rcheesley

rcheesley, 20 days ago to random

This is remarkably reminiscent of when I graduated in 2006 and, like thousands other physiotherapy and occupational therapy students, there were not enough junior rotations to go round, not by far.

Many, like me, went on to pivot into another career, but not after 4 years of trying to secure a junior rotation and tens of thousands spent on our training.

Such a waste, especially at a time when the health service desperately needs every member of staff possible.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68849847

rcheesley, 29 days ago to running

A few pics from last weekend's 4.5 hour run, it was hard going and a sobering reminder that in 6 weeks I'll be doing 4x the distance .... Yikes!

Also, dates filled with peanut butter are my new favourite run snack!

Keeping on keeping on, active recovery week this week so much shorter runs. Still breaking in the new trainers which I'm just taking slowly.

#Running #RunnersOfMastodon #EDSAthletes #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #UltraTraining #Endure24

Photo of a pheasant in a field
Photo of the Orwell Bridge

rcheesley, 1 month ago to random

Had a lovely afternoon picking up some plants to go in my little barrel pond - I created it at the end of last summer but only had oxygenating weeds in it before today.

It's a nice space to sit quietly with a cuppa, and the local wildlife enjoys it, too!

#Garden #BarrelPond #WaterFeature #GardenBuddha

myfear, 1 month ago to running

Ok, I'm looking at #running vests. Preferably with bottles. The ones I looked at seem unreasonably expensive. What is everyone rocking these days?
#runnersofmastodon

rcheesley, 1 month ago to running

Taken the plunge, ordered my first pair of #altras ... Tips for transitioning from Brooks Ghost to Altra Torin? I'll of course break them in and rotate with the old ones etc.

I'm much more a mid- to forefoot runner on the treadmill now and my feet are just struggling. I've tried new insoles, the shoes are wide fit and only have 180 miles on them so pretty sure it's not that they are already dead. So giving it a go with a different shoe to see if that makes a difference.

#running #UltraTraining

rcheesley, 1 month ago to random

10 mile run today, was hoping for another hour but at the end of the second 5 mile loop the body was giving very clear 'that's enough for today' signals. 4 hours on the schedule, 3 hours done.

The neverending tightrope we walk between living with a long term condition like #EhlersDanlosSyndrome and training for endurance events!

Delightful to see the bluebells poking their heads up out of the forest floor, and a shame to see the demise of another shoreline tree due to erosion.

#running

FOSSBackstage, 1 month ago to random

At FOSS Backstage 2024, @rcheesley explored the challenges that projects face when ownership is passed from the company to the community and discussed the journey of developing an entirely new governance model and decision-making process. #fossback

TIB: https://av.tib.eu/media/67133
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhRuVDeZh04&list=PLq-odUc2x7i-ww77dGasjo-d54ohCAb8k&index=3

danfairs, 1 month ago to music

The problem with composing a song mainly with sheet music is that you have to actually learn to play the bugger afterwards…

#music #composing #guitar

rcheesley, 1 month ago to ultrarunning

A fun couple of days on the #Endure24 training plan - 1 hour aerobic endurance run yesterday and 44 minute tempo run late tonight at the gym!

10 weeks until the race when I'm aiming to complete 50 miles in 24 hours and raise a bunch of cash for the lovely peeps at #Breathworks.

Getting very real as Sunday's run is 4 hours long ... Haven't done that long in about 18 months!

https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/fundraisers/ruth-endure24

#ultrarunning #UltraTraining #Running #VeganRunners #ThisGirlCan #EDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome

jwf, 1 month ago to opensource

Hands-down one of my favorite things about #OpenSource is the incredible, odd, wacky, and unusual backgrounds that people have before they entered the #FOSS world. (Or, unusual in the sense that the backgrounds are very much non-tech.)

Baristas, toy store managers, flight attendants, and so much more that I have seen.

This makes the fabric of our movement more intersectional, and I don't know if we celebrate that aspect of FOSS enough.

erikavaris, 1 month ago to running

Is there a solution for socks getting holes immediately when running? Or does everyone just learn to darn and constantly fix them? #running #trailrunning #ultrarunning

Furthering, 2 months ago to community

I find it interesting that some people think loneliness is a personal condition rather than a societal one. I never saw that argument generally made, but maybe people blame themselves for their own sense of loneliness?

"So much of contemporary discussion about the impact of social and technological changes on people’s psychology – from the influence of social media on the wellbeing of the young to the effect of hyper-individualism on our sense of self – fetishises the psychology at the expense of social analysis. We look for loneliness inside our heads when its source lies all around us, in the destruction of collective life, the erosion of communal bonds, the ruin of civil society, the squeezing of public spaces. We could do with obsessing less about personality types than about the obsession with the psychological at the expense of the social."

#Community #Loneliness #CivilSociety #MentalHealth

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/mar/24/we-think-loneliness-is-in-our-heads-but-its-source-lies-in-the-ruin-of-civil-society

rcheesley, 2 months ago to music

Nice to be able to get back to learning composition after a while travelling!

After several pieces working on composing for string orchestra I'm now into the giddy heights of wind quartet composition and modulating between keys ... Wish me luck! 🫣

#Music #composition #composing #composer #NotThatComposer

rcheesley, 2 months ago to random

Who ya gonna call?!

Free Slimer slushie at #Cineworld tonight!

Quite enjoyed the #4DX experience although at times it was rather over the top. Still, a fun if a little predictable movie!

#ghostbustersfrozenempire #ghostbustersthefrozenempire #ghostbusters #ghostbustersfe

Ruth and John sitting in the cinema

rcheesley, 2 months ago to Cats

Happy 7th birthday to these two mischievous monkeys - frequent visitors to zoom calls and general causers of chaos and mayhem, Daisy (left) and Amber (right)!

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #HappyBirthday #Pets #DaisyAndAmber

rcheesley, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

6 months after #ORIF surgery for my badly broken radius and ulnar, I'm back under the bar managing loaded barbell squats and couldn't be happier!

We tried to get back to squats about 2 months ago with the Smith Machine for safety, but I didn't have enough wrist extension to maintain proper form at that time.

It takes a lot of work to come back from such a severe fracture but little by little things are improving! 🚀🚀🚀

Focusing mostly on strengthening for running at the moment.

#WeightTraining

rcheesley, 2 months ago to random

https://www.positive.news/environment/a-good-turn-the-worlds-tallest-wooden-wind-turbine-tower-in-pictures/ fascinating alternative to the metal hulks we see around!

#WindPower #WoodenTurbine

linux_mclinuxface, 2 months ago to random

How do you feel about recorded demos of software?

I need to give a demo of some software this week. Typically, I like to give a demo well... live.

This software runs, in the best case scenario, in something like 8 minutes but it can take much longer (non-deterministically). It's fast for what it's doing but still slow clock-wise and very dull to watch.

I'm considering recording it ahead of time, but I know people in this industry are skeptical by nature and pre-recording looks fishy.

ainali, 2 months ago to random

I am watching a talk by @rcheesley from @FOSSBackstage and just learned about the concept of Friend DA (a friendlier version of a NDA). This is already a great start of the morning! https://friendda.org/

rcheesley, 2 months ago to ultrarunning

11 weeks until #Endure24 and it's time for another fitness test (aka 44 minutes of pure evil!) to kick off the final phase ... Did better than I was expecting given I've had several weeks off so I could cope with all the travel without my body crashing and burning!

Now to get my head down and focus on pushing out the long runs so I'll be able to finish the planned 50 miles in 24 hours in June!

Currently recruiting a crew, sponsors can support at https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/ruth-endure24

#ultrarunning #running