Month: September 2017

Sports fair at the exit from registration for the Moscow Marathon. Heineken stand. Now they are positioning non-alcoholic beer almost as a sports drink) grabbed a couple of mugs

It’s very noticeable in Moscow that people who are strangers or barely acquainted don’t really greet each other. For example, during a jog in the USA or Europe, it’s quite rare that a fellow jogger won’t throw you a casual hello. And there’s no need to even mention the neighbors. In Moscow, it’s quite the opposite: it’s rare for someone to greet you. Also, there’s a suspicion that if you do something wrong, here they prefer to make remarks over asking you not to do something. I never really noticed it before.

This is what offline bugs look like. And all because they couldn’t find a decent Solution Architect and QA!

It feels strange to be out in the unpleasant rain, under a grey sky, at the intersection of Veselaya and Solnechnaya streets

10 km training

This is how I’ve been getting around Moscow these days. It’s a ripstik (aka waveboard aka rollersurf aka two-wheeled skateboard). Comparing it to a longboard, which I used for the same purposes before.

1) it doesn’t fly under the wheels of cars and feet of pedestrians in case you lose control. It immediately falls on its side and stops. This is a huge plus in the city.

2) you can ride it without jumping off, accelerating and slightly braking, if the road allows.

3) you can climb up small hills on it, again without jumping off. But that’s a physical effort, and a good chance to end up quite sweaty at your destination.

4) it’s more convenient to carry.

As for the downsides: on narrow paths, you can only brake to a complete stop. Slowing down is not easy if there’s no space to curve. And it’s slightly harder to learn than on a longboard.

Actually, I initially packed it in a suitcase for my daughter in the USA, but how could I not use it when there’s a chance to move faster.

New video from Masha: arm exercises:

Let’s support her)

10 km, 00:59:25, 5:56/km. I keep proving to myself that running with podcasts playing in my headphones makes me slower.

Today at 10:45 on Avtozavodskaya street, someone tried to scam me with “ancient coins” twice in a row. Naturally, “I don’t know what this piece of metal is” and “my phone died” worked both times. Be careful.

@[100000992207133:2048:Alexander Kaper] ran 200 days from Moscow to Beijing and reached today! Congratulations) Sasha, what now with the dreams? On the 24th, Muscovites will run a marathon, while this man ran it every day for 200 consecutive days. Cool! Interesting, after all, you need to occupy your mind for many hours a day with boring landscapes. Imagine how many thoughts one can rethink! In general, I have two questions for Sasha: what’s next and does it help to give birth to brilliant ideas) https://xn—-7sbfophekqcpt.xn--p1ai/ (this was supposed to be moskva-pekin.rf)