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slow running explorer | list maker, cataloguer & database builder | left of centre, north of England
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The lure of distant snow-capped fells (view from Orrest Head) and a post-trail tasting menu!

#hikelife
#fellrunning
#trailrunning
#lakedistrict
View of distant snow-covered fells from Orrest Head near Windermere. Baked goods: Bakewell Tart, Pistachio Tart, Sticky Ginger Vicar Knicker.
February 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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bigupbritain.co.uk
🏃‍♀️ Run Forest Run!

🌲Over 10,000 forest parkruns have brought runners together - with 100,000+ taking part. @forestryengland.bsky.social - has highlighted its top 10 forest parkrun routes!

Read on:
bigupbritain.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...

#parkrun #goodnews #forest #england
Forest Fever: How Parkrun Became Britain’s Biggest Weekend Habit - Big Up Britain
🇬🇧 Run Forest Run! Forestry England is celebrating a remarkable achievement as runners and walkers mark 10,000 parkrun events held in forests across the
bigupbritain.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
2:30am starts?? 😩

Ultra-trail runner Yannick Noël balances pre-dawn work as a baker with elite-level competitions

#trailrunning
@inov8.bsky.social
Yannick Noël - L'Ultra Boulanger
YouTube video by INOV8
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February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
Poor sleep recently so maybe that’s why Garmin suggested 22 mins slow, which I just ignored and then weirdly set a new PB around the lake. Lovely misty conditions.
Strava route map A trail through misty woodlands.
February 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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A mellow morning with my sunshine playlist (at last!), just a short one so I could be back for the skiing..

🎧 Liquidator - Harry J Allstars

#trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a quite field and blue sky.
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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A short read (or listen 🎧) on Vet 55 champ Karl Gray of Calder Valley Fell Runners

#FellRunning @trailfans.bsky.social
Karl Gray: Still in the Game
TRAILFANS MASTERS 003
substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
Saturday’s #trailrunning for soup combo 🧄🍄‍🟫

tbh could really do with some sun now
Strava running stats against a photo of two sheep in a gloomy field. A bowl of mushroom soup with toast.
February 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Fascinated and somewhat bewildered by the curling. the initial sightline, the Vileda mopping technique..
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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A stunning afternoon #trailrunning to Stoodley Pike for the views 📸 Feb ’23
Stoodley Pike monument on a bright blue day. Moorland and forest on a bright blue day with a sunset glow on the horizon. On the moors of West Yorkshire, a mountain biker (seen from behind) has paused for the view. Sunset on the Yorkshire moors with a green valley in the distance below.
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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I had to drive off my hill today to escape the snow and do three miles lower down in the slush and rain - it wasn’t fun but it wasn’t not fun

#trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a waterlogged field on a gloomy day.
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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#fingerpostfriday on a lane in Yorkshire and a bonus sign..

“Respect Other Path Users” 👍
A grey day on a stoney track past bare trees. A sign reads “Respect Other Path Users"
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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newclimber.bsky.social
Happy Publication Day to Allie Bailey’s 31 Days. www.adventurebooks.com/products/31-...
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Beetroot and ginger (supposed to be pink 🤷‍♂️) to ward off all forms of evil, by which I mean the evil “feels like” -9 we are supposedly having in the Pennines - I have not been outside to check..
a bowl of soup
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Filthy wet at Widdop Reservoir 📸 Feb 2023

#Yorkshire
Widdop Reservoir in West Yorkshire on a day of heavy rain and gloomy skies. A muddy moorland trail leads past an open gate towards an abandoned farm building in rain. Widdop Reservoir in West Yorkshire on a day of heavy rain and gloomy skies.
February 4, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Todmorden, west Yorkshire, painting by Steven Scholes (b.1952).
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Received an email of big coastal views. Trail Pursuit Cornwall warming us up to the May half marathon! 🏃‍♂️
Runners on the South West Coast Path in Cornwall. A long view of the coast at St Agnes in Cornwall.
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Horror movie vibes in the local woods today #yorkshire
Bare trees in thick mist. Bare trees in thick mist. Bare trees in thick mist. Bare trees in thick mist.
February 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Five sunny moorland miles today ☀️

#trailrunning #Yorkshire
Running man pauses by moorland trees on a sunny day.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
northbnd.bsky.social
By far the most useful thing I have read in a while

How to do a personal tech audit, working out why we give our information (and sometimes money) to big tech and media co’s — who to keep, delete, unsubscribe, disconnect
How I disconnected from tech in 2025
And how this simple spreadsheet will help you do it in 2026
otherworldscatalog.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Hiking today with just a hint of spring. Very vocal birds in these woods #yorkshire
Winter woods, bare trees and a blue sky heavy with clouds.
January 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Headache inducing horizontal sleet and one leaping dog.. “Stanley don’t!”

🎧 I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (optimistic)

#trailrunning #yorkshire
Strava running stats aga at a photo of a rural scene on a cold, grey, wintery day.
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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More days like this please
Blue skies, rock formations and bare trees on Harden Moor, West Yorkshire.
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free - while removing all his music from Amazon

www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free
Neil Young also told fans that his music will “never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by [Jeff] Bezos”.
www.rollingstone.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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bookshop.org
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Atmospheric (aka miserable and bleak) on the moor #yorkshire
A gnarly bare tree in mist, by a winding track on a wet and gloomy day.
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM