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Tom Larkin

@tomlarkin.bsky.social
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Music lover, gig rower, trail & ultra runner, whisky drinker, dad, husband, Cornwall-dweller. Hoping to find an alternative to the hellscape that Twitter has become! COYI ⚒️

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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My club’s new gig taking shape, thanks to the expert work of boat builder Peter Williams of Fowey. Watching a hand made boat come to life like this over several months is something that never fails to fascinate me.
Stern of a Cornish pilot gig being built in a shed.Cornish pilot gig taking shape.Side on view of a gig’s bow during the building process.Bow of Pilot gig being built, with glimpse of River Fowey in the background.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Another gig rowing season done. It’s been a good one with some great results that I’m really proud of. Not the end we were looking for at Newquay today, but we couldn’t have given any more in some really tough conditions.
6 gig rowers and a cox, holding oars, backs to the camera, looking towards the water in Newquay Harbour.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Such sad news. This guy was my hero when I was getting into football in the early 90s and the reason I became a goalkeeper. All my mates pretended to be Lineker and Gazza in the playground. I was Ludo. RIP. ⚒️
bbc.co.uk
Ludek Miklosko: Ex-West Ham goalkeeper dies aged 64
Ludek Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for West Ham in the 1990s, and fans sang his name long after his exit.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is Catish for ‘My bowl is empty. Fill it up. Now.’
Silvery grey fluffy Maine coon cat sitting on my front and starring at me.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Really sad news. 😔
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@lakesstiles.bsky.social Very impressed with the Peak District’s stile game this week. Found some absolute belters!
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A good news story if ever there was one! 👇🏻
bbc.co.uk
Man makes 1,700-mile round journey to save rare phone box on Scottish island
William Arnold made 52 calls from the phone box part of a project to save phone lines in rural areas.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A good morning. For as long as he keeps coming to the UK, I’ll keep going to see him. #BobDylan
Screenshot showing successful purchase of tickets for Bob Dylan in Bournemouth.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Garden visitors at 4am last night.
2 hedgehogs in a garden at night.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is a cool thing worth supporting. You may not have used a phone box for a while, but you’ll be sorry when they’re all gone. #UseYourLocalPhoneBox
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A pod of about 8 dolphins joined us on our row this evening!
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Busy moth trap this morning.
Moths on a hand.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hydration break #WorldCup
Scene from Sideways where Miles downs the spit bucket at Frass Canyon.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Spent the day hanging out with some nice birds.
Barn owl on a bird handling glove.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Crossing the finish line of the 44 mile Classic Quarter earlier today with my son - a special way to round off an amazing day! Ignore the blue sky… the conditions this morning were probably the worst I’ve ever raced in! Brutal.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Classic Quarter race number has arrived. One week today!! 😬😬
Race number for Endurancelife Classic Quarter ultramarathon.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Three days with us now, Agnes is settling in well.
Fluffy grey/tortoiseshell Maine coon cat on a lap.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Picked this stunning girl up from the RSPCA yesterday. She’s a lovely new addition to the family!
Grey/tortoiseshell Maine coon girl cat staring out of a window intently. Fluffy grey/tortoiseshell Maine coon girl sat on the floor next to a sofa.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Falmouth Worm Charming Championships this weekend. A truly bonkers event. Surprisingly good as a spectator sport though!
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Proof that when I row, I don’t fuck around! 😂
Near the finish line in a race at the World Pilot Gig Championships on the Isles of Scilly.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Heading home tomorrow after the best weekend at World Pilot Gig Championships 2026 on the Scillies. We were DQ’d in the Vets, but came 52/132 in the Open. So proud of my crew. We got better with each race and gave absolutely everything we had. Winning our Saturday evening race was a real highlight.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This little legend!
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Shit view on the evening stroll.
Polridmouth, Cornwall, looking towards Gribbin Head. Rough sea, blue sky, evening light.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Just before sunset at Black Head, on last night’s long run.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Cats are weird.
Fluffy black cat sleeping in an inexplicable angle, on a sofa.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Driftwood stile with a view. @lakesstiles.bsky.social
Stile near Godrevy Head, Cornwall.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
West Penwith stylin’. @lakesstiles.bsky.social
Stile near Carn Galver Engine House, Cornwall.Stile somewhere near Men-an-Tol, Cornwall.Stile somewhere near Ding Dong Mines, Cornwall.Stile somewhere near Lanyon Quoit, Cornwall.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Of all my modest running achievements, becoming the ‘legend of dog shit alley’ surely ranks high above them all.
Strava screenshot of a trail run.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This blew my mind today. Reefs built by honeycomb worms. Zoom in and you can see every grain of sand placed with precision. Just incredible. #Cornwall
Reef structures built by honeycomb worms.Reef structures built by honeycomb worms on coastal rocks in Cornwall.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Be quick. Only 31 places left.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
For any Cornish runners, or if you fancy driving further for a 10k, my gig club puts on this event most years. It’s a fairly flat & fast, but quite an interesting route, being on the private clay road and through the damp and drippy Pinnock Tunnel. Always sells out. People love it.
sientries.co.uk
Tunnel 10k - Friday 3rd April 2026
10k run from Fowey to Par on the usually closed, private clay road between Par and Fowey. This road goes through the Pinnock tunnel, which is just over 1km long and the longest tunnel in Cornwall. It'...
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Morning.
The sea from Par Beach, Cornwall, in the morning sun.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
West Penwith coastal hike, day 2. St Just - St Ives. My favourite stretch of coast. Nice not to be running it for a change! But still hard work. The pasty and coffee in St Ives was monumental!
Botallack Mine engine house by the sea, in the mist.Somewhere between Pendeen and Gurnards Head.View looking east on the coast path at Gurnards Head.View looking west on the coast path towards Gurnards Head.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Day 1 of my West Penwith coastal hike. Nearly 25 miles today… Penzance to St Just. Truly stunning day out on the coast path!
Stones balancing on beach at Newlyn, sun rising over the sea behind.Cross monument at Lamorna Cove.Pedn Vounder beach.Looking out towards Longships Lighthouse with the Scillies in the distance behind.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
He’s a handsome little twat.
Fluffy black cat lying on side on a window sill.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Cold. But it’s never tough getting out of bed on a morning like this. #Cornwall #gigrowing
3 pilot gig oars out of the water. Flat sea, sun, and clear sky behind.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Brilliant announcement! One of their best line-ups in years.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
1 year old today.
Young fluffy black cat lying on his side on the sofa.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Does this mean I finally have to admit the 90s are over?
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
A bit more luck with aurora spotting tonight!
Aurora borealis in Tywardreath, Cornwall, England.Aurora borealis in Tywardreath, Cornwall, England.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Post-industrial stile in the Luxulyan Valley. @lakesstiles.bsky.social
Moss-covered stile on a wall in the Luxulyan Valley, Cornwall.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Such sad news to wake up to. 😔😔
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Stumbled across a pile of uni-era gig tickets. I’d honestly forgotten how cheap they used to be!
Old gig tickets on the floor.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Bollocks.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
No cheating. Post your most recent pic of your pet.
Fluffy black kitten on his back on the sofa.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Love the way ‘hope this year isn’t quite as shit as last year’ has become the new ‘have a great one, hope all your dreams come true!’. Nonetheless, happy new year all of you! 🥂🎆🎇
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Heligan Night Garden on great form this year.
Heligan’s Mud Maid lit up at night.Kingfisher light installation at night.Vole light installation at night.Mushroom light installation at night.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Par Beach this morning. What a lovely day it’s been.
Par Beach, Cornwall, on Christmas Day 2025. Sunshine on the water at low tide, with rays of light shining down from the clouds.
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Unimpressed Christmas cat.
Black cat under a bed with a Santa hat on. Looking less than impressed.
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