Santa AlMorr with Holly the dog

[AlMorr]

This morning I ran my 39th virtual parkrun in that Santa Hat and Reindeer Christmas Jumper, this afternoon I took Holly the dog a short walk, when I came back, I changed back into Christmas gear, Hollies owner took a photo on my Smartphone with me and Holly.

[MccHa Graduate10]

Looking great AlMorr 👍👍👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to MccHa]

Glad you like it MccHa, when anyone comes to Hollies door, she barks like mad EXCEPT at me, her owner says Holly is always waiting behind the door around 2pm for her walk with me.

[Hidden]

🎅👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

👍 🎄🏃🏾🤶to you Imc50, glad you like the photo 📸

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

Definitely Al all that's missing is the 🛷 👍👍

[Week7 Graduate10]

Thanks for sharing. You are truly are Mr Christmas!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Week7]

Thanks Week7, that's a nice photo of Holly the 🐶 dog.

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Loving the hat and that jumper. Looking very festive there Al.Not sure if Hollie is impressed though...

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Birdlady64]

I am not sure if dogs smile, Holly and my cat 🙀 Eeshan get on very well indeed.

[dijep Graduate10]

Great Xmas jumper 👍especially teamed with the santa hat. Holly looks likes she's ready to go for another walk 🐾🐾

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

I like the jumper, it was my son in law who bought it for me, to be honest, I don't think Holly gets enough walks, a dog like that should go three 5K walks a day, she only gets the walk I take her, her owner sometimes takes her a short walk around 11pm.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Good one Al, i love that Christmas jumper

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Glad you like my jumper, it was my son in law who bought it for me.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

It’s the best when they are gifted aren’t they?

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I agree with you when they are given to you as a 📦 gift, especially at Christmas 🤶 🎄

[Timotea Graduate10]

How lovely! Sounds like you are doing loads.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Timotea]

👍 🏃🏾 🤶🎄Merry Christmas 🤶

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Nice one Santa 😁👍 🎅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

It's a case of Santa Claus is RUNNING, not coming to town, when I had just finished my run this morning Chris Rea's Christmas hit Driving Home for Christmas was played, every time I hear that I change the lyrics to RUNNING Home for 🤶 🎄 Christmas . 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

😬🎅👍🏃

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Congratulations on your 39th not parkrun. I really love the photo , very festive indeed 🐕🎅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Holly is a lovely dog, a bit larger than your dog Buddy who is also a lovely friendly dog, I am glad that you love that photograph 👍 😊 🎄🤶

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Fantastic picture Alan! Perhaps you should offer to train Hollie in the art of canicross and take her on some of your long walks or runs?!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

I am happy that you like the photo, when parkruns resume I might ask Hollies owner to come with me and Holly and I could run at parkrun, Holly does run at times with me but not at (not) parkrun.

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Sounds like a plan!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

👍

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Love the Christmas themed photo, well done. Happy running 🤗

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Glad you like the photo GH, I ran my 39th (not) parkrun this morning wearing what you see in the photo in light rain, I saw around 11 other runners.

This afternoon I took Holly the dog a walk, when I came home from the walk I changed back to my Christmas Santa Hat and Reindeer Christmas Jumper, I then asked Hollies owner if she could take a photo of me on my Smartphone with Holly, she took 2 photos, the one you see on my Smartphone and another on her Smartphone for her husband to look at, her husband has had a minor heart condition for year's and was in bed sleeping after having a operation the other day which I am happy to report was successful.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

You're certainly keeping active through winter which is brilliant. I'd be a sweaty puddle running with all that on. Had shorts and strappy top for yesterday's 10k, mind you got funny looks from those I passed in puffy jackets and hats🤣

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Under that jumper I have a very thin sleeveless T shirt vest, my time this morning was only 18 seconds slower than last week, this morning it was 34.07.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Great time for your 5k👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

👍 🏃🏾

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

What a great picture of you and Holly! You are very festive, especially with your lovely beard.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

I am glad that you like the photo of me and Holly the dog, nice you like my beard, I have only had a beard for 6 years, I should have had it for far longer, by the way I always give a weather report for my running, this morning the temperature was +6C, no ice whatsoever, there was light rain, the forecast for the next week for the whole of the UK is mild (+10C) with further rain at times, doubtful if we will have a White Christmas this year, anyway as it says in the song, we can always dream of a White Christmas. 😊 🏃🏾 🎄🤶

[Sandie1961 Graduate10]

Lovely photo, very festive. Now you just need reindeer antlers for Holly 🦌

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Thanks Sandie1961, I am not sure if Holly would want reindeer antlers, lol🤶🎄😊🏃🏾

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

My dog wears them with some embarrassment! 🥰 🐾 🦌

[59er Graduate10]

Well done on the run AlMorr! You look just like Santa with that beard! 👍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to 59er]

Ha ha, from time to time I have been called Santa because I have a white beard, overall people including my daughter like my beard.

[Hidden]

Doesn't get better!! 🎅 🎅 🎅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

👍 Yes GTFC🎄🏃🏾🤶🎄

[Hidden]

Love it, everyone is getting in the Christmas mood so well, lovely jumper 🤗🌲

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Glad that you like my jumper, this morning on my run I saw many Christmas lights shining brightly in peoples gardens and in their homes, I left the house at sunrise in a very gloomy morning with light rain falling, so the lights were brilliant in the gloom, most people are now getting into a Christmas 🤶 🎄 mood.

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

I’d better get up in the loft then Al, and find my Xmas box 🌲🤶

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

👍 🎄🤶

[RunaroundSue Graduate10]

Holly should be wearing antlers

😀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to RunaroundSue]

I will tell the owner of Holly that a few people on this forum have suggested that Holly should wear antlers, especially made for a dog.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

It’s official, Santa is a member of HU! Brilliant AlMorr ! 👏👏👏 And Holly is adorable. 🥰🥰

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Brilliant cheekychipmunks, you and Dexy5 asked me especially to take a photo of myself in that Santa outfit, I thought to myself that I can't take a longer shot photo of myself so I will get my neighbour who is the owner of Holly the dog to take a photograph of me with Holly in it.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Just what we needed! Thanks Al. 👏👏👏🎅🎄🦌🐾

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

👍 🏃🏾🎄🤶🍰🐶😀

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

What a brilliant photo! You two look like the spirit of Christmas 🎄🎅 Holly's very lucky to have you around to take her out for walks every day, no wonder she loves you 🤗 well done on your 39th not park run 👏👏👏

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Today on my run I was playing Christmas pop music from my Spotify Xmas 🎄 playlist like Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea, Step into Christmas by Elton John, next week it will be from another Spotify playlist, Christmas Carols, not sure what it will be like running to Tunes like O Come O Come Emanuel, O Little Town of Bethlehem or Silent Night, not really suitable for running, but as it's less than a week before Christmas it doesn't really matter.

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I've also been running to my Christmas playlist on Spotify but they're Christmas songs, it really makes me feel all Christmassy 😃 My HM plan has me running on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, so I'll follow suit and make another playlist with traditional Christmas carols for those days. As you say, even if they're not that suitable for running, it doesn't really matter, it's Christmas!🎄🎅☃️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Boxing Day is a Saturday, if all goes to plan I will be running my 41st virtual parkrun, however, after a slap-up Christmas Dinner with a little wine the previous day I don't expect that run will be fast, I probably won't have 🎶 music with me, instead I will set my metromone app at a low cadence and take my time running the route.

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Fantastic! Perhaps Holly could pull your sleigh on Christmas Eve!😜

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Not much chance of that unless it was an artificial sleigh, with the temperature to be around +10C over the next week there is no chance of snow.

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Oh well - next year perhaps!😀

[Hidden]

What a lovely photo - Santa 🎅🏼 and his seasonally named walk buddy Holly 🐕 . A perfect Christmas pairing. I’m sure she loves her walks with you

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Glad you like the photo Delly-dot, Holly is 3 years old, born sometime in early October 2017, she cost her owner £1200, he bought Holly for his Autistic son, Holly arrived home on Christmas Eve of that year, my very first walk with her was when the owner of Holly asked me to take her a walk sometime during 2018, the walks are usually in the afternoon, however, on Christmas morning of 2018 and 2019 I have taken her a walk dressed as in the photograph.

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

How lovely that you walk her so often - a big help I’m sure. She’s a beautiful girl. Enjoy your Christmas morning walk. I love my dog walks. Don’t know what I’d do without them.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Great Christmas jumper and Santa hat picture Al, and with that beard you really look the part.

Holly looks lovely too. 😍

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

It was you and Cheekychipmunks that especially wanted to see me in the Santa hat and Reindeer Christmas Jumper when I mentioned that I would be running my 39th and 40th virtual parkrun on the two Saturdays before Christmas, I am glad that you like the photo and Holly as well. 😊 🎄🤶🏃🏾

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Great run Al and fab photo!🏃🏽‍♂️🎅🏼 🏃🏽‍♂️

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

Glad you like the photo LottieMW, I enjoyed the run as well. 😊 🏃🏾 🎄🍰🤶

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to AlMorr]

That’s the important thing! 🏃🏽‍♂️😁🎄

[Couchphoenix Graduate10]

You should have put some antlers on Holly, 😂 great photo though AlMorr or should I say Santa🎅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Not sure if Holly would like to have antlers. 😊 🏃🏾 🎄🤶

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Lovely photo AlMorr! 🎅🏃‍♂️🎄⭐xxx

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

👍 🏃🏾 🎄🤶

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Dear SantaWe’ve all been very good.

Please grant us our wishes for 2021

Your VRBs

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

My gift to you Heavyfoot for 2021 is for you to get a PB at 5K, 10K 10 miles and at every run you run you have a negative split, for you to run a sub 30 minute 5K, a sub 60 minute 10K and to run ten miles in 90 minutes or less, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a very happy running New Year.

[HeavyFoot Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Wishing all those things for you as well, Alan. Plus simply having fun as the feet pound the road.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

👍 🏃🏾

[linda9389 Graduate10]

Fabulous photo 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to linda9389]

Happy to know that you like the photo 📸 🤶🎄🏃🏾

[Raspberrypink Graduate10]

What a great picture of you and Holly. I bet she enjoys her walks. Well done on your 39th not parkrun. That’s impressive 😊

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Raspberrypink]

Holly knows what time it is and waits for me to take her out for a walk, I enjoyed my 39th virtual parkrun, it was my 26th not parkrun. 😊 🏃🏾 👍

[9weeks2Run Graduate10]

What a beautiful photograph of you and Holly? you look fantastic AlMorr, love the jumper teamed with the hat, you must have made so many people smile 🎅🎄😊🎅🎄😊🎅🎄😊.

Well done on your run 🏃‍♂️ 🎅🏃‍♂️🎅🏃‍♂️🎅🏃‍♂️🎅

Rebecca 🏃🏻‍♀️💪🐻🐻🐻👨‍🏭

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

Thanks Rebecca, I went a 10K walk this morning wearing my normal clothes, I saw several runners one of which I would say was running at sub 25 minute 5K pace, he was going like the wind.

[9weeks2Run Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

That’s great AlMorr. Did not mean to put a ? After Holly in my last reply!!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to 9weeks2Run]

👍 🏃🏾 🎄🎅Merry Christmas to you Rebecca

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Well you certainly look the part AlMorr. Happy Christmas running!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Lifluf]

Thanks Lifluf, I hope you have happy running over the festive period. 😊 🏃🏾 🎄🤶

[grumpyoldgirl]

What a brilliant photo Al, that is a proper Christmassy jumper hat and beard combination. Lovely to see Holly too. It would have made my day to see someone running in that outfit🥰

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to grumpyoldgirl]

Glad you like the photo, I will wear that again for my 40th virtual parkrun this Saturday and probably again on Christmas Day, I have not ran a 10K for a while so I hope to do that this Wednesday but I'll be wearing normal running gear.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

What a wonderful beard Al! You could use this photo as your Christmas card... just put a pair of antlers onto Holly .... 🦌

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

Not sure if Holly would like antlers, I am glad that you like the photo IP, this Sunday morning I went a 10K 🚶 walk listening to Christmas 🎶 music on my old Smartphone but dressed in normal clothes. 😊

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

I love Christmas music 🎄 🎶

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

🎶 🏃🏾 🤶🎶🎄🎶🚶

[Meepmum Graduate10]

Ho, ho ho Santa Al, brilliant picture, you could give Rudolph and crew a rest and run round with the presents this year!? 😄🎄

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Meepmum]

Ho ho ho, glad you like the photo, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer is one of my favourite Christmas tunes. 😊 🤶🎄

[windycastle]

🐈nice Christmas jumper and Holly Christmas doggy

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to windycastle]

Thanks windycastle, have a lovely Christmas. 😊 🎄🤶

[windycastle in reply to AlMorr]

Happy Christmas AlMorr and Holly xx

[Killerblue Graduate10]

😂😂🎄🎄 how funny and a cheerful sight

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Killerblue]

👍 🏃🏾 🎶🎄👍🤶 Merry Christmas 🤶

[CaptFrey 60minGraduate]

Excellent outfit the festivities begin now.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to CaptFrey]

I agree with you CaptFrey, the festivities began when I began that 5K not parkrun on Saturday morning 👍🎅🎄🎅👍🏃🏾

[Tinytears60 Graduate10]

Wow! Well done Al!... Great Photo!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Tinytears60]

Glad that you like the photo of me and Holly the dog.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

You are Santa. I always wondered where you went in the summer. I knew it was somewhere up north!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

👍 I live in Central Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🎄🎅🏃🏾Have a Merry Xmas 🎄 🎅

[Slothgoesrunning Graduate10]

Great pic and just what we all need some Christmas cheer and some runs!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Slothgoesrunning]

I am Running Home for Christmas 🤶 🎄 🎶

[roseabi]

Awesome, Santa Al!

Put a pair of Altras under the tree for me 😁🎅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

👍 🏃🏾 🎅🎶Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄 🎶

[Dups Graduate10]

Congratulations on your 39th virtual parkrun👍🏻 Love the photo Santa 🎄⛄️🎄⛄️😀

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Dups]

👍 🏃🏾 😊 🎶🎄🤶

[Hidden]

Holly is a beautiful girl!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

My neighbour calls her "my baby girl" Holly is a beautiful dog 🐶.

[Forest_Run_Beginner Graduate10]

What a great run and a lovely photo, thank you for sharing it AlMorr ✅🎅🤶🦌🎄⛄🐕

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

Thanks, I like sharing with everyone here on C25K and B210K, have a Merry Christmas 🤶 🎄 🎶