20 Hackney GoodGymers ran 6k to take Mabley Green towards the converted Green Flag award.

Great to be back after missing you all last week!!

Awesome to welcome along our GG newbies and a huge welcome back to Patrick to his first Group Run of the year.

Big thank you to Rich for leading the squad to and from the task! My legs are massively thankful to you!

Slightly different this week wanted to recap what I said in the intro, a huge thank you to so many of you for coming out and supporting everyone on Sunday at the London Marathon!! Really meant so much hearing my name being called as I went by.

If watching or hearing about running London Marathon inspired you to run the ballot opens on the 30th of April for 5 days only! You have to be in it to win it so think why not enter! Click here for all the information on how to enter via Ballot, charity place or time qualification.

We need to get active organising ourselves for the GoodGym Olympics!! all the information on what it’s about and all things we need to prepare are here thought we could have a Saturday meet up maybe after Parkrun to prepare (let’s bounce some dates on WhatsApp group or next week).

With that all said we arrived at Mabley Green to meet the amazingly well Gardening topped up Park Ranger Bruce. Trying on conquer the most over grown, littered and untidy entrance to the Park we got going and super speed!! Bagging up 30 huge industrial sized big bags full of leaves, 3 bags full of rubbish and some random wood found in the undergrowth. Then our edging team got to work finding the path again making it a much more desirable place to visit. Hopefully bringing the Green Flag award a few steps closer!

40 minutes of quality action made a monumental difference to the area, great to get loads of positive comments from local residents about the work we were doing!

Just the not so small matter of the run back to base, great to have the light to run through Vicky Park to!!

A high quality refuelling post run with 12 of us (with Phil joining us in trousers, crazy!!) at Tad Turkish restaurant.

Off to Hackney Wick Community Garden next week!! See you there!!

Smooth Running

Joel