Filed under: Culture, Photography | Tags: lifestyle, Lumilon Photography, sports photography
I installed WordPress on my own domain lumilon.com/blog. However, I might continue to post here the more running-oriented and less photographic stuff.
I noted that when I run regularly – as I usually do when not on vacation – I tend to eat less and more healthy stuff… Indeed, there is scientific data indicating that physical activity reduces appetite! People who can eat right after exercising tend to gain more weight than those fasting for some time after exercising.
Of course, there’s an association between weight and performance. As a rule of thumb, there is a 1% change in tempo per kilogram body weight. For example: a weight decrease of 4 kg will make a time difference of approximately 10 minutes over marathon distance for a slow runner (4 hours).
Also during a race, weight changes affect performance. Elite runners consume minimal fuids during racing. Some African runners consume a hypocaloric diet in the weeks before an important race.
Worlds class runners are generally slim… Body mass index (BMI) is generally considered normal between 18.5-25. I have calculated BMI for some top marathon runners, as well as historical heros. These world class runners tend to have a BMI under 20. In addition, I added some interesting athletes…
| Marathon Time | Athlete | Nation | Age | Height | Weight | BMI |
| 2:04:26 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 35 | 165 | 55 | 20.2 |
| 2:04:55 | Paul Tergat | KEN | 39 | 182 | 62 | 18.7 |
| 2:05:24 | Samuel Wanjiru | KEN | 21 | 163 | 52 | 19.6 |
| 2:05:30 | Abderrahim Goumri | MAR | 32 | 168 | 59 | 20.9 |
| 2:06:05 | Ronaldo da Costa | BRA | 38 | 167 | 52 | 18.6 |
| 2:06:17 | Ryan Hall | USA | 25 | 178 | 59 | 18.6 |
| 2:07:23 | Viktor Röthlin | SUI | 33 | 174 | 57 | 18.8 |
| 2:07:22 | Stefano Baldini | ITA | 37 | 176 | 62 | 20.0 |
| 2:08:54 | Eric Wainana | KEN | 34 | 174 | 55 | 18.2 |
| 2:46:43 | Lance Armstrong | USA | 178 | 78 | 24.6 |
Last week: 45 km. I did not complete the planned long run. Due to pain in my right hip I have to pause my training for some days. It’s only 8 weeks to my planned half marathon. However, the pain’s there for 3-4 weeks (since the beginning of August) and I fear if I go on there will be a problem… Don’t know if it’s the iliotibial tract.
Filed under: Culture, Photography | Tags: advertising, athlete, Photography, sport drink
Another photo for my sport advertising photography portfolio… imagine a sports drink standing where the light beam hits the floor.
Filed under: Gadgets | Tags: app, Distance Meter, Gadgets, GPS, hiking, iPhone, iTrail, pace, PaceCalc, Pacemaker, Path Tracker, RunKeeper, runner, running, The Running GyPSy, Track'n Trail
Another update on applications for runners for the iPhone:
- The Running GyPSy tracks running distance and pace.
- Distance Meter does the same, shows coordinates and altitude, and has a stopwatch. Both apps do not integrate with Google (or other) maps.
- iTrail shows tempo and distance, coordinates and altitude. It records the trail you follow, and then plots it on a map. iTrail lets you export GPS data to Google Docs, and then to Google Earth and Google maps.
- PaceCalc gives you a simple way to calculate time, distance, and pace for your workouts or race.
- Pacemaker is a simple – yet very usful – application to compute your run time for a range of standard medium to long distance runs based on a shorter distance. It’s free.
- Path Tracker is an iPhone and iPod Touch application that displays your path on a map as you move. It also shows elapsed time, speed, latitude, longitude, and altitude. After tracking you upload the track from the iPhone to the website. From there you may export it as a gpx-file.
- Track’n Trail alows the creation of multiple tracks and adding waypoints. Measurement units also include nautical miles. There is GPX-File support. Current position as well as tracks can be sent via email. Track’n Trail is compatible with Google Earth and Openstreetmap.org.
- RunKeeper, already mentioned in an earlier post, enables iPhone users to track distance an speed and to map the tracks on Google maps. There is a YouTube video demonstrating the app here.
All the apps are available for download in the Apple app store (via iTunes).
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- The Running GyPSy
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- Distance Meter
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- iTrail
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- Path Tracker
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- PaceCalc
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- Pacemaker
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- Track’n Trail
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- RunKeeper
Filed under: Culture | Tags: Advertising Photographer, Advertising Photography, commercial, Lumilon Photography, portfolio, running, Running Shoes
Ads for running apparel generally seek a cool atmosphere with an easy and energetic expression. For example, the classical ads by Nike often showed a runner in a beautiful landscape. In the Asics ads, a high-key look is used with a lot of white to give an easy feel.
To enhance my commercial advertising photography portfolio, I shot the photo below showing an athletic runner in a beautiful natural landscape. More sports and lifestyle photography on my website.
Swiss marathon runner Viktor Röthlin finished the Olympic marathon in Beijing in 2:10:35, only 35 seconds behind bronze medallist Tsegay Kebede from Ethiopia. Viktor was the fastest runner of non-African origin.
The fast paced race was dominated by Kenya’s 21-year-old Samuel Wansiru who finished in 2:06:32. Samuel won the first Olympic gold medal in the marathon for Kenya. It was in 1960 in Rome that the first African won an Olympic gold medal: Abebe Bikila from Ethiopia, the Barefoot Runner.
- Samuel Wansiru (Kenya) 2:06:32
- Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) 2:07:16
- Tsegay Kebede (Ethiopia) 2:10:00
- Deriba Merga (Ethiopia) 2:10:20
- Martin Lel (Kenya) 2:10:24
- Viktor Röthlin (Switzerland) 2:10:35
Filed under: Culture, Photography | Tags: camera, Car Trip, distortion, effect, focal-plane shutter camera, iPhone, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, photographer, running, slit scan
The camera in the iPhone might not be the technically most sophisticated thing… However, it creates a lot of interesting effects like color shifts, distortion and slurring – it’s a bit lomo-like! The distortion is due to the slit scanning of the camera creating the long-feet effect in the photography below. The explanation is that not all areas of the picture are scanned and recorded and the same time – depending on the shutter speed. There is an interesting WIRED article about it.
Let’s have a look at the iPhone camera specifications. It’s got a fixed-focus lens, 2.0 megapixels and supports geotagging using iPhone’s built-in GPS. The iPhone does not support video recording. The iPhone display however is just great featuring a 3.5-inch widescreen display with 480×320-pixel resolution (163 ppi).
The slit scanning of the cam can give you a headache if you don’t accept it as a feature and learn how to use it to create distorted pictures…
So if you move the camera during exposure, or if the subject of the photo is moving, interesting distortions result. This effect isn’t new at all, as seen in the famous photo Car Trip by Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Back in 1913, he used one of those focal-plane shutter cameras.
More runner photographs on Lumilon Photography.
Filed under: Culture, Photography | Tags: Advertising Photography, iPhone, lifestyle, Running Shoes
Are you interested in photos of runners in great landscapes? Then have a look at the German site of Runner’s World. Of course, you should also visit my own photography website which shows running and lifestyle pictures as well as other sports photographs.
Filed under: Personal Log, Photography, Training | Tags: intervall, iPhone, Photography, sweat rate, tempo run, Training
It’s getting cooler, autumn is coming. Makes it easier to run faster… 
Today, the sun gave long shadows – as shown in the photo I took with my iPhone. For more runner photos see my website.
On Monday, I did a tempo test run over 5k, finishing in 22:54 (4:35 pace @ 93% of max heart rate). Intervals on Wednesday (5×1.2k), and 10 miles yesterday on Saturday with 5:50 pace. I feel quite tired although it was a low mileage week.
I calculated my sweat rate again, it was 125 mL/km at 16°C. Not much less than the 145 mL/km at 26°C two weeks ago.
10 weeks to Lausanne HM!
