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Recovery
Last week’s cold/URI is not 100% gone, but it has degenerated to the point where it’s no longer affecting my daily activities. The main thing I’m noticing now is that when I wake up in the morning, my head feels like it is in a vise. I’m assuming it’s some kind of sinus headache or…
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Zeke’s Market Blend Pourover (take 2)
Starting a new post for these beans, because this is a significant change from my original recipe. As with my last bag of medium roasted beans, I had been trying to brew these using a pourover recipe that works well for me with lighter roasts, with unspectacular results: the cups were occasionally bitter, occasionally weak/watery,…
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Back on the bike
I rode my bike for the first time in a week this morning. I’m also back at the office for the first time in a week, and it’s been a week since I came down with this cold, from which I am still recovering. The ride went OK, but my stamina on hills is still…
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Running Improvement
I did not have high expectations for this morning’s run. I woke up feeling fine, but still feeling some lingering effects from the past week’s cold. I felt about the same two days ago, and did not have a good run at all. I figured today would be more of the same, but it was…
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Run Notes
Really tough run today. I feel like I’m “over the hump” with this week’s cold, which is to say, I felt OK when I woke up this morning. I still have a slight (productive) cough, and some minor clamminess occasionally, but for the most part, I feel fine. For the second Friday in a row,…
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Paddling Report
Now that fall is well underway, I’m trying to fit as much paddling in to my schedule as I can before it gets too cold. Today, we headed to the eastern shore, put in at the Wye Island public canoe/kayak launch on Granary Creek, and paddled out to Pickering Creek Audubon Center and back. The…
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Today’s Run
I definitely have a cold or something. Right now, it’s mild enough that it’s not keeping me from my normal activities, but it’s slowing me down. I waited until all the schools were in session this morning, headed out at 10:00am, and ran a little over 5 miles. My speed and cadence were definitely below…
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Zeke’s Market Blend Pourover
I picked this bag up last night at the grocery store, after using up the last of the beans I bought in Minneapolis. I brewed my first cup with what has become my go-to starting pourover recipe for medium roasts. It turned out pretty good. It probably helps that I really like dark chocolate, as…
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Chilly Commute
This morning really felt like fall. It was the first day of the season that I rode to work with cold weather gear (jacket, leg warmers, and lightweight balaclava). Temperatures were in the mid 40s with sun, and a little bit of a lingering breeze following a front that came through over the weekend. Not…
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Smoothie Recipe #3
This is a variation on #1. I was short on spinach and frozen banana slices, so I improvised with an avocado, and it wasn’t too bad. I used a combination of oat milk and almond milk. I started with 8 ounces, which turned out not to be quite enough, so I added some more to…