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POMPOM ALERT!! CHECK OUT OUR EPIC VRBS RUNNING THIS WEEK πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon
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We have VRBs running from one end of the country to the other and we even have a famous double act running overseas, so get those pompoms fluffed up and ready to rock β€˜n roll πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ‘ All the races are on Sunday.

⭐️ First up is the overseas race and it’s a biggie! Our Fearsome Twosome Β TailChaser and Β Katnap will be tackling the Amsterdam Marathon!

The start and finish will take place in the historical Olympic Stadium! What an amazing finish that is going to be guys πŸ₯³ The route is packed with interesting buildings, the Rijks Museum, Museum of the Tropics and the Amstel Hotel to name a few. Lots to see on the way and lots of atmosphere to soak up. We can’t wait to read your race reports afterwards.

tcsamsterdammarathon.eu

⭐️ We’re moving from Amsterdam to Portsmouth next where we will find a flurry of VRBs tackling the Great South Run. This is becoming a habit guys!

Running this fast 10 mile route, and no doubt meeting up as well at some stage, are Β cheekychipmunks , Β UpTheStanley , Β Dexy5 , Β linda9389 , Oldgirlruns , David_G , Sandie1961 and Mudita11

The GSR β€œstarts and finishes on the glorious seafront, the route offers a run through history passing iconic landmarks including the Historic Dockyard, HMS Victory and Southsea Castle along with breathtaking views of the Isle of Wight.”

Sounds fab. Good luck to you all and happy meeting up too πŸ₯°

greatrun.org/events/great-s...

⭐️ From South England we head further North to Yorkshire where  runningdad will be running the Yorkshire Marathon!

This is the 10th anniversary of the Yorkshire Marathon so there will be loads of entertainment and a festival to celebrate all things running.

Along the route, pipe bands and choirs will keep the runners entertained as they take in the stunning views of ancient York, including York Minster, and its neighbouring countryside. A race and a year to remember by all acccounts. Enjoy all the celebrations runningdad.

runforall.com/events/marath...

⭐️ From Yorkshire we move to the South West where we’ll find Β Marymumto2 running the Bath Half Marathon. This is a beautiful route with honey-coloured buildings and streets where Jane Austen once strolled. There will be bands and motivating music along the gorgeous roads of the World Heritage City of Bath. The crowd support is famously enthusiastic! What’s not to love?

Lap up the atmosphere Mary and go conquer Bath!

bathhalf.co.uk/2023-entries/

We wish every single one of you all the best of luck on the day. Enjoy the fruits of all your training and have fun! πŸ€πŸ€πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

From The Team xxx

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10 miles, Half Marathon, Metric Marathon (26.2K), Marathon, Ultra (50K and beyond)

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linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon

So Sandie1961 and Mudita11 hoped to fly under the GSR radar did they? 😍

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Oh, are they running it as well?

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

I am the only drop out ☹️! No, I knew I wouldn’t make it this yearπŸ™‚. I also know that they will have a whale of a time; Special Constables required I should think with plenty of competitors for the Miss or Mr Legless Award! Have a blast everyone; hope to catch you sometime in 2024πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

🀣🀣🀣 Don’t know what you’re talking about BC! πŸ˜‚

Definitely need to get a date in the diary for 2024. Your call. I’ll be in my car. πŸ˜€

Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Got it πŸ™‚

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

πŸ‘Š

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Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Of course the runners will not be knocking back the the wine by the carafe, it’s those non running husbands we’ve got to watch. πŸ™„πŸ€ͺ

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Torn between loyalty to my gender …and the truth. 🀐

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Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Oh don’t worry, if I wasn’t running I’d be knocking back the wine too, like last year. 🍷🍷

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JonathanP10 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Don't forget I'm also 'absent without leave' BC! Sorry to miss out on the GSR this year due to recent hernia repair - best of luck to all running this weekend.

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toJonathanP

I haven’t forgotten you JP. I was thinking about the night before shenanigans when I posted. I should definitely have mentioned you though! My profound apologies.

I met you for the first time last year and that was a real privilege. You are definitely another absent friend this year and we all wish you a speedy recovery now that you have put your op behind you. Hopefully you will be popping up at pompey park runs, running shoes on and producing amazing times before you know it. Not being able to run is just plain miserable! πŸ‘πŸ»

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JonathanP10 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

No problem BC - it was great to meet you too last year! Funny you should mention parkrun, I've just got back - definitely walking only this week though!

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toJonathanP

Coffee and cake post run or walk will taste just as sweet!!

Are you doing any physio; that always feels to me to be a massive step on the way back; may be too soon I guess?

It was 6 C first thing this morning; warmer now but definitely a two shirt run and I carried a zip up top for the post cafΓ© walk home. I will have to adjust to normal North East weather again!β„οΈβ˜ƒοΈβ„οΈ

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JonathanP10 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

No physio - I'm just going to build up slowly and see how things go. Pre-hernia I was getting some knee twinges - will be interesting to find out if they're still there!

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toJonathanP

Optimistic view; the knee niggle was caused by a change to running form compensating for the developing hernia. In which case it may well have gone by now.🀞🀞🀞🎢🎼🎢🎡Always look on the bright side of life …..πŸ™‚

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JonathanP10 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Hmm.......we shall see!

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toJonathanP

You could always try my physio advised 10/15 minute hot water bottle knee warm up (legs stretched out in front of you) followed by gentle massage of the knee cap to help generate synovial fluid. It always works for me.

JonathanP profile image
JonathanP10 Milesβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Thanks - if I'm still having a problem I'll give it a tryπŸ‘

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Good luck everyone. Have loads of fun out there 😍🎊

lexi6 profile image
lexi610 Miles

Whoo hoo! "I got my head checked 🎡🎼and something about jumbo jets?" Go Sandie and Mudita and the GSR crew and cool TC's and Kats have a wonderful time and many of these πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡x

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply tolexi6

Thanks Lexi πŸ˜ƒxxx

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Also running the GSR are Oldgirlruns and David_G ! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Thanks for the shout-out IP! Good luck to our intrepid marathon travellers   TailChaser and   Katnap and see you tomorrow GSR crew! ❀️

West Country pom-poms are also flying high for  runningdad and  Marymumto2 . You need to tell us how Bath goes, Mary. I need to do it, just as long as it reverts to March (next year I hope) 🀞

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KatnapMarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thanks cheekychipmunks ! ❀️❀️

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Cheers cheeky! I don’t need to tell you to have fun, I think that’s a given!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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SueAppleRun10 Miles

Good luck all amazing racers, virtual pom poms will be waving you all on. Have fun

RunWillie profile image
RunWillieMarathon

Have fun everyone. β€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon

Thank you all for your pom poms! ❀️❀️

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Sandie1961Half Marathon

Good luck and have fun everyone. I cannot wait to meet up with the GSR crew tomorrow πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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cheekychipmunksHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

πŸ¦‹πŸ¦‹

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over61andstilltryingHalf Marathon

Pom poms will be waving from Derbyshire. Go, go, go! πŸ˜ŠπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜Š

runningdad profile image
runningdadMarathon

Thanking you!! Final taper run is in the bag and I’m enroute and raring to go. Ignoring the mind games I’m playing on myself.

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply torunningdad

Those legs are stronger than the mind! πŸ’ͺ

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply torunningdad

I can totally relate to that RD! Good luck with Yorkshire!

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CowladyrunningMarathonβ€’ in reply torunningdad

Good luck! Enjoy it and boot those unhelpful thoughts out the window!

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

Have a great weekend everyone, bring home the bling and lots of happy memories too.πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ†πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸ₯‡πŸΊπŸΈπŸ·.

Almost forgot UTS’ glass of red!!

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OldflossAdministrator

Pom Poms aloft and ready to wave frenetically... like a windmill even ! Go all of you awesome runners..

Run Safe, run Well, RUN HAPPY xxxx

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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LookslikejamesMarathon

Good luck everyone, I hope you all have amazing races and finish strong!

Week7 profile image
Week7Half Marathon

Happy running all!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Thank you  Irishprincess and all the lovely forumites. So looking forward to catching up with VRBs. I think  Mudita11 is the only one not recovering from some niggle or another so I expect a PB from her. I think a complete not compete mantra applies to the rest of us. Well maybe not UTS ! 🀣

Happy Amsterdam Marathon running to the lovely Β TailChaser and Β Katnap . At least this one should be flat. Also enjoy your international parkrun

Pom Poms waving for Β runningdad and Β Marymumto2 . Bring back the bling!

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

We’ll be thinking of you all Dexy xxx

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over61andstilltryingHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Completing 10 miles, over 16km seems a massive achievement to me. If you can enjoy it too and meet up with friends too, a great day indeed. I needed to grind out a 8.54km run (135m elevation gain) this morning so 16+km seems a long way away at the moment. Have a wonderful day πŸ˜ŠπŸƒπŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ˜Š

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Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toover61andstilltrying

Thanks over61. At least we don’t do elevation here.

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Half Marathon

Pom-poms aloft here in Surrey, for everyone running this weekend! πŸ™‚πŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Great South Runners, I shall be cheering you on from the sidelines as my husband and eldest son are running it too! Very proud of my son especially, as he was never sporty at school but seems to have caught the running bug at last!πŸ™‚

Looking forward to all the run reports.πŸ‘πŸ™‚

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Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

Hope to see you running it again next year Β Sandraj39

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Sandraj39Half Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

πŸ€žπŸ€žπŸ€žπŸ™‚

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Shake-and-runHalf Marathon

woo hoo to all HU friends running this weekend. Have a ball every one (from a sad and lonely and very soggy Stratford).

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toShake-and-run

Give oldest kitten a hug from me xxx

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aliboo70Half Marathon

That's a really busy weekend full of brilliant races, good luck to you all ! 😁xxx

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Oldgirlruns10 Miles

Thanks for the shoutout IP and good luck to everyone involved in what looks like a very busy runny weekend! I’m currently at the β€œwhatever possessed me to enter this event/I’m looking forward to Sunday” stage!

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toOldgirlruns

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ me too OG! Have fun 😁

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toOldgirlruns

Pom poms to everyone running this weekend but especially to you Oldgirlruns at the Great South Run βœ”οΈβœ”οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Oldgirlruns10 Milesβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Thank you so much Al -I did it!

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AlMorrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toOldgirlruns

You did it, you ran The Great South Run Oldgirlruns, congratulations, you deserve to be very proud of yourself πŸƒπŸΎβœ”οΈβœ”οΈπŸ‘Œ

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toOldgirlruns

Whoop whoop! Well done πŸ‘

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TailChaserMarathon

Greetings from Amsterdam! Good luck everyone this weekend! We’ll be virtually shaking our Pom poms as we make our way round. If we could run two at the same time we’d be there at the GSR again as well 😍 Have a wonderful time runningdad and Marymumto2 too! πŸ₯³πŸ˜πŸ₯³πŸ˜πŸ₯³πŸ˜πŸ₯³

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CowladyrunningMarathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

Good luck both of you - it sounds an amazing race 😍

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toCowladyrunning

Thanks Cowlady, I’ve just got to teach my brain how to sleep again and then I’ll be fine!

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Mudita11Half Marathon

Good luck to everyone running and thank you for the pom-poms! πŸŽ‰. Very exciting weekend coming up!

Cowladyrunning profile image
CowladyrunningMarathon

Good luck everyone! They all sound brilliant races! Pom poms at the ready for tomorrow πŸŽ‰

Chickenears profile image
ChickenearsMarathon

Best of luck to all you brilliant runners this weekend. Have fun!

Kevin41 profile image
Kevin41Half Marathon

I’m a little late in waving my Pom poms, but I’m waving them anyway. Best of luck to all runners for fun, fast and fantastic runs!!

Frizzbomb67 profile image
Frizzbomb6710 Miles

Poms Poms waving in the Midlands for runners North πŸ™„ and South πŸ™ƒ

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathon

French pompoms waving for you all, have fun!

00marks profile image
00marksMarathon

All the best to everyone running but particularly our marathoners TailChaser and Katnap - marathons are tough. Look forward to reading reports.

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply to00marks

Thanks 00marks, don’t forget runningdad , at least ours is flat! 😬 Hope you’re all recovered now.

00marks profile image
00marksMarathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

Yes of course - go for it runningdad - the UK weather tomorrow should be ideal.

My legs are still in recovery mode. At least I can now walk down stairs.

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply to00marks

Progress! I’m glad our hotel room is on the ground floor!

00marks profile image
00marksMarathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

The worst part I found was navigating the stairs on the subway with a suitcase the day after the race.

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply to00marks

Oooh…I’ll look forward to that one…the train station has a lot of stairs 😬

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Bluebirdrunner

What an exciting weekend!

Good luck to all you fantastic runners tomorrow, have fun, run easy and bring home the bling!

Pom poms aloft here too!

πŸ’ͺπŸ€žπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸŒŸxxx

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Hedgehogs123Metric Marathon

OMG, TailChaser & Katnap you two , how exciting!!! I hope all goes well, really look forward to your race reports and of course pics!!!πŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toHedgehogs123

Thank you HH, looking forward to being able to write it too! See you on the other side!

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Hedgehogs123Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

you will be great, Im sure of that, what a great experience it will be !!πŸ˜€πŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ

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TailChaserMarathonβ€’ in reply toHedgehogs123

πŸ₯°

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Hedgehogs123Metric Marathon

oh wow, so many runners this weekend!!! Im almost envious of all these events, cheekychipmunks Sandie1961 linda9389 UpTheStanley Dexy5 Oldgirlruns David_G Mudita11 have an absolutely brilliant race all of you!!! Got to be some great VRB pics!

runningdad all the very best for your marathon, I still can't imagine running that far!!

Marymumto2 hope your HM goes well too!!!!

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misswobbleMarathon

OMG! How exciting πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—

Just go out there folks and have a fab time. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha! πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ…

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