WTL

Life: #running, #AlgonquinPark, #Cycling, #FilmMaking, #horror, choosing kindness, (he/him).
Work: #WordPress hosting, music festival IT,
🏃Since 2020: 20,000 KM 
🚴🏻 Since 2023: 7,500 KM
<waves> from #Ottawa, #Canada #fedi22 #Ally 🏳️‍🌈

Blog: https://leroux.ca/mastodon.html
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WTLNTT/videos
Loops: https://loops.video/@wtl
Pixelfed: https://pxlfd.ca/i/web/profile/787066913166793121

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2026-06-21 17:18:55 UTC

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💯 The Fediverse doesn't work very well for social media influencer-types who *need* to game the algorithm to be successful.

2026-05-30 12:16:33 UTC

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Good for you for actually stopping. It happens, rest, recover, run. 🖖🏻

2026-05-25 19:34:59 UTC

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🤣 Beard came off a bit before the beginning of the month and was left in a tree for birds to use.
https://mastodon.social/@WTL/116500780640909494

2026-05-25 17:19:58 UTC

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No ice beards at +26°C. 🤣

2026-05-25 15:52:02 UTC

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I'll gladly take 4°C over 26°C *and day*.

2026-05-08 10:01:35 UTC

Just finished reading @npub1ztx…0aek's latest blog post about #fashion and #sustainability; https://tav-creations.com/fashion-versus-sustainability-what-are-we-thinking-these-days/

2026-04-26 10:00:27 UTC

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My general rule is that if I'll want to take the jacket off quite quickly, I'll just be cold for the first quarter of the run. Think if it as incentive. 🤣

2026-04-24 23:48:34 UTC

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The TTLs have been changed. Waiting for the final okay from client to pull the switch tomorrow.

2026-04-24 17:28:55 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@WTL/116143698136660644
…I have a bunch of significant client DNS changes to make over the weekend.. does that count?
#note1yld…cjur

2026-04-19 17:20:11 UTC

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You know it!

2026-04-19 16:30:13 UTC

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Things will change for me in June, then I'll probably be seeing 100± people a day once #FestivalLife starts.

2026-04-19 16:05:24 UTC

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Happy (belated) birthday, wife of Lee! <waves from Ottawa, 🇨🇦>

2026-04-19 10:34:44 UTC

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<looks at calendar and thinks> This week, nine people, ten if you include my wife. Week prior, fourteen (family gathering).
The benefits for working from home, eight there. 🤣

2026-04-12 13:03:08 UTC

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I'm still on it; bit over half way there, then walk up the hill for a family gathering.
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2026-04-12 12:51:41 UTC

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Somehow not as cozy-feeling to me.

2026-04-12 12:43:14 UTC

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I suppose in that case, some hot chocolate might be in order.

2026-04-12 00:03:56 UTC

Tomorrow I get to take the train for a day trip to Montreal. Yay, train time!

2026-04-11 11:18:16 UTC

It’s Saturday morning, I’m curled up on the couch with a book, my tea, second breakfast, the window open, with a blanket over my legs. So, I’m cozy.
What makes *you* feel cozy, #fediverse?

2026-04-11 09:35:10 UTC

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Alt text for image of red background, with white letters saying:
Melania: I met my husband, by chance, at a New York City party in 1998.
Me: Just to be clear., You met Marla Maples' husband at New York City party in 1998...

2026-04-08 18:07:58 UTC

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"Gentler"? At that pace? 😳🤣🖖🏻

2026-04-07 14:11:06 UTC

Can anyone recommend a good "introduction to 2fa" article/video for dummies that I can forward to some non-technical folks? #cybersecurity #2fa

2026-04-06 14:42:42 UTC

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That's great on two fronts! That cake looks delicious.

2026-04-06 11:14:40 UTC

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You’ll find a lot of support on the #running hashtags here. All types of runners, united in one foot in front of the other. 🖖🏻

2026-04-06 11:12:36 UTC

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Finally, some reasonable sleep! 🤣 I should look at long sleeve running shirts- I usually go from jacket to short sleeve.

2026-04-04 16:00:21 UTC

Saturday #Workout:
8.7 KM of #Walking (1°C, 75% humidity, and 21 KM/H wind).
Morning of reading before heading out for the breezy walk, picked up some groceries, and heading out to celebrate 20 years of @ByMUG.
Never thought we'd be yammering on about how to do things on Macs and iOS devices for two decades.
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2026-04-03 18:33:19 UTC

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💯 And narcissistic malice.

2026-04-03 18:13:16 UTC

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👿🤮

2026-04-03 12:29:31 UTC

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Agreed. More sleep!!

2026-04-03 11:31:31 UTC

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Rather then spend time looking for a tool that probably already exists, they vibecode up some garbage that won’t be remotely as optimized as what’s been built for decades.
An indictment as to how terrible search engines have become.

2026-04-03 11:18:38 UTC

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It must have been a tough result to see, and if it isn’t getting worse, that’s something to celebrate.

2026-04-03 09:57:25 UTC

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🖖🏻 You're still moving, and that's wonderful. What the Garmin thinks is one thing, but more importantly, how do you feel?

2026-04-02 16:01:56 UTC

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I was thinking I should give it a re-watch soon too.

2026-04-02 14:13:03 UTC

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My dad took us to see E.T. shortly after opening day. I was terrified; certain that agents with guns were coming for me. Barely slept for days. I was a weird kid.

2026-04-02 14:09:01 UTC

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This is film has the honour of being the only film we've walked out of the theatre for, though now I hold it up as classic space horror. My wife has never seen it since. 🤷🏻

2026-04-02 14:07:52 UTC

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What a movie, though. Wow.

2026-04-02 14:07:37 UTC

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It holds up so well today.

2026-04-01 23:56:01 UTC

Okay folks of #Books
Going to get serious about organizing my ebooks and audiobooks. Which filename convention do you think is best (for file-based management)? (suggestions?)
Author Last Name, First name, series name, book number, title
eg: Sawyer, Robert J, The Quintaglio Ascension, Book 1, Far-Seer
Series name, book number, title, author name
eg: The Quintaglio Ascension, Book 1, Far-Seer, by Robert J Sawyer
(boosts for reach appreciated)

2026-04-01 18:06:38 UTC

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Likewise. So physically inflexible.

2026-04-01 16:24:42 UTC

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Likewise. As with many things, best time to start was years ago, next best time is today.

2026-04-01 16:11:25 UTC

Wednesday #Workout:
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
20 minutes of yoga.
20 minutes of full-body strength training.
8.2 KM of #Walking (1°C, 96% humidity, and 9 KM/H wind).
Doing this much yoga really reminds me how inflexible I am. Added on some strength to make me feel more capable. 🤣
Walk was nice enough, picked up some groceries and started another long, busy day.
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2026-03-31 22:07:22 UTC

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I thought reddit was overrun with AIs talking to each other now. 🤣

2026-03-29 19:38:53 UTC

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Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

2026-03-29 10:03:34 UTC

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You just look *tired*, which, I think is reasonable, considering.

2026-03-29 09:39:30 UTC

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Dude, that's too hot. 🤣 (well, for me, anyway)

2026-03-28 20:36:13 UTC

Saturday #Workout:
10 KM of #Walking(light snowshower, -6°C, -13 windchill, 73% humidity, and 25 KM/H wind).
Near-last minute decision to go see Project Hail Mary. Lovely walk there and back, thought it was a bit windy & snowing on the way there.
Movie was great… except it stopped about 15 minutes from the end - some technical issue. Got coupons for another movie in the future.
Movie kept the spirit of the book quite well. Walk back was nice too.
Now, time for Aliens. https://callsheetapp.com/movie/679
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2026-03-28 12:17:35 UTC

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One of my favourite things since I joined Mastodon is regularly seeing posts and languages other than English or French. Reading the posts is now relatively easy thanks to machine translation (not perfect, but usually gets the point across). It makes me feel more connected to the whole world.

2026-03-27 22:27:26 UTC

Tonight’s #film: Alien
Absolute classic. https://callsheetapp.com/movie/348

2026-03-24 16:24:53 UTC

Tuesday #Workout:
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
20 minutes of strength training.
9 KM of #walking (-8°C, -14 windchill, 70% humidity, and 14 KM/H wind).
Good workouts, then was tempted to try a short test run, caught myself, and will give myself another day or so. Picked up the pace a bit walking too.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/285/078/841/639/522/original/ad060ff769ca90c6.jpeg

2026-03-24 14:58:36 UTC

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Found it, thank you good sir!

2026-03-24 09:49:59 UTC

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Continuing to be epic. Where do you see the count?

2026-03-21 12:23:50 UTC

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Flying!

2026-03-21 12:21:00 UTC

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Another beautiful route!

2026-03-21 12:19:52 UTC

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Glorious sleep! 🎉

2026-03-20 18:51:23 UTC

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A lot of running with car traffic?

2026-03-20 15:36:24 UTC

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More sleep, Sebastian.

2026-03-20 15:33:54 UTC

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Hopefully it's serious damage.

2026-03-19 15:38:02 UTC

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I think doing a gentle run with a firm "abort on pain" rule and continue rehab work.

2026-03-19 00:02:18 UTC

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It is tough. I don't tend to lift my feel all the way out, but I know the areas I run really well.
I wouldn't call it hell, though. Running on loose sand in +35°C - that's hell.

2026-03-18 20:07:44 UTC

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🤣 I'd never tell someone to run in shorts in those temps unless they were already used to doing it.
I think it comes down to how cold your feet get. I've been fine in my normal shoes down to -30°C, but will add a second pair of socks. I find my feet get don't cold very quickly even when I'm out for 2-3 hours.
You may need spikes depending on route conditions (slick snow, ice). Running through fresh snow is *hard work* and will spike your HR quickly.

2026-03-14 16:53:55 UTC

Saturday #Workout:
33 minutes of strength training (AKA snow shovelling).
2.8 KM of #Walking (Light snow, -3°C, -9 windchill, 92% humidity, and 22 KM/H wind).
Been off for the past week, no running or working out other than a lot of walking while we were up in #AlgonquinPark, some yoga, and today, shovelling heavy, wet snow. Should be getting back on track Monday, but figured I owed a workout post.
Bonus: Belgian waffles by @npub1ztx…0aek (for a family event tomorrow if I don't eat them all). 🤣
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/228/569/950/129/723/original/9d4d3eb2469fe795.jpeg

2026-03-07 12:58:52 UTC

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Pretty sure you’re supposed to follow the lines. 🤣

2026-03-05 19:33:44 UTC

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One of the selling points of Macs was that they had great office software out of the box.
No one wants to be perpetually nagged to subscriptions for AI slop.

2026-03-05 18:55:16 UTC

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I restored the previous versions of the apps from my Time Machine backup and then turned off automatic updates.

2026-03-05 17:29:23 UTC

Thursday #Workout:
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
20 minutes of strength training.
18.32 KM of #Running (-2°C, -9 windchill, 59% humidity, and 27 KM/H wind, gusting to 37 KM/H).
Good workouts, and another zone 2 run (9.7%, 68.4%, 22.0%) that once again crept into Z3 more than intended. It was windy and I was on the phone for 15 minutes, so I'll blame that. 🤣
I am, however, very, very hungry right now.
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2026-03-05 10:10:21 UTC

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🤣

2026-03-02 17:33:29 UTC

Monday #Workout:
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
20 minutes of strength training.
16.6 KM of #Running (-22°C, -28 windchill, 70% humidity, and 7 KM/H wind).
Shifted our bed/wake time by half an hour in advance of the time change this weekend to attempt some mitigation.
Good workouts and a lovely if chilly run on a old route with some room to grow with the longest run of the year so far, even managed 6ish km on the Rideau Canal Skateway. Sadly, Beavertails hut was closed (too early). #IceBeard
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2026-03-01 10:41:04 UTC

Question for the runners here:
If you could give yourself some advice when you were just starting out to run, what would it be?
I'd tell myself to slow down (pace and KMs).
#Running #RunnersOfMasodon #ParkRun #RunningAdvice

2026-02-28 11:38:00 UTC

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That's really lovely.

2026-02-28 10:53:35 UTC

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Unless you show up in Ottawa in July. 🤔🤣

2026-02-28 00:03:04 UTC

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Coasting, maybe?

2026-02-27 21:07:51 UTC

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They're playing one of the festivals where I work, so I guess I'll be seeing them too!

2026-02-27 19:39:16 UTC

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For many people like us, online communities *are* our communities.

2026-02-27 17:09:50 UTC

It's Push to Production Friday! What could go wrong?
(one of my clients devs are notorious for doing this and breaking things) #DevOps #DevSecOps #PushToProdFriday
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2026-02-23 17:08:25 UTC

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Likely correct; I don't generally rush it.

2026-02-23 10:46:43 UTC

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Bit of math later, shovelling appears to be around 7cal per minute compared to 12 cal per minute for running (Zone 2).

2026-02-23 10:38:22 UTC

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Interesting - a friend warned me about all my snow shovelling (heart attacks are common), so I looked; I'm firmly in the top 20% of zone 1 pretty much the whole time, so it's not something I'm too concerned about, so it's probably the opposite; 2-3 minutes of shovelling = 1 minute of running.

2026-02-22 16:59:30 UTC

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🤷🏻🤣

2026-02-22 13:58:04 UTC

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Were you not concerned that someone was cutting you up and being eaten by other people? 🤣 Happy birthday!

2026-02-22 12:08:35 UTC

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That does feel weird, doesn't it? Are you jumping on a trampoline? 🤣

2026-02-22 12:02:54 UTC

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I think it absolutely was a celebration; with those tough conditions, you did it! Congratulations!

2026-02-21 19:18:56 UTC

Saturday #Workout:
55 minutes of shovelling snow.
15.3 KM of #Running (-6°C, -12 windchill, 79% humidity, and 14 KM/H wind).
A lot of snow shovelling was maybe not the best way to start off today's slog of a run, but it's all done. Run is split in two parts because my watch decided to end the first run while I was stopped talking to some friends I encountered along the route. Snow everywhere meant slow going. 2000 calories later, I'm done for the day.
83KM for the week, up 4KM from last week.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/110/231/406/450/587/original/b9d08358a7cde72f.jpeg
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2026-02-21 18:23:55 UTC

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💯🤘🏻

2026-02-21 18:08:02 UTC

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🖖🏻🎉

2026-02-21 13:28:59 UTC

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I think what happens is when you start getting above 15 km you just do a half or more instead.

2026-02-21 11:55:56 UTC

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Nicely done, two beautiful photos!

2026-02-21 11:24:45 UTC

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Thanks. I'm *trying* to let the KMs creep up "slowly".

2026-02-21 11:22:32 UTC

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Hope MoneyPenny feels better soon. And a demonic run! 🤣

2026-02-21 11:17:47 UTC

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Some times rest is the best training. 🖖🏻

2026-02-21 00:04:21 UTC

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Well done!

2026-02-20 17:09:51 UTC

Friday #Workout:
22 minutes of yoga for runners.
20 minutes of strength training.
16.3 KM of #Running (-7°C, -13 windchill, 57% humidity, and 17 KM/H wind).
Good workouts, arms sore from the heavy strength training, and another good zone 2 run (72%). Managed a half km or so on the Rideau Canal for some running on ice fun. Faintest hint of #IceBeard. 🤷🏻
If you look at the two latest videos, you should be able to see how I change my foot landing on the slick ice.
https://loops.video/v/dZP4wwo6eZ
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2026-02-20 15:46:54 UTC

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🤘🏻🎉 Nicely done!

2026-02-20 12:07:56 UTC

RE: https://loops.video/v/dZvg5CkGcT
Snippet of yesterday’s #Running…
#note19hq…e3pn

2026-02-19 20:30:39 UTC

I got the niftiest valentines day gift from @npub1ztx…0aek; a small electric blanket that's large enough to wrap around a knee. The second half of my day, I typically hang out on the couch, answering email, now with the blanket applying a heat treatment to my knee. I think it is really helping me as I pile on KMs to my #running.

2026-02-19 16:47:27 UTC

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That's a delightful name (Schnarz-o-meter), and the German word for snoring (Schnarchen) is perfect. That much snoring is probably a cause for some concern though. 🤔

2026-02-19 16:40:37 UTC

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There's never open when I run by in the morning. Would make a wonderful mid-run snack though.

2026-02-18 16:34:28 UTC

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That last interval looks really fun. Will have to try that!

2026-02-17 18:53:49 UTC

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It's slow, but seems to be working.

2026-02-17 17:27:45 UTC

Tuesday #Workout:
11 minutes of yoga for runners.
20 minutes of strength training.
14.5 KM of #Running (-1°C, -2 windchill, 91% humidity, and 3 KM/H wind).
Good workouts, a really warm Zone 2 run (and first one >80% in Z2). I think I'm starting to be able to anticipate getting into Z3 and backing off.
At least the misting wasn't too annoying.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/087/145/181/936/897/original/b2c208c4833c5145.jpeg

2026-02-17 10:52:44 UTC

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Awesome, well done!

2026-02-16 20:08:33 UTC

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There are lots of options out there; I have an Apple subscription, so I get the Fitness videos as part of it. They're varied and usually very easy for me to follow along. Finding something you use like that is probably worth a try. I'm sure others will chime in with how they build their strength training plans to support their #running.