Dick McKraken
@rundmc.bsky.social
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
First run of the year (due to nasty post-Christmas respiratory dose). Run commute into the office in sub-zero temperatures 🥶. In terms of general happiness, this must be the lowest point of the year 😭. Can I retire yet? #RunningPunks
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
First run of the year (due to nasty post-Christmas respiratory dose). Run commute into the office in sub-zero temperatures 🥶. In terms of general happiness, this must be the lowest point of the year 😭. Can I retire yet? #RunningPunks
With 2 days to go I’m 51km away from my running target of 2500 km for the year. Unfortunately I’ve picked up a nasty respiratory dose so I’m going to do the grown-up thing & call it- it’s close enough! #RunningPunks
December 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
With 2 days to go I’m 51km away from my running target of 2500 km for the year. Unfortunately I’ve picked up a nasty respiratory dose so I’m going to do the grown-up thing & call it- it’s close enough! #RunningPunks
9.5km cliff-top run this morning - we’re rapidly running out of running days this year #RunningPunks
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
9.5km cliff-top run this morning - we’re rapidly running out of running days this year #RunningPunks
Them: It’s Mexican night, chilli is in the oven & rice is cooking. There is plenty of tequila BUT there is no Triple Sec for Margaritas 😱. The off-licence is 2km away, it shuts in 30 minutes & we don’t have a car!! Surely all is lost 😭
Me: Stand back ma’am- I’m a runner!
(Not all heroes wear capes)
Me: Stand back ma’am- I’m a runner!
(Not all heroes wear capes)
December 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Them: It’s Mexican night, chilli is in the oven & rice is cooking. There is plenty of tequila BUT there is no Triple Sec for Margaritas 😱. The off-licence is 2km away, it shuts in 30 minutes & we don’t have a car!! Surely all is lost 😭
Me: Stand back ma’am- I’m a runner!
(Not all heroes wear capes)
Me: Stand back ma’am- I’m a runner!
(Not all heroes wear capes)
The Great Escape, a Christmas day run complete with Herons. But just like Steve McQueen, I am now back in the compound & sentenced to wearing non-running clothes and making polite conversation about non-running topics. Time to start digging another tunnel! #RunningPunks #NaughtyNutCrackers
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Great Escape, a Christmas day run complete with Herons. But just like Steve McQueen, I am now back in the compound & sentenced to wearing non-running clothes and making polite conversation about non-running topics. Time to start digging another tunnel! #RunningPunks #NaughtyNutCrackers
24km for the 24th. Cold but bright and despite the sea being pretty rough there are plenty of people out for a Christmas Eve dip. Happy Christmas #Runners, particularly all the #RunningPunks and team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
24km for the 24th. Cold but bright and despite the sea being pretty rough there are plenty of people out for a Christmas Eve dip. Happy Christmas #Runners, particularly all the #RunningPunks and team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
There’s no way I’m going to allowed to run today. There are many in-laws on the way and I have to be on my best behaviour.
December 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There’s no way I’m going to allowed to run today. There are many in-laws on the way and I have to be on my best behaviour.
This dog would like you to know that no one has taken him out for a walk for at least 100 years (fact check: it’s only been a few hours and I’m a bit late getting up because it’s Christmas
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December 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This dog would like you to know that no one has taken him out for a walk for at least 100 years (fact check: it’s only been a few hours and I’m a bit late getting up because it’s Christmas
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That’s a hard ‘No’ on the stepping stones this afternoon - this isn’t the Barkley!
21.25km logged for the #NaughtyNutcrackers. Christmas is coming fast but still time to bank a few more KM’s before the big man comes. #RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
21.25km logged for the #NaughtyNutcrackers. Christmas is coming fast but still time to bank a few more KM’s before the big man comes. #RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
That’s a hard ‘No’ on the stepping stones this afternoon - this isn’t the Barkley!
21.25km logged for the #NaughtyNutcrackers. Christmas is coming fast but still time to bank a few more KM’s before the big man comes. #RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
21.25km logged for the #NaughtyNutcrackers. Christmas is coming fast but still time to bank a few more KM’s before the big man comes. #RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
“We totally annihilated his night-stalking ass”
Watching ‘The Lost Boys’ (again) on TV with the fabulous Frog brothers. Great film.
Watching ‘The Lost Boys’ (again) on TV with the fabulous Frog brothers. Great film.
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“We totally annihilated his night-stalking ass”
Watching ‘The Lost Boys’ (again) on TV with the fabulous Frog brothers. Great film.
Watching ‘The Lost Boys’ (again) on TV with the fabulous Frog brothers. Great film.
Herself: “Only on idiot would go outside in this weather…”
Me: “Hold my beer…”
10km for the #NaughtyNutcrackers in some pretty awful weather this evening (even the Reindeer can’t stay upright). Only a few days left to get the KMs in for the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
Me: “Hold my beer…”
10km for the #NaughtyNutcrackers in some pretty awful weather this evening (even the Reindeer can’t stay upright). Only a few days left to get the KMs in for the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Herself: “Only on idiot would go outside in this weather…”
Me: “Hold my beer…”
10km for the #NaughtyNutcrackers in some pretty awful weather this evening (even the Reindeer can’t stay upright). Only a few days left to get the KMs in for the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
Me: “Hold my beer…”
10km for the #NaughtyNutcrackers in some pretty awful weather this evening (even the Reindeer can’t stay upright). Only a few days left to get the KMs in for the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
This time of year the dark, wet & cold conditions really sap the motivation. 8km for team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the #RU2C.
#RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
#RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This time of year the dark, wet & cold conditions really sap the motivation. 8km for team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the #RU2C.
#RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
#RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
Two days off means I have some ground to make up for Team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the @runup2christmas.bsky.social. A cold & breezy halfie around South Dublin.
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Two days off means I have some ground to make up for Team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the @runup2christmas.bsky.social. A cold & breezy halfie around South Dublin.
Saw a variety of Christmas trees on tonight’s run, including this one made out of Jameson Whiskey bottles. 16.4km for team #NaughtyNutcrackers @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Saw a variety of Christmas trees on tonight’s run, including this one made out of Jameson Whiskey bottles. 16.4km for team #NaughtyNutcrackers @runup2christmas.bsky.social
Up at 4am to watch the cricket (😱) and spent the rest of the day ‘assisting’ herself to put up Christmas decorations. Put off going for a run until it was really dark, cold & wet 🥶 but needed to log a few more km’s for the #NaughtyNutcrackers in the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Up at 4am to watch the cricket (😱) and spent the rest of the day ‘assisting’ herself to put up Christmas decorations. Put off going for a run until it was really dark, cold & wet 🥶 but needed to log a few more km’s for the #NaughtyNutcrackers in the @runup2christmas.bsky.social
I think I’ll give the stepping stones a miss today! 15.5 km run for the #NaughtyNutcrackers (that’s nearly 10 miles if you are a time traveler from the 15th century or if you live in one of the few imperial backwaters that still exist 🤣). #RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I think I’ll give the stepping stones a miss today! 15.5 km run for the #NaughtyNutcrackers (that’s nearly 10 miles if you are a time traveler from the 15th century or if you live in one of the few imperial backwaters that still exist 🤣). #RunningPunks @runup2christmas.bsky.social
Very low motivation 8.5km for Team #NaughtyNutcrackers in this year’s #RU2C @runup2christmas.bsky.social - I reckon that the Christmas lights coverage is still quite low, probably 5-10%. I expect exponential growth next week.
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Very low motivation 8.5km for Team #NaughtyNutcrackers in this year’s #RU2C @runup2christmas.bsky.social - I reckon that the Christmas lights coverage is still quite low, probably 5-10%. I expect exponential growth next week.
I knew that the moment that I pressed ‘send’ - it would cause England to lose a wicket….
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I knew that the moment that I pressed ‘send’ - it would cause England to lose a wicket….
Early morning cricket- after a very shaky start, England seem to settled down a bit.
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Early morning cricket- after a very shaky start, England seem to settled down a bit.
Top Tip: If you’re going to leave work early to get a run in before it gets too dark - dress inconspicuously so as not to draw attention to yourself! 11km in the bag for the #NaughtyNutcrakers in the #RunUpToChristmas
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Top Tip: If you’re going to leave work early to get a run in before it gets too dark - dress inconspicuously so as not to draw attention to yourself! 11km in the bag for the #NaughtyNutcrakers in the #RunUpToChristmas
First run for team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the #RunUpToChristmas. It’s dark & cold out there but the Christmas lights are starting to appear. #RunningPunks
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
First run for team #NaughtyNutcrackers in the #RunUpToChristmas. It’s dark & cold out there but the Christmas lights are starting to appear. #RunningPunks
Thankfully I didn’t run into the giant hamster that owns this wheel on this morning’s run #RunningPunks
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Thankfully I didn’t run into the giant hamster that owns this wheel on this morning’s run #RunningPunks
5:30am along the South Bank - only me & a couple of other runners. #RunningPunks
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
5:30am along the South Bank - only me & a couple of other runners. #RunningPunks
