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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 19h

And another video - because why not? Should credit wifelet @alice_staniford videography skillz or she won’t be happy.

Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 19h

First proper ride on the road bike, on the road, in 18mths. It’s been superb on the @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social Electric G-Line but lovely to be back on the @trekbikes.bsky.social. Next step: using #MagPeds on the road. Until now, they’ve been turbo only while I build confidence & fitness. Onwards

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rucking 5kg @ Haldon today. After weeks of 2-mile Green trail I decided to try the 3-mile Raptor trail. Steep ascents/descents really pushed prosthetics. Also only the 2nd 5k I’ve done (after ParkRun), so very happy. Tired quads and glutes though! Onwards.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Enjoying a well-earned @guinnessgb 0% after a day’s filming with directeur extraordinaire @joenorledge. Shots captured in the gym, on the turbo, in a field, all featuring my customary seductive yet tantalisingly accessible form. You lucky people. Release date TBC.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The sun sets on another consistent hard week. Highest CTL and ATL in about a decade. Kit and fit now all good - shame about the fitness 😂 Filming with @joenorledge tomorrow and Counselling course on Tuesday and we begin again.

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@jackiandaspen performs an operatic duet together. 🦜🎶🎙️ "Just two highly trained musicians performing Queen of the Night together. One of us has a music degree; The other one poops on me." #bird #music #opera #talent

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Took advantage of med appt in town yesterday to visit newly-opened @blacksheepcoffee.bsky.social branch in #Exeter. Massive range and very busy, but impressed to see 6am opening times. At last a safe haven to visit on super early rides! Cakes were great, coffee was ok but more testing needed.

Tom sitting at a table outside in the sun. On the table are two different coffees in Black Sheep Coffee branded cups, and two slices of cake. He is wearing a baseball cap and a navy hoody and is looking at his phone.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Also, LOOK AT MY DISCO SLIPPERS. so glad to to at last combine the @trekbikes.bsky.social shoes with #MagPeds pedals. Now just need some fresh bartape…

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

After weeks of incremental progress on this #amputation journey, I finally rode with clipless pedals again today. And I can’t tell you how much better my confidence, stability, pedalling, and power transfer is - in just one session. HUGE thanks to #MagPeds. Next step: trying them on the road

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Thomas A. Hammer @thomasahammer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has an active arrest warrant for Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity Under international law, sitting heads of government enjoy immunity ratione personae (head-of-state immunity). But there should be a podium ban at all UN Assemblies.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Physio assessment yday. Good to know I still work. Mostly. Some very useful exercises to work on, though. And Day 2 of Counselling course all today. Also mostly working, and with good feedback and exercises to implement too. Pretty tired all round, tbh. Trying to develop across the board. Still.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My audition for the Royal Ballet was sadly unsuccessful. I did have much more success, however, at yesterday’s @proactiveprosthetics x @hkphysioltd Amputee Running Workshop at Exeter Arena. Good fun, good people, and learned a great deal from Holly King, Josh Bess, Alan McDougall and Katy McIntosh.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Very slack on the social media front, but very busy in real life. First sportive with prosthetics last Saturday, first day of new Counselling course on Tuesday, and first amputee running workshop yesterday. All good fun and new ground, but predictably quite tired. And limbs sore. More sleep needed.

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Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

You can make a case that antisocial #motornormativity feeds into the social media outcry from a small & impassioned group (& the associated online abuse of councillors) that results whenever any scheme is proposed involving #TrafficRestriction or removing of parking to make walking & cycling safer

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It was a privilege and a pleasure to ride the 30-mile route option at the @devonairambulance.bsky.social’s first sportive yesterday. The rain held off, the riding company was superb, and 2000ft ascent in 30-miles was a stimulating challenge (!)

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Apologies for relative silence of late - have been enjoying the iOS Screen Time limits for social media apps. Also, lots of studying/reading for a new course I’m doing, and trying to get knees healed in time for sportive on Saturday. So… life. Innit. Hope you’re all well. DM if not.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My big objectives today: test the new shower. Ideally without falling off the fold-down chair. And after that, redress knee wounds, which should be pretty close to ‘acceptable to ride turbo trainer tomorrow’ standard. In other news: social media app limit is working great. Goodbye! 👋

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’ve instituted limits on all my Social Media app use, and it’s brilliant. 30m on IG, 30 on here, 15 on everything else. I don’t have any social clients currently, so guilt-free recapturing of my time/focus. Should’ve done it ages ago. (Forgive me if it takes me a day to reply or acknowledge you).

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@wayswithweirds.bsky.social gave your book to someone today. Hope he is as enthusiastic about your work as I am. Maybe something will come of it. T

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Juggling training and ongoing issues for two weeks with the prosthetics. Rub and impact wounds keep reopening. Waiting for ‘emergency’ appt to modify prosthetic and liner. Legs healing and not really painful so just the usual waiting and non-linear training progress. Onwards.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

1st Oct is the traditional start of #MincePie season for me, so when I unexpectedly stumbled across the first boxes in @morrisons yesterday (4th September!) my defences were, very understandably, down. So it begins. Onwards.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Bathroom nearing completion. There’s a fold-down seat hidden to the left of the shower and there are some additional grab bars to come, but the main bits are all plugged in and working.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One thing I will say about my dogs - they have exquisite taste in cheese. Should’ve seen how quickly they rocketed to me when I broke out the Cambozola this evening. They also like Montagnolo but know that’s for special occasions. #standards #cheese

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Entering my 5th year as a Chartered Marketer. Time flies. Now using the new title CIM have introduced: not a Chartered Marketer and Fellow (CMktr FCIM), but now a Chartered Fellow (CFCIM). Same me. Same commitment to marketing excellence and ongoing professional development.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Back when I started cycling (this makes me sound very old) you were ‘hi-tech’ if you had a wireless cadence sensor (premium upgrade, very fancy). Cont’d…

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just under 2wks until the @devonairambulance.bsky.social Cycle Challenge. 30, 50 and 100-mile distances - have you got your place? Optional fundraising of £100 will earn you this snazzy jersey! (Seductive male model not included). Hope to see you there! Sign up now at: www.daat.org/support-us/f...

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sunday. No builders, no volunteering, no medical appts, no work, no studying, no events, no meet ups, no training. Just me, a book, and my espresso machine. By design. Il dolce far niente.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our 6-date run of @parkrunuk volunteering now complete, we had a quick walk on the seafront and a @bumbleandsea coffee. Onwards.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Is it a tent? Is it a poncho? I don’t really know. I’m cosy and dry but unfortunately do look like a dalek. After weeks of heatwave drought, our first wet volunteer @parkrunuk arrived @exmouthparkrun.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Long story short: American lady moved to Scottish island, sued a small community-run café as ‘No Dogs Allowed’ (except Guides, obv). Her legal case is bankrupting the poor community org’s (who don’t get legal fees paid). See: www.thenational.scot/news/2650201... (she is unhinged). Cont’d…

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Save Our Community Centre

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Tomorrow we will be volunteering at @exmouthparkrun, the last of the local @parkrunuk events on our hit list. It’s been wonderful to be able to contribute to our local community, and revel in the wide variety of courses and people we have met. At the sme time, nice to have Saturdays back for cycling

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ValK. Proxy UHTG. @valkphotos.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP Jesus Dolly Parton #AltText : Hollywood REPORTER cover with a picture of Dolly Parton saying: "I've got transgender people. I've got gays. I've got lesbians. I've got drunks. I've got drug addicts — all within my own family. I know and love them all, and I do not judge." Amen.

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Andy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

“We took the children off the roads. In 1971, 80% of seven and eight year olds got to school on their own. By 1990 it was 9%, and the fall has not stopped: more children are driven than ever, and cycling to school still barely registers. We did not defeat the danger. We surrendered to it.”

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Last Wed I picked up some wounds to my stumps, which I’ve been ‘managing’ so I can continue training. Sadly today one leg was swollen up so much I couldn’t get it into prosthetic - so no cycling today or for a few days to allow proper healing. *grumble* #GrumpyTom #Grump

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP Dolly Parton. By all accounts one of the very good ones.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

113w > 132w for comparable HR. I’ll take that. #Comeback

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

They have broken my toilet. Sorting a more accessible bathroom. And a wildfire sprang up on local fields, brought under control only in the field next to us. That was an uncomfortable moment. Neither of these things have made training or working easy this week, but we crack on.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Some successes today. Waved in-laws goodbye. Did my turbo session. Didn’t die. Leg wounds held up. Managed to unclip from MagPed pedals - sorted out my technique. Downside is I rounded a bolt. World’s Worst Mechanic strikes again. Into every life some rain etc etc. But I’ll take it. Peace.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Tomorrow’s big challenges: get through intense turbo session with small abrasions on Roger and Trevor holding up. Master (or at least take a positive step towards) disengaging from my #MagPeds - because I can’t use platform pedals forever and I really need them/me to work.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ticked off @greendalefarmshopparkrun today, #5 on our hit list of volunteering at local @parkrunuk. Next week is @exmouthparkrun and the end of our odyssey - time to focus a bit more on me and cycling.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Skipped deadlifts today and just did core/upper weights as some surface wounds to the knees from prosthetics. Instead of boring gym content, please enjoy some tasteful shots from Wednesday’s @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social adventure! #LifeUnfolded

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

2hrs on the road today, all in zone 0-1. Knackered. Whopping 10.5mph avg. Remember what I was saying about rock bottom? 😂 From tiny acorns, mighty oaks etc. Had a nice coffee though 👍

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Contrary to popular opinion, Rock Bottom can actually be a very stable and optimistic space. The only way is up. Latest blog: tomstaniford.substack.com/p/33-the-sta...

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33. The Stability of Rock Bottom

The hard work begins now

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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.com · 17/08/2026

Pretty astounding that BBC News goes with this headline rather than, say, the removal of disability benefits from millions of British citizens.

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Tom Staniford @tomstaniford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I have weathered (5? 6?) heatwaves, 5 surgeries, 2 new prosthetics and have at last, joyfully and with great satisfaction, come to Rock Bottom. The view is awesome. Latest Blog: tomstaniford.substack.com/p/33-the-sta...

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