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Dick McKraken
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Dick McKraken isn’t real, he is the split personality of someone more respectable. Husband & father (of kids & dogs). Amateur runner & professional Academic. Probably only 10% as funny as I think I am. @runningpunks
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I was in Rome a few months ago, and ran most mornings on the pedestrian/ cycle path along the river. Have to say I found it quite orderly. Didn’t do much running through the streets though!
It’s that time of year when I get caught out by the time change. Started my ‘afternoon’ run in the twilight but came back an hour later in the pitch black. #RunningPunks
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif.
#SeenOnTodaysRun There is no fox 🦊 in this picture so please move along - there’s nothing to see here #RunningPunks
Agreed- I have enjoyed all of Richard Askwith’s books
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
That was a great run. I also retired after this year’s Dublin Marathon (just like I did last year & the year before) 🤣
So apparently, running a 3:30 marathon yesterday helps #Strava improve its marathon prediction for me to 3:42
Watching a dodgy horror film on prime video (‘The Breach’). I thought ‘wow that chap looks just like Alex Lifeson, the guitarist from Rush’. Just checked the credits and it is! Not only that, but the film is directed by Slash! Rock’n roll royalty #WhoKnew
Well the wind & rain started after about 5km and stayed for the whole race but I’m happy to have finished in one piece. I did manage a PB which was originally set when I was significantly younger (in your face me in my 40’s!). Support was brilliant, laughed out loud at some of the signs.
A friend of mine was taking photos at the #DublinMarathon today on behalf of the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF). If you see anything that you like you might make a donation and get the high-versions (or just make a donation to a great cause) flic.kr/s/aHBqjCyvcz
Dublin City Marathon 2025
See a pic you like? Donate and I will send you a high resolution image. Donate to the Hospice Foundation
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Hasn’t been a problem!
Woke up on time. On the way into town, looks like an ideal day to run 42.2km #RunningPunks #DublinMarathon
OK #RunningPunks, it’s #DublinMarathon time again. Silently anxious about my level of fitness, nutrition, hydration, footwear, clothing, weather, not getting enough sleep, oversleeping, chafing, travel to start line & everything else possible. Best of luck to everyone doing Dublin tomorrow 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃🏻☘️
It currently taking longer to register & get my race number than it will to run the actual #DublinMarathon tomorrow. The queue outside is at least 0.5 km. Good job it’s not raining. If you haven’t registered yet you should probably get in the queue!
Blown out of it by Amy’s back-end on this afternoon’s run! The last 10km were straight into strong head winds & driving rain from Storm Amy. At least it meant that there weren’t many people about. #RunningPunks