Foolish Runner
@foolishrunner.bsky.social
A mad 50 something on again off again runner.
Ran my first ultra this year!!
🇺🇸 in 🇮🇪 happily over 20 years
Life is consumed by working horses with my kids, massive house remodel project and running.
https://strava.app.link/PTIxEUIsqQb
Ran my first ultra this year!!
🇺🇸 in 🇮🇪 happily over 20 years
Life is consumed by working horses with my kids, massive house remodel project and running.
https://strava.app.link/PTIxEUIsqQb
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@foolishrunner.bsky.social
· Sep 28
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Killian is the fucking GOAT
It’s not just the running its the “no fucks to give” attitude
He just does what he does
The ultimate influencer without the bullshit
If you know the states - this is an insane achievement
tinyurl.com/2ta5hb9b
#running #runsky
It’s not just the running its the “no fucks to give” attitude
He just does what he does
The ultimate influencer without the bullshit
If you know the states - this is an insane achievement
tinyurl.com/2ta5hb9b
#running #runsky
Rewriting What’s Possible in the Mountains
Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Killian is the fucking GOAT
It’s not just the running its the “no fucks to give” attitude
He just does what he does
The ultimate influencer without the bullshit
If you know the states - this is an insane achievement
tinyurl.com/2ta5hb9b
#running #runsky
It’s not just the running its the “no fucks to give” attitude
He just does what he does
The ultimate influencer without the bullshit
If you know the states - this is an insane achievement
tinyurl.com/2ta5hb9b
#running #runsky
A shocking amount of detraining occurred in the 4 week break I took.
Vo2 dropped by 5%
Average bpm for a given pace up by 8
Bitter pill to swallow
Bio mechanical still strong so body wants to run instinctive paces
This should have been a mid tempo run but ended up threshold
#running #runsky
Vo2 dropped by 5%
Average bpm for a given pace up by 8
Bitter pill to swallow
Bio mechanical still strong so body wants to run instinctive paces
This should have been a mid tempo run but ended up threshold
#running #runsky
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Funny how it all connected during the break I took - the mental doubt, the physical stop and the medical scare
I had to step away completely and then fear I was going to lose it to remember why I love long distance running
Second week of running again properly
Making 2026 plans
#running #runsky
I had to step away completely and then fear I was going to lose it to remember why I love long distance running
Second week of running again properly
Making 2026 plans
#running #runsky
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
During the break I had a health scare - PVCs random heart flutters, weeks of tests
Everything came back fine
Doc and physio told me: start running again
So I did. Within days, the PVCs stopped
My heart literally settled once I found my rhythm again
And slowly, my head did too
#running #runsky
Everything came back fine
Doc and physio told me: start running again
So I did. Within days, the PVCs stopped
My heart literally settled once I found my rhythm again
And slowly, my head did too
#running #runsky
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
During the last 4 week break I guess I started questioning if I even wanted to keep doing ultras
The grind, the commitment, the long weekends
The 100-miler dream suddenly felt… heavy
I guess that’s common after your first ultra?
That strange mix of pride and burnout…
#running #runsky
The grind, the commitment, the long weekends
The 100-miler dream suddenly felt… heavy
I guess that’s common after your first ultra?
That strange mix of pride and burnout…
#running #runsky
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Took a hard stop after my last ultra
4 weeks almost completely off running
After 2 straight years of training and racing, I hit that end of season wall
The “what now?” kind
Mini existential crisis included free of charge
I’m back running now - but some shit happened
#running #runsky
4 weeks almost completely off running
After 2 straight years of training and racing, I hit that end of season wall
The “what now?” kind
Mini existential crisis included free of charge
I’m back running now - but some shit happened
#running #runsky
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
- Jane Goodall
RIP Jane.
I wish the good ones like you could live forever
- Jane Goodall
RIP Jane.
I wish the good ones like you could live forever
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
- Jane Goodall
RIP Jane.
I wish the good ones like you could live forever
- Jane Goodall
RIP Jane.
I wish the good ones like you could live forever
Lessons learned from my first 50mi Ultra
1. Don’t follow people - navigate yourself
2. On self contained events - pack enough gel for longer than you plan on running
3. If you think you might need that layer, don’t worry about weight
4. A warm hat might save your race
#running #runsky
1. Don’t follow people - navigate yourself
2. On self contained events - pack enough gel for longer than you plan on running
3. If you think you might need that layer, don’t worry about weight
4. A warm hat might save your race
#running #runsky
September 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
First 50mi ultra ✅
Mistakes were made and lessons learned
Ran extra 6.8 miles as the lads I was chatting with went wrong at mile 35
Only just made the cutoff because of it
Almost broke my spirit but knew it would pass and kept moving
I’m hooked
Bring on the 100milers
#running #runsky
Mistakes were made and lessons learned
Ran extra 6.8 miles as the lads I was chatting with went wrong at mile 35
Only just made the cutoff because of it
Almost broke my spirit but knew it would pass and kept moving
I’m hooked
Bring on the 100milers
#running #runsky
September 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I am once again sad for my homeland.
The chickens are coming home to roost and the rhetoric is now being replaced with violence
There will be more
And it doesn’t matter from which political pursuasion
I’m afraid it’s broken too badly to fix
😢
The chickens are coming home to roost and the rhetoric is now being replaced with violence
There will be more
And it doesn’t matter from which political pursuasion
I’m afraid it’s broken too badly to fix
😢
September 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I am once again sad for my homeland.
The chickens are coming home to roost and the rhetoric is now being replaced with violence
There will be more
And it doesn’t matter from which political pursuasion
I’m afraid it’s broken too badly to fix
😢
The chickens are coming home to roost and the rhetoric is now being replaced with violence
There will be more
And it doesn’t matter from which political pursuasion
I’m afraid it’s broken too badly to fix
😢
My girls were flying home from Spain
By the time they land eldest is taken off on a stretcher and to hospital
Didn’t run all week and beat myself up for it
Then beat myself up for caring about missing a run
Sometimes life intervenes and we have to remember what is important
#running #runsky
By the time they land eldest is taken off on a stretcher and to hospital
Didn’t run all week and beat myself up for it
Then beat myself up for caring about missing a run
Sometimes life intervenes and we have to remember what is important
#running #runsky
August 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Congrats @beninchamonix.bsky.social for completing the CCC
Almost 20 hours on trail!
Wow, made of steel!
#UTMB #running #runsky
Almost 20 hours on trail!
Wow, made of steel!
#UTMB #running #runsky
August 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Congrats @beninchamonix.bsky.social for completing the CCC
Almost 20 hours on trail!
Wow, made of steel!
#UTMB #running #runsky
Almost 20 hours on trail!
Wow, made of steel!
#UTMB #running #runsky
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Which do you use and why?
have been using MHR but running low z3 as target so not using it properly
rest: 48
max: 184
MHR z2 : 110-129
It always felt a bit low and this last 60k run confirmed it
HRR z2: 129-143
138 was my target and is dead centre in hrr
I’m switching
#running #runsky
have been using MHR but running low z3 as target so not using it properly
rest: 48
max: 184
MHR z2 : 110-129
It always felt a bit low and this last 60k run confirmed it
HRR z2: 129-143
138 was my target and is dead centre in hrr
I’m switching
#running #runsky
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Never has a gummy bear tasted as good as these did at mile 34
My hardest local trail loop is 12.8mi - so I setup a little “aid station” at my house and did 3 laps
Promised myself hr < 138 no matter what
Wow totally worked, I’m learning to manage energy better
Feel ready now
#running #runsky
My hardest local trail loop is 12.8mi - so I setup a little “aid station” at my house and did 3 laps
Promised myself hr < 138 no matter what
Wow totally worked, I’m learning to manage energy better
Feel ready now
#running #runsky
August 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Dress rehearsal day tomorrow
60k run scheduled, longest of the plan
All the work over last 18months coming together over next 4 weeks
#running #runsky
60k run scheduled, longest of the plan
All the work over last 18months coming together over next 4 weeks
#running #runsky
a cartoon of a boy playing a piano with the words practice makes perfect
ALT: a cartoon of a boy playing a piano with the words practice makes perfect
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August 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Was in a bit of a rut
Have not really felt like running much since I got back from Spain
Thought maybe I was overtrained
Had a hill repeat session scheduled and just said fuck it
Did a hard fun run, how fast can I run the trail without breaking my neck
Just what I needed
#running #runsky
Have not really felt like running much since I got back from Spain
Thought maybe I was overtrained
Had a hill repeat session scheduled and just said fuck it
Did a hard fun run, how fast can I run the trail without breaking my neck
Just what I needed
#running #runsky
August 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
