Get your pom-poms ready, let's raise a cheer for everyone running this weekend 🤩

[linda9389]

My first pom-pom post and I'm delighted to give a shout out to ... oh .... really? no-one racing this weekend? no pudding dash? no Santa run? no mince pie jog?

In that case, let me give a shout out to the lovely JaoJao who is running her very first race on Boxing Day in the Pinewood Trails 5k bucksvoice.net/pinewoodtrai...

How do I know this? because I'm hopefully running it too (foot permitting) 🤞😍

LATEST UPDATES: it's not an empty weekend for HU after all -

★ our very own crazy cats TailChaser and Katnap will be out on the trails this Sunday - good luck cats and kittens 😍

★ Tasha99 is back for more nativity themed fun in the ‘what a wheeze’ 5k Christmas run - more photos please Tasha!

If there's anyone else out there crazy enough to be running a race over the weekend or the next week, add a comment below and we'll wave our pom poms for you too 😀

Happy Christmas

The Marathon Team xxx

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[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Good luck JaoJao , and Linda (fingers crossed) xxxxxxxx

[JaoJao in reply to roseabi]

Thank you Roseabi xx

[C3PO Marathon]

What a great way to spend the holidays. Good luck to both of you!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to C3PO]

Thanks C3PO. My logic was that it would encourage a bit of moderation the day before 😍

[JaoJao in reply to C3PO]

Thank you C3PO

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Good luck JaoJao and (hopefully) linda9389 for flying the HU flag on our behalf! Go guys! 🎉 🎄🏃‍♀️👏💪

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks Cheeky 😍

[JaoJao in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks so much xx

[David_G Metric Marathon]

Good luck to you both, and to anyone out there running this weekend!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

I think there are a few Parkruns that are cancelled or have different routes, so might be worth checking before heading out in the morning. 🙂👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to David_G]

Thanks David. I'll definitely check before heading out to volunteer tomorrow!

[JaoJao in reply to David_G]

Thank you xx

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

That sounds a good race!

Hope you both have lots of fun on the trails xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Thanks Aliboo. Not your sort of trails - nice and flat, mostly compacted stone, but through the pine trees of the very beautiful Black park 😍

[JaoJao in reply to aliboo70]

Let’s hope so xx

[Katnap Marathon]

Yay! Pom poms out for Boxing Day!

🎉🏃🏃🏃🎉

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Katnap]

Thank you! No sleeping in mind - we don't start til 10.30 so you should be OK 😂

[JaoJao in reply to Katnap]

Boxing Day yay! Xx

[TailChaser Marathon]

Have fun Linda & JaoJao , sounds a wonderful idea. Fingers crossed for your foot Linda xxx

Katnap , the kittens and I are involved in the local athletics club family run on Sunday (22nd). Youngest kitten is having a go at his first 10k (with us) and eldest is sticking to what he knows and beating us to the food by doing the 5k. It’s going to be slow, steady and a good excuse to wear silly hats. 🤶🏻🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Good luck to you all tomorrow 😍. Sounds like a lot of fun - so long as it's not too wet and muddy! Wonderful that you can all do it together. Enjoy.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you! It is and we’re looking forward to it. It was too good an opportunity to miss. I think we’re avoiding trails and muddy bits and it is ‘supposed’ to be dry but it will be what it will be 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Our forecast is for several dry days now, so hopefully by Boxing day there will have been a good soakaway 🤞😍

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Our river was so burst!! Thankfully it was lovely and sunny because there is so much water about!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Much the same for my cycling today. Glad the sun was out for your run 👍

[JaoJao in reply to TailChaser]

Good luck for tomrorow xx

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to JaoJao]

Hope you had a good run JaoJao. Did you get bling? x

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Our run isn't til Boxing Day 😀.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh blimey, I don’t know if I’m coming or going at moment 😂😂😂

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Sounds lovely. Best of luck to both of you!

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Decker]

Thanks Decker 😊🤶🏻🎄🤶🏻

[JaoJao in reply to Decker]

Cheers x

[Tasha99 Marathon]

I’m doing the ‘what a wheeze’ 5k Christmas run tomorrow with club - dressed as the nativity scene once more 🤣 As if last week wasn’t enough 🤔😍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Brilliant - good luck. Do you all get to swap parts this time round?

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to linda9389]

No - I’m not sure I’d want to wear anyone else’s costume 🤣 👃

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

🤣🤣🤣

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Good luck to the chosen few! Enjoy and bring home the spoils! 🙂👍🏅

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

No spoils to be had from Pinewood trails - definitely a low key event 😂. I'll settle for no foot pain 🤞

[JaoJao]

Thank you so much @Linda9389 for the Pom Pom cheers for the Boxing Day 5K race! There was me thinking it would come and go quietly but you’ve made it very special my dear friend, firstly by opening my mind to races in the first place and secondly by doing this with me, I love that we are doing the same race and it’s great to have someone to bounce off x I’ve always feared doing this kind of stuff on my own but you

Made me feel much easier about it.

Come rain or shine I know It will be a fab day on Boxing Day working off Xmas Dinner and feeling fabulous for getting out there when it’s just so easy to stay in and get lazy, festive holidays make me all discombobulated so this year it’s great to get my butt in gear.

Seems like we may be the only ones on the forum for getting out there this week, no regrets!

Bring... it... on!

And this race will be so special as it will mark that end of a fantastic year where I picked up running and never looked back! Never in a million years did I think I would do C25k let alone all this stuff I’m doing now.

Can’t wait to get a post run picture together xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to JaoJao]

Excuse me .... but I'm pretty sure you talked me into this race and not the other way around 😍😍😍. You've had a fab year and the credit is all yours! Here's to a great Boxing day run 🙂

[JaoJao in reply to linda9389]

Haha, ok maybe I twisted your arm on this one. But with £6 entry fee, it’s an absolute bargain! No medal though, just our memories made on the day x

Not long now! We’ve got this!

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Good luck everyone. May your runs be dry. There’s a Portsmouth coastal marathon on Sunday - no one running it?

[JaoJao]

linda9389 I seem to be able to do the tagging on my desktop PC, just not my mobile phone

I hope I haven't missed many tags in the past... xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to JaoJao]

Sometimes I find when I try to tag people it looks as if it isn't working - but you have to scroll down to see the suggested members.

Or did you mean you aren't getting notifications that you have been tagged in posts? I get those by email and assume it's either a default notification, or I might have set it up in my profile somewhere I guess.