Our new 'grassy slope next to the Leisure Centre' meet up location comes complete with a beautiful view of the river and the Parade Gardens but is rather undulating underfoot which is...pretty perfect for us runners as our warm-up of dynamic stretches came with the added fun of challenging our balance - so a little proprioception development bonus!

After a round of introductions, welcoming back Hannah, and including Ted (our very friendly canine mascot for the evening) we set off, the longish way round, to Henrietta Park.

We're all at different points in our running training so it was a runner's choice on how they got round the running track, some opted for fartlek (speed-play) intervals whilst others paced themselves consistently for a tempo run and as the guardian of the bags and official photographer I had fun mixing it up with some short sharp bursts, slow backwards running and a few grassy slope reps!

And then the rain came....but it never stopped play so we re-grouped for a few snappy interval runs and sets of squats and lunges to help us develop our functional strength (and to catch our breath of course!)

Then it was back past the Holburne and down along the weir for a mini cool down and stretch out before heading off on our separate ways.

WELL DONE on a GREAT EFFORT all round everyone.

Good luck to those who are racing the Two Tunnels on Sunday.

Here's the link if anyone else wants to sign up: https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/two-tunnels-bath-5km-10km-half-marathon

There are marshalling opportunites too if you'd prefer to support and spectate: https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/help-marshal-and-cheer-at-the-relish-children-s-colour-run / https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/marshal-and-cheer-at-a-children-s-colour-run