Green Runners and member Peter Edwards demonstrates a really simple way to tell a story about both running and the environment, which - after all - is their mission.
As well as tracking Peter’s running journey since the 1980’s, it mixes in some really practical ways to be environmentally friendly while avoiding the risk of coming across as preachy.
It’s a neat way of combining someone’s running tale (you may have noticed how that’s a concept we like here!) with a cause.
Follow The Green Runners’ updates on Instagram at @the.green.runners and Peter at @petehrc
What type of rest day runner are you?:
Rest day. Two little words that can tax the mind of the most conscientious runner.
People have been driven to run streaks for less.
But as this post from Dr Andrew Reheisse, aka @therunnersfix, shows we all have our individual ways of approaching rest days.
For the record, type four is the correct and only answer, and I will die on that hill/extra run!
Follow Dr Reheisse‘s updates on Instagram at @therunnersfix
‘Summer here is nice, like the stuff of legend where punk kids ride bicycles’:
We just love this from Joshua Ross, who was our most recent Running Tales Podcast guest.
It’s worth reproducing in full; after all there’s not much else to say:
“When we were kids, we lied on the dock after swimming. We lied in the sun, and the water lapped, the birds sang, and the soft summer light moved through the clouds.
When I am overwhelmed, I do it now. It’s good to be still in this spiralling world, to connect with the long time of a life.
Summer here is nice, like the stuff of legend where punk kids ride bicycles and get in lakes and adults grill food and wild loons holler.
I’m so grateful I was born to this place. There’s nothing like it anywhere. It’s as close to peace as I have experienced. If you know, you know.”
Follow Joshua Ross’ updates on Instagram at @blood_athlete
Joshua overcame leukaemia to become an ultra runner - listen to our interview with him on the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network:
‘Feet are gross, but patching them up is good for the soul’:
“It’s not about fixing your feet, it’s about fixing your soul.”
I love this from Tasha Swartley, aka trail medic Thor. Tasha is a serious ultra runner in her own right, but has recently made a name for herself patching up the feet of those taking on some of the toughest endurance races around.
This chat with Liz Myers comes from the excellent Tribe of Runners podcast - go and check it out.
Follow Thor’s updates on Instagram at @thortrailracemedic, and keep an eye on Liz Myers and the Tribe of Runners at @itslizmyers and @tribeofrunners respectively.
Further reading:
Welcome to From The Vault:
A bit of a shameless plug to finish off - our own post on the new From The Vault feature we are doing along with Run, Tri, Bike and the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network.
The idea is to dial the clock back and look at some of the previous episodes that have featured on the network - both in Running Tales and via its other brilliant shows.
This week, we concentrated on the story of Emily Moore, who has taken on some of the toughest races around including The Marathon des Sables and the Capital to Country Multi-Day Ultra in Nepal.
Basically, you should listen to the podcast! Plug over…
Follow our Instagram updates at @running_tales_
You can also catch Run, Tri Bike at @runtribike and Emily Moore at @tinytrainingshark
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