{"id":26,"date":"2019-09-11T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/?p=26"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:32:17","slug":"trailrunning-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/trailrunning-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailrunning: WHY?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\nSome friends I often met running with, started to get more and more on the trails rather than the street: so I also wanted to check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was already a Facebook-group, dedicated to go trailrunning together and I joined&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trailrunning.vienna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trainrunning Vienna<\/a>&nbsp;for an evening in the nearby vienna forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one thing you can sense immediately which is completely different to street-running: it&#8217;s the shift from time, pace and speed to scenery, landscapes and elevation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody will ask you how fast you are, nobody cares. Its rather just finding people with somehow the same comfort-pace and enjoying the nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got hooked. And from then on out, I also shifted more and more to trailrunning rather than running on the street: not to say I gave it up completely, but I prefer being in nature, alone or in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the distances are usually a bit longer and you do everything to avoid running in circles while being out on the trail, the equipment also needed a change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for hydration, first-aid and nutrition far from any shop, restaurant or aidstation became a concern and thats when you get into the expensive stuff&#8230;: trailrunning equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I really dont want to sum up what I spent so far, and I really don&#8217;t want admit that 90% of the stuff I got is completely useless, but there are some essentials which are very useful to have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Running Vest<\/em><br>This is very strange at the beginning&#8230; espectially when you tend to start your runs at the end of subway-lines or rather frequented places: you look like an overequipped douchebag. Takes some time to realize, that nobody actually gives a sh**.<\/li><li><em>Proper Shoes<\/em><br>Shoes are a topic, people tend to take much too serious.. I mean they should not be slicks, thats it. Usually there is no need for spikes, waterproofing, over-the-top cushioning. This is at least the case for runs in dry, non-freezing weather (a topic I will try to cover another time &#8230; )<\/li><li><em>Head Torch<\/em><br>It can and will happen, that you run out of light before coming back to civilisation: a head-lamp is very useful for this kind of situations and in my opinion one of the most underrated pieces of equipment. Don&#8217;t buy too cheap here, you will buy again&#8230;<\/li><li><em>First Aid<\/em><br>As long as I take a backbag or vest with me, there is a fist-aid kit in there. And don&#8217;t think about it like &#8220;Nothing will happen to me&#8221; or &#8220;I don&#8217;t need that sh**&#8221;, but rather keep in mind that in 90% of the cases this can become useful, you&#8217;re not the one on the ground needing it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1292\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20170520_111717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some friends I often met running with, started to get more and more on the trails rather than the street: so I also wanted to check it out. There was already a Facebook-group, dedicated to go trailrunning together and I&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/2019\/09\/11\/trailrunning-why\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trailrunning.madmap.at\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}