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The day has finally arrived πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ A real run with numbers, chips, medals and RBs. Shake-and-run cheekychipmunks TailChaser Katnap and I met up at Cheltenham Racecourse this morning for the Cheltenham Running Festival. It was a beautiful morning, but with a start time of 10.50, a little on the warm side to say the least. Still, armed with water bottles we valiantly set off with a rolling start as part of covid measures. The 10k was twice round the racecourse (with one lap and 4 lap options for 5k and HM) and, although no spectators were allowed and numbers were restricted, it was absolutely wonderful to be back running in a real event. A lovely medal and we adjourned to my campervan for a well deserved celebratory Prosecco and a picnic. Really tough race in the heat, but another step back on the route to normality πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Shake-and-run profile image
Shake-and-runGraduate10

A wonderful morning and excellent arrangements for lunch. Thank you xx

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Instructor57Graduate10

Sound like a wonderful time !Well done on completing in this heat !

I went out at 05:45 this morning 😁

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57

We could have done with that πŸ₯΅πŸ₯΅

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KatnapGraduate10 in reply to Instructor57

I think starting at least an hour earlier would have made a significant difference on the temperature!

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

Squeals on Wheels are back in business. Lovely to hear !!!πŸ‘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66

They sure are BC! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

That was so much fun wasn’t it? What a wonderful way to spend a day. Shame it was like running in a furnace, but we all did very well in the circumstances and we definitely earned our beautiful medals and processo (thanks for the latter Sandie1961 !) πŸ₯‚πŸ’ͺπŸ™ŒπŸ₯΅ β˜€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

It was, wasn’t it 😊 So lovely to see you after so long. Onto the next one now 😜

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Sandie1961

Oh yes, can’t wait! πŸ₯°

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Week7Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Sounds lovely-so good to hear that all these virtual runners exist in real life!!processo! How much Prosecco did you have?!?

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Week7

Sandie and Mr Sandie kindly gave us one of those little individual bottles afterwards. Very welcome! πŸ₯‚πŸ₯°

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Week7Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Such a treat on such a hot day !!!

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KatnapGraduate10

Where did all the prosecco go? 🀣 And thanks go to Mr Sandie1961 for picking a good spot for the picnic πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to Katnap

Much better than walking down to the park. The awning and fridge came in very handy πŸ˜ƒ

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TailChaserGraduate10 in reply to Sandie1961

It was a very, very good idea πŸ‘

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JonathanPGraduate10

Fantastic to see you all taking the weight off after such a valiant effort! πŸ‘

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CBDBGraduate10

That looks so great! I feel the heat, though.

We attempted to run 5k on a normal Parkrun course with a lot of wide tarmac, and even though I was prepared with water and the lightest top I had, it was still too hot and I faltered at 4.5k as another lap would have meant another 1.7k on top.

So we recuperated in the shade with stretches, more water and apples. Heat is something I can’t quite cope with yet!

But your real race outing looks so inviting! Happy happy! πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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TailChaserGraduate10 in reply to CBDB

Such a beautiful place for a run CB 😍

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sparky66Graduate10

Well done girls πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘Looks like a fantastic day ❀️

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Dexy5Graduate10

How wonderful Sandie and team. I was thinking of you all in the heat of the day. So glad you had a brilliant day!

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Dexy5

We missed you guys Dexy5 . But I bet UTS had a fabulous birthday. πŸ₯³

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KatnapGraduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Happy birthday UpTheStanley

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10 in reply to Katnap

I wish UTS a very happy birthday πŸŽ‚

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5

We’ll have to find somewhere for you to join us next time. Hope UTS had a fabulous birthday xx

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IrishprincessGraduate10

Lovely photos 😍 a big well done everyone, it was a hottie alright πŸ₯΅ so those medals are well deserved! But the things you do for a picnic and Prosecco πŸ˜‚

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserGraduate10 in reply to Irishprincess

And a medal IP 🀣

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate10 in reply to TailChaser

Definitely worth it then πŸ…πŸ™‚

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TailChaserGraduate10 in reply to Irishprincess

Oh yes 😁

lexi6 profile image
lexi6Graduate10

Well done everyone and well deserved rewards 😎πŸ₯‚

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Sandraj39Graduate10

It’s lovely reading these reports of a REAL event!πŸ€—πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ½ It must have been tough in the heat today, so extra big well done to you all! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ™‚πŸ…

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39

Fingers had been tightly crossed for the last couple of weeks that it wouldn’t get cancelled at the last minute! It might not have been quite like normal due to the precautions, but it was such a thrill to see all those runners together again πŸ˜ƒ

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate10

Sounds like a great day! What adventures running has brought you to! Well done all of you lovely runners and that prossecco was well deserved (hope you took some water on board tooπŸ€—πŸΎπŸ₯‚) xxx

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Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner

At least some of the half way water just went straight over my head πŸ˜‚

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RunBrianRunGraduate10

How lovely to be in a real running race! Wonderful stuff. Well done to you all πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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linda9389Graduate10

Sounds fabulous!

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Graduate10 in reply to linda9389

It was! Can’t wait for the next one. Hope you had a good journey back from Canada x

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backintimeGraduate10

Well done, that sounds wonderful!

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Well done to you al! Brilliant! πŸ˜ŠπŸŽ‰πŸ…

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserGraduate10

It was brilliant Sandie, and thank you so much for the prosecco πŸ˜‹x

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Looks wonderful. It was awfully hot, so well done all.

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