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Ally Pally parkrun @allypallyparkrun.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎇 Firework Cancellations 2026 🎇 ‼️ We are cancelled on 31st October and 7th November for the Alexandra Palace Firework & Drone Festival. ‼️ NB - at the request of the team at the Palace we are off for two weeks this year. 😮 #loveparkrun

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Me, with perfectly calibrated theodolite: The clearance of this bridge is exactly five metres My Garmin:

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: the cat from last week, back this week with a friend. I think we’re a gang now.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: this cat, which usually won’t give me the time of day, but today wanted to complain to me about some noisy building work

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

<Runs in out of breath, five years late> Loved the Coach Beard episode of Ted Lasso!

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: The Little Record Shop, Hornsey

Small shuttered shop with a sign saying “Records wanted”

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

OK, who has my copy of Tau Zero by Poul Anderson? Come on, own up.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Just replaced the hinge and part of the door trim on the washing machine. What an absolute Dad.

Close-up of hinge and part of the door of a washing machine

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: new build

An angular block of flats, brightly lit by the Sun

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: trees, except they’re not

Worn panels on a building site giving the appearance of silhouetted trees and a cloudy sky

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Exploring Chatsworth House and suddenly struck by the urge to watch some Monty Python.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: sunlight on water

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees on the way in to work, on a route I have walked 100 times, and I have NEVER noticed this street sign until today.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: a crow

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: Ally Pally’s “really really REALLY don’t have a barbecue” poster

A poster with nine “forbidden” signs, seven of which are about barbecues

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: blackberries

Close-up of blackberries on the wine, one ripe, the remainder unripened

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: Colin Chapman plaque

Plaque on a brick wall saying:
Colin Chapman 1928-1982
Found Lotus Engineering Co Ltd on this site in January 1953
Erected in his memory by Club Lotus January 1984

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Took part in the Josh Kerr Mile outside the London Stadium on Thursday evening; new parkrun PB this morning, at Lordship Recreation Ground; then back to the London Stadium this afternoon to see Josh Kerr set a new mile world record.

Me in running kit, bib and medal standing next to a Josh Kerr poster

Me in running vest in front of a bicycle sculpture

Josh Kerr being photographed by press next to a scoreboard showing his mile world record

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

No London Marathon place for me but I did finish second at a parkrun for the first time (on the 298th attempt), so it’s not all bad.

Me, in running kit, arms folded, behind the Northala Fields parkrun sign

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: no swimmin’

A park sign saying NO SWIMMING except the G has been covered by another sign

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I’ve just seen a steam train race through Hornsey station. Thank you. As you were.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Haven’t seen Romanian football lion yet today. Instagram not on their game.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Pub names suggested by random pics I’ve taken, 3: The Jersey Tiger

A Jersey Tiger moth resting on a Nintendo Switch controller

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Not now, Duolingo (this popped up literally during the penalty)

Duolingo reminder saying “Hi Matt. Just checking in on the lesson you owe me”

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun: the Euston station clock

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Mild coincidence corner: decided that instead of yet again listening to Boards of Canada’s Inferno - which includes the track Prophecy At 1420 MHz - I’d watch an episode of Three-Body:

Scene from Three-Body with the subtitle “Key frequencies to monitor: Hydrogen atom frequency at 1,420 MHz…”

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #40: reflected Elizabeth Line platform at Tottenham Court Road

A long underground railway platform on the left reflected on the right in the safety glass that separates the platform from the track

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 21/06/2026

'La Düsseldorf is a remarkably linear evolution of the unvarnished, proto-Rotten stylings of Neu! ‘75’s second side.' Many Happy Returns to La Düsseldorf’s La Düsseldorf, which turns 50 today! buff.ly/9lugqvp

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #39: the Canons Park Garden Temple

A temple-like folly with several parkrunners in front of it

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Post a great song with a one word title that *isn’t* a name Pet Shop Boys - Rent youtu.be/NTHi-p7l3KM?...

youtu.be

Pet Shop Boys - Rent (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]

YouTube video by PetShopBoys Parlophone

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #38: one millionth parkrun sticker.

Close-up of a sticker saying “Celebrating 1m” on a green parkrun top

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #37: post-parkrun peony purchase.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Pub names suggested by random pics I’ve taken, 2: The Old Bentley

A black 1930s Bentley parked on a suburban street

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, immersive experience at the Lightroom, King’s Cross.

Two huge screens, each showing a shot of Bowie singing in the Jump They Say video

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #36: this fella. Lost his keys, I think, and waiting to be let in. Still, he seems happy enough.

A yellow pineapple toy with a smiley face sits on the ground next to a glass door

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

A new one to me. Bookmarked. Another few minutes a day not spent scrolling.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Watched the first Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes film yesterday. What an odd film. Holmes as a superhero, lots of action/fighting, a child’s idea of Victorian London, anachronistic dialogue (some funny lines), questionable casting. It’s like someone let Guy Ritchie direct a Holmes movie.

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #35: cracked earth. It was warm this morning.

Close up of cracked, dry, compacted earth

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Matt Braithwaite @mattbraithwaite.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Random things seen on the way to, at, or on the way back from parkrun #34: cow parsley (with Alexandra Palace in the distance).

Cow parsley, with Alexandra Palace just visible in the distance

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