It was an extra special cakey night in Wandsworth yesterday, as we had a bake sale after the run to raise money for Paul's cancer Support centre. Last week was the Macmillan Cancer Support cake morning across the UK, so we thought we'd join in with our own event for a local cancer support centre that we have volunteered at as a group at in the past, and which does so much for the community. It was hard to resist the scent of delicious baked goodness, but first we had a run to do!

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No half-baked efforts here

Our job tonight was at a local school that is creating an incredible hidden garden for the pupils. They are doing all the work themselves and raising the money for it from fundraising - it's a huge project but one that will see created a lovely and educational area for the children to use all year round.

As we were warming up ready for the short run down to the site, we voted on the best cake out there. Cheesecake and chocolate cake were the outright winners, with a paltry two votes for the classic Victoria sponge!

We made it down there in good time to find Barry the caretaker waiting for us with jobs and tools, and got stuck straight in. Dividing up into groups we shifted tyres and paving slabs, moved fences, wood and other bits and pieces, cut back prickly bushes and prepared things for recycling. After the task was done we got a little talk from Barry about the future of the garden, but if you want to find out more check out this link to the project. We'll be back next week to tackle more jobs, so bring your headtorch if you have one!

After a shortish run back to base we took advantage of the newly opened road at the back of the BAC to tackle some conditioning and hill sprints. Seven minutes might not sound that long, but when you're switching up squats, planks, and lunges with tough hill reps, it can feel like an eternity. This is really great for your general fitness though - the reps against resistance increase your endurance, power and muscle elasticity while the conditioning exercises are great for strength and therefore preventing injury. Excellent to see you all putting in maximum effort and working so hard!

All that was left was a nice long stretching session and then CAKE. Thank you so much for all your efforts - I'll let you know how much we raised once I hear back from Paul's Cancer Support. Next week we're back to the school, see you then!