It's Friday AGAIN! Raise those pumpkins to the sky for our runners this weekend!!! 😁💥🥣🍹🍁🏆 Events for Oct 27th & 28th...

[roseabi]

Good afternoon!

We've got some groovy ghosts and ghouls running races this Halloween weekend!!!

I wanna see those pumpkins!! If nothing else, it'll give you all a good arm workout 😄 Actually, I heard that pumpkin-based workouts are actually a thing - anyone know?

ANYWAY. Let's hear it for our runners!!

On Saturday we have:

★ roseabi, yes that's me - I was the first one on the list, OK? 😊 I'm going to be trying not to fall into the sea at the Beachy Head Marathon!!!

And then on Sunday:

★ ChrisAllen1 in the Hexham 10K!!!

★ DiveMonkey in the Slanghoek Triathlon - she's hoping it will actually BE a triathlon this time, not just a duathlon! Fingers crossed, Monkey!!!

★ Alissum in the Colloden 10K!!!

★ Lorijay in the Leicestershire Prestwood Hall 10K!!!

★ And mcgurranhouse in the Dublin Marathon!!!

To these weird and wonderfuls, and to everyone else getting their bibs on this weekend:

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN... WOOOOOOOO!!!!!! 😊

p.s. If anyone has entered a race event and would like to be added to our list, please do add it to the comments on our pinned Race Race Race post!

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Actually... actually 😄😄

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Really good luck with the Beachy Head Marathon roseabi! I have a friend who ran this a few years ago - it looks fab and I am seriously in awe of anyone who takes it on!🏃🏽‍♀️💪!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you Sandra!! xx

[Maddee_6333 Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone!

Hope the weather is as good at Beachy Head, as it was last year for you, roseabi

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Maddee_6333]

Thank you! xxx

[AnnieW55]

I’d love to run through a start like that, especially if it was in the dark and it was luminous😍.

Good Luck everyone . Have fun, stay safe and show us the bling!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to AnnieW55]

😁 They definitely missed a couple of tricks (or treats?) there!

Thank you!!

[AnnieW55 in reply to roseabi]

😂

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Wow !loads of races again good luck everyone!! Xxx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thanks Ali!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Have a great time!😊xx

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

A *gourd* arm workout 😂

[Macmac Marathon]

Brilliant! Good luck everyone and have fun!! 👏🏻👏🏻🦇🧟‍♀️

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Macmac]

Thanks MM!!

[misswobble Marathon]

Whoop whoop whoop! Dive Monkey again! She's made of girders that gal!

Beachy Head Marathon!!!! Crikey A MARATHON!!!!! Eeek and on Beachy Head (don't look down) Good luck Roseabi

Good luck everyone racing. I do hope the weather's kind for you, and that there's cake at the end. At the start and in the middle wouldn't be bad either

I didn't know that pumpkin weightlifting thing. I shall give it a whirl as I have a plethora of em in my conservatory All shapes and sizes to choose from.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Thanks MW!!

Pictures please... 😊

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Another busy weekend! Good luck everyone! Smash it!

[APScotland]

Good luck everyone! May the sun shine and the wind be at your back xx

[Alissum Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone, enjoy your runs

Im just sorting out my running gear. What to wear on Sunday? Bitterly cold here today with hail and sleet showers and windy. Forecast not much better for Sunday. Suppose I'll just run faster if Im cold

Cant wait

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone - looks like a cooler one this weekend! Look forward to reading the race reports!🙂👍

[Irish-John Marathon]

Very best wishes to you all

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Good luck one and all

[DiveMonkey Marathon]

Good luck everyone!! Hope you crush that marathon roseabi like we know you will!!

Summer has awoken here in SA and today's temps are at a lovely 40 degrees... so yes it will be a real triathlon this morning with a no wetsuit swim (23 degree water yesterday)!!! But we might die in the heat as we are only starting the race at 09:40!!

Will provide a full report when I get home later today!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to DiveMonkey]

Thank you, and looking forward to that report!

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

ARG, I missed pompom time! Though all wishes of luck are a given anyway 😊 Looking forward to hearing/seeing all the reports though, so many cool things going on this weekend 😎

[Hidden]

Wow an amazing collection of medals in the bag this weekend, hope you all had a fabulous time!

[ChrisAllen1 Half Marathon]

Hexham 10k went well, got my second best time in beautiful countryside and sunny weather!!!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to ChrisAllen1]

Well done!!!!

[mcgurranhouse Marathon]

Good morning all. Thanks for the honourable mention! Happy to report a glorious day for a marathon in Dublin - quite cold at the start but we all know how that goes. A lot to be said for wearing something warm at the start that you don't mind ditching - I believe that the clothes are all gathered up and passed on to charities so a win-win all round. Started with my brother - same legendary brother as last year - and my lovely husband. Not a big lover of loud noise but didn't find it quite as terrifying as last year - even got and gave lots of high fives on the way. The crowds in Dublin are unbelievable - I don't believe that there is as much as 50 meters without at least one supporter from the start line to the finish line. With huge support from my husband and brother at the start, my husband then dropped back to run with a friend's son and took 6 minutes off the young man's pb! I kept running with my brother and with a few wobbly walking spots in the middle section managed to finish in 4:22 - 16 minutes faster than last year!! And now that I can walk down stairs without wincing again - so tempted to sign up for it again next year!! Signing up for Edinburgh marathon with my daughter and husband - this will be her first marathon.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to mcgurranhouse]

Wow that's amazing - well done!!!

[mcgurranhouse Marathon]

Thank you Roseabi.