11 GoodGymers ran 5k to give 200 chocolate treats to Westminsters homeless community in the Sunshine!

The Sun has finally come to London!! As we dusted off our shorts and vests from their prolonged Winter hibernation it was great to have some GoodGym first timers along to show them the ropes.

As always this session in particular is nothing without your super generous donations and huge thank you for bringing along a contribution to the chocolate treats!!

After dividing up the chocolate we got running fully loaded with treats ready to brighten up Westminsters most vulnerable’s evening with an act of kindness.

As we started our regular local Homeless hot spots seemed to be unoccupied and our efforts looked like they may be thwarted as we zipped through the Back streets near Oxford Circus and down to Piccadilly. We started to find a few very grateful recipients of our chocolate treats as we weaved in and out through Leicester Square and lovely to have the time for a quick chat with people that are often just passed by, by many.

Then we found our stride as we located many of the Capitals homeless community in the Charring Cross area and in Trafalgar Square. Great to hear from a few homeless people that they remembered us running around giving away *Hotcross Buns * last month.

With an extended route around Charring Cross we had almost exhausted our resources so decided as a treat to ourselves we would shorten the running route back to base and add in a lower body mini circuit in Green Park. Lunging in all directions, adding in a calf raising recovery got those legs firing with our 8 minute strength workout before we got plyometric to finish with a range of jump lunges and squats to really increase the fitness!!

With our legs nice and worked out we ran back to base giving away the last few chocolate treats. Back to New Balance in perfect time to stretch out and head home with a top session in the bag!

Have a great week and hope to see you next Wednesday same time and place for a trip to St Andrews Youth Club to help them keep up their amazing youth work.

Smooth Running

Joel