Southwark News

• Next week we're going to Surrey Docks Farm - it's a 10km run overall but there's the option to get the overground back. Yay! Surrey Docks Farm means goats and pigs and sheep and loveliness. Come join the fun. Find out more and sign up here.

• This Sunday is the London Marathon! There will be a GoodGym cheer squad outside Somerset House around mile 25 - where they really need you! Hopefully we'll have the banner so we'll be easy to spot. Sign up here. If you're running it, you can comment your number on this page here so we can track you and give you a big old cheer!

• Saturday 18th May Friends of Nunhead Cemetery are having an Open Day and need help setting up. Find out more and sign up here.

• Dulwich parkrun takeover on 1st June! We'll be providing all volunteer positions and pacing (if we have enough volunteers!). Find out more and fill in the spreadsheet here.

That's enough of the business

Last night we gathered at Old Spike Roastery as usual to run 5km to help School Food Matters unload 3 tonnes of compost and then run back 5km back. A busy evening!

We set off bang on 7pm to make it on time and arrived at St Paul's Primary school ready to go. Unfortunately no one was home and after buzzing a few times, doing several laps of the school and calling various numbers, we had to concede defeat. School Food Matters got in touch with me today to apologise, they're not sure what happened and are very sorry as they expected Roy the premises manager to be there.

On the way over we'd spotted a brand new looking adventure playground in Burgess park so that's where we headed! First off we did the Burgess Park rollercoaster focusing on up and downhill running form and then - playtime!

A huge hello and welcome to Lara who came for her first group run last night AND ran the furthest she's ever run!

We made good use of the playground - swings, slides and all. Nothing like a good play! Then we set off home.

Sorry about the task team, next week will be a corker!

See you then, Lucy J