Michael
LightNews LightNews
heymcgovern.com
Michael
@heymcgovern.com
64 followers 130 following 14 posts
Technical writer turned developer advocate living in Nottingham, UK. Previously in gaming 👋

he/him 🏳️‍🌈
Posts Replies Media Videos
heymcgovern.com
I've been trying so hard to run at 10k in under 50 minutes and today was the day! 47:35! I think my best time ever was around 43 mins, but that was in my 20s when everything was easier 😅
A table of my runs for 2025. It shows 9 runs, each with a distance of about 10km and an elevation gain of about 150m. The first run has a time of 47:35, which is my best. All of the other runs have times between 50-56 minutes.
January 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
heymcgovern.com
Look at this chunky gent barging her way through Birmingham
October 5, 2024 at 3:21 PM
heymcgovern.com
message from the other side. it’s true
WhatsApp chat with a friend. I sent the picture. My friend replies: — Omg I love this — Lmao — You’d never get that message here [Birmingham, UK]
October 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM
heymcgovern.com
I grew up in big Birmingham, now I’m in little Birmingham
Side of building that says, “it’s nice to have you in Birmingham”
October 5, 2024 at 3:03 PM
heymcgovern.com
I’m in Atlanta right now. I’ve never met people so friendly in a big city
Side of a building in downtown Atlanta, near a level crossing. It says ATLANTA on the side in big letters. Each letter has art inside, like a football field, the Olympic rings, and the aquarium.
October 2, 2024 at 1:44 PM
heymcgovern.com
I had to check I wasn’t making stuff up with the price in the UK. And you get double the amount. Literally how do people afford this?
Photo of dove men deodorant (107ml) at $10.49 Screenshot of Sainsbury’s where the same deodorant is £3 for 200ml
September 24, 2024 at 10:58 PM
heymcgovern.com
Left Philadelphia and arrived at Baltimore. This is my shortest train journey at just over an hour 😬
Sign saying “Baltimore” on the platform. There’s a big double decker in the background. A picture of the concourse in Baltimore station. It had a high ceiling with stained glass domes, and pillars.
September 23, 2024 at 11:46 PM
heymcgovern.com
I haven’t posted in a while, but I’m solo travelling atm so seems like a good time to start again. I’m spending six weeks travelling across the US by train, stopping off along the way. Here’s a rough sketch of my route 👇
A map of the United States with a crudely drawn red line going through it. The line goes from New York, down to New Orleans, up to Chicago, across to San Francisco, then down to Los Angeles
September 23, 2024 at 8:45 PM