23 awesome runners ran 3km to help at the Ballast Quay Garden!

A cold and dark evening didn't deter nearly two dozen of you from showing up last night which is AMAZING!! Can we keep that going all winter????

Firstly thanks a mil for the wings and the cakes, it was so sweet and lovely and very much appreciated. It's been a joy running with you all and the best thing for me is seeing how much you've all improved your running since you started... LOVE THAT! And finally just thanks for putting up with me all these years :') anyway you didn't ask for a speech so why am I giving one?? On to the report...!!

We headed off to Ballast Quay, the closest of all our tasks. Diane looks after the garden pretty much single handedly and has done for 60 years!! I think that number changes every time I tell the story but either way it's a lot of years. She has just celebrated her 80th birthday but sadly has had shingles fairly recently which has wiped her out so I told her to go back inside in the warm with Tom the dog whilst we worked on the garden.

The main jobs were clearing leaves, getting rid of the bracken, weeding the paving slabs and also having a go at the overgrown ivy too which just seems to take over everything!

Headtorches at the ready, everyone got stuck in! The most oddly satisfying thing about this task is getting to throw the garden waste into the river.. I don't know why it is, but it just is. It makes me think of in films when there is a girl mad at her boyfriend and she throws all his stuff out of the window....

Anyhow.. we carried on working away until all the bracken was cleared. Most of the leaves were gone and the ivy was looking a lot tidier too! We packed everything back into the greenhouse, locked up and headed back to the uni for some more running as we had barely even run a mile at this point!

5 laps of the quad alternating between a fast and a slow side. Hopefully the hearts were pumping a bit more after that! Then it was time for some lovely vegan cakes <3

Thanks so much again everyone!

Some important info...

Christmas Party Poll!

If you'd like to come along to our Christmas meal this year please vote in this poll by selecting all the days you are available and we will choose the most popular. At the moment it's looking like Friday 13th December, we'll confirm the date early next week!

Monthly Parkrun

This month we are heading to Mile End Parkrun on Saturday 19th October so come and join us for a free timed 5k.. you can run, walk, jog or volunteer!

Finally big good luck to those that are racing this weekend. I know you'll do us SO proud!

That's all from me folks, see you next week at Christchurch School! Have a lovely weekend!