Time to fire up your pompoms! 🔥🥳 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🎆

[Cmoi]

Friday’s here again and the heat is on! 🔥 Whether you’re hiding from a heatwave or searching for sunshine, it’s time to fire up the inimitable HU pompoms to wish your VRBs fun and success for their events! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Our red-hot runners and racers are:

🎽👟 TailChaser and Katnap , heading off on Sunday 13th August to the Solihull HM: runsolihull.com/event/solih... Organised in support of Acorns Children’s Hospice, the race starts and finishes in Solihull town centre, and follows an undulating route on roads and tarmac paths. We’re told that the fearless felines will also be taking part in a Fordy Runs meet-up afterwards.

🎽👟 Folkylass , who’ll be taking part in the Jon Ward Virtual Hereford 5K - herefordcouriers.com/club-r... at a date of her choosing between 13th and 20th August. All profits from the race will be given to charity in memory of the eponymous former Hereford Couriers running club member.

Have a fabulous time, and don’t forget to send us your run reports!

Any more VRBs taking part in a racing event this weekend and would like a pompom cheer? If so, let us know asap by replying to this post, and we’ll get your name on the list!

The Team xxx

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[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone 🍀 Happy running feet and smiles as you go 👟🙂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Pom-poms aloft and wishing you all the very best of runs, everyone!🎉🙂👍

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone, enjoy your events, wishing you pleasant weather conditions with the wind always at your back. Pom poms waving in France.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

I'll be waving mine and virtually cheering you all on, Good luck 🤞😁

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Good luck to everyone running this weekend, pom poms to all of you ✔️✔️✅✅🏃🏾🏃🏾

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Go Kats and Folkylass ! Have a load of shakes of my West Country pompoms to get you on your way and over those finish lines! 🎈💥❤️

[RunWillie Metric Marathon]

Have fun TailChaser Katnap & Folkylass ❤️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃‍♀️

[TailChaser Marathon]

Thanks all! I’m feeling totally unprepared for this one as we’re doing it to make our marathon training more interesting!

All the best to Folkylass and anyone else out racing this weekend 🥳🥳🥳

[over61andstilltrying 10 Miles]

Poms poms waving in Derbyshire. Have a really good time. 😊🎉🏃🏻‍♀️

[GTFC Marathon]

Go go goooooo Katnap and TailChaser 👏👏👏 Wishing you both good runs. Best wishes too to you Folkylass 👏👏👏

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Pom poms waving for you Katnap , TailChaser and Folkylass . Good luck to you and everyone running 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🎉

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Have fun everyone - my pompoms are ready to go!!!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Good luck Katnap , TailChaser and Folkylass I hope you all have a successful and enjoyable run out.

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Whoops, nearly missed this. Good luck TailChaser , Katnap and Folkylass . Bring home the bling (or cakes) .🥳🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Or both 😂

[Folkylass]

Many thanks Cmoi for the Pom Poms and lovely mention.At the moment I’m starting to just get over an ongoing problem . Lower back pain. I haven’t had a flare up for a long time. However Thursday morning on taking washing out of the machine and transferring it into basket I suddenly jerked my back and bingo the pain was back. So yesterday I did some Pilates for lower back pain

taking painkillers , lots of tiger balm🐅 ( smelly stuff!) and resting although I have managed to walk a little. Its improving so all good and I’m hoping to get out for my virtual charity run tomorrow or if not one day next week. 😳😫👍🏃‍♀️😂🥰

[Week7 Half Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Hope the back improves quickly. Wishing you well!

[Folkylass in reply to Week7]

Thank you Week7👍🥰🥰

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Everything crossed for you Folkylass 😢🤞

[Folkylass in reply to TailChaser]

Thank you TailChaser!👍🥰🥰

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Oh blimey, hope you'll be ok 🥴

[Folkylass in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Thanks Hedgehogs123. I’m feeling much better today thanks. Pilates this morning and walk this afternoon so all good. Looking to get out for my virtual5k run on Wednesday or maybe Tuesday weather permitting 👍😂😂🥰

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Good luck. Have you ever looked at the acupressure mats? I got a cheap one on Amazon and although it takes a couple of times to get used to it, my back felt a bit better. It's just like lying on a bed of sharp pins, only luckily they're shorter and plastic!!

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Hedgehogs123]

I love mine when I’m in the mood. Does wonders for my occasional shoulder spasm flare ups, just takes a bit of getting used to.

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

yes it take me a couple of goes, but then it feels quite comfortable once you've got used to it.

[Folkylass in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Hi Hedgehogs123, only just read your post. I’ve never heard of acupressure mats. I think I may have to investigate 🤔🤔thanks for that👍🥰🥰

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Just start off with a cheap one and see how you get on with it. As I said , mine was about 12 quid from Amazon and whenever my back is a bit stiff (I have arthritis in my lumber spine) it does seem to help

[Folkylass in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Will do ! Thanks again Hedgehogs123. That must be very painful for you 🥰🥰

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Also known as ‘Shakti Mats’. They had some in the middle of Lidl last time I was in, might be worth a look if you have one nearby.

[Folkylass in reply to TailChaser]

Thanks TailChaser will do👍👍😂

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

I’m always a bit late with my cheerleading, but I’m enthusiastically waving my Pom Poms (virtual of course, who actually owns some of those?!!!). Wishing you speedy and comfortable runs - I suppose we should also keep an eye on fordys you tube channel for a potential cameo (or star appearances).

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Kevin41]

I’ve got some 😳 I couldn’t resist when I spectated at the London Marathon in April 😂

Thanks Kevin, I don’t think it’ll be on YouTube, the ‘Management’ aren’t in attendance, so no Fordy GoPros for this one.

[Folkylass]

Good luck to TailChaser and Katnap on their running events …….pom-poms waving frantically from Herefordshire 👍👍🥳🥳

[Time_Lord Half Marathon]

Good luck Katnap , TailChaser & Folkylass . Have a great run x

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Have great runs TailChaser Katnap and Folkylass pom poms have fried out after the rain earlier in tge week and ready to wave!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone!!! Have fun and report back xxx

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

good luck all, hope you have good runs and fine weather!!