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The Bike Commute Chronicles: A Windy Conundrum

Two weeks post-Marcialonga, and here I am, pedaling through life with a mixed bag of success and comedy. Attempting to blend recovery with maintaining my fitness, I embarked on bike commutes that turned out to be an adventure of sorts. Some days felt like triumph, others like I was part of a slapstick comedy—especially the day when the wind decided to play the villain, leaving me so depleted I had to buddy up with the train home. The battle against the wind was real, and let’s just say, the wind had the last laugh.

The Techie Night Owl Saga: A Project of Passion

In the quiet of the night, while sensible souls embraced sleep, I found myself wrestling with my techie-pet-project. Picture this: an Adafruit Featherwing stackable microprocessor board, complete with optical timing gates, logging capabilities, and dreams of LoRa communication. A project so enticing, it made me break my sacred vow of early bedtime—a decision my wife lovingly described as „STUPID.“ But who needs sleep when there are circuits to conquer and codes to crack, right?

The Slope Test: A Comedy of Errors

Fast forward to the first field test, a rushed affair post the domestic bliss of cleaning and laundry. Imagine my surprise when I, the makeshift cross-country skier, outsped my own creation. The optical gates, still dizzy from their 250 ms debugging loop, couldn’t keep up with my lightning pace. Or perhaps, it was just a testament to my questionable engineering skills. Either way, I left the slopes with a bruised ego but a story to tell.

The Sertig Classic Misadventure: Double Poling to Glory

Convinced by a friend, I found myself at the start line of the „Sertig Classic“ in Davos, unprepared for the 21 km of classic cross-country skiing ahead. With memories of past races haunting me, I optimistically (read: foolishly) waxed my skis, resulting in an uphill double poling marathon. But hey, who needs efficient skiing when you can turn a race into an unintended swim training session for SWISSMAN?

As I gear up for „Maloja-Zernez“ next week, I can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. Life’s a race, they say, filled with unexpected headwinds and techie trials. But if you can’t laugh at yourself while double poling uphill, are you even living?

Moral of the Story: Whether you’re battling the elements on your bike, coding into the night, or waxing your skis with misguided optimism, the journey to SWISSMAN is nothing short of a comedic adventure. Onward and upward, my friends, the show must go on!