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... It’s time to see what I can do,

to test the limits and break through,

no rights, no wrongs, no rules for me!

I’m FREE!

On a beautiful sunny morning, hundreds of runners in all sorts of fancy dress at Parkrun! Emily the 40min pacer wore an inflatable Santa suit, one club turned up as elves, there was an astronaut, JC himself, Santa riding an inflatable reindeer, LOADS of antlers and even one brave soul dressed in a large wrapped cardboard box, complete with big red bow and ribbon.

I wasn’t fast, but I passed the parcel 🤣🤣🤣.

Happy running everyone, a very Merry Christmas and here’s to a healthy and happy 2019.

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EmpemGraduate10

What a hoot.You look lovely.Glad Jeremy Corbyn was there, we've been wondering where he was!!!!!

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toEmpem

🤣

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Irish-JohnGraduate10

You look wonderful :) Merry Christmas EQ :)

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toIrish-John

Thanks IJ - it was a great laugh!

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate10

This has made me smile😊...and I'm not feeling very smily😷

Sounds wonderful.. Good on you, you look fantastic!

Merry Christmas.🌲🎅xxx

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toBluebirdrunner

🤗🙌YAY! Glad I made you smile Bluebird! That was the idea. Loved seeing everyone grinning - and I even sang bits of ‘Let it go’, badly, at the end which got a laugh 😂

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IrishprincessGraduate10

Love it! What a fab run and you look beautiful. Happy Christmas to you and yours 🎄

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toIrishprincess

Thanks princess! Glad you like it - Merry Christmas to you too 🤗

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linda9389Graduate10

Fantastic! You look great too :) Merry Christmas x

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda! Merry Christmas! X

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TartancatGraduate10

What a wonderful start to Christmas!

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Dexy5Graduate10

You look great Equi . What fun and no purple! You do look like you could fly with that cloak. I wore a Santa hat which would not stay on so it ended up tucked in my flip belt. Wow wasn’t it mild? I was definitely overdressed today. Gloves and jacket came off after 1 k.

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toDexy5

Thanks Dexy5- yes! Very mild, and those sleeves were quite warm too. No purple for once 🤣 The cloak looked ace when I was running, I think, looking at my shadow. Loads of comments on the way round and runners that were walking started running again I noticed. Whether it was the embarrassment of being beaten by a 50 year old in a dress, or something more positive, I’ll never know 🤣. One chap said his grand-daughter would be so jealous that he was running with Queen Elsa 🤣

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mountaindreamerGraduate10

You look stunning EG! 😃⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️Happy Christmas!😊🎄🎄

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply tomountaindreamer

Thanks Mountaindreamer, you too 🤗

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Brilliant! Just brilliant! Happy Christmas to you! 🎅🏻🎄🏃‍♀️

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toover61andstilltrying

Thank yoooooo!

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Wimborne

Wow what a fabulous way to run..... gorgeous outfit. Bet you looked so lovely and floaty with your cloak flying behind you.

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toWimborne

Thanks Wimbourne - it was joyous! Very liberating - and I could wear my pocketed capris underneath too :D

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Brilliant Equi! 👏👏👏 Happy Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply tocheekychipmunks

And you cheeky!

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SaskAlliecatGraduate10

Yay! That is so awesome EG! You look amazing. I'm glad to hear you embraced your inner Elsa and belted out some tunes as well 🎶😁

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toSaskAlliecat

Oh, yes, had to be done! Thanks Sask!

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Sandie1961Graduate10

You look fantastic Equigeek. It must have looked great with your cloak floating out behind you. Happy Christmas 🎄

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toSandie1961

Hope so Sandie! It was a bit blowy so carried the cape nicely I think :D

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Equi-geekGraduate10

and I wasn't the only nutter dressed up (thank goodness!) - we got into the spirit of things :D youtu.be/-Tbym16K7c8

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FlaraflarkinGraduate10

Oh my goodness! What happened there?? Your post title and that photo of you looking so sweet just got me welling up Equi! 🤗🤗 I've been reflecting on the past year, and I think your title just hit the nail! Lots of us have come so far in all sorts of way this past year, and the connections I've made on here I hold very dear ❤️ Have a lovely, lovely Xmas ❤️🦋❤️

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toFlaraflarkin

Thank you Flara - what a lovely thing to say! Yes, this Christmas is very different to last year for me and running and everyone on this forum has been a massive part of that. I was just looking back at Strava - I've taken 90s/km off my 5k pace since 2 weeks after graduating C25k, and today's 'easy jog' would have been a PB in mid-October. I count myself very fortunate indeed to have been surrounded by such a positive group of people in reality and virtually. Have a wonderful Christmas yourself 🙋🏼‍♀️🦋⛄️❤️

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JonathanPGraduate10

Excellent Equi! Merry Christmas to you too!

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Ang33333

You look lovely! We did fancy dress today too. Lots of hot runners at the end! I marshalled in my Christmas jumper and antlers! 🎅🎅

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toAng33333

Glad you had a great time yesterday Ang! Merry Christmas!

Wow. A running fairy godmother. You look beautiful 👍

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Thank you Paulanoo!

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SybilwGraduate10

Great outfit! Love it 💕!! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toSybilw

Merry Christmas Sybil, hope you all enjoy the festivities 🥳

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Lovely running outfit!

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toBaddieThePirate

Thanks Baddie!

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DebJogsOn

You looked fantastic.

Merry Christmas to you too!

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toDebJogsOn

Thanks Deb! All the best to you and yours 😁👍

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SlinkymalinkiGraduate10

What fun! You look most fabulous! Love the video clip & parkrun carol too. Was that Lydiard Park? Up in Cirencester it was fun too - lots of hats, antlers & costumes. I didn't run as I have an inflamed tendon on my foot but hubby ran in santa hat (and overtook the incredible gingerbread man) and son did time keeping in Santa hat.

I will give some serious thought to my festive park run costume next year having seen how amazing everyone looked in Swindon! Merry Xmas! 🎄x

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toSlinkymalinki

Thanks Slinky! Glad Cirencester was fun too - shame about your tendon, hope it settles down soon? I am timekeeping on New Years Day and doing a freedom run instead. Not done it before, hope I do a better job than when I did barcode scanning 😬 merry Christmas to the family and I hope to come up to the RAU ParkRun sometime next year 😁👍

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SlinkymalinkiGraduate10 in reply toEqui-geek

I've done barcodes before too. When the runners come in big batches it's hard to keep up & scan the right code first! My son's hot tip is to press the stopwatch button very firmly! Good luck!

I had a 30 min sport massage on my foot & it's made a real difference. Going to take it easy today & aim for a little jog first thing tomorrow.

The Royal Ag parkrun is fairly flat although it can be very muddy. Nice atmosphere & college canteen for bacon butties etc after. Let me know if you're coming this way! 🙂

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toSlinkymalinki

Thanks Slinky! And thanks for the tip on the stopwatch - will do!

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SaartjieGraduate10

Brilliant! And LOVE the outfit 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️ Here's to many more carefree runs in 2019 😊

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Equi-geekGraduate10 in reply toSaartjie

Thanks Saartjie! It’s truly liberating isn’t it?! All the best for 2019 🤗

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