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Dan Ling

@danrunz.bsky.social
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Training for London Marathon ‘25, after injury. Enthusiasm, motivation and honesty along the way. Amateur as they come, but I want you to feel as awesome as I do! 💫 #nevernotrunning #runner #running #marathon

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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This popped in my head a week ago. Sure others have said similar more eloquently, but it really does sum up how important running has become to me 🙏🏻🙌. Have an awesome day! 💫 #run #running #runner #wellbeing #health
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Anne Barringer @annebarringer.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Facts.
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Absolutely awesome run today! Got the idea to break 60 minutes for 10km and after a strong start I thought I might manage the PB 💪. Smashed it! Loved it! Feeling great! 🔥 Hope all feeling equally awesome today! 💫 #running #runner #marathon #londonmarathon
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Been rubbish at posting on here! 🤦‍♂️ Back on it now! Been some really good runs and positive work toward London Marathon recently! 💪🙌 Hope all having an amazing weekend! 💫 #running #runner #londonmarathon
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Not been the best few weeks for marathon training 🤔🤧. But desperately trying to keep the running habit going. I know getting back in the habit is harder than keeping the habit, even if the run was a bit pants! 😄 Have an awesome Monday! 💫 #running #runner #marathon #londonmarathon
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Rocking a killer head cold 🤒! Came on in what seemed a few hours yesterday! 😮 Attempted to sweat 🥵 it out with a run 😄. Running could be the solution to most of life’s challenges! 🤣 Have a super fab day! 💫 #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running #runningtraining
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Been out of it for a couple of weeks, but back on the training! Slow and steady this week, then longer and faster next! 💪 Plan came through from TCS London & very reassured I’m on the right path 👏. Have an awesome day! 💫 #londonmarathon #running #runner #marathontraining #loverunning
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Garmin said “no!” but I won’t be told what to do by a device however clever it may be! Apparently the device had assessed my recovery correctly, & I had little to give 😴 So a slow dawdle it was! Have a lovely dawdle through your Monday! 💫 #marathontraining #running #RunningMotivation
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Great run! The best run! 🍊 Not 💯 true as I missed out 1hr for 10km by 20 seconds. Annoying but pushed hard as a I could on the 2nd half. Heart rate & pace up. Felt amazing & buzzing. Love a run I push myself! 🌟 Have an amazing afternoon! 💫 #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running #motivated
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
If you haven’t tried running in the morning, then just for a week or 2 commit and give it a go! I promise you won’t regret and will feel fantastic for the whole day! 💫😄 Have an awesome Friday, whoever you are! 🌟 #running #runner #run #earlyrun #5am #marathontraining #londonmarathon
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We’ve got several of these sauna huts here now! Must actually try one at some point 🤔. Apparently heat exposure increases blood volume and improves endurance 💪, according David Roche on the @richroll.bsky.social podcast 👍. #running #run #training #sauna #weymouth
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Wow! 😲🤩
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
So it’s hump day & feels a big hill. Not feeling great & yes I still went for a run & yes I will still go to work & yes I will be moaning all day about not feeling well 🤧 🤣. Have a great hump day & keep being the awesome people you are!💫 #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running #dorsetrunning
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
No video today. Legs were tired from yesterday’s effort, so a sluggish slog. Quite warm though & the wind is much calmer. A few people out but felt empty out there. Lots of thinking time on a Monday morning 🤔. Have a good day of things! 💫 #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Not quite the two year PB 5km I hoped for, but best since 09/23 and 2nd best since 2021, so I’ll still take that! Felt great and surprised myself 💪. Have a wonderful Sunday and hope the sun is shining like it is here! 💫 #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running #feelingmotivated
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Super run with company yesterday, chatting most of the way. Working name for my new informal, as yet unrealised, running club for positivity during the week, at 5am Wednesday’s, will be ‘Hump Day Harriers’…🤔🤣 Other suggestions considered! 👍😄 #running #runner #marathontraining #run #5amclub
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I was always a solo runner, and still love that time with my thoughts, but I’ve also found I enjoy running with others as well! 👏 Informal 5am Friday Running Club in bound! 💫😄 Have an awesome day whoever you are reading this! 🌟💪 #running #runner #5amclub #marathontraining #positivity #motivation
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Didn’t get angle right but some awesome decorations out down the road yesterday! 🌟🙌 I’ll say it again, it was an awesome run! 🏃‍♂️ 💪 Felt comfortable & pace was the best it’s been for ages. Bring on London! 🙏🏻😄 Have a lovely day whoever you are! 💫 #londonmarathon #running #feelingmotivated #RunHappy
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Absolutely terrifying and bonkers stat! 1 in 4 not doing even 30 minutes a week! Assume this is the states, but can’t imagine UK is that different 😔
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I wasn’t sure I did believe in myself at 0430 this morning. But I dug inside me & pretended I’m a committed runner rising up belief in what I’m doing… & had my best run for weeks. Felt absolutely awesome! 🌟 Believe in yourself! 💫 #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running #RunningMotivation
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Out after a week off, not unsurprisingly I did fine! Cardio & legs good, 💯 could have gone further & faster Why do we feel if we aren’t moving we’re going backwards?Logic plays no part. Great to prove the self doubt wrong though! 💫😄 Keep being amazing awesome people! 🌟 #running #RunnersLife
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
One week off felt like forever, but hip feeling much better, so well worth it! Back out for some morning motivation and enthusiasm! 💪 #londonmarathon here I come! 👏 Have an amazing day whoever you are! 💫 #runner #running #marathontraining
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Excited & nervous at the same time. Amazing how quickly time flies by when you entered London Marathon! Time to start taking things seriously 😄. Have an awesome weekend! 💫 And if you fancy donating? 🤷‍♂️😉 www.justgiving.com/page/daniel-... #londonmarathon #marathontraining #running #runninggoals
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Not running leads to strange things happening! Think I prefer cartoon me! 🤣 Have a fab day BlueSky! 💫 #notrunning #runner #restweek #injury
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Walk to keep things moving, and against my preference, resting the funky hip 🤔. Did give me a chance to admire some metal work on my usual route which I usually miss! 😄 Especially love the reclining people! 😄 Weather was thoroughly energetic! #notrunning #walk #walking
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Just a little #runninghumour for the weekend! Have a fantastic awesome time of things 💫. Weather here is stormy, with exciting winds and rain, might take a bracing walk to the beach later! 🌊
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
This one really got me thinking 🙌😮🤔😊 Now I’m gonna feel like I’m being watch when I run! 😬
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Bat Rat is the first decoration up 👍. I wonder if I could get some kind of Batman running costume 🤔.
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I just feel like this has to be true! 🙌 (although I appreciate as borderline obese I may be bias! 🤣) #fatbuthealthy #fitness
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
One of the wonderful things about running early in winter, in the dark, is how quiet and peaceful the world is. You can let your thoughts settle into the rhythm of your feet beating the ground and hopefully take that peace through the day with you 🙏🏻💫. Have an amazing Friday! #running #runner #run
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Yesterday’s #run was meh and frustrating, but the view…😍. I love those morning’s I hit the sunrise perfectly get to watch the sun peak over the horizon as jog along the seafront 🙏🏻. Feeling #blessed! (My annoying hip however can bugger right off about now!) #nevernotrunning #running #fitness #wow
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I’m so terrible at this. I don’t consider breathing at all when I run. Will try though! 😄
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A #chilly 🥶 #run in the dark for this #runner today! 😄👏 Love it! 😊 What a great way to start the day and bring yourself to life! 💫 #5amclub Have a super awesome day, whether you get #running or just smash 💥 through you’re hump day! 💪 You got this! 🔥
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I made this the other week while waiting on my neighbour, who run with 😄. I do warm up with enthusiasm, so god alone knows what the few drivers going by think! 🤪 We all know someone this enthusiastic about a morning run! 💫🔥😄 #run #runner #running
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Morning’s are proper dark at the moment, but they make for some good photo’s ☺️. Anyone else love running in the dark? #running #runner #runninginthedark #run #earlyrun #5amclub
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Steve Magness @stevemagness.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Do hard things. Your body shifts its sensitivity to different feelings and experiences. If we don't experience discomfort for a while, the inner alarm rings earlier. Experiencing pain or discomfort (i.e. exercising hard) helps to keep your inner world in tune.
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Quite like RunChat’s prompts! 😄👏 From this morning’s run!
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Just a small shot of Monday enthusiasm for the world! It was a terrible run but it won’t dampen my spirits! 💪 The cloud & drizzle meant it wasn’t really cold today 👏 Whatever you are up to find a way to enjoys it, & smash the week ahead! 💥 You’re brilliant you are! 🌟 #marathontraining #running
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Always thinking on runs and the notion of being unable to “outrun an unquiet mind” just smashed though my consciousness! @richroll.bsky.social ‘s podcasts always provide food for thought, but this one was a spark to light a fire 🔥🙏🏻☺️. #Running gives me space to explore my unquiet mind. 💫 #calm
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Lovely jog back from the boy’s football (they won! 🏆 👏💫). Running faster is interesting 🤔. Have an amazing rest of your weekend! 💫🌟 #runner #running #nevernotrunning #5km #seaview
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
#runners if you #runinthedark do you notice other runners are reluctant to say good morning when you give a cheery wave and a “halloooo!”? But after the sun rises many, even the same people, will share a smile and a hearty “good morning!” Strange the difference day break makes! #running #behaviour
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
#seenonarun I oft run the same route just for ease of mental energy in the morning, but occasionally switch it up & take a slightly different route. The variety of things to see, if you just take the time to look, in my little seaside town, is astounding! #running #weymouth #runner #art
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
No point delaying 💪. Almost left for tomorrow, was gently encouraged, so off I went! 🌊 🏊‍♂️ More a splash than swim but it was quite thrilling, especially in the dark. Cold enough to have skin prickling. Felt awesome! 🙌 Hope everyone is having an amazing weekend! 💫 #recovery #seaswim #coldwater
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Today’s work is internal. Some areas been left to run riot. Got to bring myself back to the whole. #diet changes mood yet is often forgotten. Other forms of exercise will 💯 limit % of injury. Might add a dip in the sea. Need to stick with this so daily #meditation to #focus. Have a super fab day!
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
No run this weekend ☹️, but this is my most common #running route as recorded on #strava a couple of weeks ago! I love #whereirun, I’m so lucky to have this on my doorstep. #weymouth and the #jurassiccoast are awesome! Have an amazing day whoever you are out there! 💫
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
What to do? 🤔 Exhausted this last week, hip flexor niggling. Had upped distance for 3 weeks straight & let off the gas after Monday’s 10km’s. Do I get out this weekend or let my body rest till Monday? Only 5 months till London, which is a constant pressure to keep pushing 🤔 #runner #running
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MicheleMuse 💙🌈🦋🇺🇦 @michelemuse.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#beautiful day in #dorset ☺️. Should be #running, but a school meeting, funeral, and worm 🐛 found in lunch (did get a refund! 🤣) have got in the way so far! #speedingfine finally came through as well! 🤦‍♂️ Might just go to bed and start again tomorrow! #oneoffhosedays
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Love #running in the dark of the early morning! 🌅 💯 my favourite time of day ☺️. #runner #nevernotrunning #5amclub #earlyrun #dorset
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Dan Ling @danrunz.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Perhaps 1st world education is failing, that this needs to be on a radiator? 🤔🤦‍♂️ #failing #education #mildlyinteresting #ohdear
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