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Dick McKraken

@rundmc.eurosky.social
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Dick McKraken isn’t real, he is the split personality of someone more respectable. Husband & father (of kids & dogs). Amateur runner & professional Academic. Probably only 10% as funny as I think I am. @runningpunks

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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Ecotrail Wicklow 46km (actually 47km due to a bit of wrong turn). Lovely day but tough terrain which came close to my limit. Remember the old saying - “What doesn’t kill you always gives you the chance to register for next year so it can try to kill you again” #ecotrail #trailrunning #runningpunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026
No, there are no added filters or special effects. The boy dog is black & white & green. I cut the grass this afternoon and he had great fun barking at the mower & rolling in the cuttings.
Photo of a black & white dog whose fur is green in many places
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
I think it’s open season on signposts around here. Hopefully trail runners are still on the ‘catch & release’ list. #RunningPunks #Running #TrailRunning
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026
This morning’s sunrise trail run. My camera is set to record 15 seconds every 2 minutes and unfortunately it didn’t catch the terrifyingly wild boar attack (slightly startled piglet) experience.
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026
Woke up in Sardinia this morning (this was intentional, I wasn’t abducted during the night). Mixed up sunrise & sunset times (doh!). I was expecting to run an hour before sunrise but ended up running an hour after sunrise 🥵. Fantastic trail run in the national park before breakfast. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 04/08/2026
It is not lost on me that at some point in the (relatively near) future, I won’t be able to do things like this. Curre in diem. #RunningPunks #Running #TrailRunning
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 15/07/2026
6km in the heat 🥵. Couldn’t wait until later because apparently there is some sort of ball - related game on TV tonight. Just time to get hosed down & fed before kick-off. Keep calm & stay hydrated. Best of luck to both teams & their supporters (but mostly England!) #Running #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 05/07/2026
Mid-run report: Stopped for ice cream at 17km. Hopefully won’t be sick as I start running again 🤮. Let’s find out…
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 27/06/2026
Brought forward the Sunday long run to Saturday as I’m flying over to the UK for day 4 of the 3rd Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge 🏏. Hopefully there will be lots of runs, just not mine!
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 25/06/2026
Despite the heat, I managed a short run down to the sea followed by a fabulous swim. I had the place to myself except for the entire population of Dublin who had also come down for a swim.
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026
Ran past this development on yesterday’s run. 25 years ago this was a 24 hr LeisurePlex (bowling, snooker, arcades etc). When I was a poor PhD student, I used to clean the place at 3am on Saturday & Sunday. Kids today…. Etc. #RunningPunks #Running #IRememberWhenAllThisWasFields
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026
Early morning run on the island of Jersey 🇯🇪. Nice paths & trails in St. Peter’s Vally. Would happily have kept going but needed to be back in time for breakfast. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 14/05/2026
I forgot that I took the camera on a run at the weekend. The video sunshine is in stark contrast to the grey weather outside today. I have two days of board meetings so I’m going try and get an early run in today before my arse is glued to a chair for 8 hours! #RunningPunks #Running
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 11/05/2026
The sky was on fire this morning for the dog walk. It was pretty grey an hour later for my run commute into the office. One of these days I’ll just keep running, past the office, over the hills & far away! (If I win the lottery)
Fiery sunrise over South Dublin
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 05/05/2026
…100 metres up the road
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 05/05/2026
North York Moors #Trailrunning stile
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 05/05/2026
Up early for one last run in North Yorkshire before flying home. Along the River Leven to Stokesly & back. Just me & the birds for most of it (plus one Hare that outran me easily!). #RunningPunks #Running
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 04/05/2026
In seldom used distance units, this morning’s run completed my first ‘Proclaimer’ of the year. Hopefully I will run 500 more! #RunningPunks #Running
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 04/05/2026
Early(ish) hill run this morning to mark the Star Wars bank holiday (May the 4th be with you!). Looks like another lovely day in North Yorkshire. I hope you all manage to get some time on feet today also. #Runningpunks #Running #TrailRunning
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026
I’m glad I took the opportunity to get into the hills yesterday as the rain came in last night. Not exactly UTMB but I really enjoyed the contrast with my normal urban runs. #RunningPunks #Running
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 02/05/2026
My periodic reminder that ‘road fit’ does not necessarily mean ‘trail/hill fit’. 13km of uppy / downy trail running in the North York Moors. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 24/04/2026
Schrödinger's Marathon - up until 5 minutes ago I was neither accepted nor rejected from next year’s London Marathon. Now I have entered the ballot I fear I have forced the collapse of the superposition to ‘rejected’ (based on 10+ years of rejection research).
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 22/04/2026
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 21/04/2026
The deeply ingrained instinct of the common shopping trolley is to find the nearest body of water. 17km evening run #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 21/04/2026
This structure is only a few hundred metres off a road I have run along 100s (possibly 1000s) of times and yet yesterday evening’s run was the first time I have seen it. I had to run past the ‘Bottle Tower’ pub to get there, never realising that this is the Bottle Tower that the pub is named for
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 20/04/2026
Planned a short run to collect a couple of virgin grid squares. Once I found those squares I was reasonably near a mother block of blank squares so I detoured to collect them as well. Once I was in that area, it was only a short detour to another block etc. etc. 17km later, 28 new squares collected.
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 19/04/2026
I missed all of that ( perhaps it was after I left Twitter). Sounds like they compromised on the founding principles….
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 18/04/2026
Post-run refreshment. So without alcohol this qualifies as a sports drink - right?
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026
Another run, another few #Squadrat grid squares claimed. I had to include a respectful visit to the grounds of a local mosque on today’s run to bag a particularly difficult square. There are two squares that I can’t get to as they are behind a 20 foot wall (secure mental health facility).
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 13/04/2026
Run commute into the office with a few detours to pick up 3 more new squares. Obviously it’s going to get harder & harder to find squares that I haven’t visited but I guess that’s the point. Another source of motivation to run further to new places. #RunningPunks #Squdrats
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 12/04/2026
I’m suffering from a man-cold at the moment (slightly less fatal than man-flu) so I wasn’t up for a big run today. Took the opportunity to visit some of the virgin #Squadrats grid squares in my local area. Ran through 9 squares I have never visited before. #RunningPunks Squadrats.com
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 11/04/2026
There are a surprising number of gaps on my local Squadratinhos map (considering I have been living/ running / walking around here for 20+ years). I’m going to make an effort to fill some of those gaps over the coming weeks. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 07/04/2026
It’s a Tuesday that feels like a Sunday. Bad news is that it’s back to work tomorrow. Good news is that it’s only a 3 day week. 10km to get some time-on-feet #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 07/04/2026
Graffiti di Ravenna. Last run before flying home.
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 05/04/2026
Passed this rusty old wreck on today’s run…. Said the building as I ran past - cheeky fecker!
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 04/04/2026
Ciao Bella! Going on holiday means running somewhere new. Today I will mostly be running in Ravenna, Italy. My first move in a new city is to find some water to run next to.
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 26/03/2026
This arrived today. Ironically I am too tired to run this evening. Maybe I actually have to read the book to get the secret of running forever. I’ll keep you posted #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 22/03/2026
It was sunny down in Dublin but the clouds were low up in the Dublin mountains. A misty run with some uppy bits and some downy bits and very few flatty bits. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026
Up early for a pre-meeting run around Queens Drive in Edinburgh. Apparently this route is a major Toad Road. Kept my eyes down but didn’t manage to see any. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026
Bank holiday due to St. Patrick’s Day so got the chance for a week day long run. Had to avoid crowds of shamrock-botherers on their way into town for the parade, but it was a beautiful sunny day so can’t complain too much. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit. #RunningPunks
Stone bridge over the River Dodder in South Dublin
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 16/03/2026
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 15/03/2026
Half Road, half trail, half marathon - Sunday long run up into the hills. Met some local deer on the way down who were so amazed to see a human run with such grace and elegance that they leapt for joy 😂 #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 14/03/2026
Late afternoon run in between rugby matches. Passed quite a few disappointed visiting Scottish fans. We now have a very unusual situation where Ireland fans will be hoping for an England win against France 🤞
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 14/03/2026
I like loud shoes and I cannot lie, Neon soles just catch my eye. When a runner walks in with a bright new pair, Lightin’ up that thoroughfare I get pumped, wanna lace that stuff, Glow so fierce, can’t get enough. Deep magenta, lime, or teal, That color pop just feels unreal!
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 10/03/2026
Everybody shield your eyes, I’m taking these beautiful things for their first run #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 06/03/2026
@zioman.bsky.social - I think this morning’s delivery means you are now officially classified as an ‘influencer’
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 28/02/2026
Slang sunset: 6km recovery run beside the River Slang to finish off February. #RunningPunks
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Dick McKraken @rundmc.eurosky.social · 23/02/2026
I’m telling everyone I was attacked by bears 🐻🐻🐻!
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