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Audio Postcards

Audio Postcards

Written by: carlos castillo
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 We're excited to introduce our new segment, "Audio Postcards," where you can submit 5-minute audio recordings labeled as "Audio Postcard." Whether it's an MP3, short video with audio content, or friends chatting with each other, we welcome observations of nature, art, music, and photos. Due to email size limitations, please keep your submissions concise. Thank you in advance for joining the group, and we look forward to hearing from you!Copyright Jackal Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • TEM Submission

    TEM Submission
    Dec 15 2025
    I headed out for a short, sharp hill repeat session on Glendenning, using the early kilometres to check in on my body as my heart rate spiked and confirmed I was slightly stressed before the real work began. I completed three hill repeats, grinding uphill in zone three, enjoying the downhill recoveries, pausing for brief encounters and reflections, and accepting that the day was about effort rather than speed. I finished with the jog home, turned toward Harvest Lane at 3.68 kilometres, and signed off on the connector trail feeling worked, steady, and satisfied.
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    4 mins
  • Ring closer walk

    Ring closer walk
    Nov 19 2025
    1 min
  • Wide Saddle Loop Hike

    Wide Saddle Loop Hike
    Sep 23 2025
    On my day off, I set out to hike the Wide Saddle Loop at Mount Douglas, turning the outing into a small experiment. I had my phone’s voice recorder running, paired with a steady metronome, just to see what kind of transcript and data I could gather from the trail. The loop itself circled the base of the mountain, taking me through the Saddle, past the perimeter fence, and eventually onto Upper Whittaker where the path grows quieter and less traveled. Soon I was climbing over the familiar shapes I call the elephant’s back, shoulder, and ear, before dropping into the saddle chute and heading toward Harvest Lane and Glendenning. The pace stayed steady—about eleven minutes per kilometre—with my cadence between the forties and fifties and my heart rate climbing steadily into the 130s as the trail rose and fell. At first the metronome’s clicks kept me honest, but as the hike wore on, I realized they were more of a distraction than a guide, so I focused instead on the rhythm of my footsteps and breathing. Along the way, I passed through quiet stretches of fern and shaded forest, meeting only a couple of other hikers before carrying on toward the open sections. By the time I reached the 5K mark, I had logged nearly an hour on the move and burned close to 478 calories. The hike gave me what I was after: steady aerobic work, a few pushes into higher effort on the climbs, and the satisfaction of covering more ground than I would have with a short run. More than just the numbers, though, it was the flow of the loop itself—the mixture of climbs, descents, and forest turns—that made the experiment feel worthwhile.
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    2 mins
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