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Comms person by day, trying to raise £50k for charity before I'm 50 by... well, actually, I'm also doing that mostly during the day.

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Wednesday night with WIP. Genuinely enjoy being out with the gang. Thanks to the Head of Maths for the post run drink.

11.02.2026 22:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Super excited that our fab little fundraiser, Spin on the Square, is back for another year this May.

If you fancy joining in the fun this year and raising even more money for Children with Cancer UK, get clicking on this link 👉 lejogsisters.org.uk/spin-on-the-...

#fundraising

09.02.2026 08:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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HUGE thanks to the team at Beacon #parkrun and the gang from WIP Running for supporting One More Lap for Kids' Village today 🩷

👉 onemorelap.co.uk/events/lichf...

31.05.2025 15:15 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Another brilliant day at @shelsleywalsh.bsky.social for the Hagerty Hill Climb.

Is there a better view in motorsport?

18.05.2025 09:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#MCA 🩷

04.05.2025 12:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Took a wrong turn that added a few too many miles for my legs but...

What a glorious day for a ride ☀️

27.04.2025 18:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Runners take on Colchester's cancelled Hometown Half Marathon - BBC News An event organiser promises refunds after a half marathon continued to be advertised in error.

You know how it is, sometimes you just forget you've organised a half marathon... 😬

"Runners finish race despite 'no sign' of organiser"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

22.04.2025 16:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"Are you enjoying using this app?"

Mate, I use it to pay for parking. Of course I'm not enjoying using it.

22.04.2025 15:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Long run today to check if I could run a marathon if I really wanted. I could not.

#blueskyrunning

21.04.2025 14:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just imagine, somewhere in Birmingham right now, a striking bin man's son is dreaming of becoming a ballet dancer

18.04.2025 11:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A beautiful morning for a bit of #parkrun fun

#lichfield

12.04.2025 07:59 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congrats, Paul. Can't wait to pick up a copy.

10.04.2025 17:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Beautiful evening running with the gang from MARA last night

#lichfield #blueskyrunning

10.04.2025 09:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love, love, love this story:

"The accidental Shrimper: American student becomes Southend fan after boarding wrong boat"

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

07.04.2025 16:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why men are so unhealthy - and what can be done - BBC News Men are more likely to die prematurely than women - and worse at seeking care when they need it.

It's 'crisps' and 'eat less crisps', isn't it?

"Why are men so unhealthy - and what can be done"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.04.2025 15:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Healthy but lonely gen Zers drive UK gym membership to record high More health-conscious young people take total to 11.5m memberships, report finds, as experts cite social aspect alongside fitness

Social fitness groups are huge rn

Healthy but lonely gen Zers drive UK gym membership to record high via @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

03.04.2025 02:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hercule Van Wolfwinkle: 'Rubbish' pet artist raises £400k The artist from Worthing is about to have the second collection of his charity portraits published.

'Rubbish' pet artist Hercule Van Wolfwinkle (@portraitsbyhercule.bsky.social) raises £400,000 for charity - split between homelessness charity Turning Tides and Street.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.04.2025 21:27 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Buckinghamshire runner's London Marathon cash rockets after video - BBC News Videos of Darren Ryan training for the big race are getting millions of views across the world.

It's marathon season so brace yourself for lots of these stories but this has a lovely father/son hook

"Runner's marathon cash rockets after viral video"

www.bbc.com/news/article...

02.04.2025 21:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The only time a TV drama is ever described as "electrifying" is when it's sponsored by an electric car company

01.04.2025 19:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A beautiful evening for a bit of time behind bars

30.03.2025 17:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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People doing intense exercise experience time warp, study finds Research suggests those who push themselves when working out perceive time to move more slowly

Anyone who's ever attempted to plank could have told you this!

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

28.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Early, late 40s

17.03.2025 20:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Such a beautiful sky at sunset this evening at Sutton Park

11.03.2025 20:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

OK, so naked running.

Apparently this means running without GPS, music and any other tech.

I wish I knew this an hour ago.

08.03.2025 23:02 — 👍 8436    🔁 544    💬 372    📌 55
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Don't ever change, Lichfield #PancakeRaces

04.03.2025 12:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Oxford runner says it is 'a privilege' to be charity poster girl - BBC News Eileen Williams will be running her seventh OX5 Run for the Oxford Children's Hospital in March.

Runner, 80, 'privileged' to be charity poster girl

27.02.2025 22:50 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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You can never quite capture it, can you?

But there's an absolutely beautiful iridescent sky over Lichfield right now.

26.02.2025 17:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ha!

25.02.2025 20:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

TNT Sports have announced a grassroots initiative to encourage cycling use, as the broadcaster becomes the home of 2500 hours of elite racing.

I don't know. Perhaps the way to support grassroots is to put more cycling (such as the Tour) on free-to-air, rather than a big paywall?

25.02.2025 14:03 — 👍 236    🔁 30    💬 19    📌 5
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Parkrun should be prescribed on the NHS, charity behind it says Parkrun UK already works with a number of GP surgeries to help family doctors "socially prescribe" these events for their patients. But now it is calling for the initiative to be rolled out across the...

"Parkrun should be prescribed on the NHS, charity behind it says"

news.sky.com/story/amp/pa...

#running

25.02.2025 18:43 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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