On a freezing...like really really freezing Wednesday night nine hardy runners made their way to Tottenham Green Pool for GG Haringey's last run of January!

With Pennie off sick it was my turn to come to Haringey for the first time and to lead this merry bunch.

We were litter picking (plogging - if you're trendy) today but first some fitness! With Anna helping me out by leading the way we set off after a quick warm up and intro to GoodGym.

Super blue blood moon

Anna knew the area well and so led us around and about through both Downhills Park (weirdly we were going uphill) and Lordship Rec where we admired the super blue blood moon and stars and fit in some hill reps and some step exercises using the benches. Well done to Oisin and Anna who both conquered the hill twice.

After that we made our way back to the leisure centre, got gloved up and did some litter picking around the Tottenham Green. We were obviously doing such a good job that a member of public came over and thanked us which was really nice and gave us a warm fuzzy feeling.

Red laces

With that all done we went back and did a stretch, I finally worked out what was in the red goodgym envelope and so everyone got some red laces - well done everyone!

Thanks for having me Haringey and top work everyone!

8 runners ran 2k to help the Friends of Tottenham Green prepare the beds for spring.

Gather round oh best beloved as I tell you the tale of Snow Day and the Seven Sisters (and two brothers).

'twas a bitterly cold night, with much of the country covered in snow, but our brave runners met beside a pool of green, before parting in little grapevine.

Thence I lead our band on a merry goose chase round the block, right back to where we started, while Sarah kept a watch on the tail, lest we split the party.

We gathered magic bags of biodegrading and stuffed them full of fairy gold* . Carefully plucked from between the newly sprouting plants, lest we damage a future beanstalk! *caution fairy gold may turn to leaves by dawn's first light.

Soon we'd filled 18 bags, and it was time to leave. Cathy and Sarah cast a spell of warmth, that worked through the power of lunges and dips. We climbed a vertical mountain to find our final reward was naught but a childish game of Naughts and Crosses!

Mayhap you'll join us next week for another tale of derring do?