GoodGym Wenceslas took out, things that they weren't needing
17 GoodGymers made their way 4.0km to help the Irish Community Care Merseyside in Liverpool.
- Monday, 25th of November 2019
- Led by Char Binns
This is a tale of 2 Christmas trees, 5 filing cabinets, a stack of chairs and 17 runners. Pull up a chair and get comfortable and then we'll begin...
Twas the night before Tuesday and all through Liverpool lights were glistening in trees. Up in the Georgian Quarter, a dream team of 17 red-clad runners meandered through the city streets, elegantly side-stepping pedestrians, hopping over wet leaves and patiently waiting at traffic lights.
Soon the team came upon a magnificent building, shining through the darkness, with the letters LCVS emblazoned on its front. They stepped inside where a humble gnome (ahem, security guard) gave directions onwards to a new land behind a locked door, and there, they would make magic happen....
It's NOT EVEN THE 1st DECEMEBER! So that's enough of that.
It was our first visit to Irish Community Care Merseyside but we were greeted like old friends with warm smiles, squash and biscuits. The bulk of the task was to help move around office furniture, ahead of the orgainsations' office down-sizing in January. The team made light work of carrying heavy filing cabinets, bookshelves and stacks of chairs.
Next door, in true Krypton Factor style, a sub-team managed to assemble two Christmas trees before decorating the entire reception area (and each other, right Molly and Baptiste!?!).
With the task finished in record time, the team was suppppppeeeerrrrr excited for an extra long fitness session. Their excitement levels rose as the rain became to pour while we ascended back to the Georgian Quarter. Once outside the Metropolitan Cathedral it was deemed too wet to do our usual steps based session there, so instead we did high knee drills and a little strengthening and conditioning. Fun times!
Fantastic work, one and all. Well done to you for beating this damp winter and continuing to get fit while doing good - you are the bees knees!
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Until then, happy running <3
P.S. Kudos to Tim for coming up with a pun (again!!).
Report written by Char Binns
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Led by Char Binns
(she/her) Top Dog at Bookhounds, the club for geeky runners. Former GG Liverpool Trainer. Plant-powered, tea snob, a bit corny.
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