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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 55m

If you have any tips to pass on to another 100 mile newbie please pass them on

Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 1h

Ok,it's 3 months until I start my first 100 miler "run"/jog/shuffle.
Feel OK having trained for last weekend's 50 miler that was cancelled. So, I just need to push on from here.
The biggest barrier might be being daunted by the distance.
But any tips specific for that distance would be welcome.

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 1h

Best of luck. Enjoy.

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 3d

Was originally on call nights but my lovely work colleagues swapped into them.
Just working out my training for the next 3 months now!

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 4d

Well, I'll [hopefully] see you at Hawes then!

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 6d

Iconic closing song!

Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 6d

Well that's a shame.... but understandable and worse for the organisers. 😔

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 6d

Kit all ready for tomorrow's Long Mynd Hike. I've packed plenty of layers and another waterproof top as the weather looks "character building" 😲 🫨 💨💨

Race backpack surrounded by kit and food for a long running race

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks 😊. Good luck!

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 8d

Looks like I'll be on the starting line in Edale in January 2026!
I'm happy having given up my place for the summer version in June. 😊 🏃‍♂️

Invite to the Spine race challenger south in Jan 2026

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10d

Absolutely right from Streeting.

But then government/Mahmood need to make crystal clear this applies to people who have arrived since 2021 and are working in NHS/care right now -and that government is not going to change the rules and leave them at the mercy of a future Reform/Conservative govt

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 11d

Very pleased with my training in September: I've done 250km on foot, 200km running and 50km of hiking, with 6500m of climbing in the month.
I'll be taking it easier this week, with the Long Mynd Hike coming on Saturday. Lots of stretching, some Pilates, and some gym work. 🏋️‍♂️ 💪

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 12d

I sat down with the Prime Minister and asked him if he’s been doing enough to counter the shocking rise of the far right in this country.

It may have taken too long, but it’s good to hear him speaking like this now.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

'This far-right politics will pull apart what we are as a country'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vows to tackle the far right and child poverty as he speaks to the ECHO ahead of the Labour party conference

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 11d

Unchallenged & seemingly widespread extreme right wing views are leading to emboldened yobs attacking people with impunity. This includes people who work in the NHS (20% of whom are from other countries). Unfortunately, Liverpool is not immune from this. It requires leaders to speak out & condemn it

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 14d

At the Reform UK party conference, Dr Aseem Malhotra made the incorrect claim that Covid vaccines are unsafe. We emailed, asking him to correct the record. (1/2)

Dr Aseem Malhotra said:
“the Covid vaccine is unsafe.” This is incorrect. We asked him to correct the record.

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 15d

It's nearly 3 years since we moved into the new Royal Liverpool Hospital. We wrote up our experience of moving the Critical Care unit & the lessons we learnt from it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Lessons learnt from moving an intensive care unit into a new hospital - Ned Gilbert-Kawai, Jonathan Walker, Alison Hall, Julie Patrick-Heselton, Peter Hampshire, 2025

In 2022, the Royal Liverpool University Hospital moved premises. As part of the move, the patients from its existing Critical Care Unit (consisting of an indepe...

journals.sagepub.com

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 15d

The vacuum at highest levels in talking about this dark turn in British life over the last few months HAS to end.

Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 15d

More and more such incidents happening daily
www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Kids racially abused me and the adults' reaction broke me'

Sophia Choudry says she is "shaken" and "heartbroken" after being racially abused on the Elizabeth line.

www.bbc.com

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 15d

Farage wanting to kick people out of the country because they migrated here made me angry and made me think about which best of British people and things wouldn't have happened were it not for the brilliance of immigration to the UK.

Sgt Peppers album cover consisting of things that only made it because of immigration in to the UK, either immigrants themselves, the children of or as a result of someone else coming here.

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 16d

Another beautiful day in the Lakes. We did a 10 mile loop round Great Langdale, summiting on Loft Crag, Pike O Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Thunacor Knott, High Raise, Tarn Crag and Blea Rigg. Had a nice swim in Easedale Tarn as well!

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 17d

Today's hike was a bit longer than planned, but had to take advantage of the great weather. Walked up Rossett Pike, Allen Crag, Great End & Esk Pike, about 12 miles in all. I've been up all but Allen Crag before.

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 18d

Little walk up Lingmoor this afternoon and then a swim in Blea Tarn. That is Wainwright no. 114..

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 19d

I have rarely seen such unadulterated bollocks. I loved Twitter, it was so important for my job. Then a mad megalomaniac took it over and made it so no one would see my posts unless I paid him money - and even if I did that I would be submerged in nazi hate. But yeah this is our fault.

Shadi Hamid @shadihamid.bsky.social · 22d

One of the biggest mistakes left-of-center pundits and influencers made was decamping to Bluesky. They made themselves irrelevant, shrunk their audiences, and dramatically lessened the positive impact they could have on our public debate at the precise time we needed it most.

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks!🙂

Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 20d

Two weeks to go until I run the Long Mynd Hike. 50 miles around Church Stretton, heading over to Stiperstones and a few other lumpy bits. I ran a recce of the middle section, which was useful as there are a lot of route choices! Starts at 1pm, so a good chunk will be done in darkness.

View over hills and woodland in Shropshire

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Peter Hampshire @peterunner.bsky.social · 21d

I'm non-binary when it comes to running. You can enjoy both disciplines? Prefer racing up and down the hills, but a bit of speed on the road is also fun.