Jen Scotney
@jenscotney.bsky.social
📕 Author of ‘Running Through the Dark’ a memoir on grief and my ultrarunning adventures
🎙️ Host of Resilience Rising Podcast
💻 MSP Assistant and Political Legal Advisor | Ex-lawyer
⛰️ Live in the Scottish Highlands
🎙️ Host of Resilience Rising Podcast
💻 MSP Assistant and Political Legal Advisor | Ex-lawyer
⛰️ Live in the Scottish Highlands
Less swims recently 😢 but more climbing hills in the morning 🙌🏻 beautiful sunrise as I squeezed in a loop before work…
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Less swims recently 😢 but more climbing hills in the morning 🙌🏻 beautiful sunrise as I squeezed in a loop before work…
Mist at sunrise this morning…
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Mist at sunrise this morning…
Beautiful autumnal walk with @marcusscotney.bsky.social and Sherlock at Glen Finglas 🏴
November 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Beautiful autumnal walk with @marcusscotney.bsky.social and Sherlock at Glen Finglas 🏴
The coldest swim so far this autumn… but beautiful mist rising off the loch 🌅
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The coldest swim so far this autumn… but beautiful mist rising off the loch 🌅
The day the clocks go back is the longest day of a beagle’s life 🥣😭😆
October 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The day the clocks go back is the longest day of a beagle’s life 🥣😭😆
Beautiful sunrise…. But seen through the window today as no time for swim. Mountain Rescue training day instead ⛰️
October 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Beautiful sunrise…. But seen through the window today as no time for swim. Mountain Rescue training day instead ⛰️
Autumnal walk with @marcusscotney.bsky.social this morning in local woods 🍂 #scotland
October 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Autumnal walk with @marcusscotney.bsky.social this morning in local woods 🍂 #scotland
Taking the time for a morning swim before another busy day 🌅
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Taking the time for a morning swim before another busy day 🌅
Saturday morning swim 🌅
October 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Saturday morning swim 🌅
Beautiful day out up high… scampering around some of the Ben Lawers gang with @marcusscotney.bsky.social ⛰️🙌🏻💚
October 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Beautiful day out up high… scampering around some of the Ben Lawers gang with @marcusscotney.bsky.social ⛰️🙌🏻💚
Sunrise at the loch… last three day weekend for me, for a while, so making the most of it 🌄
October 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Sunrise at the loch… last three day weekend for me, for a while, so making the most of it 🌄
Showing my Mum all the local beauty spots on her visit at the weekend… prisoner of war camp at Cultybraggan 🤣 #Perthshire
October 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Showing my Mum all the local beauty spots on her visit at the weekend… prisoner of war camp at Cultybraggan 🤣 #Perthshire
Buachaille Etive Beag yesterday in beautiful conditions! ⛰️
September 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Buachaille Etive Beag yesterday in beautiful conditions! ⛰️
Morning paddle before work with @marcusscotney.bsky.social 🛶
September 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Morning paddle before work with @marcusscotney.bsky.social 🛶
Finishing the day with a paddle to Loch Tay 🩷
September 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Finishing the day with a paddle to Loch Tay 🩷
A beautiful morning on the loch with the mist rising up from the water 🌅
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A beautiful morning on the loch with the mist rising up from the water 🌅
Last few tickets left for this weekend’s Pennine Way adventure!
🥾 Distance: 32.4 miles (18.5 mi on Day 1, 14.2 mi on Day 2)
⛺ Camping: Edale Newfold Farm(Fri), Tintwistle Crossgate Farm (Sat)
🍹 Finisher’s Party: Sunday evening at Peel Street Social, Marsden
🥾 Distance: 32.4 miles (18.5 mi on Day 1, 14.2 mi on Day 2)
⛺ Camping: Edale Newfold Farm(Fri), Tintwistle Crossgate Farm (Sat)
🍹 Finisher’s Party: Sunday evening at Peel Street Social, Marsden
September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Last few tickets left for this weekend’s Pennine Way adventure!
🥾 Distance: 32.4 miles (18.5 mi on Day 1, 14.2 mi on Day 2)
⛺ Camping: Edale Newfold Farm(Fri), Tintwistle Crossgate Farm (Sat)
🍹 Finisher’s Party: Sunday evening at Peel Street Social, Marsden
🥾 Distance: 32.4 miles (18.5 mi on Day 1, 14.2 mi on Day 2)
⛺ Camping: Edale Newfold Farm(Fri), Tintwistle Crossgate Farm (Sat)
🍹 Finisher’s Party: Sunday evening at Peel Street Social, Marsden
Wander to the loch before work today…
September 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Wander to the loch before work today…
“I think often the cultivation of resilience lies with connecting with others”
Thanks to Elspeth Wilson coming to talk about collective resilience, body doubling, journalling, and writing a book as a way to escape.
Her new book ‘These Mortal Bodies’ out now
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Thanks to Elspeth Wilson coming to talk about collective resilience, body doubling, journalling, and writing a book as a way to escape.
Her new book ‘These Mortal Bodies’ out now
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
September 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“I think often the cultivation of resilience lies with connecting with others”
Thanks to Elspeth Wilson coming to talk about collective resilience, body doubling, journalling, and writing a book as a way to escape.
Her new book ‘These Mortal Bodies’ out now
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Thanks to Elspeth Wilson coming to talk about collective resilience, body doubling, journalling, and writing a book as a way to escape.
Her new book ‘These Mortal Bodies’ out now
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Making use of the light evenings while we have them… post-work paddles on Loch Earn and Loch Voil this week with @marcusscotney.bsky.social 🌊
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Making use of the light evenings while we have them… post-work paddles on Loch Earn and Loch Voil this week with @marcusscotney.bsky.social 🌊
⭐ 'Resilience is everything' ⭐
From growing up in foster care to becoming a voice of hope - new episode with incredible speaker Dee Hankins 🎤
Listen 👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
From growing up in foster care to becoming a voice of hope - new episode with incredible speaker Dee Hankins 🎤
Listen 👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
August 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
⭐ 'Resilience is everything' ⭐
From growing up in foster care to becoming a voice of hope - new episode with incredible speaker Dee Hankins 🎤
Listen 👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
From growing up in foster care to becoming a voice of hope - new episode with incredible speaker Dee Hankins 🎤
Listen 👉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Just finished this book which I picked up in a second hand bookshop a few year ago. Wow! It’s heartbreaking and fascinating; such a snapshot of life in 1940s and daring to live a life away from societal norms. ‘Last Voyage’ by Ann Davison.
August 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Just finished this book which I picked up in a second hand bookshop a few year ago. Wow! It’s heartbreaking and fascinating; such a snapshot of life in 1940s and daring to live a life away from societal norms. ‘Last Voyage’ by Ann Davison.
A breezy Ben Chonzie today ☀️
August 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A breezy Ben Chonzie today ☀️
Back to my loch swimming and today I was there before the clouds burnt away 🌅
August 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Back to my loch swimming and today I was there before the clouds burnt away 🌅
Abbey stile for you from Iona…
August 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Abbey stile for you from Iona…