Poems to dance to with @rachellyle123.bsky.social at Antony Szmierek

“Want a chair?” a spectator asks. “No..chairs are for finishers,” John replies. In the howling wind and rain, John Kelly completes a “Fun Run” at the 2025 Barkley Marathons in 39 hours and 50 minutes. Afterward, he takes the ceremonial bugle and plays his own taps.

The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #bm100

Is frozen ed out there this year? #BM100

Someone has quit by now. We don’t know who, we don’t know where, we don’t know why. But for sure someone has quit. We’ll find out who/when/why when they get back to camp. #BM100

My #bm100 spreadsheet has gained a tab for 2025! I remind you again that this is NOT a primary source. Just gathering online information into one place. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 11:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

Morning all you fabulous running community folks! For those of you who know the Barkley marathons, and I’m sure it’s most, pop over and click the follow button on the venerable Keith Dunn’s account @keithdunn.bsky.social - we await your wisdom, wit & whispers with bated breath! #BM100

In April of 2020, right in the thick of COVID's first onslaught, Naomi Wolf was getting pelters from me and others for saying that non-5G Belfast had the “calm” of the 1970s. (This despite Belfast *having* 5G and the 70s not being the calmest of times for Belfast). It was really... something.

At my in-laws. Four people, four beds, two adults, two children, two levels and a Christmas miracle if we don't step on / flatten the children by morning. #duvetknowitschristmas

1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.

So, let's try doing #duvetknowitschristmas here this evening? People are literally Driving Home For Christmas right now, which MIGHT JUST mean that they'll be sleeping somewhere unusual. 1/

Yes, people will post pictures on social media of sleeping arrangements on Xmas Eve and I will once again attempt to leverage this to raise money for charity — just pinning this to my profile to head off the relentless (i.e. sporadic) enquiries

Women's Aid NI statement on the murder of Karen Cummings. For information on support please visit: womensaidni.org

Today is 2024-12-14, the sun sets at 16:05:46 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 00 mins and 03 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack

Today is 2024-12-13, the sun sets at 16:05:43 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 00 mins and 00 secs. #GrandStretch #ZeroStretch

Paced the wee sis today at the seeley cup, a grand day out

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHRISTMAS AT DIAMONDS ….. THE CREME EGGS & MINI EGGS ARRIVED THIS MORNING AND ARE NOW ON SALE. 🎄🎄