It was an absolute pleasure to run with visually impaired (VI) runners Mark, Andrew and Naqi at Paddington Rec Track last night, our first Maida Vale session of 2023. We had a great mix of guide running regulars (Katy, Harvey, Jack, Louise and Simon returning from our Goodgym crew) and a few first time guides (Goodgym Islington regular Emily and first time Goodgymmer Joe - welcome!).

The Christmas and New Year's festivities did not hinder anyone's running for the sessions- Naqi kept a rotating team of guides on hand throughout his run (finishing with a typical "Naqi Sprint!"), while Andrew handed his run between Louise and Katy for approximately 8km of solid running. Mark was joined by the lovely Joanna from Gunnersbury pakrun and Emily for his first run back in the UK after visiting New Zealand for Christmas, and Simon took on bag drop duties while petting Mario, a beautiful 18 month old guide dog 🦮.

On the other side of the city, Achilles International runner Asfaq had requested a special long run in Regent's Park at 7pm, and Goodgym guide runner Charlie agreed to run the local loops, covering an impressive 10 miles on a Thursday evening. Great job guys!

We will be out again next week for more VI running fun, hosted at The Emirates Stadium next Thursday. Sign up here to get involved!

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-emirates-stadium-session-44af828e-a2d6-42f3-9fb5-75fb9aa7d946