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Where a random English Dane rambles things. From 325 PPM. #cycling #photography #TrailRunning #RescueDog #brexit #YorkshireTea #TheGreenRunners

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Avatar: a drawing of a woollypigs.

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2026-06-19 20:44:53 UTC

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yes these valleys and altitudes got all different kinds of weather. We are at 1500m a few valleys over from El Perron and bet you there was a nice sunny day in a valley in-between us, where they were wondering why are the rivers running so forceful

2026-06-19 19:17:39 UTC

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yes I saw the same forecast and for two days we had nothing here, maybe some clouds in the afternoon. And then it went a bit Pete Tong ;)

2026-06-19 16:50:35 UTC

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yes it came down hard here yesterday too, at one point it was like we were IN the thunder.

2026-06-18 13:50:09 UTC

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what! A cake day \o/ without cake, what is the world coming to!?!?
Best cake wishes to young offspring.

2026-06-04 12:45:51 UTC

Missed out on the glorious weather yesterday because of real life. So I was glad that I missed out on the rain, but had to run in the mountain clag, which was quite dense, so I still got wet like I've run in the rain.
Still truly enjoyed the run, but didn't have the oomph to do it at speed, which I put down to not feeding myself enough over the last few.
#Trailrunning #BarefootRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #Running #RunningwithDogs
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2026-05-25 12:48:47 UTC

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what do you think about this little French thing, that was my "recovery drink" today ;)
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2026-05-01 11:29:41 UTC

Tried out the effects of altitude training. We had to hide from some bad weather in the high Pyrenees and do some admin. So we took shelter in the low lands. Very humid and I took a wrong turn and missed out on 1km of planned distance. I think it was a correct turn as the off road bits was either sticky mud farm land or very overgrown paths, wet waist high grass, which was hard work, though the boy loves the tall grass. Watch said it would take 2h50m, I guesstimated 2h30m and I came in at 2h15m which I'm very happy about. And I planned departure correctly, as it started to rain as I got back to HQ.
#Trailrunning #BarefootRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningwithDogs
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2026-04-26 18:07:28 UTC

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a very good reason

2026-04-19 13:06:05 UTC

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Cake day \o/

2026-04-17 10:45:42 UTC

Followed the snow shoes route around this ski station started 1700m with an easy downhill down through the trees to 1450m and then a brutal uphill up to 1810m which opened up out to stunning views of the mountains. There was just enough snow for a zoomie from Paddy in one remaining drift. Arrived back at HQ and the griffon vultures arrived, are they expecting me to collapse into a heap? ;)
#Trailrunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #BarefootRunning #Mountains
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2026-04-15 20:46:56 UTC

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something strong and large quantities would go down nicely, thanks

2026-04-11 08:57:01 UTC

I hope the hive mind can help with finding a book for me. Many moons ago, back in the late 80s I think it was. I'm very sure I heard this story on Danish radio. Set in Sweden a child with divorced parents had to travel between them by flying back and forth from northern and southern Sweden. Back then you could "hand over" a child to the airport and flight staff for them to accompany the children to the destination. In the story the staff had help someone urgently and parked the child (main character) at a check in desk. This was where everything went wrong for the parents and staff but the adventure started. As the child took a handful of the tags that the children got to show where they were going. And they would swap these tags around so it say LAX, LHR, JFK etc. as they got put onto different flights around the world.
Am I dreaming or is this really a book?
Thanks!
#Bookstodon #BookWorms #Books #Sweden #Denmark #Sverige #Danmark #Radio #Story

2026-04-10 11:34:55 UTC

Managed to get out and run before the HOT hit, 26c due today. Though not as much running as hoped since a recent storm has washed away most of the 3km downhill path. That I had hoped to enjoy running. It was just a steep "valley" with lose stone sides, that gave way nearly with every step, and the bottom was narrower than my foot. Had to navigate to a forest road using an animal track which Paddy enjoyed. Tomorrow it will be cooler and we will go hide somewhere the snow isn't due to fall.
#BarefootRunning #Trailrunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs
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2026-04-06 09:47:50 UTC

Last run in that there Spanish Spain before we head over into that there French France for some running there. So take care of Spain for me until me and Paddy boy are back.
#Trailrunning #Running #RunningWithDogs #BarefootRunning #RunningWithDogs
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2026-04-04 11:56:36 UTC

Nice 10k out thru a forest on trail and track, with the help of Cypress Hill and their Black Sunday album. Shocked that I still, 33 years later, remember the lyrics. No rap battles won and I'm glad that we didn't see a sole on route ;)
#Trailrunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #BarefootRunning #RAAAD
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2026-04-01 09:45:44 UTC

Well that's what I call good timing and love. Arrived back at HQ after 8k and this was handed to me by the beautiful lass. A perfect day running around a forest and farmland
#Trailrunning #BarefootRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon
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2026-03-22 12:06:55 UTC

Well my asphaltphobia of tarmac didn't get cured today. First time in 2 years of running I get an injury and of course it happened on the dreaded flat, smooth and boring road surface. Somehow I landed wrong with my right leg and pulled something above my knee which sent pain round to the back of the leg and right up to my gluteus sexius, as the lass calls it ;)
Good news, I was thinking about walking the last 2k as Paddy boy was looking a bit hot under the collar... well more his black fur... so the run wasn't too ruined. And I still managed to get back to HQ in under two hours as I had hoped to do the run in.
Otherwise it was a good run and we crossed paths with two lads on mountain bikes a few times and we were greeted with friendly big smiles every time.
Now stretching and relaxing and feeding.
#TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Asphaltphobia
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2026-03-13 09:51:57 UTC

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Libre office? Please tell me that they don't do that, I would hate to see that what I recommend is a spyware.

2026-02-21 11:14:46 UTC

The joy of rescue dogs, wee Miss MoneyPenny the wild scavenger that she is, managed to find and eat something. She is double fast and it's nearly impossible to stop her if she sees some bread, olives or cat/rabbit poop etc. Gone before we blink. Her Thursday "snack" clearly didn't agree with her and she emptied herself a few times during the night in our HQ, so not much sleep. Which ment we had to take her to a vet yesterday to make sure that she wasn't poisoned, as she looked and behaved very sickly. Drugs given and to be given over the next few days, crossing fingers.
I, therefore didn't get to do the planned long run yesterday, but today got a run in amongst the olive and almond trees. Spring have really spun here in southern Spain.
#RescueDogs #Podenco #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #BarefootRunning
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2026-02-17 10:40:59 UTC

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brilliant idea ;)

2026-02-16 18:32:43 UTC

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thanks that's like winning silver at the Olympics ;)

2026-02-16 14:26:13 UTC

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And I arrived to freshly prepared pancakes done by the mighty fine lass. I hope @npub1xmw…4d4d approves
#BakedGoods #RunningFood
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2026-02-16 14:21:32 UTC

The wind finally died down and we had the total difference weather conditions to what they had at the Barkley Marathons. 5km down hill on a rail trail, then 400m up over 2.5km, on a trail trough the forest (that tested the legs a bit), then the rest downhill on a quiet lane back to HQ. Saw a squirrel, a red footed bird of some sort and a tail less cat.
#TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Running
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2026-02-03 18:57:02 UTC

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sad news @npub1xmw…4d4d will be thinking of you on tomorrow's run. Big hugs

2026-02-03 16:29:37 UTC

Detours was today's theme. First one was just a few fallen trees that send us on to a path that went straight around two big hunting dog kennels. Detour two was picked, which ended here, see attached picture. Google Satellite and OpenSteetMap had nothing about this, looked like the rest of the area. Which was a spiders web of trails on the ground, some marked with posts/arrows and few of them on the maps. So detour three was picked while I was singing along to Talking Head's (Nothing but) Flowers and having a good old time. It also got me thinking about the brilliant movie The Emerald Forest (1985) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emerald_Forest Shorter run than planned but what a nice area to run in.
#TrailRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #BarefootRunning #Running
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2026-01-18 14:27:01 UTC

As much as I hate tarmac I was glad for it today. We had a spot of rain over night and Spanish soil doesn't half stick when it is just a bit moist. It's nearly to the ratio of 2 steps to 100g of mud. And trying to stomp it off only glues it more to your shoes. The choice to stay on tarmac were also "helped" by the bangs and barking dogs coming from the direction the trails would take us.
#Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #TrailRunning #BarefootRunning
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2026-01-11 13:26:41 UTC

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he clearly didn't do the same route used for my 10km near Valencia, as it took me 3 hours ;)

2026-01-03 21:52:35 UTC

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so if you aren't running because of the op, who is going to eat the cakes?!?

2026-01-03 18:51:05 UTC

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that's my kind of food photography ;)

2026-01-03 17:51:17 UTC

This time of year we do get some good views, fog in rolling valleys. But in rural Spain this often includes men in hi-viz orange with boom sticks and loose packs of dogs, shooting at anything that moves by the sound we woke up too. When it had calmed down, I ventured out into the olive groves, with my ears and eyes on high alert. Any sound we stopped, looked for orange and listening out for barking. Lucky the most we encountered was a 4x4 with a trailer full of barking dogs, a few tracks over going away from us.
#TrailRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Barefoot
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2025-12-31 16:30:12 UTC

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Rob you clearly are losing your northern touch ;)

2025-12-30 19:49:02 UTC

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just need your big coat ;)

2025-12-30 12:35:29 UTC

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well done, I'm sure nobody will moan if you have a rest day and some cake tomorrow.
What's next year's target then, since 10000 was so easy ;)

2025-12-28 14:01:36 UTC

Woke up, took the mutts for their morning constitution in beautiful blue skies and sunshine. Put the kettle on for my breakfast looked out the window and couldn't see more that a few meters through the fog. Started to get ready for a run as the fog cleared to reveal that some hunters had rocked up with about 12 lose dogs ...
So after a small relocation I managed to run around an area where early humans have lived in caves and Paddy wasn't too sure about running through a waterfall that was flowing over the path.
#TrailRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Barefoot
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2025-12-25 15:11:36 UTC

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see I told you that you could do it and now even with a spare rest day or two ;)

2025-12-24 19:23:38 UTC

Is Instagram trying to tell me something?
Doing a bit of doom scrolling and all the ads are about trail or ultra runs I should sign up for next year. I think I've seen about 20 already ;)
#UltraRunning #TrailRunning #Running

2025-12-22 16:07:55 UTC

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yes I read The Rats, real good.

2025-12-22 15:51:59 UTC

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Haven't read the Carpenter's book, yet.

2025-12-22 15:32:28 UTC

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and it's where they hide ...

2025-12-20 15:36:12 UTC

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I hope that eating includes cake or else @npub1xmw…4d4d will have a word about your lack of commitment ;)

2025-12-17 08:40:25 UTC

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oh bugger now I have to do it ;) I'll bring baked goods!

2025-12-16 20:48:06 UTC

Hmmm on the 3rd of January 2026, I might do something stupid.
I know I've said it here that I don't really like the idea of the public and organised events. Along with that I don't run for Splits, PB or Pace I run for time spent outside.
So with that said, I might sign on to partake in this run https://www.thedramathon.com/the-event/the-full-dram/ ;)
This is the first run I've seen that don't have the perceived pressure of a mass run, that I hate the idea off. Looks like a jolly fun, in a lovely location, not on dreaded road/tarmac, and it includes something I enjoy now and again.
I know I've done a HM with 200m more up, than this Full Dram, in 3h45m, with the 40+ stiles, gates and livestock to navigate. I'm sure if I didn't have to deal with that, I could probably do the run in 3 hours and if it was flatter I could probably squeeze in under 3 hours.
If I do, I got 10 months to get more time into my legs and do longer runs. Dropping about 5kg would help too. I know from my cycling days how to fuel and what my body needs/wants and can handle when doing long distances, so that's not a learning curve.
The biggest problem is that I'm not allowed to bring my running partner and I know that will feel weird.
So, should I do it?
#Running #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning

2025-12-16 09:52:54 UTC

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fecking well done all \o/
(Thanks for the post Akse)

2025-12-15 10:32:11 UTC

Short run before today's vanmin and work. Yesterday we could just about see the outline of the Abbey through the fog.
#RunnersOfMastodon #Running #Barefoot #TrailRunning
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2025-12-07 10:38:43 UTC

After yesterday's battle of great bottled goodies, I was surprised that I managed to clock in a one hour 8km. This is what flat tarmac does to your running. My normal routes and terrain tend to be around 5km for an hours running. Sadly this part of Belgium it's not a done thing to say hello to others, I think the "score" was about 3 out of 10 nodded back, else it was just a blank stare back. I even tried Mojn, 'ow'do, Guten tag and a cheery wave.
#Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Barefoot
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2025-11-30 17:16:22 UTC

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following this will be better than any Advent calendar

2025-11-30 17:10:58 UTC

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the main land, taking a break from this island dwelling malarkey. First step Spain for the winter after that dunno

2025-11-30 16:18:38 UTC

The last run in the yUK for a while, but what a glorious day for it. There was ice on the water on top of the moor. The wind was a bit nipply but else it was a wonderful day. And a young lad going up to the crag for some bouldering liked my leggings ;)
#TrailRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Running #Barefoot
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2025-11-30 10:47:27 UTC

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see us #RunnersOfMastodon did believe you could. You got this!

2025-11-30 08:33:20 UTC

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hehe, I'm sure you said that 10000 wasn't on the cards, when I joked you could do it some days ago ;)

2025-11-28 19:32:12 UTC

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well done on the 9009 and it's The Martian a good read/listen

2025-11-24 10:32:07 UTC

Well today's plans just got delayed, as I've been Paddy'ed (as we call it when he just dump himself on us). Rule is nobody move while he is on them.
#DogsOfMastodon #RescueDogs #AdoptDontShop
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2025-11-23 17:23:47 UTC

Bit of an emotional run today. We went up to a hilltop behind the town were we used to live and often walked our beloved Tilley there. She loved the last stile as she knew that she would be able to run off lead. I miss you wee girl.
We got a nice greeting once back down, two young ladies saw Paddy the Irish mutt and went - oh he is gorgeous (said in a strong Yorkshire accent ;) )
#TrailRunning #Barefoot #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Running
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2025-11-11 23:04:22 UTC

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now that's a record I could go for

2025-11-11 23:02:24 UTC

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next year?

2025-11-11 18:18:28 UTC

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well with some rest days taken, it's crimbo after all, so that gives you at least 30 days of running left and that is only about 16km per day for you to get to 9000Km :)

2025-11-09 21:46:52 UTC

My granddad was part of the Danish resistance and had to flee to Sweden when the German Nazis came for him. He was warned by a neighbour as the Germans came up the street. This year I learned that he managed to enter Denmark a few times while working with the resistance, we don't know how he did it and what he did doring these years. He was in the Danish army in Sweden and in the second wave of the Danish liberation, when Nazi Germany capitiulated, but some soldiers didn't get the memo in Copenhagen. He then worked as a guard at one of the biggest prisoner camps in Denmark, before he walked, nearly 300km, with the German soldiers /prisoners to the border to send them home to Germany.
Today I watched Under Sandet (Land of mine, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Mine) absolutly a brilliant movie, about the clearing of the mines, nealy 2 million, on west coast of Denmark after the second world war. Which made me think of my granddad and how he must have treating the prisoners under his watch. I hope that we can say that he was respected and he treated them respectfully too. Because this photo is of a plaque that one German prisoner gave my granddad when they parted ways at the border.
#RemembranceDay
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2025-11-06 16:28:04 UTC

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hahaha don't you worry it went into my belly (the correct way)

2025-11-06 16:02:58 UTC

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thanks, just got given some @npub1xmw…4d4d medicine aka a bit of cake, so I'll be ready to run again

2025-11-06 13:47:40 UTC

6 km of tarmac/trail and muddy mud, very mild and humid, swallowed a fly, foot caught a stone send me flying into a Hawthorne tree, lucky my shoulder hit a branch and stopped me from going further into the hedge but there was some damage that Paddy did wonder if I needed a spare leg.
#Running #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning #RunningWithDogs #TrailRunning #Barefoot
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2025-11-04 11:58:54 UTC

In the mist of shite political news from around the world, here's a good news story, the Danish Foreign Minister give the Egyptian Foreign Minister a Lego set of the Pyramids as a gift, just look at his face ;)
#Politics #Denmark #Egypt #Lego #Joy #GoodNews
https://egyptianstreets.com/2025/11/03/danish-foreign-minister-gifts-lego-pyramid-to-celebrate-grand-egyptian-museum-opening/
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2025-11-01 15:20:07 UTC

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does one full bag equal an hour

2025-10-26 08:12:43 UTC

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so 10000 by new year or rest?

2025-10-23 13:29:35 UTC

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Yorkshire I hope

2025-10-05 13:31:51 UTC

Didn't run yesterday as Amy (the storm) was a bit to wild to venture out in where we were. So today I was all ready to go, while doing the morning emptying of the mutts, Paddy had a massive bout of zoooomies! Which resulted in 22kg of fur at high speed headbutting my left knee. Hard enough for me to go, well that's a limp for a day or two. So therefore no run this AM, but I glad to say that I had some recovery medicine for lunch, burp, which is working a treat, might even recover enough for an afternoon run ;)
#Running #FishAndChips #Food
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2025-09-30 09:33:53 UTC

Today's run were one of these runs, where you set out not planning to set records or looking at you watch/time. Just time spend outside. Even had a nice natter with a farmer and his dog, spend time looking across valleys, saw sheep and horses, and putting my lungs back in. To then come back to HQ see the time and go eh? How did that happen, I faffed, took my time, looked at great views. The clock should show at least 20-30min more, because it felt like I was out for much longer, in a good way
#TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Running
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2025-09-25 20:35:44 UTC

@npub1xmw…4d4d I think a trip to New York is in your books for next year ;)
https://newyorkstreetfood.com/blog/get-ready-to-crumble-the-nyc-bakery-run-is-here-to-fuel-your-half-marathon-dreams-and-cravings/
Half marathon with bakery stops on the way ;) the original idea was done in Copenhagen (might be easier to travel too for you)
#Running #TheBakeryRun #BakedGoods #Cake #NewYork

2025-09-25 18:34:02 UTC

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a cake for each leg. is very wise :)
oh and good news on the old man too

2025-09-22 15:21:24 UTC

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This was the view halfway up and I also did a @npub1xmw…4d4d
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2025-09-22 14:56:44 UTC

Remember yesterday's hill, aka Mr Wall, today I met his big brother. Glorious run up a grand track through a wood and then the open hill with fantastic views over the sea to the Lake District. Perfect weather about 12c, sun, light breeze. The run down wasn't really a run for the first half. It was more and reenactment of a famous 80s movie, but Paddy and I couldn't agree who would play Artax or Atreyu and we were lacking a smoke machine.
https://youtu.be/2WN0T-Ee3q4
#Running #TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs
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2025-09-21 11:10:49 UTC

I decided I needed some help, and put on Depeche Mode, instead of trying out this fella, before the upcoming hill. It's a steep wee bugger, some would call it a wall and that's includes me. The downhill on the other side was much easier, but these plastic sheets they use to stop trail corrosion, are lethal when exposed and wet. I was glad that I had a pulling Paddy, that I could use as an anchor to hold me upright a few times. Sorry, lad for yanking you lead, but I would have dropped hard if it wasn't for you.
#TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #Running #RunningAliens
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2025-09-19 16:15:21 UTC

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my choice sadly never get covered in cafe's, as they never give me enough of either ;)

2025-09-19 11:14:26 UTC

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but is it cream or jam first?

2025-09-17 11:15:25 UTC

Look ma, I'm higher than the higest pub in Scotland. Ended up the the clouds, which were a bit moist, but out of the wind it was rather plensant. Wet paths through the heather made it a bit heavy running. And the yellow fusion thingy in the sky came out on the last km or so, which was nice.
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2025-09-15 08:39:51 UTC

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never liked running, only saw road/city runners and they always looked miserable. After more hiking and watching Beau Miles on YouTube for some reason I started to run in 2024. I tend to run in remote places but when I do meet other runners I get a smile and a wave. Yesterday I got to a gate first and held it open, the 30sec chat with the couple running the other way was very nice and friendly. Don't run for PB, pace or splits. I run for time spent outside. And on here I don't feel pressured to do otherwise.

2025-09-10 16:00:07 UTC

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sorry to hear that Lee, hoping for a speedy recovery

2025-09-09 18:34:53 UTC

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ooohh new toys and cake day ;)

2025-09-08 12:37:12 UTC

Look I did a Lee run today, I'm sure that recovery will be much faster ;)
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2025-09-07 10:33:50 UTC

Today's run was an emotional one. I ran around a hill and got up to the trig point where we often took our beloved Tilley. We would have celebrated her 12th gotcha day today. We often walked here with her as we could meet up with her favorite person, lass' mum. Run pain free Tilley over the rainbow bridge, miss you.
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2025-08-31 08:14:00 UTC

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what cheese in a cake, a cheese cake, that's like two of my hobbies in one nomnomnomnom ;)

2025-08-24 19:14:07 UTC

Shorter than I feared, but there were still detours. First one was because a farmer "forgot" to remake the stile, after the dry stone wall had fallen. Second one was cows in the field. Said fields was nearly impossible to traverse, because 9-10 months ago it was foot deep mud that the cow churned up, now after a long spell of no rain it was rock hard deep cow hoof print holes covered in grass. Every step was a test on my ankles, even Paddy the Irish mutt found these 2km hard work.
But all in all a grand day out, even if I managed to rip my running shorts on a bit of barbed wire. Good temps and the odd beck crossing had enough water in them to refill Paddy.
And the day was finished off with two recovery points at the local blues festival with a good friend.
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2025-08-16 10:24:46 UTC

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did someone say pancakes?

2025-08-15 11:49:13 UTC

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yeah he is super human ;) Here I am trying to find the time to do just one long run, e.g 15-20km, a week, and have utterly failed over the last many months.

2025-08-03 17:38:36 UTC

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thanks for doing that, I've used https://radio.garden/ for a few years, loved exploring on the map around the radio station ;)

2025-08-03 09:52:03 UTC

Ghost walkers. Lass reported this same on her run last night. Since we got nervous/anxious dogs, we tend to keep a good eye on things around us. So we don't get suprise by a quite cyclists, or stuck in a pinch point with other walkers and tying to find more space or exit routes if we see other dogs. This is "the joy" of rescue dogs, you never know what/who/when some-thing/one scares them.
Which of course on today's run suprised me like the lass yesterday. Dead straight road, for nearly a kilometer, with a wee dip at the end. Not a soul, just me, the mutt and trees. No paths left or right, just two ends. I dip out of sight, see the first dip in the graph on the photo, pop back up and the road is full. 5 people out of nowhere, there on the path, ok the two at the far end I could understand. But the other 3, nope they couldn't have done that distance in the time I was out of sight, so where did they come from...
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2025-08-01 17:18:55 UTC

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good choices

2025-08-01 17:01:18 UTC

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just looked him up on Goodreads, 113 books, a bit keen ;)
A good sci-fi while running is great, I tend to do music or podcasts

2025-08-01 11:52:35 UTC

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nice run. what are you reading/listening too?

2025-07-30 08:47:54 UTC

5 or so km around one of the many world war one battle grounds. Grim and somber to think about what horrors happen here. Visited the little British cemetery hidden within the trees and corn fields. So it was nice to see a local farmer had put out a water bowl for passing dogs ;)
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2025-07-27 09:16:50 UTC

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oh and then there is the nice warm down exercise of taking the compression socks ;)
I use this time to do my stretching and working on my swearwords

2025-07-26 13:45:02 UTC

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just about, if you distract Lee for a few moments I think we all might get a bit ;)

2025-07-26 09:21:39 UTC

I should have listened to my watch, because Suunto said yesterday that it might be a good idea to have a rest day tomorrow.
Had a good run, a bit to hot for me, but felt good. But everytime I slowed down, for hills or letting the Irish mutt do his WeeMail, I got attacked by horseflies.
Lost count of how many of these little bar stewards managed to bite me. I will take an antihistamine and hope the itch, that will for sure happen later, ain't mental.
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2025-07-23 15:39:14 UTC

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rest that back, but not too much, keep it moving, stretch and GWS

2025-07-23 14:46:50 UTC

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brilliant! We watched a program about wild swimming years ago. And when the host tried the well fitting birthday suit for the first time. She said this feels a "wee bit naughty" and we giggled as is now using that when we go naked ;)

2025-07-20 17:06:40 UTC

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ah I knew that pastries was a health food ;)

2025-07-18 18:15:31 UTC

Woke up a 6am after a warm night sleep and thought - naaa way to warm and humid for a run. And most importantly I only had one more day with access to baked Danish goods. From now on my calories intake Vs my run distance will be much more aligned ;)
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2025-07-17 17:45:32 UTC

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I've been running every day, but Danish Baked Goods keeps me looking like Poo :) Last day in DK tomorrow, so one large order and that's it until I visit again

2025-07-14 17:47:45 UTC

Today's run got delayed until tomorrow, where I deff have to do double run !!
Darn, it's good to be in Denmark, weather, trails and food, though wallet and belly is getting a beating :)
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2025-07-14 11:41:42 UTC

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there's a run call beer mile, a beer every 400m or running track laps. I could easily do a with ice cream, especially my mum's homemade ;)

2025-07-13 21:01:32 UTC

Sorry I didn't find any Knights in Lyngby Krat* but I did find ice cream.
Great route in my old playground, this wood 45+ years ago was my backyard. As I used to go to the school next to it and lived 5min away. Though I only recognise one 200m stretch. Spend many a day playing hide and seek or cowboys and Indian. Followed by family hiking and scout trips.
Boy, were there many short and sharp up and downs, with twist and turns, which made this a joyful and fun run, but knacked me so much that I had to get a recovery ice cream.
First time trying liquorice icc cream, boy was that good. Before you say ewwww try it and also salted Danish (not that mild Dutch stuff) liquorice is the best candy in the world, fact!
*Krat = scrubery
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