Tuesday 8th October 2019
Report written by Dani
DOING GOOD
A new week & a new task, as 13 - unlucky for some, but not for us! - Derby GoodGymers visited Transition 2 College to help them with their garden maintenance & get our rake onnnn.
Transition 2 do amazing work with young people who have learning difficulties, providing them with bespoke learning programs. We loved their indoor gym too; just like us, that bunch love getting fit! We were delighted to be supporting their work at this weeks good-deed & the tour of the college (not forgetting the jelly babies) made it that bit more special.
Our Mission:
To clear the pathway around the college garden, which also teams as the fire escape route, making the pathway more accessible & thus safer. We are the heroes in red after all.
• Cut back the vegetation
• Clear the pathway of leaves, moss & weeds
The Results
This is probably our greatest 'before & after' work to date - it was hard to tell for certain in the gloom of our headtorches! - but the pathway looked (in Bruce Almighty stylez) B-E-A-UTIFUL once we'd finished. Around the back of the building where low branches had been concealing & blocking the way, we'd hacked & sawed (quite the therapeutic job) until this was clearer too.
After much raking, sweeping & sawing, it was time to grab a group (polaroid?) picture for a job well done!
Rake it, rake it, rake it like a ...
WHILST GETTING FIT
The run of about 6km - I always forget to set my watch, someone please remind me - was perfect for our newbies last night. A huge welcome to Liz, Jenny & Naomi who certainly worked their butts off at their first GoodGym task!
The route, in comparison to some of our others, was relatively flat (with a few slopes hehe), enjoying a steady pace out & back. On the way out, we managed to catch a glimpse of the Knife Angel, illuminated red & on the way back, a visit to our favorite bouncy bridge by the Jurys Inn for a 2nd group snap.
Fitness Achievements:
• 255906 ft ran (total distance)
• 2 huge piles of garden waste collected
• Over 8 hours worth of raking, sweeping & sawing - who needs the gym?!
GO TEAM!
UP NEXT
Disclaimer: Don't be put off by the distance! Next week we're going a little further afield, running a total of 11km to Blagreaves Library for an indoor painting task - yay! All running abilities welcome & there will be opportunities for speed-work too... all the fun with GoodGym!
THANK YOU!
Shout out to Tracey for completing her 5th good deed! And thanks as always to all of you for showing up, getting stuck in, smiling & generally being amazing! The weather will challenge us over the winter months, but let's use it to make us even tougher runners & more importantly, tougher GoodGymers!
Happy exploring x
Transition 2 (T2) is committed to supporting young adults aged 18-25 with Learning Disabilities, Severe Learning Difficulties and/or Autism as they move onto meaningful and sustainable opportunities in adulthood, helping them to release their potential and achieve genuine life outcomes in their local community.
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