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Anson Mackay 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
@ans.bsky.social
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non-binary ultra runner || neach-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig || managed by @davidadger.bsky.social || cancer blog
https://ansmackay.wixsite.com/uclgeography/blog
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New blog post up on my @spinerace.bsky.social DNF. My post sits alongside one by the phenomenal Ruden Bhutia. Thank you to Camino Ultra for hosting these. #runsky #ultramarathon #spinerace

www.caminoultra.com/post/spine-2...
Two photos of Ruden and Anson, one positioned on top of each other. Both are holding spine race numbers and standing in front of a spine race background of orange and black logos
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Glorious run in the sun today. Managed not to cross my own path 😅 #runsky #nonbinaryrunner
Anson wearing a white vest and running waistcoat, taking selfie in front of two tall blocks of flat next to a football field. Added label says 22.01km
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Dougie!
Black and white cat lying with paw in the air, on a rainbow crocheted rug
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Not done these for a while… #gymsky
Anson doing a handstand, feet not touching the wall
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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After Spine DNF, time to get back on the saddle, so to speak 😅 #runsky
Anson selfie wearing black top in front of an urban lake on their run. Run detailed 10k
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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As if it couldn’t get any worse, I shrunk my favourite woolly hat (in photo) in the wash last night 😭😂
Anson wearing a blue top but also wearing a shrunken yellow woolly hat on top of their head
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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My @spinerace.bsky.social didn’t quite go according to plan with my second ever DNF 😭

Taking the positives, I got to the start line, I have a new appreciation for how tough the race is, and for how tough the runners are who make it to the end!! #runsky

2nd 📸 credit: @andrewhendryphotographer
Runners in background traipsing through snow & blizzard conditions Three runners talking against background of dark sky Photo credit: @andrewhendryphotographer Anson walking wearing green and black waterproofs, holding walking poles
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Kit-check done & registered!

Chomping at the bit now to get started on my @spinerace.bsky.social adventure ❄️ 🌧️ 🧊 ⛰️

You can track my 🔵 here for the next 6-7 days #195

live.opentracking.co.uk/spinerace26/

#nonbinaryrunner #runsky #ultramarathon
Anson in a green jacket holding their Spine race number of 195. They are standing on front of a black and orange board with “Spine” logo everywhere
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Packing an extensive mandatory kit for @spinerace.bsky.social becomes its own art from! #ultramarathon #spinerace
Image taken looking top down onto a carpeted floor with lots of different pieces of clothing and sleeping bags etc as part of mandatory kit for a winter marathon To the left one small front pack and to the right one larger backpack for running an ultramarathon
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Just finished my Xmas Eve reading, “Don’t Burn Anyone At The Stake Today” by @naomialderman.bsky.social

Really thoughtful insight as to whether humanity has entered our 3rd information crisis era… Highly recommended! #booksky
Photograph showing dust cover for the book by Naomi Alderman “Don’t Burn Anyone At The Stake Today”. Cover is in bright yellow orange & red
December 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Last strength-training session for 2025 & @spinerace.bsky.social. Now just to focus on gentler plyometrics, flexibility, and much shorter runs & cycles. Race day T-23 days 😬 #runsky
Anson in gym taking a selfie with no top on but wearing trackies
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Making lino-cut Xmas cards with the Badger @davidadger.bsky.social #crafting #christmascards
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Did something super scary as part of my training for 268 mile @spinerace.bsky.social - my first solo hike / run through the night. Loved every second: 🦉 , the 💫 , clear 🌌& even the mud! #runsky

I’m also raising money for Oracle Head & Neck cancer 🙏 #cansky

www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
Anson wearing green jacket & red front pack, drinking cup of coffee from flask whilst doing some nighttime hiking. Hike statistics also recorded on photo of 53.42km Photo of the night sky showing Orion constellation
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Went out for a cheeky 50km run through Epping Forest. The rain & the mud made it a bit treacherous by the end, but my, did I enjoy that!

It’s all training for my @spinerace.bsky.social adventure!

And raising money for a head & neck cancer charity! #runsky

www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
Anson taking a selfie in front of a reservoir called Connaught Water in Epping Forest. They are wearing a black jacket & bright red chest pack Anson’s lower leg caked in mud after slipping into a mud pool!
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Post gym, pre run/cycle 😅
Black and white image of Anson taking a photo of themselves in a mirror in a gym. They’re wearing trousers but no top
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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I’ve read a fair few #scifi books this year, but Toward Eternity by @antonhur.com was one of the best #booksky
Book cover of “Toward Eternity” by Anton Hur. Cover shows a greedy-Bluey planet in the background with weird colourful plant like organisms scattered across the cover
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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I had a marvellous weekend reccing Hadrian’s Wall & The Cheviots for upcoming 268 mile race @spinerace.bsky.social!

I’m also raising money for Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK. I’m 4 yrs since told of a terminal condition. All donations will be matched 🙏 #cansky

www.justgiving.com/page/anson-m...
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Another Pennine Way Spine recce adventure. Greenhead to Bellingham via Hadrian’s Wall. And bogs. Lots of bogs 😍 #runsky #pennineway #spinerecce
Photo of Hadrian’s wall and super imposed an elevation profile & running stats for the route Anson (left) & Llinos (right) in full. Spine kit. Standing in front of a conifer forest
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Lovely walk around the Heath today
Photo of london taken from Parliament Hill Anson & David taking a selfie
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Gave a very different conference talk at the weekend, delving into the life of the amateur diatomist Ken Knox, who no one had heard off up until now… 🩵 🧪🦠 #diatoms
Anson in a blue T-shirt standing in front of a PowerPoint slide with words “Ken Knox: keen amateur diatomist” A box of old microscope slides lined up side by side
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Mini milestone - first time I’ve managed to bench press more than I weigh!!
Anson dressed in blue shorts & vest taking selfie in front of a mirror in a gym
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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“Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants” was marvellous, bringing to life my memories of working in Russia in the early 1990s, with political upheaval, economic tragedy & fledging gay scene trying to find its feet. Oh, and a murder (thankfully not a memory!) @pauldavidgould.bsky.social #lgbtq
Anson holding a book called ‘last dance at the discotheque for deviants’ by Paul David Gould
October 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Does this count as cross-training for @spinerace.bsky.social 😅 #strengthtraining
September 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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What better way to spend #caturday than going for lunch to a lesbian couple’s new home, where their cats were 120% floof and England women won the rugby World Cup 😍
Fluffy cat cleaning herself in front of a tv screen showing women’s rugby
September 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Last long run before next weekend’s #ultramarathon, The Peak Divide, a 76km race between Sheffield & Manchester. Can’t wait 😍 #runsky
Anson taking a selfie (with no top on as usual) while out running. Background is a dried out lake bed surrounded by green trees. Also on the image are running statistics for race just done
September 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM