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Life
Three things that balance the screen time. Notes, routes, and lessons accumulate in the blog.
~/life/sailing
Sailing
Mostly Solent-based cruising with the occasional longer passage. I like the mix of planning and improvisation — a passage plan is a guess about wind and tide; the day itself is always a negotiation with both.
- Day skipper · tidal navigation · coastal passages
- Favourite stretch: the North Channel, Scotland
- Currently working on: celestial basics, just for the romance
~/life/cycling
Cycling
Road bike most weeks, gravel when the mood strikes, and one long audax or sportive most years to keep things honest. I'm a fan of early starts, bad pastries, and headwinds on the way home.
- Weekly: commute + one long ride
- Kit: steel road frame, alloy gravel, too many spare tubes
- Currently training toward: a 200 km day before autumn
~/life/running
Running
Easy miles most days, a tempo session when I remember, and the occasional race to give the training a point. Happier on trails than on tarmac, but I'll take whatever's close to home.
- Goal pace: slightly uncomfortable, sustainable for ages
- Favourite race distance: half marathon
- Currently chasing: a sub-1:30 on a flat course