Tag: Cycling — Archive

Adapting to the new normal

A long road ahead, on my long cycle, at Threipmuir reservoir

One of the (many) strange features of the coronavirus outbreak is that in many ways I feel busier than I have ever been. It is almost three weeks since I was last in my office, yet I haven’t had the time to commit my thoughts to writing.

5k 6–X — The next five parkruns

Me and Alex at Christmas Day parkrun

In my blog post about my first five parkruns, I told the story of how I unexpectedly beat my 5k personal best at Highbury Fields parkrun. This post outlines what happened in my next five parkruns, where I got some unexpected personal bests and lost a whole run.

Autumn dip

Diagram of the big dipper constellation

Over the past few years I have noticed that I always have a distinct dip in the autumn. I feel more tired, I feel less happy, and I think less clearly.