It's pompom party time 🥳🏅🏃

[linda9389]

Oh, do we have some fabulous racing this weekend!

Calling all pom pom holders - the time is now, your amazing VRBs are ready for you!

On Sunday 27th August:

🏃‍♂️ First up we have Time_Lord who will be tackling the Spitfire 10k at Cosford; running laps around the tarmac airfield, we do hope it's a little cooler for you this time around 🌥️

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🏃‍♂️Next we have Freecloud who is once again heading for the start line, this time for the Abbot Longford marathon. This will be Freecloud's second marathon this year and we are sure all your prep and training will pay off - go smash it 👊

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🏃‍♂️And then we have another 'class of 2018' gathering; this time representatives of the intrepid crew - cheekychipmunks Dexy5 UpTheStanley TailChaser Katnap and Week7 will all be heading to Chepstow. While TC and Katnap run the Severn Bridge HM, Cheeky, Dexy, UTS and Week7 will run the Severn Bridge10k. What a turnout! Get to the top of that final hill folks, and it will be time to party 🥳

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🚴‍♂️ Finally, a mention for  Shake-and-run who will be riding 100 miles in a day, doing a recce for an event she is organising in September. We wish you luck Shakes!!!

And then, on Wednesday 30th August:

🏃‍♂️Cantstopmenow will be jumping into a minibus to head north for the Blackpool Night Run, running 7.5k in support of a local children's hospice. The lure of fish, chips and beer should get you to that finish line in record time CSMN!

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We wish you all 🍀Bon Courage🍀 and hope you'll be posting some great race reports next week.

Have a wonderful time and ENJOY 🤩

Does anyone else have an event this weekend or in the coming week? If so, let us know in the comments below.

Have a lovely weekend everyone

The Team xxx

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[Cmoi Marathon]

Sizzling pompoms waving here to wish you favourable weather and lots of fun - happy running and cycling!

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

Wow what an illustrious list of runners this week!!!! Good luck to everyone, you are all awesome. I think we are going to need some bigger Pom poms!!!

Looking forward to reading all about those events.

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Thank you linda9389 and fellow runners. I’ve wanted to do this run from Wales to England and back since the first time cheekychipmunks did it and posted on here. So far it looks like a dry, cool, cloudy morning . Perfect running conditions! I’m not in peak running fitness but hoping to complete it one way or another.

It’s also a great opportunity to meet up with some HU buddies.

Good luck also to Freecloud , Week7 , Time_Lord , Shake-and-run and Cantstopmenow . Enjoy your running (and cycling)

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

You and me both Dexy5 . I’m fitter than before I started C25K …. but only just! 😳

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I find that hard to believe you multi HM runny person you! 😂🏃‍♀️

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

I have run plenty of longer distances in previous years  over61andstilltrying , but not recently. I’ve been taking my running very easy of late, which I love though! I’ve got rather used to bimbling around snail fashion! 😅

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Well happy bimbling to you!😊🏃‍♀️

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thank you! 😀

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

C’mon you two, we’ve got 5.5 years of running in our legs now, we’re running machines!! 💪👍

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to TailChaser]

😂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Tell my legs that TC! They’ve been on holiday and haven’t come back yet! 😂

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I’ll have a word with them later Cheeky 😂

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

I'm sure it will be a wonderful experience and a memorable day. Have fun 🎊🎊

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Have a great time everyone; that is a certainty for the Severn Bridge Horde!! Bring back the bling and embrace the apres run/ cycle!!🙂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Not sure why you’d say that Beachcomber66 🤪

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

🍷🍸🥂 = 🥴😵😵‍💫

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

🍻

[RunWillie Marathon]

What a fabulous line up 😍 Cheering for you! Time_Lord Freecloud cheekychipmunks Dexy5 UpTheStanley TailChaser Katnap Week7 Shake-and-run & Cantstopmenow

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Thanks for the shout-out Linda! 😀 It’ll be such fun! It’s my favourite Parkrun and favourite race. 😍

Shame I’m subjecting myself to Eastville boot camp to get some fitness back after a super chilled summer, or I’d be running there tomorrow morning too. 😩

[lexi6 10 Miles]

Sounds like an amazing weekend coming up for you all. Pom poms waving from Enzed, good luck everyone.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Going to be frantically waving my pom poms this weekend for all you wonderful racers, what an exciting weekend ahead.

[Lavender1962 Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone! I’ll be waving my pom poms from here. It sounds like you’ll all be having a great time.

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon]

Pom poms waving in Derbyshire! I hope that all goes really well with your variety of events. 😊🏃🏻‍♀️😊🏃‍♀️😊🏃🏻‍♂️😊🏃‍♂️😊🚴‍♀️😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

…..and me! 😁

All the best everyone. Have fun out there ! We’ll be shouting for you all.

GO GO GO !🌪💥☄️🔥🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏅🍰🍺☕️

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Pom poms and good luck to all runners this weekend 👍 ✔️✔️🏃🏾

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Good luck Irish shamrock pom-poms waving all the way from the Green Isle today for all you fabulous racers ☘️☘️🍀🍀

Run well and cycle well and have a party afterwards …. 🥳🤩🎊

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Got to be the Guinness again IP 😋

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

What a shame …… 😂

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

We suffer for our art 😂

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Note for Shake-and-run …. I saw a sign on a pub beer garden today; “dogs and cyclists welcome” Good to know your place 🤔

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

So funny !!!!

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Thankyou linda9389 and everyone for the pompoms . I will be needing them for the final hill. I am not as fit as last year but VERY excited. I have never met any VRB's so will be looking around carefully to see if I can spot any of the famous "class of 2018" runners![My Pre race excitement will build even further tomorrow when I collect my bib]

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend and later in the week whether 🏃‍♀️ or 🚲 .

[Katnap Marathon in reply to Week7]

UTS usually wears an easy to spot red and white 'viking hat' - Brünhilde

Though I may have got the hat name wrong...

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Katnap]

✅.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Week7]

I’ll have my blue Fordy top on Week7, with pink ‘Fordy Runs’ on my backside. I do hope we get to meet 😀

Hill? What hill?!

[Week7 Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Me too- I'll be all 👀 for hats and Fordy Runs. I haven't sorted my kit yet but suspect it'll be along grey/black line. Must have a little think in the morning!Think less hill more short sharp shock to the legs just when you aren't expecting it .-although this year I will be expecting it....

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

What an amazing collection of runners and races lined up! Good luck to you all. Pom poms are at the ready 🎉🎊

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Good luck to everyone this weekend. Pom-poms shaking in the post heatwave Dordogne!

[Freecloud Marathon]

Thanks very much linda9389 and everyone else! No idea how this one is going to go, but will hopefully enjoy the experience. Best of luck to everyone else running and cycling in events this week. How you have a fantastic time ⛹️⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️🤾🚲🌝

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Pom poms waving here in Wales.... Run safe, Run Happy! xxx

[TailChaser Marathon]

Yaaaayyyy! B I G pom-poms waving in the air for everyone!!! What a bumper weekend no week! We’ll be thinking of you as we dash between England and Wales (twice!)! 🥳🥳🥳

[Chickenears Marathon]

Best of luck everyone!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

A truly fabulous turnout for this weekend. Have a great time whether running or cycling and fingers crossed for decent weather.

💪👍

[Time_Lord Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone x

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

Thanks for the mention Linda. WOW, what a lot of miles will be covered this week by HU trotters everywhere. Good luck everybody and hold on to yours hats on that bridge!!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

An excellent array of events and runners! Have a great time everyone!👌💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️xxx

[Frizzbomb67 10 Miles]

Poms Poms waving madly! Have a great time all!

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

Oh wow, hoping you are all have fantastic races, Time_Lord Freecloud cheekychipmunks Dexy5 UpTheStanley TailChaser Katnap Week7 , look forward to see the pics and race reports!!🙌🙌🙌💪💪

[Dendev75 Half Marathon]

I hope everyone enjoys their races and the weather is kind 💪🏻👍🏻

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Good luck everyone!