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Dr Martin Bedrock
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Retired geologist, runner, humanist, ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, adhd, annoyingly happy, tofu-eating wokerati. 🚫DMs.
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Ran with a 174 bpm playlist from YouTube Music to help my pace. Who makes this electronic drivel? Had to change to classic rock after an hour - even including Nickelback😬. Much better. Nice run, almost perfect conditions.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Abandoned yesterday’s audiobook in favour of a 175 bpm playlist, to match my cadence, to give variety and do some speed work. Fastest run in a while, not that speed is impt but at my age you either use it or lose it 😬.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:15 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Perfect running conditions, the forecast drizzle didn’t materialise, and great views of the sunrise. The only downside was my audiobook, a Dorset crime series, which is increasingly tedious and I’ll abandon.

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February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Blustery and rainy - but not a bad run really. Today was a rare occasion when I’ve worn my waterproof for the whole run.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Blustery, cold and hard going - at least the drizzle didn’t materialise 👍. February is a tough month.

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February 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Just been ‘told off’ by ChatGPT for running 40-50mpw but only regularly getting 6 hours sleep - it’s enough to function but not to fully recover. So I’m going to try running at 7am rather than 6am. Obviously really, duh!
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February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Hard going this morning. Surprisingly cold & blustery, under time pressure & tired from my wife’s insomnia made for a shorter run. Not all runs are an absolute joy but almost all give a sense of accomplishment when completed
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February 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
A muddy, torch lit , rural run to start the week. More hilly, more obstacles and much slower than my urban runs & requires more physical & mental effort but a satisfying way to start the week. Now for a cuppa & porridge

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February 2, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Garmin suggested rest or low intensity training so it was a slow paced, low HR, run this morning. A bit of a run explore seeing 🦊x2 and the Belfast ferry docking. 4°C and the rain held off.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:25 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Weekend runs are great, quiet roads & pavements. A bit of rain was forecast but it held off and it wasn’t too cold. My aim was ~9 miles at a slightly faster pace and that was achieved. It has been a good month. Now porridge
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January 31, 2026 at 9:36 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Rainy and blustery this morning, a rare occasion I needed to wear a waterproof jacket. Hard going at times but a satisfying run with my new audiobook. Thankfully Garmin behaved itself today, gps and HR measurement worked.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:55 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Garmin thought I ran 19 miles across the Irish Sea this morning at a world record 2.43/mile pace. Admittedly I’ve been trying to increase my pace but I suspect a gps error. In reality I had a nice, but breezy, 5.7 mile run.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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A few days in North Wales so had a run explore of Ruthin this morning. Not a long run but it’s great to explore somewhere new - the joy of trail running.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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kuntieplopkins.bsky.social
Welcome Mrs Braverman, we've been expecting you.
What took you so long?
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Monday miles are great, that feeling of getting miles done early in the week & not having to catch up- not that miles are anything but a flexible target. Smiles before miles 👍. Civil twilight at the end of my runs now- fab!
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January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Easy paced run to finish the week. Grim weather forecast of cold drizzle didn’t materialise so just a pleasant run, few people about, listening to my audiobook. Followed YouTube ‘Run with Ash’ stretches before and after.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Family away for the day so an opportunity to go on a running adventure. Prevailing winds are normally W-E but the forecast today had E-W winds so ran with the wind behind me. Easy pace for my longest run in a long while.

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January 23, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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My schedule said Tempo Run but after yesterday’s drive to Maryport & back I decided to do a relaxed paced run instead. Light drizzle so I wore my goretex gilet & that was all that was needed. 🦊=2 along the Mersey embankment
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January 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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Tuesday tempo run (2.5 miles warmup, 25 mins bit faster, 2.5 miles cool down) except the faster section coincided with a breezy section along the Mersey embankment so really wasn’t much faster. Increased the HR anyway. 🦊=1

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January 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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jonathanpienews.bsky.social
This isn't satire. No jokes. This is the President of the United States telling Norway that he's going to take Greenland from Denmark because Norway didn't give him a peace prize.
This isn't Orange Man Bad. This is Orange Man Mad.
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Thought I’d give a cadence metronome a try, set at 176bpm, just to increase pace. It worked a tad but took some of the fun out - that’s why I like trails. 104 miles done ytd but for me it’s ‘smiles before miles’.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Easy paced run, HR 108bpm, enjoying the solitude of an early Sunday morning. Eerie clouds drifting across the Mersey, a precursor to later rain. Very enjoyable and relaxing listening to my audiobook
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January 18, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Fab rural trail this morning. Head torch needed for running through woods & across fields. Muddy in part but Strava even gave me a 3 awards. 🦊=1. I mainly stick to urban routes in the dark mornings but this was a nice change
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January 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM
bedrocm.bsky.social
Trail shoes this morning as I thought it might have been icy, it wasn’t 👍. Warmed up at home and felt good as I started running so added an extra mile. Relaxed run, finishing my audiobook & seeing the Belfast ferry dock.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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2° and icy underfoot this morning so more grippy trail shoes chosen and ran at an easy pace. The Mersey embankment was particularly slippery so I detoured back along the roadside. Good view of the crescent moon & Jupiter.

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January 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM