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Lee Perry

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I talk about 🚴virtual cycling, πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ running, πŸ•ΉοΈplaying old video games, πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»learning code, πŸ•Podencos and Burnley FC πŸŸ£πŸ”΅. https://lee-perry.co.uk | https://l33.co.uk | https://l.prry.uk

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Cyclists avatars in purple jerseys descend with the sea in view on Zwift's Watopia.

Cyclists avatars in purple jerseys descend with the sea in view on Zwift's Watopia.

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰01:14:41 πŸ“32.15km πŸ›«686m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯143bpm πŸͺ«170w 🧁746kcal

Steady but challenging first ride back after a rough few days out with food poisoning.

08.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Ή though he has hurt has back again this week πŸ™, Mr bayLee is still super eager to get out for some exercise. Here he is on a short walk hunting for mice in the hedgreow this afternoon.

#dogs https://leeperry.micro.blog/2026/03/08/though-he-has-hurt-has/

08.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»Experiment - looking to simplify my flow (and for an excuse to play with code), how closely can I replicate what my 11ty site does in Hugo, as constrained by micro.blog, now that I’ve done this a few times? …lets find out!

#indieweb

08.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ† I completed today’s easy sudoku puzzle in the guardian in 7:10.
πŸ”– #sudoku

Sudoku - https://l.prry.uk/notes/2026-03-04-sudoku/

04.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tara Russell writing in the Guardian on elevated directly measured sea levels vs traditional calculations.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/04/global-sea-level... https://l.prry.uk/linkblog/2026-03-04-global-sea-levels-have-been-underestimated-due-to-poor-modelling-research-suggests/

04.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Veloviewer route map and elevation profile

Veloviewer route map and elevation profile

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:48:36 πŸ“ 7.69 km ⏱️ 6:19 min/km πŸ›« 149 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 151 bpm 🧁 669 kcal

Back out for a monday night club run on the Langroyd Short route - my legs felt surprisingly fresh after yesterday.
πŸ”– #running #tra... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-03-02-evening-run/

02.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the footer block from my website with gold font sent on a black background.  In the social share section at the top, a power of 10 logo features among the social icons.

A screenshot of the footer block from my website with gold font sent on a black background. In the social share section at the top, a power of 10 logo features among the social icons.

Firmly in the incremental upgrades bracket, I have made myself a little SVG of the power of 10 logo, and linked it through to my 'athlete' 🀣 profile from my website footer.
πŸ”– #changelog #indieweb

Footer update - https://l.prry.uk/notes/2026-03-01-footer-update/

01.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
View from MArsden Height, looking back over the golf course towards Pendle.

View from MArsden Height, looking back over the golf course towards Pendle.

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 01:26:31 πŸ“ 14.54 km ⏱️ 05:57 min/km πŸ›« 243 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 166 bpm 🧁 1463 kcal

Kicking off the afternoon extending my Nelson Skline run up to the top of Briercliffe. Tough going on tired legs.
πŸ”– #running
... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-03-01-afternoon-run/

01.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
View across the Colne valley to hills beyond from Alkincoats park at the beginning of Pendle Parkrun

View across the Colne valley to hills beyond from Alkincoats park at the beginning of Pendle Parkrun

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:26:31 πŸ“ 5 km ⏱️ 5:18 min/km πŸ›« 100 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 172 bpm 🧁 486 kcal

My first dance at the Pendle Parkrun, and the frst time I've seen Alkincoats Park in daylight. Muddy and hilly, but decent time.
πŸ”– ... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-28-pendle-parkrun/

28.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cyclist's avatar approaching the finish line between tenement buildings on Zwift's Glasgow Crit course

Cyclist's avatar approaching the finish line between tenement buildings on Zwift's Glasgow Crit course

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:29:08 πŸ“ 18.68 km πŸ›« 199 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 170 bpm πŸͺ« 220 w 🧁 405 kcal

Racing with CLS Chill in the Ladder on Glasgow Crit, I'm pretty sure we lost, despite dropping two riders from the pack.
πŸ”– #cycling #zwift... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-27-ladder-race/

27.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent news to wake up to, but the wrong headline. Reform comprehensively defeated, by a strong local candidate with a strong local vision.
https://www.the... https://l.prry.uk/linkblog/2026-02-27-green-party-wins-gorton-and-denton-byelection-pushing-labour-to-third-place-in-blow-to-keir-starmer/

27.02.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot showing run interval charts and metrics.

Screenshot showing run interval charts and metrics.

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:28:37 πŸ“ 5.01 km ⏱️ 5:43 min/km ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 164 bpm 🧁 414 kcal

6x800m track session, could not hold onto the main group, but felt consistent and strong. ⏱️3:31 | 3:24 | 3:24 | 3:33 |3:34 | 3:33
πŸ”– #run... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-26-track-session/

26.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
View across a running track through floodlight illuminated heavy rain

View across a running track through floodlight illuminated heavy rain

Some β€˜interesting’ weather for our track session this evening.
πŸ”– #running #trawdenac

Seedhill - https://l.prry.uk/snaps/2026-02-26-seedhill/

26.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shoma Abhyankar writing in the Guardian on projects to reinstate ancient step wells as water supply strains.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/26/ancient-stepwel... https://l.prry.uk/linkblog/2026-02-26-ancient-stepwells-brought-back-to-life-as-india-begins-to-run-out-of-water/

26.02.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riders avatars approaching a cyclist statue in Zwift's Richmond world

Riders avatars approaching a cyclist statue in Zwift's Richmond world

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:57:13 πŸ“ 33.22 km πŸ›« 165 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 138 bpm πŸͺ« 150 w 🧁 514 kcal

Recovery ride on Libby Hill Afterparty in 'C' with 3R on Zwift at 2w/kg, right achilles feels strangely tight.
πŸ”– #cycling #zwift

Eveni... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-25-evening-ride/

26.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A podenco ibicenco asleep in a large ergonomic dog bed

A podenco ibicenco asleep in a large ergonomic dog bed

bayLee the favourite was very unwell overnight, but emptying his system and an anti-sickness jab seem to have settled him down. He's slept all day, and at least he is walking in a straight line now!
πŸ”– #dogs #podenco πŸ•

Poorly Podenco - https://l.prry.uk/snaps/2026-02-24-poorly-podenco/

24.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riders avatars in sky blue kit riding towards green mountains on Zwift

Riders avatars in sky blue kit riding towards green mountains on Zwift

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 01:20:48 πŸ“ 31.82 km πŸ›« 790 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 150 bpm πŸͺ« 161 w 🧁 748 kcal

My 'easy' Velos group ride turned out to be anything but, crawling up Watopia's radio tower on Radio Rendezvous the whole ride.
πŸ”– #cyclin... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-24-evening-ride/

24.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cyclists's avatars riding through a group in the jungle on Zwift.

Cyclists's avatars riding through a group in the jungle on Zwift.

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 01:15:06 πŸ“ 46.16 km πŸ›« 138 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 153 bpm πŸͺ« 179 w 🧁 789 kcal

Vickie is away so I could not run with Trawden AC tonight, so I hung on to TBR's 75 minute high end D ride on Zwift.
#training-log #cycling ... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-23-evening-ride/

23.02.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and that Quakers Parkrun post looks so nice in Sumo theme...

23.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Micro.blog Post short thoughts or long essays, share photos, all on your own blog. Micro.blog makes it easy, and provides a friendly community where you can share and engage with others.

micro.blog is a fantastic provider. I've been tempted to return there a number of times... but I like my structured data ;-)

23.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Katja Hoyer writing in the Guardian. > Those who want to see the AfD diminished should expend less energy talking about the party and more on working out what has allowed i... https://l.prry.uk/linkblog/2026-02-23-the-afd-is-flirting-with-nazi-history-but-moral-outrage-alone-wont-stop-the-far-right/

23.02.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be less fun if we did not over engineer these things. Looking good so far.

22.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Route map and elevation chart

Route map and elevation chart

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 01:13:17 πŸ“ 12.62 km ⏱️ 5:48 min/km πŸ›« 257 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 164 bpm 🧁 1,409 kcal

First run over my Nelson Skyline route in a few years, and one of my fastest. Struggled a little into the wind on second climb, o... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-22-afternoon-run/

22.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riders avatar approaching a colorful start / finish banner on zwift

Riders avatar approaching a colorful start / finish banner on zwift

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:33:47 πŸ“ 19.27 km πŸ›« 157 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 151 bpm πŸͺ« 193 w 🧁 401 kcal

Spent my hour between work and rugby riding back over last night's Ocean Lava Cliffside. Legs empty, thankfully one lap only!
#training-lo... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-20-afternoon-ride/

20.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riders avatars in a line with view down to the ocean below, and islands beyond - from Zwift

Riders avatars in a line with view down to the ocean below, and islands beyond - from Zwift

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 01:02:06 πŸ“ 38.51 km πŸ›« 313 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 162 bpm πŸͺ« 201 w 🧁 764 kcal

Fun but tough TTT with CLS Truckers up in Latte class tonight - I prefer towing Sparks in Mocha, but cannot as I'm currently ranked Gold.
#train... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-19-wtrl-ttt/

19.02.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Owning your data Owning your own data is hard. I've been trying to own as much as I can, and my site has become a reflection of that process, both in what I display and discuss. As difficult...

Owning your data
https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/owning-your-data
#linkblog #indieweb #selfhosting

Owning your data - https://l.prry.uk/linkblog/2026-02-19-owning-your-data/

19.02.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riders avatars passing the ocean to the left of the image in purple Klubb group attire

Riders avatars passing the ocean to the left of the image in purple Klubb group attire

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:53:45 πŸ“ 31.01 km πŸ›« 293 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 151 bpm πŸͺ« 192 w 🧁 602 kcal

Jumped on Klubb's "C" group ride up Watopia's Itza Climb Finish tonight, holding on for a tough but manageable workout.
#training-log #cycli... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-18-evening-ride/

18.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm considering retiring my mastodon server and migrating back across to a more lively instance with good vibes, maybe social.lol. Any thoughts/recommedations fedipeeps?
#notes #mastodon

Mastodon Self Hosting - https://l.prry.uk/notes/2026-02-18-mastodon-self-hosting/

18.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riders avatar on Zwift, with Mount Fuji on the horizon

Riders avatar on Zwift, with Mount Fuji on the horizon

πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:34:37 πŸ“ 19.07 km πŸ›« 265 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 170 bpm πŸͺ« 215 w 🧁 461 kcal

Our winning streak in the ladder came to an end tonight against a stronger Pyrites team. Rode mostly on my own between lead and chase groups.... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-17-ladder-race/

17.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Route map and elevation chart

Route map and elevation chart

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ ⏰ 00:48:58 πŸ“ 9.08 km ⏱️ 06:03 min/km πŸ›« 122 m+ ❀️‍πŸ”₯ 164 bpm 🧁 757 kcal

Spent most of tonight's run managing my asthma round the Walton Lane (Short) route through sleet, just missing a delug at the end.
#t... https://l.prry.uk/training-log/2026-02-16-evening-run/

16.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0