BenInChamonix
@beninchamonix.bsky.social
🇬🇧 living in Chamonix 🇫🇷 | Trail & Ultra Runner | 2 kids | Rescue 🐶 & 🐱 | 🏔️ ⛷️ 🏃♂️ | DCFC 🐏 | Radiohead
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Grands Montets! ⛷️
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Grands Montets! ⛷️
Had a disjointed week of training; 2 sessions missed due to the snow and one as I had a 2-day trip to 🇬🇧
Nice mid-long (90’ / 14km) run this morning in the snow. Have a race next Sunday which I feel a bit undercooked for. Used the micro-spikes today which felt fine, will need them for the race
Nice mid-long (90’ / 14km) run this morning in the snow. Have a race next Sunday which I feel a bit undercooked for. Used the micro-spikes today which felt fine, will need them for the race
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Had a disjointed week of training; 2 sessions missed due to the snow and one as I had a 2-day trip to 🇬🇧
Nice mid-long (90’ / 14km) run this morning in the snow. Have a race next Sunday which I feel a bit undercooked for. Used the micro-spikes today which felt fine, will need them for the race
Nice mid-long (90’ / 14km) run this morning in the snow. Have a race next Sunday which I feel a bit undercooked for. Used the micro-spikes today which felt fine, will need them for the race
Off to 🇬🇧 for a quick trip; uni mates annual (early) Xmas lunch. 20 of us who mostly graduated in 1995 😱
It’s normally in central London, but one the lads has MND & can’t travel, so this year the party comes to him in Surrey
Big question; can I drink in moderation under severe duress?
It’s normally in central London, but one the lads has MND & can’t travel, so this year the party comes to him in Surrey
Big question; can I drink in moderation under severe duress?
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Off to 🇬🇧 for a quick trip; uni mates annual (early) Xmas lunch. 20 of us who mostly graduated in 1995 😱
It’s normally in central London, but one the lads has MND & can’t travel, so this year the party comes to him in Surrey
Big question; can I drink in moderation under severe duress?
It’s normally in central London, but one the lads has MND & can’t travel, so this year the party comes to him in Surrey
Big question; can I drink in moderation under severe duress?
Dog walk. Never seen so much snow in November.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Dog walk. Never seen so much snow in November.
Snowmageddon. Had to clear the driveway with a shovel just now to get out - cardio for the day done 😅, although the dog walk is going to get the heart-rate up too
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Snowmageddon. Had to clear the driveway with a shovel just now to get out - cardio for the day done 😅, although the dog walk is going to get the heart-rate up too
This is a terrific piece that gets to the nub of things. How, in Mahmood’s fantasy, taking rights away from immigrants will somehow appease the racists.
It’s an easier fix than addressing the inequality & economic failures which are actually fuelling division
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s an easier fix than addressing the inequality & economic failures which are actually fuelling division
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is a terrific piece that gets to the nub of things. How, in Mahmood’s fantasy, taking rights away from immigrants will somehow appease the racists.
It’s an easier fix than addressing the inequality & economic failures which are actually fuelling division
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s an easier fix than addressing the inequality & economic failures which are actually fuelling division
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This old place?
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This old place?
I promise I’ll stop the ridiculously pretty winter running photos soon
10km / 1 hour / 310m vertical
#runsky #trailrunning #chamonix
10km / 1 hour / 310m vertical
#runsky #trailrunning #chamonix
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I promise I’ll stop the ridiculously pretty winter running photos soon
10km / 1 hour / 310m vertical
#runsky #trailrunning #chamonix
10km / 1 hour / 310m vertical
#runsky #trailrunning #chamonix
A few more centimetres overnight ❄️
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A few more centimetres overnight ❄️
Short run today, just to check out snow conditions further up the mountain.
Run stats: I just passed 120km of vertical ascent for the ytd (2,535km distance in total). 16% up on last year’s vert so far, aiming for 130,000m+ for the full year
#runsky
#trailrunning
#chamonix
Run stats: I just passed 120km of vertical ascent for the ytd (2,535km distance in total). 16% up on last year’s vert so far, aiming for 130,000m+ for the full year
#runsky
#trailrunning
#chamonix
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Short run today, just to check out snow conditions further up the mountain.
Run stats: I just passed 120km of vertical ascent for the ytd (2,535km distance in total). 16% up on last year’s vert so far, aiming for 130,000m+ for the full year
#runsky
#trailrunning
#chamonix
Run stats: I just passed 120km of vertical ascent for the ytd (2,535km distance in total). 16% up on last year’s vert so far, aiming for 130,000m+ for the full year
#runsky
#trailrunning
#chamonix
Only a dusting but enough to make the morning dog walk pretty. More on the way later today ❄️😍
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Only a dusting but enough to make the morning dog walk pretty. More on the way later today ❄️😍
Just a few cm here, although more forecast from this afternoon…..
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Just a few cm here, although more forecast from this afternoon…..
Couche de soleil (with crane 😂)
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Couche de soleil (with crane 😂)
New read - will report back
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New read - will report back
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yep - getting ready to adopt the brace position here too
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Yep - getting ready to adopt the brace position here too
UK politics is depressing, so look at this photo from yesterday’s run instead.
Couldn’t have been a more perfect late autumn afternoon. The only downer was I was working so could only get out for an hour.
Couldn’t have been a more perfect late autumn afternoon. The only downer was I was working so could only get out for an hour.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
UK politics is depressing, so look at this photo from yesterday’s run instead.
Couldn’t have been a more perfect late autumn afternoon. The only downer was I was working so could only get out for an hour.
Couldn’t have been a more perfect late autumn afternoon. The only downer was I was working so could only get out for an hour.
Beautiful Remembrance Day run, thinking of the millions who sacrificed everything to fight fascism.
And FUCK all the politicians who tell us that Antifa is now the enemy & want to turn us against our neighbours & friends because of the colour of their skin or where they happen to have been born.
And FUCK all the politicians who tell us that Antifa is now the enemy & want to turn us against our neighbours & friends because of the colour of their skin or where they happen to have been born.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Beautiful Remembrance Day run, thinking of the millions who sacrificed everything to fight fascism.
And FUCK all the politicians who tell us that Antifa is now the enemy & want to turn us against our neighbours & friends because of the colour of their skin or where they happen to have been born.
And FUCK all the politicians who tell us that Antifa is now the enemy & want to turn us against our neighbours & friends because of the colour of their skin or where they happen to have been born.
Back on the Chamonix trails today on a perfect, crisp autumn day.
Plenty of snow has fallen since we left for 🇪🇸 a week ago - excitement for the ski season to come but more than a bit of sadness for me as the trails at 2,000m+ will be inaccessible now until May or June ‘26 😞
Plenty of snow has fallen since we left for 🇪🇸 a week ago - excitement for the ski season to come but more than a bit of sadness for me as the trails at 2,000m+ will be inaccessible now until May or June ‘26 😞
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Back on the Chamonix trails today on a perfect, crisp autumn day.
Plenty of snow has fallen since we left for 🇪🇸 a week ago - excitement for the ski season to come but more than a bit of sadness for me as the trails at 2,000m+ will be inaccessible now until May or June ‘26 😞
Plenty of snow has fallen since we left for 🇪🇸 a week ago - excitement for the ski season to come but more than a bit of sadness for me as the trails at 2,000m+ will be inaccessible now until May or June ‘26 😞
I just finished ‘You Are Here’ by David Nicholls. He’s a master of his genre of modern fiction & a lovely chap to boot.
Added bonus of this novel is that it largely tells the story of Wainwright’s coast to coast walk from the Lake District to Robin Hood’s Bay. Highly recommended!
Added bonus of this novel is that it largely tells the story of Wainwright’s coast to coast walk from the Lake District to Robin Hood’s Bay. Highly recommended!
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I just finished ‘You Are Here’ by David Nicholls. He’s a master of his genre of modern fiction & a lovely chap to boot.
Added bonus of this novel is that it largely tells the story of Wainwright’s coast to coast walk from the Lake District to Robin Hood’s Bay. Highly recommended!
Added bonus of this novel is that it largely tells the story of Wainwright’s coast to coast walk from the Lake District to Robin Hood’s Bay. Highly recommended!
1 year, no beer 🍺; a full year today without alcohol.
Celebrated with a rainy run in Malaga, and a 🍷 this evening.
Decided from here on, having broken the habit, I’ll have the occasional drink if & when I fancy it.
The year off has been great & totally reframed my relationship with alcohol
Celebrated with a rainy run in Malaga, and a 🍷 this evening.
Decided from here on, having broken the habit, I’ll have the occasional drink if & when I fancy it.
The year off has been great & totally reframed my relationship with alcohol
October 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
1 year, no beer 🍺; a full year today without alcohol.
Celebrated with a rainy run in Malaga, and a 🍷 this evening.
Decided from here on, having broken the habit, I’ll have the occasional drink if & when I fancy it.
The year off has been great & totally reframed my relationship with alcohol
Celebrated with a rainy run in Malaga, and a 🍷 this evening.
Decided from here on, having broken the habit, I’ll have the occasional drink if & when I fancy it.
The year off has been great & totally reframed my relationship with alcohol
Last minute ☀️ break in Marbella - was meant to be in Annecy but the weather crap in the Alps.
This means an opportunity for flat running, and managed my quickest 10km time on the Esplanade out & back to Puerto Banus. Didn’t push too much, hamstrings a bit tight in the last km!
This means an opportunity for flat running, and managed my quickest 10km time on the Esplanade out & back to Puerto Banus. Didn’t push too much, hamstrings a bit tight in the last km!
October 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Last minute ☀️ break in Marbella - was meant to be in Annecy but the weather crap in the Alps.
This means an opportunity for flat running, and managed my quickest 10km time on the Esplanade out & back to Puerto Banus. Didn’t push too much, hamstrings a bit tight in the last km!
This means an opportunity for flat running, and managed my quickest 10km time on the Esplanade out & back to Puerto Banus. Didn’t push too much, hamstrings a bit tight in the last km!
First ‘quick’ run for a while yesterday after 2.5 weeks of sickness. Felt ok considering, 90% back to normal.
Although I didn’t test, I’m fairly sure it was Covid. My body feels good now, but resting HR stubbornly high at 43bpm (had been averaging 39-41 for 2025)
Although I didn’t test, I’m fairly sure it was Covid. My body feels good now, but resting HR stubbornly high at 43bpm (had been averaging 39-41 for 2025)
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
First ‘quick’ run for a while yesterday after 2.5 weeks of sickness. Felt ok considering, 90% back to normal.
Although I didn’t test, I’m fairly sure it was Covid. My body feels good now, but resting HR stubbornly high at 43bpm (had been averaging 39-41 for 2025)
Although I didn’t test, I’m fairly sure it was Covid. My body feels good now, but resting HR stubbornly high at 43bpm (had been averaging 39-41 for 2025)
Hosting some old school friends in Chamonix for the long weekend. We got very lucky with the weather and have made the most of it; hike to Lac Blanc yesterday & l’Aiguille du Midi this morning 👌🏽 ☀️ 🏔️
October 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Hosting some old school friends in Chamonix for the long weekend. We got very lucky with the weather and have made the most of it; hike to Lac Blanc yesterday & l’Aiguille du Midi this morning 👌🏽 ☀️ 🏔️