Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember? Ba-dee-ya, pompoms in September! 🥳🎽✨🏅

[Cmoi]

🏅 Ba-dee-ya, golden dreams were shiny days! 🏅

And that’s what we wish our amazing VRBs as they take to the track and roads this weekend!

On Saturday 2 September our GB team superstar ✨   RunBrianRun ✨ will be getting things underway at astonishing speed in the British Masters Track & Field championships 100m: bmaf.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/...

Then on Sunday 3 September we have a host of races right across Great Britain. First up, in Scotland, it’s the one and only ✨   AlMorr ✨ who’s off to the Cumbernauld 10k: activenl.co.uk/cumbernauld-10k The event is part of a family community running festival based at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld. Unbelievably, although Al's run more than forty 10K distances already, this is his first real, live, chip-timed race!

Next, over in Wales, ✨   OldManRunning ✨ is heading to the Welsh capital for the Cardiff 10k: cardiff10k.cymru/ The race is described as a sightseeing tour of the city and takes in central Cardiff, leafy suburbs and grade 2 listed parkland, before a grandstand finish at the Edwardian Civic Centre.

Our final call is to the heart of England, to Shakespeare’s home town, where ✨  Shake-and-run ✨ will be running the Stratford Big 10k, while ✨Katnap ✨  TailChaser ✨ and ✨  Time_Lord ✨ take part in the HM version, the Stratford Big Half. Apparently both races offer a bit of everything – there's a bold promise for you! Find out more at tempoevents.co.uk/events/st...

Our thoughts are with you, Holdin' hands in the air to cheer you, VRBs, so enjoy your races, and don’t forget to send us your race reports!

Any more VRBs taking part in a racing event this weekend and want a pompom cheer? Then please reply asap to this post to let us know, and we’ll add you to the list!

The Team xxx

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[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Have super races all, I'll be waving those pom poms from sunny Sussex 😁Wishing you all swift legs and huge enjoyment.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Thank you  Cmoi 😊 I’m just packing my stuff up in readiness. I’ll be heading up to Derby later today.

The final timetable indicates that there will be a heats and a final tomorrow for the 100m.

My first heat is at 12.35 and, should I make it through, the final is at 3.12

There’s also a live stream of the event. I’ve put the link here in case any VRBs want to see.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lN15J...(Not working as expected?)

Good luck to all of us running tomorrow and Sunday. Have a great time.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Oooh I’m missing the athletics so this is great. Thanks Brian!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Ha ha. Me too. This won’t quite be the same experience as the world championships or the diamond league, but it’s serious fun nonetheless.

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Irishprincess]

Diamond league is on this weekend IP. 😉

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

I’ve heard! 🤗

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Derby! 😀

Have fun 😀. Rip it up man! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏃‍♂️💪

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

😂 Thanks MW Wilco 👍

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Seeing that pic made me wanna run like ‘ell 😁

Which reminds me, I received a belated clip of my last 5k race with my niece in Lincs. The person making the clip was making a vroooooooooooom noise at me on the last straight before the tight bend to the ribbon I didn’t hear it at the time what with my laser focus 😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Ooooh, fabulous! Wishing you full speed ahead!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Sooooo exciting Brian! Good luck O Speedy One! 💥

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Good luck to all our amazing runners 🍀🍀🍀

Run with your heart, smile with pride and enjoy yourselves 🤗🥳

[lexi6 10 Miles]

Whoo hoo! pom poms are a waving here for you, have brilliant runs everyone 😀

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to lexi6]

Thanks lexi6 , the 10K I am running on Sunday starts and ends in a football stadium, the first kilometer is ran along a reasonably quiet road with a pavement which I often run, K2 to K7 will be on closed roads past the famous Barrs Irn Bru factory, perhaps you have heard of the soft drink Irn Bru, from kilometers 7 to 9 the route is on the same off road paths that I run all my 5 and 10K runs which is around Broadwood Loch, the last kilometer is where the first kilometer was but the opposite direction ending in that football stadium.

[lexi6 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

I've just googled the route you'll take Al and Broadwood Loch looks lovely, think starting and finishing in the stadium is a great idea. I hope you enjoy the race.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to lexi6]

👍 🏃🏾... but first of all this Saturday morning I am the tailwalker at Springburn parkrun, the weather on both days is to be dry, no rain thank goodness, the temperature on Saturday at around 9.30am is to be about 12c and for the start of the 10K on Sunday is forecast to be 17C at 11am

[lexi6 10 Miles in reply to AlMorr]

Good on you for volunteering Al, I hope there are no speedsters at the back and you are able to take a leisurely stroll round and conserve your energy for the race. The Sunday temperature sounds ideal for running too. All the best 👍

[misswobble Marathon]

Great tune there Cmoi! I’m groovin already 😁

Have fun you lot! Get out there, give it large, have lots of fun, may the sun shine (but not toooo much), may the cake, bling and goody bags be the best ever.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha! 🙂👍👊✊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

What a representation! Wishing everyone bon courage and lots and lots of fun!!!

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

whoop whoop everybody. Don’t worry about the butterflies 🦋 🦋 AlMorr , you’ll be fine once you cross that start line. I heard a lot of people talking about the Cardiff half /10k when we were on the Severn Bridge last week and it’s going to be greeeat OldManRunning . Have fun. And then the Duracell bunnies Katnap and TailChaser are off on an HM again , with Time_Lord - enjoy!. Good luck also to the more sensible (in my opinion 😂) Shake-and-run in the 10k.

Looking forward to race reports.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

I had a momentary panic when I saw Cardiff Dexy. Luckily the HM isn’t on the same day as the 10k or I’d have been in trouble. I have another month luckily. 🙏

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Sorry to scare you cheeky. We did parkrun in Cardiff and it is a lovely city to run round, I’m sure. I’m hoping to get a longer slow run in on Monday to get towards that 10 Miles again, as I’ll be in another race next week. It’s all go.

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

anyone else having a problem getting into their alerts? Clicking the bell isn’t working for me.

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Mine are appearing in fits and starts Dexy5 , though my laptop's been updating too, so that won't have helped. (Basically every time it's my turn to post pompoms or chat it throws a wobbler! )

[RunWillie Marathon]

Enjoy! Cheering for you all!RunBrianRun AlMorr OldManRunning Shake-and-run Katnap TailChaser and Time_Lord ❤️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon]

Pom poms waving in Derbyshire! I hope that you a really good time. 🎉🏃🏻‍♀️🎉🏃‍♂️🎉🏃🏻‍♀️🎉🏃‍♂️🎉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

I’m dying here stuck on the motorway trying to get to Derby over61andstilltrying . It’s traffic hell. I’m not even at Milton Keynes and I’ve been driving 5 hours now 😭

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Any idea what is causing the problem with so much traffic RunBrianRun?, listen to the local radio station, they might know what's causing the problem, perhaps an accident somewhere else on the motorway..

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Hi Al, it was traffic on the M25 and an accident on the m4 in the end. I’ve finally arrived at the hotel rather exhausted and very hungry.

I hope your run tomorrow goes well for you and that you enjoy it very much.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

So glad that you have arrived at your hotel, have a good sleep and all the very best for your runs on Saturday, my 10K is Sunday, however, tomorrow I will be the tailwalker at Springburn parkrun, I am hoping that I don't need to run too much to same my energy for Sunday.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Oh well done on your volunteering at the Parkrun tomorrow. Hopefully you’ll still feel strong for your race on Sunday 💪 Good luck

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

👍 🏃🏾 ✅

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Oh dear! I am so sorry. I do hope the traffic jams disappeared and that you arrived safely.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to over61andstilltrying]

Thanks O61, it all finally cleared up thankfully. I guessed it was something to do with typical English tea time and everyone wanting to go home for their chips and egg 😂

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Pom poms are a-flapping!!!!Good luck RunBrianRun run .Wishing you super speedy uneventful runs!

Enjoy your first non virtual 10k AlMorr . I am feeling quite envious. I found last weekend such fun and hoping that your experience will be as good!! 🍀 for luck ( not that you'll need it!)

Best of luck at Cardiff OldManRunning it sounds like a really interesting course.

I'm hope that you will all have a good run and hopefully catch up a Stratford-upon-Avon Shake-and-run Time_Lord Katnap and TailChaser !

Sounds like my 🎊 may need new batteries!!!!

[GTFC Marathon]

Awesome stuff yet again Cmoi you make me smile 😃 All the best to everyone this weekend and as I always say, 'Congratulations on getting yourself to the start line.' I look forward to hearing all about your races 🏁 😀

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Pom poms waving wildly for you all this weekend 🎉🎉🎉. Hope you all have marvellous runs 🏃🏼‍♀️🏅🎈🎉

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Have super runs everyone... Run safe, run well, run HAPPY!!!!! Pom poms waving madly from what is soon to be SUNNY Staffs! x

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Waving my pom poms wildly for you all! 👏👏🏃‍♀️🏃🏽🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ I hope you have great races and enjoy your shiny bling!🙂🏅

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

Oh my gosh so many races!! Hope everyone has a fab time with lots of happy stories. Look forward to the race reports!!! 👏👏👏👏🤞🤞

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

AlMorr know it's your first 'real' 10km in person, so really hope you enjoy it!!🤞🤞

[TailChaser Marathon]

Extra super duper large Pom poms shaking for everyone this week! RunBrianRun I hope you’ve managed to get to Derby by now??? Good old Friday traffic back to its normal routine 🤞🤞🤞 AlMorr all the best to you in your first live biggie race! I hope you love it! Nothing like running with lots of people - looking forward to your report 🙌👏👏 Cardiff sounds fab OldManRunning I hope you have a great run! 💪💪💪. So that ‘just’ leaves my fellow compatriots, Shake-and-run , Time_Lord and, of course, Katnap - have a great run - you can always turn the music up if The Greenway gets too dull! 🥳🥳🥳

And have a great time to anyone who is running this weekend just for the fun of it! 😍😍😍

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Can’t believe you’re cracking out yet another HM this weekend TC and Katnap! Incredible! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Neither can I tbh cheeky, definitely feeling it today 😬

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

An exciting weekend ahead, good luck everyone! 👍 💪🌞👌xxx

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

Another fantastic line up of HU Superstars!!! Wishing you all fantastic races. Best of luck for great weather and great runs!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

What an illustrious HU crew this week! Good luck all you epic souls. Can’t wait to sit down and read all the race reports and see happy photos of you and your bling. ⭐️🎉❤️

[Folkylass]

Pom Poms at the ready for everyone. Good luck guys and have a great time 👏👏👍👍

[Time_Lord Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone x

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Good luck all!

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Wonderful turnout. Pom-poms shaking from France for the final time this year. Bon courage!

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

thanks everyone for your Pom Pom waving and good luck everyone out putting one foot in front of the other. (Sorry I’m a bit late with this, been one of those weeks!).