Category: Swiss walks
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A Social Run and a Social Ride
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I woke up and went from a social run from 08:30, for 7km before returning home, and dressing for cycling. I then cycled 77.48km according to Strava via Garmin. What surprised me is that I wasn’t knackered at the end of the ride. The run wasn’t slow. The pace was sustained…
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A Week With the Google Fitbit Air
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first reaction I had when wearing the Google Fitbit Air is “I’m looking at my wrist but I can’t see the time.” I see the value of minimalism but knowing the time is quite important to me. I have another watch, but if I have something on my watch I want…
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The Appeal of the Coros Heart Rate Monitor
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving a watch with an Heart rate (HR) monitor is fantastic until you realise it’s counting 20 BPM too high, and then it’s far less interesting because it’s reporting a moderate workout as heart. Plenty of heart rate monitors come as chest straps and that’s great if your workout starts and ends…
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On Running in the Evening During a Heatwave
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRationally it makes sense to go for a run when the sun is setting because the heat from the sun is lower. In theory this means that the body is dealing with a cooler environment. In practice, when I go for evening rides and runs my body remains warm for hours,…
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Exploring the Vallée de Joux on a Bicycle
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you ride solo, or with a group it is easy to ride along routes that are familiar but it is more fun to add a little variety. I believe that seeing a path, and following it often leads to developing “The Knowledge” for local bike rides. I use “The Knowledge”…
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The Garmin Forerunner 570 Warranty Sentient Failure
Reading Time: 2 minutesAround two months ago I decided to see if a Garmin mid range device would cure my desire to upgrade and try new devices so I went for the Garmin Forerunner 570. In many ways it didn’t deliver drastically more than the Garmin Instinct 2. I noticed that it was just as…
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Smartphones and the Jeux Absurdes
Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago I noticed something. All of the games on iOS and Android that are promoted are crap. By this I mean that they have a very simple design. Complete a challenge, fail, watch an add, compete, win, watch an ad. Every single game makes you see an ad every few seconds.…
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My Kind of Traffic – Cycling Triathletes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I grabbed a unique opportunity. Since the Triathlon de Nyon is taking place I went for a walk along the route. Initially I felt like doing something short. In the end I walked the 10-11km loop on foot. There are one or two bits that I missed due to human…
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The Yearly Wasp Sting
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a high probability that we well get stung at least once per year. When I am cycling I often notice bees, bumblebees and wasps bounce off of me. Sometimes I feel something hit me but luckily I’m fine. Yesterday I wasn’t that lucky. Yesterday I hit a wasp, bee or…
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On INTVL and Ingress
Reading Time: 2 minutesINTVL is a new game that you play by running, cycling, or both. The concept is simple. Every time you go for a run you capture “territory” from others and every time others go for a run they do the same thing. For this game you don’t need to stare at your…