For this morning's task we were running on kindness (and coffee!). Joining forces with some lovely folk from Running Events Cambridgeshire, we delivered over 500 leaflet packs in support of Cambridge City Foodbank's winter appeal.

Meeting in Eddington (post parkrun for Caroline, Ross and Catherine) we welcomed Greg and Susan to their first GoodGym session 🎉

After a warm up and briefing we split into two groups and headed off! Caroline, Julieth and Daiana covered the miles in Eddington, while the rest of the group headed over to Girton, taking turns to run with the leaflet-laden backpack (kudos to Greg for the lion's share of weighted training 💪).

It was a real team effort, and with good conversation and some laughs, the time flew (as did Susan, speeding up and down the streets of Girton 🙌). We were soon all back at Dulcedo Social for much-needed coffee and pastries, which were as motivating as the cause itself.

We got our heart rates up and the kms in while doing something positive for the community, and left with spirits high.

Fitness, fun and community - the foundations of a great GoodGym session. ♥️

The sun came out for us this morning as enthusiastic Goodgymers volunteered at Milton Country parkrun. We supported with marshalling and finish tokens, cheering on runners and doing a bit of on the spot running ourselves to keep warm! We were made very welcome by Michaela and the team, and learned how carry out roles we hadn't done before. We look forward to returning in the new year.

Thanks to our 5 hard working Good-gymmers, we raced through the main tasks of planting the new shrubs and watering them in. Jennie was then very happy to have us on hand to dig the edges of the beds to redefine them clearly; weed out the rampant marjoram and give the wicker circle a massive haircut to neaten it up for winter. If anyone would like to join Jennie and her regular volunteers she would be very happy to hear from them. The land had been re-purposed from the old bowling green and is used daily by staff, and families of visitors at Addenbrookes as a place of quiet contemplation and calm or for the children to run and play safely. Jennie's enthusiasm and dedication is amazing!

First official Community good deed for Cambridge GoodGymmers! We all had a great time helping with various jobs and we were made very welcome by Jen and her Park Run team. There were lots of us, so they would have been very short handed without GoodGym.
We then HAD to have a cake and a cuppa in the community cafe, which led to a new contact for GG supporting other community activities at the Country Park. All good! Xxx