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For years, I’ve maintained multiple versions of a personal biography that has been used on conference sites, publishing sites, and in books. There are versions for print, and versions for the web. There are even headshots to go alongside them, multiple looks, in multiple sizes and resolutions used these things to communicate.

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Intérieur Sport - Seul au monde

On my whiteboard at this very moment is what could be considered a sketch. It’s a circle with a line running through it from upper-right to lower-left, the classic icon used to indicate something bad.

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The Beginning

The opening paragraph of the story I began writing two nights ago:

That morning, I took a shower, shaved, and put on my favorite pair of Levi’s, a plain white t-shirt, and my suede work boots. I put a box of Camel cigarettes and a lighter into one pocket. In the other, I put all the money I had: a dollar bill and eighty-five cents in change. I lifted my pack into the trunk of a friend’s car without saying goodbye to anyone, without even a note.
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Grance Course du Lac du Bourget

This Sunday I raced the event that I truly considered as my main objective, and despite the distance being a little long for me, I had an awsome day and managed to complete the distance without suffering too much. Having not run at all all week, eaten badly, worked too hard, not slept enough, going into the race I was confident of going well and had planned to spend around 6 hours on the trails.

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From the start to the finish I felt significantly better than expected, I kept the focus along all the race and my legs felt strong, at least until mile 37. I managed to contain my calf injury even though I was afraid in the first slopes around mile 20. From 30-40K I was struggling and was seriously considering dropping out. I was still keeping up a decent pace but my legs were fairly trashed before hitting the final ascent which didn't bode well

Thanks to Yohan for pacing me despite dropping at mile 37 and for pushing me every step of the way.

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Ultrafondus Magazine issue 83 is out

Yesterday, I discovered an essay called “Slow Design,” written by Callie Neylan, by way of the Phoenix Designers Group on Facebook. A few minutes later, the hum of the neighborhood from my back patio dimmed, the streets went quiet, the wind lulled to a breath. A quote from Callie’s manifesto for a return to slow, deliberate, mindful design:

May suitable doses of guaranteed visual pleasure and slow, long-lasting enjoyment resulting from a slowly-designed, well-designed thing preserve us from the contagion of the multitude who mistake frenzy for efficiency.

Unequivocally, it’s a beautiful post whose words and intent are the ice from a stiff drink melting on your tongue after a long day. ”The multitude who mistake frenzy for efficiency.” I wish that phrase had been my own.

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Lyon Half-Marathon

This past weekend I ran the annual Lyon Half- Marathon, my first Half-Marathon in 7 years. The event was perfectly timed as a training run for the Grande Course du Lac du Bourget 2 weeks later, meaning I could recover from the race in time to be ready for one of my main objectives this season. I forgot how fun it can be, painful too with all that asphalt.

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