A great evening was had by 12 runners who as usual made a great impact on their community. The freezing temperatures have vanished (for now) and the red Goodgym T-shirts (and black) were back on the streets, including Carl who was sporting his new Goodgym T-shirt with pride!

A dynamic warm up and we set off on the 1.5km run to the Colchester in Bloom allotments after our usual 'numbering off' failure. As you may have figured out from the headline, there was a slight delay but WE ARE GOODGYM and after a quick photo-shoot our fitness session began with the town hall and jumbo in the distance making for a great setting to train.

We did some shuttle runs, squats and reverse lunges in partners, a quick dose of tree hugging before bunny hopping up the hill to begin our task.

The task was to dig 7 holes that were to 2 foot deep as well as tend to some plants the Hannah and Nicola did particularly well at!

The 7 diggers went to work with power, grace and spontaneous singing. It was most definitely a job well-done and the lovely Pam, of Colchester in Bloom, said that there is a lot more to do on our next visit.

Thanks to Ian for back-marking as well as sing a duet with Louise and the wonderful voice and Emily and her backing singing Fay!

After the session Frances Gwyther came along and we hope to see her join us after her 10 day trip.

Spring is coming and we can all be proud of the part we play in making Colchester look delightful.

Happy running and bring on the Colchester Half Marathon.