13 people ran 6k to clear rubbish and weeds from around the Girl Guides Headquarters in the city centre

A rather wet night didn't deter 13 GoodGymers doing good in Birmingham on Tuesday night. On only the second ever GoodGym Birmingham run it was great to welcome new faces Suki, Sophie, Phil, Anjali, James and Katie. So after meeting at our new base of 1000 Trades in the Jewellery Quarter we set out on our way to the Girl Guides Association.

"Weather for ducks"

As it was the kind of weather you would love if you were a duck, we took the canal towards the Mailbox to see if we could spot any of our feathered friends. No such luck, too wet for them maybe?!

Once arriving at our task destination we did a great job in clearing the car park and surrounding area of rubbish and weeds at super sprint speed! We even had a bit of time to do some 'squat holds' to get those bums and thighs burning.

"Hills, Hills, Hills"

So in no time at all we were on our journey back, this time we went through the city centre, stopping by the post office to do 6 minutes of killer hill sprints! We had 'Phil the Power' leading the way, Eva showed great technique getting up on to those toes, Sophie had great arm action driving her up the hill, John showed power in those thighs as he powered up the hill, but every single person put in an absolute fantastic effort and it was amazing to see! Next time maybe we will go for 8 minutes?.....

We then finished up with a steady run back to base, finishing with the all important stretching.

Next week we are going to be clearing rubbish into a skip for a homeless hostel in Highgate, it would be great if you could join us sign up here