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Re: Himalayan trip: altitude profile

mariusz — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:59:11 -0000

Thanks. Pretty challenging but at the same ultimate altitude cycling adventure. Many things against us: the altitude, season, weather, and political situation. The wind might be an obstacle, but I'm worried more about the chill factor and the snow. The area around Leh should be dry: semi-desert, very low annual rainfall, and now dry season. Further south towards the Indian plains, there is more snowfall, and some of the passes might be closed for the winter season already. We'll see. I'll take GPS and collect the route trace. I will report on winds once we experience them. Have not read anything "unusual" in any guide or report so probably the "usual" mountain changeable weather conditions.

Re: Himalayan trip: altitude profile

Hannes — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:17:45 -0000

looks like a challenging trip. enjoy and keep safe, do you know by any chance how bad the traffic is on these roads? and what the 'usual' wind conditions are? I mean wind is always the worst - you loose so much energy fighting it (my experience in NZ - where the height profiles are at http://runkeeper.com/user/h....

Enjoy the trip,

Hannes

Re: 100km – during and after

gwiazda — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:58:51 -0000

Congratukations! It is your big achievement! I did not relise before that running 100 km might be such an emotional experience! Well done!

Re: I have entered…

mariusz — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:14:22 -0000

Hey -
It took me a while to get my head around the event. I'll write more about it in a bit... yes, I've done it. It was totally unexpected. Like with many things you wait to do for long time, and then you do them for the very first time - it is always different to what you imagined it to be. Did I enjoyed it? Yes and no. There were times I was pretty euphoric and happy. There were times I was completely beaten and totally depressed. There were times I loved running. And times I hated it, and put the whole adventure into question. It was a cocktail of emotions. I cannot really say that I have enjoyed it while doing it. But, I certainly enjoy it a lot afterwords. Thanks lots for the support!

Re: I have entered…

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:06:56 -0000

How was it? Did you enjoy it ?

Re: On grief

Agnieszka — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:27:51 -0000

As I said you are so right. I have really started cherishing moments when Julian was born and since then I have no problems with it. Every second is so precious... and the best way to live your live is be where you really are at the mo and do what you are doing at the mo ( especially be with people you are with ). You can not live a sec again. Every year everybody has got 366 days to live and it is up to us to do something with the time given. Some of us are loosing the time, others are appreciating and enjoing evey second of it.

Re: Only doing things that only I can do

mariusz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:45:11 -0000

Hehe - yeah, I know. A bit academic. A bit geeky. How else can you say that?

Re: On grief

mariusz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:31:21 -0000

Thank you.
In the everyday rush we often miss that. Sometimes we cherish and celebrate moments AFTER we have lived them, not DURING when they are happening.

Re: 2 days left.

Sharmi — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:18:14 -0000

All the best Mariusz

Re: Only doing things that only I can do

Agnieszka — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:21:31 -0000

"Let’s consider a recursively defined abstract measure of impact, called I-factor, of a Let’s consider a recursively defined abstract measure of impact, called I-factor, of a person’s life, as the sum of all the influences a person had on their immediate peers they interacted or communicated with, plus all the impact made by those peers on their peers (which was caused by the original impact), ad infinity. Then, perhaps, maximizing the i-factor should be the general guideline?"

So you. So academic.

Re: On grief

Agnieszka — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:18:59 -0000

I know how you are feeling. "Appreciating the time that can be shared and celebrated." is so right. You can not do anything better than this.

Re: Day 1: Bell Labs’ Innovation Symposium, Auckland.

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Re: IEEE Wireless Workshop, Christchurch.

mariusz — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:36:08 -0000

Thank you. Yes, I wish I will be able to attend, but not sure about the funding yet.

Re: IEEE Wireless Workshop, Christchurch.

canterbury researcher — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:34:23 -0000

Interesting to read your blog about the '08 event. We are running it again this year - hope to see you here.

Re: Pallas-Yllastunturi: the land of the bowing trees

Ryan — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:40:29 -0000

Sound like a lot of fun! I'd like to visit Finland some day too!

Re: Lost my voice

mariusz — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 22:16:33 -0000

Interesting to see that a year before I decided to try non-speaking Fridays I have lost my voice and was forced to observe silence (sort of) by my throat infection. I'm pretty sure it has (indirect) influence on the decision about the vow of silence later on.

Re: Milford Sound: diving trip

Kelli Stirling — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:26:37 -0000

AWESOME, Mariusz you are so talented. What a fantastic trip, can't wait to go again.

Re: Emilia's first race

Rob — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:28:46 -0000

I loved reading this (especially the bit when you had to stop for a chat and a cuddle - priceless!). I have three kids of my own (two old enough to run some kind of race) and nothing has made me happier than crossing a finish line with one or both of them. I hope there are many more races ahead for all of us.

Re: 2 weeks after the marathon

mariusz — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:12:37 -0000

Super! Brat mi mówił, że w tym roku w Poznaniu biegło ponad 4000 tyś. ludzi. To musi być super impreza. Planuję zrobić ultramaraton (100km) w 2011 i zrobić Iron Man triatlon w 2012. Zobaczymy czy będę w stanie się przygotować. To wymaga troszkę zmian w priorytetach i ustawienie życia troszkę pod kątem treningów. Zobaczymy - na razie tylko tak rekreacyjnie biegam. Nawet roweru jeszcze nie mam. Ani pianki do pływania. Fajnie byłoby wziąść udział w jakiejś polskiej imprezie, no ale jak jestem w Polsce to najczęściej zimą (letnie wakacje u nas), a wtedy nikt nic nie organizuje.

Re: 2 weeks after the marathon

Tomek — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:02:05 -0000

Czesc Mariusz troche przypadkowo wpadlem na Twoj dziennik jakis czas temu, fajnie ze biegasz. Ja przebieglem maraton 5 lat temu. Troche mnie rozsmieszyles z tym tlumem na starcie cos ponad dwiescie osob na full maraton w Poznaniu startuje co roku ponad 3000. Ale nie wazne wrazenia, przezycie zwiazane z bieganiem sa podobne i to jest to. Czytalem tez o tym maratonie gorskim w Polsce jest organizowany maraton na Turbaczu roznica wzniesien to 400 - 1250 - 800 - 1310 -500 ale ten wasz ma prawie 50 km. Pozdrawiam.

Re: On running: meditation in motion

gloriagdiago — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:33:55 -0000

Your explanation about what running means for you and why, although you donÂ´t like, give you pleasure is brilliant, great!!

Re: 18 days to go - my misses to date...

Emma Johnson — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:10:48 -0000

Balance diet is so important if you want a healthy lifestyle and a longer life..`-

Re: On primary function & feeling-good.

mariusz — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:43:15 -0000

Thanks. We will see. It is easier to say it than to do it. Just trying to think of why I do what I do right at any given moment is pretty overwhelming actually. I do so many things without thinking about it. Very often simply out of habit. Or as a result of stimulus, or out of reaction to something. I guess it goes hand-in-hand with the notion of simplifying one's life.

How are your resolutions?

Re: On primary function & feeling-good.

Agnieszka — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:34:04 -0000

I think that you resolution will make you enjoy your activities more. So enjoy.

Re: Otago Campus, people, twitter and lost photos

Stefan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:04:39 -0000

Awww... that actually really is a feel good story. I miss Dunedin.
Cheers from snowy Stuttgart