Yay, it's Friday, it’s Pom Pom time! Events for this weekend 18th & 19th January

[linda9389]

We’ve twice as many shout-outs this week so please be of good voice, raise your pom poms high and make a lot of noise for our runners braving the January dark, mud and chilly temperatures –

📢 On Saturday 18th, straight from her success last week, tiggs1 will be back out there, bouncing her way along another dark hilly trail, the Ninesprings by NIGHT 10K – here’s to another successful event tiggs! flyingfoxrunning.co.uk/race...

📢 On Sunday 19th aliboo70 is on the run yet again, this time in the ‘squishy’ Ride Harriers Cross Country 10k – I’m sure you’ll love that Aliboo! rydeharriers.co.uk/club-eve...

📢 Also on Sunday 19th JaoJao is running her first 10k race - the Slough New Year 10K in beautiful Black Park, and I’ll be joining her! It promises to be a very chilly start! nice-work.org.uk/races/Slou...

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Pom poms aloft, let's all cheer ....!

Good luck and have fun!

The Marathon Team xxx

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[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Huge massive squishy pom poms are waving like crazy all over the place here at roseabi towers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like a fabulous bunch of events there, and extra big kudos kisses for JaoJao - good luck and have fun 😊😊😊

[JaoJao in reply to roseabi]

Thank you so much, I can't beleive I even entered! Here goes...............

[Sadie-runs Half Marathon]

Woo hoo! Have fun everyone, and enjoy your racing! xxx

[JaoJao in reply to Sadie-runs]

Thank you so much.

[Joster Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone, looks like lovely crisp mornings and blue skies (though probably still squelchy under foot!).

[JaoJao in reply to Joster]

Thank you so much

[Bluebirdrunner]

Woo hoo! Good luck tiggs1 and aliboo70 on Saturday 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

And on Sunday I hope JaoJao and linda9389 have an amazing run, steady as you go and enjoy it.😊xxx

Look forward to reading the race reports.

🏅🏅🏅🏅

[JaoJao in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you BB! We'll report back for sure x

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thankyou xxx

[misswobble Marathon]

Wow! Plenty of racers this weekend. I thought there’d be very few but it just shows what intrepid runners we’ve got

Have a great time everyone. Enjoy yourselves, eat cake and bring medals 🏅 whoop whoop 💪👍

I’m jumping up and down already. Sooooooo excitin 😃

Fingers crossed that he weather is kind 🤞

[JaoJao in reply to misswobble]

A great way to kick start the new year, and start as you mean to go on... I think that's probably what we all had in mind.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

No medals for us and we can't win either! ! We are guest runners at a fellow clubs xc championships! but it's all good fun and is the 1st of 3 in the next month or so hosted by them . I love the strava segment called "Screaming Girls woods "after my friend who slid around a lot in the mud the other year!!😂😂

[misswobble Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Oh I love that! I can imagine. Great fun though. It’s looking bright out this morning. Hope it’s the same for you 💪👍😃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Deals1 Metric Marathon]

good luck everyone

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Yee-hah you fabulous HUers. Smash those races and have a blast in the process. 👍🎉🏃‍♀️🏃 🏅

[Alissum Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone 🍀🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏅

[tiggs1 Marathon]

Thank you and good luck runners

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Best of luck everyone!! Go get em!! 🏃‍♀️👏👏👍🏼⚡️😎

[JaoJao]

Thank you so much for the POM POM cheers! I am feeling nervous and pumped at the same time for my first proper race with a chip time and medal and everything! and again, it's going to be super special sharing the race vibes with linda9389 , we will smash it up!

I am hoping for a PB on Sunday for 10K, my PB at the moment stands at 01:18. I'm having an easy day tomorrow ahead of the race, just tailwalking at parkrun in the morning and then a yoga session or two! And eating sensibly including peanut putter, banana, baked beans...

I'd like to wish tiggs1 all the best for your Night 10K, I think you're awesome as I could not brave a run in the dark. Best wishes!

Also, a special cheer for aliboo70 who'll be running on Sunday too! We'll be thinking of you and wish your run is super duper!

Looks like it is a weekend of 10Ks. Thank you everyone for the support.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to JaoJao]

Thankyou! 😊have a brilliant run and go get that bling😊😆xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

You too! Splishing and splashing through the mud again 😍

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Good luck everyone! 🥂

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Good luck all... looking forward to hearing tales of bling and amazing apres run!! 👏👍👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Apres run 🤣🤣🤣👍

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Maybe apres semi marathon would be better. Long time since I studied french!😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Mais, c'est seulement dix kilometres! ( long time ago for me too 🤣)

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Have a wonderful time racers - the weather looks to be lovely for you. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️