Weeknotes: 2026-07-26

It’s too darn hot. I think I’ve acclimated somewhat, but it’s still averaging 6 degrees warmer than usual, like it has done for the past two months. Add another blast of additional heat this week. Nothing to worry about, I’m sure.

I start week 11 of my ultramarathon training plan: the fatigue is building, and the runs are getting longer and longer. The plan runs for 20 weeks, and come the end of it I’ll be running for 4 hours in a single run. Still less time than I’ll be on my feet in whatever 50K race I enter in the autumn, and I know some marathoners are out there completing their 26 miles in around that time.

I keep thinking about resuming my playthrough of Baldurs Gate 3, but my appetite for gaming - alongside food - has been reduced in this warm weather. 1) Ingrained shame about being indoors when the weather is fine outside; 2) The PC kicks out a lot of heat and nobody wants that. If only it ran at console temperatures.