Jessica Friend
@lastfasttri.bsky.social
Christian ultrarunner, triathlete and linguist. Teacher and family logistics manager 🤩
We are all in tonight, unexpectedly. This never happens during the week. I'm a bit shell-shocked!
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We are all in tonight, unexpectedly. This never happens during the week. I'm a bit shell-shocked!
Safeguarding training online this afternoon, after a late night out at an excellent Deacon Blue gig, was never going to be a good combination 🙄
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Safeguarding training online this afternoon, after a late night out at an excellent Deacon Blue gig, was never going to be a good combination 🙄
I'm making the most of my best ever open water swimming season as the summer fades away, treasuring these moments to remember during the winter.
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm making the most of my best ever open water swimming season as the summer fades away, treasuring these moments to remember during the winter.
After a weekend in Slough, I am here. Wharfedale. I can run here from home. Wow!
August 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
After a weekend in Slough, I am here. Wharfedale. I can run here from home. Wow!
I'm at Eton Dorney and have goosebumps reliving the 2012 Olympic rowing races, Helen Glover & Heather Stanning in particular 🥇
August 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I'm at Eton Dorney and have goosebumps reliving the 2012 Olympic rowing races, Helen Glover & Heather Stanning in particular 🥇
"Each peach, pear, plum, I spy Tom Thumb..." My kids may be teenagers, but I can just about still recite the whole book ☺️
July 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"Each peach, pear, plum, I spy Tom Thumb..." My kids may be teenagers, but I can just about still recite the whole book ☺️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not a running tweet! One child may swim, bike and run a lot, but the other one has quietly been doing something amazing too.
Not a running tweet! One child may swim, bike and run a lot, but the other one has quietly been doing something amazing too.
Leeds school drama group performs at London's National Theatre
Students from Abbey Grange Academy in Leeds perform at London's National Theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not a running tweet! One child may swim, bike and run a lot, but the other one has quietly been doing something amazing too.
Not a running tweet! One child may swim, bike and run a lot, but the other one has quietly been doing something amazing too.
Reposted by Jessica Friend
While the runners are making their way north on our summer events, why not consider volunteering for the epic winter races in January? It's a chance to see our athletes up close, learn from their strategies & to make lifelong crew friends!
Please see pic in comments for CP days!
bit.ly/3SX32Gb
Please see pic in comments for CP days!
bit.ly/3SX32Gb
Spine HQ — The Spine Race
www.thespinerace.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
While the runners are making their way north on our summer events, why not consider volunteering for the epic winter races in January? It's a chance to see our athletes up close, learn from their strategies & to make lifelong crew friends!
Please see pic in comments for CP days!
bit.ly/3SX32Gb
Please see pic in comments for CP days!
bit.ly/3SX32Gb
The first 3 runners in the full Spine are women. 💪 Just saying.
The incomparable Anna Troup, leading the Full Spine, just passing Byrness on her way to Kirk Yetholm.
2nd place is still in Bellingham so it's looking good!
@spinerace.bsky.social
#spinerace
#dotwatching
#ultrarunning
2nd place is still in Bellingham so it's looking good!
@spinerace.bsky.social
#spinerace
#dotwatching
#ultrarunning
June 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The first 3 runners in the full Spine are women. 💪 Just saying.
And Anna Troup is in the lead #supertrouper 😁. Not just of the women's race, of the whole race (and she's even older than me 😉).
live.opentracking.co.uk/sspine2025/
live.opentracking.co.uk/sspine2025/
Live Tracking
Montane Summer Spine Race 2025 - Live Event Tracking
live.opentracking.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
And Anna Troup is in the lead #supertrouper 😁. Not just of the women's race, of the whole race (and she's even older than me 😉).
live.opentracking.co.uk/sspine2025/
live.opentracking.co.uk/sspine2025/
Reposted by Jessica Friend
If ever you need to have your faith in humans restored, come to the @spinerace.bsky.social
Run it, volunteer at it, hand out flapjacks on the course. Whatever you put into the #SpineRace you get back in buckets ❤️
Run it, volunteer at it, hand out flapjacks on the course. Whatever you put into the #SpineRace you get back in buckets ❤️
June 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
If ever you need to have your faith in humans restored, come to the @spinerace.bsky.social
Run it, volunteer at it, hand out flapjacks on the course. Whatever you put into the #SpineRace you get back in buckets ❤️
Run it, volunteer at it, hand out flapjacks on the course. Whatever you put into the #SpineRace you get back in buckets ❤️
A practice run cooking chicken rice for @spinerace.bsky.social next week 😋. This is what you get at Hebden Bridge 🏃♂️🏃♀️
June 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A practice run cooking chicken rice for @spinerace.bsky.social next week 😋. This is what you get at Hebden Bridge 🏃♂️🏃♀️
Leg Four of the Frog Graham today, from Buttermere over to Derwentwater 👌
May 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Leg Four of the Frog Graham today, from Buttermere over to Derwentwater 👌
Years of kids' swimming lessons paid dividends again this morning. Exploring islands in Derwentwater with the girl. Cold and a bit of a swell, but fun 🏊♀️🏊♀️🫠
May 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Years of kids' swimming lessons paid dividends again this morning. Exploring islands in Derwentwater with the girl. Cold and a bit of a swell, but fun 🏊♀️🏊♀️🫠
The six flights of stairs from my classroom to the toilets yesterday were taken slowly.
May 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The six flights of stairs from my classroom to the toilets yesterday were taken slowly.
Today I am eating anything beige. Pancakes, bread, pizza, potatoes, toast. Last night was chips, very salty and quite vinegary 😋
May 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today I am eating anything beige. Pancakes, bread, pizza, potatoes, toast. Last night was chips, very salty and quite vinegary 😋
What a day. 35 miles of stunning Yorkshire countryside in sunshine and a breeze 🫠 Please can I have some new legs? 😅
May 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What a day. 35 miles of stunning Yorkshire countryside in sunshine and a breeze 🫠 Please can I have some new legs? 😅
Tomorrow I am going for a long run. My longest run yet. I'm not even sure if I can do it, but that's exciting 😄. The Skipton Skedaddle 🏃♀️
May 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Tomorrow I am going for a long run. My longest run yet. I'm not even sure if I can do it, but that's exciting 😄. The Skipton Skedaddle 🏃♀️
And the open water season has begun 🙃🏊♀️
May 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And the open water season has begun 🙃🏊♀️
Worth a read.
I have written a thing about Jeremy Vine and cycling campaigning.
(no paywall)
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
(no paywall)
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
April 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Worth a read.
Reposted by Jessica Friend
Pillar one: How We Move 🚲🚆🏃♀️
Getting to races, training or parkrun - how we travel matters.
Could you:
🚶♂️ Run from home?
🚲 Cycle to the start line?
🚗 Car-share?
🚆 Take the train?
None of us are perfect but small swaps add up 🌱
🟢 Share how you are moving more mindfully & tag us!
Getting to races, training or parkrun - how we travel matters.
Could you:
🚶♂️ Run from home?
🚲 Cycle to the start line?
🚗 Car-share?
🚆 Take the train?
None of us are perfect but small swaps add up 🌱
🟢 Share how you are moving more mindfully & tag us!
April 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Pillar one: How We Move 🚲🚆🏃♀️
Getting to races, training or parkrun - how we travel matters.
Could you:
🚶♂️ Run from home?
🚲 Cycle to the start line?
🚗 Car-share?
🚆 Take the train?
None of us are perfect but small swaps add up 🌱
🟢 Share how you are moving more mindfully & tag us!
Getting to races, training or parkrun - how we travel matters.
Could you:
🚶♂️ Run from home?
🚲 Cycle to the start line?
🚗 Car-share?
🚆 Take the train?
None of us are perfect but small swaps add up 🌱
🟢 Share how you are moving more mindfully & tag us!
Is it acceptable for someone to do a Zoom meeting (trustees going through an agenda) at a table outside a youth hostel when there are folk sitting around drinking/chatting etc? 🤔
April 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Is it acceptable for someone to do a Zoom meeting (trustees going through an agenda) at a table outside a youth hostel when there are folk sitting around drinking/chatting etc? 🤔
I am on the wrong side of the Pennines, and the sun is shining. Both of these are unsettling @neilrholloway.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I am on the wrong side of the Pennines, and the sun is shining. Both of these are unsettling @neilrholloway.bsky.social
Not long until open water swimming restarts 🤩Running definitely off the beaten track today.
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Not long until open water swimming restarts 🤩Running definitely off the beaten track today.
There were so many mountains and so many stunning views in Snowdonia, I just took it all in and didn't take any photos.
April 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There were so many mountains and so many stunning views in Snowdonia, I just took it all in and didn't take any photos.