Weather it’s rain, sleet or snow, Goodgym Wandsworth will always shine in the show. A big shoutout to the Team who made it because yesterdays weather should never be underestimated. It was a a humble size group according the to Wandsworths numbers best but I am was confident that we was might enough to put the job to rest.

7pm came and we all looked nervously outside to see if the rain will ever subside. Luckily it did, and with a quick warm up with a little introduction to everyone’s job, we set off quick.

Over hearing some people speaking sounds like the introducing everyone and the jobs they are into became a nice little greeting. We took the scenic route to the site but Beth told me there is a shortcut and we got there avoiding all matters of traffic lights.

The first task involved some muscle work with moving the compost from one site to about 100 meters away into the garden. Some opted for the teamwork option while others showed their confidence by carrying it themselves. Beth had an interesting bear hug tug technique that got her through to the finish lines. As it was still raining, I suggested the group to try and keep running so they don’t get to cold.

Once that task was completed, we crystal mazed it to the other end of the garden to hear what else Helare had in store for us. The group got split up into teams. We had one team cleaning the green house. They were enthusiastic and very efficient. They green house looked dirt free afterwards from what I could see. Another group was making a path with some soggy chip wood. As it was cold I can see they were doing it in haste, they had no time to waste because they wanted to find heat in that place. The final group was on bathtub duty. They had to move the bath tub from one place to another. As easy as that sounded. They had to take the soil from the bath tub before its new home was founded.

With all the task done we headed back the way Beth suggested, we got much quicker and was ready to feel rested. But before I let the group go, I had to do the final tradition and putting them through a abs workout that will have them near submission.

The group deserved the treats that were laid out, the help they gave today definitely helped the estate out.

Don’t forget to look out for news on the Goodgym Games, The free Hackney 5k and The Spartan Races.

Last night 31 runners shifted and spread several dozen bags of compost, sorted and composted the contents of a community kitchen and smashed a very tough fitness session - just another Monday night in Wandsworth then!

Welcome to the group, (David, Alice and Sara - great to have you run with us!

It's an exciting week for GoodGym. Not only do we find out

• who got a London marathon place in the ballot?

but it's also

• The monthly GoodGym social this Thursday. It starts at 6:30 at the Islington Townhouse and is the perfect chance to meet people from other GoodGym area and hear about what everyone has been up to.

• Well done to Oliver who earned himself a massive half marathon PB last week!

Fancy a long training run this Sunday?

• Then check out this 16k training run along the Thames - everybody welcome.

After a quick warm up and a headcount with possibly the dullest transport related question (sorry guys - will up my game next week!), we headed off for Battersea and our task for the evening.

The Venue is a community centre run by Hadas, who manages food waste programs, food for the homeless and lots of other community events. There's so much going on that Hadas could do with hand from us, and there were lots of jobs to get on with it.

One group headed into the kitchen to sort out the food that couldn't be used and took it for composting, before giving the space a good clean. Meanwhile the rest of the group were outside shifting huge bags of soil onto the beds around the centre, before turning their hand to recycling and sorting crates. What a lot of jobs got done!

After saying our goodbyes we headed off to lovely Battersea Park to do our fitness session, which after a fairly short run was a biggie. We alternated sprints with a choice of three levels of intensity - squat jumps, press ups or burpees going up in number each time. Well done on a supreme effort!

We took the run back at a good steady pace and finished off the night with some good stretches and a cool down. Same again next week?. Until then, have a happy week of running!

Last night despite the drizzle and the arrival of Autumn that very afternoon, 32 runners met to tackle two tasks to support communities in Wandsworth!

Welcome to GoodGym Chris, Sarah, Emily, Hazel and Sophie!

We kicked off the night fresh off the back of Super Saturday, where, to celebrate a whole ten years of GoodGym, there were a huge 50 community missions taking place across the UK and over 350 good deeds. Well done to everybody who took part, sterling work!

• If you're looking for a weekend challenge, there are two runs happening on Sunday, both 10k, both free. Check out the last Sunday trail run at Morden Hall Park and the time trial starting from Chiswick Bridge on the same day.

• We also have a longer, mixed pace training run coming up on Sunday 13th October in south London - you can find all the details and sign up here.

It was a two tasker last night, so after a warm up and a vote on our favourite comfort foods when it's cold and rainy (soup, pasta, and all of the chocolate came out top) we divided up into two groups.

Chris' group headed down to the Falcon Estate Residents Association, an organisation set up to improve the lives of local residents, to help sort out some of the planters. Senia, who runs the group, was happy to see so many eager volunteers, and the group got stuck straight in with moving trees, weeding, tidying and other jobs to make the estate tidier. If that wasn't enough, Chris treated the group to an extra long fitness session featuring sprints and conditioning to make up for the shorter run.

Meanwhile, the second group had headed over to Wandsworth Foodbank, a vital organisation which was set up to support families in Wandsworth struggling with hunger and lack of resources. Sadly people are relying on the foodbank more than ever, with a rise of 75% in the past six years. Our job last night was to paint the office , and we arrived to find Natalie, who works at the foodbank and is a regular GoodGym runner, waiting for us with the most organised painting set up ever. With the floor lines, masking tape on, and rollers and paint all set up, we could get straight on with the job. Which meant that 45 minutes later, the task was done! Check out the brilliant time lapse video that Dan, the manager, took here.

If you'd like to help out more with this incredible and vital organisation there are two ways you can do it! Sign up here to help with the biannual stock take. The Foodbank relies heavily on volunteers via physical help, food or monetary donations, to see how you can help local people in crisis here.

We then headed up to Clapham Common to do some serious speed training and then knocked out an intense plank session before we ran back to reunite the group! Great work from everybody. Next week the task is still to be confirmed, but you can sign up here if you're up for a surprise on the night! Until then, run happy.