Sweep it, Spade it, Saw(ted)!
9 GoodGymers made their way 6.4km to help the Galleywall Nature Reserve in Southwark.
- Wednesday, 21st of August 2019
- Led by Ian Gostling
Wall of Honour
- Thanks to Dom for tonights Pun! And well done on your Two Tunnels Half Marathon!
- Big Shout to Sam for completing his first run with us!
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Pat on the back to Abi for her Sunday afternoon tea visit to see her coach this week!
Lets have a Recap
Last night 9 runners ran 6.5km in total to Galleywall Nature Reserve in Bermondsey. After a quick warm up of gallops and Russian kicks we headed north via the Surrey Canal Walk with Emily leading us up and down the Big Dipper and Dom marking at the back. Thankfully we didn't get lost on my first night in charge!
Once we arrived at Galleywall we were met by Jane & Christine the head volunteers of this hidden community garden. Gloves, spades and saws were laid out with a whole list of instructions for the evenings task, so we split up into teams. Abi & Dom set about sawing through some wood, Ineke & Rich shovelled and spread out sand down the length of the path reminiscent of the yellow brick road! The rest of the team got stuck in weeding, collecting branches for kindling, collecting litter and spotting frogs!
We were even treated to freshly picked mirabelle plums - the same colour and size of a gobstopper!
The 30 minutes flew by and we were hugely thanked by Jane for getting through much more work than their usual monthly session! We ran back as a group adding in a few traffic light squats and finishing with some team running (aka Indian Running - thanks Emily) and a final sprint to the finish.
FACT OF THE DAY 'Indian Run' is when a person at the back of a group runs to the front, and then the next person at the back follows to the front, until everyone has made a loop and is back where they started!
Next week we will venturing a little further 10km in total to the lovely Surrey Docks Farm to see the goats and clear up some muck! sign up here
See you next week Team. Chin up!
Report written by Ian Gostling
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