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    Morning Leftfield Run
    Running to Leftfield is so good. So is multiple times per week for ease.

    4.5km

    30.1min

    21.6m climbed

    136.1avg bpm

  • The Week #252

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    • πŸ₯Ύ I went for a big walk around the Yamanote line with a few co-workers. We started at Ueno at 9am. Unfortunately, I was only able to join for part of the walk and had to bail after lunch at Takedanobaba.

      In front of Sugamo station

      I brought my point and shoot camera with me and I'm glad I did. It opened my eyes to all of the cool and interesting things that are all around us. I wanted my workflow to be as calm as possible. That is, I wanted to blog it like the old days – photos stuck on my camera until I get home and download them, socials not really live, so that I could be present with the people around me. I will try to make a dedicated post about the Yamathon, as I think it deserves as much, in the spirit of things.
    • ⛏️ The Minecraft movie came out in Japan and we went out to see it. It was a good fun. The crowds are not getting out of control like they are in the US/UK. As both the voice of Bowser in the Mario movie and Steve in Minecraft, Jack Black is really embedding himself as a central character in Leo's childhood.
    • πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ We booked tickets and hotels for a family trip to London this summer. We'll stay about 10 days. I thought I'd have enough points to cover at least half of the hotel, but that was not quite the case. I guess the good news is that I'll definitely have enough points by the time this is all done for the next trip somewhere. While this will be my 4th trip to London, it will be my first time to just explore the city and enjoy the museums. We're all really looking forward to it.
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    Lunch Run
    Out before the rain 🌧️

    4.4km

    30.1min

    26.6m climbed

    163avg bpm

  • Checkin to maya (γƒžγƒ€)

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    in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    Veggie curry to refuel after 18k steps.

  • Checkin to Ikebukuro Station (ζ± θ’‹ι§…)

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    in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • Checkin to Sugamo Station (巣鴨駅)

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    Walking the Yamanote

  • Checkin to Starbucks

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    in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    Probably 15 years since I’ve been here. Lovely terrace seating is new (to me).
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    Lunch Run
    Short and windy 🌬️

    3.0km

    20.9min

    19m climbed

    157.2avg bpm

  • The Week #251

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    • 🌎 Happy Earth Day! 18 years ago when I was an exchange student is when my interest in the environment really started to take hold. I was literally out seeing the world, watching movies like Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and reading books like Lester Brown:s Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.Β  ( This book is readily available in PDF from

      It all made sense to me. I tried (and failed) to gather a group of us to visit Earth Day Tokyo that was being held in Yoyogi. So I went by myself. I had a good time visiting the booths and being around people that cared about similar things. I wasn't alone. But I still had no idea how I could get involved professionally and "help the cause".
      Then and...

      This year I finally went back (with the fam)! I wouldn't have guessed that 18 years ago I'd be building the tech that is central to combating climate change and powering one of the main sponsors of the festival: Octopus Energy. Somehow I managed to find a way to help the cause.

      Back to this week – the Octopus Energy booth was really great. There was a bicycle you could pedal to generate electricity. I think it does a really good job at conveying just how much energy is required just to light a single bulb. Leo gave it a go but the bike was a little too big for him.
      Now

      Next year I hope to go again and maybe spend a more time at the booths, getting better connected to local environmental activities and to reinvigorate my granola-eating, Birkenstock wearing self.
    • β˜€οΈ Fossil fuels fell below 50% ofΒ  US electricity for the first month on record (source). Further evidence that renewable grids will only accelerate. It's not only the morally right thing to do, but it's also the economical thing. Happy days when the moral and economic choice is the same.
    • πŸ“ž With Skype shutting down in a few weeks, I ported my inbound number to a US carrier and an eSim on my phone. Slightly sad that I'll have a monthly $5 dollar charge instead of a yearly $23 fee, but alas. However, as the number is now connected to an actual cell carrier, I wonder if this will enable me to receive SMS and such like from banking applications now?

  • Checkin to Yoyogi Park (δ»£γ€…ζœ¨ε…¬εœ’)

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    Earth day! 🌎
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