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From Jane Austen to William Shakespeare: the next HU VRB meetup

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Stratford upon Avon Parkrun - Saturday 9th November 2019

(Excuse the quote, funnily enough there arenโ€™t many Shakespeare quotes to do with running ๐Ÿ˜‚)

So we leave the hilly, trail shoe fest, BBC Pride & Prejudice location of Lyme Park, for the flat as a pancake, mainly tarmac, โ€˜get your 5k PB hereโ€™, delights of Stratford upon Avon. If you can join us then you will get to see this view of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 3 times during your parkrun, going around the Recreation Ground and along the banks of the Avon over 3 laps. I canโ€™t guarantee it will be this gorgeous and tranquil but you never know!

We are hoping to have the usual suspects: cheekychipmunks , Sandie1961 , Dexy5 , UpTheStanley and Windoze who will be joining Katnap with his latest C25k groupโ€™s graduation run.

It would be lovely if you could join us!

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KatnapGraduate10

Controlled stumbling! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply toKatnap

Thatโ€™s after a trip to The Dirty Duck surely?

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KatnapGraduate10โ€ข in reply toTailChaser

๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿป๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿคธ ๐Ÿš‘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Firmly in the diary TC! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

Fab cheeky! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Sandie1961Graduate10

Wouldnโ€™t miss it ๐Ÿ˜ƒ VRBs please come and cheer for my bestest friend Nikki (who I met as a Girl Guide on a trip to Switzerland in 1975 ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ฑ) who will be one of the C25k graduands ๐ŸŽ“

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Dexy5Graduate10โ€ข in reply toSandie1961

Wow what a coincidence.

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Sandie1961Graduate10โ€ข in reply toDexy5

Well sort of! Nikki challenged me to do a 50k bike ride with her if she did C25k. As she lives in Stratford I put her in contact with Katnap. My bike has so far been to Halfords for a service, having languished in the garage for 10 years ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Fabulous450Graduate10โ€ข in reply toSandie1961

Exciting times ahead Sandie! ๐Ÿ˜ƒโค๏ธ

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WindozeGraduate10

Ohhhh flat and fast park run...I'm in ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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Dexy5Graduate10

Flat course sounds good to us . The date is in the diary.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Does anyone live anywhere near me here or passing through Staffordshire, who is travelling down and back on the day, I wonder.... who could pick up a hitch hiker... aka me?????

I would so love to do this one!!!

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply toOldfloss

๐Ÿ˜

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Dexy5Graduate10โ€ข in reply toOldfloss

Sorry Oldfloss, we are doing it as a weekend trip.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10โ€ข in reply toDexy5

I would too..if I could ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

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CarowoodGraduate10

Oh if only I was not going away for November-December - I have friends down there and I would have loved to join you all (flat sounds good ๐Ÿ‘Œ).

But good luck to everyone and enjoy ๐Ÿ˜Š hope the weather is kind - will join you somewhere next year?!?

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply toCarowood

Thanks Carowood, thatโ€™s a shame but weโ€™re there most weeks if youโ€™re ever in the area ๐Ÿ‘

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RowersGraduate10

That DOES sound tempting! I'm only 73 minutes away according to Google Maps...

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRowers

Cโ€™mon, you know you want to ๐Ÿ˜

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate10

Sadly this one is out of my regular Saturday morning range as Iโ€™m tethered to Stockport until 7:50am or Iโ€™d be there!

Obviously Little Miss UNM will need to visit at some point though, itโ€™ll bring her English Lit to life, so we will come run this one eventually.

Have a great one everybody... and tell those new grads well done from me.

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply toUnfitNoMore

Will do UNM! Let us know when youโ€™re coming down ๐Ÿ‘

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate10โ€ข in reply toTailChaser

Of course!

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10

Hi TailChaser! Dexy5 mentioned your meet-up while we were having coffee earlier (but no cake๐Ÿ˜‡!). As Iโ€™ll be staying in Redditch the night before I thought I might join you if thatโ€™s OK. After all you all need to see just how slow, slow running can be!

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TailChaserGraduate10โ€ข in reply toOldgirlruns

Brilliant OG, Iโ€™ll add you to our chat! I think our tailwalkers come in at 50 minutes to an hour. After seeing how slow I could run for 45 minutes last week, Iโ€™ve developed a bit respect for slow runners - itโ€™s really hard work! I forgot mention our refreshments table at the end of our parkrun - it creaks with cake, biscuits and fruit! It will be great to meet you ๐Ÿ˜€

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10โ€ข in reply toTailChaser

I look forward to it!

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Dexy5Graduate10โ€ข in reply toOldgirlruns

And the ๐Ÿง ๐ŸŽ‚ ๐Ÿฐ

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10โ€ข in reply toDexy5

๐Ÿคช

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