Autumn, the “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” is beginning to show her face with leaves starting to change colour and carpet the forest floor. She is also showing her teeth. Yesterday was cold and wet up here, and I ended my run in the same condition! Just a little reminder, in the midst of pre run excitement, please don’t forget to pack that extra layer/waterproof; just in case!
To business. Today is the day when we encourage our amazing running friends as they travel to their various weekend events (all on Sunday this week) excited, maybe a tad nervous and, in some cases, far from home. We have a wonderful line up!
First we have:
🌟no fewer than seven of our VRB’s taking on the New Forest 10k. They know how to have fun. Spare a thought for the only male in the group UpTheStanley who is outnumbered, but certainly not outshone, as he defends his First in Age Group title from last year. He is joined by the lovely Dexy5 , aliboo70 , cheekychipmunks , Mudita11 , Sandie1961 and Shake-and-run . I am sure there will be lots of laughter and maybe the odd bit of mischief from that quarter! Hampshire beware!!
EDIT; we also have David_G who running in the New Forest HM. Following his recovery from a heart attack, he has gradually returned to running and is now ready to take on a HM. Welcome back to HMs David annd enjoy your day with the crazy gang! 🙂
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Up next we have:
🌟 our dynamic duo Katnap and TailChaser who are running in the Bedford 20 (miles that is!). At least there is only 59 feet of elevation gain over the course. They just keep churning out these huge distances! Sunday’s run is part of the build up to the huge Berlin Marathon event on 29 September. Should be plenty of post run sausages and beer there folks (in Berlin, not Bedford…although maybe training for the post run celebrations would be an idea!) Enjoy!
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Then we have:
🌟 CosmicBuffalo running in the Surrey Half Marathon, which is organised in support of Crossroads Care Surrey. Looking at the website this run has all of the essentials; bands, event village, water stations, refreshments and, of course, bling! Enjoy your day CB !
Next, in a big switch oop North we have:
🌟 Macrun who is joining around 60,000 other runners in the iconic Great North Run. This Half Marathon event is HUGE, starting in Newcastle City Centre and ending by the seaside in South Tyneside. Just find some space, run your own pace and enjoy what is in essence a huge celebration of running and source of financial support for many charities. Geordies know how to cheer!!
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Finally, we have our celebrity sprinter:
🌟 RunBrianRun Medal winner, international athlete and resident speed machine! Following his successes in Gothenburg and at the VAC London Championship, he is competing in the Double 100m Stratford Speed GP at the LM Community Track London Stadium. He says that he expects to run even faster this weekend! Go for it Brian!!
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Those are the runs we know about. If we have missed anyone please sing out and we can include you in the post.
Everybody have a fantastic time, bring back the bling, but most importantly, return home happy and safe.
From your team;
Irishprincess linda9389 and me 🙂
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