How lucky were we!!!

GG Richmond really have managed some near misses when it comes to the weather in recent months and tonight was no exception...there were rumours of another lightning storm and it did eventually make an appearance in Richmond town but not until the Goodgym runners had tackled almost 5km , part of which was on very "undulating" terrain, aka "one of Mark's very steep hills!" Which i have to admit felt AWESOME to have a go at with the final hour of sunlight beaming down on us.

It was hot….very HOT!

We were still rain free as we flew down the hill, along church road and ending up at the front door of Penny Wade House, home to charity SPEAR who do amazing work with those who are homeless. Tonight, we met Steve and Damien and were given instructions to clean and bleach all the doors as well as the skirting boards. We were well supplied with all the cleaning materials and good wishes from staff and residents. It was really satisfying work and many of us just wanted to do more so we hope to be back again soon.

As we worked the heavens opened and once again we were greeted with a heavy downpour. But to our delight after we had lifted the grease and grime from the walls of Penny Wade House the weather had turned again and we were left stretching on Richmond Green under a glorious sunset.

During our stretching, new GG Richmond runner Chi tried to coaxed us into joining him in beating a Strava Segment , there were no takers but we did give him a well-deserved Cheer as he ran around the Green beating the strava time. Well done Chi and great to have you join us this evening!

If you wish to know more about the Vocal Tonix events Mark spoke of tonight please let him know.

Dont forget Tug of War is on 8th June and there are still spaces to be part of the team. Sign up here, we need 8 game players and 2 substitutes and LOTS of cheerleaders!

Mission in Richmond if you are verified is listed here. If you want to get on board with these missions just sign up and have a quick DBS – Chat to Mark next time too if you wish!

Thank you Chris for your first time back marking and thank you Samia for the pun. Also welcome to Samia and Kate to the GG Richmond taskforce team – We are a strong bunch now (all ladies of course – C’mon gents man up!)

David we hope your knee gets better...impressive puddle jump, just don’t tell your phyiso!

Check out our warm up from tonight...

Check out our warm up from tonight.....magnets in our feet or a spring in our step, you choose pic.twitter.com/XUYDejG0O6

— GoodGym Richmond (@GGRichmon) May 28, 2018