So far this year I’ve run about an hour on 34 days.
Now social distancing / quarantine / lockdown (not all that different than my normal life, actually) … I wanted to increase the daily workout.
After declining the Worldbig3 challenge … instead:
Day 1 in Parksville, I decided to cycle out to Englishman River Falls Provincial Park → run for about an hour → then cycle back to town stopping at the liquor store.
A good start. 🍷
I’m now back in Canada.
Same day Trudeau announced Canada is shutting the border to non-Canadian citizens, with limited exceptions, to limit the spread of COVID-19.
My flight Bermuda to Toronto was quite normal. I was asked to self-quarantine for 14 days when I get to my final destination. Just in case. No testing on arrival.
Air Canada postponed my ongoing flights by a day claiming Government travel advisory. No compensation.
Sounds bogus to me.
But by luck we managed to complete the annual Bermuda Gymnastics competition on Sunday — before schools closed Tuesday.
The Gymnastics Club has now shut down, as well, for 2 weeks out of an abundance of caution.
There are still no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bermuda.
Most days in Bermuda I run about an hour.
It’s easy to get motivated with this kind of climate and scenery.
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Everyone could and should sleep better.
Can a smart watch app help?
I tried Sleep++.
This is the kind of data you get …
That 8 hour night above seemed to me to be a perfect sleep. My average using this data is about 6 hours.
At age-62 I typically get up once during the night to pee.
Likely I’ll give up on the app soon. But keep trying strategies to sleep better and longer.
Always inspiring.
It’s the 40th year of the World Tour.
They used Mount Royal University in 2020 as one of their Calgary venues for the first time.
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I’m a WINNER.
Here’s the official Film Festival Speed Lite 12 day pack by Deuter I won by random draw. US$54 on Amazon.
Festival poster.
Jill Redwood lives in East Gippsland, Australia where she built her house almost 30 years ago.
She prefers to be really self-sufficient, having an orchard, a garden with vegetables and an animal farm which provide almost everything she needs on a daily basis, without having to frequently drive one hour and a half to the nearest town.
Moreover, with regard to energy and water supply, she uses solar panels and a waterwheel.
Living entirely off-grid, on around $80 a week and surrounded only be animals, Jill happily says: „what more do I need?”…
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Tim Ferriss recommends we review the past year (which was GREAT) before making any plans for the next.
I want to be a #winner in 2020. Like this guy.
1. What were three to four highs of last year … and three to four lows?
23 day cycling tour of Patagonia
24 day cycling tour of the Pacific N.W.
30 days in Nepal – hiking and dental work
first visits to Prague and Budapest
So … travel, hiking and cycling remain my annual highlights.
I can’t recall any significant lows. I broke two laptops. Got stuck in Hungary without an exit visa. Ruined a pair of shoes. Nothing significant.
2. What enabled or motivated you to reach those highs, and how did you successfully move through the lows?
For travel I was more organized than in the past. Put together detailed gear lists. Made my plans months ahead rather than weeks or days in advance.
3. What worked and didn’t work? In other words, what do you need to do more or less of?
More of the same. Get organized early for my travels in 2020.
I spent more than I earned in 2019. I should work more, play less in 2020.
I did not ski enough in 2019. My goal is at least 5 days downhill.
4. What stressed you out the most, and how could you navigate it better?
Bicycle maintenance stresses me out. I’ve now downloaded The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual to my laptop and phone.
My only medical concern is high blood pressure. Need to monitor that more consistently.
I follow the high crimes and misdemeanours of Trump. The world seems to be getting worse, not better. … BUT my own life is unaffected. I don’t worry about an unexpected health care emergency as so many Americans do.
5. And, most important, what were you most grateful for in 2019, and how can you take that into 2020?
Good health. Myself and my family.
I ran more in 2019 than I have since at least 2008. Should run an hour a day at least 45 days of 2020. Enter at least 3 races in 2020.
related – How (and why) you should give yourself a year-end review
I’m not much into self-help books.
But many people I admire follow Tim Ferriss. I finally got around to starting his classic book …
The evangelizing rah-rah turns me off … as does the focus on money while claiming not to care about money.
On the other hand, Ferriss does have some very good ideas. For example:
Here’s my buddy Josh. He’s a digital nomad working online from a series of inexpensive nations — most recently Guatemala, Nepal and Vietnam.
related – my own philosophy of Voluntary Simplicity
Rick McCharles 