Mark
zl3ab.bsky.social
Mark
@zl3ab.bsky.social
Amateur radio operator, DXer, contester, science nerd, runner and craft beer tester.
Got a puppy!
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Crap day at work.
Went for a run when I got home.
Feel a lot better.
That is all.
#runsky #Running #trailrunning
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Here's mine 😂
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Beer o'clock!
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 AM
There is a simple joy in ignoring your watch and running how you feel. It's also fun to try and guess how fast you went before you look at the end! #Running #trailrunning
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
That was brutal. Cramp, strong winds that almost blew me off my feet and a intimate inspection of the ground with my face. I was totally shot to bits at the end. Great event though. Thanks to the organisers and volunteers ! #Running #trailrunning
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Beer o'clock
October 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
That went way better than it felt.
#Running can surprise you sometimes. #runsky #trailrunning
September 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Beautiful morning for a run on the hills.

#Running #runsky #trailrunning
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
While it is interesting knowing how far you went, how fast, how hard and how high, I still remember fondly the runs from back in the day when all you knew was how long it took. #Running #runsky
September 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It's Friday night!
September 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Sometimes I think it's just better to throw the training plan away (which admittedly I only follow loosely) and run how you feel. #Running #runsky #trailrunning
August 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Been playing with 160m WSPR rx over the couple of weeks generally hearing VK so really pleased to hear E51WL this evening.

Using a funcube dongle SDR and the wsjtx software on a Linux machine. The antenna is a 4m high 22m long wire with radials and a 4 to 1 balun.
#wspr #amateurradio
August 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A bit muddy and not my best work but got round. Beautiful day!
August 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Stunning morning for a run on the hills. No wind and a barmy 10c!

#Running #runsky #trailrunning
August 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Freezing cold (-2c) but really good 25min tempo run this morning, felt great afterwards and thinking I am making progress.

Garmin training status:"maintaining"😂

I think it's grumpy at me as I won't do it's anaerobic workout suggestions. #Running #runsky
August 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Jupiter and Venus an hour before sunrise in New Zealand
August 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It was 4c wet with a cold wind. I guess that's winter for you. #Running #runsky
August 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Stunner of a morning - and even better once the temperature got above zero.

#Running #trailrunning #runsky
August 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So I leave home it's -2c. I go 3k to the beach and it's 9c there. After a run in the warmth(!) I head home and it's still -2c...

#runsky #Running
July 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Saturday morning run up in the hills. Great fun. #Running
July 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's a squirrel! (thanks to several locked gates in the forest I was in) #Running
July 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It was dark
-1c
I was in a forest
So of course I did a Fartlek
No picture (did I mention it was dark?)
#running
July 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This is as good as 12m WSPR has been here in ZL in weeks. W stations still being decoded at 0400z with the path largely in darkness.
June 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
For everyone in the northern hemisphere who misses winter.
June 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM