A life-changing welcome as GoodGym comes to The Toon

42 Goodgymers helped their local community in Newcastle
Ed Field
Bryony
Gayle
Emily
Emily Barker
Liz Bennett
Nina Mehmi
Sarah Heaton
Jenny
Anji Andrews
Paul Andrews
Tanya Johnson
Debbie English
Will
Sally Riding
Joanne
Rosalind Woods
Gillian Burliston
Helen Sanger
Ben Alderson-Day
Precious Patterson
Rachel Birch
Sarah Brewis
Amy
Maddy Winnard
Dan
Ruth Ecclestone
Rachel
Rachel Garnett
Hayley Tinmouth
Neil Duffy
Lucy Garnett
Vicky Cavanagh
Mark
Jonathan Smyth
Jason Cochrane
Naomi
Dan Farmer
Kate Aspray
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Newcastle

Monday 30th April 2018

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Ed Field
Ed Field

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Nina Mehmi
Nina Mehmi

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Anji Andrews
Anji Andrews

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What a lift-off for GoodGym Newcastle!

After a big intro at our new base at Hotel Indigo from trainer Anji and not forgetting, of course, a massive group photo, 42 runners set off to do the first ever GoodGym good deed in Newcastle!

Back-marked by Ed, the group set off on what some described as a mountain up the famous summit known to others as Westgate Road, past the famous motorbike shops (did anyone teach our Southern visitors how to say mo-ta-bike in Geordie?) reaching the task venue for the night in just under 2K of completely uphill running- what a way to warm up!

We were met by the lovely Jill at Changing Lives who has really helped us to get GoodGym Newcastle off the ground. While some wanted to stay and enjoy the juice and biscuits being dished out, others were keen to get to work. There were four tasks in all: a huge garden clean up complete with jazzy gloves and tools and a kitchen clean then round in the main house, two groups got to grips with a communal area clean and a kitchen freshen up, complete with the dreaded OVEN CLEANING.

I wonder if they will pop over to my house later to have a go at my oven?

More juice, fruit and a few more photos and 40 minutes later we were off again, this time 2K downhill -yay

We stopped off to do a mini drill session led by Queen of the Drills Anji who really enjoyed seeing everyone looking super cool doing tip toe walks and trying not to trip over one another doing that cross-over-feet thing that footballers do.

We are back with Changing Lives next week (venue TBC) so join us for more uphill training, juice and jazzy gloves. We will be staying at Hotel Indigo for a bank holiday drink afterwards. Join us!


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