The witching hour is upon us – yes, it’s pompoms time! 🧙‍♀️✨🎽👟🥳

[Cmoi]

As Halloween approaches, it’s time to wave your wands, sorry pompoms, to cast your finest magical successful running spells and conjure up some race magic!

Right now we only have one runner, and that’s the fabulous 🏃‍♀️ Fiadh79 🏃‍♀️ She’ll be running her first 5k race in many years on Saturday 28th October, the Hubble Bubble 2023 - letsdothis.com/gb/e/hubble-... -

This is an entirely flat, out-and-back route along the Leeds to Liverpool Canal, and finishers will receive not only a medal, but also homemade cakes and Halloween treats. Let’s hope that despite its name the race stays free from double trouble, thunder, lightning and rain!

Have lots of fun, and don’t forget to let us have your race report!

Anyone else got a racing event this weekend and fancy a pompom cheer? Then please let us know by replying asap to this post, and we’ll add you to the list.

From The Team xxx

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[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Love the hat! Good luck Fiadh79 🍀, sounds great fun!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Good luck Fiadh79 - pom-poms waving here!🙂👏👏 Cakes AND bling - the perfect combination!🙂🏅🧁 Enjoy🙂

[misswobble Marathon]

yay! Go Fiadh79🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👍🌪💥🏅🍰

Have fun out there 🤗. I hope it stays mild and dry!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Have a great time Fiadh79. Work your magic and enjoy!!!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Let’s go and have some spooky running fun Fiadh79 ! Enjoy the post run treats and please tell us all about how it goes. 👻 😀

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Great hat Cmoi . Have a spooktacular halloween run Fiadh79 . Pumpkins waving for you. 🎃 👻

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Have a great run Fiadh79 . I hope that there is some tasty Parkin amongst your cakes 😋.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I had Parkin the other day. Homemade but not by me. It was lush 👌

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

It’s a while since I had any….there should be plenty around for bonfire night!!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Mine was made by a chap from the north east, rathern than the north west, where I believe it originated. His was stronger 😜. Lovely though.

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

good luck Fiadh79. Keep out of that canal and enjoy your run.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

I almost forgot it was Friday, good luck and have fun Fiadh79

[Katnap Marathon]

Good luck Fiadh79 👻🐱 Katnap 🐱👻

[lexi6 10 Miles]

Pompoms waving from afar Fiadh79 have a great time 😊

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Have a great run Fiadh79 . Pompoms waving for you and everyone running this weekend 🎉🎉🎉

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Have a great run,hope it goes well Fiadh79 x

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

cheering with pumpkin Pom poms!! Have a great run!!!

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

Hope you had a great race this morning Fiadh79 and are now relaxing after post-race refreshments and snack 🎉

[Fiadh79]

Wow, thank you so much everyone! I've had such a crazy Friday that I didn't manage to respond at all. But when I was getting about 3/4 of the way through and finding it a bit harder I remembered the support I was getting from here and it was a lovely thought 😁😁😁

I really enjoyed it, which is probably the most important thing for the first 5k, and I finished smiling and upright. I don't know my time yet but I'm expecting to be a little disappointed. I was hoping to do it in under 35 minutes but I don't think I managed that (I foolishly decided not to record anything on my watch so have no idea, and also had no idea during the race! ) Unfortunately at one point my phone and credit cards fell out of my belt! So I had to run back and get it! (I've lost quite a bit of weight this year and I suspect it's too big for me now.) But other than that it went very smoothly and I am now sat down with my cup of tea and my cake!

Thank you again Cmoi Irishprincess Sandraj39 misswobble linda9389 cheekychipmunks Dexy5 Beachcomber66 Shake-and-run SueAppleRun Katnap lexi6 Mudita11 aliboo70 Kevin41

[Fiadh79 in reply to Fiadh79]

And Cantstopmenow (I didn't forget to mention you but I reached the maximum number).

Just wanted to thank everyone as I can't reply individually - but I can't get over the support! What a lovely group this is!

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Fiadh79]

👏👏👏The best thing is that you enjoyed it!🏅🧁🙂 No stress about the time … “complete, not compete” remember! 😀

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Fiadh79]

Whoop whoop! Well done 👍 You finished smiling and upright, now that’s a great finish!

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Pumpkin poms a waving here.... Bit heavy! Sounds a fun race and great end of race goodies!!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Excellent,well done! 😊