Runner’s World+ Member: Lars Rasmussen
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Well, hm, I’m fitter (and lighter) than I’ve been since my twenties. I’m a streak runner and on my 410th day of running at least a mile each day—a tremendous exercise in self-care and gentle, persistent discipline. I have become interested in human metabolism and pay much more attention to my diet even outside of running (don’t get me started about the wonders of a high-fat-low-carb diet yum!). I can play outside with my 4-year-old daughter and she gets tired before me :)
To know all the stuff! I have yet to find a better place for running information/inspiration.
At first I ran simply to test our app. I hated it. Shin splints hurt like hell :( Little by little it went from painful to tolerable, and eventually to actually enjoyable. This surprised me greatly: I *actually* enjoy the physical sensation of running itself, and I miss the feeling when I’m not running. And of course it makes me fit enough that I can play with my daughter without exhaustion :)
I mostly run near my home in the Brooklyn Bridge Park along the piers with a stunning view across the East River to lower Manhattan. Magic! My favorite route ever, though, was on the Greek Island of Patmos a few days before marrying my life-long love last year. From the port up the hill to the main ‘Chora’ village, then back down the other side, then up another steep, steep hill to the small church ‘Profitis Ilias’ on the tallest spot on the island. Stunning view of the Dodecanese Sea from up there!
Ok, so I’m hooked on the Nike Vaporfly series because they, well, make my fly :) I train in Altra foot-shaped, balanced shoes, though. In the summer I run in Saxx shorts because their ‘ballpark’ is so awesome :)
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I humbly helped start the Google Maps project some 15 years ago :)
To be able each year to run my age in kilometers (i.e., a 52k run this year!). That way I will gradually get *fitter* at exactly the same rate at which I get *older*. The two will cancel each other out and I will live forever!
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