Self indulgent post 🤪

[linda9389]

Oooh this just came through my door 🤪👍🎉. Ridiculously excited 😍. Never had a shoe chip before either 😮.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Awesome!

Shoe chips - I quite like them, I think the the ones on race numbers can be a bit cumbersome.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

It says DO NOT OPEN until race day - it's like Christmas 😍

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

😄🎄

[Sqkr Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I agree! Race numbers with big foamy chips are so uncomfortable. They make the numbers pinned on your front so unwieldy. I love a shoe chip. I don't like the queues at the end to cut them off so much though, that's when I want to go and get a doughnut, not queue!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sqkr]

Oh no. Don't like the sound of that either!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh, I sort of dodged the shoe tag queue when I did the Bath Half - I just took it off myself and threw it into a bucket where others were being dropped by the 'tag removers'! 🙄

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Great insider tip! Thank you 👍. Why do these get collected but the foam ones never are?

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I think they may be reused(?) but not entirely sure Linda. Also, look out for the photographer at the end who will take a photo of you with your shiny medal in front of their BH signage. I had a lovely one taken with my sister - I rarely buy official photos but this was worth having.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Great to be looking forward to something like that. You're going to be great... as always 👍🏻😉😘

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Fingers crossed. I've doubted I'd make it many times, but the odds have to be getting better the closer it gets 🤞

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Oh fantastic! I want mine now. Makes it seem very real doesn’t it? 👏👏👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

It does indeed! I'm beaming and jiggling about with excitement 🙄😍😎

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

So am I and that’s because you have yours! Imagine when I receive mine! 😅😅

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Yay! that makes me feel better too! I'll dance with you when yours arrives 🤣🤣🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

... doing a little happy dance, but it's OK there's no one home to see 😍

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

You should do your happy dance regardless! 😘🤣 happiness is contagious 💕

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Doing it while I can - off for a sports massage now and don't think I'll feel much like dancing when I come back (although there is that bike ride I wimped out of yesterday still to do .... sigh....)

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

I do love a massage! Concentrate on processing any painful bits as tickles! Feeling it as pain will only cause you to tense, making it more painful. I laugh like a kid squirming on the floor during mine 🤣🤣🤣 fortunately she's very used to it now 🤣🤣🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Haha. Read this too late. Next time 🤣🤣🤣👍. And it hurt! As always!!!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I just got mine Munks! Sooooo exciting 🤗

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Waaaaa FOMO! 😩😩😩😅😅😅

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Hope they don't keep you waiting long now 😱

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Me too. Our post doesn’t come until 2ish, so there’s still hope. 🤞🤞🤞😀

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

🤞🤞🤞

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Love it!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Ooh Linda, I just got mine too! I’m in the orange start too 🤗

I’m going to have to get someone to attach my shoe chip because I won’t have my glasses with me to read the instructions 🙄

So exciting I could burst.....🏃‍♀️🤗

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I’ve never even heard of a shoe chip, let alone used one before! 😅

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I’ve used them before but not for a while....

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Dance it off! It's the only way 🤪. I'm gonna need my glasses AND a magnifying glass for that race guide too!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

From the race guide it looks like green and white are the fast and elite runners and everyone else is orange 🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Just checked my son's bib - he's in WHITE, not even the last pen of white - he's in E. Lord knows what he estimated his finish time to be 😱. No chance he'll be waiting for me to reach the finish line 😥😍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Blimey.......🏃

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

And there’s me thinking I’d be in the elite group 😂😂

[misswobble Marathon]

How exciting! Game on! 😃💪😁🏃‍♀️

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Ooh, sounds like a brilliant HU meet up as well. How exciting 😁 Hampton Court is the same day as yours - wonder if my bib will be waiting when I get home 🤞

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

That's one on my list! they all come at once and hubbie made me promise I'd only do one per season after last year's debacle!

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I’m only doing it because it’s flat and I get free entry to the Palace gardens😂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Same reasons I'm doing the Kew 10k in September. Can't wait for that one

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Ooh, Kew in September might be more colourful than Hampton Court in March 🤔

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

Now those two definitely aren't either/or! Go for both!!! I don't think the Kew one was all that pricey either, although I may have been in denial! I booked it as soon as entry opened 😍

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I’m very tempted! Should be back from our summer stay in France.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Sandie1961]

It's around 12th I think - I was away last year so couldn't do it.

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Ooooh exciting 😊xxx