Mark
lafayette111.bsky.social
Mark
@lafayette111.bsky.social
Englishman and defender of liberal democracy. I want a better, kinder, fairer world for my kids. Love running, history and learning about other cultures.
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I got 10 KM (43:22) and 5 km (20:40) running PB's at 56 after 15 years of regular running. How?
- Mileage. 80/20 works, so do it
- Good quality running shoes
- Religiously strength train to prevent injury
- Follow 10% rule
- Race regularly (parkrun)
- Run with others
- Learn what works for you
Our disgust at Trump and working class racism and misogyny is blinding us to what is fueling populism. Sadly, we have to admit Trump identified their pain caused by globalisation and capitalism, and many of us liberals, too obsessed with our progressive agenda, did not.
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
New 5km personal best of 20:35 using google gemini to tailor a training programme. Never dreamed I could do this age 57. Has anyone else tried using ai?
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I got 10 KM (43:22) and 5 km (20:40) running PB's at 56 after 15 years of regular running. How?
- Mileage. 80/20 works, so do it
- Good quality running shoes
- Religiously strength train to prevent injury
- Follow 10% rule
- Race regularly (parkrun)
- Run with others
- Learn what works for you
May 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Why are some Americans believing they have been ripped off by other countries. Let's be honest, buying cheap goods abroad is akin to outsourcing slave labour.
April 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Out with the running group tonight for a 12km run. Pre run meal. Wholemeal pasta, gherkin, sweetcorn, olives, tomatoes, sweet chilli sauce and chicken.
April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I love chess and Magnus. First time I've listened to Joe Rogan. He comes across as an intelligent guy trying to hide it.
#2275 - Magnus Carlsen
The Joe Rogan Experience · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
www.youtube.com/shorts/KOm65... Rhetoric like this shares characteristics drawn from eugenics, a widespread philosophy before WW2, discredited because of its wholesale adoption by the Nazis. However, elements of it lingered in the everyday conversations of the households he grew up in.
'Autism destroys families,' says RFK Jr.
YouTube video by WLUK-TV FOX 11
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Off for another park run at the beautiful Gorleston Cliffs. Favourite day of the week.
April 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Meanness is its own punishment!
April 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Trump's rise is a wake-up call for democracy, both in terms of threat, but also that governments have not listened to working class people.

Liberal thinking is often out of touch, patronising and at worst tyrannical. We need to learn these lessons if we truly believe in one person one vote.
April 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If Trump somehow manages to run for a 3rd term, will Obama also run? What's good for the goose....
April 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Is Britain and Europe now the 'last best hope' for democracy?
April 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Global stock markets fall as new Trump tariffs loom www.theguardian.com/business/202... does Trump's addiction to publicity mean bad attention is better than no attention!
Global stock markets fall as new Trump tariffs loom
Threat of deepening trade war on eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ spooks investors across Asia-Pacific and Europe
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
open.spotify.com/episode/7a8c.... Dominic and Tom at their toungue in cheek, guffawing best!
552. The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (Part 1)
The Rest Is History · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Reposted by Mark
February 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The only people who can save the world from America are Americans!
February 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM