On a chilly damp morning 7 GoodGymers turned up to cheer on, direct and keep safe some enthusiastic young runners. The core team were very grateful for our support as it made their job much easier in filling all the positions.

Another chilly evening in town and another task on the board for Goodgym Colchester. This time meeting Colchester in Bloom's Pam to collect some bedding plants and walk them up to the High St, we were joined this week by new member Christian.

Splitting into groups, we were able to swap out dead plants and sparse areas of the flower beds with fresh spring flowers, whilst clearing some gum and ciggarettes too. The town was alot quieter than our last evening task here before Christmas, but that meant we avoided any accusations of vandalism and could move more quickly.

Gathering outside the town hall for a quick picture, we then walked back the bags and dispersed, satisfied with a job well done and brighter evenings on the horizon.

6 GoodGymers, plus a couple of junior assistants, helped to Marshal the Colchester Junior Park Run on Sunday. The core team that run the event were very relieved to have had our help as they were anticipating having to cancel the event before they knew we were coming.

We clapped and cheered and made sure everyone was safe and knew where they were going.

Look out for another JPR marshaling opportunity coming your way in a couple of months!

p.s. I did try to find a good pun for the title, but even with a google search of "pun for marshaling a run" I still didn't come up with one. I did however stumble across the following wise words of running advice/motivation:

"Remember, the second most important thing to choosing the right shoe is choosing the left one." - Unknown

"Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed." - Charles Schulz