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  • Chester Half Marathon 2024 - race report

    Monday, May 20, 2024
    πŸ•‘8 minute read
    πŸƒRun
    Despite it being a scorching day, I managed to keep my head cool and beat my target time, with a new PB to boot. There were a number of lessons I learnt from the London Marathon a month ago, which I put into action pre and during the race which really paye...

  • London Marathon 2024 - Race Report

    Sunday, April 21, 2024
    πŸ•‘16 minute read
    This is THE race I have been trying to run for years, and when it finally came, it didn’t disappoint despite a sub-par performance on the day. I accomplished most of what I set out to achieve, and had an amazing day. Goals 3:20:00 - Fail 3:30:00 - Fail ...

  • Running the London Marathon for WWF

    Friday, March 1, 2024
    πŸ•‘2 minute read
    πŸƒRun
    As many of you my know, I'm passionate about my running and the environment, and this year I've been fortunate enough to secure a spot in the London Marathon, and I'm running not just for personal achievement, but to support a cause close to my heart: WWF,...

  • Garmin Epix daily workout suggestions

    Monday, January 29, 2024
    πŸ•‘1 minute read
    πŸƒRun
    If you manage to disable the suggested workouts feature on your Garmin Watch, then there is a quick way to re-enable it. Go to your "Race calendar" > Select your event > Click start/stop button and an option for "Daily suggestions" will appear. You can c...

  • A guide to GROQ

    Saturday, August 5, 2023
    πŸ•‘14 minute read
    GROQ (Graph Relational Object Queries) is a query language that was created by Sanity to query CMS data. It’s a flexible query language and the use of projections makes it a powerful tool to construct complex and efficient data queries. GROQ vs. GraphQL ...

  • GROQ vs GraphQL

    Friday, August 4, 2023
    πŸ•‘2 minute read
    While GROQ is nominally similar to GraphQL, there are subtle differences. Here's a quick run down of the similarities and differences, so that you can understand the reasons for GROQs existence, and some of it’s use-cases, before using it yourself Both us...

  • Simplify GROQ query with optional fields

    Sunday, May 21, 2023
    πŸ•‘1 minute read
    🧠Tip
    In working with Sanity and GROQ, there might be instances where you need to filter data using an optional field, and want a default value to kick in when null values are returned. For instance, consider an __i18n field added after a significant amount of c...

  • Filtering data within a GROQ query

    Saturday, May 20, 2023
    πŸ•‘1 minute read
    🧠Tip
    When dealing with multiple sets of similar data, it's not uncommon to encounter overlapping filters. Let's say you need to pull up all your articles, then categorize them into two subsets: English and French. You might think you need three separate queries...

  • GROQ webhooks in Sanity

    Saturday, May 6, 2023
    πŸ•‘1 minute read
    🧠Tip
    The webhooks within Sanity CMS offer an amazingly powerful way to send data to 3rd parties when changes to content occur. However, the webhooks often require extra data retrieval to ensure the consuming service has all the necessary information for appropr...

  • Tuple to Object - TypeScript Challenge Explained

    Monday, March 13, 2023
    πŸ•‘1 minute read
    My solution to the Tuple to Object TypeScript Challenge as part of my journey to Understanding the TypeScript Challenges. Given an array, transform it into an object type and the key/value must be in the provided array. Solution Loop over the values in ...

  • Readonly - TypeScript Challenge Explained

    Sunday, March 12, 2023
    My solution to the Readonly TypeScript Challenge as part of my journey to Understanding the TypeScript Challenges. Given a type T, the utility should set the readonly keyword for all properties. Solution Explanation { } return an object/record type re...