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  • The Desire to Challenge Myself With a Different Group

    The Desire to Challenge Myself With a Different Group

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I arrived to the cycling meeting place by 08:07 and the Peak group were still there, getting read to set off. It was understood that I had planned to ride with the group and I was tempted to try. The issue is that I already rode quite hard with the Wednesday…

  • Ignoring the 80/20 rule with Group Rides

    Ignoring the 80/20 rule with Group Rides

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    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…

  • Epix Gen 2 Continued

    Epix Gen 2 Continued

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went for a run and the Garmin Epix Gen 2 labelled it as unproductive. Yesterday I went for a 5k run and I wore the Garmin Instinct Solar with the HRM-Pro Plus and it was just marked as a wrong. I was curious to see if I would get more…

  • 80/20 Running into Practice

    80/20 Running into Practice

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been putting the 80/20 running rule into practice. The principal is simple. Instead of running to your max you run at a comfortable pace for most of your running instead. Instead of pushing yourself to be fast, you push yourself to have endurance. You train at a pace that is…

  • Mischievous Shoelaces

    Mischievous Shoelaces

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went for a run earlier than usual and had to deal with mischievous shoelaces. They decided to come undone at least three times during the first three kilometres before I finally got them to behave. I went for a run earlier than usual because rain is forecast for this afternoon…

  • Approaching the Five Kilometre Mark

    Approaching the Five Kilometre Mark

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI am approaching the five kilometre mark now. I am getting close to being able to run five kilometres in a row once again. It is paradoxical that I find running hard, compared to walking and cycling. I was able to run up to 13 kilometres before. Now I’m aiming for half,…

  • Running From Village to Village

    Running From Village to Village

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesNormally I walk from village to village. My walks can take me through four to six villages per walk. I walk from village to village in part because I live in the middle of a landscape where walking from village to village is easy. I had doubts about today’s run because I…