15 GoodGymers ran 6.5k to deliver 500 leaflets for Open Age charity. To promote their classes to improve Health and speaking English.

A lovely evening was made even better by a high quality crew of Westminster GoodGymers.

After a few DBS checks we headed out West towards Paddington on a steady 3k route through the Central London back streets.

Keeping a close eye out for the perfect location we struck Gold in the Hallfield Estate! 10 big blocks of flats was the target with 500 leaflets in hand we got going!! Working in small groups we powered up and down each block and in 35 action packed minutes the leaflets were all delivered!!

A lovely Hyde Park route started the speedy run back to base powering up the mean hill before we gathered at the top of Oxford Street for one last weaving push on an epic speedy dash through the late night shoppers!! Great fun, run and weaving from the whole crew was rewarded with a sea of High Fives!!

Next week we head down south to One Big Family homeless charity for some rapid food creation for the weeks food run. Be great to have you along!!

Have a great week!

Smooth Running

Joel

A swift sub-zero starter session covering 3km and completing a beach survey

This Saturday we had the last of our weekend starter sessions. So great to have 2 brand new GoodGym runners who both work for local health firm Vitality and are aiming to practice what they preach!

With our happy threesome we signed in and got going in the quite frankly Arctic temperatures.

We ran along the prom towards Bournemouth Pier. With such a small group it was great to get to know each other and chat about work, life, pets, people!

Soon enough we hit our landmark - Harry Ramsden's! And we had a quick task brief. The marine conversation charity had requested we perform a survey of all the wierd and wonderful objects people leave behind on a stretch of beach. We had gloves, bags and a very detailed survey sheet. A 'forensic sweep' then took place and we picked and recorded every tit bit found on the sand. The charity use this information to better equip coastal areas with the bins and notices they need to keep the beaches clean and safe for people and wildlife.

Our team of three did a really fab job but we admitted defeat when our fingers were totally numb!

We'd never been so glad to get running again and warm up. Our route home was back along the seafront, regrouping at the pier for a thorough warm down.

An amazing start to the weekend - thanks ladies for your excellent work and hope to see you at the regular Wednesday evening runs soon!