erikavaris

@erikavaris@mas.to

She/her. Research science AIML, linguist, NLP, mama, running, and a variety of other hobbies, cooking, historical recreation, etc. 💖💜💙

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erikavaris, to running

Random muscle twitches in your legs after a workout are fun. It doesn’t hurt, I assume it’s normal. It’s just an interesting sensation…
Does anyone else get this?

#running #training

erikavaris, to Bloomscrolling

I did it! Ran 50k on #BackboneTrail from Ray Miller to Kanan Dune. It rained, but before the rain the trail was glorious. And even after the rain, tbh. There’s something about boughs of ceanothus kissing you with flowers and rainwater as you run by. So many flowers. Just beautiful! #bloomscrolling #TrailRunning #UltraRunning

A white and pink California poppy
Small sunflowers on the trail

erikavaris, to ultrarunning

50k attempt tomorrow on the Backbone, and it’s scheduled to rain but only .4”, so fingers crossed!
I’ve got snacks prepped and socks darned. Just need to scrape out the dried mud from my shoes from last time.
#ultrarunning #running #trails

erikavaris, to running

Is there a solution for socks getting holes immediately when running? Or does everyone just learn to darn and constantly fix them?

erikavaris,

@rcheesley the shoes are already a full size larger than I wear/need in street shoes, I’ve got plenty of space in the toe box. I don’t think it’s the shoes.
I suspect it’s because I wear toe socks for blister prevention, but it means there’s potentially more pressure on the downhills in the big toe end because of the way toe socks fit. I’m considering trying regular shaped socks again and finding a different blister prevention method.

erikavaris, to running

I am evidently cursed. Or March in California is cursed for races. Last year I trudged through the mud in Catalina, and today the rain came down much more than anticipated and muddied up the Valencia Trail Race so much they closed the 50k route mid-race.

So today’s big race challenge went from being a neat thing I would do for the first time, to just another muddy 18 miler. Sigh.

#TrailRunning #running #ultrarunning

WTL, to running
@WTL@mastodon.social avatar

Tuesday: 200 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of kettle bells, followed by 12.8 km of #running (-8°C with a windchill of -12°C).

Lovely run, comfortable, but too sunny. 🤣

1) Snowy scene, trees on the shore of the frozen over Rideau River 2) Sun peeking through the Alexandria Bridge 3) Small river that is used by kayakers with the Portage complex visible in the distance 4) Ice sculpture of a woman with a norther scene carved into ice. 5) Ice sculpture of a couple 6) Ice sculpture of a prancing horse

erikavaris,

@bomkatt @mlawton @WTL @TAV lack of natural light is such an issue for me! I am still sad that my current bedroom doesn’t get streaming sunbeams like in the last house. And while it’s exciting to have my own office at the new job, it is windowless… 😭

erikavaris,

@WTL @erikavaris @bomkatt @mlawton @TAV I mean, I know guys who have suffered greatly with SADD when they moved to a northern latitude. The global context of “how much sunlight do you need through the year” vs “how much sunlight do you need in a day” may be different though

erikavaris, to ai

Breaking my brain on math in a paper in an attempt to write a simple reading group presentation for it.

I’m starting to suspect that math formulas are designed to make things look more complicated than they actually are, just so people throw up their hands and go “oh no, I could never understand that!”

#AI #ML #math

erikavaris, to NewOrleans

Debating taking an extra rest day tomorrow instead of adding in a measly 2-3 miles, mostly because the garmin is yelling at me.
On the one hand, #garmin is not wrong; I am in #NewOrleans, so sleep hasn’t exactly been a priority.
On the other hand, I could make the week‘s mileage despite #travel shenanigans if I run!
#running #training

erikavaris, to random

Jeez Duolingo, rub it in.

erikavaris, to california

Sometimes a run is just rough from the beginning. But I did get some pretty nice views of our valley.
#SoCal #california #running #trail #SimiPeak

Desert grasses in the foreground before a sweeping view of hills, lake, and houses down in a valley in the distance

erikavaris, to running

Ah, my old friend. Hadn’t run on this path in a while.

#running #trail #california #SantaBarbara #ocean

Curved coastline and ocean on the left, diffuse reflection of sunlight on the surface of the water. The ocean glows like the sky!

erikavaris, to running

Second week of #ultra #training : it is very hard for me logistically to run 5 days a week, and in my attempt to double up with my bike commute schedule I might have done something weird to my knee? So I took an extra rest day and I’m heading out on the long run today to test it out.
I’m very nervous about the rest of this training plan. Injuries usually means I need to scale it way back. Do I really need to scrap this six month training plan only two weeks in?
#running

erikavaris,

@WTL it went fine, weirdly enough. I just can’t do a deep bend right now, so quad stretches are out. But running was fine. It’s weird.

erikavaris, to running

Triathlon pic! I finished, cheered on teammates, and ran faster than I ever have for a 4 mile run. I was so happy to just be running at that point! The mental relief, being verrrry warmed up, and all the energy from the spectator crowd, contributed to being able to keep up that pace the whole time.

#MalibuTriathlon #triathlon #running #swimming #biking

WTL, to Ottawa
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Got my twenty pushups in during my warmup/stretching, then ventured out for a cool morning in #Ottawa for a 1km walk and 10KM RUN! Now, I know the path to getting back to my pervious volume is going to take time, but I'm seeing progress, so I'm pretty happy. #Running

The Ottawa River with a visible wall of fog going across the river.
Rideau River with trees on both sides, curving off to the right.
Strathcona Park’s trees along the Rideau River have started to change colours with a clear blue sky above.

erikavaris,

@WTL woohoo, congrats!

erikavaris, to running

Gah might have quadricep tendonitis, pain just above the kneecap. It showed up during the bike ride yesterday, and hasn’t gone away yet. Rest is probably the recommended thing, yeah? But I wanted to start running again tomorrow 😭
#injury #training #running #cycling

erikavaris,

@WTL so far I’ve tried swimming, and even pushing off the sides is not happy making, though normal kicking is fine. I’m guessing that this means train + bike is out for this week’s commute. :-(

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erikavaris,

@tschfflr @linguistics I don’t have any clear intuitions, but I want to know the answer!

BayesForDays, to random
@BayesForDays@lingo.lol avatar

I'm still mad that caribou and reindeer are the same thing

erikavaris,

@BayesForDays wait really? I thought caribou were more like moose.

erikavaris, to Bloomscrolling

My naked lady lilies are finally coming up! The first bloom is out, it’s so beautiful 🥰😍
#bloomscrolling #lilies

Three quarters view of a pale pink naked lady lily flower on her stem

erikavaris, to running

Later start this morning for my long run so I’m debating: local hills that don’t require driving to the trail head, exploring a path that is a short drive and I’m medium familiar with but haven’t taken it that length before, or brand new trail a little farther away with more elevation?
#running #training #TrailRunning

jbigham, to random
@jbigham@hci.social avatar

who thinks this promo code is random?

erikavaris,

@jbigham 🤣🤣

erikavaris, to random

Is it dialogue or dialog? Where did “dialog” come from? It always looks misspelled to me.
#NLProc #English

erikavaris,

@losttourist oh cool!

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