FABULOUS FRIDAY AGAIN! AND GUESS WHAT? IT’S POMPOM TIME 🎽👟📣🥳

[Irishprincess]

You know what day it is and you know what to do. We need your pompoms and cheers for our amazing runners over the coming week, as we head towards the mid-year point with a few solstice celebration runs involved 🌞

⭐️ Leading the charge this week is   00marks who will be running the Sandringham HM for the third year! A royal residence and a route that consists of roads and trails around the beautiful Norfolk countryside, this promises to be an interesting and varied course.

Last year it was so hot that the marshals produced super-soakers 🥵 I don’t think you’ll need them this year 00marks!

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⭐️ Coming up next is   aliboo70 who, along with Kenny, will be running the 10K option at the Southampton Running Festival. The route is described as “perfect for a PB featuring woodland, grassland, ponds, wetlands, lakes and parkland in the well used green open space in the centre of the city.” Sounds as if all surfaces are covered there Ali!

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⭐️ EDIT: ADDITION:  drl212 will be running his very first race, I believe, on Sunday. The Finsbury Park 5K which will take runners around the roads and paths of this famous London park. Such a fabulous location and apparently the medals are worth bragging about too!

Good luck drl, enjoy it all and we’d love to read all about it afterwards when you cross that finish line!

letsdothis.com/gb/e/finsbur...

⭐️ On Wednesday evening I have the Chippenham Longest Day 10K. This is a closed road event starting in Chippenham centre and heading out along country roads and trails back to the town centre for the finish. A samba band has been promised for the start and during the race so that should be a great incentive to get the legs moving quickly!

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⭐️ And finally, just squeezing in to the end of this week, we have the Solstice Sunrise Run which will see our Dynamic Duo   TailChaser and   Katnap turn up for a 3am start race on the 21st! Yes, you read it right! 3 am!!! Is there any point going to bed the night before guys?

This 6 mile run starts at Barbury Castle in Wiltshire and will see the sun rise at 4.43. The run will be handicapped in waves so everyone should finish around the same time. How cool is that?

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Anyone else with an event over the coming week? If so, give us the details in the comments here. For the rest of June and July see the links below.

Good luck everyone 🍀 Here’s to lashings of fun, easy weather and great looking bling! 🤗🤩🏅🏅

From your team,   Beachcomber66 ,   linda9389 and me xxx

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🎽🥳 For other June events and a pompom cheer go here:

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🎽🥳 For July go here:

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[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Bon Courage IP and fellow racers. That's quite an ask, wanting me to be up at 3am to vigorously shake pom poms and cheer and shout ... but I'll see what I can do!!! Have a blast everyone 🥰

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Maybe we get alarm operated pompoms that we can set up before we go to bed 🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

😍😍😍

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Some wonderful races for our wonderful runners - good luck everyone! 🙂

The Solstice Sunrise Run sounds fantastic but not sure that I could handle the early start!🥱🤣

Have a fab time everyone!👍💪🏃‍♀️🏃🏽🏅

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Oh what a lovely smorgasbord of races this weekend! And to run past a Henge - how wonderful  TailChaser and  Katnap ! (Anyone remember the Eddie Izzard sketch?)

Good luck to all you intrepid runners, and  Irishprincess go and grab that bling niggle free! ❤️🥇

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks Munks 😍🏅

[Katnap Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Fingers crossed for the weather gods being kind 🤞🤞

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Thanks for the pompoms Irishprincess ! I've not been feeling great the last few days with stomach problems 🤞 but hoping it'll ease off in time,otherwise I'll be watching Kenny!! Xxx

Hope you're are feeling better now and all ready for Wednesday eve xxx

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Fingers crossed you’ll be ok on the day Ali xxx

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

What a line up this week, I'll wave pom poms, might have to wave them the night before for the early start, although....would love to greet the sun on the beach on the solstice....have fun in your races and sending strong legs to you all 😁

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Irishprincess]

Yes, and now being on the east coast I'd get to see it first, but may have to wait until autumn when the sun rises at a more sensible time. I drove back from Sussex yesterday and was most surprised it was getting light at 4am

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

I hear the birds start chirping about that time!

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Irishprincess]

Ours start chirping earlier due to city LED lights. 😂

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

That is a really good turn out. I hope that TC and Katnap have the rest of the day off!!

Enjoy your runs 00marks , aliboo70 , plus Kenny, TailChaser and Katnap and of course, one of my partners in crime Irishprincess and come back happy and injury free.🙂

[Langley-Loper Half Marathon]

I like to be last minute...so last night I entered the Charing 10k, taking place this evening at 7pm. Just heading off for a carb loaded lunch to get me up the hill in the middle to the Pilgrim's Way 😀nice-work.org.uk/e/ashford-...

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Langley-Loper]

Hi  Langley-Loper better late than never.. have a great day out 🙂

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[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thanks very much BC for adding LL to the pompom cheer 😍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Langley-Loper]

Good luck for tonight 🍀

[Langley-Loper Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Well that hill in the middle slowed me down but I'll take 48:48 any day of the week.Thanks for the pompoms!!

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[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Langley-Loper]

Excellent pace L-L ! That is a big climb! Hope you enjoyed your evening and celebrated appropriately afterwards. Great run 🥇

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Langley-Loper]

Well done! Great time 👏

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

We also have  drl212 who is running in the 5k through Regent’s Park on Saturday 15:

letsdothis.com/gb/e/runthro...

Enjoy your day; the HU hord is with you 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

And again! Good luck drl212 sounds amazing! 🍀

[over61andstilltrying Half Marathon]

Pom poms will be waving for you all. I like the sound of nearly all of them, but sorry, not a 3am start for a running event for me! Oh the very thought. I hope that you all have good time in all the ways that you would like. 😊🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻😊

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

woo hoo and furious pom pin waving to all those HU runners, especially the Kats who are completely bonkers!!! 🤣🥰

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Lots of fabulous runs mentioned! Good luck everyone. Pom Poms waving for you all and anyone running this week 🎉🎉

[GTFC Marathon]

Go go gooooooo! Pompoms abound here on Teesside. Wishing everyone all the best over the weekend and week ahead. Be proud of ALL of your achievements 🏅🙌⭐

[Time_Lord Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone x

[Fiadh79]

Good luck everyone! And have fun!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Good luck to you all. 🥳 👍There’s a whole lot of variety there and I’m sure you’ll all have built some lovely memories by the end of it. 3am though! I don’t think so 😅

I have been rather remiss this year with my Pom Pom races but nevertheless I’ll be out racing on Tuesday evening at the Worthing Track night and would appreciate any spare Pom Pom waving that’s going. I set my PB here last year and I’m hoping for another quick time this year.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

oooh good luck for Tuesday Brian 🍀🍀 lots of pom-poms will be waving for you 🥳

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you IP 😊

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

We know that you will give it your all Brian; just don’t upset any starters this year 🙄.

Wishing you ideal conditions and a niggle free outcome…..the rest is in your capable legs!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thanks BC , the starter actually calls me “ two starts Brian” now after yet another false start last Wednesday 😅

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

😂 ……at least he has sense of humour! B of Bang Brian would be a better nickname 😉

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

That’s so funny 🤣 I’ll suggest it to him on Tuesday evening. 😅

[Katnap Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

🤣

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to RunBrianRun]

Good luck RunBrianRun

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you Dexy 👍

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

I’m a bit late but waving pom-poms from windy Southsea for 00marks , aliboo70 and Kenny, drl212 , and Irishprincess ,

Wow TailChaser and Katnap running at 3.00 in the morning! 🌅 what can I say? Sounds awesome!

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Sorry bit late but hope I can wave today for all of you and for those fabulous runs throughout next week! Can't wait to hear about the Solstice run 3am start 😊☀️ I hope it's a magnificent sunrise 🌄