David Dack
@daviddack88.bsky.social
Running Coach | 🌄 Trail Runner | 🌍 Endurance Athlete living in Bali. Inspiring athletes to push their limits one step at a time.
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Just finished your first few runs and feeling absolutely wiped out?
Totally normal.
Here’s how to bounce back without burning out. 👇
Totally normal.
Here’s how to bounce back without burning out. 👇
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just finished your first few runs and feeling absolutely wiped out?
Totally normal.
Here’s how to bounce back without burning out. 👇
Totally normal.
Here’s how to bounce back without burning out. 👇
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Many are afraid of being alone. I’m afraid of missing a run.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Many are afraid of being alone. I’m afraid of missing a run.
I like having a simple post-run cheat sheet — nothing fancy, just real foods that help my body bounce back after a long run.
Here are 30 options that always earn a spot on my list (and why). 👇
Here are 30 options that always earn a spot on my list (and why). 👇
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I like having a simple post-run cheat sheet — nothing fancy, just real foods that help my body bounce back after a long run.
Here are 30 options that always earn a spot on my list (and why). 👇
Here are 30 options that always earn a spot on my list (and why). 👇
News flash: taking walk breaks doesn't revoke your "real runner" card.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
News flash: taking walk breaks doesn't revoke your "real runner" card.
Real running means no walking? Keep your rules to yourself – I'll take a finish line over your approval any day.
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Real running means no walking? Keep your rules to yourself – I'll take a finish line over your approval any day.
A hard pill to swallow: shoes don’t just wear out from running… they wear out from how we treat them.
And once I started paying attention, they suddenly lasted way longer than I expected.
Here are the things that made the biggest difference for me:
And once I started paying attention, they suddenly lasted way longer than I expected.
Here are the things that made the biggest difference for me:
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A hard pill to swallow: shoes don’t just wear out from running… they wear out from how we treat them.
And once I started paying attention, they suddenly lasted way longer than I expected.
Here are the things that made the biggest difference for me:
And once I started paying attention, they suddenly lasted way longer than I expected.
Here are the things that made the biggest difference for me:
Shoes don’t die all at once.
They quit on you slowly.
One tiny signal at a time.
And honestly? They usually warn you way before your tracking app ever does.
Here’s the checklist I wish I had sooner 👇
They quit on you slowly.
One tiny signal at a time.
And honestly? They usually warn you way before your tracking app ever does.
Here’s the checklist I wish I had sooner 👇
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Shoes don’t die all at once.
They quit on you slowly.
One tiny signal at a time.
And honestly? They usually warn you way before your tracking app ever does.
Here’s the checklist I wish I had sooner 👇
They quit on you slowly.
One tiny signal at a time.
And honestly? They usually warn you way before your tracking app ever does.
Here’s the checklist I wish I had sooner 👇
Is walking during a race a smart strategy or a sign you didn’t train hard enough?
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Is walking during a race a smart strategy or a sign you didn’t train hard enough?
Which flex is bigger?
A 2:30 marathon… or a sub-15 5K? Be honest.
A 2:30 marathon… or a sub-15 5K? Be honest.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Which flex is bigger?
A 2:30 marathon… or a sub-15 5K? Be honest.
A 2:30 marathon… or a sub-15 5K? Be honest.
Improvement imprrovement...
How was your workout today?
How was your workout today?
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Improvement imprrovement...
How was your workout today?
How was your workout today?
Everyone wants running to feel easy instantly.
Newsflash: it won’t.
Not today. Not next week.
Probably not next month either.
And that’s EXACTLY why most people quit before they ever get good...
Newsflash: it won’t.
Not today. Not next week.
Probably not next month either.
And that’s EXACTLY why most people quit before they ever get good...
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Everyone wants running to feel easy instantly.
Newsflash: it won’t.
Not today. Not next week.
Probably not next month either.
And that’s EXACTLY why most people quit before they ever get good...
Newsflash: it won’t.
Not today. Not next week.
Probably not next month either.
And that’s EXACTLY why most people quit before they ever get good...
Most runners don’t need more motivation.
They need someone to finally tell them the truth.
So here it is.
After a decade of running, I’ve watched more runners destroy their progress with avoidable mistakes than with injuries.
Let me tell you more below...
They need someone to finally tell them the truth.
So here it is.
After a decade of running, I’ve watched more runners destroy their progress with avoidable mistakes than with injuries.
Let me tell you more below...
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Most runners don’t need more motivation.
They need someone to finally tell them the truth.
So here it is.
After a decade of running, I’ve watched more runners destroy their progress with avoidable mistakes than with injuries.
Let me tell you more below...
They need someone to finally tell them the truth.
So here it is.
After a decade of running, I’ve watched more runners destroy their progress with avoidable mistakes than with injuries.
Let me tell you more below...
Tell me you’re a runner without telling me you’re a runner. I’ll go first 👇
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Tell me you’re a runner without telling me you’re a runner. I’ll go first 👇
Hot take: Most people don’t need a new running plan — they need honesty.
About their goals.
About their effort.
About what they actually want from running… not what sounds good on Instagram.
About their goals.
About their effort.
About what they actually want from running… not what sounds good on Instagram.
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Hot take: Most people don’t need a new running plan — they need honesty.
About their goals.
About their effort.
About what they actually want from running… not what sounds good on Instagram.
About their goals.
About their effort.
About what they actually want from running… not what sounds good on Instagram.
Unpopular opinion:
If you’re a beginner, running every day is one of the worst things you can do.
Yeah, I said it. 🧵👇
If you’re a beginner, running every day is one of the worst things you can do.
Yeah, I said it. 🧵👇
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Unpopular opinion:
If you’re a beginner, running every day is one of the worst things you can do.
Yeah, I said it. 🧵👇
If you’re a beginner, running every day is one of the worst things you can do.
Yeah, I said it. 🧵👇
Hot take: Heel striking is the most overrated hill people die on in the running world.
Yeah, I said it.
And before someone replies with “bUt ElItEs HeEl StRiKe”
Let me stop you right there...
Yeah, I said it.
And before someone replies with “bUt ElItEs HeEl StRiKe”
Let me stop you right there...
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hot take: Heel striking is the most overrated hill people die on in the running world.
Yeah, I said it.
And before someone replies with “bUt ElItEs HeEl StRiKe”
Let me stop you right there...
Yeah, I said it.
And before someone replies with “bUt ElItEs HeEl StRiKe”
Let me stop you right there...
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This will trigger some runners… but here it is:
You don’t need new shoes. You don’t need another training plan.
You need to fix your running form.
Yeah, I said it. The problem isn’t your endurance — it’s how you move. 👇
You don’t need new shoes. You don’t need another training plan.
You need to fix your running form.
Yeah, I said it. The problem isn’t your endurance — it’s how you move. 👇
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This will trigger some runners… but here it is:
You don’t need new shoes. You don’t need another training plan.
You need to fix your running form.
Yeah, I said it. The problem isn’t your endurance — it’s how you move. 👇
You don’t need new shoes. You don’t need another training plan.
You need to fix your running form.
Yeah, I said it. The problem isn’t your endurance — it’s how you move. 👇
Finally no rain today.
Share your run stat
Share your run stat
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Finally no rain today.
Share your run stat
Share your run stat
More easy running—adjusted to your fitness level—will actually make you faster.
It sounds counterintuitive, and it’s one of the hardest truths for many runners to accept.
Yet it works.
It sounds counterintuitive, and it’s one of the hardest truths for many runners to accept.
Yet it works.
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
More easy running—adjusted to your fitness level—will actually make you faster.
It sounds counterintuitive, and it’s one of the hardest truths for many runners to accept.
Yet it works.
It sounds counterintuitive, and it’s one of the hardest truths for many runners to accept.
Yet it works.
Lemme be honest with you: At first, running sucks.
Your chest burns, your legs ache, and you swear everyone who “loves running” is lying.
But here’s the truth: it does get better.
Just… not right away.
Now lemme tell you how long it's gonna take for running to feel easy ...
Your chest burns, your legs ache, and you swear everyone who “loves running” is lying.
But here’s the truth: it does get better.
Just… not right away.
Now lemme tell you how long it's gonna take for running to feel easy ...
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lemme be honest with you: At first, running sucks.
Your chest burns, your legs ache, and you swear everyone who “loves running” is lying.
But here’s the truth: it does get better.
Just… not right away.
Now lemme tell you how long it's gonna take for running to feel easy ...
Your chest burns, your legs ache, and you swear everyone who “loves running” is lying.
But here’s the truth: it does get better.
Just… not right away.
Now lemme tell you how long it's gonna take for running to feel easy ...
Today I got drenched in rain. Was supposed to be an easy one but running over a 10k in shin deep water has made things...a little harder.
How do you handle running in the rain?
How do you handle running in the rain?
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today I got drenched in rain. Was supposed to be an easy one but running over a 10k in shin deep water has made things...a little harder.
How do you handle running in the rain?
How do you handle running in the rain?
I once thought running more miles meant getting better faster.
So I jumped from 10 miles a week to 40.
You know what happened?
I didn’t get faster.
I got broken.
Here’s the truth nobody wants to hear about building mileage 👇
So I jumped from 10 miles a week to 40.
You know what happened?
I didn’t get faster.
I got broken.
Here’s the truth nobody wants to hear about building mileage 👇
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I once thought running more miles meant getting better faster.
So I jumped from 10 miles a week to 40.
You know what happened?
I didn’t get faster.
I got broken.
Here’s the truth nobody wants to hear about building mileage 👇
So I jumped from 10 miles a week to 40.
You know what happened?
I didn’t get faster.
I got broken.
Here’s the truth nobody wants to hear about building mileage 👇
I don’t always pray before a run.
But there are days the road feels like church.
The cold hits your lungs.
The wind fights you.
The sun burns your skin.
And somehow, you still whisper — thank you.
Because running isn’t just training.
It’s surrender.
Every breath a reminder that you’re alive.
But there are days the road feels like church.
The cold hits your lungs.
The wind fights you.
The sun burns your skin.
And somehow, you still whisper — thank you.
Because running isn’t just training.
It’s surrender.
Every breath a reminder that you’re alive.
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I don’t always pray before a run.
But there are days the road feels like church.
The cold hits your lungs.
The wind fights you.
The sun burns your skin.
And somehow, you still whisper — thank you.
Because running isn’t just training.
It’s surrender.
Every breath a reminder that you’re alive.
But there are days the road feels like church.
The cold hits your lungs.
The wind fights you.
The sun burns your skin.
And somehow, you still whisper — thank you.
Because running isn’t just training.
It’s surrender.
Every breath a reminder that you’re alive.