Sunday morning run, Scholes loop then back through #Brighouse back to #Mirfield via #Battyeford Island. All unknown places to all but local West #Yorkshire folk! #loverunning #ukrunchat #Lidingoloppet

Hey there Matt Chorley this just arrived in the post for my wife, just thought I would share the proof of my selfie with antanddec (after ignoring KATY PERRY) as this was the story she shared to win your BBC Radio 5 Live Member of Matt's parliament certificate!! 😊 thank you 🙌

It's Thursday and time for my weekly early morning "I'm retired and I can do whatever I want" canal run to #Huddersfield and back Yesterday I was volunteering for #Bradford2025 #CityofCulture at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway production of #TheRailwayChildren Bradford 2025 #retirement

Brutally tough but necessary 14 mile training run this morning, thanks to Sherpa Mark and Wasim Hussain for keeping me going when it got really tough. Spectacular views across the #Yorkshire countryside though, almost made it worth it #stillloverunning #ukrunchat #running

It's another glorious Sunday so it must be long run day, 12.5 miles with a couple of big climbs, out of #Mirfield then out of #Brighouse We're both prepping for different September challenges, so useful miles in the bank #loverunning #running #ukrunchat #runchat

Need to have about 3 weeks of higher mileage (then a short taper) in preparation for #running the 30km #Lidingoloppet in #Stockholm in September, this effort after Sunday's 13 miles is a decent start... #loverunning #notquitemarathontraining #ukrunchat #retiredlife

Third "long" (ish) run in 5 days, as promised. 12.5 + 9 + 9 miles, happy with that #notquitemarathontraining #Lidingoloppet #ukrunchat #running

Long run Sunday, so another 15 miles today makes it 45 miles #running in the last 8 days. Two more weeks of this then a bit of a taper... #ukrunchat #notquitemarathontraining #Loverunning #Lidingoloppet

Trying to keep the momentum going with another decent effort. My pace when #running solo is getting boringly consistent! #ukrunchat #notquitemarathontraining #Lidingoloppet

Another in my series of boringly consistent runs, spending #Timeonfeet as I maintain my weekly #running distance (30 - 35 miles) before tapering. I let my early retired grey hair flutter in the breeze today instead of the usual baseball cap! #notquitemarathontraining #ukrunchat

Another weekend, another long training out and back - one more highish mileage #running week then I can chill a bit and look forward to #Lidingoloppet in #Stockholm at the end of September #notquitemarathontraining #ukrunchat @tcs

First time #running in the cool refreshing rain in months, makes a welcome change... Still churning out the 9 minute miles, training for participation in the biggest cross country race in the WORLD later this month #Lidingoloppet #Stockholm #notquitemarathontraining

Feeling tired but fantastic after my last long run before the #Lidingoloppet in #Stockholm at the end of September. 17 miles #running at close to race pace with significant climbing. Very happy with that. Tapering a little bit now.. #ukrunchat #notquitemarathontraining

After a quicker 9 miler on Saturday morning, this was my last long(ish) run at pretty much race pace, great to randomly bump into my mate Neil as well! Taking it easy now, looking forward to the #Lidingoloppet in #Stockholm at week on Saturday! #ukrunchat #loverunning

Last run before my #sweden trip to take part in the #Lidingoloppet, the biggest cross-country race in the world! #notquitemarathontraining #30km #ukrunchat

It's race day!!! Visited the expo yesterday at the #Lidingöloppet (did I mention that it's the biggest cross-country race in the world??!) Just need to hope the hotel do decent porridge now.... #loverunning #running #runchat #ukrunchat

The #Lidingöloppet did not disappoint, a brutal 30km cross-country run in #Sweden. I completed it in a little over 3 hours, got to be happy with that at my age, I spent the entire race #running with people mostly half my age! #ukrunchat #loverunning

After volunteering at the #BD25 #Bradford2025 #TurnerPrize exhibition on Thursday I was back in #Listerpark #running Lister Park parkrun, Bradford this morning, after a 6 mile warm up. First proper run since #Lidingöloppet, good to see the legs still work! #ukrunchat

Absolutely glorious day to be out #running Huddersfield parkrun this morning, with extra miles added pre and post as it's the start of another #marathontraining block for me. Great to catch up with Jeff and Helen too #loveparkrun #parkrun #ukrunchat

My old mate from my Wakefield Council days ran his 500th #parkrun today - he's a fantastic ambassador for parkrun 🌳 and sports participation more generally, and I couldn't be more pleased for him. Looking forward to seeing that blue shirt! #ukrunchat #parkrun500