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  • Autumn Fatigue

    Autumn Fatigue

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen I was scuba diving every weekend I would often feel tired in the afternoon, after I got home. It’s due to the huge change in pressure, from 40m down in the lake to 300+m above sea level around the Léman. Yesterday I went for a ride, and today I went…

  • On Hot Climbs and Cold Valley

    On Hot Climbs and Cold Valley

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I left home this morning the sun had not risen yet so my legs, and other parts were cold. I could feel that more layers might have been welcome. That’s because cycling in Autumn is about moving from a hot apartment to a cold dawn air temperature, before meeting with a…

  • SAD Autumn – Seasonal or Solitary?

    SAD Autumn – Seasonal or Solitary?

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years I have hated the shift from Summer weather to Autumn because as the days get shorter, and the weather gets colder, so summer sports come to an end. As summer sports come to an end, so the seasons of solitude begin. Autumn and Winter are lonely. The paradox is that…

  • The Cold Morning Ride

    The Cold Morning Ride

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I toyed with the idea of wearing a proper winter cycling top. Instead I settled for a thermal layer, the usual top, sleeves, and a wind blocker. These weren’t enough for me to feel warm. 10°c The temperature has dropped. it was 10°c this morning and I was cold when…

  • Autumn Laziness or Rational Decision

    Autumn Laziness or Rational Decision

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I set the alarm to wake me at five but I didn’t get up. I felt tired and decided I need sleep more than a bike ride. I don’t know whether I am affected by the seasonal change, or whether I am still tired from this weekend. Waking at 4am…

  • The Curious Habit of Dressing to Be Cold

    The Curious Habit of Dressing to Be Cold

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    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…

  • A walk from Le Brassus to Mont Tendre via Marchairuz

    A walk from Le Brassus to Mont Tendre via Marchairuz

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I expected the walk to be physical. I expected it to be around 21 kilometres. I also saw that it was meant to snow overnight. It got me to question whether it made sense to do the hike. I went anyway. In the end I walked 35 thousand steps according to…

  • The Seasonal Desire Not to do Things

    The Seasonal Desire Not to do Things

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I could go for a drive and then walk on snow shoes to get to the top of a peak I have wanted to go up for a while. What slows down my desire to do this is the possible need to wear snowshoes. In theory they’re fine but ordinarily…

  • The Missed Hike

    The Missed Hike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I could have been coughing and spluttering on the train like someone did last week, except that I would have worn a mask. Yesterday I had a fever and when I was sitting at the desk in the morning I felt awful so I went for a siesta that lasted for…

  • Silly Not to Mask

    Silly Not to Mask

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Sunday, less than a week ago I was on a train. I could hear someone coughing, and coughing. She sat in the seats a set of seats in front of the group of people I was with. I could hear the bronchial cough and I considered masking but didn’t and now…