5 runners made their way to Age UK to help out with a painting task.

After a steady run on a surprisingly mild evening, we arrived warmed up and ready to crack on with the painting task that Sue introduced us to at Age UK. Today we were tasked with freshening up the reception area.

Before we began, a special congratulations were in order for member Clair, who reached a milestone and hit the big 21 today... 21 good deeds that is. Happy 21st Clair!

Then with two big tubs of magnolia emulsion ready to go, we donned our aprons and set to work. Our chat covered a variety of topics, from cycling and running to holidays and Halloween. There is particular excitement in the air with regards to our Halloween Special group run... costumes at the ready, folks 🎃

With every wall benefiting from a good coat of paint, we washed up our rollers and trays and tidied up the plastic coverings - the glossing coat of paint to be saved for another day. We thanked Sue and set off again into the evening.

After a run back to base with a final uphill stretch, we just had a couple of minutes left for a quick fitness task. The challenge was to see who could hold the longest plank. With the promise of a prize for the winner, spirits were high. Everybody did great and we all made it way past the 1 minute mark. It was a close finish with Jane cracking 2 minutes and James scraping the win with 2 minutes 6 seconds. As you can see in the photo, James was thrilled about his gold star.

Another great evening for GoodGym Barnsley. Thanks everyone!

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Our next Group Run will be a leaflet drop for Barnsley Museums on Wednesday 23 October. Sign up here.

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