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Tim Bardell
@bardellowski.bsky.social
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Beer lover, marathon runner, ageing rude-boy, raving lefty, anti-racist, cricket fan and unstoppable optimist. Proud LGBT+ ally. He/ him
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Probably very late to the party but I have to thank Oxford Stand Up To Racism for introducing me to the awesome Meryl Streek. Can’t wait for the Love Music Hate Racism gig in January!

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A poster for Meryl Streek’s Love Music Hate Racism gig at The Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford on 11 January 2026
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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What madness is this?!?
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Oxford Half this morning and #Runna training plan comes up trumps again. A new PB of 01:31:17

Plus six other PBs for 10miles, 10k, 5miles, 5k, 1mile and 1,500metres

You can still sponsor me for #Run1000miles here givestar.io/gs/2025-half...

#HopeNotHate #MAKEITCOUNT
The author (center) with two friends displaying their finishers medals for the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon. They are standing in front of a huge poster for the race
October 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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I surpassed my #run1000miles target at Grove Fields #parkrun this morning. My birthday weekend too so a double celebration 🥳
October 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Sun is out 😎 I’m too hot now
Play in progress at The Oval under a slightly less overcast sky
June 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Covers coming off at The Oval. Glad I layered up and brought my brolly ☔️
A view of The Oval cricket ground looking towards the members pavilion with the covers on the pitch under a heavy gray sky
June 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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A beautiful run along The Ridgeway this morning followed by a day of meetings in ‘that London’
A view across the Vale of the White Horse from The Ridgeway in hazy sunshine with cow parsley in the foreground and light clouds overhead
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Poorly thought through reference to sticking to your guns I think rather than anything more malign but it does show that our two-party system means that the smaller parties tend to lack the resources to prevent such cock-ups
May 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Something that I’ve had the *privilege* of doing for over 40 years that still gives me hope (however misplaced!)
Picture of a village polling station under clear blue skies
May 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Lovely #Parkrun in #Winchester on Saturday… and always fabulous to catch up with friends in the process
The author and a friend in front of the Winchester Parkrun sign with trees and other runners in the background
April 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Absolutely love the Arsenal fans protest against the club's Visit Rwanda deal. The genius 'Visit Tottenham' campaign is a great way to encourage a political discussion #GunnersForPeace

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A billboard outside the Arsenal Emirates Stadium. It reads Arsenal is a great club. We have standards. Which is why Visit Rwanda has to end. This is the same regime that's funding a brutal militia with thousands of innocent victims in Eastern Congo. We don't want our club to sell its soul to the highest bidder. And we certainly don't want to wear it on our sleeves. We think anything - literally anything - would be better than Visit Rwanda. EVEN TOTTENHAM. And what do we think of them? VISIT TOTTENHAM
April 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I was supposed to be taking it easy at #parkrun this morning – still recovering from two half marathons in quick succession – but got all carried away! Always enjoy #Knowsley because it’s friendly, it’s in a lovely park, it’s flat(ish) and the route map draws the picture of a face!
A Parkrun statistics infographic showing a time of 22 minutes and 27 seconds, elevation and pace graphs and a course map that looks like a human head in profile (although it’s a profile with a comically large nose!)
April 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Lovely #Parkrun at Gunnersbury Park this morning despite a horrific hangover. Wine-tasting fourteen different wines got a little out of hand last night if I’m completely honest 🥴
The author in front of a crowd of finishers in a Gunnersbury Park
April 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Two weeks on from the Reading Half, today was the White Horse Half in Oxfordshire. I’ve been running with an Apple Watch ⌚️ since 2014 and this was a half-marathon PB at 1:35:58 over all that time. Absolutely delighted with the results from using the #Runna coaching app
#Run1000miles total: 320
The author at the finish line in a running cap holding a White Horse Half Marathon 2025 mug
April 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Just got home from the Reading Half. Very, very happy with not one but four PBs in one race 🏃‍♂️ 🥇 😃 Fastest 5m, 10k, 10m and a half marathon time of 1:37:07 which is slightly better than I was hoping for. Nearly 470km (29%) into my #run1000miles target 👍
The author in the stands of the Madjeski stadium overlooking the finish line of the Reading Half Marathon A table showing four personal best shields. 5 miles, 36 minutes 38 seconds. 10 kilometres, 45 minutes 47 seconds. 10 miles, 1 hour 13 minutes 51 seconds. Half marathon, 1 hour 37 minutes 11 seconds
March 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Delighted that I passed the 25% milestone on my journey to #run1000miles this year
Chart showing 25% completion of a 1,600km annual running target
March 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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First ride out in my new Salamon Spectur2, my race shoe for the #ReadingHalf and #WhiteHorseHalf. Amazingly comfortable and boy are they fast. My supposed “easy run” went out the window!
#run1000miles #HopeNotHate
A picture of the author’s legs and feet wearing running tights, and white and yellow Salamon Spectur2 running shoes
February 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Sadly, our local #Parkrun was cancelled again due to flooding. I managed to log a few miles over the weekend regardless and I’m now nearly 20km ahead of my target to #run1000miles this year in aid of @hopenothate.org.uk
Screen shot of a progress wheel showing 194.9km run so far in 2025 with another 1,405km to go by 31 December (12% of target)
February 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Lovely long run that finished in the dark
A map of a run in south Oxfordshire overlaid with distance (16.4km), duration (1:29:20), pace 5:27/km, energy expenditure (1,078 cal)
January 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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In the northwest to visit the in-laws. Sadly the local Parkruns were understandably cancelled so my milestone run will have to wait.

Ran up to Stadt Moers Park, home to #Knowsley #Parkrun which is probably the most beautiful urban park in the country
The author in cold weather running gear in front of a snowy field overlaid with run statistics. 7.28km, 39m 16s, 5m 24s/km
January 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅🏻 🎁
Just been for my Christmas morning run (one lockdown tradition I’m happy to keep going!) and now having tea before getting the turkey on. I hope you all have a fabulous day, whatever you are doing
The author wearing a Santa hat and head torch in front of Christmas lights
December 25, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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"you'll be visited by three spirits"
The cover of Fun Boy Three’s eponymous album
December 24, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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What could be more Christmassy than a Bailey’s doughnut to accompany my cup of tea?
A cup of tea and a doughnut with soft-focus Christmas lights in the background
December 21, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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Power finally back on after 18 hours. Not cracking the red wine out at 3:30 this afternoon as it started to get dark was a real challenge!
#stormdaragh
A view of a cosy room illuminated by a log burner and lots of candles
December 7, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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Absolutely brilliant Advent calendar from Pact Coffee. Just savouring a beautiful Honduran light roast… I get the distinct feeling that this is going to be something to get very geeky about!
#coffee
A box containing individual sachets of coffee, numbered with the days of Advent
December 1, 2024 at 2:53 PM