theta_max

theta_max, 11 days ago to HikingPics

I managed to get up to the #mountains of Eryri for a couple of days. #Hiking not #running, but a couple of beautiful routes and perfect weather.

Day 1: Moel Siabod via Daear Ddu Ridge (Grade 1 scramble). Day 2: Cadair Idris via the Minffordd Path (somehow more technical than the scrambling!).

Hike: 10.7km, 946m elevation gain. Features bagged: Craig Lwyd (690m), Craig Cwm Amarch (792m), Cadair Idris (893).
A man with a backpack traversing a steep rocky ridge (Daear Ddu on Moel Siabod).
Cadair Idris (centre) and Craig Cwm Amarch (left) behind Llyn Cau (a lake).

NicoleCRust, 22 days ago to random

Summer reading recs?!

I’m looking to compile a big pile of IRL books for summer beach reading.

Big fan of scifi, specfic, murder mysteries. Strong female characters = bonus points. Can’t deal with darkness. Nothing high brow or tedious. Nonfiction lover but that list is already bursting at the seams.

I also love long series - 3 body problem, wheel of time, foundation … those waves all have good memories attached.

If that brings anything to mind, please send the rec!!

theta_max, 28 days ago to running

I'm finding it a big psychological adjustment shifting to training for mountain #running from regular #TrailRunning. My weekly distances are way down, but elevation and intensity is up.

E.g. my "long" run yesterday was 8k, with 750m elevation gain. I need to stop thinking in terms of total distance and more in terms of quality training time. Specificity over distance.

So 45mins on a treadmill at 15% incline going 3km or so is more specific to the target event than a 10km tempo run in the same time. I know this "intellectually", I just need to shake the nagging feeling I need to do more (that way lies overtraining...)

It's also ironic that I made this shift because I love spending time in the #mountains, and the main change so far is spending less time on trails and more in the gym. Getting up to Wales again in a couple of weeks though...

Cmastication, 3 months ago to random

I was going to do my corp mandated internet security training. Only it needs popups. <sigh> ... I wonder if it needs cross site scripting and third party cookies too?

elizabethtasker, 5 months ago to random

This was my parents' village (in the UK) last week. This week, my Australian colleagues had to leave campus because the power grid can't cope in the heat. The same happened in Tokyo last summer, with threats of rolling blackouts as heat stroke hospital emissions soared.

What baffles me is that climate change is clearly affecting (nearly?) everyone on a personal level now. So... why are we not all panicking?

Is it because with so few alternatives to fossil fuels, we don't know what to demand?