So, tonight's run and task had been hastily arranged at short notice due to a cancellation. A chilly dampish night greeted us and it was nice to welcome a couple of new runners to our fold as we said hello to Meena and Conrad.

The task site at The Real Junk Food Project was less than half a mile away so we started off with a 2.5k circuit running in the opposite direction to start off with then doubling back. Nice to see lots of re grouping at the junctions as we let the tail catch up.

On arrival at site our host Anna was chairing a staff meeting so she popped out briefly to direct us to our litter picking tools , our bin bags and showed us the area for attention.

We had one of our best turnouts tonight so we made short work of the clearance. There was supposed to have been a van to load up with scrap for a tip run but in the interim The Real Junk Food Project had had a rethink and we weren't asked to do it in the end. Notwithstanding, when we had done, Anna was very appreciative and was keen to get a group photo to post on their website (it's has been posted even quicker than my run report!)

We retraced our steps to Upperton Rd to the start of the Great Central Way for tonight's fitness session. A pacing exercise, 8 minutes out and 8 minutes back, done properly one finishes in 16 minutes at exactly the same spot.

The range of paces did leave a couple of people a little isolated and whilst the GCW is well lit, this was not ideal so I shall learn from the experience and make sure that doesn't happen again. As ever, everyone worked really hard and give or take a few seconds managed to keep an even pace for the whole 16 minutes.

This will stand everyone in good stead for next weeks longer run which Lindsay will have the pleasure of leading.