It’s Friday, so it has to be Pom Pom Time! Let’s have a big fanfare 🎺🎺🎺 for …..……………???

[Beachcomber66]

Molly needing a haircut!

….nobody??. 🫢 Is this possible; another racer-free weekend?? With Storm Eowyn barrelling in through Ireland and into Scotland on Friday, perhaps our racers are showing remarkable prescience. A Red Warning; danger to life, is not to be ignored! There are plenty of amber and yellow warnings about too,with the risk of further bad weather appearing over the weekend in the wake of the storms. All in all, maybe a good time to swot up on training plans for our Spring HU event, or even try some fitness exercises in comfort. I made a start on the latter tonight..got to keep these old joints moving!

If you live in a quieter corner of the country, and decide to look for a race this weekend, just respond to this post and we will stir up a wave of support from our amazing Pom Pom Shakers. Otherwise, you could look for some races in February and send details through the linked post below.

Edit; we have a runner!  Runnin-g is planning to run on Sunday in the Longleat 10k (if safe) so huge Pom Pom waves required. Do they still have lions there? 🏃🏻‍♀️🦁

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However you spend the weekend, stay safe, relax and have fun!

The photo? No race pics, so I went for a giant Pom Pom!!

From your team:   Irishprincess   linda9389 and me 🙂🙂🙂

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[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Love Molly - she definitely deserves a fanfare.

It looks like Eowyn will be coming to us in the early hours with yellow warning for wind and rain. .

Thankfully Saturday is looking good but we may have to change plans to do a trail parkrun after all that rain. We shall see.

Stay safe those in the red zones.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Hi Dexy5. This will all be in AlMorr ‘s back yard; he will be sensible. My trails with goretex patches have been very welcome this week! Definitely a claggy period.

[Dexy5 10 Miles in reply to Beachcomber66]

I took a lot of Stratford upon Avon parkrun home on my trail shoes last week. 😂

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

My trails wash off easily, thankfully. We have lots of horses to contend with!🫢

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Yes I will be sensible BC66, I have just listened to the 05:20 Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4, gale warnings for all sea areas, 75 mph gusts in my area in the afternoon, winds dying down later, not sure if parkruns will be on on Saturday because if trees have fallen on the course on Friday afternoon there won't be time to clear the course for Saturday morning.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

You have got this Al 👍🙂

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

Molly looks beautiful xx

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

Hello Shakes. Have the sausages disappeared yet; Molly would love to help!!

She looks rather different tonight; she has had a haircut. Mrs BC calls her my babe magnet; never short of someone to chat to with Molly about!🙂

[Runnin-g Half Marathon]

Thanks, I’m booked in for the Longleat 10k on Sunday. Although, looking at the weather forecast, I have a suspicion it may be cancelled, time will tell. Stay safe everyone whatever you’re doing 😊

[Week7 Half Marathon in reply to Runnin-g]

Hope it goes ahead if safe. Will get the pompoms out ready to wave and keep my fingers crossed for you!

[RiceAndPeas Marathon in reply to Runnin-g]

Hope the 10k goes ahead, it's been a bit of a rough January!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Runnin-g]

Fingers crossed the storm will have died down by then and the race will go ahead 🤞

I’ve looked a this one for a while but haven't done it yet. Would love to hear how it goes for you. Good luck and enjoy 🍀

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Runnin-g]

Event edited in Runnin-g. Let’s hope things have settled down by then. Weather stopping events is becoming a bit of a habit. I hope it turns out to be a good day for you.🙂

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Runnin-g]

Hope your race isn't cancelled, I'll wave pom poms and cheer you over the finish line 😁

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

Good to see your runs building up again SAR. You will be as fit as a fiddle when spring comes around!🙂

[Week7 Half Marathon]

Oh Molly you look gorgeous 😍

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Week7]

🙂 She is a bit less hairy this morning following a clip yesterday afternoon. She has just barked to tell me that the refuse bin had blown over…very handy as well as cute!

[RiceAndPeas Marathon]

Molly is an especially cute giant pom pom, is she a good running companion? Actually I'm not sure that matters, what a lovely dog! I've barely run this week. I bashed my right foot while having a play on the newly installed monkey bars in my local park.

I was hoping to get out today but Eowyn seems to want me to stay indoors. Looks like I'll be doing squats, calf raises and press ups and stretching at intervals throughout the day again. I started doing this in the new year and feel stronger and more supple already. Maybe I will even be able to do a single pull up on those accursed monkey bars one day.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RiceAndPeas]

A bit often with the exercises works for me. I do the strengthening each leg individually stuff, some core work and yoga style stretches. Almost anything rather than nothing makes a difference makes a difference to me.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to RiceAndPeas]

Oh, Molly and I don’t run together. She is 12and 1/2 years old now, but 36k pulling in the wrong direction whilst I am running feels like a recipe for disaster. She did do some of the early C25k run/walks on the beach “off lead” with me, but since then the deal has always been; I go for my runs and Molly has free rein on her daily walks( which always lead to our walkway cafe which supplies sausages!!🙂). Everybody happy….

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Ooh, Molly is a real cutie 😍 no wonder lots of people stop to chat to her (and you!)

Hope the storm is not too bad where you are BC. We don't want Molly being blown off her feet 💨

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I don’t think that we will be walking today IP; it is horrible out there. Molly will happily potter about, protecting her new hairdo from the elements! Mrs BC and I have a rather more solemn event this morning; we will have to brave the elements 😬

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Take care out there. It is wicked.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Back home now. Batten down the hatches! 🙂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Is it still bad? A bit windy here but still able to run this pm and it was lovely 😍

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Good work!!

Still very windy here; gusts of up to 40 mph down from 60.. so hopefully on the way out.

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

🤞

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Good luck for the Longleat 10k Runnin-g 🙂 My sister is running that too!

Also, another shout out for the very beautiful Molly!😍🐶

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

🙂 Molly enjoys lots of attention. A celebrity in the couple of miles between here and the cafe!

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

Molly is super cute, she could be a modelling dog!🥰 All the best Runnin-g on your Longleat Race , hope the weather is kind to you xxx

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Probably a shade too rebellious for modelling aliboo….runs in the family!!

[lexi6 10 Miles]

Pom poms waving, stay safe everyone. Molly is beautiful BC.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to lexi6]

🙂 . Since her clip yesterday she looks more like a cartoon dog !

[lexi6 10 Miles in reply to Beachcomber66]

Aaw! 🐶🥰

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

No racers? Let's hope there's lots of parkruns on then. It was very windy earlier but the clouds soon cleared and the sun shone most the day .Molly looks beautiful 😁

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to SueAppleRun]

The wind has dropped off a bit now; been an awful all day. Molly is having a sleep now; too much excitement 😉

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Oh my.... the weather has scared folk indoors!! Including me !

Runnin-g ... run fast ! Lione ! EEEK ! Just joking... Run well, run safe and RUN HAPPY!

Pom poms aloft.. but me tied to the ground ! xxx