Wishing @gavinfreeguard.com the biggest of good luck for his first ever marathon tomorrow at #Brighton. May the wind and blisters be in your favour 🫶
#RunningIsFunning
#RunningIsFunning
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April 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Wishing @gavinfreeguard.com the biggest of good luck for his first ever marathon tomorrow at #Brighton. May the wind and blisters be in your favour 🫶
#RunningIsFunning
#RunningIsFunning
Very muddy and very hilly Ironwood Challenge today. You know it’s tricky when they have to provide a tethered rope to pull yourself up the side of a quarry! 😬😳
(Including before / after photo)
#RunningIsFunning
(Including before / after photo)
#RunningIsFunning
February 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Very muddy and very hilly Ironwood Challenge today. You know it’s tricky when they have to provide a tethered rope to pull yourself up the side of a quarry! 😬😳
(Including before / after photo)
#RunningIsFunning
(Including before / after photo)
#RunningIsFunning
Thrilled to have Ben at Hidden Jewel Tattoos back in my life - now at his new shop in Exmouth.
He has done all my tattoos and now number 14 too, marking completion of my first ultra marathon.
Photo of tattoo to follow…when it’s not bleeding 😆 #RunningIsFunning
He has done all my tattoos and now number 14 too, marking completion of my first ultra marathon.
Photo of tattoo to follow…when it’s not bleeding 😆 #RunningIsFunning
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thrilled to have Ben at Hidden Jewel Tattoos back in my life - now at his new shop in Exmouth.
He has done all my tattoos and now number 14 too, marking completion of my first ultra marathon.
Photo of tattoo to follow…when it’s not bleeding 😆 #RunningIsFunning
He has done all my tattoos and now number 14 too, marking completion of my first ultra marathon.
Photo of tattoo to follow…when it’s not bleeding 😆 #RunningIsFunning
Today was an off road run with slippy mud, hills (including one we had to crawl up), wind, sun and hail.
All worth it for the views from the top and the third medal in Burnham Harriers 2025 trilogy. #RunningIsFunning
All worth it for the views from the top and the third medal in Burnham Harriers 2025 trilogy. #RunningIsFunning
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today was an off road run with slippy mud, hills (including one we had to crawl up), wind, sun and hail.
All worth it for the views from the top and the third medal in Burnham Harriers 2025 trilogy. #RunningIsFunning
All worth it for the views from the top and the third medal in Burnham Harriers 2025 trilogy. #RunningIsFunning
A wonderful weekend in the North West starting with Crosby Parkrun, followed by brunch with good friends in “Emily’s at Formby’s”.
An evening of Strictly with family before a sub-hour finish at the Wirral 10K and seeing the Jane Tomlinson Appeal Run For All team too. #RunningIsFunning
An evening of Strictly with family before a sub-hour finish at the Wirral 10K and seeing the Jane Tomlinson Appeal Run For All team too. #RunningIsFunning
October 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A wonderful weekend in the North West starting with Crosby Parkrun, followed by brunch with good friends in “Emily’s at Formby’s”.
An evening of Strictly with family before a sub-hour finish at the Wirral 10K and seeing the Jane Tomlinson Appeal Run For All team too. #RunningIsFunning
An evening of Strictly with family before a sub-hour finish at the Wirral 10K and seeing the Jane Tomlinson Appeal Run For All team too. #RunningIsFunning
#Parkrun tourism today at #Crosby. Mile of sand, mile of tarmac, mile of grass. Cool to run around Anthony Gormley’s “Another Place” iron men. #RunningIsFunning #ParkrunFamily
October 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
#Parkrun tourism today at #Crosby. Mile of sand, mile of tarmac, mile of grass. Cool to run around Anthony Gormley’s “Another Place” iron men. #RunningIsFunning #ParkrunFamily
5k jog to army running cadences was pretty good, breathing worked, got a bit slow and tippy-toe on the hills but mostly kept the cadence going.
Had a couple jars o' whisky and wine
Runnin' em off in double time
Sound off - Sound off!
Do ya love it - Yes we love it
#runningisfunning
Had a couple jars o' whisky and wine
Runnin' em off in double time
Sound off - Sound off!
Do ya love it - Yes we love it
#runningisfunning
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
5k jog to army running cadences was pretty good, breathing worked, got a bit slow and tippy-toe on the hills but mostly kept the cadence going.
Had a couple jars o' whisky and wine
Runnin' em off in double time
Sound off - Sound off!
Do ya love it - Yes we love it
#runningisfunning
Had a couple jars o' whisky and wine
Runnin' em off in double time
Sound off - Sound off!
Do ya love it - Yes we love it
#runningisfunning
Fab weekend at home starting with my 150th parkrun (and fastest of 2025), then a sauna and ice plunge session, before Taunton 10K race today - at which I astounded myself by finishing in under an hour (I thought such a goal was beyond me!) #RunningIsFunning
September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Fab weekend at home starting with my 150th parkrun (and fastest of 2025), then a sauna and ice plunge session, before Taunton 10K race today - at which I astounded myself by finishing in under an hour (I thought such a goal was beyond me!) #RunningIsFunning
Loved #parkrun at Billericay this morning.
Fantastic volunteer team (great first timers briefing) and a steady four lap course (little hill four times just to keep it interesting). Ran with my mothership who was first in her age group.
Cooled down with icecream in cafe after. #RunningIsFunning
Fantastic volunteer team (great first timers briefing) and a steady four lap course (little hill four times just to keep it interesting). Ran with my mothership who was first in her age group.
Cooled down with icecream in cafe after. #RunningIsFunning
July 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Loved #parkrun at Billericay this morning.
Fantastic volunteer team (great first timers briefing) and a steady four lap course (little hill four times just to keep it interesting). Ran with my mothership who was first in her age group.
Cooled down with icecream in cafe after. #RunningIsFunning
Fantastic volunteer team (great first timers briefing) and a steady four lap course (little hill four times just to keep it interesting). Ran with my mothership who was first in her age group.
Cooled down with icecream in cafe after. #RunningIsFunning
Proud to be wearing my @transsolidarity.bsky.social “Maybe I’m Trans?” badge at my run event today. #RunningIsFunning #LWithTheT
June 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Proud to be wearing my @transsolidarity.bsky.social “Maybe I’m Trans?” badge at my run event today. #RunningIsFunning #LWithTheT
Fantastic weekend in #Leeds with Jane Tomlinson Appeal team. Parkrun, exploring, 10K race, family, friends. Full heart 💙 #RunningIsFunning
June 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Fantastic weekend in #Leeds with Jane Tomlinson Appeal team. Parkrun, exploring, 10K race, family, friends. Full heart 💙 #RunningIsFunning
A brutal but fun Cheddar Gorge Challenge Half Marathon today.
Constant (and largely severe) hills, technical sections but breathtakingly fabulous views.
Training aim was for time on feet and challenging terrain. Got both.
#RunningIsFunning #UltraTraining
Constant (and largely severe) hills, technical sections but breathtakingly fabulous views.
Training aim was for time on feet and challenging terrain. Got both.
#RunningIsFunning #UltraTraining
June 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A brutal but fun Cheddar Gorge Challenge Half Marathon today.
Constant (and largely severe) hills, technical sections but breathtakingly fabulous views.
Training aim was for time on feet and challenging terrain. Got both.
#RunningIsFunning #UltraTraining
Constant (and largely severe) hills, technical sections but breathtakingly fabulous views.
Training aim was for time on feet and challenging terrain. Got both.
#RunningIsFunning #UltraTraining
Excited - & a bit terrified - to announce my next running challenge.
This September I’ll take on a 50 miles ultramarathon to test my limits & fundraise for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal. It will take me around 14 hours 😱 #RunningIsFunning
(Image created by AI : ChatGPT, more on that in a blog soon).
This September I’ll take on a 50 miles ultramarathon to test my limits & fundraise for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal. It will take me around 14 hours 😱 #RunningIsFunning
(Image created by AI : ChatGPT, more on that in a blog soon).
May 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Excited - & a bit terrified - to announce my next running challenge.
This September I’ll take on a 50 miles ultramarathon to test my limits & fundraise for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal. It will take me around 14 hours 😱 #RunningIsFunning
(Image created by AI : ChatGPT, more on that in a blog soon).
This September I’ll take on a 50 miles ultramarathon to test my limits & fundraise for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal. It will take me around 14 hours 😱 #RunningIsFunning
(Image created by AI : ChatGPT, more on that in a blog soon).
My two faces of #parkrun (both this morning.
1 - the relaxed, catalogue pose pre-event 😎
2 - the during-run questioning all my life choices and not a good advert for running being fun 😆
#RunningIsFunning
1 - the relaxed, catalogue pose pre-event 😎
2 - the during-run questioning all my life choices and not a good advert for running being fun 😆
#RunningIsFunning
May 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My two faces of #parkrun (both this morning.
1 - the relaxed, catalogue pose pre-event 😎
2 - the during-run questioning all my life choices and not a good advert for running being fun 😆
#RunningIsFunning
1 - the relaxed, catalogue pose pre-event 😎
2 - the during-run questioning all my life choices and not a good advert for running being fun 😆
#RunningIsFunning
My run this morning was awash with nature and sun and it filled my heart.
Herons flying, a deer swimming, cows (and calves), horses and goats, a grey wagtail and swan (on top of heaps of ducks, moorhens, coots and dogs being walked).
#RunningIsFunning
Herons flying, a deer swimming, cows (and calves), horses and goats, a grey wagtail and swan (on top of heaps of ducks, moorhens, coots and dogs being walked).
#RunningIsFunning
May 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My run this morning was awash with nature and sun and it filled my heart.
Herons flying, a deer swimming, cows (and calves), horses and goats, a grey wagtail and swan (on top of heaps of ducks, moorhens, coots and dogs being walked).
#RunningIsFunning
Herons flying, a deer swimming, cows (and calves), horses and goats, a grey wagtail and swan (on top of heaps of ducks, moorhens, coots and dogs being walked).
#RunningIsFunning
Take it steady, no-one will be judging you and loads will be supporting the immense effort you’re putting in. #RunningIsFunning
May 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Take it steady, no-one will be judging you and loads will be supporting the immense effort you’re putting in. #RunningIsFunning
A beautiful course for #parkrun today (though hill they call “hilarious” most definitely was not! 😆).
Overall it was undulating though and made for an enjoyable run - and collecting my “J” for the alphabet. #RunningIsFunning
Overall it was undulating though and made for an enjoyable run - and collecting my “J” for the alphabet. #RunningIsFunning
May 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A beautiful course for #parkrun today (though hill they call “hilarious” most definitely was not! 😆).
Overall it was undulating though and made for an enjoyable run - and collecting my “J” for the alphabet. #RunningIsFunning
Overall it was undulating though and made for an enjoyable run - and collecting my “J” for the alphabet. #RunningIsFunning
This weekend I completed (entirely unintentionally!) a #Parkrun challenge. Groundhog Day is running exactly the same time, at the same Parkrun, on two consecutive weeks.
Couldn’t have done it if I’d tried 😆
#RunningIsFunning
Couldn’t have done it if I’d tried 😆
#RunningIsFunning
April 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This weekend I completed (entirely unintentionally!) a #Parkrun challenge. Groundhog Day is running exactly the same time, at the same Parkrun, on two consecutive weeks.
Couldn’t have done it if I’d tried 😆
#RunningIsFunning
Couldn’t have done it if I’d tried 😆
#RunningIsFunning
A lovely sunny #parkrun this morning at Longrun Meadow.
Decided not to think about pace at all but pick someone who usually finishes around me and focus on beating them. The result? I did beat them and did my fastest time of 2025. #RunningIsFunning
Decided not to think about pace at all but pick someone who usually finishes around me and focus on beating them. The result? I did beat them and did my fastest time of 2025. #RunningIsFunning
April 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A lovely sunny #parkrun this morning at Longrun Meadow.
Decided not to think about pace at all but pick someone who usually finishes around me and focus on beating them. The result? I did beat them and did my fastest time of 2025. #RunningIsFunning
Decided not to think about pace at all but pick someone who usually finishes around me and focus on beating them. The result? I did beat them and did my fastest time of 2025. #RunningIsFunning
Thrilled to finally be allowed to wear my parkrun limited edition Brooks shoes as I met a training target (self imposed) today.
They saw me round my second 4.5 mile run of the day. I do love a split run. #RunningIsFunning
They saw me round my second 4.5 mile run of the day. I do love a split run. #RunningIsFunning
March 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thrilled to finally be allowed to wear my parkrun limited edition Brooks shoes as I met a training target (self imposed) today.
They saw me round my second 4.5 mile run of the day. I do love a split run. #RunningIsFunning
They saw me round my second 4.5 mile run of the day. I do love a split run. #RunningIsFunning
Cold and sunny #parkrun this morning at Longrun Meadow in Taunton.
Still surprised how often I fail to learn lessons in my running.
Memo to me: do *not* go off too fast…you *will* end up staggering through the final mile 🤦♀️ #RunningIsFunning
Still surprised how often I fail to learn lessons in my running.
Memo to me: do *not* go off too fast…you *will* end up staggering through the final mile 🤦♀️ #RunningIsFunning
March 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cold and sunny #parkrun this morning at Longrun Meadow in Taunton.
Still surprised how often I fail to learn lessons in my running.
Memo to me: do *not* go off too fast…you *will* end up staggering through the final mile 🤦♀️ #RunningIsFunning
Still surprised how often I fail to learn lessons in my running.
Memo to me: do *not* go off too fast…you *will* end up staggering through the final mile 🤦♀️ #RunningIsFunning
Fab to push over a Parkrun distance this afternoon.
It was my first run over 5K in six months and hopefully the first step in the long training plan for my next event … 🤔
#RunningIsFunning #Running #Run
It was my first run over 5K in six months and hopefully the first step in the long training plan for my next event … 🤔
#RunningIsFunning #Running #Run
February 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fab to push over a Parkrun distance this afternoon.
It was my first run over 5K in six months and hopefully the first step in the long training plan for my next event … 🤔
#RunningIsFunning #Running #Run
It was my first run over 5K in six months and hopefully the first step in the long training plan for my next event … 🤔
#RunningIsFunning #Running #Run
A fab #parkrun, if chilly, this morning at Kingdom. Hillier than I remembered but wonderful to see all the other runners. Took some stick for my @tottenhamhotspur.com hat 😉
#RunningIsFunning #parkrunUK
#RunningIsFunning #parkrunUK
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A fab #parkrun, if chilly, this morning at Kingdom. Hillier than I remembered but wonderful to see all the other runners. Took some stick for my @tottenhamhotspur.com hat 😉
#RunningIsFunning #parkrunUK
#RunningIsFunning #parkrunUK
Some local #parkrun tourism today to avoid the mud and enjoy some different scenery at Burnham & Highbridge. #RunningIsFunning #parkrunUK
February 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Some local #parkrun tourism today to avoid the mud and enjoy some different scenery at Burnham & Highbridge. #RunningIsFunning #parkrunUK