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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 11h

This weekend has mainly been watching other people race (and helping make it possible). Hill climb yesterday, junior parkrun and cx today!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not a bad view for sign on for the 2 stage hill climb. Otherwise known as my annual dose of maths under pressure trying to add the times for each stage together while people wait for the results...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#parkrun 249 done at Roberts Park yesterday. Annoyingly I have other plans next Saturday so need to wait a bit longer for the 250 milestone run. But in bigger news I've entered my first actual running race since 2013 😲

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's been quite an adventure!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Zegerplas #parkrun. I finally got a Z, after cycling here from Zurich. Legs tired but managed 1st lady and 11th overall in the slowest time I'll ever manage that! Another 50km on the bike done afterwards and now we're almost at the ferry home

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Random things that get carried on Dutch bikes. One example of many...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I love the randomness of our holidays!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The last few days. Cycling, #parkrun, tourism and a random free festival. Germany is definitely delivering!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We may not use much fossil fuel when bike touring, but you have to fuel the legs 😉

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

An impressive gathering of storks last night!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A chilled day in Amsterdam before catching the sleeper. Proper adventures begin tomorrow!

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Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A few snaps from #ToB 2026 St4 in Easingwold

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Our bike tours often involve bike races and parkruns, and this one managed to tick both boxes before we even got on our bikes! Millfield parkrun and the Tour of Britain in Easingwold on the way to the ferry. There will be a bit more cycling tomorrow though!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Out of office on.. bring on the adventures!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

August bank holiday means carnival and rum punch...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Experimenting with kitchen utensils...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A year ago tomorrow I was hit by a car on a ride. It's been a long road back with initial non union and surgery after 6 months, but yesterday I ran my best time since 2011 at my home #parkrun, and today I rode 100 miles. I think I can say I'm recovered now!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Well, it is Yorkshire Day! Rothwell #parkrun's birthday with bonus cake

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

In summer I can use bits of gravel to make my 20km commute about 95% traffic free. Can't complain!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#parkrun, second breakfast, a walk then a ride home. Happy Saturday.

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Another recovery milestone - the transport part of this year's big tour has been booked. Ferry and sleeper train to Zurich, then heading back north through the Black Forest and some other places I need to look at a map of...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

First century since being hit done and not a hint of shoulder niggle. My legs aren't very happy though!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

One way to wake myself up after another late night - not least because it's entirely uphill to get there from the town centre!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

CMAT! As fabulous as ever 😀

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Big skies and views after tonight's club TT

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Tickets and hotel booked Friday morning, 40km ride to York Friday afternoon, 5 hours of awesome music Friday evening, a bit of sleep, and a 40km ride home via parkrun this morning. Less than 24 hours but it still required three different pairs of shoes and four pairs of shorts...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

So glad we made a very last minute decision to head to the Self Esteem gig last night!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

2 open air gigs in 2 cities in 2 nights, fuelled by my current outlook on life post injury!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Only realised when I got to this evening's gig at Millennium Square that I'm making an early start on advertising the event that will be taking place here next July...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#parkrun tourism at Sewerby this morning. Deceptively tough in the wind!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My week seems to mainly have been marshalling bike races, but we've got a long weekend planned to do our first mini tour for over a year. I'm back!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

324 days, 2 nights in hospital, 8 fracture clinic appointments, a photo album of X-rays, 1 operation, lots of physio and one last conversation with Mr Limb and I'm finally discharged!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Today's #parkrun didn't exactly go to plan... (It's just grazes thankfully and I ran the last 2.5km to finish after a bit of a walk to get going again)

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Out before 6am for a couple of hours before it gets too hot. Mainly glorious but I still managed to find a closed road because a car was on its roof...

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A 2 second event PB at Wetherby #parkrun followed by 80km on the bike, ice cream, and a pub meal in the sun. Glad tomorrow is a rest day!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

When choosing a pub for my birthday lunch the one that specifically mentioned a bike parking area on its website won. They might not have been the best racks in the world but I appreciate the effort!

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Today's parkrun/bike ride tourism

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Here’s a poem called ‘What Don Corleone Did Next’. #worldotterday

What Don Corleone Did Next

upon retiring
from the mafia,

he wove aquatic mammals
out of raffia

let me tell you
how I learnt this news:

he made me an otter
I couldn’t refuse

Brian Bilston

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Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

It’s going to be an otter-ly fantastic Wednesday! Why? It’s World Otter Day! 🦦 Did you know that sea otters hold hands to not drift away? Ocean currents can be very strong, so by holding hands, they can make sure they stay together! 🤝 Have you ever spotted an otter? Let us know where! 👇

A sea otter floating in the water on its back. It’s holding a young otter on its belly.

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 27/05/2026

Otters need healthy rivers to thrive. 🦦 Working with farmers across the UK, we’re helping to restore ecosystems that support our otters, voles, shrews and other mammals. #WorldOtterDay

Two otters resting on a weathered wooden dock above a calm pond.

Wet otter emerging from water with droplets falling from its whiskers against a dark background.

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This is why I worked so hard to get over my injuries! Just gorgeous.

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Helen @helengoldthorpe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I would say it was too pretty to eat but my clean plate suggests otherwise...

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