GoodGym Lambeth Group Run Report: The Tree-quel! 🌲

The Return of the Pines

Last week was so pine that we decided to spruce up our schedule and do it all over again! Welcome to our second group session of 2026, and honestly this is one of our absolute favourite missions of the year.

Weather Report: Stormy with a Chance of Dedication ⛈️

Mother Nature clearly wanted to separate the saplings from the mighty oaks, serving up some properly dark and stormy weather. Our turnout was trimmed down to the hardcore trio of tree-rescuing legends: Tilly, Ben & AA Yianny 🤗

These three weren’t going to let a little wind and rain leaf them at home!

Mission: Operation Needle Drop 🎄

We raced around Clapham on our Christmas tree treasure hunt, seeking out the poor abandoned pines who’d been cast out post-festivities. Seems like some people really struggle with the grief of de-tree-ment - we found MORE trees piled up than last week! 😊

Clearly the “New Year, New Me” crowd forgot that applies to their living rooms too.

The Haul 💪🏼

By the end of our festive cardio session, we’d successfully relocated:

• 5 Christmas trees (may they rest in compost)
• A pile of mystery logs (seriously, who leaves logs on Clapham streets? We may never know, but we yew-nited them with the recycling spot anyway!)

All trees and timber are now safely on their way to be composted by the council. From tinsel to topsoil - the circle of life continues! 🌲♻️

Verdict

Wood we do it again? Absolutely! Until next time, stay evergreen, GoodGym! 🌟

Remember: Tis the season to be jolly… and to recycle responsibly! 🍾​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

GoodGym Lambeth Run Report: The Great Tree Heist of 2026 🌲

Date: First group session of 2026
Mission: Christmas Tree Recycling on Clapham Common
Status: Absolutely smashed it! 💪

The Return of the Champions 🏆

What a way to kick off the new year! We were pining for our first session of 2026, and boy did it deliver. The gang assembled for an absolute classic - hunting down abandoned Christmas trees across Clapham and dragging them to their final resting place on the Common.

Special shoutouts to our prodigal runners:

• Andy made his triumphant return after more than 5 years away (we promise the trees haven’t changed that much!)
• Eric was back at it after his hiatus - clearly couldn’t stay away from the tree-mendous fun
• Louise crossed the river to rejoin us after over a year away from Lambeth sessions - we’re so glad she branched back out to visit! 🤗

The Dream Team Assemble 💪

Our fantastic regulars were there doing what they do best (spoiler: it’s pulling up trees, literally):

• Jo ✨
• Fi ✨
• Ben ✨
• Michael ✨

You lot are the root of everything we do! 😊

The Final Tally 📊

After racing around Clapham like festive tree-hunting squirrels, we managed to shift an absolutely fir-ocious 38.5 trees (yes, really - someone clearly couldn’t bear to part with half their tree) plus a few wreaths to boot! 🌲🎄

We’re not saying we’re heroes, but we definitely spruced up the neighborhood.

Same time next week? We’ll leaf you to think about it! 🍃

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Get fit. Do good. Make terrible tree puns. 🌳💚​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

GoodGym Lambeth Run Report - The Flyering Frenzy Edition! 🏃‍♀️📄✨

Well folks, when life gives you a cancelled task, you make... flyer-ade! 🍋

This week we faced the ultimate plot twist - our task owner pulled the plug on us. But did we let that stop us? Absolutely not! We pivoted faster than a spinning class and went straight to the GoodGym classic backup plan: spreading the good word about our favorite cause... US! 💪🏼🍾

That's right - we hit the streets, got our steps in, and literally made sure everyone knew we exist. Talk about self-promotion with a cardio twist! 😂 We were leafing no stone unturned (see what we did there? 🍃) and making sure Lambeth knows that GoodGym is THE place to be if you want to get fit and do good!

🎉 END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS 🎉

And just like that, we've crossed the finish line on 2025's group runs! What an absolutely incredible year it's been, team. Seriously, you lot are the BEST. GG Lambeth = Gold Standard Greatness. The puns, the runs, the community love - you've absolutely smashed it! 🤗❤️

⏸️ REST & RESET TIME ⏸️

Now it's time to hang up those running shoes for a couple of weeks (or at least give them a good wash 😅). We've got some well-deserved R&R before the January Challenge kicks off and we all pretend we didn't eat our body weight in mince pies.

Please enjoy this festive period, look after yourselves, stay cozy, and if the do-gooding itch becomes too strong, remember you can always hop onto a Community Mission! 😊

See you in the new year, legends! 🎊

Keep running, keep punning, keep doing good! 🏃‍♂️💚