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4.35km in 25 minutes

Running in the fields of Grimbergen is quite pleasant. So much Green. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #brussel

A slow run of 5km

A tree with a multitude of autumnal colours

A view of the village abbey in the distance, trough a grass field with additional trees on the sides

Autumn in this lovely village outside of Brussel, Grimbergen. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #brussel

SPIEL 2025 Adventure. A geek in a board game convention | Raffaele Spinelli SPIEL. October is a month I look forward to. End of daylight (summer time) is a reason, but the other one is SPIEL. Around 6 years ago, I met a formidable bunch of folks at the office who were often p...

Came back from Essen, after attending SPIEL. An amazing, and tiring, four days of playing board games. I shared some pictures and few thoughts on what I have played, on my personal space. This year I have found fewer games that I loved. #spiel25 #spiel #boardgames www.rafspiny.eu/blog/spiel-2...

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "don't forget to be a fuckin' human being"

A run of 7km in 41 minutes

Next year, I want to join the half marathon in Leiden. A fantastic colleague who is also into running brought up the topic. So, here we are with incremental training again. #5km #7km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A run of 3,41km in 20 minutes

A lake where you see: the autumn leaves of trees shining in the sun, the solitary heron guarding the lake, and the reflection of the sky in the water.

This morning, I went on a short run with my wife. We stopped at the view of this triptych: the autumn leaves of trees shining in the sun, the solitary heron guarding the lake, and the reflection of the sky in the water. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A run of 3km at the beginning of the week

A poetic view of the horizon at a pond, with trees and vegetation everywhere and the sun casting rays of light that makes the clouds pinky.

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In the last week, I’ve running on and off. Always 5 km in the last 3 days. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

3,40 km in 21 minutes

Quick run with my wife. It is good to resume running. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

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Let go of the urge to argue about “questionable” decisions (after I raise a point once) and focus on technical excellence. When that doesn’t work, I look at my cats.

I promised to come back on this. Three nerdy, crazy things happened. Let’s focus on the last one. My (now) wife is mad about dinosaurs and we decided to dress up as t-rex for our first dance. Many other dino things happened on that day. We improvised the movements. Original idea by t-rex Tuesday.

Ashley Willis I didn’t mean for this to be a quiet season. It wasn’t planned, it wasn’t marked on my calendar, and it certainly wasn’t framed in my mind as a stretch of inten...

I’ve been a little quiet lately... on purpose. Here’s why the quiet season matters ashley.dev/posts/the-qu...

and--idk quite how to articulate this--but the work of it is... critical to art-making. like you discover your intentions through the labor of expressing them. if I'd woken up at 17 with the technical ability to write a novel, i wouldn't have known what i was trying to say. the work IS the product.

If you want to share with me your reference material for this sort of training, I would be happy.

To me, running kept my mental health where it should have been. I also noticed general health improvements, even lost a bit of belly.

This is not the end. I am gonna keep running after the honeymoon. But not every day. I am, now, caressing the idea of running a half marathon next year.

5.04km in 27 minutes.

Day 100: Reached 100 days yesterday. I forgot to post it, because it was an hectic day, for a different reason. This whole thing started as a `let's try to run/do yoga for a week` with my wife. It became something completely different. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A run of 3.22km in 19 minutes

Another view of the pond and the trees surrounding it

Day 99: Today was the second last day. Excited. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

3.27 in 19 minutes

A ginger cat laying on the bed with his paws folded onto each other.

Day 98: It was a good run. I was on the phone with my family. Not my brightest idea, perhaps.Plus, the night before, my boy was in cuteness overload mode. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam #cats #gingercats #catsofbluesky

3.11km in 18 minutes

A clear blue sky. A greenish pond that reflects the sky and the trees around

Day 97: Feeling a bit better. Stats are going up again. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

3km in 19 minutes.

Day 96: It is getting even worse 😓 #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

3.17 km in 18 minutes.

Day 95: Quick run in the morning. Not feeling super well. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A 3.48km run in 18 minutes

Another beautiful reflection of the sky and trees on the pond. A duck is breaking the perfect reflection by swimming peacefully in the pond.

Day 94: I have been lacking behind in terms of posting. On the 6th there was a clear sky and I managed to have a good run. Also a beautiful view of the pond. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

3km in 17 minutes

Day 93: I finally felt better and slowly went running again. A bit slow, but I’ve been so incredibly happy to leave the sofa and go back rubbing. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

Day 92: I still felt so crappy that I’ve been a couch potato for the entire Monday.

3km walk in the iOS fitness app

Day 91: Sadly, I got caught up in the rain several times. Yes, several. Couldn’t dry myself and I felt sick. Managed to go out for a 3km walk. #3km #amsterdam

A table with Defenders of the Realm set up. An Orange cat is seated on the chair in front of the table, looking at the board with judgment and contempt for the poor decisions made so far in the game.

Throwback #caturday. My beloved boy Apollo joining us at the table, judging are wrong decisions at Defenders of the Realm. He is greatly missed.

Reread the post this morning. The horror. My eyes are hurting. `shoes in stars`. Although the atoms making up my shoes, were part of a star, a long time ago, it was quite a stretch from the auto-corrector.

3.33 km in 18 minutes

Day 90: It is pouring down here in Amsterdam. Double layer of clothes and we keep running. My wife is getting a croissant on top of her breakfast. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

3.16km in 18 minutes

Day 89: I got a bit stressing for some wedding organisational discussions. I struggle to go running and it shoes in the stars. It’s gonna be better tomorrow. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen