A warm and sunny evening in Bournemouth brought 17 lovely runners together to go do some painting at St Clements' and St John Infant School. We all gathered on the deck in front of Flirt Cafe, basking in the evening sunshine, catching up with each other and welcoming new faces.

It was great to have Jenni back as well as Mark, we missed you guys and we're really happy you're back! Also great to have John back after having to live the life of a hermit due to exams!

We were delighted we didn't scare off Megan last week, and even happier she brought Oskar along for his first taste of GoodGym group runs.

We also welcomed Zoe, Heather and Emma along for their first time. We really hope you guys had a great time, met some nice new people and come along next week or whenever you have the time! You're always welcome!

We took the quickest route there as everyone was eager to get stuck into some painting. The quickest route there was also the one with the most shade, which was a vital consideration as it was very hot out again...the down side of it is, that it is on a gentle slope up...but everyone coped well and great to see all the new faces quickly getting into the spirit and chatting to everyone and getting along.

Joe was waiting for us at the school gate and as we only had 12 paint brushes, those of us spare started on a bit of a litter pick and then taking turns with those with brushes.

SHARING IS CARING

Andrea managed to protect her spanking new shoes in a very innovative way... Neil ended up with the most paint on himself...good work Caprice! Jenni and Neil were able to get a bit of football practice in in between turns.

With 10 minutes to go it was looking like we wouldn't get the section of the fence finished but a big push at the end saw the gang get the job done! Great effort everyone. That fence was not making it easy, it needed double coating!

We have a first Community Mission coming up on August 11th. It's a Saturday and a longer run than usual, 5.5km each way and about an hour of task work when we get there. Come along, hang out and make up for your Friday night shenanigans! Check it out and sign up here

Great to run with all of you as always! Hope to see you all soon!