So tonight we learnt what a Cat Creep is!

One of the great things about Goodgym is getting to know the nooks and crannies of the place you live and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who, before this task had never been to the Roundhill Cat Creep. The 116 steps (you counted them!) lead steeply from the bottom of Roundhill Crescent to the top of Wakefield Road and it has to be one of the steepest alleyways in Brighton. So a Cat Creep is a local term for an alleyway.

So thanks to regular Goodgymmer Steffania for linking us up with the Roundhill Society, a neighbourhood group who had organised a community clean up to tackle all the vegetation growing over and up the Cat Creep. With plenty to do they were delighted to have 15 extra pairs of hands to scrape, sweep, lop, cut and bag up all the greenery overhanging the alleyway and nearby Wakefield Road.

Apparently the Cat Creep provides a crossing point for toads between gardens and to prove this was the case we saw one!

Once the stairway was clear it presented the perfect opportunity for a fitness session of 2 ascents, with fast feet touching every step so 232 in total!

In other news…well done to Frannie, who ran a 10km race without walking on Sunday and good luck to Oz who is meeting his new coach for the first time this weekend.

Hopefully see lots of you at our Preston Park park run meet up on Saturday and next week we will be celebrating 10 years of Goodgym! See you then!