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walks, runs, records spun & whatever i made this week

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doing

  • a tiny shelf for the airing cupboard
  • sourdough starter (rip #2, born #3)
  • this very website, slightly askew

avoiding

  • plotting another walk
  • linkedin
  • financial planning

★ fresh out the workshop ★

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May 25, 2026

activity

Carlisle Walking

Walking from Brampton to Carlisle. Hadrian's Wall Pt 1.

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♫ on the record player

— this week in ears full stats →
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🔁 SONG ON REPEAT

The Last Generation

Xandria

from Eclipse · can't stop, won't stop

10 plays and counting

recently played

most recent first
  • Colours
    Xandria
    5:03 22h ago
  • CRYSTAL CAVE
    Castle Rat
    4:55 22h ago
  • Eclipse
    Xandria
    5:16 22h ago
  • PATH OF MOSS
    Castle Rat
    1:34 1d ago
  • UNICORN
    Castle Rat
    6:30 1d ago
  • SIREN
    Castle Rat
    3:41 1d ago

top artists · last 30 days

plays vs prev 30
# artist plays vs prev 30d
1 Tulip
slayer
 41 new
2 Helloween
german metal
 36 new
3 Xandria
german metal
 31 ▲ 21
4 Seven Spires
boston metal
 21 new
5 Muse
modern rock
 18 new
6 The Birthday Massacre
canadian rock
 16 new

year in music

2026 · every day

2026 · minutes listened

less more · each column = one week (Mon–Sun)
174h 19m
total in 2026
43m
daily average
4h 11m
busiest (aug 25)

💪 the body, lately

— live from the watch, no flexing (much) full stats →
👟 steps this year
2,039,234
26,776
this week
169,436
this month
🪜 stairs this year
5,225
79
this week
394
this month
📏 distance this year
1946.0 km
24.8 km
this week
160.6 km
this month

🏆 personal records

all-time bests
40,519
most steps in a day
26 jun 2026
32.2 km
longest outing
walk · 25 may 2026
5:04 /km
fastest avg pace
run · 23 jun 2024
394 m
biggest single climb
walk · 15 may 2026
51
highest vo2 max
23 jun 2024

random thoughts

— short, unedited, frequent
jun 29
"washing tissues is the primary cause of cosmic collapse"
jun 28
"a slow run still counts. a walk still counts. showing up still counts."
jun 26
"if you put 'soft launch' in front of any activity you have basically committed to nothing."
jun 22
"tea before email. always tea before email. this is a rule."