My dream job: going from place to place, learning from masters of dying crafts the skills of their trades. *goes back to binge watching Victorian Farm*

Michael de Adder

A comic about a rat

Ran in the Red Isle Relay in PEI this weekend. What I learned:
1. Running with other people cheering you on is fun (I’ve always been alone at races and never had someone waiting to cheer for me)
2. My body was not prepared to run in the middle of the night.
3. I need to be faster.
#running

@A_bee @Rheall @knitting they do ship! I’ve ordered from them.

@Rheall @knitting I’m not on the east coast, but Beehive Wool Shop in Victoria is lovely. Here on the east coast Good Fibrations in Saint John is a gem.

@WTL thanks!

Ran the 10k in Fredericton today. Brutal wind! Wasn’t sure I could get under 1hr but went for it. Chip time was 59:51!! That’s a new PR (1:00:25 last year, same course) so I was really pleased! #running

@danfairs exactly! I like Training Peaks because you can plan out a whole year of training/races, build your own running workouts,etc and send to your watch. if you really like data and charts, Runalyze is cool too.

@danfairs I use the Garmin app, and Training Peaks (I have a paid subscription that came via my coach.) Both do better at tracking running data than Strava, but don’t have the same social focus.

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

This week, I ran in Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto. Counting tomorrow, four provinces in 8 days. My body has no idea what time it is. #running

https://effinbirds.com/post/780463650765996032

@briandau happy birthday!

@mathzy me too!

@bomkatt note to self, stop avoiding strength training

Me on yesterday’s run: wow I’m feeling strong despite being really tired! And no pain!

Five seconds later: here, have some hobbling arch pain…
#running

@KarenStrickholm it makes me smile every time I work on it.

Terry Pratchett was wise

@madgeface thanks! It’s on the yoke - the pattern is actually called lobstah sweater!