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      <image:caption>Day 1 in Hoge Veluwe National Park. Credit Berry van den Brink</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tulips on the North coast of The Netherlands</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A rider I’d met along the way greets me at the finish</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Punch finally being embraced. Image credit: Ichikawa City Zoo. This image has been widely shared across social media.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The endless Strade Bianche</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>People-pleasing at its worst: forced smile, anxious eyes - I am totally out of kilter here and it shows a mile off.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chugging into Chioggia</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grinding my way up the col d’Aubisque</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Riding through the tunnel at Canelles Reservoir, Spain. Photo credit @jordirullo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Riding for my life. Photo credit @jordiruillo</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog-overview - (Life) lessons from ultra racing #1 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rewarded with breaking dawn as I grind up Mont Ventoux</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog-overview - (Life) lessons from ultra racing #1 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Riding through the tunnel after Canelles Reservoir - credit @jordirullo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A boost for both morale and carbs.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2024-01-23</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Fabulous Mountain Guide, Tamsin Gay, giving me courage on the Aiguille D’Entrèves Photo credit www.stuartmacdonald.org</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>What do you see? (Hint: the suspense is unbearable.)</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2024-01-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Not waving, but sinking (to misquote Stevie Smith)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Riding an Ultra race: Dead Ends and Dolci - April 2023</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-03</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-19</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>How to be more strategic</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seeing the bigger picture: time out drifting over Lac de Passy, Haute Savoie</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog-overview - What can I do now, to reduce stress later? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lac de Sainte-Croix, Verdon</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Heading towards Baudinard-sur-Verdon with “les gars”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lycra-clad backsides framed by Provençal poppies</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Riding high in the Gorges du Verdon</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-03</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.rmortimer.com/blog/the-space-between-stimulus-and-response-xccg2</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog-overview - The Space between Stimulus and Response - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Choosing a track</image:caption>
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