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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon
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The day dawned cool and sunny, with very little wind. Perfect for a cheeky 10k round my home city. ๐Ÿ˜€ I headed out to the Park & Ride nice and early and arrived at the event with a good hour to spare. I even found a rank of loos with no queue! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ The loos brought back memories of Irishprincess , as thatโ€™s where we met for the very first time this time last year when we were both running the HM! Happy days.

I was relieved not to be running that distance today. All my recent runs have been affected by a truly hideous cold, and Iโ€™m not sure Iโ€™d have made it. 10k is a nice friendly distance and I felt good, although I did start to flag towards the end. It was mighty warm in the sun, and good old Bristolโ€™s โ€œfast and flatโ€ description isnโ€™t strictly true! Still, I chugged on, ran the lot and came in in 1:19:37. Not quick, but I knew I wouldnโ€™t be able to do that today.

The bling is beautiful. So heavy and chunky. Worth every step! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Without going into detail about my return P&R trip, suffice to say I didnโ€™t get home for 2 hours after finishing. I live 15 minutes away. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

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Shake-and-runHalf Marathon

well done Cheeky, looks like a very respectable time to me! Iโ€™ve been running slow this autumn, must be something to do with the time of year. The profile doesnโ€™t look very flat and your journey home sounds like a nightmare (unless the reason for your delay was a trip to the pub!). Looking forward to meeting up in a few weeks time.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toShake-and-run

Thanks Shakes, I was happy with with sub 1:20 I must say. Iโ€™d like to think that Iโ€™ll regain some fitness before the GSR, but at least itโ€™s flat. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

No, the long trip home didnโ€™t involve the pub. That would have been a good reason! It did involve a 50+ minute wait for the bus, a 30 minute bus ride to the car, then a drive home full of traffic jams. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„

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AlMorrHalf Marathon

A big congratulations to you CC on completing the Great Bristol 10K, you will be very proud of yourself, that is a beautiful bling, I am sure you celebrated that run with wine and cake.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Al. Oh yes, plenty of celebratory deliciousness has been consumed, with more to come! Thatโ€™s the bonus of running isnโ€™t it? ๐Ÿ˜…

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AlMorrHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

I just remembered that you ran at parkrun yesterday, I think if I was running a 10K on a Sunday I would probably miss parkrun on the Saturday before, so well done on running both.

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UpTheStanleyHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Damn right Al, but Cheekyโ€™s made of sterner (or possibly dafter) stuff โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™„

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toUpTheStanley

You canโ€™t really call my mincing running though can you, UpTheStanley ? ๐ŸŒ

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Sandie1961Half Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

I donโ€™t know what else youโ€™d call it Cheeky. You are a fantastic runner! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSandie1961

Youโ€™re too kind Sandie, but Iโ€™m a confirmed one trick pony, and itโ€™s definitely not a loping gait I have! ๐Ÿ˜…

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Sandie1961Half Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

You are a well oiled machine (in the nicest possible sense) xx

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSandie1961

As Beachcomber66 once mentioned, I am good at utilising my Diesel engine! ๐Ÿ˜…

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Sandie1961Half Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

You certainly are xx

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSandie1961

๐Ÿฅฐ

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AlMorrHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toUpTheStanley

๐Ÿ‘

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toAlMorr

I did do PR yesterday Al, but it was on purpose. Iโ€™m used to running 4-5 times each week and I donโ€™t worry about consecutive days if itโ€™s โ€˜justโ€™ a 10k race.

Iโ€™ve only run a maximum of twice for the last couple of weeks since this cold, and it affected my fitness hugely. I wanted some miles in my legs to help with today. ๐Ÿ˜€

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AlMorrHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘

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David_GMetric Marathon

well done cheekychipmunks thatโ€™s a great effort! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toDavid_G

Thanks David! Your turn next with the VLM! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ˜€

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MissUnderstandingHalf Marathon

Congratulations! Lovely to see the bling ๐Ÿ…Hope youโ€™re celebrating tonight!

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toMissUnderstanding

I am, thanks MU, and Iโ€™m happy to admit Iโ€™m currently in my PJs (which might have happened over an hour ago!) ๐Ÿ˜‚

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MissUnderstandingHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

I heartily approve of this!

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toMissUnderstanding

Haha good! Itโ€™s the best part about autumn and winter - PJs at any time of the day is allowed. ๐Ÿ˜…

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dijep10 Miles

congratulations ๐Ÿ‘

I haven't had time to write up my Bristol experience I send to have spent most of three day walking to and from the caravan site. ๐Ÿ˜‚

The weather was great, the organisation was amazing and thanks for the warning about those cheeky hills

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply todijep

Thanks dijep, yes the weather was lovely. ๐Ÿ˜Bit warm in the sun, but the entertainment on the course served as a nice distraction. Hope youโ€™re able to relax this evening! I look forward to your report. Wasnโ€™t the medal gorgeous? ๐Ÿ˜

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dijep10 Milesโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

Yes it's lovely ๐Ÿ˜

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SueAppleRun10 Miles

That cold has affected your running but hopefully the 10k race has seem the last of it

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

I think youโ€™re right Sola. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅฐ

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Time_LordHalf Marathon

Congratulations cheekychipmunks x

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toTime_Lord

Thanks T_L! ๐Ÿ˜€

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

Typically determined run Cheeky. Letโ€™s hope that is the end of this pesky bug. 2 hours for a 15 minute trip and no shopping involved? Ridiculous!๐Ÿ™‚

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toBeachcomber66

Thanks BC, no, this cold had knocked me sideways but not enough for me to forego my races. Bling is precious. ๐Ÿ˜

And nope, no shopping, just waiting โ€ฆ and waiting โ€ฆโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฅฑ

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Dexy510 Milesโ€ข in reply toBeachcomber66

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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JonathanP10 Miles

Sounds just what a 10k race should be Cheeky (a rank of loos with no queue?!๐Ÿ˜ฒ). Just draw a veil over the journey home.....

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toJonathanP

I couldnโ€™t believe it Jonathan. Iโ€™d passed the first rank of loos which had an eye watering queue, but I wanted to offload my bag first and discovered a secret rank. Mind you when I walked past a bit later the secret was clearly well and truly out! I timed it perfectly. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

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GTFCMarathon

l love how you adapted the run to how you've been feeling. You finished and have that sense of achievement...and bling!! ๐ŸŽ–๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toGTFC

Iโ€™m so pleased GTFC. Iโ€™m clearly feeling better as it was only a minute slower than the Cheddar 10k last weekend, and a fair bit of that was downhill! ๐Ÿ˜€

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Dexy510 Miles

Brilliant cheekychipmunks ! I thought that time sounded familiar; I did the New Forest Marathon 10k in 1:19.35! What a lovely day you had for it too. How did you find the course compared to when we did it in 2019?

The P&R on the way back sounds horrendous. I remember when we did it before our friends drove us in and parked in the city car park with no problem.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toDexy5

Running twins again Dexy! ๐Ÿ˜… Itโ€™s definitely hillier than when we did it together, and it doesnโ€™t take you out on the Portway (under the bridge). The HM still goes there though. Thereโ€™s more city centre running and thatโ€™s where the hills are; one is at around 8k. ๐Ÿ˜ณ At least I was expecting it this year. It almost killed me at around the 12 mile point of the HM ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

Wonโ€™t be doing the P&R again. Super smooth going in, horrific getting home. ๐Ÿ™„

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Dexy510 Milesโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

Hopefully they will bring back the Portway 10k next May and we will Join you again

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toDexy5

๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toDexy5

Dexy5 I just checked my Bristol result again, and it was 1:19:35!! Identical to your New Forest time. What are the odds?! ๐Ÿ˜…

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Dexy510 Milesโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Half Marathon

Well done Cheeky - certainly looks like a lovely piece of bling!๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ˜

My very first 10k race was the Bristol 10k. I ran it with my sister and got a PB which stands to this day! (I seem to be getting slower all the time!!๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ) It holds a special place in my heart as I was born in Bristol too.๐Ÿ™‚

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSandraj39

Ahh wonderful Sandra! Itโ€™s a different course now, but the atmosphere is the same Iโ€™m sure. ๐Ÿฅฐ

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Sandraj39Half Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

I would definitely like to do it againโ€ฆ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ’•

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSandraj39

That would be wonderful! ๐Ÿฅฐ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Well done! You are amazing repeatedly battling for bling with the dreaded cold!!! That journey back sounds frustrating to say the least ๐Ÿ˜ก

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tolinda9389

You know me Linda. Bling is important. ๐Ÿ˜… I think I can wave goodbye to the cold now, at last. Now to regain full fitness for the GSR party. ๐Ÿฅณ

And that P&R was a thing of nightmares. ๐Ÿ™„

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TabblesHalf Marathon

Well done Cheeky, yes the hill is a bit of a shock. I run up it a couple of times in training. But felt so much steeper at 12 mikes.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toTabbles

I know exactly what you mean Tabbles. I almost ground to a halt during the HM last year. At least I knew it was coming up this year, and (for us 10k runners), only at 8k! ๐Ÿ˜…

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RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

Well done Cheeky!! Fabulous run and well done on your time. Thoroughly deserved bling too. Iโ€™m sorry your park and ride and journey home was so awful. Next year you could walk it instead as a warmup. ๐Ÿ˜… Would be quicker for sure.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

Thank you Brian, it was a lovely day and Great Run came up with the goods as usual. ๐Ÿ˜€ So well organised. The P&R wasnโ€™t, however. Itโ€™s been fine on race days in the past too. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ I could walk, in theory, but most of it is on busy A roads, and on the way home itโ€™s 90% up hill! Not much fun after running a race. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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over61andstilltryingHalf Marathon

Your a super star! ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Here's to that cold going completely if it hasn't already.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toover61andstilltrying

Aww thanks over61! ๐Ÿฅฐ Itโ€™s right at the tail end now, thank goodness! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

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Sandie1961Half Marathon

Well done Cheeky. Fabulous bling and a great warm up for the event of the year in 3 weeks. It took me over an hour to get home from Lincoln 10k last year and itโ€™s only 4 miles, so I can absolutely sympathise over the journey home ๐Ÿ˜–

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSandie1961

Thanks Sandie! Canโ€™t wait for the GSR (had you noticed?! ๐Ÿ˜…) and Iโ€™m hoping to be back to full fitness by then. See you there. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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over61andstilltryingHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

How many from these lovely forum are due to be in the GSR? I grin thinking about you all! No, more a beam!! What would I be like if I actually joined you, I can't begin to imagine? Only just managing 30 minutes running due to rehab from hamstring, knee and a lesser extent Achilles, so no long runs for me for a while yet.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toover61andstilltrying

At least 10, probably more over61. Plus a couple of non-runners too. It would be lovely if you could join our merry gang one year, but get those naughty niggles sorted first. How dare they? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

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over61andstilltryingHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

Your 'How dare they? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ' Made me laugh. I have a feeling the knee injuries as a result of my gardening fall are going to impact me for life ... oh dear! The physios always said my knee would never be a normal knee again. I think that it is the meniscus tear that's the main issue. Ah well, I'll do my best with whatever I have and enjoy reading of the running adventures of others. ๐Ÿ˜Š

Less than 3 weeks to the happy day! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toover61andstilltrying

Youโ€™re always so upbeat, so doing the best with what you have sounds the best plan to me! ๐Ÿฅฐ

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CowladyrunningMarathon

congratulations cheekychipmunks ! I'm so impressed you have done both those 10k's while being so poorly! But that P&R??? Terrible!!

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toCowladyrunning

Thanks CLR, itโ€™s been an energy sapping cold, but the 10ks made it no worse and I got 2 more pieces of bling, so all good! ๐Ÿ˜…

P&R, not so much. ๐Ÿ˜ 

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Woohoo!!! Well done Munks๐Ÿ’ช Iโ€™m jealous becuase that bling is gorgeous ๐Ÿ˜ just my colour ๐Ÿ˜‚

I canโ€™t believe itโ€™s a year since we first met and I really thought we would have met up again long before now (at the time we were planning to meet in Bath in March)

Considering how your cold affected you beforehand I think you did amazingly well!

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toIrishprincess

You would LOVE it IP. So hefty and substantial. ๐Ÿ˜

You realise that we have unfinished business and we will meet again, hopefully in Bath. It will happen. It will. ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅฐ

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

It WILL!!!

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toIrishprincess

๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š

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KatnapMarathon

๐Ÿ˜ฏ

2hrs to do a 15min journey! It would have been quicker to run home! ๐Ÿ˜œ

๐Ÿฑ Katnap ๐Ÿฑ

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toKatnap

Might be for you Katnap! Itโ€™s 85% up hill! Canโ€™t see that bothering you though; youโ€™d be fresh as a daisy! ๐ŸŒธ (clearly not a daisy!)

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DeckerUltramarathon

Well run Cheeky especially after managing a rough cold! Thatโ€™s a nice bit of bling too.

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toDecker

Isnโ€™t it lovely Decker? ๐Ÿ˜ Thanks, I had a great day. ๐Ÿ˜€

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misswobbleMarathon

Another race report! I thought I was seeing things ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜

Speak of seeing things and loos, on my recent race I spied portaloos. Marvellous! til I got closer and found they were recycling bins ๐Ÿค“. Doh โ˜บ๏ธ

Congratulations on another event ticked off ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ŠโœŠ

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply tomisswobble

Hahaha, that could have caused embarrassment MW! ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜…

Yes, 2 weekends, 2 races! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Sandie1961Half Marathonโ€ข in reply tomisswobble

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚ good job you realised time ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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Hedgehogs123Metric Marathon

well done and great medal very unusual! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toHedgehogs123

Thanks Hedgehogs, itโ€™s gorgeous ๐Ÿ˜

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