I'm mostly at 160, a bit higher if I go faster, and lower if slower. I think aside from speed, leg length is a decisive variable. I am tall and have long legs, so I don't expect I'll ever average above 170.
A good read on this subject:
https://www.outsideonline.com/health/stop-overthinking-your-running-cadence/
As for the magical 180, my own take is that the idea has persisted because it’s a good aspirational goal for many runners. Lots of runners overstride, crashing down on their heels and putting excessive force on their joints. Telling them to increase their cadence by, say, 5 percent results in shorter, smoother strides, and reduces loads on the knee and hip. But there’s a very big difference between saying “Some runners might benefit from increasing their cadence” and “All runners, regardless of what speed they’re running at, should take at least 180 steps per minute.”
I camped and raced as well. Luckily the weather was perfect. The 8 hours 46 minutes of running through forest and heath were gorgeous. Great event – and I placed 11th in my distance (75km but actually more like 78).
Hard to generalize. I've had two pairs of Brooks Defyance shoes last me 1,500km. A pair of Brooks Ghost only made it to 1,000, and the top mesh of my Sauconys ripped after just 700 (though the soles would have still served me longer – maybe i should have tried taping them...)
Interesting, I'll look into it! Do they help with support around the heel?
Great goal! It sounds like you're doing everything right. You'll get there. Even if setbacks are frustrating, I'm convinced they are part of a necessary learning process to get to ultra distances.
I ran 60km over five sessions last week in hopes of starting vacation in the mountains next week fit and ready to do some trail running. I started varying between regular running shoes, racing flats and sandals, and I'm enjoying how it different runs seem to activate different muscles.
I know several people in Germany who are regular Komoot users.
Rubbing vaseline all over your feet, including between your toes, can help avoid blistering when feet get wet. I also noticed that when wearing compression socks, blistering is basically never an issue (but those don't make sense for everyone).
Running harder than ever for this kind of workout, I just completed 6×2km intervals.
Garmin: “No anaerobic benefit.”
A few features I really like in ActivityLog2 are the ability to chart aerobic efficiency over time, to do my own critical power/velocity analysis, and also just plot weekly volume (by time or distance). That way I have a multifaceted view of what's going on rather than just whatever Garmin finds worthy of highlighting.
Congrats!