Personal Diary
Off-the-record notes from Jo — the small observations, travel moments, and half-formed thoughts that sit alongside the races and the work.
This corner of reboot blog holds the everyday entries — the ones that don't quite fit a race report or a gear review. Expect short reflections written between training blocks, business trips, and ordinary days.
World Cup, Watched From Germany
Written during a business trip to Germany in June 2014, this entry catches the mood around the opening of the Brazil World Cup — a small aside from a work schedule abroad, noted between meetings rather than planned as a highlight.
Why Some Races Fill Up
A diary-style musing on what keeps entry numbers high for certain events — less analysis, more a running list of impressions gathered from following race fields and comparing them against Jo's own experience toeing the line.
Analogies Worth Keeping
Several entries here draw loose parallels between endurance running and the rhythms of a working week — pacing, recovery, and the discipline of showing up. These aren't formal essays, just observations that Jo returns to when a long run or a long meeting starts to feel the same.
- Notes on pacing a day the way one paces a distance race.
- Travel prep habits carried over from ultramarathon logistics.
- Small comparisons between recovery after a race and recovery after a heavy work stretch.
The diary corner of the site collects personal notes that sit apart from race reports and gear reviews, gathering the quieter observations that arrive between training blocks, business trips, and ordinary days at home. The tone here is intentionally loose and reflective, a place where travel impressions, half-formed thoughts, and small daily notes can land without the pressure of a structured write-up. Entries tend to be short, often written in passing, capturing a mood or a moment rather than chasing a conclusion. Readers following the wider blog for race coverage and technical discussion will recognise a different register here, one shaped by curiosity and the habit of writing things down before they harden into a full post.
From Germany and Elsewhere
Travel threads through much of this diary — a business trip to Germany, stopovers, and the odd detail noticed along the way. These entries sit apart from the structured race calendar covered in the Challenge and Races sections, offering a more personal, unfiltered look at the year.