The threat of flooding rivers and falling trees couldn't stop Cardiff & Bristol GoodGym from making their cross-country debut at the Gwent League Cross Country in Cardiff on Saturday, and our bravery was rewarded with a surprisingly warm and dry afternoon of cross-country fun.

Our team tent, complete with makeshift GoodGym flag, was well stocked with cake for re-fuelling (or pre-fuelling?!), and the Cardiff GoodGym cheer squad (including doggy mascot) turned up to support our five runners - Lisa, Lucy, Ben, Nathan and Darren. As well as being a Gwent League race, Saturday's race was also part of the Cross Challenge, which meant there was some pretty impressive running on display. Not easily intimidated, our GoodGym team of cross country novices all ran fantastic races to be proud of, including showing off some impressive hurdling technique (the race organisers took advantage of a fallen tree to make the course more "interesting"...!).

Success was celebrated afterwards in the pub, and we are all looking forward to the next race, and hopefully welcoming more people to the team!