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  • The Sunrise Run and Croissant Loop

    The Sunrise Run and Croissant Loop

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesNaturally we think of doing group activities in the evenings, after work, or over the weekend, when we’re free for the entire day. Some people take the opposite approach. They wake up early to go for a morning sunrise run or a croissant loop bike ride. The concept is simple. Instead of…

  • On group Activities that Challenge Me Physically

    On group Activities that Challenge Me Physically

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo days in a row I participated in activities that pushed me physically. On sunday it was a 60km ride with 900m of climbing and a 25km/h wind and the next day it was a 9.4km walk which is pushing my endurance further than usual. I found myself thinking that I should…

  • The Freedom to Run Again

    The Freedom to Run Again

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor several days I either had bad allergies or I had a cold. Both are possible because we went from cold and rainy, and cold and snowy to spring like so three or four trees at once dumped their loads of pollen into the sky at once. Since so many people are…

  • The Runna Paradox and Social Comfort

    The Runna Paradox and Social Comfort

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s ironic that since I started a Runna fitness plan my "fitness" has been going down rather than up. The simple reason is that although the workouts are challenging, they’re challenging for a short time. Take this morning’s bike ride for example. It was short in distance and time, but high…

  • Weather To Be trusted

    Weather To Be trusted

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night at around 05:30 the alarm went off and either before or afterwards I heard lightning. I also heard very heavy rain. The question was whether the weather app was to be trusted. I could see that it would rain heavily while I walked from home to the meeting point but…

  • A Sunrise Run

    A Sunrise Run

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I woke early. I set the alarm for 05:30 and again at 05:40 and yet again at 06:00. The reason for so many alarms is that it’s easy to set the first, wake up to turn it off, and then wake too late. It’s also as a backup. Usually the first…

  • The Day I ran my First Semi-Marathon

    The Day I ran my First Semi-Marathon

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday was cold and grey when I set off on my daily walk/run and my intention was to go up to Cheserex across to Tranchepied and then back down towards Nyon. I had no intention of running a semi-marathon. The reason for which I ran so far is that I saw dog…

  • Five Ten Kilometre Runs Later

    Five Ten Kilometre Runs Later

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently I ran with the goal of getting above the fog and I succeeded. The result was a 16km run. Since then I have run ten kilometre runs four more times. In the process I have shifted from not seeing myself to seeing myself as more of a runner than before. Last…

  • A Run to Blue Sky

    A Run to Blue Sky

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday we were under the clouds for the entire day. Low lever clouds or fog kept us away from the sun. I noticed that someone on Strava had managed to get above the clouds by going for a bike ride. I decided to try to do the same thing, eventually, by running.…

  • The Nocturnal Run

    The Nocturnal Run

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night, as I finished dinner I noticed that others were out so I joined them within twenty minutes or so. That wasn’t fast enough. They had decided to call it a night. As this impacted my mental health I decided to go for a run. Often you see people are out,…