Ultra Damo
@ultradamo.bsky.social
GB ultrarunner (NNormal), coach, author, activist, tea addict, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social +Into Ultra co-founder,
https://www.ultradamo.com/
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I was going through my downloads and came across these photos again. Such a great way to start off my running year @adharanand.bsky.social . Finished two 50km and one 50mile race. Only one DNF (did half a hundred miler). But this retreat with the highlight @ultradamo.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I was going through my downloads and came across these photos again. Such a great way to start off my running year @adharanand.bsky.social . Finished two 50km and one 50mile race. Only one DNF (did half a hundred miler). But this retreat with the highlight @ultradamo.bsky.social
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Football can’t solve the climate crisis. But it can help us imagine a future worth fighting for.
In Sporting Tales published last year, Freddie Daley documented the climate activism journey of Arsenal legend, Héctor Bellerín. 🧵 1/5
Read the full piece. 👇
In Sporting Tales published last year, Freddie Daley documented the climate activism journey of Arsenal legend, Héctor Bellerín. 🧵 1/5
Read the full piece. 👇
Héctor Bellerín’s journey: could footballers save the planet? — Cool Down
By Freddie Daley This chapter was originally published in ‘ Sporting Tales: 21 new stories for a troubled world '. As societies face up to the realities of a warming world, there is a simmeri...
www.cooldownclimate.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Football can’t solve the climate crisis. But it can help us imagine a future worth fighting for.
In Sporting Tales published last year, Freddie Daley documented the climate activism journey of Arsenal legend, Héctor Bellerín. 🧵 1/5
Read the full piece. 👇
In Sporting Tales published last year, Freddie Daley documented the climate activism journey of Arsenal legend, Héctor Bellerín. 🧵 1/5
Read the full piece. 👇
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A great podcast episode in which @ultradamo.bsky.social talks all things Three Solo Challenge in which he attempted to complete the big three rounds solo using public transport to get between the rounds.
An epic demonstration of #GreenRunning 💪🏻💚
open.spotify.com/episode/688u...
An epic demonstration of #GreenRunning 💪🏻💚
open.spotify.com/episode/688u...
Damian Hall
open.spotify.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A great podcast episode in which @ultradamo.bsky.social talks all things Three Solo Challenge in which he attempted to complete the big three rounds solo using public transport to get between the rounds.
An epic demonstration of #GreenRunning 💪🏻💚
open.spotify.com/episode/688u...
An epic demonstration of #GreenRunning 💪🏻💚
open.spotify.com/episode/688u...
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Katherine Choong signed the open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧗
The letter - released during the IFSC World Championships in Seoul - is part the Fossil Free Declaration. ✍️
Read more below 👇
The letter - released during the IFSC World Championships in Seoul - is part the Fossil Free Declaration. ✍️
Read more below 👇
October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Katherine Choong signed the open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧗
The letter - released during the IFSC World Championships in Seoul - is part the Fossil Free Declaration. ✍️
Read more below 👇
The letter - released during the IFSC World Championships in Seoul - is part the Fossil Free Declaration. ✍️
Read more below 👇
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2025 Salmon Run Podcast nearly ready! Features ultra runners, fisheries & sports scientists & an evolutionary biologist. Focusing on human bodies/fish bodies moving through & sensing a changing world @ultradamo.bsky.social @exmoornp.bsky.social @otolithgirl.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
2025 Salmon Run Podcast nearly ready! Features ultra runners, fisheries & sports scientists & an evolutionary biologist. Focusing on human bodies/fish bodies moving through & sensing a changing world @ultradamo.bsky.social @exmoornp.bsky.social @otolithgirl.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
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We all love a bit of positive news. And we love this article about us (well we would wouldn’t we 😉)
As @ultradamo.bsky.social says, to be a Green Runner “You don’t have to be vegan, you don’t have to give up flying altogether or have a stupid haircut like me.”
Have a read, get inspired 📖
As @ultradamo.bsky.social says, to be a Green Runner “You don’t have to be vegan, you don’t have to give up flying altogether or have a stupid haircut like me.”
Have a read, get inspired 📖
Redefining the race: the initiative tackling running’s carbon footprint
Meet The Green Runners, a grassroots initiative set up by athletes on a mission to enjoy the sport without the footprint
www.positive.news
September 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We all love a bit of positive news. And we love this article about us (well we would wouldn’t we 😉)
As @ultradamo.bsky.social says, to be a Green Runner “You don’t have to be vegan, you don’t have to give up flying altogether or have a stupid haircut like me.”
Have a read, get inspired 📖
As @ultradamo.bsky.social says, to be a Green Runner “You don’t have to be vegan, you don’t have to give up flying altogether or have a stupid haircut like me.”
Have a read, get inspired 📖
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Global advertising giant IPG is accused of violating its own climate pledge by rebranding the world’s largest oil company, Aramco. 🏭
Here's why this exclusive story matters. 🧵 1/8
Here's why this exclusive story matters. 🧵 1/8
Exclusive: Ad Giant IPG Accused of Breaking 'Industry First' Climate Policy With Work for World’s Biggest Oil Company
Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.
www.desmog.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Global advertising giant IPG is accused of violating its own climate pledge by rebranding the world’s largest oil company, Aramco. 🏭
Here's why this exclusive story matters. 🧵 1/8
Here's why this exclusive story matters. 🧵 1/8
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That moment when opportunist opposition politics runs up against the real world...
September 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
That moment when opportunist opposition politics runs up against the real world...
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The UK's new normal is here: hotter and drier summers.
The summer of 2025 will almost certainly be the warmest on record (we'll get confirmation next week).
As this @metoffice.gov.uk graph shows, it looks set to break the record by a big margin too
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
The summer of 2025 will almost certainly be the warmest on record (we'll get confirmation next week).
As this @metoffice.gov.uk graph shows, it looks set to break the record by a big margin too
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
August 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The UK's new normal is here: hotter and drier summers.
The summer of 2025 will almost certainly be the warmest on record (we'll get confirmation next week).
As this @metoffice.gov.uk graph shows, it looks set to break the record by a big margin too
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
The summer of 2025 will almost certainly be the warmest on record (we'll get confirmation next week).
As this @metoffice.gov.uk graph shows, it looks set to break the record by a big margin too
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
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There. It. Is:
"Renewables might now be cheaper than fossil fuel in the vast majority of cases, but this makes them less attractive to capital, not more. Fossil fuels are uncompetitive and highly profitable. Renewables are highly competitive and not very profitable."
"Renewables might now be cheaper than fossil fuel in the vast majority of cases, but this makes them less attractive to capital, not more. Fossil fuels are uncompetitive and highly profitable. Renewables are highly competitive and not very profitable."
Fossil fuel extractors bend the world to their will – help fund the journalism that exposes them
Across the globe, oil, gas and coal companies use an ever-widening set of tactics to crush competition and opposition. With the world’s most powerful man helping them at every turn, it’s critical we r...
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There. It. Is:
"Renewables might now be cheaper than fossil fuel in the vast majority of cases, but this makes them less attractive to capital, not more. Fossil fuels are uncompetitive and highly profitable. Renewables are highly competitive and not very profitable."
"Renewables might now be cheaper than fossil fuel in the vast majority of cases, but this makes them less attractive to capital, not more. Fossil fuels are uncompetitive and highly profitable. Renewables are highly competitive and not very profitable."
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Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests
Exposure to high temperatures could result in long-lasting damage to health of billions of people, scientists warn
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds
Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Deforestation has killed half a million people in past 20 years, study finds
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In a new piece for Cycling Weekly, former ITV broadcaster Matt Rendell calls out sportswashing in cycling and points fans towards the Fossil Free Declaration. 👏
Sign the declaration 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
@cyclingweekly.com
Sign the declaration 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
@cyclingweekly.com
'Climate change is here now, disrupting sport and threatening lives': TV's Matt Rendell on sportswashing at Vuelta a España, and why mid-race flights should be banned
Former ITV broadcaster speaks out on cycling's dubious relationship with the environment and climate change
www.cyclingweekly.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In a new piece for Cycling Weekly, former ITV broadcaster Matt Rendell calls out sportswashing in cycling and points fans towards the Fossil Free Declaration. 👏
Sign the declaration 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
@cyclingweekly.com
Sign the declaration 👉 www.cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
@cyclingweekly.com
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CO2 levels are 15ppm higher because of climate feedbacks impairing the ability of the land and seas 🌊 to take up some of the extra CO2 we're pumping into the atmosphere, according to @pfriedling.bsky.social 🧪
This was expected, but it's still not good
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
This was expected, but it's still not good
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
Earth's carbon sinks are being eroded by climate change feedback loops
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen an extra 15 parts per million since 1960 due to the declining ability of the land and sea to soak up excess CO2
www.newscientist.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
CO2 levels are 15ppm higher because of climate feedbacks impairing the ability of the land and seas 🌊 to take up some of the extra CO2 we're pumping into the atmosphere, according to @pfriedling.bsky.social 🧪
This was expected, but it's still not good
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
This was expected, but it's still not good
www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
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Excited to be hosting a Live Author Q&A on 10 Sept with Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell, the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain. Her book These Heavy Black Bones is gripping, and beautifully written. Come along (virtually, via Zoom) and be part of it thewayoftherunner.com/bookings/liv...
thewayoftherunner.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Excited to be hosting a Live Author Q&A on 10 Sept with Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell, the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain. Her book These Heavy Black Bones is gripping, and beautifully written. Come along (virtually, via Zoom) and be part of it thewayoftherunner.com/bookings/liv...
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Excited to share my first blog post for Green Runners:
Flight Free Racing: UK to Spain by Ferry and EV
thegreenrunners.com/flight-free-...
#flightfree #sustainability #ukrunchat @thegreenrunners.bsky.social
Flight Free Racing: UK to Spain by Ferry and EV
thegreenrunners.com/flight-free-...
#flightfree #sustainability #ukrunchat @thegreenrunners.bsky.social
Flight Free Racing: UK to Spain by Ferry and EV - The Green Runners CIC
TGR member Iain Martin set up Ski Flight Free in 2019 to lobby the ski industry to fly less, he also works on The
thegreenrunners.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Excited to share my first blog post for Green Runners:
Flight Free Racing: UK to Spain by Ferry and EV
thegreenrunners.com/flight-free-...
#flightfree #sustainability #ukrunchat @thegreenrunners.bsky.social
Flight Free Racing: UK to Spain by Ferry and EV
thegreenrunners.com/flight-free-...
#flightfree #sustainability #ukrunchat @thegreenrunners.bsky.social
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Yikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale!
Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
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Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
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August 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale!
Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f... wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f...
Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f... wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f...
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Massive shades, bedraggled hair & a big smile at where I am now compared with a year ago. I almost gave up on exercising as health challenges seemed to come thick & fast. But @ultradamo.bsky.social never gave up on me & I now feel like I might be able to hit a trail again one day! Thanks Damo! 🙏🏻👊🏻
August 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Massive shades, bedraggled hair & a big smile at where I am now compared with a year ago. I almost gave up on exercising as health challenges seemed to come thick & fast. But @ultradamo.bsky.social never gave up on me & I now feel like I might be able to hit a trail again one day! Thanks Damo! 🙏🏻👊🏻
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🚨BREAKING! 🚨
🌍 The Fossil Free Declaration is a new global initiative inviting athletes & sports organisations to sever ties with the industries driving climate breakdown.
Get involved by inviting your favourite athlete or team to join. ✍️
More 👉 cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
🌍 The Fossil Free Declaration is a new global initiative inviting athletes & sports organisations to sever ties with the industries driving climate breakdown.
Get involved by inviting your favourite athlete or team to join. ✍️
More 👉 cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
August 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚨BREAKING! 🚨
🌍 The Fossil Free Declaration is a new global initiative inviting athletes & sports organisations to sever ties with the industries driving climate breakdown.
Get involved by inviting your favourite athlete or team to join. ✍️
More 👉 cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
🌍 The Fossil Free Declaration is a new global initiative inviting athletes & sports organisations to sever ties with the industries driving climate breakdown.
Get involved by inviting your favourite athlete or team to join. ✍️
More 👉 cooldownclimate.org/the-fossil-f...
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After showing that he's still got it, winning the Lakeland 100 last weekend in fine style, @ultradamo.bsky.social will be back co-hosting a weekend of trail running with me on Dartmoor next February. Full details and sign up here: thewayoftherunner.com/trail-runnin...
The Way of the Runner
Come and join us this April for a trail running retreat on Dartmoor with the champion ultra runner Damian Hall
thewayoftherunner.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
After showing that he's still got it, winning the Lakeland 100 last weekend in fine style, @ultradamo.bsky.social will be back co-hosting a weekend of trail running with me on Dartmoor next February. Full details and sign up here: thewayoftherunner.com/trail-runnin...
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1/3 - This week, we’re swapping our usual badge bimble for a big cheer for our co-founder Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social 💚
Damian won the 2025 Lakeland 100. 100 miles, 6,300m of climb, and probably several brews 🗻
That’s a one big bimble! 💪🏻
#badgebimbles #badgebimblethursday #howwemove
Damian won the 2025 Lakeland 100. 100 miles, 6,300m of climb, and probably several brews 🗻
That’s a one big bimble! 💪🏻
#badgebimbles #badgebimblethursday #howwemove
July 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
1/3 - This week, we’re swapping our usual badge bimble for a big cheer for our co-founder Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social 💚
Damian won the 2025 Lakeland 100. 100 miles, 6,300m of climb, and probably several brews 🗻
That’s a one big bimble! 💪🏻
#badgebimbles #badgebimblethursday #howwemove
Damian won the 2025 Lakeland 100. 100 miles, 6,300m of climb, and probably several brews 🗻
That’s a one big bimble! 💪🏻
#badgebimbles #badgebimblethursday #howwemove
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Lakeland 100 with VP author @ultradamo.bsky.social currently in the lead.
July 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Lakeland 100 with VP author @ultradamo.bsky.social currently in the lead.