A chip off the old block
12 GoodGymers made their way 4.0km to help their local community in Barnet.
- Tuesday, 17th of October 2017
- Led by Pennie Varvarides
This week 12 GoodGym-ers ran 4km to shift sawdust and sweep leaves in a local park.
We started with intros at the Phoenix as always. I mentioned that there are 10 coaches in waiting for runners - so if you're interested in visiting one of those people, please do complete your coach runner training so you can get the ball rolling!
Shout out to our two new Task Forcers: Nicola and Paul – Give 'em a cheer!
Damian lead us to the Northway Gardens while Graham was our trusty back-marker.
Brian was waiting for us with two cars full of tools and leaves, ready for shifting. We split into teams to grab all the things and head through the park to our drop off point. Luckily, there were many of us with lights, as the gardens had no lights. We are now running in full-blown darkness, so I really recommend getting yourself a head torch. My fancy hand light was from Morrisons - £7. My head torch from Poundland no longer stays on my head – but still makes light and fits in my palm.
We shifted many wheelbarrows full of sawdust from the chopped down trees from around their stumps so the people could come back and finish the job. We also swept many leaves into buckets for compost.
We'll be back on 7 November to do the next bit. Be sure to sign up!
We then played Duck Tag and Squat Runs on the tennis courts, where we discovered Paul and Nicola are incredibly spry.
We soon ran home, with a little sprint finish UP the hill. Props to Graham and Jack for being so speedy!
Next week we've had a change of plan - We'll be running to the WDP not Community Focus. 3km each way.
Report written by Pennie Varvarides
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