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A twenty-minute stair session before work
Twenty minutes on the stairs of my building: the pace I keep, the rests I plan and how the legs feel at the end.
Faster transitions: skins off in two minutes
A plain routine for peeling the skins, stowing them and locking the boots, in the same order every time.
Getting out the door before it is light
Kit by the bed, food made the night before and an easy first hour, so an early start feels calm.
My kit check at the front door
A short routine for packing and checking kit in the same order each time. The skills need a proper course.
Step-ups on a bench in the city
No hill needed: a bench, a loaded pack and a slow count for the legs that carry you uphill.
What I eat and drink on a long uphill
A thermos, a snack every hour and a rule about stopping before you get cold.
Pacing a long climb by breathing
Why I climb at a pace where I can speak a sentence, and how to find it on a stairwell first.
Stairs with a pack: the first month
How to add a rucksack to your stair sessions, one flight at a time, without wrecking the week.
An evening routine after a big day
Food, a long stretch and an early night: what I do after a full day on skins.
Practising transitions at home with a timer
A hallway, a pair of skins and a stopwatch: how I get quicker without going outside.
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Uphill Notes
A free letter every Thursday: one session for the legs, one habit for the morning and one thing I am packing.