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Will Roberts
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Race Media Manager > @SpineRace.bsky.social | Digital Media Lecturer > @SheffieldHallamUni.bsky.social | #AI Tinkerer | #ADHD
THE SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR

#Sheffield Rice Cake Eating Championship!

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July 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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July 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Last night a Dead Cow Gully, Phil Gore got a new #backyardultra world record with 119 Loops.
Sam Harvey with the 118 Loop assist.

#ultrarunning
June 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Yeah, but are they having fun?

Almost new world record time in Australia…

#ultrarunning #backyardultra
June 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Sam Harvey and Phil Gore are into loop 108, on night FIVE of #DeadCowGully #BackyardUltra

The record is 116 loops.

I feel tired this morning because I unconsciously pulled the blanket off my fiancée a couple of times in the night and she had to wake me up to get it back 🤣

#ultrarunning #running
June 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I’ve had a full night’s sleep since the last post. 2 still standing on loop 106 at #DeadCowGully

#ultrarunning
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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May the cool sound reach you as well.
June 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Meanwhile in Australia 👀

#ultrarunning
June 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It’s been a really, really, really good evening 🤩
Anna Troup wins the Montane Summer Spine Race 2025

Anna Troup won this race in 2021 and 2022.
Her course record has stood unchallenged since 2022.
She has now returned 3 years later and once again won the women’s race, and this time as the first runner over the line…

#SummerSpine #SpineRace
June 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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 ❤️
June 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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➡️ The Montane Summer Spine Challenger North begins at 08:00

In Hardraw, one group of runners are anxiously anticipating the start of their 160 mile test on the trails…

#SummerSpine #BritainsMostBrutal
June 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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As the runners in the Montane Summer Spine Challenger North and MRT Challenge North start their journey toward Kirk Yetholm and glory, here’s your Monday morning update from @willbaldlygo.bsky.social

Part 1…
#SpineRace #SummerSpine
June 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
My usual pre #spinerace digs are set up, my spreadsheets have been wrestled into cooperation and my camera batteries are charging.
1 sleep until #summerspine 2025 🎉
June 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Me every time I walk into a room for the next 10 days…

It’s nearly Summer #SpineRace time!
June 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
➡️ THE SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR…

#sheffield
May 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For anyone else wishing the May bank holiday was a week longer, here is a delightful family of ducks to soothe you.

#timelinecleanse
May 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
‘for those who prefer smaller races with a more local vibe, there’s a fantastic range to choose from right across the UK’

They’ll stay smaller races if UTMB take charge of #trailrunning #ultrarunning in the UK.

I want to see coverage of unique, independent races with all their local character!
May 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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This is one for Green Runners living in the SE of England.

Looking for a new running challenge with easy access using public transport?

Look no further than the London Spiral.

PS Ultra runners please note, there’s no Thames crossing between crossing at Dartford and Purfleet.

#HowWeMove
OK walking friends! I was asked to share a map for my #BigWalkAroundLondon #NationalParkCity so, here it is!

Let me know if you set out to do it! I'd love to hear about that.

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May 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Seems it’s time to dust off the Lady Hale T-Shirt again!
May 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Green Runner John Kelly is going for the Appalachian Trail FKT and in doing so raising money for Hurricane Helene recovery.

Dot watching will commence on Sunday!

Go John!
John ‘randomforestrunner’ Kelly sets off this Sunday on the Appalachian Trail!

He’ll be sharing updates on the area’s ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene, a subject close to his heart #legend

Learn more and show your support here: www.gofundme.com/f/hurricane-...

#ultrarunning #running 🧵
Donate to Hurricane Helene Recovery Along the Appalachian Trail, organized by John Kelly
This past September the southern Appalachia region suffered unprecede… John Kelly needs your support for Hurricane Helene Recovery Along the Appalachian Trail
www.gofundme.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This highlights a great point re #AI

I have very little coding/dev experience, but I’ve been trying a few no/low-code tools to build systems that retrieve + analyse data from local sources.

AI tools have helped me make these systems, but the systems usually work best when code/maths does the work…
You can literally type that into a Commodore 64 and get the right answer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
May 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
John ‘randomforestrunner’ Kelly sets off this Sunday on the Appalachian Trail!

He’ll be sharing updates on the area’s ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene, a subject close to his heart #legend

Learn more and show your support here: www.gofundme.com/f/hurricane-...

#ultrarunning #running 🧵
Donate to Hurricane Helene Recovery Along the Appalachian Trail, organized by John Kelly
This past September the southern Appalachia region suffered unprecede… John Kelly needs your support for Hurricane Helene Recovery Along the Appalachian Trail
www.gofundme.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As an associate lecturer facing the possibility of having no teaching work in the next academic year due to @teamlabouruk.bsky.social’s recent announcements on immigration and #HigherEd funding… I could not agree more with this! ⬇️
For every £1 invested in UK #HigherEd the country makes £14. An incredible return.

Investing in #HigherEd should be the backbone of our national quest for growth. Instead, we are starving the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Latest migration figures show a 17% drop in international student applications.

An unbelievable act of economic self harm that is destroying the crown jewel of Britain's modern economy.

UK #HigherEd generates around £265bn per year. Around 250x more than fishing.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
May 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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History is predominantly told as a tale powerful individuals - but is this a product of large numbers of ordinary people rather than an elite few? | iai.tv/video/what-i...

Join Philippa Gregory, as she reveals the importance of ordinary people in determining the course of history.

#socsky
What is wrong with history and how to change it
History is predominantly told as a tale of leaders and powerful individuals. But is this an illusion and history instead the product of large numbers of ordinary people rather than an elite few? Join…
iai.tv
May 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM