My Morning Run 05-28-2026 and a Little History

Hello Liketu, thanks to @yusmelys for directing me here to see that the frontend has been totally revamped and has integrated features to track one's health. I think this is a great addition and in true decentralized fashion, may help break the monopoly on health activity posts that Actifit currently enjoys.

There does seem to be some issues yet, though. I chose the Run option for this post, but the Post button was greyed out,but when I chose the photo option it came alive. Does that mean posting a run is not yet available? Please advise! So, unfortunately this blog won't be posted to my Run section...

I have run on and off for decades now, but always seem to break the cycle every winter. Some years I start back up when the weather warms and some I don't. This year I got into the grind two months ago and have been to keep it pretty consistent.

I started out with two miles a day and have worked my way up to 3.5 miles 5x's a week. My times started out at around 10:30 minute miles and now I'm averaging around 9:10 miles a minute. The run I showcase today averaged 9:05 minutes a mile. So not only am I averaging faster and faster, but I increase my distance with every run.

I'm quite happy to stay at 5k a day, but have found that if I want to hit my goal of 8 minute miles, I have to build my stamina. This requires me to be able to easily run much further than my goal, so I don't plateau out. The distance isn't much, but it adds up quite quickly. Each day I run I go one light pole further than the last time.

I didn't beat any past personal records with this, but I did earn quite a few 2nd bests and one 3rd best. All of which I accept gracefully. What they do show is that I'm staying consistent with my time gains and that's exactly what I want to do.

Until next time my friends and I hope to see others using this new feature Liketu has made available to us. Actifit simply doesn't work on my phone. Speaking of which, I really hope Liketu makes a mobile version of their website, since all of these stats are mobile based. Hint hint

Oh and being able to see a post preview before we hit the post button would be boss😁