Well, what can I say! I’m not sure I’ve still really managed to process it all. Thanks to Dexy5 who wasn’t running this year, but who willingly took on the job of organising us, we had a brilliant weekend. After checking into our hotels on Saturday, we all met up at an Italian restaurant for the obligatory carb loading, then returned to the Queen’s in Southsea where most of us were staying, for a very teetotal drink (except for Mr cheekychipmunks and Mr Sandie1961, who disappeared off to the bar, as they weren’t running, but acting as cheerleaders). After a slight disturbance from the hotel fire alarm, Sunday dawned bright and thankfully wind free (weather wise 😂) despite the weather forecast for much of the week, so we toddled off to the start line which was all of 200m from the hotel 😃😃 I met up with linda9389 and @roseabi and we strolled down to the start line (20 minutes) together, had a selfie, crossed the line and within 200m they had left me for dust 😂 The first 7-8 miles went fine, but then I started to struggle a bit, although I was determined to run it all this year. Finish time 1.55.02, which was 3 minutes slower than last year, but, you know what, I didn’t care. It’s a fab race and it was fantastic to meet up with so many HU friends, both running and supporting. Roll on next year 😃😃
Great South Run mahoosive meet up: Well, what... - Bridge to 10K
Great South Run mahoosive meet up
Amazing! what a lovely time you all had and what a race
It was a fab weekend 😃
Ha ha, now you know how I felt when we started together at the London 10k- off you were in a puff of smoke! I’m so glad you got to meet roseabi though.
We really were lucky with the weather, it was very windy on Saturday and then it absolutely poured down on Sunday evening.
So very well done Sandie, a lovely T-shirt and a new medal, and a brilliant time in my eyes. It won’t be long until the next (shorter) event, which will be a hoot.
I am still buzzing. What a weekend! Can’t wait for Bristol 😃😃😃
Brilliant !
sounds like you all had an amazing time and great to see HU well represented 😁
We really did! To some extent the race was the excuse for us all to get together and, especially, to meet in person some of those we hadn’t met in person before, but whom we regard as friends because of HU. Wonderful!
Absolutely, sounds brilliant
Superb run Sandie and an amazing time in fairly warm conditions. You get the prize for the quickest musketeer…maybe I need an age adjusted score these days! Just a really lovely weekend which will live long in my memory. I have just woken up in my chair!
It was great to have all 4 musketeers together for the first time wasn’t it and fantastic to finally meet you. I was only just quicker than you despite your calf, so once your physio has sorted you out again, I’m sure you’ll be faster. We’ll have to see next time we meet 🤪
Wasn’t that the best weekend Sandie? You’re a speedy one even when you think you’re not. 💥 Hope you’re enjoying your hard earned bling as much as I am! 🏅
I’m glad the cheering hubbies got to hang out together again too! Cheeky monkeys sneaking off to the bar, in the most secluded spot possible! 😅
See you again extremely soon. 👏
Wasn’t it just? 😃😃 My medal hanger is now completely full, so I don’t know where the Venice one is going to go 🤷♀️ The hubby hunt was so funny 😂 They, of course, had their own tea/coffee drinking marathon while we were pounding the streets!
Oh yes, roll on Severn Bridge 🐈⬛
I'm loving all these reports, such joy and enthusiasm is so infectious.
You’ll have to join us next year (if we can actually find any hotel rooms ☹️)
Yes Shake-and-run , you’d love it! 😀
Well done Sandie - lovely to meet you at last!
You too JP, despite the mix up 😂😂
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Famtastic! It sounds as though everyone had such a brilliant time. Well done! 😊😊😊
It was brilliant. We’re already planning next year 😂😂
Ohhh, I'd fogotten that start line wait 🙈. That was a great finish time, especially considering all the events you have on!
It did seem to take forever didn’t it? You and Roseabi were the real stars though. Brilliant!
Well done Sandie! 😀👏🏅🏃♀️ That sounds like lots of fun 😁👏
It was great fun and the organisation by Dexy5 and our other non running supporters was fantastic
well done Sandie - it’s great reading all these fab reports!👏👏🙂🏅
It really was a wonderful weekend
It’s lovely to see a picture of so many HUers 👍😀 Lovely pic 😊 Well done Sandie in your GSR. Bet you can’t wait for the next one.
A year in the planning Brian, reunions with some and first time actual meetings with others. It couldn’t have gone better, other than if we had all actually been fully fit 🤧🤕 Venice this weekend 🇮🇹 😃😃
I can imagine running in Venice might be a bit tricky with the tourists, narrow footpaths and of course those canals, but it sounds amazing and something I would love to do at some point in the future!
There will be a report, so I’ll let you know how it goes
I've really enjoyed reading the posts about this event but it didn't really register how many of you did it. It's brilliant that all met up.
Congratulations, that time sounds amazing to me 👍☺️
Thank you 😊 The numbers actually increased even during last week, as they obviously hadn’t had as many registrations as they wanted, so there was some serious marketing going on! It all worked out perfectly!
Sounds like you all had a great evening 👌🏻. It was lovely meeting you on the race day and your time was excellent! Hoping to improve on my time next year - and to see everyone again would be just fab! X
Lovely to meet you too 😊 See you next year, if not before 😃
Congratulations! It sounds like you all had a fabulous weekend! 👏🏻
Thank you. We’ve already booked for next year 🙄
My GSR app is heaving with all the names of people I know who were there, including a C25K graduate from a group I organised 3 years ago who now lives in Pompey!
A fantastic day with fantastic company both on and around the course 😎👍
🐱 Katnap 🐱
I don’t know how you manage to find people if you didn’t know they were there 🤔 It was a fab weekend wasn’t it? 😃
It's called Strava 🤣🤣
Aha 🙄
how lovely to meet up with everyone and great run!🥇🥇
We’ll have our own little meet up in Lincoln 😃
Yep, really looking forward to it, will be lovely to put faces to names! I'm a bit nervous as it's only my second 10km and lots of work colleagues may be out watching if it's not pouring down!
My race number arrived today!!😃😃
You’ll be fine 😃Mine arrived on Thursday!
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