What more could I ask for? - This motley crew gathered together to celebrate my 50th parkrun today.
It was a lovely morning - the sun shone and the wind was not as strong as forecast at the beginning of the week. UpTheStanley and I met up with cheekychipmunks first- she was wearing her apricot tourist T-shirt with a parrot and sword. Then we walked to parkrun prom where JonathanP was standing tall amongst other parkrunners in his pirate hat. A striped shirt added after the run. Mr and Mrs Coddfish then arrived. They had too embraced my request to run as pirates with bandanas and everyone earned their VRB meet up badges - a tradition started by Runningroni . It has to be said that Mr Coddfish really looked the part in his outfit, including gold earring and unshaven face. UpTheStanley had more hair than he is used to!
There were 4 of us doing 50th runs and one 60th birthday at parkrun today .
I said everyone should run at their own pace and JonathanP took the lead while the rest of us stayed with Coddfish for a while then ran at cheeky pace. I had the parrot balloon on a short leash as it wanted to go itโs own way. Lots of comments from other runners along the route and lots of children waving .
No attempt at PBs but the group of 4 came in at 38:32, which is better than my first parkrun.
Lots of cake was handed out, with chocolate brownies being favourite and then we headed for a chatty breakfast in The Briny.
I am so grateful to my friends who helped me celebrate today, especially cheeky who got up at a ludicrous time and travelled from Bristol to be here. Thanks to everyone on the forum too for their good wishes. You are a lovely lot.
It was well worth the early start Dexy! Iโm so glad I came along and I love Southsea PR. โค๏ธ What a lovely run and how fabulous to meet more VRBs. ๐
Despite the delightful breakfast I still had to get lunch, so here I am at Membury Services again!
You earned it cheeky, and you are welcome here any time. I think you may have some better photos on your phone, so if you can send copies in slow time I would be grateful. ๐
Congratulations to you Dexy on completing your 50th parkrun this morning, in that wonderful photo you all look like the characters in the operatta by Gilbert and Sullivan, The Pirates of Penance, well done especially to Cheeky who travelled all that distance from Bristol to be with you for your 50th,onwards and upwards to parkrun No, ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐
Thanks Al, we did catch a lot of attention, especially in the restaurant afterwards. JonathanP did his 42nd today so it will be good to celebrate his 50 in a few months time.
Thanks Debston. One of our running clubs is often setting a fancy dress theme for anniversary runs, so I wanted this one to be different too. It brought a smile to many seeing us running as pirates. How many have you done now?
It's a great idea, I love a bit of fancy dress - have yet to try running in costume! I think I am on 6 Parkruns now. Had a vague plan to go this morning but overslept and didn't make it! Next weekend...
Yes thereโs always another one next week. On that you can depend. There wasnโt much give in my shirt, which was a fashion item in the 80s, with knickerbockers ๐๐
๐ Impressed you can still get into it, let alone run in it. I had a very similar one which I teamed with red velvet knickerbockers or occasionally a ra-ra skirt... I looked quite the business, or so I thought!
It was great to share in the celebrations for your 50th parkrun Dexy - what a fantastic occasion! I lost count of the number of 'well done pirate' comments from other runners - perhaps I should wear the hat more often! Lovely also to meet cheekychipmunks after exchanging many messages on the forum. Today was my 42nd parkrun - so not too long for my 50th!๐๐
So lovely to see you again too and a sub 30 again I see. We will be there for your 50th JonathanP - October 26th? November 2nd? Or later, just let us know. Many other outfits in the fancy dress box ๐๐
Well done to you Pirate Runny People! Wonderful! Many congratulations Pirate Dexy on your 50, yikes! Yes 50 amazing parkruns!!! Simply beyond impressive!
Thank you so much over61. It was so much fun running with friends and not thinking about a PB. Having done 15k during the week, I was still working to run at cheeky pace. Now for an easy week before a race next Sunday.
How are you and your lovely garden coming along? Are you still doing short trots?
Hello Dexy, All fine here thank you๐ All the very best for your easy week and race. And all the very best for your race! I hope it meets and beats all your expectations, enjoy every moment! ๐ I am still with my 2.2km up and 2.2km down intervals run once a week ( no other running at the moment) and still gardening before breakfast but loads of other things going on too. I am spending more time on the Weight Loss forum than the running ones and am pleased to have lost 9 lbs ๐ Some folk have lost over 8 stone!! If you weigh out a dish and add contents to make it up to 9lbs it is lovely to think that I am not carrying that around any more. I'm part of the Monday Mass Movers group, I confess that I had too many commitments to join in properly yesterday. Happy running to you and UTS ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฝ๐
Thatโs brilliant weight loss over61. Well done. And a little bit of running is better than none. Thank you for your best wishes - we are looking forward to the New Forest ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐โโ๏ธ๐ณ๐โโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐ณ
Thatโs fab Dexy! So pleased there was a lot of HU support there for you ๐ค Well done everyone ๐๐ฅณ
Two of our GoodGymers are getting married next week so many ran in wedding gear at ours today - including the bride and groom in dress and suit/tie and our real running vicar in his dog collar ๐คฃ
Iโd cycled there, so wore usual gear and ran my 41st today, but will be 2 behind JP by the time of my 50th (9th November) because Swindon is cancelled on 14th Sept and I have work booked in.
Thanks Equi. Glad to hear you are parkrunning again. You must celebrate your 50th in style. I love the celebrations at parkrun- weโve had a few proposals too. Have you got your purple shirt already?
Not quite - I think I am up to mid-teens now. Thereโs always some confusion over my Parkrun number because there are 3 of us with the same name registered for Swindon ๐ Iโm the only one that shows up recently though. Just sometimes I donโt notice, canโt be bothered or am too busy to ask for a correction ๐คฃ
You guys are the best! I love the costumes, the huge smiles and just the amazing camaraderie that is felt in the picture! Congrats on a great milestone there Dexy5 and having fun while doing it with some awesome peeps!
We went into town this afternoon. It was cool, breezy, and we had some wet stuff but it blew over and ended up sunny and hot so we HAD to stop at the Dirty Duck for a drink! ๐๐บ
Congratulations Dexy ๐๐๐ Shiver me timbers if you havenโt gone and completed your 50th parkrun. Sorry I couldnโt be there but glad you had your merry band of (V)RBs to walk the plank with you xx
I am sure we will have just as much fun at the GSR Sandie. No fancy dress for the 10 miles for me though, I donโt want any handicaps. Lots of others will do though.
Many thanks for your landlubbing 5k Oldfloss. And Iโm sure youโll do brilliantly at the Spitfire 10k tomorrow, especially with all your badges to cheer you on. Have fun. โ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐
An excellent exploit! The most smiley bunch of pirates I have ever seen. ๐๐๐๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ฆ I was with you in spirit, trotting across the local fields while the washing machine laboured at home to recover from one trip away and be ready for the next one on Monday. If anything would encourage me to try Parkrun, itโs your splendid example!
Thank you Granspeed, I do hope you give it a try. It is a bit addictive though, my 50 runs are since the end of May 2018. Only injury, volunteering, holidays and weddings have stopped me. I hope we see you in the New Forest next weekend - we will not be dressed like this!
We get back from France on Saturday evening so as long as the Travel Gods are on our side, weโll see you! Pm me your numbers and a thought about likely finishing time - there are always zillions there. ๐๐๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
Brunhilda has been proved to work . Hopefully she might also draw in SlowLoris who has the responsibility for us entering this one in the first place โฆ.
๐We wonโt arrive until about 11:30 so I think weโll miss cheering you in ๐ง but we will look for you as we arrive. Our marathon gals donโt expect to be back until after 14:00, so we will be cruising the scene. Hope you arenโt rushing off!
I'm hoping for sub-55, Dexy for sub-75, so given a 10:25 start your arrival time might split the difference! We plan to hang around and enjoy the atmosphere after our races, so every chance of meeting I think
Congratulations on your 50th parkrun it is such an amazing achievement and you were able to share it with friends. So once again congratulations ๐๐๐๐๐
Thanks Bridget. There was a group of pirates at Poole parkrun in June and I decided thatโs what I wanted to do for my milestone parkrun. It was fun. I think Iโm just a child at heart.
Just found your post!! Brilliant day Dexy5. Congrats on your half century. Best motley crew and inflatable parrot assembled in naval history oooo arrrrrr and chocolate brownie too!!!...๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Huge congratulations Dexy5. Well done on your 50th parkrun and well done to everyone else. Iโm delighted for you. I love the pics. Iโll be celebrating mine next weekend and Iโm looking forward to it.
Many thanks damienair. I hope you enjoy your 50th just as much. Itโs great to see the red shirt appear against your name on the results page ! Itโs TailChaser โs 50th next week too. What fun.
Brilliant Dexy! What a fabulous morning and a brilliant way to celebrate your 50th! Well done everyone in getting down there, I wish we could have joined you. Itโs quite something when you realise how far you have run to do 50 Parkruns! Brilliant ๐๐๐๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐๐๐๐
Was slightly surprised that Mr Cโs outfit survived the washing machine. I thought it would either disintegrate or leak bright red over the white. So theoretically he could do it all over again. Even more surprised that he managed to get changed for the Sailing Club regatta before anyone saw him.
I must say it was nice running my 8k today in normal technical clobber.
Iโm sure the opportunity to be a pirate will occur again Coddfish and mr C looked the perfect part. I wonder if someone found his earring. Well done on your 8k - I hope the cool breeze was behind you.
Missed your milestone post Dexy, didnโt realise how reliant Iโve become on wifi, being on the move so much, Well done on your 50th and what a fabulous photo of you all. ๐๐๐ป
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Glad you had a nice day to celebrate 
. Hopefully she might also draw in SlowLoris who has the responsibility for us entering this one in the first place โฆ.
