Author: richard
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Ignoring the 80/20 rule with Group Rides
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I rode with Group 2 rather than Group 1 with TDC. I believe I could keep up for a second time. I also believe that when you’re cycling hard three times a week it takes a lot of energy.My experience last Saturday showed that I was pushing myself too hard by…
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Public and Private on Strava, Komoot, Garmin and Suunto
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years I have used Sportstracker, and then Strava and Komoot and others. Whether I use one platform or another isn’t much of a concern. I can send my data everywhere. The question is whether I make that data public, private, or a hybrid compromise. With Suunto and Sportracker I usually keep…
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That Pumped Feeling
Reading Time: 3 minutesToday on two segments, specifically I rode fast. I rode fast because I know them well so it is easy for me to assess effort without feeling drained, or at least not too drained, and then I slowed down to the speed of the group. The rest of the time I was…
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The Curious Habit of Dressing to Be Cold
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the strangest things, in my observation of other people, is that they dress as if it was warm when it was cold. They dress in shorts and t-shirts to walk in the mountains in spring. That’s quite absurd, given how the mountains, in April tend to be cold. Others dress…
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Apple Watches and Planned obsolescence
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I came across something interesting and frustrating. Apple watches don’t need to be obsolete, themselves, to be unusable. If you try to pair an iphone 8 plus with an Apple Watch it will refuse because the OS is two generations too old. I tried to sync with the Iphone SE from…
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Cycling and Suspected Heat Exhaustion
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last week I have cycled, and climbed over 3000m. Yesterday I climbed 1664 meters over an 89 kilometre ride. It was divided into the first climb, from the Léman towards La Cure, then a flat bit, ridden fast, before getting to the climb to Marchairuz and that is when I…
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My Strava Heatmaps on a Rest Day
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I am resting. Yesterday afternoon I was planning to go for a bike ride with the easiest group and went with the hardest, after it was recommended that I do this. The result is that today I feel fine, but I’m still taking a rest day. Tomorrow I will have a…
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La Venue De L’avenir Outdoors in Gland
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo or three weeks ago a friend asked whether I wannted to go to the outdoor cinema so I thought "maybe" and last night I did. We went to see La Venue de L’Avenir by Cédric Klapisch. Years ago I wrote an essay about Klapisch within the context of the Cinéma de…
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The Desire Not to Hike
Reading Time: 2 minutesWalking and hiking are integral to my identity. I walk from four and a half to five and a half million steps per year. I walk in heat waves, rare snow and normal conditions. I hike with groups and I walk alone. Recently my desire to hike is much lower. This isn’t…
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The Beauty of Flowing Air
Reading Time: 4 minutesPeople think that to be comfortable on a hot day you need to rush to an air conditioned room or building but that idea is wrong. When I worked on one building, for three years, I called it "air conditioned hell" for a simple reason. For the body to cool it needs…