northbnd
@northbnd.bsky.social
slow running explorer | list maker, cataloguer & database builder | left of centre, north of England
Ate my soup while listening to this talk on the fascinating Library of Lost Maps at UCL, it's really worth tuning in to the recording
www.youtube.com/live/P4nTHr1...
www.youtube.com/live/P4nTHr1...
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Ate my soup while listening to this talk on the fascinating Library of Lost Maps at UCL, it's really worth tuning in to the recording
www.youtube.com/live/P4nTHr1...
www.youtube.com/live/P4nTHr1...
Observations on running in Rome. Nobody gives way, there is outright defiance from walkers, they have priority, they will stare you down. No smiles, nods or acknowledgement from fellow runners, perhaps everyone is too cool for that 😎 (I am not cool so have upset everyone with my happy hi’s)
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Observations on running in Rome. Nobody gives way, there is outright defiance from walkers, they have priority, they will stare you down. No smiles, nods or acknowledgement from fellow runners, perhaps everyone is too cool for that 😎 (I am not cool so have upset everyone with my happy hi’s)
November sunshine run at Villa Borghese, Rome. Last day of holiday and my only run of the week due to a nasty shellfish 🦐 incident. One of the fckers must have snuck in to my dinner and I’m allergic to them, causing my joints to seize up!
#trailrunning
#run2explore
#nevertouchprawns
#trailrunning
#run2explore
#nevertouchprawns
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
November sunshine run at Villa Borghese, Rome. Last day of holiday and my only run of the week due to a nasty shellfish 🦐 incident. One of the fckers must have snuck in to my dinner and I’m allergic to them, causing my joints to seize up!
#trailrunning
#run2explore
#nevertouchprawns
#trailrunning
#run2explore
#nevertouchprawns
Rome if you want to #fingerpostfriday
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Rome if you want to #fingerpostfriday
Wandering in the streets of Rome tonight
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wandering in the streets of Rome tonight
Staying in Rome next to the Conservatorio (Kids From Fame for classical and opera) and we’ve had baritones and piano practice every morning, but today they are blasting Londonbeat - a banger! Fully expecting them to come dancing down the street in legwarmers..
#famecosts
#famecosts
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Staying in Rome next to the Conservatorio (Kids From Fame for classical and opera) and we’ve had baritones and piano practice every morning, but today they are blasting Londonbeat - a banger! Fully expecting them to come dancing down the street in legwarmers..
#famecosts
#famecosts
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Look at this amazing starling murmuration that was filmed at our Tarn Sike reserve! 😍
Murmurations usually form just before the birds settle in to roost. 😴
Have you seen any murmurations yet this year? Let us know where! 😄
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #Autumn
Murmurations usually form just before the birds settle in to roost. 😴
Have you seen any murmurations yet this year? Let us know where! 😄
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #Autumn
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Look at this amazing starling murmuration that was filmed at our Tarn Sike reserve! 😍
Murmurations usually form just before the birds settle in to roost. 😴
Have you seen any murmurations yet this year? Let us know where! 😄
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #Autumn
Murmurations usually form just before the birds settle in to roost. 😴
Have you seen any murmurations yet this year? Let us know where! 😄
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #Autumn
Last week at Cinecittà film studios in Rome and a peak behind the scenes on the amazing Roman sets 🎬 One of my last work gigs before retiring 😊
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Last week at Cinecittà film studios in Rome and a peak behind the scenes on the amazing Roman sets 🎬 One of my last work gigs before retiring 😊
Buongiorno from Rome where we are awake to church bells and comedy Wurlitzer music 🎶 and coffee, lots of it! ☕️
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Buongiorno from Rome where we are awake to church bells and comedy Wurlitzer music 🎶 and coffee, lots of it! ☕️
The park is full of Saturday runners, packs of dogs, and the smell of Nutella pancakes. I’m in Italy! 🇮🇹
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The park is full of Saturday runners, packs of dogs, and the smell of Nutella pancakes. I’m in Italy! 🇮🇹
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Parkrun’s benefits to Britain could be as high as £668m a year, a recent study has estimated based on the Treasury’s valuation of improvements in health and life-satisfaction.
Psychological improvements are at least as noteworthy as the physical ones
Psychological improvements are at least as noteworthy as the physical ones
Parkrun is an unwitting British public-health success
A 5km Saturday jog has captured runners and non-runners around the world
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Parkrun’s benefits to Britain could be as high as £668m a year, a recent study has estimated based on the Treasury’s valuation of improvements in health and life-satisfaction.
Psychological improvements are at least as noteworthy as the physical ones
Psychological improvements are at least as noteworthy as the physical ones
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I've read "Feet in the Clouds" recently, by Richard Askwith - it's a highly readable look at fell running in the UK, combined with the author's attempts to complete Bob Graham's Round, interviews/biographies of sports legends, and a month-by-month insight into fell running events.
#booksky #running
#booksky #running
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Huge congrats to community group Bridestones Rewilded, who this week brought Bridestones Moor in west Yorkshire into community ownership:
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
Find out more about their project here: bridestones.love
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
Find out more about their project here: bridestones.love
'A huge milestone' - Community group takes ownership of Bridestones Moor
Bridestones Moor, the dramatic 114-acre expanse above Todmorden, has been officially brought under community ownership.
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Huge congrats to community group Bridestones Rewilded, who this week brought Bridestones Moor in west Yorkshire into community ownership:
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
Find out more about their project here: bridestones.love
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/environ...
Find out more about their project here: bridestones.love
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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With #Halloween & bonfire night fast approaching, it's vital that we remember the effect #SpookySeason has on our wildlife and natural landscapes. 🎃🦔
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
With #Halloween & bonfire night fast approaching, it's vital that we remember the effect #SpookySeason has on our wildlife and natural landscapes. 🎃🦔
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Here are our 3 tips for staying nature friendly over the next week or so.
Please share to spread the word. 🙏
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Right that’s it, fire’s going on..
October 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Right that’s it, fire’s going on..
World expert at finding the sunniest spot in the house #saluki #dogsofbluesky
October 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
World expert at finding the sunniest spot in the house #saluki #dogsofbluesky
Garmin wanted short and slow, which is good because I definitely wasn’t feeling this today and my leg was dragging until the ibuprofen kicked in. Cold out too.
🎧 Spiders - Wilco (nicely mesmerising and monotonous)
#trailrunning
🎧 Spiders - Wilco (nicely mesmerising and monotonous)
#trailrunning
October 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Garmin wanted short and slow, which is good because I definitely wasn’t feeling this today and my leg was dragging until the ibuprofen kicked in. Cold out too.
🎧 Spiders - Wilco (nicely mesmerising and monotonous)
#trailrunning
🎧 Spiders - Wilco (nicely mesmerising and monotonous)
#trailrunning
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’m never going to be the best, fastest, etc but I enjoy #running and I like the Bluesky running community for all the inspiration, chats and likes 🙏 it motivates me to go out and do it
Somehow I’ve hit 1K followers so here’s a reintro..
🚐 🐾 🏔️ 🌳 🗺️ 🏃♂️🏳️🌈 and.. 📺 ©️ (work)
Somehow I’ve hit 1K followers so here’s a reintro..
🚐 🐾 🏔️ 🌳 🗺️ 🏃♂️🏳️🌈 and.. 📺 ©️ (work)
October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I’m never going to be the best, fastest, etc but I enjoy #running and I like the Bluesky running community for all the inspiration, chats and likes 🙏 it motivates me to go out and do it
Somehow I’ve hit 1K followers so here’s a reintro..
🚐 🐾 🏔️ 🌳 🗺️ 🏃♂️🏳️🌈 and.. 📺 ©️ (work)
Somehow I’ve hit 1K followers so here’s a reintro..
🚐 🐾 🏔️ 🌳 🗺️ 🏃♂️🏳️🌈 and.. 📺 ©️ (work)
After 24 hours sat on a hot-water bottle, and a generous lathering of Deep Heat, I risked a run this morning. It was too nice not to go out ☀️ and I got another lake-loop PB
Post-run, I am now pain free (weird) which likely means it will be back tomorrow
#trailrunning fun!
Post-run, I am now pain free (weird) which likely means it will be back tomorrow
#trailrunning fun!
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
After 24 hours sat on a hot-water bottle, and a generous lathering of Deep Heat, I risked a run this morning. It was too nice not to go out ☀️ and I got another lake-loop PB
Post-run, I am now pain free (weird) which likely means it will be back tomorrow
#trailrunning fun!
Post-run, I am now pain free (weird) which likely means it will be back tomorrow
#trailrunning fun!
Wet weather gloomy woods. This is not a complaint. Even the fair-weather hound was enjoying it ☔️
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wet weather gloomy woods. This is not a complaint. Even the fair-weather hound was enjoying it ☔️
Top marks for the librarians of Halifax
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Top marks for the librarians of Halifax