For everyone running over the Festive Season...just something to get you in the mood☃☃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️☃☃

[Oldfloss]

This one is especially for our awesome ButtercupKid .... I sang it all through my very short and sweet 1K this morning...

If you are running, enjoy, be safe and warm... if you are not able to run, sing this anyway...

May all Your Days be Merry and Bright x

The Runners' Carol

See us run past hedges of holly

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

'Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Don we now our buff and bob hat

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

What do we care, if we get laughed at

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

See the hill that's up before us,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Keep on running, join the chorus

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Follow me, we must keep going

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Could be worse. it could be snowing,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Graduation soon is coming,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

What the heck, We'll keep on running

Fa la la la la la la la .. LA LA !!!

What it lacks in poetic merit..it makes up for in ear worm-ness xx

[Shelley2310 Graduate]

Love it, I’ll be singing that in my head tomorrow morning whilst I do my w6r2, along with BCK’s fairytale of c25k 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

Brilliant... I shall listen out for you xxx Enjoy!

[Wimborne]

That’s simply perfect.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Wimborne]

Thanks xxx

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

Absolutely fantastic, Oldfloss ! I’ll be singing that one myself when I next get out there x

[ButtercupKid Graduate]

Incidentally, what in running terms is a buff ? Am I the only ignorant person here ? 🙄

[Tartancat Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

It's a lightweight snood

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Tartancat]

Thanks TC. My warped mind has instantly begun trying to imagine what a heavyweight snood would be like. I worry myself sometimes 🤪

[Tartancat Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Not as warped as mine - when people say buff I hear naked

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Tartancat]

Well, I did wonder, but it seemed unlikely at this end of the year ! 😄

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

The most wonderful garment..worn around the neck..stops draught..rain..snow..hail..pull it up over your nose.. wear it as a hat..some folk even use it as a hanky!!

Ullyrunner told me about it the year I graduated..I think of her, everytime I put mine on...she was amazing...but has been absent for a while...Type Buff into Google..maybe Buff neck wear..to be safe xx

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I know the kind of thing you mean. My husband used to use one for cycling before the arthritis hit. I must have a dig in the attic . . .

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

I have three different ones for running and two for best..much better than scarves..

[ButtercupKid Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I have a fantastic scarf I got from a friend a couple of years ago - it has an elasticated edge so it stays where you put it. We call it the Walking Hug 😄

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to ButtercupKid]

Now that sounds brilliant!

[Tartancat Graduate]

You've summed it up perfectly. Thanks Floss!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Tartancat]

You are welcome!

[Hidden]

Happy Christmas OF. I hope you and yours have a really happy one and that your health issues resolve. I wanted to say thank you to you and all of the Admins who do such a lot for us all, and because you do it so well; it's easy not to notice!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Hidden]

All better now.. thank goodness.... and ready to ramp up my training for my HM in March!

Thank you xx

[kwell39 Graduate]

I absolutely adore this OldFloss!! Great job and Merry Christmas to you and yours!!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to kwell39]

... and to you... enjoy

[Razouski]

Only just seen this, great lyrics. I’ll probably have the tune as an ear worm all night now.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Razouski]

Hope you did sleep my friend.... It really is an ear worm!!!

[Razouski in reply to Oldfloss]

Took me a while to nod off, but that gave me an excuse to get stuck into one of my new books (Christmas pressie). x

[skysue16 Graduate]

That is very clever! Will be humming all day now 😁