With the summer hols in full swing and dark skies up above we were slightly lighter on numbers tonight compared to usual.

Before leaving tonight we sung happy birthday to Zof before heading uphill to our task for the evening which was visiting a section of the Trans Pennine Trial (TPT), part of Sustrans National Cycle Network (NCN) to help with it's ongoing maintenance and upkeep to allow more people to enjoy the traffic free walking and cycling path.

On arrival we met with COURAGOUS CRAIG who got us tooled up and gave us a brief on the TPT, what's it all about and the tasks that needed doing.

We got on it like a dog on chips with teams of GG'ers

• Litter Picking
• Sweeping
• Lopping & Chopping
• Edging

After a good session of around 30mins the difference was clear and many a rubbish bag was filled!

On route back we took it some street surroundings to do a bit of fitness which included;

• Stair Squats
• Loop Backs
• Up & Downs

Once back to base we stretched and congratulated all the fantastic community mission and mission runners with a special mention to AMAZING ANDREW who reached his 12month mission streak!

Inside there was flamingo cake to celebrate Zof's birthday!

Until next time,

Happy Running :)

The sun came out to greet the 30 strong GoodGym team as we headed up the hill to the lovely Lynwood Gardens. After a short run we were greeted by Magic Martin and the Rad Rob, who look after this green urban oasis.

We split into 3 groups; Team Rob ripped out the unruly roots around the entrance, pruned back the overhanging branches and barrowed the woodchips to top up the paths.

Team Martin, bashed back the bushes to clear the paths and knocked back the nettles in the children’s play area.

The Amazing Annie motivated the masses and led the 3rd group in a fitness session of hill sprints, grape vines, lunges, star jumps and lots more.

After rotating the groups and making sure everyone got a good workout, we said goodbye to Martin and Rob and headed back to base.

A big shoutout to the Cool Caroline on completing her 150th Good Deed.

Well done to all those with tired legs from the weekend: Kim and Suze for completing a quadrathalon ( that’s a triathlon with a kayak thrown in for good measure) and to the smallparkBIGRUN team for completing a combined 755 kilometres in 24 hours ( that’s like running from Sheffield to Paris and back to London)!

And a big thanks to Annie for helping with tonight’s run and making everyone sweat.

An amazing turn out of 38 runners helped out Heeley Development Trust by digging, shifting and spreading top quality mulch over the flower beds.

Shout out to Bee for completing her 100th good deed, and to new runners Holly and Alex for coming on their first group runs. Awesome work!

After a quick briefing from Fantastic Frank and Regal Rob, the Goodgymers split into three teams using shovels, barrows, buckets and rakes. With a busy road to cross Frank and Rob kept us safe by being road marshals.

Staying at the park we did a circuit of six exercise made up of Mountain Climbers, Squats, Lunges, Press ups, Planks and Star Jumps, before a quick group photo and the run back to base.

This week we were back off to help SENSATIONAL SIMON - Sustrans Volunteer Co-ordinator with the upkeep of a section of the National Cycle Network (NCN).

With the walking group setting off at 6:30, the rest of us set off at just after 6:45 in two groups.

On arrival we met with Simon and the walkers. On initial inspections Simon mentioned he thought the section wasn't looking as bad as it had been before, but there was still improvements to be made so we got stuck straight in. The first group of runners to arrive, joined to walkers in grabbing litter pickers and getting straight to work collecting litter from the entrance to the section of the network.

The second group of runners arrived ably guided by Steve and Kim and came straight to Simon's van for a brief of tasks which this time around involved mainly edging and sweeping to widen the path, stopping the greenery encroaching onto the path and making it smaller and more slippery for the users.

Everyone got straight to it with Rob providing some suitable Dad like jokes, that he might need to brush up on, but we'll sweep that under the carpet for now...

It was a beautiful night, with the sky looking particularly dramatic and atmospheric. Once a good 45mins had past, we popped tools back into Simon's vehicle, heard his heartfelt thanks and headed back as a oner downhill back toward base.

On the way home we made use of the street furniture and threw in some stair sets and frog jumps!

Finding a place for shelter we stretched off as the rain came down and hears the latest news past and future.

On arrival at the Showroom Cinema we were greeted by Sheffield Adventure Film Festival's (SHAFF) own Matt Heason who kindly offered us free tickets to see the best of SHAFF 2018 which was screening at 8:30 just after we got back. It's a great festival and one we have a run in the program for, so please do make it along this year if you can. It's at the Showroom Cinema 22nd to 24th March.

Until next time, happy running! :)

ITS A RECORD!

WHAT A TURN OUT, WOW!

Big welcome to new runners who came for the first time, hope you enjoyed it and will be along next week. BIG CHEERS FOR;

Amber Cagney, Laura, Jennifer, Hawa Ould-Ahmed, Thomas Paul Archer, Alex Lynch, Dan Twort, and Jess Zollman Thomas!

Also HUGE congrats to Helen who winged her way to 100 good deeds tonight and to Rachel who was on her 50th good deed! GREAT WORK BOTH!

This week we were back off to HEELEY PEOPLES PARK (HPP) to help HEELEY DEVELOPMENT TRUST (HDT) with the upkeep of this fantastic community owned and maintained park.

We split into 2 groups, with Sam and Tom taking a group and Steve and Kim taking another.

On arrival to HPP we met with FANTASTIC FRANK who gave us the low down on HDT and the park and what the task was going to be tonight.

Armed with very useful lights PARKY ROB got the first group straight to work doing the MONSTER MULCH, loading buckets and barrows with mulch that was spread over three parts of the park;

1. Playground
2. Pathway to/from the playground
3. Around the boulder

On arrival, the second group got another brief from Frank and mucked in with the first group who were already set up with the task and had an efficient line of fillers, carriers and spreaders on the go!

In Rob's words; 'You can't go deep enough'

So we pilled it high, creating a soft landing for all users of the park's fantastic boulder and park facilities.

During loading of said barrows and buckets, some interesting things were overheard....

Adam, stop soiling on my feet!

Thanks so mulch...

Mounds good

Thank you very mulch

Spread the love

At the end of the task Frank and Rob thanked all and mentioned that the most mulch they had ever spread in a single session was 2 van loads and we had done three in 45mins, so this was another record for the night!

We waved goodbye to the park, Frank & Rob and headed to another park for a spot of fitness were there was TRIPLE TROUBLE in store.

We got into teams of three and each member complete a set of the following, tagging team mates along to the next exercise as they finished the previous;

1. Loop of the park (quick as you can to save your teammates)
2. Straight arm hang (with raised knees or legs if you fancy it)
3. Step up's or box jumps on the TETRIS peice!

It was a fantastic evening of running, fitness and good deeding!

Until next time, happy running! :)