๐ŸŒฑ Getting to the root of the problem

19 Goodgymers helped their local community in York
Carl Wain
Leanne
Stefan Durkin
Ellie Dove
Nicky Woodall
Rob Riley
Paul Kelly
Mitch
Abi Perrin
Debs Sharpe
Amy Tew
Laura Barrett
Ros
Tamar Goudie (Tay)
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York

Monday 18th October 2021

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Leanne
Leanne

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Nicky Woodall
Nicky Woodall

SESSION ORGANISER

REPORT WRITER

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Mitch
Mitch

REPORT WRITER

Abi Perrin
Abi Perrin

WALK LEADER

Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett

BACK MARKER

Islington runner

BACK MARKER

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Report written by Nicky Woodall (she/her)

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๐Ÿ™ŒA group of brilliant GoodGymmers gathered for our weekly group run. After congratulating some hardcore folk who arrived after running the races yesterday, we also welcomed Rob who was visiting from GoodGym Leeds. In honour of yesterday's races, we each chose our favourite things about Yorkshire, as part of our numbering off. Fell running, Yorkshire puddings and Tristan were just some of the highlights!

๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธAbi led a walking crew while we warmed up and then split into two groups. Mitch and Leanne led a group to West Bank Park while the rest of us went to Glen Gardens.

Here's what Mitch had to say about the West Bank Park task...

  • 7 runners left,
  • 8 arrived,
  • 11 did the task,
  • 6 came back.

๐Ÿฆ” After a run consisting of multiple traffic light stops and hedgehog talk, we arrived at West Bank Park. We needed to tackle the infamous mountain of mud, which is located in the raised wooded beds. Our task was to dig out the mountain and then spread it down on the path.

โ›๏ธ After half an hour of pickaxe, digging, raking and borrowing, we managed to make a large dent in the pile, but will have to come back!

๐Ÿงน Whilst we were digging, Tristan, Abi, Ellie and Tay were busy raking away. I didn't see what they were doing (great run leading there, Mitch!) but I imagine they were working hard!

๐Ÿƒ After the hard work and a quick group stomp to flatten the path, it was time to leave for the fitness session. However, the darkness proved difficult for some.

"I kept trying to find the handles of the wheelbarrow,ย  it realised I was on the wrong side". Carl

๐Ÿงจ Meanwhile at Glen Gardens, we met Adi in the dark and quickly got to work clearing a patch of ground. Ivy and roots came up while certain other plants were protected. Debs joined us at the task and quickly got stuck in with Barbara digging up a particularly stubborn root. They persevered and were eventually told that it probably went 20 feet deep! So with great reluctance, they called it a day and moved on to some less intractable weeds. Stefan advocated the use of dynamite for clearing the ground and after a (short) discussion, we concluded that probably wasn't covered under GoodGym's health and safety.

๐Ÿฆธ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ After a run back, we met by the wall near Priory Street for a "quick" fitness session. A little competition of who could stand on one leg for longest turned out to be longer than expected, due to the muscle power present in GoodGym York.

๐Ÿป A stretch and pub trip concluded our Monday evening. See you next week!


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