8 runners, 2 teams, 6km(ish) a piece, a borough to explore and prizes to be won.

Tonight's GG Southwark run and deed was a bit different to normal. A last minute change on task and need to make sure we put our efforts into something worthwhile led to something quite fun! We also welcomed Vivian to her first ever GoodGym experience and GG Lambeth coach runner/photographer/old timer John. Hiya!

Back to the task at hand...

Link Age Southwark are getting ready to launch their Autumn campaign for recruiting volunteers to support the services they provide. They need to put up posters in the best locations around the different parts of Southwark.

Two teams...

both alike in dignity,

...were given three checkpoints to reach each spread 6km across either Nunhead or Dulwich. Not only were decent poster sites required, but they also had a variety of other tasks to achieve. The more tasks ticked off, the more prizes!

The not-so-random acts of kindness included rubbish collecting and even helping someone with the mechanics of their car. Though it's possible this may have been staged for the photographic evidence.

The best team pose was a hard one to call though the sunset and London backdrop for the Nunhead team did swing it. But strong lunging from team Dulwich.

We covered up some shabby stickers, posed beneath road signs, hugged lampposts, hugged fake foxes, told people about GoodGym, gave them a flyer and asked them very kindly for pictures of the event.

time of the signs

Both teams found some excellent locations for posters within the local community. They were all duly and appropriately rewarded with love hearts.

Map reading was required throughout the evening and there may have been a few wrong turns along the way resulting in further running ... More fitness! But everyone made it back to the Rye for photo sharing, story telling and prize giving.

Not done with traversing the borough, we had a mini body weight exercise session. A few 'I hate press ups,' 'what are these things, mountain climbers?' and 'can we go to the pub?' requests and we were done. We have photos to prove it.

Never before has a cool down seen so many chocolate rolls, jelly tots and Freddos devoured. #balance

See you next week!