Tue 9th Oct 2018 at 6:30pm
preparing the school area for spring
Read moreTue 4th Sep 2018 at 6:30pm
Stockport Report written by Lisa Hamilton
19 awesome Goodgym runners ran 1.5km which was a small distance but we had a mamouth task!
It was lovely to see some of the same faces from the launch last week and lovely to meet a few new faces too.
After lying (unintenially!!) to the group on 2 fronts, I had said the task was a small pile of twigs(!!!!) and that we would do some speed interval trainging to make up for it. we set off a steady pace with David as our back marker to meet the lovely Pam Robinson at St Matthews church in Edegely. Pam provided us with bags, gloves, garden equiptment and lots of positive enthusiam, and later on tea and biscuits.
This is where the confusion started, I had spotted a small pile of twigs that would take 10 minutes to clear by the team, but once the gate was open I realised there was a whole other pile of twigs that was HUGE......Whoops.
As well as the mountain of twigs we got stuck in to a few other tasks as the cleaner has broken his shoulder, so we hoovered, cleaned windows, wiped, sorted, cleaned rails, mowed the lawn, and then moved more twigs!
As the end seemed close a few of us had a cup of tea and a biscuit and then got stuck back into the pile ahead.
All of a sudden time seemed short and we were desperate to clear the twigs so we got the speed and determination up, and it was happily decided that the interval training was to be saved for another session.
After reaching concrete on the floor and seeing the huge difference we had made to the space we downed tools and started to run back to Lifeleisure. Once back we ended with a small stretch and a laugh at the size of the " small pile of twigs" i had told the group about.
It was another wonderful task, well done guys you were fantastic,
See you soon team,
Lisa x
Wed 5th Sep 2018 at 9:55am
sorry the photos are all creaking your neck......next wk ill take them the correct way! my apologies! Lisa x
Wed 5th Sep 2018 at 10:09am
Brilliant report, and pics, of a great excursion, Lisa! Thanks :) You are a bundle of energy, smiles and "an efficiency machine"!! :D ;) I will get along to another one soon, I hope :)
Wed 5th Sep 2018 at 10:43am
Another great night!!! Well Done everyone ☺
Wed 5th Sep 2018 at 1:07pm
Thanks Lisa and well done to everyone. Really enjoying these runs and good deeds!
Wed 5th Sep 2018 at 5:24pm
NEVER trust a Runners word.. “small pile” was like a runner saying..”nearly there” when your 5 miles from home! Another fab night tho.. thanks Lisa & team Stockport 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Wed 5th Sep 2018 at 11:43pm
Sadly I couldn't make this one. Good work all. Working away next week too but hopefully I'll be back to join the fun soon 🙂
Thu 6th Sep 2018 at 12:31am
Thanks Lisa - a second great mission run. I loved the 'warm up' and us each saying our name and number as we set off. I'm aiming to remember one or two new names each week (remembering names is not my greatest strength and this is a good way to learn ! )
Thu 6th Sep 2018 at 1:27pm
great work everyone - hope to join you for one sometime soon!
Tue 4th Sep 2018 at 6:30pm
Help make a clear and safe space for the community
Read moreTuesday 28th August 2018
Sam has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Sam is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Tue 28th Aug 2018 at 6:30pm
Stockport Report written by Rod Jones
45 runners ran 6.0k to help reform the signpost gardens and surrounding areas.
What a fabulous launch night! 45 runners/Amazing humans, joined us at Lifeleisure Grandcentral where we were joined by our partners Age UK Stockport and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. We had a gentle warm up to set our legs for all the hills in the evenings session (sorry!!) After 3 shorts breaks waiting for the magic green man we started stomping up hill number one to our location of Signpost Stockport for Carers in Heaton Moor. The group were amazing, everyone chatted and laughed (grimaced maybe?) up hill one, slight race down hill, where we then ran up the 3rd and biggest hill........(sorry again) Eventually we made it to Signpost where the lovely Julia and Catherine met us with warm smiles and all the equipment we needed for our task of arranging the garden, pulling up moss, painting planters, cleaning windows and sprucing the area up for carers. It looks brilliant, a tranquil, colourful space for people to take some time out to relax, and the windows are also gleaming! Well done team, together we made a huge impact. As well as our run, the night also included a fun fast blast fitness session where we planked and press up'd around the grass, here people were able to work as hard or as easy as they liked.
After the task was complete we made our way back to Lifeleisure for a stretch off, de-breif and a huge massive thank you. People were still smiling at the end of the session, no more than myself who still hasn't stopped smiling, I'm still overwhelmed by the greatness of you all, the atmosphere, energy and sense of community was wonderful. Well done to all of you, Same time next week then eh??..................................no hills next week, promise.
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 12:16pm
Wowsers! What an amazing launch and smileathon; start as you mean to go on! Well done Lisa and welcome to all newbies.
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 12:27pm
Fantastic! Well done on such a massive launch x
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 12:51pm
great stuff- looking forward to joining you sometime soon 💪
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 1:09pm
Arriving not knowing anyone it was great to meet so many friendly people. Lisa - you needn’t have worried no one would turn up ! Running on my own has illustrated what a plodder I’ve become … I’m inspired to get a few training runs in. See you all next week 😀
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 1:30pm
Great to be part of the Stockport launch last night. Thanks for the encouragement to everyone Lisa. Looking forward to taking part in future group runs and missions :-)
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 1:39pm
It was even better than I expected...!! Well done Lisa and team :) Lisa, your fitness exercises were spot on, the runs were good and decently challenging, and the community work was a nice mix of tasks... everyone got enthusiastically stuck in, and chatted and smiled, before, during and after!! Awesome GOODGYM!! Thanks for having me along! :)
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 2:33pm
Excellent to be a part of this last night, and thank you for the introduction to GoodGym - see you next Tuesday!!
Wed 29th Aug 2018 at 2:33pm
Had a fab time.. my legs are feeling those hills today tho 🤣🤣🤣 ... note to self.. stop avoiding hills! Cya all next week 🙌🏻
Thu 30th Aug 2018 at 10:39am
Well done Lisa and team.. looks like a fab launch
Tue 28th Aug 2018 at 6:30pm
Create a tranquil restorative space for carers in Stockport
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