A "hillarious" run

16 Goodgymers helped their local community in Birmingham
John Hayes
Charlotte Roberts
Rob
Leanne
Naomi Davidson
Miriam
Karin
Laura Smith
David Halford
George
Liam
Balal Qureshi
Jane Parsons
Leminh Tran
Emily
Gavin
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Birmingham

Tuesday 13th August 2019

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It was great to see everyone tonight, especially our two newbies Mini and Gavin, a very warm welcome to them both!

Once all introductions were done it was time to head off to tonight’s task, Mission Care. With Dave leading the way and Balal on back marking duties, no one was going to get lost en route!

Once we had done the short run to Mission Care, it was time to split into two teams - one heading upstairs to sort clothes and find some for the users, while the second group helped serve food and wash up.

After all tasks had been completed, it was time to say our goodbyes and head on our way to tonight’s fitness session: 6 minutes Hill Sprints on our favourite hill.

Everyone pushed really hard, chasing each other down, or should that be up! Not only is running uphill great for your stamina, but it's also great for building leg muscles, which helps with your speed. Downhill running engages your lower abs and works your quads.

Once everyone had their breaths back, it was time to run back to base the slightly longer route of course! We ran through the centre past the Primark, up into Cathedral Square, then onto the very nice downhill Newhall St for a short recovery!

Once back it was time for a quick stretch and to come up with tonight’s pun - credit goes to Emily, with a little help from George!

Sign up here for next weeks run with Jonny as Sub 14 minute 5K runner!

See you all then,

Rob


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Gavin

Wed 14th Aug 2019 at 10:29am

Thank you for the warm welcome. I'll put some extra road running effort in before my next appearance!

John Hayes

Wed 14th Aug 2019 at 12:47pm

Great to have you with us Gavin, hope to see you again soon. There's some unusually high quality photos this week!

Miriam

Wed 14th Aug 2019 at 8:44pm

Really good evening yesterday. Such a welcoming group. Thank you!

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