It’s the first warm day of the year, 30℃ (86 F). Warm for running that is, because one can easily add 10℃ (12 F) for heating of the body while running. So I left early, when it was still cool. The photo clearly examplifies that burning globe in the sky.

I made a rough training schedule, mostly to get me safely to a next level of fitness. The two long runs in the weekends are very gentle (almost walking), but I realize I’ll need to balance it with more distance during the week. That will be a training objective in August 🏃‍♂️

Clawing my way back to marathon fitness with base training. I understand that low intensity running is how it should be done, including walking. Hopefully next time my fitness won’t take a nose dive after a marathon race 🏃

I’ve looked into the Maffetone method for base training (running), since my slow 20 km run two weeks ago felt so hard. It takes a really long time (like many months) to adjust your body, and slow running (8 min/km or 13 mpm in my case) means either low mileage or many hours 🏃

Look into canceling your micro∙blog subscription; you might get a discount.

Checked my podcast subscriptions in Overcast to check if any of them did tracking. One did, while it didn’t use to if I remember correctly; I removed it. Point being, keep checking for tracking, because you can’t opt out (nor opt in). It’s a data privacy protection nightmare.

Another reason for me to avoid challenges, or, at least, put a strict limit on the number of challenges. I can really break down mentally. Ah well, we do what we can, don’t we? I’m happy I caught it and acted appropriately. No more challenges for a couple of months for me.
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Micro∙blog May challenge day 11, “maroon.” Marooned with a tricylce on a maroon colored brick wall.
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Tried Knotwords app. Alas, not my thing, crossword puzzles. So I permanently deleted it.

Pixel Dailies for 8 May 2022 was a quicky, because I was behind. The theme was “organic.” Playing organ with fruit in my mind.
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Micro∙blog May challenge, day 10, “pot.” As usual, words have different meanings, be it a jar or a herb.
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LTA 104: April 2022 – Let’s Talk Podcasts

Great comment by a pro video editor, to not rely for your workflow on any manufacturer, but instead be flexible in your approach. Apple’s first-party apps are notorious for features going away, and should be probably be avoided by pros.

I have battle scars to prove I’m not very hands-on, almost like I have two left hands 🔪🩸🩹

Day 9 of micro∙blog May challenge #mbm, “bloom.” I have added two kinds of “bloom.” The third is made of iron.
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Day 8 of the micro∙blog May challenge, “union.” 👯‍♂️🐱📷🎨

Today’s prompt for Pixel Dailies was “clock.” I chose a water clock, the most ancient version of a timepiece, assumably, as an artifact over 6000 years old.
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Today’s Pixel Dailies task was to “pixel a set of units for a Tower Defense game.” I had to look that up, because I had no clue of what was meant, and now I do, nor what I was supposed to draw.
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Today’s prompt for the micro∙blog May challenge #mbm was “park.” I recently visited the chapel dedicated to Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, and added some pixel art.
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Pixel art. Today’s Pixel Dailies theme was “mario64.” I had this complicated fake 3D walk cycle in mind, when I remembered the slogan “think big, draw small.” This usually works when in time constraint.
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The prompt for today’s micro∙blog May challenge #mbm is “prompt.” My two cats were hungrily walking in and out my bedroom 📷