As the summer evenings draw to a close, 12 runners got their sprint on, ran 4km, did some gardening and ate a BBQ!

It's always fun when you manage to fit a lot into an evening. But we got a lot a lot into this GoodGym.

We welcomed Anna who will be leading the Hammersmith & Fulham GoodGym starting next week. She took us through a warm up on the run making sure we skipped as high as possible, stretched out those calves and made sure our glutes were engaged!

Soon everyone was ready for a time trial around Peckham Rye: a timed 720m sprint set against yourself. A mega effort from all especially the first timers who had never witnessed anything GoodGym and got so involved.

Next up, time to deal with the never ending hill.

The lovely lot at Grove Park Allotments were hosting us this eve with a lot of watering, pruning, potato digging and weeding to get through. We were, however, to be spoilt and fuelled by a brill BBQ (home made tomato chutney was a particular highlight) that Lizzie at the allotment had put on as a thank you to us.

Knowing there was food to be had, we got through all the jobs with much speed.

Outnumbered by veggies

We got to work with our penultimate task of eating. Which meant a brief silence enjoying the peaceful setting of a London garden.

Obviously, there was a run home to be done despite the eating. So, once rubbish had been collected, some home brewed quince & pear vodka sampled, we were off on a slow jog home.

A minimum of two stitches and we made it back. Full and a full evening, we stretched off and said our goodbyes. Good eating and good goodgymming.

Unlucky for some, 13 runners took on a shed surrounded by lots of cobwebs and flower pots as well as 3.6km, a hill and some sprints.

We welcomed some travelling GoodGymmers as well as some first timers who got straight to it.

After a long run to Surrey Docks Farm last week, we had a shorter and more familiar route to Grove Park Allotments. Though up hill and a bit sweaty, we all made it in one piece and with no drama.

Lots of people are away at the allotments so there was lots to do... Strimming, watering, path clearing, paint brush cleaning, web clearing and shed waterproofing. A team with yoghurt pots to hand (big up Helena for bringing her own) got to work on the shed and the community board after sweeping off lots of cobwebs. We were a bit sad that it wasn't a more colourful coat but I guess waterproofing for the winter is a little bit more important.

what colour would you paint your shed?

The rest of us were spread across the communal areas in the allotments, lots of need for strimming though the strimmer was of the more lively variety! Lots of watering and weeding and dreaming of having a London garden and then, all of a sudden, time was up.

A quick round up and team pic and we were off. We took a different route home and stopped in Warwick Park for a quick pyramid session. As time was short, the group only had to do 4 rounds...60% effort lap, 1 Burpee, 70% effort lap, 2 burpees, 80-90%effort, 3 burpees, all out lap, 4 burpees. And then we were done.

After a quick jog back and a stretch whilst Pritesh told us about the next big goodgym social and we were off to the Rye Pub. We made it in time to see the GB men win our first gold medal for the diving & to eat some yummy post-run fuel.

See you next week folks.