Nineteen nimble goodgym runners got ‘stuck in the mud’ at Northway gardens. The walking group of Fiona and Fay set off while the runners gathered outside the Phoenix and gently warmed up. We had a count out and a brief chat about our favourite, recently seen films, and then set off on the 2km run to Northway gardens. ( Rocket man, Aladdin and John Wick recommended) We stopped every so often to do paired exercises. Northway Gardens follows Mutton Brook and consists of three areas of gardens. The gardens have tennis courts, woodland ,open grass, formal gardens and a cafe. Well worth a visit! We met Brain, the community organiser, who explained that they had recently taken over more of the gardens from the council. We split into two groups one moving and disposing of cut branches and the other preparing a flower bed with compost and wood chip. When done we started our run back through the gardens to a field where we gathered for a game of Stuck in the mud. (also known as sticky witch or if you are french 'chased by the wolf'! thanks Marie ) Once caught you could only be released by doing five squats and five press ups. We had a gentle run back and finished with some stretches and some yogic breathing.

Thanks for coming and doing some good ..hope you had fun too!

Fifteen fabulous GoodGymmers ran 6km to post flyers and promote Stephen's House. They are a brilliant local charity who have a great looking set of summer events for children in their gardens this summer so it's always a pleasure to help them out.

Meeting at the Phoenix, we welcomed Gail for her first ever GG run and Euclides for his first in GGB - great to have you along guys.

We set off with armfuls of flyers to Cherry Tree Wood for a quick warm up before hitting the residential streets of East Finchley. Dividing into two teams of 7, one led by Rupesh and one led by Katie, we set about rapidly posting our flyers. We sped up and down the lovely leafy streets posting using our trusty relay system.

In what seemed like no time at all we had posted all the flyers and set off for our fitness session! Everyone in GGB has been hit by race fever recently, with a big team heading to the Sofia running festival most recently, so attention has turned to Summer races (hello Maverick Trail) and GETTING FASTER.

So, to that end: we ran together to Highgate Woods for a lap of undulating trails before stopping off for some strides. GPS was a little wonky, but we think our flat section of path was about 225 metres. So: the team divided into comfortable speed groups and set off for a fast run out (70% effort) and a chilled run back. We did this twice and it was very noticable how much conversation seemed to dip from there...

After that, it was a nice relaxed run back to the Phoenix, with a sprint finish for those with a bit of energy left, and some stretches.

Great work everyone - looking forward to next week already. See you then!