Last night 17 community heroes gave up their bank holiday to do some good in Wandsworth

Four of these lovely runners were even there for their very first group run. People of GoodGym, please give a massive cheer for Andrew, Lizzie, Sian and Debi - welcome to the gang!

Quick bit of news - we're starting to do more community missions. These are one-off runs to community projects that you don't have to be DBS checked for, so keep checking the website for missions like this!

There is also a long run coming up on 22nd September. It will be 18k in total and there will be a couple of different pace groups finishing up with the pub! Sign up here for a lovely route along the Wandle Path.

We kicked off our night outside a very closed BAC (sorry about that - normal service will resume next week!) with a warm up which got our hearts pumping and our muscles firing, before discussing our fav desserts. Ice cream, brownies and crumble were all top of the list for us until a late flurry of sticky toffee pudding votes took top spot. But before we indulged, we had a job to do.

We set off for Doddington & Rollo community Garden on a nice downhill route, and just over a mile later we arrived to find Hilaire waiting for us with a huge pile of bags of compost, spades and gloves. We split into several groups to tackle to soil shifting (great upper body workout!), weeding and composting. We also tackled the overgrown buddleia and did a big clear up - well done for all the work you did team, this much-loved garden is run by volunteers who rely on help to keep it open to the residents who don't have access to outside space.

Job done, we popped to the square outside the garden and got ourselves warmed up again with a game of squat stuck in the mud, before running halfway back and stopping briefly for a core triathlon blast. With some encouragement from a nearby spectator, we ran the last leg of the route home - but not before stopping to smash out some hill sprints. The fun never ends! Hill sprints are actually really effective and building endurance and strength and vital if you plan to do any races that are described as 'undulating'!

Well done for a great effort last night everybody. Next week we'll be back at our usual starting spot inside the BAC. Sign up here for some more Monday fun and fitness.