Mark Alker
@singletrackmark.bsky.social
Publisher, SEO, speaker, mountain biker, snowboarder and skateboarder. Expertise in the above in descending order of ability.
Two images. One taken by me through the electronic tinted windows on an Air Canada flight to Calgary and the other a current sunspot image published by spaceweatherlive.com you can see the correlation. I thought it was cool anyway. #iphone16 #astronomy #solar #sun #aircanada
September 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Two images. One taken by me through the electronic tinted windows on an Air Canada flight to Calgary and the other a current sunspot image published by spaceweatherlive.com you can see the correlation. I thought it was cool anyway. #iphone16 #astronomy #solar #sun #aircanada
Happy Birthday to me. Gift from my son has made a shitty week that bit better.
May 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Happy Birthday to me. Gift from my son has made a shitty week that bit better.
Happy zombie Jesus day!
April 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy zombie Jesus day!
The contempt that Zuck shows for media companies in this book was not actually a surprise but to see it written down that it was his policy to do whatever he could to destroy it (but only after he’d used it to boost FB engagement stats) was still a shock for me. #carelesspeople
April 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The contempt that Zuck shows for media companies in this book was not actually a surprise but to see it written down that it was his policy to do whatever he could to destroy it (but only after he’d used it to boost FB engagement stats) was still a shock for me. #carelesspeople
This morning I opened the bedroom curtains to this.
April 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This morning I opened the bedroom curtains to this.
Reflections from Passo Del Tonale
March 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Reflections from Passo Del Tonale
My wife shredding a black run at 9.8k feet in Italy earlier. #passodeltonale
March 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My wife shredding a black run at 9.8k feet in Italy earlier. #passodeltonale
March 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Going to have a go at this today. Pista Paradiso. Apparently one of the top ten black pistes in Italy. Quite nervous. Maximum gradient of 45% is quite a lot for a snowboard. 2950m to 1850m
March 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Going to have a go at this today. Pista Paradiso. Apparently one of the top ten black pistes in Italy. Quite nervous. Maximum gradient of 45% is quite a lot for a snowboard. 2950m to 1850m
That’s cool. My preference is always to be cosy when I come at a restaurant.
March 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That’s cool. My preference is always to be cosy when I come at a restaurant.
With Sarah Wynn-Williams being prevented by Meta overlords from promoting her book about how evil they are I guess it’s down to us to help out. Buy this book. It’s shocking.
March 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
With Sarah Wynn-Williams being prevented by Meta overlords from promoting her book about how evil they are I guess it’s down to us to help out. Buy this book. It’s shocking.
Thinking time with the dog.
March 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thinking time with the dog.
So to make chores more fun turn them into a game or a dance. How do you change your duvet covers if not like this?
February 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So to make chores more fun turn them into a game or a dance. How do you change your duvet covers if not like this?
Covers a lot of bases.
February 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Covers a lot of bases.
My work view for at least half of the day when I wasn’t dealing with shit banks.
February 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My work view for at least half of the day when I wasn’t dealing with shit banks.
My stress levels are at the point of nausea. So many things have to go right to make this work and we really can’t afford any downtime.
February 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My stress levels are at the point of nausea. So many things have to go right to make this work and we really can’t afford any downtime.
All my data from yesterday’s 30.8mile #PWIAD ultra. My first ultra and a baseline for my attempt at the Lap of Windermere ultra (47miles) in September.
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
All my data from yesterday’s 30.8mile #PWIAD ultra. My first ultra and a baseline for my attempt at the Lap of Windermere ultra (47miles) in September.
10:37 and done. Happy with that. Came first in my category…. A category of one.
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
10:37 and done. Happy with that. Came first in my category…. A category of one.
11 miles down. Weather is playing nice. 3:12 mins.
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
11 miles down. Weather is playing nice. 3:12 mins.
..which looks pretty amazing. We’ve done almost nothing with this account up until now. We had 29 followers when we woke it up yesterday. But… this is the full picture of that video…
January 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
..which looks pretty amazing. We’ve done almost nothing with this account up until now. We had 29 followers when we woke it up yesterday. But… this is the full picture of that video…
Social media reach is the emperors new clothes. I’ve been saying this ever since I scored 8k followers on Insta after I posted an 8s video about a plug socket. This morning I posted a video on @singletrack-world.bsky.social TikTok account. In 2 hours it’s done this…
January 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Social media reach is the emperors new clothes. I’ve been saying this ever since I scored 8k followers on Insta after I posted an 8s video about a plug socket. This morning I posted a video on @singletrack-world.bsky.social TikTok account. In 2 hours it’s done this…
Photoshoot getup. Jacket from wedding a decade ago. It’s shrunk.
January 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Photoshoot getup. Jacket from wedding a decade ago. It’s shrunk.
Today’s 10 mile walk was pretty spectacular although snowshoes would have really helped.
January 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today’s 10 mile walk was pretty spectacular although snowshoes would have really helped.