Time lapse of Queenstown skyline

Sugru > noise

 

Not so much gear, but hoping to do a few other things with sugru, not sure what though, grip thingies for my cup for when it gets 2 hot for one. Also fixing my headlamp which has a broken rotator. Ideas ideas.

Pot Cozy V2.0

you maybe asking whats new? (no your not but...)

 

a new lid for sipping!

GU and Barefooting

So it took me a while but i found some brown rice syrup and so i tried to make some carbo gels today. Copying the recipe i found here i added chia seeds and coffee granuales. The coffee was a bad choice either way too much or just don't use instant. The chia seeds give the whole thing nice texture though and are still every as nice to munch on. Using the gel every so often in my combined 5km bike 6.5km run 5km ride felt pretty good. Not that i would generally have a lull in such a short distance but I never felt empty either. I could be onto something there and for basically $3.54 for 500ml of this magical syrup its almost worth its weight in gold. Perhaps i'll go get some more.

Right now what's slowing me down is my running style, after going barefoot i just can't stride out like i can with shoes. I try to push the speed but it inevitably results in a higher propensity to heel strike which eventually leads to pain. So i must adjust my style first i think before pushing the pace. What's good is the ITBS that has plagued since i started running has faded into the background. I mean its still a little there but it certainly doesn't flare up as much as it used to. I guess i'll know better tomorrow.

It feels good though to bring in the kms with my barefeet, looking forward to upping the distance.