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slow running explorer | list maker, cataloguer & database builder | left of centre, north of England
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🤦‍♂️ffs I've signed up for two #trailrunning events in the same month by mistake.. Keswick Mountain Festival 10K fell run and a half-marathon on the ups and downs of the Cornish coast. Fourth time at KMF, so at least I know what’s in store, but never done an official half so that’s um.. terrifying..
Map of Keswick Mountain Festival 10K trail running route. Map of Trail Pursuit Cornwall 21K half marathon route. Withnail and I.. “we've gone on holiday by mistake"
January 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
Misty morning #trailrunning in the woods. Post injury and illness I went super slow, loved being out again 🏃‍♂️
Strava running stats against a photo of a dark lake with misty woodlands on the opposite shore.
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Can we get this one over the line? 10k to go!
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Wave watching at Porthcurno 📸 Dec 2025

#cornwall
Waves crashing to shore at Porthcurno beach in Cornwall on a bright blue blustery day. Waves crashing to shore at Porthcurno beach in Cornwall on a bright blue blustery day. Waves crashing to shore at Porthcurno beach in Cornwall on a bright blue blustery day. Waves crashing to shore at Porthcurno beach in Cornwall on a bright blue blustery day.
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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NEW short film, watch Elsey Davis' record-breaking 400-mile circuit of Cornwall to raise money for Alzheimer's Research

#ultrarunning #cornwall
The Circuit of Cornwall | Elsey Davis
YouTube video by SportsShoes.com
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January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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drlygo.bsky.social
Anna Troup and her husband Richard, outside the Border Hotel at the iconic wall as she takes the title of winter Spine Race winner 🏆

#SpineRace
Anna is smiling broadly, leaning on Richard’s shoulder and looking up at his face with joy (and perhaps relief) on her face
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Settle-Carlisle railway. The Ribblehead Viaduct is one of the most iconic pieces of Victorian railway engineering in the UK, carrying the Settle–Carlisle line across Batty Moss.

📸 Wendy McDonnell | #ThursdayThoughts #YorkshireDales
A long stone railway viaduct stretches across a snowy landscape under a clear blue sky.
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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drlygo.bsky.social
Sebastian Raichon reaches the wall, becoming the 2026 winter Montane Spine Race winner! 🏆
268 miles & 39,000 feet of climb in awful conditions. An incredible achievement & an example of grit & determination. He confirmed it was indeed,brutal!

Huge congratulations Sebastian! 🙌🏻

#SpineRace
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Less screen time (2026 mission) means more of The Bastard Jigsaw. 1000 pieces of the #lakedistrict is severely testing my geography and my eyesight 🔎
A jigsaw in progress - it’s the Lakeland fells!
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Winter on the Pennine Moor.
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Winter on the Pennine Moor.
A selection of Polaroids.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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#SpineRace success for INOV8 athletes Jack Scott, Sarah Perry and Nicky Spinks
Winter Spine Success For INOV8 Runners
Amid brutal conditions, INOV8 athletes Jack Scott and Sarah Perry landed big wins in the Winter Spine Challenger South and MRT Challenger South respectively.
www.inov8.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Cool air and a cool tree. Building up to running again with a decent hike before dark - got dropped on the moors and walked home #yorkshire
A tall tree against a calm blue sky, fallen branches and foliage in the foreground.
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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He is risen. First fresh air in a week and it felt good. One positive is that my training has been consistant, as in I’ve not done any for 10 days running..
Long view across a valley towards distant moorland, beneath a winter sky full of weather.
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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I’m floored by germs 🤧 but reluctantly dragged myself out with the hound. Actually feel better for it..
Light dusting of snow on a trail through bleak woods. Light dusting of snow on a trail through bleak woods. Light dusting of snow on a trail through bleak woods. Light dusting of snow on a trail through bleak woods.
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Clear winter skies over the Pennines
A frosty and crunchy moorland with a distant sun setting behind a small tree in silhouette. A frosty and crunchy moorland with a distant sun setting behind a small tree in silhouette.
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Here we go..
A blizzard of snowflakes, snow settling on a lawn.
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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terjehaakstad.bsky.social
✨ Honoured to see NRK highlight Polar Night Marathon as more than a race – a winter folk festival in the Arctic. ❄️🏃‍♀️ 2300 runners, the whole city involved, and a new women’s course record by Yngvild Kaspersen 💪
#PolarNightMarathon #Tromsø #FolkFestival 🔗 www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...
January 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
A quiet afternoon wandering in the cold air, tea & toast may be needed..
Winter sun setting behind the silhouette of a ruined stately home, with an icy lake in the foreground.
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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A short list of Spine Race resources, to get us in the mood for next weekend’s events..

#PennineWay
#SpineRace
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Northbound (@northbnd)
With the 2026 Spine Race almost upon us, here’s a selection of films, podcasts and articles about Britain's most brutal endurance race
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January 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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I kinda enjoyed this, but seem to have coughed up a lung. Moorland trails running nice and dry, easy to dodge the ice. Earned a Frosty Badge ❄️

#trailrunning
A low morning sun streams through thin bare trees on a bright blue winter’s day. A Garmin Frosty Badge
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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An incredible achievement. In that downtime we just had between Christmas and New Year, Inov8’s James Gibson did a Double Bob Graham in a new record time!

#fellrunning #ultrarunning
History Made On The Fells
Ultra runner James Gibson has set a new record time for the Double Bob Graham Round AND become the first person to complete it in Winter.
www.inov8.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
We have burning skies on the moor #whereirun
A moorland heath and distant tall trees in silhouette beneath a glowing orange sky as the sun has disappeared. A moorland heath and distant tall trees in silhouette beneath a glowing orange sky as the sun has disappeared.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Brisk one over the moors with the hound to catch the first sundown of the year, a biting cold wind 🥶

#yorkshire
Sundown on the Brontë moors, a distant figure in silhouette as the sun sets beyond. Sub setting over distant moors with scattered boulders in the foreground. Boulders among faded heathers, across the valley are distant fields and houses, the sky is a cold blue.
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Could have run on and on today but quit at five miles because meant to be easing back in to it. Runners everywhere and I was almost swept up in an actual fell running event! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃 🏃‍♀️ Happy New Year everyone 😃

#trailrunning #fellrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a lakeside trail with the first sunrise of the new year poking through the trees.
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Rays at Land’s End 📸 Dec 2025

Another year over..
Bright rays of sunlight penetrate clouds above the Atlantic, late afternoon at Land’s End hotel in Cornwall.
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM