On a cold and frosty evening 18 intrepid adventurers clad in red braved the cold and helped to clean up the litter left from the festive period along the Malago Greenway in South Bristol.

We met inside Vivo, discussing tales of Christmas and New Year. The warm glow of reunions with our fellow runners made it feel like spring outside, well almost, we still needed to warm up properly by shooing the new year in through the gate (it made sense if you were there...). Once we were warm we split into two groups, Wallace and Gromit. The aim was to tidy up as much litter discarded over the holidays along the Malago Greenway cycle path as possible. The Gromits ran 1.5 miles to Marksbury Road Open Space, while the Wallaces ran 1 mile to Bedminster Common. Each group cleared their way along the path meeting in the middle at St John's Burial Ground.

There was lots to tidy up, including a welly found by our guiding light Chloe (see photos), a knife sheaf found by new recruit Heather, and a soggy, unwanted card game called Cards Against Humanity. We certainly made a difference and were thanked by local people as they passed. Many bags were filled and children's play parks and public footpaths were made much more pleasant.

On our return to Queen Square we played a game of 'Grab the Gloves'. Teams competed in a sprint relay to take gloves from a rival group and place them in their own pile. The team with the most gloves at the end wins. Congratulations to the winners, Team 4, led by crazy ultra runner Matt.

We finished with some stretches and a few notifications. We have a run this Saturday, and another brilliant one next Tuesday that is not to be missed. There are also load of races in the events list on the website so check them out and sign up to something challenging.

Thanks to everyone for coming along, and thanks Matt for the great pun, you're ruddy great!

Gary