Happy 50th Dexy! ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŽ‰ โ˜€๏ธ - Bridge to 10K

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Happy 50th Dexy! ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŽ‰ โ˜€๏ธ

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Thank you so much for letting me celebrate with you Dexy, I had an amazing time. ๐Ÿ‘ The (unnecessarily early) 5:15am alarm was well worth it. ๐Ÿ˜€

I drove through mist, fog, saw a red sky so assumed rain - but no, Southsea was perfect. Beautiful sunshine and a refreshing breeze on the 2nd 2.5k. How lovely that everyoneโ€™s pirate costume speed was my normal speed! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

I loved meeting Mr and Mrs Coddfish and JonathanP - great to put faces to names! Of course Iโ€™ve already met Dexy5 and UpTheStanley several times already, but itโ€™s always lovely to see you both!

My shoulder parrot ended up being a handheld one and it was amusing to note that Jonathan (or was it Mr Coddfish ๐Ÿค”) and I had been shopping for the same sword, eyepatch and earring set on eBay! ๐Ÿ˜…

What a great day! Iโ€™m at home now, and I plan to do nothing. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Dexy5Graduate10

Great pics cheeky and so much fun running with you. Iโ€™m not sure what I was doing in the top right picture - maybe working out how to deal with that wayward parrot.

Not long till the GSR now. Only 3 parkruns and a bit.

It is now cloudy and cool โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿฆœ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Apparently it poured down in Bristol this morning. We were lucky! โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Crikey that seems really close for the GSR! The butterflies will start before long! ๐Ÿฆ‹ ๐Ÿฆ‹

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Oh no I meant that 10 miles is 3 parkruns and a bit ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Oh good! Yes that seems more like it! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

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Chris141Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Congratulations on your 50th Park Run!

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to Chris141

Thanks Chris

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SaskAlliecatGraduate10

Arrrgh matey. Looks like a great time had by all โš”๏ธ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿฆœ

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat

It was so much fun Allie. Ooh I missed the swords emojis- very apt . โš”๏ธ ๐Ÿ—ก ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿฆœ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat

It was such fun Sask! Canโ€™t beat a VRB meetup, especially special occasion ones. โค๏ธ

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Those are all lovely photos, you deserve a medal for getting up at 5.15am and travelling that distance from Bristol to Southsea to run with Dexy on her 50th parkrun, well done. ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿƒ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to AlMorr

Thanks Al, donโ€™t mind if I do - ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ˜…

It was fantastic fun and I love travelling to meet my VRBs. Shame youโ€™re a bit far, even for me!

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KatnapGraduate10

Those pesky parrots do not keep still!

๐Ÿฑ Katnap ๐Ÿฑ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Katnap

Dexy won the parrot-off - hers was huge, but well tethered! ๐Ÿฆœ

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backintimeGraduate10

Congrats dexy and looks like a great tine was had by all

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to backintime

Yes we had a blast BIT. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜€

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Great photos Cheeky! Sounds like it was a fab run ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿฆœ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Sandie1961

Brilliant fun Sandie. We missed you - see you at the GSR though! ๐Ÿ˜€

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grumpyoldgirl

Well that's a motley crew and no mistake! Happy 50th Dexy, well done cheeky on - well, on getting up and out at stupid o'clock! Arrr!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl

Definitely motley - but the number of ooo arrggghhhs we attracted was impressive! ๐Ÿ˜…

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Yes didnโ€™t they all get into the spirit.?

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl

Thanks - yes we thought it was bad enough leaving at 6.45 last weekend. Posrtmouth Lakeside would knock 20-30 minutes off that journey.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Practically a local one for me then! Iโ€™d love to go. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Floss would like that too. And then we must visit you and some other VRB s oop north. Everywhere is north of here. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Haha yes it is! Weโ€™re not much better placed - weโ€™re stuck in a corner, as well as being south! ๐Ÿ™„ Lucky I enjoy driving really. ๐Ÿ˜…

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Iโ€™m in Shropshire this weekend with the grandkids, not far from Oldfloss I was very tempted by Telford parkrun, but, as we are in the campervan, OH wasnโ€™t keen on packing everything away to get me there ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Sandie1961

Hope youโ€™re having a lovely time with the grandkids regardless of no PR, Sandie. ๐Ÿ˜€ Our daughter is due this week or next! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Itโ€™s lovely! They are such gorgeous girls, real livewires and so funny ๐Ÿ’• The last few weeks seem to last for ever donโ€™t they?

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CoddfishGraduate10

Nice to meet you too Cheeky. Hope you had a good journey home.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Coddfish

Thanks Coddfish, yes it was uneventful and fairly traffic free. I really enjoyed today. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Bridget007

You all look like you had a brilliant time ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜ƒ and the weather looks lovely โ˜€๏ธ ๐Ÿฆœ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Bridget007

It was lovely Bridget. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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JonathanPGraduate10

No sword for me Cheeky! Great to meet you and put a face to a username.๐Ÿ‘ Your dedication to parkrun tourism is amazing - I may hold you to another visit to the south coast for my 50th๐Ÿ˜€

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to JonathanP

I thought so once Iโ€™d typed it Jonathan! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜…

Oh yes Iโ€™ll definitely be there for your 50th .... just say the word. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Irish-JohnGraduate10

Happy Birthday young Runner!!!

:) :) :)

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Irish-John

Ahh misleading title IJ - it was Dexyโ€™s 50th PR today. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰

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Irish-JohnGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Ah! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Ahem...

Happy Fiftieth Park Run Dexy :) :) :)

(I'm not able to tag names on my phone, sorry)

Looks like such fun. Great event. Rest well.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

Tons of fun thanks Paula, a great excuse for some PR tourism. ๐Ÿ‘

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Stephen_UKGraduate10

Well done, Dexy, and congratulations to all of your pirate pals too.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK

The Dexy pirates certainly attracted plenty of attention Steve! ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ‘

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Stephen_UKGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

I hope you didnโ€™t scare too many people!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK

Ask UpTheStanley about the young boy who kept sprinting past us with his mum in tow .... UTS took chase at one point! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ

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Stephen_UKGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Ha ha. That boy can tell his friends he was chased by an actual pirate.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Stephen_UK

His face was a picture! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Nah he loved it - according to Mr Garmin I was running at 4โ€™27โ€/k to catch the little sod, I was glad he wasnโ€™t able to keep going for another 100m ๐Ÿ˜€

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to UpTheStanley

I donโ€™t think you meant that the way it came out. He was a lovely little chap.

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UpTheStanleyGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

Term of endearment, my dear ๐Ÿฅฐ

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IrishprincessGraduate10

Hearty congratulations Dexy5

Sounds a brilliant day, how fab to meet up with so many buddies. Looking good everyone!

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess

Thanks Irishprincess. Being a pirate certainly brings a smile to peopleโ€™s faces and the kids loved it.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

*Except one maybe!!! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

I hope he doesnโ€™t grow up with a fear of pirates ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Congratulations, looks like you all had a great time.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

A brilliant occasion Rainbow! Itโ€™s so lovely making RBs out of VRBs! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ

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All these posts and the friendships you see being formed really keep me going. What a great forum this is. Iโ€™ve never been in one before.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to

I agree Rainbow. I dislike social media as a rule and hardly use it any more. This forum is truly special (thanks to the wonderful admins), and people are genuinely friendly and supportive. Parkrun meetups are the icing on the cake! ๐Ÿ˜€

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WindozeGraduate10

Awesome! Pirates! Brilliant ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿฅณ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Windoze

It certainly was Windoze! ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ

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Fabulous450Graduate10

Happy 50th Parkrun Dexy!! Hope you all had a wonderful time afterwards!! Sounds like it!! ๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽ‰ โค๏ธ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

We had such a great time before, during and after the run Fab! We deserved our delicious breakfast thatโ€™s for sure! ๐Ÿ˜‹ ๐Ÿฆœ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

Thanks fabulous. It was great.

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Love the pics. A huge congratulations Dexy5 on your 50th parkrun. Iโ€™m delighted for you. Great idea marking the occasion in pirate ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ outfits although Iโ€™m sure loads of people were wondering if you were doing the pirate challenge. Glad you all had a lovely time.

Damien

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to damienair

We had so many people oooโ€™ing and arrgghhโ€™ing at us Damien! Such fun. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Run46Graduate10

Fab, well done on the 5am start ๐Ÿ˜ณ...looks like great fun was had by all ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Run46

Thanks Run46, I find early starts fairly easy - in fact they add to the excitement as far as Iโ€™m concerned! It was well worth it yesterday too. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Early starts add to the excitement?!! Definitely a crazy runner ๐Ÿ˜‚

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KevtrevGraduate10

Well done Dexy on your 50th parkrun thatโ€™s a fantastic achievement Iโ€™ve only got 41 to go before I can get my 50 parkrun T-shirt ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜‰

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Kevtrev

Something tells me youโ€™ll get that 50th in record time Kev! Youโ€™re on a roll. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜€

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KevtrevGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Lol ๐Ÿ˜‚ yes the way Iโ€™m attending them I might have 25 under my belt at Christmas time and thank you the thing is they are so very addictive ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Dexy5Graduate10 in reply to Kevtrev

Thanks Kevtrev. I have to confess I do love fancy dress - something UpTheStanley only found out after marriage ๐Ÿ˜‚

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KevtrevGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

You are welcome ๐Ÿ˜‰ nothing wrong with dressing up itโ€™s a bit of fun isnโ€™t it ๐Ÿ˜‰

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TailChaserGraduate10

Lovely pictures cheeky! Wish we could have been there, looks a great morning. Congratulations Dexy, a wonderful achievement x ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆœ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to TailChaser

Aww we missed you guys TC! Hope to see you soon! Are you planning on doing Lyme Park at some point? I know itโ€™s off the scale ridiculous for me to go, but ......... ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

Yesterday was fabulous fun! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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TailChaserGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Yes, I do hope so! We were all thinking of you yesterday! Lots of 50s at ours yesterday.

Lyme Park is 5th October ๐Ÿ˜ฑ it would be a mad journey for you...but!!! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to TailChaser

I certainly havenโ€™t ruled it out! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

That looks SO much fun. I think there should be a pirate run every year.

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

It was Baddie! And yes that would be a fabulous idea! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜€

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skysue16Graduate10

Ahh, lovely photos! looks like you all had a good time :)

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to skysue16

Yes we did SS, thank you! ๐Ÿ˜€โค๏ธ

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SlinkymalinkiGraduate10

Congrats on your 50th Parkrun! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰ Sounds like you had lots of fun channelling you inner pirate and meeting up with other VRBs. Wishing you many many more... ๐Ÿ™‚ x

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