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  • A Rain Soaked Walk in the Swiss countryside

    A Rain Soaked Walk in the Swiss countryside

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I planned to walk so I put on my hiking boots and just as I was about to go out I heard large rain drops hit the velux. I thought "according to the weather app the rain should be light". It wasn’t light. It was heavy and sustained. You might think…

  • Of Rain, Parties and Cycling

    Of Rain, Parties and Cycling

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I was tempted by the idea of going for a bike ride this morning but chose not to because I wanted to save my energy to ride with a group tomorrow. Now, as I watch some induhviduals (intentional spelling) prepare things for an all night party I’m thinking "oh duck,…

  • Autumn Rain and Cancelled Bike Rides

    Autumn Rain and Cancelled Bike Rides

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast night I could have gone for a group ride, and it wouldn’t have rained on, despite what the weather said. As I went for a ride that morning, and felt tired, it felt rational not to ride in the evening. Last night it rained consistently until this morning but now…

  • Waiting for Cyclone Erin and Rain

    Waiting for Cyclone Erin and Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn RTS Info they warn about Erin, the ex-cyclone probably hitting Switzerland, dumping a lot of rain. The alert for some areas is level 5. This is for a narrow band in the Alps on the Italo-Swiss border. The possible impacts are ‘extreme rise in water of rivers and lakes, flooding in…

  • The Energetic Cycling Rest Day

    The Energetic Cycling Rest Day

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Sunday evening I saw that a ride was planned for Monday evening. Usually I would hae skipped this ride because I felt that I should rest. According to Garmin I should have taken a rest day. I intended to have a calm bike ride, until I got onto the bike and…

  • When Weather and Contours Make Us Lazy

    When Weather and Contours Make Us Lazy

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I decided to flee the noise pollution of Paléo to stay somewhere different for a few days I was filled wiith cycling projects, but because of the weather forecast I mothballed them. They announced that it could rain all day, every day, for almost the entire week. Weather They announce that…

  • Rain and Serendipity

    Rain and Serendipity

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt often rains for the entire rain of Caribana and this makes me happy. It makes me happy because when I complained to them about their noise pollution two or three years ago they gave me a boiler plate answer instead of doing something about it. I am currently staying away from…

  • The Daily Workout

    The Daily Workout

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesvery single day I walk, run, or cycle. It doesn’t matter whether it’s rainy, sunny, windy, snowy or other. I do this out of habit. I know of quite a few routes that I can walk, run or cycle so there are variants. Some are long, some are short. If it’s going…

  • The Sound of Heavy Rain

    The Sound of Heavy Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I walked with a light rain coat because it rained a few times during the day. This morning it has been raining heavily for hours. I stepped outside to get 4 season tyres from the post box for the bike and my back was quite wet after a few minutes. Such…

  • The Post Cold Run

    The Post Cold Run

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people will see that it’s running, and that they are still recovering and think "I’m not running in that. I did and my "short run" project was changed to a full run. I had planned to run two to three kilometres but ran five instead. The Apple watch wasn’t happy, not…