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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 2h

Had to attend the birthday party of one of my wife’s friends last night. Came home late, went to sleep way past my usual bedtime. Woke up early, slept for less than five hours. Felt like shit. Wife went to a half marathon in a nearby town, I had a solo 30k training planned. Witness me.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10k @ 4:45. 3k @ 4:00. I was meant to run the last 3 kilometers at 4:15, but I averaged around 4:00 because I was still hangover and just wanted to finish it. Last night I went out for dinner with my wife and some of her colleagues and we had this fancy pre planned dinner with too much wine.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Is it dumb to run Smothering Tithe and Stony Silence in the same deck? I have an Enchantress deck that runs no Artifacts (tappedout.net/mtg-decks/i-...), so Stony Silence has always been great. I may have a spare Tithe that I could add to the list, cutting perhaps Aura Shards. Should I?

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

7x1000. The target was to run each one kilometer lap at 3:45. I ran two little faster, three more or less in range and two a little slower. My head just wasn’t in it. Still glad I did my best.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Last night I won two out of two #CMDR games I played. Because I'm awesome. In truth, I won the first game because they let me resolve a game-winning Scapeshift and the second because the player who was ahead forgot I had a Vedalken Shackles in play.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Very tired. Legs still sore. Something something. Mom’s spaghetti.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

After work 12k. I was meant to run a little slower. But I was getting hungry.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This morning we ran the 10k race of my Alma Mater. The goal was to see if I could hold a pace faster than my marathon pace, although I knew I wasn’t in the right shape to attempt a PB. I managed to run the 10k in 39:05, averaging at 3:54. (The Strava run includes 3.3 kilometers of warmup).

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

10k as well as I could. 3k @ 4:10. Sometimes this new training plan I’m following feels like a nightmare.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I was today years old when I realized Third Path Iconoclast creates *artifact* creature tokens. Off into my KCI #CMDR deck you go!

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

13k without obsessing over the pace. Just tried to stay solid and recover from yesterday’s training.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Hobbit did not have enough cards I wanted to compile a full top ten list... But #MTGFRA surely does! So let's have a top ten #RealityFracture cards I really like from the set! 10. We have a new multicolor cycle of Charms... And all the fifteen modes are pretty decent? What is this, 2012?!

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

16 km @ 4:30 4 km @ 4:11 Fortunately I have two days of very easy runs ahead of me.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Encroaching Mycosynth might have proven to be the most “do nothing” card in my recent #CMDR experience. I included it in my Akiri-Thrasios KCI deck assuming it was going to make everything smoother. It turns out it’s kind of pointless, when basically 60% of the deck either is or makes an Artifact.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was meant to run an easy recovery 12k. But I’m astoundingly dumb, so I improvised a mid-tempo run, even though my legs were exhausted. I can’t stress enough how pointless and stupid this was.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Back to longer runs. Aside for some trail running, it’s been almost three months since I last broke the 20 km threshold. Having to run a sustained 28k after so much time was no joke. Glad it went well.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

10 km @ 4:40. 3 km @ 4:15. Back to back Friday evening into Saturday morning training runs are no joke.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

2 km at an easy 5:10-ish pace. 10 km aiming for a 4:15 pace. I ended up averaging these at 4:09. To think this 4:15 is the pace I should keep on the marathon. Geez.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the first time I saw an Orzhov Commander and felt like I really wanted to build it. Then I was made aware that it basically auto-wins with 4 CMC Sheoldred. Yeah, I'm never building this.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

7x1000. The goal was doing all laps in the 3:40 -3:50 range. I managed to do three laps within range, three slightly off (1-3 seconds slower) and one way off (4 seconds slower). Feeling super tired, probably didn’t eat properly yesterday. Now a little bit of recovery before Sunday’s long run.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yesterday we joined the first Pride parade held in my wife’s hometown. It’s a small city of 60.000 inhabitants, but there were at least 5.000 marching through the streets. What a beautiful way to spend a Sunday afternoon all together.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Before work recovery 12k. Have an amazing week, everyone!

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

5 km at an easy 5:20 - 5:30 pace 10 km of slow progression, from 5:00 to 4:30 2 km at 4:00 1 km of slow recovery.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Somehow I decided it was a good idea to attempt some quality work, after the insanity of yesterday’s run. 15 x 400 meters. The goal was to aim for 3:30. I managed to do half-ish of the laps within the 3:30 - 3:35 range. Only two of the 15 laps were above 3:40. My legs are gonna be so sore tomorrow.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We didn’t really know how to approach this non-competitive 7 km. So we took the opportunity to pace my brother in law (not pictured here), who was aiming for a 32:30 finish. Mission absolutely accomplished!

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We have a non-competitive 7 km race this evening. For some reason, I thought it was a good idea to wake up early and run an “easy-ish” 11 k. I’m so stupid.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Taking a little easier today. It rained quite a bit tonight, so the park was closed. I just circled around it three times and met a ton of runners hoping to get some fresh air after the rain.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Working on slightly longer runs at a slightly faster pace. It’s all nice and cool, until you realize ot was above 30 Celsius today and everything felt soooo tough. Keeping up the good work as well as I can.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I was *strongly encouraged* to do an insane training run today: 5 km at an easy 5:15 pace 8 times: 800 meters @ 3:55 + 200 meters @ 4:30 1 km at an easy 5:15 pace Exhausted, had to pause twice between intervals.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Feeling super tired after yesterday, but I managed to run an easy 10k to keep the legs going. I really need to do some quality work in the coming weeks.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

First time I do some short interval training in months. Tried replicating last year’s 15x400 exercise. I failed spectacularly. Like, I did one lap at 3:29, a bunch at 3:34-3:39 and some even slower, up to a miserable 3:54. I’ll just have to get back into it. Trusting the process.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“So you just gonna bring me a birthday run on my birthday to my birthday party on my birthday with a birthday run?”

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Early morning 10k before work. Legs are super tired, but with the usual working schedule kicking back in, I can finally rest a little. 🤣

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

One last race before we’re headed back home and to our normal working life. “Il Giro dei Laghi di Cancano” is a pretty tough 19km competitive race around the Cancano Lake, all at 2000 meters abore sea Level. It was really hard.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Short, but pretty intensive trail run this morning. We went straight up to Crap de la Parè and back.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Easy trail run with my wife and a friend. Cut the run short at the 12th km, as everyone was fairly tired.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Trail running up to Carosello 3000, which, as the name suggests, is at 3000 meters above sea level. Took a dumb fall during the uphill run because I’m stupid, but managed to get to the top.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A quick escape in Livigno, before we get back to work next week. Managed to push a solid 12k run, despite the altitude and the fact that this is my third 12k in as many days. Feeling good.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wait, was #TheHobbit set fully revealed and released while I was away? Boy, I’ve got some catching up to do!

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Boy, is it hard to get back in the game.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Back home for a couple of days. Went back for a run at the park. Felt amazing for the first eight kilometers, then the two weeks of hiatus and the five discontinuous hours of sleep on the plane last night started to take their toll. Finished as best as I could.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hi from Nepal! A couple of pictures from day one.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Last run of the week. There’s also a good chance I won’t be running much in the two coming weeks. Tomorrow we’ll catch a plane to Nepal. If this is the last you hear from me, it was my wife’s fault.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I really want to take a couple of weeks off from work.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Three more days (two runs left) and I’m gonna be on vacation.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Oh, how I enjoy finishing my morning run and finding three cop cars parked in a non-parking area because they really really really had to grab a cup of coffee. Seriously, six agents just hanging there, chatting like their cars aren’t obstructing half of the road.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

33 Celsius. After this week I’ll be on vacation. Finally.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Trail run with my wife and a friend around Montevecchia. This is the only time we really had to take a photo, as a good part of our run was under a very annoying rain. Better than the scorching sun, I guess?

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

My wife woke up saying “we could run a little more than a 10k today”. At around the 6 kilometer mark, she changed her mind. Too hot, we barely made it to 10.

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Roberto, Paladin/Bard @robotremorse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

EDHREC Crossword 31/07/2026 Words: 62 My Time: 16:30 edhrec.com/games/crossw... I'm too sleepy to do this more efficiently.

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