Shout out loud and wave your Pom Poms wildly; it’s Die Bommel time

[Beachcomber66]

Good morning running friends. I have my fingers crossed hoping my safari german doesn’t also mean something inappropriate! There is always the edit function 🙂. I hope that the pouring rain and high winds, which have continued into a second day up here (less rain but more wind this morning!) don’t affect any of our friends who are racing this weekend.

We are going international in a big way this weekend!! We start on Saturday in

🌟Uxbridge? Yes,  Decker our Ultra running rep in Canada is taking on the 5 Peaks Cider Run in Uxbridge Southern Ontario. A small matter of a 21.5k run and a 285m climb, but there is cider and an amazing eatery waiting just across the finish line. You might have a spot of rain to contend with Decker, but you will soon forget that! 😋

5peaks.com/cider-run-uxbridge

A long flight eastwards for our next runs; we are going to:

🌟 Berlin ! Where  00marks is having a warm up 5k on Saturday in the Generali which covers part of the marathon finish. A loosener and a nice preview for Sunday’s race. Two medals out of one trip is a smart move. We know that your build up wasn’t ideal; we hope the 5k sets up the big event on Sunday.

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Next up;

🌟 Berlin again! Yes,  00marks is running in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday too, where he is joined by  TailChaser  Katnap and  Lookslikejames . The route is meant to be fairly flat, and beautiful too, so that should be a comfort for anyone who is nursing niggles. If the atmosphere doesn’t blow all that away, then surely the promise of post run food will. There has got to be beer and sausages at the end ( I am not going to attempt Toad in the Hole in German!). Just wake up on Sunday morning knowing that lots of people are willing you on, and enjoy this truly iconic event.

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We return to home territory where we have:

🌟  Time_Lord who is running a 10k race running out to Midcote, then turning back to historic Stratford on Avon, hopefully for some well earned apres run! Enjoy the route this year Time_Lord, we know that you chose it carefully 🙂.

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Then we move on to another beautiful venue with;

🌟  Shake-and-run who is taking on another 10 mile trek along Cotswold Way, leading a group from Wotton under Edge to Hawkesberry . That will not be easy going! Wrap up warm Shakes 🙂.

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Then we have;

🌟 the prolific  drl212 running 5k in the “The One in the Park” at Greenwich Park. Have a good day out and enjoy what London has to offer dr1212. You are certainly packing in the races !!

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🌟 Finally, but certainly not least, we have the amazing  Mudita11 aka “ Ms Perpetual Motion”. Does she ever stop racing? She is taking on the Utilita Bowl 10k starting and finishing in the eponymous Hampshire Cricket Ground. Assuming no niggles, this could be another PB Mudita!! No pressure though. Enjoy your day and your bright flouro technical T shirt which awaits you at the finish….plus bling of course 🙂

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And that my friends is that!! Unless we have forgotten anyone, in which case lets us know and we will edit you in!

STOP PRESS: RosesAreRed777 is running through the streets in the Almunecar 10k in Spain on Sunday. The location looks absolutely stunning. Have a great day 🙂

Everyone running, wherever you may be, enjoy and come home safely. We love to hear your post run stories, so don’t forget to drop us a line …and now it’s porridge time here so bye for now 😋

From your Team;  Irishprincess  linda9389 and me 🙂

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[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Blimey! That's a line up and a half 👏👏👏Wishing everyone all the very, very best of what your race offers. Congratulations to each and every one of you for making the start line ... we'll be with you all the way to the finish 😊 Have the best time!!!

[misswobble Marathon]

A bumper bundle as they used to say in the old days 😀. What a amazing weekend of running in store, not forgetting Shakes on her hike in the wide blue yonder 🤗

I’m praying for good weather for everyone 🙏 as well as top bling and good eats, and drinks in Decker’s case 🏅🙂

Have fun out there! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeha! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Is that from line-dancing or Bonanza missw? Or am I showing my age 🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Bonanza!!!! We’re showing our age BC!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I certainly am!I still remember being upset when Hoss’s girl friend was killed…scarred for life!🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I can’t remember any detail but I loved the music!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I loved all of it but especially the willow pattern cups, the enormous fireplace, the music, the burning map introduction, and Adam’s dark brown voice 😍

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

probably Calamity Jane 😀

“Bumper bundle” originated with the Light Programme on t’wireless. Two-way family favourites, which is where I would have absorbed it 🙂.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

The Ponderosa!, Enough…..must think running 🙂

[David_G Metric Marathon]

Best of luck everyone! 👏👏 Hope you have great runs, but most of all enjoy yourselves! I’ll be waving virtual Pom-Poms on the south coast 👍

I’m taking part in the Walk for Humanity in London on Saturday morning with a friend. She’s not a runner but it was her birthday last week so we’re having a celebration meal afterwards 🥳🎉🥂

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to David_G]

Sounds like a good day David 👍

[Cmoi Marathon]

Hals- und Beinbruch, viel Spass !

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

That is the same in any language 🤔🙂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

I’m not worthy! Elite grade pom poms being agitated wildly for you all until they beg for mercy, and they’ll continue doing so until the final runner comes in from our epic team.

Good luck you mega bunch. That’s a lot of cumulative kms you’re all covering this weekend. ❤️

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Oh yes you are cheeky!! 🙂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

You’re too kind BC!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

A big international pompom cheer this week!

Good luck to every one of you, you’ve already achieved so much getting to the start line. So, enjoy yourselves and compose your posts while you’re running 🙂 We look forward to reading all about it 🍀🍀🍀

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Sorry, Stratfords Big 10K has been cancelled because of flooding, a new date of 27th October has hopefully been arranged.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Good spot Al. Thanks🙂

[Time_Lord Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Fingers crossed for that date.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Time_Lord]

Really unlucky; surely it can’t happen twice? 🤞🤞

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

Thanks for the shout out BC. So far we are still on to walk the Cotswold Way on Sunday. I suppose the fact that it is on a hilly ridge means we might escape flooding. Only trouble is we are getting further and further down the country so the drive to begin is getting longer. 7.00am start for me on Sunday. fingers crossed for dry weather, gentle breezes and spectacular views.

I was unable to enter the Stratford 10k (very disappointed as The Bard is on the medal) as the date clashed with my walk. AlMorr’s news got me excited until I noticed that the revised date is also a date for Walking another section of the Cotswold Way. Never mind!!

Lots of good wishes to all our runners this weekend, hope you all get around safely with dry feet at the end. Special thoughts are with the Kats who are currently having an ‘adventure’ with their travel arrangements.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

We ventured out onto the former railway line today. It was amazing to see how quickly the ground had soaked up yesterday’s deluge. Blue skies with dark clouds scattered around at present. Could get a shower at any time, but the gales have gone at least. Hoping to get out for a delayed recovery run tomorrow. Hope you get your walk in. 🤞🤞🤞🤞for the cats….you can’t train for weeks and then be thwarted by travel arrangements.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I stayed dry for long run today, as did my feet 🤗🏃‍♀️

I made heavy weather of it though 😏

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

9k for me. It felt a bit tough too. I think it was the cold; heart working overtime to stop me from freezing! That will be it 😉

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

25k for me. Nike app said I’d done 25k but Garmin was about 5k behind. I kept running til my watch showed 25k - just in case. It was a proper grind today. Not sure why 🤷‍♀️ Just one of those days I suppose 😤

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

10 miles for me on Monday, then physio on Wednesday…just a sports massage. She can check my homework in keeping knots at bay!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I missed my physio appointment! The text didn’t arrive until the following day of the appointment 🙄I phoned up and was told a new appointment had been made but I’d not been told about that either 🤷‍♀️

I hope you have better luck 😀

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

🤯 How frustrating!! It happens a lot I think….Mrs BC had a letter from hospital telling her that she was no longer on the waiting list because she had missed an appointment….she had had no notification of any appointment! I got them to change their minds pdq! My physio is really reliable thankfully. 🙂

[Mudita11 Half Marathon]

Thank you for the pom poms 😃 and good luck to everyone running or walking this weekend. I’ll be waving my pom poms 🎉 for you 🎉🎉

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Mudita11]

Your fan club is watching 👀😊

[Mudita11 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

🫣🤣

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Goodness! Our arms are going to ache this weekend. So many races, so many racers, wishing you all strong legs and happy hearts, have fun and be proud 😀xx

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

and good weather I think Sue. Great to hear from you. Those running shoes have had enough rest!🙂

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Beachcomber66]

They are walking 🤣, hopefully be running in the next few weeks

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

🙂 ok; shoes need recovery time too!👍

[Sandie1961 Half Marathon]

Emerald green Pom poms shaking from County Kerry this weekend. Have the most amazing time everyone and bring back the bling!

[Time_Lord Half Marathon]

Good luck everyone x

[Oldfloss Administrator]

WHOA!!!!!

How many pom poms can a girl wave....? I am just going to say to EVERYONE..... Just have an absolutely wonderful time...

Enjoy every step... even the tricky ones ... because they are going to take you over that finish line

Run safe, Run well, Run HAPPY.... !

And Shake-and-run ... Remember...

“if you can't walk this pathway; it does not mean that there is no other path to walk through; and still end up in the exact same end.” ? Enjoy x

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

What a weekend of races! Oh wow. Pom poms will be waving in sunny Southsea, whether you are doing a 5k, an Ultra Marathon , or anything in between.

I will be following the Katz in Berlin on the app.

🐈🐈‍⬛

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Dexy5]

Do we know their bib numbers ?

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Oldfloss]

you can search by surname Oldfloss . There are 5 of them !

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Dexy5]

Of course! Duh!

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Thanks kindly BC! It’s gonna be a fun run weekend! Looks like we’ll be getting some clouds but no rain, and I am AOK with that. Also cider!!

Best of luck to everyone running this weekend, especially those doing Berlin - enjoy every moment of it! Hope you all stay dry and injury-free!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

Too far South for bears I guess? Have a great day 👍🍺

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Actually the same area as I ran last week. If mr bear shows up again I will have witnesses!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

🧸 Hope you have great day.

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Decker]

Enjoy x

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks kindly Floss. Hope life eases up on you and Mr Floss soon

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Decker]

Thank you, my friend.x

[TailChaser Marathon]

Das ist gut! Tired pom pom waving from Amsterdam!! We are almost at journeys end, it’s just taking a while due to all the storms. Our pom poms will shake much more heartily for all you wonderful HUers come race day! Go get those medals!! 💪💪💪🥳🥳🥳

[Week7 Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Good to hear you're well on the way. Hope you have a good race and enjoy the adventure!!

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Good luck 😃 hope you feel more rested today 😊 Enjoy Berlin 🎉

[00marks Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

See you there!

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to 00marks]

Enjoy! x

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to 00marks]

I hope so 00marks, hope you got there ok?

[00marks Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Yes, I flew via Frankfurt with slight delays. The Facebook group has several horror stories of flights cancelled and people arriving after the expo closes.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to 00marks]

Excellent! We can give you another one! We are currently stuck at Schipol as we missed our connection as our first flight was late. Due in at Berlin at 10pm so we’ll have to collect our bib at the emergency point in the morning. Ho hum. We never do things the easy way. Have a fab race!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

😱 Is there no end to this drama?

[00marks Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Oh no! I saw that the organisers had arranged emergency collection of bibs on Sunday morning for those with flight delays. What a life event for you! I hope the rest of the weekend goes better. I ran the Generali 5K this morning and I'll write a separate post about that. Here in Berlin it is currently 15C but rather windy. The forecast for tomorrow is cooler and less wind so ideal for a marathon.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to 00marks]

That does sound ideal! Not sure if this will include the finishers top and drop bag but as long as we get our bib. Check your bib btw, I’ve heard some have been handed out without timing chips on them.

I’ve been saying to Katnap that one day we will look back at this and laugh…

[00marks Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

A finishers top doesn’t automatically come with your registration. You have to buy it on top. I actually got mine from the UK adidas store to save the expo crush but it turned out when I visited the expo on Friday morning there were no queues at adidas (others though had a nightmare). Yes my bib has a timing chip!

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to 00marks]

Yes, I purchased my top and was going to collect it with my bib (this is what we did at Amsterdam last year). Good idea though about collecting it from the UK Adidas store. Wish I’d thought of that!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Hope you both get chance to loosen up tomorrow TC. That sounds like quite some journey! Hopefully these storms will blow out soon!

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

We had a very cheeky 30 min run round the Schipol terminal. Only got told off by security in the last 2 seconds 😂 Don’t do it kids, it’s not allowed!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

😂 you young hooligans!! Bad if they had decided to arrest you ! Behave and be ready for that start line 👍

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

😂😂😂 that really would have been the icing on our journey’s cake. Will do from now on sir 🫡😂

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

🤣🤣🤣so naughty!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Be thinking of you all and waving pompoms from the I.O.W. ! That is quite some line up, got to be one if the most bumper weekends of racing lately! Really good luck to you all and enjoy! Xxx 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💪⭐

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Pompoms raised and ready to wave. Wishing you all happy running and trekking!!!

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

What a lot of pom pom shaking needed! I'll start today then stand on a hill (there's a few here in Wales) to wave for the rest of you on Sunday seeing as you're in all different directions!! Good luck all 😃

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to Cowladyrunning]

Just a few hills ? Ha ha !

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

🤣 plenty to choose from 👍

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles]

Another one to add. I am keeping it international and running the Almunecar 10k here in Spain. We are on hols here and noticed the run this Sunday so spontaneously signed up. We come here often so it will be good to run the familiar Spanish streets. Just hope it’s not too hot. 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️🇪🇸

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Done 👍. Another weather issue! The photographs of Almunecar I have seen look absolutely stunning. Hydration will be your priority I guess. Many of our other run locations are a bit too hydrated this weekend! We can train as much as we like, nature can always throw us a curve ball and have the last laugh. Please; not this weekend 🙂!!

I hope you have a great run and a wonderful day.

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Relax and enjoy... stay chilled and just soak up the run Pom poms aloft for you !

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Good luck! Sounds a great holiday event 😊

[RosesAreRed777 10 Miles]

Thank you! Will report back

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to RosesAreRed777]

Looking forward to your report... PS...please send warmth amd sunshine too!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Amen to that Floss! Barely 6C up here at the moment! Clear skies and gentle breeze are welcome though. Maybe things will feel better after my porridge!