We had a rainy run out to Action on Hearing Loss in Twerton to do some much-needed gardening and weeding. We ran 7km in total and had a great workout. We always love going back and helping our host, Evan, and can't wait to go back again and help out some more!.

Well done ... GoodGym Bath!

After meeting inside the Leisure Centre in our usual space, I shared the latest running news. Emily and I represented GoodGym Bath at the Volunteering Community Awards held at the Guild Hall in Bath last week. We were nominated for 'Volunteer Team of the Year'. So well done and thank you for all of your hard work volunteering with GoodGym - that nomination only came through your hard work and effort.

Although we didn't win the award, we were very proud and thankful to be recognised with a nomination. We were also inspired after seeing so many fantastic individuals and teams rewarded for their tireless volunteering efforts in BANES. It was also great to see many of the partner organisations that we work with be recognised with awards (in particular, Bath City Farm and Carol from FoodCycle) and it's great to think that we are a small part of that too.

Evan-tually, we made it there!

Evan, our host for the night, welcomed us when we got to the task. Action on Hearing Loss is a shared living space for people with hearing difficulties. We regularly help Evan maintain the grounds on our Tuesday runs. It is important to make sure that the paths are clear and bushes are well kept to make sure that anyone with any impairments can safely walk around the grounds.

Last night we had two main tasks and we split into two teams.

Beleaf in yourself!

Emily lead one group to clear the area outside one of the main buildings. The runners used a variety of impressive gardening tools to trim hedges, control bushes and clear dead leaves from the path.

A weedy good bit of work!

I took the other half of our group to clear some weeds from the pavement and the flower bed areas around the back of the complex. This space will be used later in the year for the residents to grow flowers and vegetables, and its important to keep it maintained and clear.

Well done, in particular, to Chris for valiantly being in charge of taking the wheelbarrow down the muddy (and spooky) track through the trees to compost all of nthe weeds and leaves!

Thanks Evan!

At the end of the task Pascale taught us how to say "thank you" in sign language so we could thank Evan for his time. Thanks Evan! We shall return!

Thanks Chris, Emma and Pascale!

Thanks to Emily for backmarking on the way there and the way back, and thanks to Joe (the King of puns) for the pun this week! And a special thanks to Pascale for interpreting for us last night.

Upcoming runs

• Running the Bath Half? Emma has kindly volunteered to lead a weekend training run this Sunday.

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This week we were flyering for Send a Cow. There were 14 of us that ran around Holloway and Bear Flat in Bath and we delivered over 750 flyers! We had lots of fun and got some fantastic mid-week exercise on this 7km run.

Welcome Charlotte!

We met at our usual meeting spot at the Leisure Centre. Although the nights are getting lighter, at the moment we still meet inside in the warm and dry reception area. We welcomed a new runner, Charlotte, to the team. Chartlotte was keen to come along and see what GoodGym is all about and we are always keen to have new people join us! After our announcements, we completed a good warm-up to prepare us for the hilly running ahead.

An udder cow pun!

Send a Cow is a charity that do lots of development work in Africa. They have been working with communities there for over 30 years. We were asked to deliver flyers advertising their charity places in the RideLondon event. This is a 100 miles cycle ride around London and surrounding countryside. If you are interested in a getting place a half-price place through Send a Cow then take a look at their website.

No cow-ards at GoodGym!

We split into two groups for this flyering task. I lead a group of runners partly up Wellsway and we worked through the residential streets back towards The Bear. Emily kindly volunteered to lead another group around Holloway, Carlton Gardens and the lower parts of Bear Flat. The group managed to deliver all of their flyers in a great time and then ran up to Bear Flat to meet us.

A herd of GoodGym runners!

On our way back to the Leisure Centre we also managed to drop the final few flyers in houses along Wells Road and Pultney Road. How efficient!

Running is good for the calfs!

Thanks to Emily for leading a group and thanks to Chris L for backmarking for my group! Thanks to Chris D for the awesome pun this week (inspired by the fact that we have worked with Send a Cow several times over the last few months!)

Upcoming runs

• Running the Bath Half? We have a weekend training run this Sunday.
• Next week we are organising donated baby clothes at The Nest Project. This is a really fun task for a fantastic charity so make sure you sign up!

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Organisations have already reached out to us using these platforms which means we can orgnaise more varied tasks for you to enjoy!