Archive
Everything written here, newest first.
Morning runs along the Yodo River
Six weeks of 6 a.m. runs, what changed, and why the river path beats the treadmill.
Notes on pour-over ratios
A small experiment with 1:15, 1:16 and 1:17 using the same beans for a week.
First roll of Portra 400 in Kyoto
Thirty-six frames, two of them good. Lessons from shooting film again after ten years.
A twelve-week half marathon plan that fits a desk job
Four runs a week, one long run, and how I plan to avoid the injury that ended my last attempt.
Five small coffee shops I keep going back to
No chains, no queues, just good coffee and somewhere quiet to read.
Setting up a tiny darkroom in a one-room flat
Developing black and white film in a bathroom, with a changing bag and a lot of patience.
In defence of running in the rain
The rainy season is the best time of year to run, and I will not be persuaded otherwise.
What I have been reading this year
A short and unremarkable list, mostly non-fiction, mostly read on trains.