Sand from the last ice age exposed by human activities and excessive grazing.

Now MyFitnessPal has become a festering pool of ads, I’ve switched to Lose It! It hasn’t the nice integration with Garmin Connect, but do I really need that? I need to get to a healthier weight than my current overweight.

On my long run this morning I saw the heather in bloom 🏃‍♂️🌸

One of my cats had to be vaccinated. He never leaves the house, so this is a big deal to him. The vet was nice to him and he got a clean bill of health, including his teeth. Now, back home, he seems himself again, busy grooming🐱

It seems that for certain personalities, the 30-day challenge is counterproductive. Giving out virtual badges is demotivating for people who don’t feel enthused by daily schedules @jean @manton

I’m happy that some have reconsidered skipping the race I’m competing in this afternoon, just because of the heat. A fit person, well hydrated and heat adjusted, should be able to run 15 km in 31℃ (88℉) at a slightly slower pace. Nothing epic about those circumstances, at all.

I’ll be running in summer heat this afternoon, around 31℃ (88℉), so—aside from water—having a route for a 10 miles long easy pace run would be handy, especially if it’s uploaded to my Garmin watch 🏃‍♂️

It seems that running 🏃 in the heat improves running performance, even in colder weather, provided the runner is able to deal with performing in high temperatures. Since 30+℃ (86+ ℉) temperatures are expected coming Saturday, it makes sense to train under those conditions, right?

Yesterday I ran 🏃 21 km as a workout, alternating between marathon pace and 20 percent slower than MP. I expected to be extremely tired the day after, but I am not. Today’s a rest day, though I feel I could run. It’s a good feeling 😊 Rest is important, though, crucial even.

I bought a jump rope. Jumping rope is a skill, so it takes time to learn. The urge is to go for broke, but that will get one injured. Slow and steady seems best, focussing on technique rather than volume.

New Dutch laws about e-vehicles (bikes, scooters, etc.) are mostly concerned about safety, because motorists expect the vehicles to be human-powered (slow). Of course, cars are the main cause of traffic accidents, so if e-vehicles can lower car-depency, that’s a good thing.

I got a notification from the Apple Health app, for a new trend in my sleep habits … Nothing. Meaning what changed was nothing; nothing changed. WTF Apple? I already knew that. Grrr 😡 Notifications are useless!

I suppose I never was an enthusiastic follower of anything (for long). Now I’m back to supporting zero people on Patreon. It’s not like I’m out of money; I’m out of enthusiasm for more than two months already for this channel.

Finished reading: De klokkenluider van de Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 📚

Even Victor Hugo was aware of innovation leading to disintermediation of centralized power, leading to more individual freedom, though not necessarily to more happiness. See this video by The Francophile Reader, and of course Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Finished reading: Rampjaar 1672 by Luc Panhuysen 📚

Currently reading: De klokkenluider van de Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 📚

Currently reading: Rampjaar 1672 by Luc Panhuysen 📚

After having boiled water in a kettle on a gas stove for over 60 years, I finally was able to afford an electric kettle at half price. Instead of minutes it now takes seconds to boil water for a cuppa tea. Obviously better for the environment and my monthly budget, a win-win ♻️🏠

Yesterday I did my first training run of 18 km, on unfamiliar terrain. I expected to be super tired when I woke up this morning, but I felt great, and my resting heart rate was not elevated. Unlike previous times, my first week of marathon training went extremely well 🏃