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Long Player Running, 16 Harland Road, Bournemouth (2026)

11/09/2026

It's Fri-yay! Which mean's we get to introduce another runner joining the Long Player family! Here's Yomi, who'll be out on Southbourne prom on 27th September for SoBo Series Volume 4: Stop Me (if you think you've heard this one before). Yomi's an experienced long-distance runner & will be aiming to cover 5KM running with her daughter (& buggy) on the day. Which is absolutely brilliant - we've had a few runners & buggies join us on this route - testimony that it's a good, inclusive option for a range of participants. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Yomi likes to run in nature - trees & water, so Long Player events tick those boxes ✅ It also offers the opportunity to get outdoors with the little one, the dog & get in some exercise - very practical indeed! In a busy world, these small wins matter!

Music-wise, Yomi's pop pick is a great running shout - the requisite F**k- You vibe we think - AND goes on to the 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7bkUTEtRjvceRJoVL5mDdx?si=PP78pghaSwKB8SFC1cVOWw 📝 In case you missed it - the 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 is an ever-growing compilation of all the tunes featured in our weekly runner profiles, so it's a really interesting running mix. Check it out!

If you'd like to join Yomi, check out events here: https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/calendars/sport-events ᯓ🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️ If you'd like to feature in a profile (it's a good motivator!), drop us a message or email @ [email protected]

See you on the trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

10/09/2026

Hi all,

Quick reminder RE T-Shirts. We're putting together a pre-order of Technical Ts for the upcoming Autumn programme (starting next week with Something To Talk About!). We've got our brand new 𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗗𝗠𝗖 T (IYKYK) Ts, another run of our fab Wight Lines T & more of our popular 𝗛𝗢𝗧-𝗧𝗢-𝗚𝗢 Ts, too.

Original post with full deets 👇🏾👇🏻👇🫵🏻

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 (𝗙𝗿𝗶 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵) - 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗙𝗢𝗠𝗢:

https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/shops/new-order-361

👕👚🎽

10/09/2026

Looking for the 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘦𝘴𝘵 festive running event? We're hosting Dorset's premier Christmas run @ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 on Sunday 13.12.26 on the promenade @ Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset. ☃︎🎅🎄❄️☃️🎁🦌

Register your presents (get it?) here:🔗 https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/e/step-into-christmas-14710

𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 consists of 'out and back', flat, tarmacked route along the prom, offering participants the opportunity to choose their own distance, from 5K to ultra-marathon. Finish 1 lap or more & Yule receive a cool Christmas-y vinyl record-inspired metal medal. 🏅💿🔔 The course is 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗨𝗞𝗖𝗠, 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 if you're looking to add one to your collection!

There will be Christmas tunes, a fully stocked RunDMC (aid) station (with festive snacks), loads of Christmas cheer(ing) & runners are welcome to bring festive attire 🎅🎄🫏

See you on the prom! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

🎄

09/09/2026

Morning! Turn it up to 11!

It's on - our 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 ✌️𐀪𐀪🚀💥🛰️ The 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 takes place on Easter weekend & comprises 2 Missions: 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 ⚡︎ on Fri 26.03.27 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰 🤖 on Sat 27.03.27.

Full details & entries: https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/calendars/sport-events

See you on the trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

08/09/2026

It's 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠, so it's a good time to revisit what 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 is doing in this area & the wider issue of sustainability.

Over the past year we've aimed to put on great events BUT also to 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 as much as possible. It's impossible to achieve a zero carbon footprint with a mass participant event BUT we striving to reduce it as much as possible. Here's what we're doing:

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
🥤All events are cupless. We want to minimise plastic use. Refreshments are available @ the Run DMC (aid) station & participants are asked to bring their own cup/bottle
💧We do not use bottled water. Part of our site planning is to source facilities with mains taps, or we'll bring it all from home
♻️Waste. All participants are encouraged to take any waste home & recycle. Failing that, we supply & label recycling & waste bins. After each event we then process waste off-site & re-use & recycle
❶ ❷ ❸We're now using on recycle-able fabric race bibs for all events - you wear them & return them on the day & we'll wash them ready for the next outing!
🏁On conclusion of each event we re-check the route just in case of inadvertent littering. Across all events we've found 𝗼𝗻𝗲 gel packet so far. Thank you! 👊

𝗔𝗜
Let's face facts, AI is crap for the carbon footprint of any individual or business. We do not routinely use AI (we've used it for one image to date & have no plans to use it going forward) - we have enough ideas & content without recourse to non-human input. We also don't like the generic look & feel of AI-generated images & have invested time working with other graphic design tools to bring our runners something with a bit of human interest, soul & a sense of humour. The only AI we use is 𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 i.e your feedback. Move over, robots! We've created our AI parody, 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙇𝙋𝙍 instead!!!

𝗞𝗶𝘁
🎽Our LPR 'house' T '𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘴' is 100% recycled; each T contains 9 recycled plastic bottles https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/products/never-mind-the-frolics-technical-t-3357
👕Event-specific Ts: We've chosen a good, fit-for-purpose product that lasts. We've identified it as it's a product that is transitioning to 100% recycled polyester, which is positive. We'll let you know when the transition kicks in, too.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹
🚗💨We strive to choose event sites with decent public transport links. It's not always possible with trails, but we signpost travel options anyway. We also strongly encourage groups to car share. We're also aware that not everyone has a car & we will be utilising the community page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2573042769733582) to signpost spare seats & anyone requiring transport to stick up a hand for help 🙋🏽‍♀️

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
Our event entry system allows us to log distances participants travel to each event (this doesn't include car shares). ATM we average around an estimated 0.35 tonnes of CO2/event for travel. The lowest being around 0.21. Benchmarking will allow us to track any changes in trends & correct wherever possible. We'll also be working on refining this data.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
On most trail events we're currently working with 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 (FE) & donate 20% of all income to help their work maintaining & restoring UK trails. Part of the process is liaising with FE rangers to identify routes which minimise impacts. Getting people out on the trail also reinforces their importance, helps re-connect people with nature & realise the mental health benefits.

If you have any further zero waste/environmental/sustainability ideas or suggestions, let us know. We're keen to listen & implement any changes at speed ᯓ🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️

See you on the (clean) trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

07/09/2026

📒🎶🏃‍♀️🗓️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀! 🗓️🏃‍♂️🎶📒

The ongoing 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙆 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 2026-27 reboots in 2 weeks & there's plenty of trails, tunes & adventures to look forward to🌲🌊 We’ve got a soundtrack of trail runs, coastal adventures, woodland miles & our first special 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 weekend lined up.

So grab your diary, calendar or phone & start plotting your running programme:

📅 SEP 20 — Something To Talk About — Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Centre
📅 SEP 27 — Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before — Southbourne
📅 OCT 25 — Wight Lines — Milford-on-Sea
📅 DEC 12 — Jingle Bell Run — Juniors Race, Southbourne
📅 DEC 13 — Step Into Christmas — Southbourne

Then into 2027…

📅 JAN 30 — Starburster — Hurn Forest (Twilight Run)
📅 FEB 14 — My Funny Valentine — Southbourne
📅 MAR 07 — Wight Riot — Milford-on-Sea
📅 MAR 26 — Space Oddity — Hurn Forest (Easter Weekend)
📅 MAR 27 — Intergalactic — Hurn Forest (Easter Weekend)
📅 APR 25 — London Calling — North Dorset Trailway
🎵 TBC — Good Vibrations — Southbourne
🎵 TBC — HOT-TO-GO — Hurn Forest

Further dates & new venues will announced SOON 👌👍

Book in here: https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/calendars/sport-events

Whether you’re building towards a big race, looking for a new challenge, planning a few adventures with your running mates or simply fancy putting some good tunes, new friends & great memories to your miles, we're here as part of your 2026–27 running plan.

🎧 Pick your soundtrack
🥾 Choose your trails
📖 Open your diary
🏃 Let’s go running

See you on the trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

06/09/2026

𝟮 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 🗫

We don't really do AI - we're too conscious of our carbon footprint AND don't like the look & feel of it, either. The only AI we use is 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 - aka runner feedback!

𝗕𝗨𝗧 we do have have our own 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 & 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭 lo-fi alternative, 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙇𝙋𝙍, which we put together in the garage😉 We pumped it full of info about Something To Talk About & he's come out with a pretty decent summary. He's a bit iffy on dates & ultra marathons but otherwise, not too bad. Bless him. 🤖The old hashtag seems to have endured, too, for better or for worse. Pretty catchy, if you ask us! 🧻

If you like what 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙇𝙋𝙍 says, you can sign up here: https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/e/something-to-talk-about-13244

See you on the trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

04/09/2026

It’s Pink Ponies and friends are out 💛🩷

04/09/2026

Introducing 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻, who's signed up to join us at 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗠𝗲 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 in 3 week's time on the promenade at Southbourne, Dorset on 27.09.26. 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥? No way! She'll be on the firm, flat prom aiming to complete 50K on the day - YES, that's 10 laps ᯓ🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️

This is Charlotte's first outing at a Long Player Running event, so she'll get the usual 5-star treatment: 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 start (8-9:30am), full race briefing, sustainable race bib, a fully stocked RUN DMC (aid) station, LOADS of support, the opportunity to play a musical instrument & a nice medal vinyl metal to take home & show the kids! 𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋𐀪🏅🥔🧀

She's also got some sage top tips, too: 1K at a time, run your own run & hard work counts. Oh, & get booking that next run (here's a few to be going on with 😉https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/calendars/sport-events). Music-wise, Charlotte likes a bit of Jet - perfect to get rocking en route!

If you'd like to join us, & Charlotte, on the prom, sign up here: https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/e/stop-me-if-you-think-you-ve-heard-this-one-before-13131 - we're really looking forward to seeing everyone.

See you on the trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

03/09/2026

👕 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🎽

*𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿/𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀*

As we head into our Autumn programme, get kitted out with our range of Ts. To celebrate our hallowed 𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗗𝗠𝗖 (𝙍𝙪𝙣, 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠, 𝙈𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝, 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚) aid station, we're launching our brand new 𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗗𝗠𝗖 technical T shirt, alongside our 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 & 𝗛𝗢𝗧-𝗧𝗢-𝗚𝗢 Ts, all of which are available in:

♂♀ unisex
♀️ladies fit
🎽male/female vests (drop us a message for these)

Pop along to our New Order store & pick one up (full range of colours can be found there!): https://www.longplayerrunning.co.uk/shops/new-order-361

See you on the trails! ▶︎•၊၊||၊|။|||||။၊|။•

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