We ran around 3km to deliver leaflets for Croydon's Bring and Take sale in March

I spent much of the day checking the weather from the office - it alternated between cold crisp blue skies and snowy whiteouts so by 4pm Atul and I made the decision that digging frozen ground with a pick axe in the dark and having to run through the icy streets of Croydon wasn't a fantastic idea so Plan B was put in place. A hurried photocopying job was undertaken and very quickly we had extra leaflets to distribute locally to promote the Bring and Take event in surrey Street in March. In all 6 brave/bonkers runners turned up in the freezing temperature and treacherous conditions and off we headed for a quick warm-up then on to the streets off Addiscombe Road where we delivered around 150 leaflets. The trick seemed to be to keep running and if you had to change direction or stop then to allow plenty of time -seemed to work as we had not skids or falls during the run or task.

After we'd finished leafleting we still had quite a lot of time to spare so we headed to the benches near the stasion where we tricep-dipped, press-upped, stepped-up, lunged and squatted. We finished up with a "who can hold a squat the longest" competition. Narrowly won by Andy - well done.

Welcome to Sam who came out for his first ever GoodGym run - we were all very impressed he showed up and really hope to see him back next week.

There was a smaller than normal gathering for the social at BoxPark tonight but that was to be expected with concerns over transport home but as usual the food was tasty , the heaters were warm and the company was good!

Next Tuesday evening’s run will see us heading to Park hill Rec for some fun in the walled garden.

Report written by Juliet Stevenson