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Morning #RunningPunks. After the two-week Carnival takeover, the park is ours again for BoC #ParkRun. 🎉 Managed to spot someone I know with a great consistent pace and did my best to keep up. Random shuffle on ParkRun playlist making excellent choices today 🤘

BoC ParkRun route in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

ParkRun finish line under a wispy blue sky

Sweaty and tired looking in yellow post-ParkRun

Random shuffle of tracks from the playlist this morning

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Beautiful out there yet again this morning. The usual loop again today but anticlockwise. It’s going to take a while to get a sub-50 10k in that direction as the uphills are insidiously shallower, but it’ll get there. Positive tunes from Frank Turner - Be More Kind 🤘

Route around the town in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Gorgeous sunrise into a perfect blue sky over the riverfront

Even the tree tunnel couldn’t hold back the sun’s rays this morning

Album cover of Frank Turner - Be More Kind

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. I actually stuck to my plan for just a gentle and short run for a change. Quite nice and cool out there but pretty misty and humid. Throwback tunes from Life Sex & Death - The Silent Majority 🤘

Gentle short loop around the town in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The view east along the river path from the mouth of the marina

Ridiculously sweaty in red, back at my porch, despite only doing about half an hour’s exercise

Album cover of Life Sex & Death - The Silent Majority

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Afternoon #RunningPunks. Unenthusiastic and unmotivated are evidently the necessary ingredients for me at the moment. Set off half-hearted but just let the tunes of Enter Shikari boost me along. Wet and grim, but it just added to the manic glory of it. 🤘

The river path stretching west into the distance

The short steps back up towards the river wall before the slog west upriver

Beardy and sweaty in bright yellow at the top of the cliff

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Felt tired and unmotivated so I originally planned for a short jaunt, but I just got caught up in the glorious sweep of The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World and just went with it… And with all that relaxation came the pace that I’ve been stressing that I’d never get back again🤘

Slightly out of frame but the message on the T-shirt should be self-evident, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Aylesbury ducks by a resident's pond. These are not my ducks. Mine are obviously all in a row at all times

A bit of a goofy grin with the tree tunnel behind me.

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Chose a flat there-and-back-again route this morning to see if I could up the pace a bit. Turns out yes I can but only for the first half. Too hard and fast too early meant a slog on the return leg. Good tunes though from The Wildhearts - 30 Year Itch 🤘

Route out along the Marsh Road and back in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The Marsh Road east looking glorious this morning

3 miles out and turning around heading for home

Album cover of The Wildhearts - 30 Year Itch

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Not quite there yet for a sub-50 10k, but feeling solid and comfortable, and getting closer to it. Tunes from The Fratellis - Here We Stand 🤘

Rail carts on the brow of the hill, overlaid with nerdy run stats.

Luminous and sweaty in the short tree tunnel

Album cover of The Fratellis - Here We Stand

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. No BoC ParkRun this weekend or next due to the Carnival Fairground taking over Riverside Park - the fact that the ParkRun route around it being totally clear is irrelevant apparently. So, alternative 5k around the town instead with Therapy? - Semi Detached in the ears🤘

Alternative 5k route around the town in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The Carnival Fairground in Riverside Park

Luminous and sweaty at the Dengie Hundred Sports Centre

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Hills session with the Dengie 100 crowd. Probably the last time we can manage to do the cliff in the evenings as sunset’s now about 7pm. A bit of blues from Gary Moore on the way there and back, but just a bit of chat and a LOT of panting during the session itself 🤘

Nearing sunset over the River Crouch, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Nearly sunset near the ruined pontoon at the bottom of the cliff

Getting a bit tired in the D100 vest after several ascents and descents of the cliff

Classic blues from Gary Moore’s Hiw Blue Can You Get?

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Between a weekend of pirate shenanigans then several full days in the office, I’ve had to neglect running a bit so I was glad to get out tonight and treat myself to the last of the evening sky, reflections on the river, and a random selection of Ginger Wildheart’s GASS tunes 🤘

Sunset reflections on the still river, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The moon peeping through clouds over masts at the marina

Sweaty in dayglo in front of an amazing reflective river

Some of the random selection from Ginger Wildheart’s GASS

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. My plan to switch up my route was hampered early on when I found the usual rail crossing padlocked. Ended up taking a shorter route down to the river front and discovered yesterday’s relentless downpour has made the paths “fun”. Tunes from Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid 🤘

Padlocked gate at mile 1 rail crossing, overlaid with nerdy run stats

A satisfyingly nearly-symmetrical split chart

Squinting into the sun, wearing a Don’t Harass Women T-shirt

Album cover of Alice Cooper’s Hey Stoopid

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Shorter and easier than usual this morning as I intend to go to the Dengie 100 intervals session tonight. Stunning and beautiful morning out there. Trashy fun tunes from Bruce Dickinson - Tattooed Millionaire 🤘

Pirate flag and Burnham banner flying from the anchor chain

Squinting into the sun while outstanding in a field

Album cover of Bruce Dickinson’s Tattooed Millionaire

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Apparently I wasn’t on the rota for marshalling BoC #ParkRun today. Really didn’t think I was in the right mindset for running it, but I was in the right kit, so… Turns out that relaxing in the middle of the pack made me go faster than I have done since the start of the year 🤘

Excellent tunes thrown out on my random shuffle this morning

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Unexpectedly tough run - strong gusty headwinds on the southward and eastward sections were really sapping, plus I got bad cramp in the back of my knee while giving way to wheelbarrows of cement. Cool tunes though from Enter Shikari - The Mindsweep 🤘

Flags and clouds being raked by the gusty winds

Sweaty in black near the end of the route

Album cover of Enter Shikari’s The Mindsweep

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Comfortable and easy pace today, so fairly mellow tunes from Ginger Wildheart - The Pessimist’s Companion and a bit of Ghost In The Tanglewood 🤘

Blackberries nearly all ripe, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Slightly sweaty in the Don’t Harass Women T-shirt under the pretty tree tunnel

Album cover of Ginger Wildheart’s The Pessimist’s Companion

Album cover of Ginger Wildheart’s Ghost In The Tanglewood bonus tracks

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Decided it was time to try for a bit more distance and I was assuming I could probably manage about 7 or 8 miles, but managed nearly 11 before my body wanted to stop. Then my mind started bullying my body about how it was only a couple more miles for a HM, so we slogged on 🤘

Route out to Creeksea, up to Althorne, back through Old Heath, all marked out in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Pirate ship, Le Phoenix, still at anchor near Riverside Park

Still looking fresh at this point, bearded and unsweaty in front of the vineyards

Selection of albums by Frank Turner powering today’s run

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. A Pirate Picnic is taking over the park today so BoC ParkRun is officially cancelled. Decided to get in an unofficial ParkRun early instead. Plus a gentler run home to finish off the joys of Moron Police - Pachinko 🤘

Unofficial ParkRun course in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Sweaty in the Don’t Harass Women T-shirt in front of the Thames barge Wyvenhoe

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Hills session with the Dengie 100 Runners, although “hill” is a bit of a misnomer for a 300m slight incline. Still, the aim was to try and sustain steady pace uphill and down, which largely looked like it worked. Old school metal from Helloween on the way there and back. 🤘

Fairly tight pace on the Splits chart, with silly hill section looking like a flea comb on the lower chart

Album cover of Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part 1

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Completely random run tonight. Initially planned a short run with some sprintervals but then had so much fun with shouty nonsense from The Wildhearts, Super$hit 666, and The Scratch that I just did whatever felt good. Sprints, runs, jogs, even some walks, whatever worked 🤘

Sunset on the Crouch, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Accidentally serious-looking beardy in the Don’t Harass Women T-shirt

Album cover of The Wildhearts AD/HD Rock EP

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Finally back to BoC #ParkRun. Badly out of practice, but really good to catch up with a load of the regulars. Random shuffle on the playlist threw out some gems 🤘

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. A whole week since my last run 😧 I am definitely slipping, but in fairness it’s been a weird busy week. Excellent tunes from Eureka Machines, although I can’t help feeling their track Professional Crastinator was a subtle dig at my current running form 🤘

Route around the town and fields in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

An inviting footpath stretches out alongside a dry field with a tantalising hint of returning green

Only mildly sweaty in yellow inside the tree tunnel

Eureka Machines - Champion The Underdog - Track 6 - Professional Crastinator

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Considering the heat is already rising uncomfortably at 9am, I decided tonight’s run club hill sessions are a no-no, so I decided to do my regular clockwise loop. Stupidly forgot to hit Start on Strava so did the first half even happen…? The mighty Enter Shikari for tunes 🤘

The small jetty crane near the Anchor pub, beneath a deep unclouded blue sky

The face of a man halfway through his run who just realised that he forgot to hit Start on Strava

Enter Shikari - Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. A real treat today getting the ferry with the Dengie 100 Runners across the Crouch to do a loop around the Wallasea Island nature reserve. So strange to see the hometown from a different perspective after running around it probably 1000 times. Plus post-run hydration🤘

A loop around Wallasea Island nature reserve in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Leaving the town behind and crossing to the other side 😳

Humid, hot, flat and exposed all the way around the trail as the Dengie 100 Runners slog along

Post-run hydration for the sweaty man in free

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Back for a Dengie 100 hills session again. Thoroughly enjoyed that one. Got my pacing just about right and even managed an increasing pace on the way home assisted by a random shuffle of the ParkRun playlist 🤘

Home to the Creeksea cliff for several up and over repeats, then home again, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Gorgeous views from the top of Creeksea cliff

Sweaty in green but satisfied from the hill session

Random selection from the ParkRun playlist

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Got out while it was still cool enough to enjoy it. The Wildhearts self-titled for tunes, ahead of next week’s gig!!! 🤘

Looking very pleased with myself for some reason

Album cover of The Wildhearts self-titled

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Wasn’t finished in time for the Thursday night hills session with the D100 Runners, so just went for a random trundle. Random selection of Ginger Wildheart tunes pumping through my ears 🤘

The setting sun about to break through the clouds before disappearing behind the horizon, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Low tide exposing the mudflats and shipwrecks under a cloudy sky

Sweaty selfie with the town clock tower in the background

Cover of Ginger Wildheart - G.A.S.S. Month 5

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Mixing up routes again for a bit of variety. Left knee got a bit twingey, so eased up in the final third. The ankle-breaker rutted riverpath probably didn’t help. Fierce tunes from The Scratch - Pull Like A Dog 🤘

The Creeksea slipway beneath blue skies, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The summer has driven every last drop of moisture from the bike tracks

Album cover of The Scratch - Pull Like A Dog

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Out for another hills session with the Dengie 100 Runners. Loads more joined us this evening, perhaps a record turnout for the hills. Went a bit further and found it harder tonight, but got it done! 🤘

The gentle journey home, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Majestic clouds nearing sunset over the river at high tide

Spot the evil hill session in the middle

Wearing the (sweaty) green Dengie 100 Runners top

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Could only find a garden version of the RP heron this morning but I spot an egret. Powered along by early 90s metal this morning from The Almighty and Judas Priest 🤘

A model heron stands centre-stage in someone’s proudly arranged garden

An egret stepping carefully through the marshes

A sweaty beardy in black stands, slightly out of breath on a riverside path

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Finally back out for a Dengie 100 Sunday Social. Can’t remember when I last managed to make it to one of these. Really good to run with others at their pace. A bit of solo run time to the meet-up and back allowed me some time to indulge some Enter Shikari - Lose Yourself 🤘

A view towards the marina mouth at low tide

A dusty track through the park on the way home

Sweaty beardy in Dengie 100 Runners green vest top

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Evening #RunningPunks. Decided to finally get back to doing hill sessions with the Dengie 100 Runners. We don’t have much that you can call hills round here so we did A LOT of up and down the steep hump. Can’t think of a session that I have simultaneously loved and hated this much. 🤘

Graph of uphill sprints and downhill walk/jogs. LOTS OF THEM!!!

It’s only 50ft high so I think we must have done at least 9 uphills 😫

Sweaty beardy in green questioning his life choices

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Felt like I was seizing up a bit after the busy weekend so I wanted to get out for some easy miles. Managed the full loop which was a nice surprise. Positive tunes from Frank Turner - Be More Kind 🤘

Loop around the town in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Sweating through the new Spitfire Scramble top while dashing through the long tree tunnel

Album cover for Frank Turner - Be More Kind

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

What a weekend #RunningPunks. Invited by a friend to join his squadron for the Spitfire Scramble, a 24hr running event from midday Saturday to midday Sunday. The 7 of us managed to keep a runner on the track throughout the 24hrs, achieving a total of 30 laps, between us running around 150 miles 🤘

Nighttime view of London from the top of Ingrebourne Hill at about 11.30pm

Action shot, finishing my fifth and final lap about 6.45am

Medal and T-shirt, hard-earned and therefore so much more satisfying

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Had to do an extra lap around the block on principle, as I was at 4.99 miles. Unleashed my inner Theresa May <shudder> by running through a field of wheat. Pretty certain that isn’t actually breaking the law though as there’s a well-maintained path through the middle of it 🤘

Fairly blocky route around the town in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

A clear open path stretching out through a field of wheat

Looking happy in orange again in front of a wide mudflat at low tide

Album cover of Enter Shikari - Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Took a heatwave break last week and while it’s not exactly cool out there, it felt more manageable today. Headphones are dying, so only managed to get a brief selection from Gary Moore - Scars before I got to listen to my own laboured breathing. 🤘

A view across the groynes at low tide, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Beautiful floral display on the river boat near the war memorial

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Afternoon #RunningPunks. Last holiday run before we head home tomorrow. 32C this afternoon, but luckily my run, on cool, shaded bridleways and bike tracks, started and ended at a swimming lake. 4 miles of undulating winding fun followed by a cool dip 🤘

Winding route in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. More French holidays running shenanigans (Run-anigans…? That could be a word, right…?) Decided to try the river path south, but it ran out fairly quickly and the road led me in a loop back to the town for another shot on the chain-boat crossing. Tunes from Dessie Magee 🤘

Today’s route in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Our home for this week, aka the start and finish line

Sweaty beardy in orange with calm placid river in the background

Album cover of Dessie Magee & The Dead Strings - The Flat Circle

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

En vacances #RunningPunks. Discovered that the river crossing at our gite for the week is a small chain-boat platform, so I absolutely had to use that first thing for a run up one side of the river to the next town (which has a bridge - luxury!!!) and then back down the other side. Just beautiful 🤘

Riverside route in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Chain-boat platform from the other side after I had hauled myself across

The view south along the Sarthe from the bridge at Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe

In sweaty green Dengie 100 vest on the bridge crossing

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A fairly flat there-and-back-again route for a change #RunningPunks. Beautiful blue skies out there this morning and still cool after torrential downpours yesterday. Pushed it a bit on the first half, then jeffed it on the return leg. Sonic drive from CJ Wildheart - The Robot, and Siege 🤘

Out along the Marsh Road and back again in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Reasonably steady push on the first half of the run, followed by fairly balanced jeffing on the return

Sweaty in orange at the turnaround point

Album cover for CJ Wildheart - The Robot

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Lovely and cool out there, plus an unexpected Thames barge moored at the White Hart pub. Perfect morning for a run to the pompous and overblown Moron Police - Pachinko 🤘

Thames barge moored at the White Hart quay, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Beautiful wildflowers in the grass verges

Sweaty beardy in black in a long tree tunnel

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

BoC #ParkRun low on volunteers so second week in a row marshalling. Last week, 28C, scorching sun; this week, clouds, rain, wind and cold (while stationed at the exposed Saltmarsh sign). Excellent run home to Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones (15 years old today!) 🤘

Clouds, wind and rain at the Saltmarsh signpost, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Great work by the farmer leaving a clear footpath through the wheat field

Blustery and rainswept on the open riverpath

Album of Frank Turner’s England Keep My Bones

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. A welcome email this morning, announcing the first of hopefully several gigs to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the phenomenal Baby Chaos’s Love Your Self Abuse, meant there was only one soundtrack I could choose for today’s run 🤘

Anticlockwise route around the town in orange, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The wonky bridge crossing the small brook at Stoneyhills

Gloriously sweaty in orange while crossing the bridge

Screenshot of the Baby Chaos gig announcement

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Just a short and easy jaunt around the BoC ParkRun route this morning. Tunes from the mighty Eureka Machines - Champion The Underdog 🤘

Strava possibly going a bit crazy transposing my morning run through the middle of the marina and out into the river. All overlaid with nerdy run stats

Sweaty selfie in purple on the downhill stretch

Album cover of Eureka Machines’ Champion The Underdog

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

BoC #ParkRun time #RunningPunks but today was marshalling time again, and boy was it a hot one! Managed to squeeze in a couple of half-hearted overheated miles by detouring my route home. Random shuffle on the playlist threw out some gems, including Obey Robots which I haven’t listened to in ages 🤘

Snazzy pink marshalling vest, overlaid with nerdy run stats

The view downhill from the shade of the trees

The view at top corner from the shade of the trees

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Actually feel like I’m starting to make some progress. Fastest 10k for months and it felt comfortable. Greatly aided by Enter Shikari - Lose Your Self (and a bit of A Flash Flood Of Colour because the former is too short) 🤘

Beautiful wildflower verge at the old Creeksea Schoolhouse, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Sweaty and beardy in purple at the start of the long tree tunnel

Album cover of Enter Shikari’s Lose Your Self

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. Not quite the 10k route but close. So much cooler today, thank goodness. Excellent tunes from the fantastically odd Moron Police - The Propaganda Machine 🤘

Leaning blue boat still leaning, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Poppies stretching alongside the rail line

Sweaty beardy in orange, wishing this pub was open

Album cover of Moron Police - The Propaganda Machine

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. One of those perfect runs - no destination, no targets, just enjoying the world and today at least, even the people out there enjoying it too. Tunes from Gary Moore - Dark Days In Paradise (didn’t consider the irony before I put the earphones in)🤘

A long path stretching invitingly alongside the river

A glowing light at the end of the tree tunnel

Sweaty beardy and ridiculously grinning on a lush riverside path

Album cover of Gary Moore’s Dark Days In Paradise

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

BoC #ParkRun time once again #Runningpunks although it appears I hit the Start button twice. Definitely ran for more than 1s (about 1,500 seconds apparently). The excellent Moron Police - Defenders Of The Small Yard providing motivational tunes this morning 🤘

ParkRun summary showing that I apparently ran for 1 second. Evidently hit the Start button twice, pausing it.

Following the up the marina stretch on BoC ParkRun

Album cover of Moron Police’s Defenders Of The Small Yard

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Morning #RunningPunks. The knee saga continues unfortunately 😔 Saturday’s ParkRun seems to have flared up a twinge again. Deliberately short and slow run this morning to test it a bit. Grey and rainy weather greatly enhanced by the excellent Pull Like A Dog from The Scratch 🤘

Looking east along the river marshes, overlaid with nerdy run stats

Grey, muddy and cloudy looking out across the River Crouch

Distinctly pink-faced beardy in front of the wonderful Cabin Dairy

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Jamie P @e3jtp.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

BoC ParkRun time again #RunningPunks. First one for two months and boy, that was tough! Shocking how out of practice I am. Nearly two minutes behind where I was at back in early March. Tunes were good though, and the irony of Walk being the finish line song was not lost on me 🤘

Weary but satisfied to be back at ParkRun

ParkRun playlist random shuffle, taking the mick with the final track

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