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Love our volunteers :)
'Faberoo' Marshal Katie has finished decorating her support team jacket to help make your day extra special at the upcoming Run for Wildlife 5k... we've supplied her with a camel outfit, a loud speaker and a microphone to go with it :)
She'll be at the 1.5k mark...just before the camels, although you may hear her before you see her ;)
... (ps all our volunteers are awesome btw and our team and you athletes!...trying not to make anyone feel left out! and a slight internal competition may be appearing with the marshal jackets!)
Curly's :)
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It's UK Athletics official :)
Doncaster Half Marathon June 9th 2019.... now exactly 13.1 miles of running awesomeness !
So here is 13.1 reasons to join us (no one may read this as everyone is in the sun!)
... 1 - Cake at the end! 2 - Great PB potential Course 3 - Stadium finish in front of your fans 4 - Superb finish & start line facilities 5 - FREE event photos (with 6 photographers on course) 6 - The best medal yet! 7 - Chip timing 8 - Fully UKA licensed (and UKA measured) 9 - The best aid station teams ever (and four of them) 10 - A home for your running club in the CLUB-HUB on the athletics track 11 - Junior events on the day 12 - Lot's to do post race and loads of awesome places to eat / drink / lay down ! post race 13 - You'll be one of the first ever to run it! .1 - It's better than not running ;)
Slap on the sunscreen folks :)
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Happy Easter weekend athletes!!
If you do happen to eat too much chocolate this weekend, we’ve got loads of events to make you feel better!
We’ve got 5ks, 10ks and half marathons, check out the website for the full list, link in comments 😁

We don’t like to wish the year away, but The Doncaster 10k 2019 is back in November, and it’s a 10k that packs a punch!
- Fab facilities within Doncaster Racecourse 🐎 - Fast PB potential course 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️ - Grandstand finish 🏁... - Medal (T-shirt optional) 🏅 - Bag drop 🎒 - Pie and hot chocolate to all finishers 🥧 - Free car parking, with start/finish line and food all within 200 meters! 🚘
Remember remember the 24th November!! Follow the link in comments to find out more! 😊
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Comment of the day :)
That's us happy for the rest of the week !

We’re pretty sure we mentioned that you will be graced with cake at the finish line of The Doncaster Half Marathon, but did we mention there’ll be 4 aid stations on your run round and not only will there be water, but there’ll also be energy snacks ready and waiting for you? Always a bonus when you don’t have to carry them yourself! 😊
Oh and did we mention that all Event photos will be free....don’t forget to smile! 😬
Follow the link in the comments to find out more!

There will be lots of different journeys, stories and tales of inspiration on the road to the start line of The Doncaster Half Marathon, here’s one of them..............over to you, Pastor Eric Simpson!! 😊
“The Rossington Methodist church building is a well loved building within Rossington and is part of its DNA. Unfortunately in February the last service was held and the door was locked, with a for sale sign soon appearing ☹️ Our Church, Rossington Community Baptist church, ...has been in existence for 16 years, moving from place to place as we have grown and with what we do in the community of Rossington. At the announcement of the closing, there was an outcry to keep the building intact and for village use, both as a church and for the hall (dancers, uniformed groups etc). We want to make a bid for the building to keep in IN Rossington and FOR Rossington.
Our church has 4 runners signed up for The Doncaster Half Marathon and we invite your support via the crowdfunding site listed below”
We’ve popped the link in the comments, Facebook doesn’t like links in text! 😉 And good luck with the training folks! 💪🏻
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The Normanby Hall 10k 2019 is now over half full! 😮
It’s medal Monday so a huge shout out goes to the North Lindsey College design students for designing the fab bee themed medal and T-shirt’s!! Bee-eautiful! 🐝🐝
If you’re already joining us on 30th June, you can be all organised and read the event info pack on the website, link in comments, and entries for the junior event will open the 2nd week of June, so keep an eye out! 👀
... Ooh we can’t wait for the Summer, roll on June!! 😊
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Ready for your next half marathon ?
We’ve been out supporting some of our team running the Sheffield half today along with thousands of awesome runners 🙂
Well done everyone who took part ! .... now we know you said never again .... but .... we will just leave this here .... just in case you think you might .... well it couldn’t do any harm .... maybe just a little run .... well it’s a flat one ... and I haven’t got anything else booked in ... well not much booked in ...
... Doncaster Half Marathon 9th June £24.50-£26.50 🙂
See you soon 😉
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Who’s been out running today? 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
Maybe you’ve attended an event, been for a plod around your local village or conquered your longest run to date?! 💪🏻
Don‘t be shy, show us your running selfies, what you saw and why you do it! To keep fit? Inspire your kids? Socialise? Or maybe you‘re just like us and purely run for the love of it......whilst also using it as an excuse to have that extra Yorkshire pudding!! 😉
... Have a great Sunday folks 😊
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The Doncaster Half Marathon..... 9th June, medal, cake, closed roads and a football stadium finish! 😁

It‘s Friyay and only 2 weeks (and a little bit) until The Yorkshire Wildlife Park - Run for Wildlife Spring 5k!! 😬
The postman has been to Curly’s HQ again and this time he’s delivered a parcel full of t-shirty sunshine, it’s definitely got our weekend off to a bright and shiny start! 😎
The lions will definitely see you coming with these jazzy numbers on and the great news is, if you haven’t pre ordered one or you have a junior athlete that wants to stand out from the crowd, ...there will be adult and kids sizes available at registration on the Saturday and on event day! And not only do you get an awesome t-shirt, but all profits will go to The Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation, Beary nice! 🐻
Run for Wildlife - Autumn 5k entries are also open if you missed out this time, don’t be blue, be yellow!! 😉 🦘🦒🐅🦏🐻
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Curly's met the Fit Rovers last night, a great friendly bunch working towards a healthier lifestyle !
The fit rovers is a fitness course based at the Keepmoat Stadium, aimed at men over the age of 30, FREE of charge delivered by our half marathon partners The Club Doncaster Foundation :)
Club Doncaster Foundation

The Normanby Hall 10k 2019(or the Norman Bee) on June 30th is hosted from the amazing grounds of Normanby Hall Country Park in North Lincolnshire.
The 10k route will take you past your adoring crowd before heading out through local villages during the annual Burton in Bloom festival. 🌺🌸🌷
Local villages make their gardens look in their best possible shape and get decked out with flags and bunting ready for the runners and there’s support galore!! 🚩
... This event, linking in with the Burton in Bloom theme, helps to raise awareness for Bumblebees (wildlife is another passion of the Curly’s team) so expect Bee based updates, Bee themed t-shirts as an option and many athletes deciding to go “full bee”, dressing up for the occasion. This has led to a special best dressed Bee trophy! 🐝🐝🐝🐝
And in conjunction with the team at Habitat Aid we‘re giving away a packet of Bee friendly wildflower seeds to every competitor (which is a first for goodie bags!)
The event is fully chip timed, with some road closures and some open roads. Free parking, access to the park for the day, finish line cake and a Bee themed medal plus special Worker Bees, helping to make the event great for everyone involved. 😊 Find out more by following the link in comments and we’ll See you in June!
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A big shout out to the fabulous team at Cupcakes 2 Love Ltd 😁
When you enter the iconic finish area at Keepmoat Stadium for The Doncaster Half Marathon you’ll be rewarded with CAKE!!!!! And the fab team will be handing it out to you awesome athletes as you cross the finish line!! 🍰
We really can’t think of a better reward after running a half marathon, you will have really earnt it!! 😊
... See you in June!! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️
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One of our favourite things at Curly‘s is seeing what you are all up to, so did you know that when you sign up for The Doncaster Half Marathon you can also sign up for the online training page, there’s a leaderboard and everything?!
You can share your training runs and photos, tell your story and share your journey! Go and encourage your team mates and give yourself a good run up to event day!! 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️
A few eager half marathoner’s are already clocking that mileage and sharing their miles with us, the link for the training page can be found in the comments, so go and have a look what everyone is up to!! 💪🏻

#beeactive 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/184323594931922/ posts/2381844878513105?sfns=mo

We want to make The Doncaster Half Marathon an awesome day for everyone, so there’ll be loads of things going off to keep you entertained including an expo! So if you know of any charities or companies that may wish to join us at this iconic event then don’t hesitate to tell them to get in touch, just drop us an email at contact@curlys.co.uk and we’ll put you in touch with The Club Doncaster foundation team, spread the word! 😊
Alternatively If you just feel like running a half marathon then you can do that too, entries are open on the website and are filling up fast, link below! 😉
#thedoncasterhalfmarathon 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️

Hi Runners, Doncaster Half Marathon anyone?
New event for 2019, on June 9th join 2000 runners to be one of the first to complete this amazing course!
- IAAF course measured and will be fully UKA licensed (£2 discount for affiliated members, making it just £24.50!)
... - Keepmoat Stadium is our start/finish with a finish on the pitch in the stadium!
- Closed roads, chip timed, open countryside and cheering residents!
- Huge PB potential, huge event feel & no shocking hills!
- Run on the Great Yorkshire Way & take in the Great Yorkshire Y (just like the Tour de Yorkshire!)
We've also plenty going on during the event such as junior events at the athletics track, an Expo for runners and lots of nearby shopping and food options for spectators and runners alike!
See you soon
Curly's (website link in the comments to find out more)
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Well organised events! Done a few of your runs and they have all been very good. Keep it up!

This is my second Run for Wildlife and it's been fantastic. This time I brought my husband and he actually said,"I actually enjoyed running today". So big thumbs up for that one � from him. Very well organised as always. Looking forward to the Hedgehog half marathon in October. Oh yes and the Autumn Run for wildlife. Top marks for the cake �� x

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Thanks Curry's didn't think I'd finish the 5km course after an operation 2wks ago but I did and only 40 seconds slower than last year :-) Also thinking along the way I'm glad there's no water parts like the adventure course in March! Will definitely be participating again. Thank you for a fantastic atmosphere topped off by a rhino charge at the beginning with a lion keeping pace, followed by seeing the tiger, polar bears and painted African dogs n baboons x

Thank you for putting on such a good event in which I got to surprise myself and do quite well. Everyone was so friendly and helpful.

Rosie's hen do had great fun on Sunday - well organised event and lots of fab encouragement �

Really enjoyed this race stuck to the plan and prepared myself for the hill � the bit round the racecourse at the end was tough

Thank you all the Marshalls too

Really enjoyed my first 5k today at Yorkshire wildlife park a lovely place to do it, very well organised. All volunteers and staff polite and helpful. Curlys have been amazing and supportive answered messages super fast with any queries I had. Just brilliant. Xx

My first race and in a very special place. Memories already made here and now more memories to add too. Great community spirit and a well organised event! This will with no doubt be the first of many! �

Just did the YWP 5k - brilliant, I absolutely loved it. Seamless organisation, friendly marshals and organisers, lots to see, and free cake! I will DEFINITELY be looking out for more Curly’s races. Highly recommended ������

I’ve taken part in many events around the UK and I can whole-heartedly say that: the friendly, groovy and warm atmosphere; the sound structure and layout of all events; the Brucey bonuses such as cake, jelly babies and groovy hoodies; and the good-humoured/down-to-earth event organisers, are all unrivalled elsewhere :)

I entered the inaugural Super mile last year and the race was fantastic! Superbly and professionally organised, great support and you were kept well informed via social media and emails. Awesome value for money as well! I enjoyed it so much I entered another super mile and took part in the team event at the Doncaster trail half marathon!!

I completed my first 5k yesterday at The Yorkshire Wildlife Park. It was a fantastic event and well organised! I will definitely be signing up for next year!

Great events for everyone from competitive athletes to beginners and focussed on the participants, well organised, a great range of races from the super mile to obstacles to half marathons to duathlons and amazing value for money when other events seem to be pricing most people who want to take part out of the market!

First wildlife run only done roads 10k ones but loved every minute of it thankyou ����

Fantastic shop nothing too much trouble and their races are always well organised ���

Easy to see why this was voted the best 5k loved every minute ��

Curlys have a great range of multi sport events suitable for athletes of all levels. All the races that I have attended have been brilliant, with a fantastic fun and inclusive atmosphere!

Can 100% see why this is the number 1 5km in the country. I've never had a race flash before my eyes like that before or one that I wish was longer. Lovely route, amazing marshalls, great medal, lush cake, and the brilliant chap on the mic that surely gave a shout out to every runner on the course. Oh and my girls adored the fun run too (and we all got pbs) ���

Brilliant day, really fun and easy to access. My wife and I felt so welcome and the marshalling was fab.

Well organised events! Done a few of your runs and they have all been very good. Keep it up!

This is my second Run for Wildlife and it's been fantastic. This time I brought my husband and he actually said,"I actually enjoyed running today". So big thumbs up for that one � from him. Very well organised as always. Looking forward to the Hedgehog half marathon in October. Oh yes and the Autumn Run for wildlife. Top marks for the cake �� x

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Thanks Curry's didn't think I'd finish the 5km course after an operation 2wks ago but I did and only 40 seconds slower than last year :-) Also thinking along the way I'm glad there's no water parts like the adventure course in March! Will definitely be participating again. Thank you for a fantastic atmosphere topped off by a rhino charge at the beginning with a lion keeping pace, followed by seeing the tiger, polar bears and painted African dogs n baboons x

Thank you for putting on such a good event in which I got to surprise myself and do quite well. Everyone was so friendly and helpful.

Rosie's hen do had great fun on Sunday - well organised event and lots of fab encouragement �

Really enjoyed this race stuck to the plan and prepared myself for the hill � the bit round the racecourse at the end was tough

Thank you all the Marshalls too

Really enjoyed my first 5k today at Yorkshire wildlife park a lovely place to do it, very well organised. All volunteers and staff polite and helpful. Curlys have been amazing and supportive answered messages super fast with any queries I had. Just brilliant. Xx

My first race and in a very special place. Memories already made here and now more memories to add too. Great community spirit and a well organised event! This will with no doubt be the first of many! �

Just did the YWP 5k - brilliant, I absolutely loved it. Seamless organisation, friendly marshals and organisers, lots to see, and free cake! I will DEFINITELY be looking out for more Curly’s races. Highly recommended ������

I’ve taken part in many events around the UK and I can whole-heartedly say that: the friendly, groovy and warm atmosphere; the sound structure and layout of all events; the Brucey bonuses such as cake, jelly babies and groovy hoodies; and the good-humoured/down-to-earth event organisers, are all unrivalled elsewhere :)

I entered the inaugural Super mile last year and the race was fantastic! Superbly and professionally organised, great support and you were kept well informed via social media and emails. Awesome value for money as well! I enjoyed it so much I entered another super mile and took part in the team event at the Doncaster trail half marathon!!

I completed my first 5k yesterday at The Yorkshire Wildlife Park. It was a fantastic event and well organised! I will definitely be signing up for next year!

Great events for everyone from competitive athletes to beginners and focussed on the participants, well organised, a great range of races from the super mile to obstacles to half marathons to duathlons and amazing value for money when other events seem to be pricing most people who want to take part out of the market!

First wildlife run only done roads 10k ones but loved every minute of it thankyou ����

Fantastic shop nothing too much trouble and their races are always well organised ���

Easy to see why this was voted the best 5k loved every minute ��

Curlys have a great range of multi sport events suitable for athletes of all levels. All the races that I have attended have been brilliant, with a fantastic fun and inclusive atmosphere!

Can 100% see why this is the number 1 5km in the country. I've never had a race flash before my eyes like that before or one that I wish was longer. Lovely route, amazing marshalls, great medal, lush cake, and the brilliant chap on the mic that surely gave a shout out to every runner on the course. Oh and my girls adored the fun run too (and we all got pbs) ���

Brilliant day, really fun and easy to access. My wife and I felt so welcome and the marshalling was fab.