90 wonderful (and sunny) minutes at the Regent's Park Running Track

This brilliant group ran the laps (upon laps (upon laps)) before stopping for conversation-filled post-run coffee :)

Thank you for a lovely few hours, everyone!

P.S. Thank you, Steph, for the wonderful photos!

Mr T seems to be shaking off the tail end of whatever has been afflicting him these past few weeks, but is still not eating as much as usual, so he wanted my advice (!) today on what items he/I could buy that would give him lighter meals. After a lengthy discussion we agreed on a selection of cooked chicken/ham slices from M&S, and I headed that way before dropping into Tesco, Boots and finally Lidl to sweep up the rest. A somewhat unexpected post shop discussion about the benefits of bamboo cotton as a material for surviving the hot weather then ensued (I'll admit I'm tempted to give it a try based on his recommendation...).

In mid-August heat 10 wonderful GoodGymers caught a lovely evening in Kentish Town!

Cressfield Close is an unassuming cul-de-sac — houses and quiet — and yet hiding special community spaces!

There's the city farm — with goats and guinea pigs and sheep and more — and there's also the sheltered housing, which was our home for the evening :)

This lovely group — Alex, Alison, Claire (on their first Camden good deed – great to meet you!), Danny, Jackie, Jessica (on their first good deed — welcome!), John, Lydia, and Steve — were welcomed by residents Marie and Michael, and we got quickly to our evening work.

The communal garden is a bountiful space (fruits, vegetables, and flowers aplenty) and we were tasked with targeting the thistles and weeds that have sprung over the summer.

Armed with trowels and forks, this group donned gloves and made light work of everything — and all while connecting and sharing stories :)

Thank you, everyone! See you soon!!

Solid as per usual. We had plenty to chat about. I combined the mission with a nice walk along the Thames which was ideal. I know the layout of the supermarket very well at this point leaving more time to catch up.

It was a fun and sunny afternoon at the London Marathon Community Track, with the Olympic stadium as a backdrop

We were there for the RepRunners community Sports Day, organised by long-standing GoodGymmer Chi and his team. All our worries about who was coming, and what we'd entered, came to nothing, as the event was very relaxed - we just had to sign a waiver on arrival

Early on, Kat, James, Latoya and Asad sped to second place in the 4 x 400m heat, and made the final!

In the “impossible” relay, Kat gamely managed 100m of burpees - actually a bit more than that distance - in the first leg, before handing over to Danya, who made up some ground with her lunges. However it was John T, fresh from running the bean-bag-on-head race, who made the most impression with such an incredibly fast bear crawl, his opponents thought he must be cheating. But he definetly wasn't, he was just super-quick, as the remaining fragments of skin on his thumbs would testify. Asad sprinted home to ensure GoodGym won the event

Then came the Ladies' 1500 metres, in which Danya ran a great tactical race, tucked in behind the leader throughout, then perfectly timing her sprint on the home stretch to secure another GoodGym gold!

I entered the 400 metres, and 100 metres races, despite having run 7km in St Pancras earlier in the day. I didn't win but got amazing cheers from GoodGymers and others as I approached the finishing line. I also did the egg and spoon race, partnered by Manoush, who’d entered the tournament independently, but joined our team and seemed keen to attend a future task. She additionally took on the sack race, with James, and the bean-back-on-head thing

Alison put in a gritty effort in the plank and squat challenges, and we had great support from Sarah, Kathryn, Olivia (who also tried the plank challenge, managing four minutes!) and Ilana. We didn't brave the beer mile, but overall came third out of ten teams. More importantly, it was great fun. There was even an on-track dance session!

Let's go back and do it again in 2026

(some of the pictures above are by @ciaoruns)

Mr T is still feeling a little under the weather, so his was a short list today, but he also asked me to get him some cough medicine and vitamins to try and get him back to good health - an easy walk to Boots and then down to Holland & Barrett and back up to Lidl for the rest. It was only as I got back to his flat with all the treasure did he mention he'd forgotten to add milk to his list so it was just a quick dash back downstairs with the remaining change, and he's well stocked for another week.