I am looking for statistics about the mental health state of IT workers, even better mobile / iOS devs. I'd love the stats to be recent.
Are people coping well with all the layoffs? Is the rate of anxiety disorders and/or depression up? Has the situation changed with the back and forth remote/RTO mess?
But really, anything in this realm would be great. Thank you!
#Ottawa#Marathon is in 8 days! I feel ready, but I'm still worried.
I'm not sure my taper is long enough. I feel the accumulated fatigue still.
I'm really not heat-adapted yet (way too early in the season). I hope it's not going to be suddenly 25/30°C...
I don't know if air quality will be affected by the fires (it looks possible)
Still... my fitness seems good enough! #running
Fundraising update
I mentioned a few weeks back that I'm participating in the SickKids Foundation #fundraising activity for May, called 1001 reasons to run. People have been really generous and I'm so grateful!
It's a wellness day at work today! 🎉 I took advantage of it by doing my long run today instead of tomorrow. A nice 32km that brought me in Montreal's Old Port, historic Lachine canal, Mount-Royal and many nice neighborhoods.
This brings me to 97km so far in May, well align to my 215km goal for the SickKids Foundation fundraising.
If you can and wish to contribute, please do so here: https://www.millionreasons.run/s/44070/50014. The funds are given to research children hospitals in Canada. (1/2)
I have picked up an injury since yesterday’s run, although I’m doing better today already. It’s in the tendons of my right knee and I’m also wondering if I did not cause it myself by stretching too hard.
Really proud of my race today!! It's a PR on the half marathon distance for me, by 9 minutes!! I wanted to run consistently at 5 min/km and that's pretty much exactly what I did!
Weather was not optimal: about 10°C with rain and wind. Even strong head winds on the part of the course next to the river.
I'm refining my fueling strategy, that's also positive.
This gives me much more confidence for the upcoming Ottawa marathon.
I just registered to a fundraising challenge for May; I have set myself a goal of running 215km. While doing so, I'm hoping to raise 1000$ (CAD) for children hospitals in Canada.
The SickKids Foundation manages the fundraising and will give to your nearest children hospital (see the FAQ for details).
Tuesday: 122 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of yoga, 30 minutes of HIIT, 21 minutes of strength, followed by 6.5 km of #walking (7°C with wind gusts to 32km/hr).
The strength training really kicked my butt this morning, probably because @TAV picked it. 🤣
I was hoping for my stroll pace to get under 9 minutes/km, but not quite. I'll blame the wind. Knee felt okay, will resist running to Monday.
@WTL@sebastianhahn@TAV haha no for sure, but truth be told, I feel like I'm colder than in winter. its harder to dress exactly right (you're either cold at the beginning or hot towards the middle and end), whereas in winter, it's hard to dress too hot.
Yesterday, I passed the all-in (since 2016) mark of 50K kilometers run. That’s more than I‘d ever imagined I could run. But here we are, my daily half-marathons are going well, I am feeling great, what more should I ask for in this respect? #Running#applewatchultra2#milestones
Thursday: 108 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of runner's yoga, 30 minutes of HIIT, 5.7 km of #running (-2°C with a windchill of -6°C), picked up groceries, walked home, then got on my bike and headed off to a job site to start testing things, then biked home and now I don't want to do anything else.
The first photo - of the sign that says stop for pedestrians - this morning six vehicles ignored the sign that should have let me across the road. <sighs>
Hahaha I finally decided on wearing shorts for today's run. Yes, my first time this year. Yes, I did regret it! Winds and rain were brutal!!
And now it snows?!? I can understand why I was cold! 🤣
But the good news is that my hip pain is already gone!
Precision: the actual location of the pain is hard to describe: it's in the hip region. It would not allow me to sit legs crossed, or mount a bike, but didn't really prevent me from running. Doesn't matter, it's gone!
It is really different from previous years, where it would venture into Gatineau (Qc). I heard an interview where an organizer mentioned it was a source of pride: it was the only Canadian marathon to cross provincial borders.
Now it stays in Ottawa and there are 2 180° turns. I'm not sure I like it. Could be resistance to change, I had already started visualizing the old course...
@WTL just got to my post in my timeline (yes I'm way behind) and I just noticed that indeed, the thumbnail of my link is wrong, even for me, but if I click, the map is correct... weird...
