Goodgym goes running!

Heetu and I signed up for the Knowsley Harriers Fab 4-Miler starting and ending at Halewood Environment Centre. After some sat-nav issues which delayed us slightly, we got super lucky with parking and were able to collect bibs, pin up, and make it to the back of the crowd just in time for race start.

We were slightly intimidated by the amount of professional looking running bibs, but it turned out to be a very friendly and supportive crowd. We were given fair warning of an ominous-sounding hill at the start, but after that it was plain sailing under the canopy of the trans penine trail and we were even able to cheer others on as they passed us - on their way back! - after the turning point.

Despite feeling like the turning point was forever out of reach, we eventually got there and headed back. We paced ourselves well for the last mile and managed a strong finish.

This was the second in a 4-race series, and there's a mystery prize for those who complete 3 out of 4. This lovely route certainly peaked our interest, whether we can make the next 2 remains to be seen...

Well a few of us met at the suitcases to run to Everton park and the others met us at task near the "love, love parks, love everton park" wall.

But the LLPLEP wall was not the object of our affections this time but a different sort of hidden natural granite wall which was "mosscared" to reveal a lovely place to enjoy the views by Miriam and Dan. Need to get our new good gym word approved by Susie Dent or at least on the panel of "I’m sorry I haven’t a clue"!

While we could hear the delights of satisfaction from the mosscared team the rest of us where trying to identify baby saplings in the grass bank and remove them to avoid them taking over the whole area. We also gave a few trees a trunk trimming or technically limbing up to trim away the baby branches.

John our Everton park leader presented us all with a leaflet of all their events where the good gym team are proudly there front and centre on the cover! We ran home thinking of all the fun times working in Everton park, filled with gratitude and appreciation that we have had the opportunity to work with John over the past years helping the Everton community.