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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon
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It’s time to get those pom-poms fluffed up and ready to wave for your VRBs. We have a plethora of runners this weekend and into next week and we’ll be in loads of different locations, so get ready…… get set…… πŸ₯³

⭐️ First up it looks as if we might have a wee get-together at the Two Castles 10K in Warwickshire on Sunday. As the name suggests, it’s a 10K between two beautiful castles, starting at Warwick Castle and ending at Kenilworth Castle. Mead anyone? 🍻

The VRB contingent is made up of Katnap , Sandie1961 , Shake-and-run , and TailChaser

I imagine lots of laughter, food, drink and running tales 😍

twocastlesrun.org.uk

 ⭐️ Also on Sunday, our ever faithful aliboo70 will be taking on the Needles HM on the Isle of Wight, β€œthe toughest and most scenic HM in the country”. I think this might be a regular for you Ali but we’ll always be with you as you go round. You know what to do! Bring home the fab blingΒ πŸ…

isleofwightfestivalofrunnin...

⭐️ Heading now to Liverpool where Cantstopmenow will be running the Port Sunlight 10K, a gorgeous sounding two lap route taking in the Port Sunlight Museum on the Windy Bank village green. Will there be soap in the goodie bag I wonder?

btrliverpool.com/port-sunli...

 ⭐️ Moving on to Lincolnshire next (phew! We do some mileage around here!) and heading to the beautiful Woodall Spa where Hedgehogs123 will be running the 10K. Apparently a fast course through scenic countryside and promising cake at the end! Cake and bling are definitely good reasons to do it 😍

curlysathletes.co.uk/woodha...

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⭐️ Keep those pompoms flying. They have no time to be tired!Β Β We’re in Walsall now and cheering Time_Lord who will run the Aldridge 10K. Looking like a one lap course and part of the Running Festival, we’re sure you’ll have a brilliant time TLΒ πŸ™‚

aldridgerunningclub.co.uk

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⭐️ The final weekend runner is womblejogger who will be toeing the line at the Swansea HM, a fab looking coastal route and voted in some parts to be the UK’s best HM! It starts in front of the Swansea Arena and through the city centre passing Swansea Castle and heads out towards the mumbles and then back. Looks and sounds amazing WJ, such a great looking route.

swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk

 ⭐️ The pompoms can have a little rest after the weekend but we need them again for RunBrianRun when he has two events mid-week. On Tuesday he has the Worthing Open 100mand on Wednesday the next round (100m) of the Sussex Vets League in Eastbourne. We hope that pesky COVID has disappeared for you Brian and that you are fit to go and do your best on these days.

Well!!! That’s a busy old time for our epic VRBs. Good luck and Bon Courage to every single one of you. Run with your heart and have fun. We want to read all about it afterwards!

Have we missed anyone? Let us know here.

From The Marathon Team xxx

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linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Wow! And I thought things would be quietening down! Have a fabulous time everyone, and enjoy!!! 🌞

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon

I'm exhausted already just reading the pom poms list! Did you get any cramps in your fingers from typing it all out Irishprincess ?

🐱 Katnap 🐱

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toKatnap

πŸ˜‚ no but I thought for one awful minute that I had lost the original draft because the photo wouldn’t load properly and I’d have to start again! Luckily it was still there πŸ™€

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

That's happened too many times on long posts before!

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

And that's why I always type up and save pompoms and chat posts as a separate document rather than typing stuff in directly. Couldn't possibly cope otherwise!

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toCmoi

That’s what I do too…most of the time - Katnap’s suggestion actually!

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toCmoi

I do that too but it still needs a bit of formatting and tagging!

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Well I never, what an impressive array of HU bling collectors we have this weekend. Good luck each and every one of you, and have an amazing time. Race reports and photos please! ❀️

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathon

I’ve been rubbish at pom pom flapping recently, so a triple good luck to everyone!

GTFC profile image
GTFCMarathon

Go, go, goooooooo everyone! Enjoy it because you've all earned it. Wishing everyone all the very best and here's to making more running memories πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸŽ–

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRun10 Miles

I'll be waving those pom poms from here especially for RunBrianRun who'll be running near me. Good luck everybody, enjoy!

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrHalf Marathon

Good luck everyone running this weekend, pom poms to you allπŸƒβ€β™€οΈβœ…βœ…πŸ‘

RunWillie profile image
RunWillieMarathon

Cheering from down under. Have fun everyone! β€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

Shake-and-run profile image
Shake-and-runHalf Marathon

We are hearing rumours of a hot one at The Two Castles so your suggestion of mead might be a medical requirement to rehydrate afterwards. Might make the bus trip back to Warwick a bit interesting! Thanks for the shout out and good luck to all the HUVRBs who are out there putting one foot in front of the other. Pom poms waving madly here!

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toShake-and-run

Well you do have to rehydrate afterwards πŸ»πŸ˜‚

Take a small wet towel with you and if you have one, put it in an ice box. The feeling afterwards is blissful πŸ₯΅

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Oooohβ€¦πŸ˜

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

oooh good tip!!

womblejogger profile image
womblejoggerHalf Marathon

good luck everyone , can't wait to show off the bling afterwards :D

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply towomblejogger

and we can’t wait to see it!

over61andstilltrying profile image
over61andstilltryingHalf Marathon

Pom poms waving in Derbyshire. I do hope that you all have really enjoyable events. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

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misswobbleMarathonβ€’ in reply toover61andstilltrying

Add me to the Derbyshire flag-waving contingent Have a fab time everyone πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜€πŸ…

Lookslikejames profile image
LookslikejamesMarathon

I hope everyone has a great run! Enjoy

Cantstopmenow profile image
CantstopmenowHalf Marathon

Thank you IP. I'll be waving my perspiring pompoms. Good luck one and all 🎊🎊

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Half Marathon

Good luck everyone running this weekend! πŸ‘πŸ™‚πŸ’ͺ

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70Half Marathon

Thanks IP and all my VRBs 😁This will be 8th time doing this one in memory of my mum πŸ₯°I'm getting slower each year! The forecast might have some rain which would be good -:will report back!

Good luck to all our fabulous runners this coming week xxx

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toaliboo70

Some rain wold be great right now πŸ˜‚

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply toaliboo70

Good luck, have a great run and hope the temperature is just right for you. Lovely thing to do in memory of your mum πŸ‘

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

I’m waving hot pom poms in Sunny Southsea for all you lovely runners this weekend. Keep cool and drink lots of water. Hedgehogs123 , Cantstopmenow , Time_Lord , womblejogger

Special mention also to my pals doing the 2 castles Katnap , TailChaser , Sandie1961 and Shake-and-run . Also to aliboo70 doing the Needles HM on the IoW ( I know how special this one is to you)

Last but not least , hope you are ok for your events RunBrianRun . Just think of them as training!

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Thankyou Dexy! I'm looking forward to the weekend ahead xxx

GTFC profile image
GTFCMarathon

The Blaydon Race 2023

Tonight we ran the iconic Blaydon Race in Newcastle and it was absolutely brilliant!

Tasha99 and GTFC
SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRun10 Milesβ€’ in reply toGTFC

Awesome πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ‘πŸ‘

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

That looks great! Well done you two xxx

Cantstopmenow profile image
CantstopmenowHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

Great photos. Well done you two πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

What lovely photos 😍 lots of my running club did that one tonight.

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

Well done all of you! Lovely photos 😍

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

Yay, come on you smoggies!! Walking into the sunset with a bling bag in hand….perfect πŸ™‚

Birdlady64 profile image
Birdlady64β€’ in reply toGTFC

Brilliant you two!

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

aww well done, great pics!!

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathon

Knackered, stormy pompoms for all the fabulous HU runners over the next few days!

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathon

Oh it has got busy again! Hotting up in more way than one! Let’s hope the hosepipes are out for us this weekend! Have fabulous runs everyone, stay cool and stay safe πŸ™ŒπŸ‘πŸ™ŒπŸ‘πŸ™ŒπŸ‘πŸ™Œ

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator

Very late to the party.... but running on quickly, pom poms waving madly.... and wishing every body glorious runs...

Run well, run safe, run COOL, run HAPPY ! πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ‘

RunBrianRun profile image
RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

Good luck to everyone out there running this weekend. I hope it’s not too hot for you all. πŸ€žπŸ‘

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Half Marathon

Thanks for the shout out IP. I’ve been moaning about how cold and cloudy it’s been in Lincolnshire this week, but I think I’d be happy to have it like that tomorrow πŸ₯΅ Good luck everyone!

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

gonna be hot at Woodhall!!😎😎.

Have a great race yourself, yours sounds a great one!πŸ™Œ

Time_Lord profile image
Time_LordHalf Marathon

Good luck everyone, let's hope it's not too hot for us x

Frizzbomb67 profile image
Frizzbomb6710 Miles

Pom Poms waving here! Hope the events are early to beat the worst of the heat πŸ₯΅

womblejogger profile image
womblejoggerHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toFrizzbomb67

Swansea half starts at 9 in the morning so we might miss the worse of the heat , then again we might not lol πŸ₯΅πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Frizzbomb67 profile image
Frizzbomb6710 Milesβ€’ in reply towomblejogger

🀞

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

Cry β€œHavoc!” and let slip the dogs of war !!. The trustees of Warwick and Kenilworth will be shaking in their boots! Not content with contending with the rigours of a 10k run, our crazy quartet are off to sack a couple of castles as well. So long as you remember to tank up on mead after the run you should be ok. Have a great run Katnap Sandie1961 Shake-and-run and TailChaser 🍻

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Thanks BC πŸ˜‚ The picture you conjure in my head really made me chuckle. Might be substituting musketeers for stand ins, but we will prevail 🀺

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

I have every confidence πŸ™‚. If you need to call in an armoured division, Ernie the Tortoise has a nasty bite (ask TC), but he may need help with mobility πŸ‘

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

He’ll do anything for a bit of lambs lettuce BC 🀣 Thank you, it’s been an interesting run… but I’d still do again next year!

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

Why am I not surprised?πŸ™‚πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

Best wishes for a great run to everyone chasing bling this weekend. Hydration hydration and hydration for those basking in sunshine….still a bit nippy up here…good for running though!πŸ™‚πŸ†

Week7 profile image
Week7Half Marathon

Run run run!Have a great time everyone and bring back that bling/cake!!

Folkylass profile image
Folkylass

Waving my pom-poms to you all. Enjoy everyone !πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸŽ‰πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathon

Thank you and lots of luck to all the other runners, think its going to be a hot one!!! 😎😎😎

womblejogger profile image
womblejoggerHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toHedgehogs123

it was a hot one will post about it asap

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

oooh Woodall spa! I didn’t know about that one Mind you I’ll be nearby towards the month end πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

womblejogger profile image
womblejoggerHalf Marathon

tuesday morning update from the sunday half, by god it was hot too hot ... apparently only 5000 runners i'm sure there is usually up to 10000 but i digress ... although i had run this last in 2019 the course had been altered i think to accommodate and incorporate the sponsors (swansea university) so from the start the course headed out to the mumbles from swansea only to do a loop at mile 2 and a bit before heading back into the city at mile 3 a loop through the city and back onto the mumbles road back at the start line oddly demoralising but the crowds and the runners were fantastic ... managed to run fairly well in the heat until mile 9 when i decided that to make it back in one piece i would have to jeff, up to this point i was looking at a possible pb as well :( .... the volunteers along the route at the water stations were amazing as well as the martial especially with advice on how to stay cool , and thank you to the lovely woman at abouut mile 11ish with the hose pipe ... with a pb out of the question it was can i get close to my previous time , no but i had a contingency if i couldn't do the others i would aim to get in under 3hrs and my chip time was 2:57 :)

the route back into swansea from the mumbles is stunning, with the sweep of swansea bay to your right , miles of sandy beaches it is amazing however there were a few things that will make or break it for me to do it again..

the course itself especially with the loop back to the start line , didn't do it for me, the medal, there was no reveal which is odd and i had heard it was wooden but it looked like the sponsors had got their tech department to cut them out on their laser cutter. finally the finish line experience ... shambolic ... getting the medal was easy enough but the rest well i felt sorry for the 2 volunteers being inundated with people asking for the items and not even in a bag ... also no finishers tee ...

overall it's a great race, the atmosphere is amazing the marshals and volunteers helpfull but there were a few too many niggles in my mind to make me want to do it again which is a massive shame

pic is at mile 9

blue sky, whispy clouds frame an image of a man wearing a black baseball cap by a beach
Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply towomblejogger

Great report! It deserves a separate post πŸ™‚

It sounds like a mixed bag there, but how disappointing about the faff at the end. I’m surprised about that with a race of this reputation. I’m sure the organisers will get plenty of feedback from the runners!

This heat makes running so hard but you did it and you hit your time goal too! Well done and many congratulations to you. And a big well done to the lady with the hose pipe too πŸ₯΅

womblejogger profile image
womblejoggerHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Will deffo do a full write up just waiting on official photos to add some of them too

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