Despite a weather forecast suggesting we would have a wet task 16 Goodgymers met under dry skies with Friends of St James Gardens.

Our task was to clear the area around Huskissons monument. it's a large paved area that had become a growing space for a large amount of weeds in between the slabs.

We welcomed Abi who is from Climate Coalition who came to join in and find out more about Goodgym Liverpool for Great Green Week.

It was such a lovely atmosphere with so many people working together. Plenty of opportunities to chat as we worked which is always a plus (in this report writers opinion). Michael from Friends Of St James Park also kept us entertained with his vast collection of jokes.

One of the great things about our tasks is that you see such great results in just an hour. Many hands really do make light work. The difference between the start and finish surprised us all. We still have a bit to finish so will be back next week to finish the task.

Who says sticker reward charts don't work?

Motivated by Sally Ann's mystery prize system of everyone who attends our Goodgym monthly Parkrun session getting a sticker, with secret categories for prizes at the end of the year, I dragged myself out and jogged to Princes Park on Saturday morning to be sure I didn't miss a valuable May sticker.

At the start line it seemed despite the large Princes Parkrun crowds I was a solo Goodgymmer, always representing GG in the noticeable red t-shirts. However, during the first lap, I was delighted to be greeted by Siân & Lucien, who had very kindly made the effort to come along and cheer Goodgym runners on before they caught their train for a well deserved weekend away. Both were quick with the camera and got a few action shots, and I'm looking forward to seeing some (no doubt very flattering) images of me mid-run & mid-wave.

I continued on around the course with enough in the tank to pick up the pace for a strong finish, and it was so lovely to see Sian & Lucian again waving me on as I rounded the final corner. We caught up at the finish line for a quick chat and photo, before heading our separate ways - me to lightly jog home with an eye on increasing my mileage in preparation for an upcoming 10km, and them to grab bags and head to the train station for their weekend break.

Thank you guys for the support, it's really lovely to see familiar faces in the crowd during a run. Looks like the 3 of us May-de it and get our sticker for May ⭐