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Maxine Sinda Napal

@madmaxruns.bsky.social
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Writer, ultrarunner, redhead. I like hills and roving picnics. Tiger mum to a legendary teen with Down syndrome. From Chicago to London to Essex and I ain't going back 🤣🏡

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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
'I remembered all the times I wondered what it would feel like to head up this hill with all that water under the bridge. More than 90 miles in the legs. Two days gone. Fatigue settled in like an appendage. I looked up and started walking. As you do.' Pt 6/7 madmaxruns.blogspot.com/2026/07/back...
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We aren’t inspiring or otherwise to ourselves, we are bloody Joyful Warriors. The Watch Me Collective. I don’t think we sing about this enough, but by god, we should. It’s a Festival back here in this place of personal pride and all goers are forever welcome. madmaxruns.blogspot.com/2026/07/all-...
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All hail the underdogs.
Precisely as I hoped when I’d dreamt of it, I was genuinely revived by that Coke of Dreams, and it wasn’t long before I was once again fully...
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Dr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Original Tweet from @Mantia: What’s something that seems obvious within your profession, but the general public seems to misunderstand?

Quote tweet from @hwitteman: That $35 that scientific journals charge you to read a paper goes 100% to the publisher, 0% to the authors. If you just email us to ask for our papers, we are allowed to send them to you for free, and we will be genuinely delighted to do so.
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Part 4 of my Summer @spinerace.bsky.social Challenger South report, Hebden Hey to Lothersdale. If you're into stories about the psychological side of endurance racing for non-elite back of packers, you may like this one. 😉 madmaxruns.blogspot.com/2026/07/just... #relentlessforwardprogress
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Just a matter of time.
Day 2: Hebden Hey to Lothersdale I had enough things that would threaten to slow me down in this race, so immediately after sending that m...
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"It would all be about self-care and problem-solving, sorting things out methodically and moving onward. I had trained for this. I was ready for this. All I had to do was just do ME." __ Part 2 / TBD madmaxruns.blogspot.com/2026/06/let-... #baggedmy100 @spinerace.bsky.social #challengersouth
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"It’s out there, that bloody number one. Snickering at you until you punch it square between the eyes. It breeds an almost violent determination that makes ordinary obsession look like a competitive game of Jarts at a 70s family picnic..." Part 1 / TBD 😅 madmaxruns.blogspot.com/2026/06/prol...
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A week ago today, I woke up in Hardraw basking in the afterglow of finishing the @spinerace.bsky.social Challenger South the day before. I'd been trying to complete a 100 miler for nearly 7 years. Don't ever give up on your dreams - sometimes they really do come true. #relentlessforwardprogress
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David Miller @davidmiller-photo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
SPINE is now live on Kickstarter. The follow-up to DO NOT BLOCK GATE. A photographic journey through the 2026 Montane Winter Spine Race — documenting isolation, resilience and life on the Pennine Way in winter. Shares appreciated. ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/v-p... #spinerace #photography
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This is spectacular ❤️
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Fabulous is not the WORD!! 🥰🤩😍
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I've always been 'slow' pace-wise but over the past year I've been working hard on speed. My speed sessions are in the 8s and 9s now but I love to put the pedal down and see what comes out. This morning I saw a 6 in my stats for the first time ever and I have been grinning about it all day!! 😁
A chart from Strava highlights 6:42 per mile pace with three celebratory emojis
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I'm delighted to see the London Marathon winner was wearing #Adidas 😘
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
London Marathon today, was my first marathon 10 years ago. I still don't care about who wins or who runs the fastest. I'm here for those remembering loved ones, the nutters dressed like a pair of boobs to fundraise, the folks trying to best their own PBs. When the ordinary become extraordinary ❤️👏💪
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
It's a week tomorrow I returned to the #shropshireway80k to avenge last year's DNF. Not only did I finish for a 3rd time but I took home a massive 3 hr 33 min course PB. If that doesn't set my head up nicely for my return to @spinerace.bsky.social Challenger South in June, I am not sure what will? 💥
A smiling woman in a blue headband holding a card that says I completed the Shropshire Way 80k Event in 19 hours and 37 minutes, Saturday 18th April 2026. Also holding a wooden medal with a mammoth on it, that says Finisher.
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
🤣 🤣 🤣
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
@clorroe.bsky.social I am loving the photos you caught of me before my @spinerace.bsky.social Challenger South attempt, but this one has by far captured the essence of it all. THIS Spine race? This one? Thank you so much. Having DNF'd at Hebden Hey I now have much #runfinishedbusiness for 2026 😜
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
My Spine Challenger South didn't go to plan at all and tapping out at Hebden Hey was absolutely gutwrenching, but the right decision. The same experience that gets you to big start lines is what also tells you when it's just not your day. I came to be a finisher, not a liability. Roll on 2026.
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Morgan Williams @mountain-morgan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Major study shows exercise improves cancer survival www.bbc.com/news/article... We’ve known this a while now so 👏🏻 to @yorkshire-cancer.bsky.social for funding their various exercise and cancer programmes. Details here: www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/improving-ca...
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Major study shows exercise improves cancer survival
Risk of dying was cut by a third after colon cancer patients dialled up exercise levels.
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
You know that feeling when you PB? How about when you PB a 20 mile trail race by 51 minutes? 🤯💪💥 It's now Wednesday and I'm still in total disbelief about my third go at the Hathersage Hurtle, last meaningful effort before @spinerace.bsky.social Challenger South in a few weeks. Head game activated!
Woman running with two other women cheering for her
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I can't say there's anything more conflicting than a no regret DNF. I tested my Spine pack on the Shropshire Way 80k & had to cave at 50k as the weight was too punishing. I'm proud but irked & putting that pack on a diet imminently!! What are your weight reduction secrets my fellow #ultrarunners ?
Scene of a field of rape blossom
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I'm looking forward to following along, fab idea ❤️ #running
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Just when I thought I was done shopping for @spinerace.bsky.social kit, I have shopped for more kit. I may need an intervention, but at least I think I'll pass kit check now 🤣😅 After all it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it... #ultrarunning #running
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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Dad dancing
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
If you run long you need to read this 👇 #guts #ultrarunning #running #trailrunning
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
This is a great read + I'm glad to see I already do most of this! My favourite coping mechanism is the concept of taking on pain as a passenger in the car I'm driving (in this case, my body). I just say aloud 'shut up and get in the boot, I'm driving', then picture it banging to be let out. Nope. 🤣💥
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I've been training mostly w/easy hike/trots lugging around an 8kg+ pack training for Spine Challenger South, but the strength & speed gains are epic. Went for an easy joggle today & ended up w/a 400m pb sub 8 min/miles. I've never held a lengthy 7 pace & am so stoked. I'm SLOW, dawg!! 💥 #running
chart of pacing over a run
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Has anyone ever used #compression boots for #running recovery? I tend to do well with Epsom Salt baths and compression socks but wondering if the boots are a real next level recovery treatment or a bunch of bunko? #ultrarunning #recovery #trailrunning #ukrunchat
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Too right, what an incredibly inspiring role model for everyone. I feel so lucky to have witnessed this unfold after following the race for years. I was in floods when she finished! Fabulous film, do watch it 🙌💪
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
In prep for @spinerace.bsky.social Challenger South, I'm obsessing about how my kit feels and where I'm stashing everything. Occurs to me I love the mad, granular personalisation I do for #ultras like adding straps, cutting bits off shoes & chopping off straws to sit lower. When it works it's magic✨
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I managed to squeeze in a training #run earlier while my son was at a meet up with some future travelling companions. Thought I'd have an hour in #HainaultForest but lost 15 min trying to log in to my RingGo account. Idk if we'll ever have microchips but I'm 15 min closer to saying hell yeah now 😅🫠
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Add this one to the reading list! 🙌 #bm100
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David Miller @davidmiller-photo.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
One year ago today. The impossible was made possible. #bm100 📸 www.instagram.com/davidmiller....
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Telling and so very Laz!
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
This has just made me 'Precious Pup' laugh 🤣🤣🤣 Sound on! www.instagram.com/reel/DHe-PaT...
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
This is marvellous. Sounds twee but trees are so underrated.
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
This legend and I wish everyone a happy World #downsyndrome Day. I'm elated that not only does he prove the doubters wrong every day, but he's getting curious about #running from watching me. I often think of the phrase 'who are you inspiring?' but I daren't question that it works both ways 😉💙
Boy wearing a blue hoodie and black leggings sitting on a park bench
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Why is it so rare for product listings + reviews for running shoes to only show side views + not from the top? As a back of pack ultrarunner I am most concerned about whether my toes can splay comfortably. They're going to be in there a very long time 😅🤣 #ShowMeTheToeBox #running #ultrarunning
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Can't wait to see this 👀 #bm100
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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
All of you recognize this sign, which is from the iconic Yellow Gate. This is the sign that was in the documentary; the sign Jasmin Paris collapsed next to when she finished the Barkley; the sign countless Barkers have passed as they ran the race . . . 1/2
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Legends gonna legend. #bm100
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
OMG I can almost see the haunted eyes 😶🫠 #bm100
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🤣💯
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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Four drops so far and we know more are coming. The thing is, they are coming back to camp from all directions and in some cases cannot describe where they were. This is old school Barkley. #BM100
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Imagine talking about any other race using these words 🤣🤣 #bm100
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I am so going to use this 🤣🤣😅
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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“For as bad as you guys make it sound, it is worse.” - a runner #BM100
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🤣👏👏
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Maxine Sinda Napal @madmaxruns.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Hurrah Hurrah I can follow the #bm100 in a sane space 😅🙏💥
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