In case anyone on here was doing The Northern Traverse (anyone of the races) and still plans to do the route, please note that some fab people have set up an unofficial support network. For more info follow Community Traverse on Instagram or DM me and I'll get you added to the WhatsApp group.

"Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?"

A birthday trip to Hay on Wye (Hay Bluff) and a trig with a Welsh Dragon. Draig goch.

Bloody hell, Shrewsbury; another win and I'll havevto go for a trim!

Help @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social get the message across to the UK Government that they need to get tough on supermarket plastic. Greenpeace are petitioning for the UK Government to push for a Global Plastics Treaty that reduces plastic production. 204,765 have signed. Help them reach 250,000.

We call upon the Green Running community to head out for a barefoot run today in solidarity of our co-founder @ultradamo.bsky.social #Barefoot #BM100 #GoDamo

laz: How’s it going Damian? Damian Hall: Probably exactly how you want it to be going. #BM100

The #BM100 sheet has a 2026 tab now! - Not a primary source, and neither are most of its sources, WILL contain misinformation - Don't share screenshots, share the link, so people see corrections - Refresh the page manually even if it says it can do it automatically docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

1/3 - When enough of us share evidence & advocate for better ways of doing things, organisers & brands listen. Speaking out isn’t just about pointing out problems; it’s about combining our voices into a powerful force multiplier. More in our latest blog. #HowWeSpeakOut #SmallSteps

We’re calling for World Cup matches to be moved outside of Trump’s US. Football brings communities together, Trump tears them apart. Sign the petition as part of our new campaign: Football Against Fascism. 1/2 FootballAgainstFascism.org

1/3 "The most important thing we can do is to make climate breakdown a normal conversation." 🗣️ @ultradamo.bsky.social believes #HowWeSpeakOut is our most powerful tool. It’s about progress, not perfection, and using our collective voice to demand change. 🌍

Have you ever tried jogging down a muddy path while carrying a heavy camera bag? That was me after spending sunrise on Caer Caradoc, near Church Stretton. As I headed back down the hill I spotted some sheep in a field and realised they were being herded into a lane. I started to run...

@thegreenrunners.bsky.social TGR meet up in Hawes as requested.

Registration for the Northern Challenger completed at Hardraw; now for a 12 hour shift at Hawes YHA looking after the full Spiners. #montanespinerace

Man at work. We Will Get to Hawes.

Operation Get to Hawes begins. Path clearance under way. Only 30 metres of uphill drive to negotiate after this. Currently I am directing operations from inside - trying to ascertain if the road at the top of our drive is navigable. Proper Spiney.

People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2 People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280

Ice in the pool today. Ok no evidence exist of my actually being in there but there was no one else about and I wasn't about to try an in icy pool selfie!

Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party. It doesn't have to be this way. 180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate. Stand and be counted. Join.greenparty.org.uk

I found this in an owd paper a few years ago, alus nice to see it pop up on social media #Shrewsbury #shropshire #rocknroll

Amazon benefits from Trump’s tax cuts and attacks on labour; while the US government benefits from Amazon’s funding, political support, and provision of surveillance technologies. Here we explain why our #BoycottAmazon campaign can go beyond disapproval of its UK tax avoidance: bit.ly/4lQQXP0

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Harrogate Town v Shrewsbury Town. League Ground 117 for me. 90 out of current 92.

It looked bleak outside at 7am. The Shropshire hills were shrouded in mist. The rain was biblical; the winds strong but I had great fun. I ended the run by jumping into the stream in Cardingmill Valley and wading about (whilst picking out litter)- so pleased was I to see water now restored to it.

1/2 Check out this fantastic new resource developed as a collab between Dr. Kim Nicholas & Project Drawdown. Their interactive tool provides tailored advice to help you make the most of your climate superpowers. Take action. Fight climate change. jointheshift.earth @projectdrawdown.bsky.social

All 21 Anglesey trigs completed over a long weekend. This was a very windy Bwrrd Arthur and I was clinging on for dear life!

Six Anglesey trigs done today whilst Frank runs the Ring of fire. This one was bonkers and involved rock climbing and then bashing through very dense and deep bracken. Forever indebted to OS mapping!

Holyhead Mountain trig #4/21. A lesson learned- if we've an hour for the car park it's best that estimating distance isn't up to me. As we climbed, the heavens opened & the wind howled. Trig gained, we'd 20 mins to make it back so a mad dash ensued - perhaps not the best prep for Frank's race!

Whilst Frank is running The Ring of Fire, (and in between crewing for him), I have a plan to visit all 21 Ynys Mon (Anglesey) Trig points. Grabbed #1 on the way to our Holyhead base - very difficult to find as it was hidden in a hedge and all the more satisfying for it. Cefn-Cwmmwd.

The boss of the world's biggest oil company (and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund) is jetting in to greet his subjects in Newcastle tonight... 👇 Totally normal goings on in 2025 😬🤢🫣

Oops… I got carried away #EndDuchenne www.justgiving.com/page/nicki-l...

A fabulous race Festival in the beautiful South Shropshire Countryside. Entries open 9am Friday 23nd August vis sientries

🔴 FIFA and UEFA need to get serious about heat dangers. It can't just be left to players 👇 🔴 Dangerous heat will impact the next two Men's World Cups in North America, Spain, Morocco 🌡️ 🔴 Future proofing football means serious climate policy. Ending fossil fuel sponsorship is a common sense start 📣

1/3 Did you know we have 15,000 followers on Instagram? That’s amazing! But only 7% of followers are members & it’s our members who power real change. Membership is just £2.20/month or your local equivalent (£2 + transaction fees). Less than an energy gel. #JoinTheMovement #RunningForChange

If, like me, the constant sight of Nigel Fagash on your telly makes you grit your teeth so hard your sphincter seals up tighter than a Pharoah's tomb, follow the link below to tell Sky News to pack it in.

Oh dear😅 Nick Ferrari thinks the Trump Baby balloon is "neither clever nor funny" & shouldn't be flown to protest him visiting the UK... Should we pack it all in then? To avoid the 😱indecency?

If you're feeling as helpless as I am about Gaza - here's something that might make a small difference - www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethical-camp...

"Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders." (Words by Mary Schmich)

🔴 Guardiola: "We are a disaster. We are exhausted. The CWC destroyed us" 🔴 Player's Union: "CWC proves, to the point of absurdity, that it is urgent to stop this massacre game. He flouts the physical and mental health of players for a few more dollars." 🔴 Time for big voices to make change happen.

Great to see this story in The Guardian. Would love to hear weather forecasters refering to an incoming storm as Fossily Mcfuelface or BigOil. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🤔 what names might you propose to the UK Met Office? 🤔

I don't know if it was entirely due to my complaint (!) but they have changed the article. Now has Shane as first male but Anna overall winner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The usual 'spectacular' journalism from the BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Shane Morgan "finished first in the Montane Summer Spine men's race across the Pennine Way, in 91h 45" Bless her "On the women's leaderboard, London-based Anna Troup came first with a time of 84h 56" No mention of Irene.

On the way up to Kirk Yetholm to give a hand at the finish of the @spinerace.bsky.social , I wondered whether I might bag an easy trig (not having time to do The Cheviot ones!). I found this one, just over the Scottish border - called Dolphinston Trig. (Scottishly surrounded by thistles). Perfect!

@spinerace.bsky.social Bellingham CP 5 Crew. The Dream Team!

Bellingham is closed and the final chickens are coming home to roost on the @spinerace.bsky.social . It will be hot today and there are some very sore feet out there. I'm willing the lovely Jody Manning home. #thespinerace

Ladies take first & second place overall at the @spinerace.bsky.social Awesome work by Anna Troup and Irene Kinnegam. I was chatting to Irene at Bellingham & she was telling me that she wasn't worried about placings; she just wanted to finish to exorcise the demons of her last time on the course.

A manic day in Bellingham today with a large number of Northern Challenger athletes as well as a handful of Full Spiners. Hard work but so rewarding to see these lovely people do awesome things.

Ready for Registration of the new Montane Spine Northern Sprint at Bellingham.