Category: Swiss walks
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A Run and an EV Charge
Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you noticed how if an event is organised in the evening, long into the night, people see it as normal to participate. Have you also noticed how waking at the crack of dawn, to run, four towns away, is seen as lunatic, and crazy behaviour. We live in a society and…
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On Garmin and Coros
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s easy to fall into the trap of looking at expensive Garmin watches and thinking that maps are a premium feature, when, in fact they are not. Suunto and Coros offer them on affordable devices, should you require that feature for trail running, hiking, and more. If you want to use the…
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The Complete Death of Social Conversations on Social Networks
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf I look at Binstagram and Threads, and other Facebook owned sites I notice that conversations are completely dead. I was also looking at Twitter (now X) and I was also struck by how few conversations are taking place. I barely see any conversations. I see people posting, but I see little…
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The Summertime Failure of Minergie and the Case for AC
Reading Time: 4 minutesMinergie is a fantastic concept for a cold planet, and to keep cool in winter. It traps heat with ease during the morning and radiates it for the rest of the day into the night. It supplements to solar radiation heat with geothermal heat, which it gets from the heat pumps. That…
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The Never Ending Need to Choose
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday I always have to choose between running or cycling, and for several weeks I favoured running. Recently I considered reverting to cycling because it has been a while since I went for a proper ride. At the same time the regular book discussion that is on a Tuesday was moved…
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Morning Mist From a Former Suntan Lotion Bottle
Reading Time: 2 minutesWaking early is great, to run when it is cooler but it does have a serious drawback. That drawback is that whilst the run might be more pleasant, due to the fresher air, especially evening and morning rain but it has the drawback that if you live in a minergie apartment you…
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Twenty Eight Point Eight Degrees
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I woke at 4 to have a shower, have breakfast, and then drive to Morges for a 6am run. As a result I had no opportunity to open windows, aerate or anything else. I kept every room closed so each room is a compartment. The result, is that the temperature…
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Running Fun With Fountains in a Heat Wave
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I had the pleasure of going for a run early. I had planned to run at 07:30 to finish right as the shops were opening but I felt too lazy, so I was at the shops by 08:20 and running a few minutes later. I was thinking “Oh it’s still early,…
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On Cancelled Sports Due to Heat but encouraged Noisy Entertainment
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the news they tell people over and over, “Don’t run in the heat” and don’t go out during the hottest part of the time” and yet they organise fan zones in Nyon, or other events in Asse and more. They tell us that we shouldn’t run, that we shouldn’t cycle but…
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The Subtle Art of Being a Morning Person During a Heatwave
Reading Time: 3 minutesI see news reports and articles that say “Don’t do sports during a heatwave”, which, to me is bad advice. It’s not bad advice to tell people not to push and overheat at the hottest point of the day. It is bad advice not to say “Try to run in the morning”…