All 5 runners today were brand spanking new to goodgym so big up to Emma, Lauren, Antoine, Tom, and Fraser - let's give them all a cheer!

After a warm up on the busy Strand, we had a quick introduction and number count before quickly heading north on Kingsway dodging hoards of pedestrians. We ran through Russel Square towards Goodge Street and arrive at the shop to find Ushka waiting for us with open arms and a beaming smile.

We split into teams, with Women's Basketball representing the shop floor and the Men's team getting to work downstairs behind the scenes. Lauren and Emma did an awesome job dusting cleaning and tidying all of the shelves, rearranging shoes and spying some nice bits and bobs they thought would look great in their kitchen! Meanwhile Tom, Fraser and Antoine were on a mission to sort through masses of donations. Ushka put all of her faith in the boys, trusting them to decide what needed to be recycled and what was worthy of a space in the shop! They worked against the clock and completed a mission that I gave to them which was to fill up the empty rail with clothes by the time we had to leave, and with 2 minutes to spare the mission was complete! Check out the photos to see the full rail in all it's glory. Great work team :)

During the task, various items were particularly loved including a very grand cheater throw, and of course the 'Tiger Zoo' hat with a nice fluffy Lion attached. Not forgetting also, an assortment of hats which you can see for yourself in the photos. This amusement sparked an idea for the next Basketball social: a trip to YMCA to buy a lovely new outfit - hat and all! Let's hope the Tiger Zoo hat hasn't been snapped up by someone else in the meantime...

On the way home we took a different route, past Tottenham Court Road, alongside Covent Garden and back to the Strand. We finished off with an AB BLAST for 10 minutes in the studio at KCL Health and Fitness Centre before a cool down and stretching.

Thank you again to the KCL Basketball Teams for taking part in this week's goodgym run - it was a top effort from those who participated and we hope to see you all again soon.