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Malachy

@thebalanceguy

Health & fitness with a generous helping of circus. Mid forties and still looking at the world with the wonder of a child. Will only stop learning when they ...

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy Jun 14, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Actifit June 13th 2026

A long overdue return to my local parkrun got my day off to a good start, and going for breakfast with herself afterwards made it even better. I had a couple of hours of teaching circus workshops in…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 27, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC

Beach day Actifit : May 26th 2026

No group run this evening because we all decided to go to various beaches instead. So after running a couple of errands while herself was at work, I was ready to meet her afterwards and head for the…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 25, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Stiltwalking: Actifit May 24th 2026

I was fortunate to have a fairly local gig today: only a single hours drive each way. I mean does that even count as a drive? Not really with the way I travel! Lots of fun on my stilts, telling tall…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 10, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC

Run Killarney Actifit : May 9th2026

The calm before the storm… Of runners that is. An early start once again as I had to be at my location before the event road closures which came into place at 07:30. One great thing about these early…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 9, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC

Sitting day Actifit: May 8th 2026

Her royal fluffiness is not impressed with my long work-days, as it severely eats into her cuddle time! 2 hour drive, 8 hours on-set (almost entirely seated), then another 2 hours at the wheel to get…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 8, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC

Actifit May 7th 2026

Sometimes you have so much to do, you don’t know where to start. Today was one of those days. About an hour in the garden reducing down a lot of bigger branches to more mulcher manageable sizes means…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 7, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC

My Actifit Report Card: May 6th 2026

Very little activity today, except for clapping my hands a LOT. After a 2 hour drive, I was an audience member for the filming of a TV game show, which means I spent almost the entire day sitting dow…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 5, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

Stiltwalking lessons & running group - Actifit:May 5th2026

Oops, it’s my first appointment of the day, and at 10:39 I’m late! Ollie was waiting with his nose against the glass for his 10:30am neck scratches. “Youre late, hooman! For this infraction you shall…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 5, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Garden, canal & wetlands- Actifit: May 4th 2026

One of beautiful things about the cherry blosom is that even when the flowers fall off, they create a beautiful carpet around the tree. No grass cutting today, instead im sowing some seeds; courgette…

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Malachy
@thebalanceguy May 4, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

Garden clearing - Actifit:May 3rd 2026

Another day where I spend a couple of hours clearing branches. Im progressing far enough that I’m now pulling briers/brambles/blackberry plants which are sprawling all over the place after many years…

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