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northbnd

@northbnd.bsky.social
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slow running explorer | list maker, cataloguer & database builder | left of centre, north of England #vanlife #trailrunning 🏃‍♂️🚐 🏳️‍🌈

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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lots of huge positives in the Burnham speech but even better is watching media heads exploding and trying to immediately undermine and unpick it all with “but how! but how!” 😂
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Twice around the lake and woods, the misty silence was broken by a full-on actual Arab sheik who kindly said I was “very fast” as I ran past (I’m really not 😂) #trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a cobweb on a lakeside railing, on a misty day.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Howard Dracup's SwissPeaks LEGEND - an ultra-marathon report.. "I had to switch my mindset from competing to completing"
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Howard Dracup - Swiss Peaks LEGEND
SwissPeaks LEGEND tested Howard Dracup with injury, altitude and relentless climbing. Here's what it took to reach the finish line in one of the Alps' toughest ultras.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Four from Castlerigg 📸 Sep ‘26 #standingstonesunday
Castlerigg Stone CircleCastlerigg Stone CircleCastlerigg Stone CircleCastlerigg Stone Circle
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A beautiful morning at #parkrun and my old legs did their best ever!
Strava running stats against a photo of a bandstand in the park at Saltaire.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolute banger, go on Darryl! #totp
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cooperman at the play out party is even better than last week’s with the tweet birds #totp
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Beret, shades and neckerchief is a right vibe #totp
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A hopeful and inspiring little surf film as we head into the weekend, beautifully filmed too 🏄‍♂️
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PEACE OF MIND II A GHANA SURF STORY
YouTube video by Jannik Schlüter
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yesterday I had reasons to drive up to Cumbria so swung by the brilliant Brilliance of Birds exhibition at the Rheged, which was well worth it 🦅
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Autumnal vibes today 🏃‍♂️ #trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a trail through the woods, with fallen leaves.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Woke to an inversion #pennines
View across fields to a cloud inversion in distant valleys.
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Stone Club @stoneclub.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Zennor Quoit 🌿🪨🌀 #StandingStoneSunday
Zennor Quoit
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy Sunday! ☀️ #trailrunnning
Strava running stats against a photo of a distant moor seen through trees on a bright sunny day.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Did a #parkrun tourism in Keighley
Strava running stats against a photo of the park at Cliffe Castle, Keighley.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Teen me would have given anything to be at the Dollar playout (with the terrifying Tweet birds) #totp
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
sorry but we don’t want no 41, it doesn’t count #totp
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Norman Hadley @normanhadley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Need a running challenge? Or just fancy a leisurely, linear backpack? www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/des...
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Lakeland Watershed Traverse - The new hill challenge awaiting a first contender?
Has Norman Hadley invented a new Lake District challenge? He can't quite believe this traverse hasn't been documented before. At a distance of 70.5km, it could be an easier alternative to...
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Friday night hiding inside with pasta. Squally winds and hammering rain outside, and the everlasting Cornish pumpkin is going to feed us through to the end of the year!
A pan of pumpkin pasta.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Always loved their sound, glad they're still doing it #nowplaying
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Echo & the Bunnymen - Brussels Is Haunted (Official Video)
YouTube video by Official Echo & The Bunnymen
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎥 Art + MTB + shot on Kodak 16mm film Bjorn Riley invites us into his world, where the intensity of World Cup mountain biking meets the expressive flow of his visual art This is great from filmmaker Joey Schusler
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RockShox x Bjorn Riley | Dual Lines
YouTube video by RockShox
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hadrian's Wall, watercolour by Rowland Hilder (1905-93).
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Went to see this nature and wildlife film with good people doing positive things all around the world. The Super8 footage is beautiful. Worth a watch..
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Super Nature | Official UK Trailer | In cinemas 4 September
YouTube video by BFI
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Joined around the lake by a “just being playful” big dog, got three PBs on Strava segments I’ve been doing for years - really nice out.. #trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a lake with distant woods and wind turbines on a blustery day with big clouds.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Saw Kurt Vile and his v cool band last night at the end of their UK tour. This one was a highlight, per the video comments.. “feels like walking through a forest in high summer, the sun glancing through” #NowPlaying
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Kurt Vile - Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)
YouTube video by KurtVileVEVO
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think I was in zen-mode today, an empty head, no agenda #trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of a quiet woodland scene.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Haven’t had this thing out for years, going to include it in my new training regime, will probably end up in A&E #doubledutch
Skipping rope on a wooden table
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Harden Moor, West Yorkshire #trailrunning
An autumn atmosphere on the moor, sky heavy with clouds, purple heathers.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
After much faffin dragged myself out in the rain, the moor is misty and wet, home now for soup. Autumn is the best time of year! #trailrunning #yorkshire
Strava running stats against a moorland scene, with misty woodlands and heavy skies over distant hills.Moorland trail getting muddy and waterlogged, mountain bikers have been through, there are distant wind turbines poking through the mist.Runner in the rain.A bowl of soup.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Loved today’s run, bouncing along the coast path with some elevation at St Agnes Beacon too #trailrunning
Strava running stats against a photo of cliffs at St Agnes and a bright blue sea, there is a tiny figure perched on the cliff edge.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It gets better the longer it goes on..
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Penultimate night of the Cornish road trip and just made it to the cliffs for the end of the day #vanlife 🚐
Ruined tin mine on the Cornish coast at sunset, with a long view west over the Atlantic.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
To think there was a time when holidays meant drinks by the pool🍹 tbh I’m a bit exhausted now, will be driving back north for a rest! #trailrunning #vanlife
Strava running stats against a photo of the cliffs at Land’s End.Tired looking runner by the sea.A sandy path leads to Sennen Cove.Fading purple heathers on the cliffs at Sennen, with a turquoise sea.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I didn’t So that’s ok
A sign by a garden gate says “PRIVATE SIGN DO NOT READ”
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Saturday night #vanlife
Colourful veggie pizza.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Glorious morning “run” (hike) on an amazing section of coast path but oof this was rough in the heat ☀️ - picking through boulders and scrambling up cliffs 🧗‍♂️ #trailrunning #cornwall
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
After a grey day, suddenly a stunning evening — somebody did not want to leave the beach 🐾 Have a great weekend all!
Brown dog paddles in a rock pool at sunset.Sunset at Gwnver beach and Sennen, Cornwall.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Chamonix photo journal by @inov8.bsky.social #UTMB
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INOV8 In Chamonix - Photo Journal
A photo journal from INOV8 in Chamonix for the biggest trail running event in the world.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pitched up near town for a couple of days for a restock/fuelling and it’s a bit too trafficky and peopley, fresh on the front though #trailrunning #vanlife 🎧 Rock the Casbah - The Clash + Ranking Roger
Strava running stats against a photo of wet weather approaching a beach from the sea.
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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."
A photo of a litter bin logo.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🎥 NEW #fellrunning #ultrarunning film Beyond the Bob.. Harry Firth attempts an FKT on the Steve Parr Round—61 peaks and 115 miles of Lake District terrain
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Beyond The Bob - A Steve Parr Round Story
YouTube video by Harry's Life
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cornish #trailrunning stile - out and back at Trevescan @lakesstiles.bsky.social
Cornish steps stile.Cornish style stile.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The holidaymakers have all gone back up country so now it’s just me and the choughs
Cornish ChoughCornish Chough on a cliff top.Those dots are choughs in flight.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
That’s August disappearing into the Atlantic
A busy sky at sunset over Longships Lighthouse off the coast of Land’s End.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A dream run, as in one I have been dreaming of doing for a long while. Plotted a route with coastal ups (awful) and downs (worse) and a self-imposed 2-hour cut-off time (based on my May HM experience) which was achieved .. just 😃 #trailrunning
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Joel Pollard @smirkingelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Since Google is being an arsehat yet again here is a link to alternatives. cyberinsider.com/google-alter...
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Joe captivated by a Cornish sunset (or possibly rabbits)
A long brown dog is captivated by a stunning sunset over the sea in Cornwall.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Stunning seas and granite cliffs #cornwall
Fading heather on the cliffs, a clear turquoise sea, distant cliffs.Coastal trail through fading heathers, granite outcrop, LongShips Lighthouse out at sea, a bright fresh day.Purple heathers, granite outcrops, weather incoming from the sea.Granite cliffs in far west Cornwall.
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northbnd @northbnd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One from my run on the moors this week.. Tregeseal Stone Circle with Carn Kenidjack on the horizon - where demons do wrestling 🤼‍♂️ #standingstonesunday #trailrunning
A stone circle among ferns and heathers on the Penwith moors in Cornwall.
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