#3 I stopped to chat with the s/o and use the bathroom (not at the same time).#5 I stopped briefly at I’M HERE to get some H20.#6 Diversion, I had to walk some of it. Too much traffic.#9 I was already tired and having trouble with my right hip muscle. So I quit at 9.79KM….
Well, most people seem to prefer to stand on the escalator. On a busy train, let’s say 100 people get off, 50 of whom head up escalator 1 while the rest take the stairs or the other elevator/escalator combo. Now out of that 50, how many prefer to walk or stand? Well, if everyone stands,…
A wee bit slower than I’ve been doing, but I don’t care that much! Friday I’ll do a 10K if I can, to Shihlin in the morning. Just nice and easy. Should be okay.
Eh, no. Even if BlueSky fails, or Mastodon croaks, or whatever replaces it also fails… I won’t be going back to Xitter. In fact, it’s thanks to the Tech Bros on FB, Tw-Xitter and Reddit that I’ve gone back to blogging first. Most of my ‘content’ goes here first. Because I want to control it,…
Next 4K this Saturday. Am I ready? Mmm? I didn’t do any runs on Sunday… biked a lot on Monday. Too tired on Tuesday. Gotta do something the next few days or I’ll be a bit rusty on Saturday. I’m hoping for a time of about 42~44 minutes, though I won’t be killing myself to…
Sharing this story from Tobie Openshaw’s wall. Many wall commenters elsewhere on this story seem to show an astonishing distinct lack of empathy. Czech couple rescued by helicopter from Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge | Taiwan News | Nov. 1, 2024 17:29 I’m glad the couple are well, too many mountaineers die in Taiwan’s mountains, … I’m…
Tonight’s jog was very broken up. I ran 1.78K then had to stop. The run was interrupted by fallen trees. So I turned back and finished the run only to discover that Google Fit had miscounted the 2K as ONLY 1.8K. So then I ran another 1K, and another 2K before walking another 1K. Finally…
So after registering for Kinmen Marathon in January… I really need to up my game. So between yesterday and today, I have run 8.98KM + cycled the same distance (if not more). For today’s run, I made it to a familiar place, I’m Here coffeeshop and fortunately, the boss was still there, too! So I…
Pitches for Print Since I have lived here for more than 20 years, I found having a camera has helped me rediscover Taipei! So you’ll find a common theme running through these suggestions because it’s something personal to me. I. Landscape Views of Taipei I remember many years before I came to Taiwan, wondering if…