8 fantastic #GGwinterwarriors came out in the stormy evening, ran 2.2 k to deliver leaflets for St James Forum, smashed a circuit training session and some Sally Squats! Amazing work everyone, that is soooo much getting fit and doing good in one single session!

With a lot of our regular runners being away on work Christmas parties it was fantastic to have 8 keen runners along this evening! A big cheer for Helen, Rachel, Philippa, Lucy R (great hat!) Ellie, Andy and Anna for coming out despite it being such stormy weather and such a busy time of the year!

We started our evening with a dynamic warm up session outside the Phoenix, also discussing what our favorite Christmas treats are. We then set off towards our task location which was only 1 k away, making the most of the run by stopping regularly for some squats and lunges. This also ensured that we arrived all together in a big happy bundle to the task location, not leaving anyone behind! Thank you so much Helen for back marking (and good luck with your new job tomorrow)!

Our task this evening was to deliver newsletters for St James Forum. Events, news and thoughts about St James are shared in the newsletter and, as some of the volunteers who usually deliver it have recently moved away form the area, our help to make it reach the local residents was very appreciated.

To get as much as possible done we divided into smaller groups and set off delivering. Everyone worked realky hard and we completed the whole delivery round that we had been given! Yay!

You guys sure do work hard at all tasks! Amazing work!

With a bit of extra time for fitness we got fitter than ever before by working hard on:

• Hill reps- great work everyone, you smashed these!
• Sally Squats- I hope you loved these as much as I do!
• 2 rounds of circuit training- a full body work out and some agility drill too, not bad at all!

Fantastic effort by all! You worked so hard we just HAD to refuel with some chocolates towards the end. Not that we need an excuse really!

Finally we cooled down with a jog back to the Phoenix were we did some stretches and balancing exercises. Remember how important this part of your training session is, it is where your next session starts, ensuring you will be ready for it.. On that note I hope to see you all again very soon at some of our exciting events taking place over the next week (see below, there is lots to choose from).

Nothing beats getting fit by doing good with you guys! You're the best!

EXCITING STUFF COMING UP

• On Friday 13th we have a fantastic Community Mission! Even if you can spare just half an hour please do come along and support the Westbank in hosting a Social Club Christmas Party. Could there be a better way to get into the Christmas spirit than doing a good deed involving a Christmas party! Come along and join us!

• On Sunday 15th we have our Christmas race in the morning and our Christmas drinks in the afternoon. I would love to see you guys then!

• Next week is our last group run this year. We will complete the task of lefleting for Age UK spreading the word about their important campaign #EatTogetherExeter. We will of course also play some Christmas games to celebrate the end of this fantastic year. Don’t worry party games can get you pretty fit too!