Nine runners ran 5km to help Perfectly Edible UK

Our first run for a while completely in darkness has come around at last! Where did the summer go? Tonight we welcomed Jessica to her first group run, thanks for joining us Jess, we hope to see you again soon! We shared news of another half marathon for Stu who is piling up the miles lately, Mel and Huw's puddle jumping trip to Worksop and other wet parkruns for our gang.

A pleasant loop through Rally Park along Fosse Road North and down Hinckley Road took us to our destination bang on time where we were met by Gemma from Perfectly Edible. After she talked us through the amazing work they do rescuing food for those who need it most she set us to work outside. We cleared leaves, weeds and litter from the car park, planters and borders in swift time, completely filling the huge industrial bin that had only been emptied in the morning. Gemma was a little concerned that she'd have no room for their usual waste disposals until the next collection - never fear, GG debutant Jess had the bright idea to save the day and got a leg up to jump in the bin and stamp it down. Problem solved!

An impressive amount of work complete by everyone but there is definitely scope for a return visit to properly turn over the planters and clear a few more weeds, hopefully we can arrange something soon!

On the way back we were treated to a guest fitness session from Dave with some hill work on Upperton Road and some great advice on technique to avoid injury and maximise our speed when hammering it down hills!

Back at base, we stretched off, congratulating Jess on her first group run, Lisette on a successful interview today and presented Jen with her 50 good deeds medal.

Brilliant work tonight everyone, see you next week for some leafleting on behalf of Menphys.

Happy running, HD