We had a monster Monday GoodGym group run last night, with the longest run yet and a great big task!

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Next week we have the first of our regular Wandsworth socials immediately after the group run. Sign up here for all the details.

Well done to Helen who ran in the cross country league at the weekend, and to Beth and Chris who both smashed the Worthing half marathon - plus all you parkrunnners last weekend. Stars, each and every one of you!

Scout and about in Wandsworth

Thanks to everybody for turning up on time and ready to get out the door before 7pm last night - we had the challenge of a long run ahead of us so it was great to get on the road quick smart!

So after a brief warm up, and in honour of impending Valentine's Day, our weekly question was all about the people and things we loved. Answers ranged from garlic bread to our family, and everything in between...

We had a 5.5km run to get to our task last night, which was at a local Sea Scout's HQ. The 4th Streatham Sea Scouts was founded in 1913 and provides thousands of local young people, regardless of faith or culture, with an opportunity to enjoy adventures which they might not otherwise benefit from, and aims to provide a framework to help its members to take a constructive place in society through mental, physical and spiritual development. The group operates out of a boat house in Putney right on the river - but this HQ needed a bit of love so organiser Louise got in touch to see if we could lend a hand with a lick of paint.

After a twisty route down to the river, and a very dark jaunt through the park, we finished off the run with a beautiful stretch along the embankment. There we found Louise and the other volunteers waiting for us, super organised with paint brushes, rollers and buckets and buckets of paint.

We quickly nabbed various sections of the wall and got stuck into the job at hand, either painting, cleaning or sanding down various sections. After half an hour of hard work, the place was a completely different colour - check out the photos for the before and after shots!

There is still half the HQ to do, so we will be back either to finish the job as a community mission or a group run - watch this space.

After a jog back down the road, there was the option of jumping on public transport to get back to the BAC or taking the challenge of the full 11k back. Well done to everybody, whatever you chose to do, for a very fun, paint and running-filled Monday evening!

Next week we have a new challenge - painting and measuring a daily mile track (plus lots of other jobs) at a local school - (sign up here) [https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/run-with-purpose] for all the details. Have a lovely week, GoodGym!