#a bit slow but double the elevation change of the marathon and also you know. Singletrack

[bsaka7]

did a wonderful wonderful long run today (~10mi of it on trails).... it was a bit cooler.... so beautiful!!

[ladye11e]

Deception pt 29

The conflict between the Assassins and the Templars is getting out of hand. Lies, deceit and subterfuge, now you must pick a side...

Tagging @geekgoddess813 @sweet-flash @ermergerd517 @i-wontgivein @imakemyownblog 💕

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Link to the full fic so far is Here.

Your eyes fluttered open and you wiped the sheen of sweat off your forehead with the back of your hand as you sat up steadily, taking several deep breaths to slow the pounding in your chest, as it was beating as if you had just run a marathon.

Glancing around as you tried to push the disturbing images of Achilles' face when he realised you were a traitor out of your mind, you only just noticed that you were alone in the bed. Shuffling out to peek through the curtains and seeing it was still dark outside, you grabbed the dressing gown off the back of the door and plodded out in search of Shay. You spotted him quickly with his back to you at the dining table; engrossed in typing something, so you leant over and kissed him on the cheek, before sitting on the edge of the table next to where he was working.

"There you are. Feeling better?"

"Mmm, much. What are you still doing up?!"

"Still? It's ten o'clock." He stated, weaving his arms around your waist and pulling you into his lap.

"Ten? Two whole hours sleep, great."

"No lass, ten on Monday. You've been passed out for over a day."

Your eyes widened as you grabbed his laptop and turned it to you, double checking what he had said as you had never slept for that long in your life. Looking around furiously when it finally sunk in, you went to jump up as your gaze finally landed on your bag, but Shays tightening grip around your middle prevented you from doing so. Cocking your head when he reached around his computer and fumbled about, you took your phone off him slowly when he handed it to you, extremely confused as to why a horde of assassins wasn't banging down the door right now.

"Guessing you're lookin' for this? Gist came over this morning and hacked into the chip, it's turned off now an ya don't need to put in that code. Should be glad I didn't throw it out the window, it's been going off non-stop."

Quickly unlocking it with your thumbprint, you dismissed the seven calls and flicked through the eighteen messages that were on there, grimacing when they were all from Jacob complaining about how Connor was being mean to him, making him exercise and eat green tree things with his dinner, and you needed to get him the hell out of there. You breathed a sigh of relief when you listened to the only voicemail you had, of Altäir sending a mass call to everyone saying that due to the circumstances everyone was allowed two days off to grieve and, were expected back in on Wednesday.

"Hmm, sorry about that. Most of it wasn't even important."

"I was only joking." He chuckled, pulling you down to kiss you gently. "Oh, I forgot to thank you yesterday, for gettin' the boss to give the room back. What did you do to get him to change his mind?"

Flicking through your phone one more time to use it as a distraction while you came up with a good excuse, you tossed it on the table and draped your arms over his shoulders, hoping you had come up with something believable, but would also give you a chance to pry slightly. You didn't want to lie, you even hated yourself for it, but it was better than the alternative.

"Nothing much, just made him realise he was being a complete idiot. Although..."

"Although..??"

Trailing off and furrowing your brow, you scratched your cheek as you contemplated how to word it, without dropping yourself into a spiralling fib.

"I don't know really. I've got the feeling he's hiding something, to use against me if I pissed him off again... I'm not sure though."

"He threatened you?!"

You winced when his arms tightened around you, gritting his teeth and tensing up as if he wanted to run over there and burn the whole building down to the ground.

"Calm down. Not as such, but he heavily suggested that there would be consequences if I made him look like a fool again?"

"I knew it..." He grumbled under his breath, shifting you slightly to the left on his lap so he could pull his computer back in front of him.

"Know what?!"

"Right, promise me you won't get mad."

You looked at him pointedly, as if to say 'well, duh' as he clicked on something several times, which brought up numerous schematics of Templar headquarters, and a particular one of which you slightly recognised as Haythams work office.

"You know what I mean. Remember that pin you wore for our first mission? Well, I had a gut feelin' that I wasn't the only one watching. Then he confirmed my suspicions when he asked me about that drawing you did, before I'd even mentioned it."

Rolling your tongue in your cheek as you could see where this was going, you zoned out; now thinking that more than just Haythams eyeballs would look good on a stick, snapping out of your revengeful plotting and sighing when you realised Shay was still talking.

"When I confronted him about it, he said that the feed went to his computer too so he could have a look for anything that could help us, but it was deleted. I'm sure he recorded it though, cos he keeps bringin' up little details that no one would have noticed unless they watched it more than once. I didn't know, I swear to ya."

"Son of a bitch... Details such as?"

The corner of your mouth curled up when he shuffled about and lowered his gaze to your lap, his cheeks taking on a pinkish hue when you booped his nose playfully, making you wonder why he kept getting flustered so quickly recently.

"Aww, you're cute when you're embarrassed. Okay, you don't have to say. But why didn't you tell me about it before now??"

"Cute?! Thanks, I think?" He mumbled, which made your eyes roll and a chuckle erupt. "Didn't say anything because I've got no proof. It's what I've been workin' on the past few days."

Now paying more attention to the screen when he pointed at it, you saw that it wasn't only the floorplans were there, but all of the internal ducting, emergency exits and lifts were highlighted too.

"If he has got anything, it'll be on his work computer, not his personal one upstairs because he was in the middle of that bloody merger thing when all that was happening, and he never left the place. You up for another bit of larceny together lass?"

You grinned wickedly and pulled him to you by the collar of his shirt, kissing him firmly before shuffling around on his knee, so your back was up against his chest.

"Stupid question... So, what's the plan?"

Spending all of the evening formulating a way in and out of Haythams office, you had finally come up with a strategy, and were now stood across the street from Templar headquarters at eight fifteen in the morning. Checking your reflection once more in your compact mirror, you were satisfied enough that even your own mother wouldn't be able to recognise you. You had reached out to one of your contacts Mary Read; who was an expert in disguises, and after being under her skilled hands for several hours, you were now adorning a full latex mask and a somewhat itchy wig, drastically changing your appearance. Knowing that she would have no idea who Shay was, you took him with you (even though he was rather surly about having to wear 'makeup') but as it had taken longer to get him done than yourself and had to leave to finalise a few details, you didn't have a clue what he looked like right now.

Fiddling with your choker that concealed a voice synthesiser as it felt like you were being strangled, you didn't notice that someone was stood behind you until you felt a hand cup your ass. Spinning around quickly and getting ready to punch whoever it was, you suddenly dropped your arm when you looked into the stranger's eyes, recognising them instantly.

"You're late." You scoffed, frowning at the higher pitched voice that came out of your mouth. "Blonde is definitely not your colour either."

Taking a step back to get a better look at Shay, your nose crinkled when you saw he was, well, boring. No distinguishing features at all. His scar had been concealed, and his hair was now sandy ash colour and swept to one side. Most would still find him attractive, but this didn't do anything for you in the slightest. But it wasn't like looks mattered at this moment in time, only that he couldn't be recognised, and Mary had done a fantastic job. On the upside, he was wearing a black suit and tie so that he could take the place of one of the security guards on the upper levels.

"I'll keep that in mind next time I go to the salon love." He joked. "Sorry about the time, Gist took a bit longer than he thought to get these Id's sorted. Here ya go."

Staring at the badge for a moment when he handed it to you, your eyes narrowed as you read the name on it three times, rolling all the despicable things you could do to Christopher when you saw him next around in your head.

"Kandi?! I sound like a freaking stripper! I'm gonna kill him..."

Clipping it to your blouse and slapping his arm when he burst out laughing, you stomped over the road when you saw that the staff were starting to arrive at work, stopping just outside while you waited for Shay to catch up; who was still sniggering at you.

"Oh shut up, Gus. Well, here we go."

Holding your breath as you swiped your card to get through the turnstiles and enter the building, you resisted the urge to smirk when you got through security without any problem and, headed over to the elevators. You were pushed to the back when nearly a dozen other people flooded in, giving you the perfect opportunity to look over the shoulder of the girl in front of you; whose place you would be taking, and sneak a peek at her mobile while she was texting. Taking a phone that Shay slyly handed to you and holding it down by your side, you clicked the screen when you saw that it had paired with her cell, allowing you to clone it.

Flicking through the contacts list quickly, you eventually came across the one you were looking for; stomach-churningly named 'xXhunnibunniXx', and sent a beautifully doctored picture of her kissing a man inside her car. Switching the phone off and slipping it into your bag, you only had to wait several seconds before hers started ringing, pursing your lips when as soon as she answered it, she started becoming hysterical.

"What?! What are you talking about?? I haven't cheated! Sweetie, please... Wait... Listen to me!"

You managed to keep a straight face as she banged on every button on the lift in trying to get out, barging through the doors and pretty much screaming down the phone when they finally opened. Sliding her work card that you had managed to snatch off of her bag into your pocket, all you had to do now, was wait until you got to the top floor.

By the thirty second, there was only four of you left in here, and you were becoming impatient at how long this was taking, huffing when the elevator stopped again at the next level. And as your luck would have it, just as the last two people got off the next person to get on was none other than Haytham, whose eyes immediately widened as he saw you, standing a little too close for comfort directly to your right. Crap crap crappity crap crap! You thought as he kept glancing at you out of the corner of his eye, and you could literally hear Shay gritting his teeth.

"Are you new? I do not believe we have met. Haytham Kenway."

Not daring to meet his eye just in case, you took his hand when he extended it, managing to muster up a small smile when he squeezed your fingers briefly.

"Kandi. I'm just here to help out, one of your assistants called in with a family emergency? So I've been told."

"I see. Well, I do hope you enjoy working for me. Perhaps we could see, more of each other? Over drinks shall we say?"

Your brow furrowed as you wondered what he was getting at when he leered at you, until you followed his gaze downwards and saw that one of your hold ups had slipped, so the lacy top was now just below the hem of your skirt.

"Oh! Silly me. These damned things just won't stay up! Honey, would you mind?"

Spinning around to face Shay, you hoisted your skirt up and propped your heel up on the waist-high rail next to him, grinning when he slowly ran his hands up your calf and thigh, sliding your stocking into its proper place.

"This is my husband, Gus. He's much better at taking them off of course, but that will have to wait until later. So I'll have to pass on your offer. Thank you anyway."

Shay could barely contain his smirk as you kissed him on the cheek and tugged your skirt back down, wiping your lipstick away with your thumb as Haytham gave him a somewhat surly, but polite nod. You bit back the urge to laugh as he couldn't get out of the elevator fast enough when it finally opened on the second to last floor, leaving you and Shay alone for a moment to sort yourselves out when the doors went to close again; pushing the stop button, so the lift didn't go anywhere.

"Well, that's was, interesting, what made ya say that? You probably shouldn't have done it though, that's not gonna make things any easier for us."

"I know, but I couldn't resist, it was just the first thing that popped in my head. Besides, since when do we ever get to do something as easy as this? Least we can be ourselves, apart from our faces. Suppose that was one way of testing the disguises." You giggled, handing back the phone out of your bag and, taking an earbud and a small, pencil-sized device off of him.

Quickly double checking that all remnants of your makeup were off his face, you exited the lift, Shay going to the right and taking his position at the security desk, with yourself going to left, joining the other two assistants outside Kenways office.

"Who are you?!" The redhead sat at the main desk several feet away from you asked rather abruptly without even looking up, her long nails that were clacking on her keyboard making you wince.

"Kandi. Last minute temp. Why are there three of us for one person?"

"Give it five minutes, and you'll know. You better be good." She huffed.

It didn't even take that long before Charles stomped out of Haythams office with a tower of files in his arms, splitting it in two and dumping a pile on yours, and the rest on the other smaller desk with an evil grin.

"You know the drill. Make sure the new one keeps up."

"Yes, Mr Lee." The redhead chanted miserably, not bothering to glance up from her computer.

Grabbing the topmost file and flipping it open, you groaned as you recognised its contents, which was page after page of minutes from meetings that all needed typing up, in Lee's almost illegible handwriting.

This was going to be a looooong day.

[myafritech-blog]

Running is rapidly getting to be noticeably a standout amongst the most well known types of activity for one primary reason: it’s basic. You simply go outside, put one foot before the other, and simply rehash

Notwithstanding, at Myafritech, we’re firm adherents that nothing a touch of inventive innovation can’t enhance and streamline, running included.

On the off chance that you converse with a sprinter, they’ll unquestionably continue endlessly about the areas of each neighborhood drinking fountain and open can, however they’ll all in the end wind up at a similar place: announcing their undying adoration for running information.

Sprinters cherish this information on the grounds that having the capacity to screen your frame and knowing how quick, how far and exactly that you are so near another individual best (PB) while you’re running is an extraordinary approach to help you truly get a grip on and advance your preparation, perceive regions to take a shot at and convey you nearer to accomplishing your objectives.

While the best running watches, remote earbuds, mentors and some sweat-wicking gear is likely at the highest priority on your rundown, we felt free to took the freedom to present to you a rundown of the best running devices that could convey you simply that substantially nearer to that ever slippery PB, above and beyond from damage and for the most part make running a less demanding, more pleasant time.

1. FlipBelt

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The market is totally soaked with gadgets that element information following, details and applications, yet FlipBelt is a standout amongst the most uncomplicated bits of apparatus around. It’s additionally a standout amongst the most fundamental.

Draw the adaptable texture tube up around your midriff, fill it with all you’re running fundamentals – telephone, charge card, vitality gels, crisis change for the general population lavatory – and flip over. What’s more, much the same as that, everything sits immovably around your midsection.

Dissimilar to a fanny pack with its movable lashes and clasps, the belt sits flush against the skin so there’s basically no skip. No speeds on the openings implies no scraping and, expecting you get the right size – there are five to look over running from a 23-to 41-inch midsection – there’s no riding up either.

You can even get water bottles intended to fit inside the belt, so it’s ‘farewell’ to that sloshing disproportionate step.

2. Shapeheart Armband

                    Any sprinter that is endeavoring to be more productive in their activity needs one thing over some other, and it’s a space-sparing two-in-one device like the Shapeheart Armband.

Unless you’re wanting to buy the Apple Watch 3, conveying your telephone on runs is regularly an unavoidable bother and, while armbands aren’t the widely adored, they’re unfortunately vital for generally sprinters. What’s more, if that is something you require, you should make it twice as helpful.

Not exclusively does the Shapeheart give an advantageous approach to convey your telephone, with an attractive case that enables you to effortlessly isolate your telephone from the lash to accept calls, catch those fundamental running selfies (or check Google Maps), it additionally screens your heart rate.

A separable optical heart rate (HR) sensor situated in the neoprene armband sends your heart rate information to fundamentally any running application you pick – Nike+, Strava and Runkeeper – so you can guarantee you’re preparing in the correct zone for your objectives.

While it clearly won’t be as precise as a HR chest lash, the armband ought to be more reliable than the information from a look as you’re more averse to get that hole amongst sensor and wrist that can cause sporadic HR details.

3. Lumo Run Sensor

                  The Lumo Run is a standout amongst other running devices on the planet, and any individual who is not kidding about enhancing their execution and speed ought to focus.

With no under seven unique sensors, including an accelerometer, whirligig and vibration sensor, you should simply join the 25g lightweight gadget to the back of your shorts and you’ve invalidated the requirement for a trek to the increases lab.

Lumo tracks all your fundamental running structure details – that is rhythm (steps every moment), skip, pelvic development and how much brake you apply with each progression – and sends them to the Lumo application for you to fixate on later, alongside customized proposals for pre-and post-run practices in view of how you’ve recently performed.

You’ll additionally get tips on parts of your frame to take a shot at amid each run, alongside live sound training to enable you to alter your shape in a hurry.

The admonition for the individuals who favor running on the light-side, in any case, is that sound signs and GPS details, for example, pace and separation, are just accessible on the off chance that you take your telephone curious to see what happens (see the Shapeheart Armband recorded previously).

With 20 days of run time and installed stockpiling for sessions where you need to track telephone free runs this is your best instrument for building up your frame.

4. Jaybird X3

                    The Jaybird X2 in-ear earphones were amazingly prevalent among sprinters and we anticipate that the X3 will follow in that custom These new necklace style Bluetooth earbuds enhance their antecedents in almost every way and even come in at a more respectable cost.

In any case, they’re somewhat littler however keep the sweat-evidence plan and shockingly awesome sound.

Bluetooth 4.1 means longer battery life that can undoubtedly last you through a marathon with battery to save, while there’s additionally more exact control over the sound, on account of another buddy MySound application that gives you a chance to tinker with sound levels to your heart’s substance.

Nonetheless, what truly makes them noteworthy to any sprinter is the manner by which awesome they fit while running. The wide assortment of fitting choices implies they remain secure in your ears while the lightweight link kills any pull. The main thing that reminds you they’re joined to your head at all is your activity stick spurring you to make progress toward that PB.

5. AfterShokz Trekz Air

                    Planned only to work out, the new age of remote AfterShokz IP55 sweat-safe bone-conduction earphones tips the scales at only 30g, that is around 20% lighter than the first Trekz Titanium – on the grounds that each gram tallies when you’re shooting for a PB.

Perfect for running, no wires implies no hauling your earbuds out with each arm swing, six hours of music and calls from a hour and a half full charge implies they’ll see you through a marathon with time to save.

The battery life is a long way from its most imperative component, be that as it may, the open-ear configuration enables you to hear what’s happening around you consistently, especially vital on darker evenings and cloudy mornings and influences them to race lawful in the UK for open-street running.

Other valuable changes incorporate double commotion dropping mics so you can really accept that call while you’re on the run (as long as you can inhale) and updated bone transducers that convey more bass, one of our greatest bogeymen with past AfterShokz. The respite catch has been redesignd to be less demanding to tap as well… to put it plainly, this is a splendid update.

Also, in light of the fact that game earphones have a tendency to invest a great deal of energy kicking about in the base of a sack, they accompany a tough premium titanium edge and wraparound band that can withstand a couple of thumps.

6. Altra Torin IQ

                    Intended to enhance your system and diminish the shot of damage, pretty much the main thing these savvy mentors don’t do is keep running for you.

As you trudge the asphalts they’re gathering a wide range of information by means of lightweight weight sensors that run the length of the shoes, putting away the details on the Altra IQ application and giving live instructing tips to enable you to enhance your walk.

Checking rhythm, affect each time you hit the ground, information on how you’re landing – heel, midfoot or forefoot first – how your walk changes with landscape and rise and even to what extent your foot is in contact with the floor, these zero-drop padded shoes are a detail adoring strider’s fantasy.

7. LifeBeam Vi

                    The Lifebeam Vi is an AI running mentor contained in these extraordinarily outlined earphones. This astonishing AI innovation will adjust to your preparation timetable and offer customized counsel and exercise recommendations.

The bio-sensing earbuds keep track of your distance, speed, elevation, heart rate, cadence and more. This way, the Vi can learn every aspect of your running game, encouraging you to keep going when you’re about to hit a new goal, instructing you to slow down if you have a tendency to set off too fast, offering pace-specific training and suggesting recovery days or harder sessions where necessary.

And, you might think this is kind of creepy, but the Vi will learn your name, where you’re at, and even the weather around you, in order to tailor her advice to the exact minute and location you are at. For instance, she’ll give you some tips for running in the rain if winter is coming.

The Vi is ambitious by design, and represents a future of intelligent fitness and running devices. We’ve spent a lot of time with her – the AI is female-voiced – and while right now she’s a great tool for casual and newer runners building fitness, she’s lacking some essential features that more serious runners, those chasing new PBs, are going to be looking for.

However, with the ability to support years of software upgrades, Vi can only get better as you do and for those who’d love real-time run coaching but can’t afford it, Vi could make for a good AI option.

The top fitness tech to help you run better Running is rapidly getting to be noticeably a standout amongst the most well known types of activity for one primary reason: it's basic.