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Matt Stevens
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Twitter refugee. UK & EU citizen living in York. Runner, sports fan, ambivert. Doing my best to take less than I give.
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Wow
andrealuck.bsky.social Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social · 4d
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2 NEW epic images of Phobos over Mars just released by @esa.int Mars Express

This view is especially striking, with Phobos between the Tharsis volcanoes and Noctis Labyrinthus–Valles Marineris

Full resolution 300MP(!) & info on: flic.kr/p/2rMW4so
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY 🧪🔭
A wide view of the planet Mars fills the frame, shown as a curved, rust-colored world against black space. The bottom edge fades into darkness, marking the planet’s night side, while the upper portion is brightly lit by sunlight. Near the right side are three large, round volcanic mountains of the Tharsis region, each with a wide circular base and a darker central caldera, resembling shallow craters pressed into the surface. North of these volcanoes, stretching almost vertically across the upper right half of the planet, lies Noctis Labyrinthus and Valles Marineris: an immense system of deep canyons and fractured terrain that appears as pale, branching scars and cracks, partly softened by hazy, cloud-like atmospheric features. Near the center of the image, positioned between the volcanoes and the canyon system, a small dark oval appears against Mars’s surface. This is Phobos, one of Mars’s satellites. Its tiny size stands out sharply against the vast scale of the planet below.
December 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I’ve been Black Francis Friday shopping #pixies
Screenshot of a purchase receipt – two T-shirts from the online shop of my favourite band, Pixies
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Happy 250th birthday, US Marines. I like your marathon.
#running #runsky
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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This is quite something
brittanytrang.com Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · Nov 8
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Warrington Way 40 Miler completed yesterday! Started my watch late, hence sub 40 distance. Pretty gruelling for the last ~12 miles; who thought it was a good idea to run that part of the course over about about 20 styles?
Run stats from yesterday’s Warrington Way 40 miler. Completed it in 8 hours 11 minutes - not fast but pace was never the goal… View of a reservoir with a bright, partially cloudy sky overhead. View from a bridge over a canal – Manchester Ship Canal I think? – from along the route of the Warrington Way 40 miler In the foreground, my sweaty face at about 13 miles into the Warrington Way 40 miler. In the background is my sister also running. We completed the race in the exact same time.
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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40 miles coming riiiight up
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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He’s soooo close to working it out.
rolandmcs.bsky.social Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · Nov 1
A Brexiter writes...
November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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The US remains the most popular destination among educated young adults worldwide, but its lead over #2 has narrowed from 20pts to 9pts, while the UK has plummeted from a consistent #2 ranking to #7, again with a steep fall after 2016.
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Do something amazing this Xmas. Go to your local independent specialists wine shop. This doesn’t mean a chain btw! Ask the owner of the business to recommend you some wines, and I am pretty sure you’ll get a great deal. Wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good.
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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First ultra distance in the bag! It hurt… but not as much as I feared, probably due to 45 minutes of walking in the mix. Excellent organisation as always by See York Run York. #running #runsky #monstermash
Running stats superimposed over a photo of a path running between some sunlit trees. In the sky, a rainbow reaches down towards the path’s destination.
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Nice run this evening on what’s turned into a cold night. Rest day tomorrow before 36 miles over the weekend (or 42 if I can face it). Then taper! My favourite part of the training block: rest and eat.
Garmin running stats from my run this evening: 10.09 miles at 9:07 minutes per mile, heading south from central York and back.
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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15 more miles today, I was less tired than I expected to be. More farm animals to contend with. Made it back in time to head up to the finish line of the Yorkshire marathon and cheer in a friend. Seeing marathoners always makes me (a) emotional, (b) eager to do another #running #trailrunning #runsky
A sheep standing by a river, as spotted on my run today A herd of cows prevent me from running further along the trail.
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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15 miles this morning. And another 15 tomorrow… curious how that’s going to feel. Almost as curious as this calf. #running #runsky
My running stats from today, superimposed over a photo I took during the run, with a calf looking at the camera while standing in a lush green field. Map of my running route today. I started in the city centre of York in northern England, then ran out northwestwards through fields up towards Overton and back again.
October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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A pair of 12 milers this weekend. An early start yesterday gave me ducks at dawn. On to a pair of 15s next weekend…
Landscape from the edge of a lake. On the fair side, an orange-pink dawn is peeking through clouds. The lake is placid and has a handful of ducks gliding about its surface.
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Recorded my first ever DNF today. Tough weather conditions and an even tougher course. Definitely the right decision (not mine!) to pull out, but as I look back on it this evening I’m beginning to beat myself up about it… all part of running’s ups and downs I suppose. #running
September 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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From yesterday: just shy of 19 miles on trails around Brayton (near Selby, just south of York. Legs were shattered, trails far more gruelling than road… but nothing a roast dinner and apple pie couldn’t put right. #running #trailrunning
Sunlit bridge over the Selby canal, North Yorkshire Trail with a view of St Wilfrid’s church, Brayton in the middle distance. On the left of the trail, an overgrown hedge. On the right, tall corn in a field. View of a trail along a bridge over the Selby canal, North Yorkshire. A view of the Selby canal, North Yorkshire, from the middle of a small stone bridge over the canal.
September 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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18 miles through the trails around Knaresborough today. Lovely setting; hillier than ideal for me so mixed in plenty of walking. Still two+ months till my first 40 miler so plenty of time to improve.
#running #trailrunning #runsky
My trail run stats from today’s 18 miler, overlaying a photo of the Knaresborough viaduct. Wooden bridge over a stream in a wooded trail. The town of Knaresborough as seen from Knaresborough castle. Puffy clouds in a blue sky are above the Knaresborough viaduct. Knaresborough viaduct from below.
August 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Today I went for a run with a friend I’ve had for 39 years. Crazy to think about that longevity but I’m very proud of it. Anyway… a little loosened prior to doing 18 miles on Sunday #running #runsky
Running route and stats for a run around York race course. I was not as fast as the horses.
August 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Long and slow today – fields and trails outside York. Not my finest work but the 1,800 calories burned will give me permission to eat everything in sight! About 35 miles for the week 4. 12 to go til the Warrington Way… 40 miles still feels a long, long way off.
#running #runsky #trailrunning
Map and stats from my run today. 15.54 miles over 2:36:41. Not especially exciting… for anyone but me!
August 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Short trail run yesterday - despite it being less than 5 miles from where I grew up and have now visited for many years, I had no idea it was there. Very peaceful - and wouldn’t you know it, there’s a vineyard too.

Kept the pace low and walked the steeper inclines 😳

#running #trailrun
View over a sun-dappled Kentish vineyard, with wheat fields in the distance. Above, a bright blue sky parched either fluffy clouds. Unimpressive performance data from a trail.
August 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I always enjoy reading the TripAdvisor London Forum because I'm fascinated to see what foreign tourists expect, what they ask about and what surprises them. I thought this post from someone from Texas was a really lovely and cheering comment about riding the tube late at night
August 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Blimey
July 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Superb thread!
outsidewrite.bsky.social Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.bsky.social · May 10
🧵A thread on the current #PremierLeague table with original club names👇

1️⃣ Everton FC and Athletic Grounds Ltd

Liverpool FC (1892) span out of Everton (founded 1878) after a dispute with Anfield’s owner, John Houlding. Houlding wanted to retain the name ‘Everton’, but had to go with #Liverpool
May 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Picked a good day for a first visit to Old Trafford (of the football variety). #whufc
View from the front row of the upper deck of Old Trafford’s east stand West Ham United’s players thank their fans after the match West Ham fans celebrate their team’s 0-2 away win versus Manchester United Prawn sandwich
May 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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If you see this post a beach photo from your phone.
April 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM