Three litter hunters, in need of an adequate dose of rubbish, ventured out of Ealing Broadway and ran 3.75 km to North Acton. Christos, Steph and Kash followed the roads parallel to the Central line. They ran past West Acton station, after marvelling at the stunning neighbourhood along Queen's Drive and feeling like they ran into a 19th-century English countryside. The runners arrived at North Acton Square, in front of the tube station, where they met Madhan and Sevan. Madhan has been instrumental to the mission's success as he volunteered to transport the litter-picking equipment to the task start location - what a star! Sevan came to the session directly from the airport - that's an insane level of commitment!

The litter hunters (litchers?) wandered to an alleyway that runs along the Central line rail tracks, dividing Acton Cemetery into two. GoodGymers hadn't been on that pathway for a while, so it was abundant with cans and bottles. The team packed those into two transparent bags for recycling they had received from Elisabeth of Acton Litter Collective, the leader of Sunday litter picks at Acton Gardens. The remaining rubbish landed in three blue sacks given to GoodGym by the members of LAGER Can.

The GoodGymers emerged at Park Royal Road and, after dropping the bags at the neatest bin, made their way back to the North Acton station where they split again. The runners have proven they were more efficient than tube by arriving in Ealing Broadway before the rest of the team. They popped into the pub where the GoodGym Ealing Christmas Party will be hosted. Did you sign up already? In the meatime, check out the next week's group run - again, to Acton!