Hi, I’m Rob.
I live in Surrey, am interested in most things, and have a bad habit of turning those interests into spreadsheets.
These Are Some Things is my place to document the experiments, adventures, and tools that make life interesting. I am not an elite athlete, a professional linguist, or a travel influencer. I’m a dad with a day job who likes to see how much can be squeezed into the margins of everyday life.
What you’ll find here
As the name says, these are some things, and that is the only sort of to which categorisation I will commit. Including but not limited to:
1. Running & Racing
I run trails and road races, usually around the Surrey Hills. I am not particularly good at running, but I enjoy all of it. I like the data, the splits, and the training plans. I like being outside, I like being on my own (or with others) and I like moving under my own power
- Start here: https://www.thesearesomethings.com/running/beat-box-hill-half-marathon-a-trail-running-adventure/
2. Microadventures
I believe you don’t need a plane ticket to have an adventure. From packrafting local rivers to bivvying on a weeknight, I try to embrace the “5-to-9” (the time after work and before the next morning). I am always looking for more reasons and motivation to do these adventures
3. Tools, Games, Experiments and Things
Everything is interesting in some way, and so there will be a lot of different things here.
Connect
- Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/30086485
- Leave a comment: I read every comment on the posts, so feel free to ask questions there.
Thanks for reading.