Mr S had been waiting a few days for his essential shopping, when his information came through to me. At the same time, a shielding couple also requested help with several items. Having both sets of contact details, what could go wrong???

Setting off at a jog, for the local Heron store, I aimed to add a few more kms to the January Challenge pot.

The shop was quiet, and I quickly picked up the potatoes, butter and bread from the list, paid and headed off. Reaching the street corner, I decided to double check the house number...only to find that I had mixed up the two addresses!!! Nightmare!

A quick turn around and I headed over to the neighbouring estate...only to get lost in the maze of houses. One part looked just like the next and house numbers seemed to have no order...at least I was getting in the kms 😉, and with 4kg of potatoes in my back pack, and four loaves in a bag, I was also getting a good workout.

Eventually, I found Mr S. who has been shielding since last year. Originally from Old Trafford, he was transferred, with his job, to Runcorn in 1974, and has been here ever since. We chatted about football for a while, and he told me that, as a child, his nickname was Nobby Stiles...and that the famous footballer used to live around the corner from him. His claim to fame!

We said our goodbyes, and I set off for the home run..only to discover that my Strava had not been recording for the previous couple of miles...🙈 still, at least I had my steps counted 👍

Go GoodGym