Here comes the BeST

We set ourselves the challenge of getting out of the house this past week for a "longer run" which was entirely up to each individual but could ideally should be at least a little longer than a usual run. This coincided ideally with the clock change welcoming in British Summer Time, and therefore an extra hour of glorious sunshine each evening to accomplish the challenge.

It was kicked off emphatically in style by Becky who ran her own version of the London Landmarks Half Marathon (as it had been canceled) and was swiftly followed by namesakes Becky and Becky who enjoyed a very desolate City of London and a run around Stepney Farm respectively.

The challenge also got Liz out running for the first time in weeks, so it can absolutely be considered a success on that alone, as she tore around Morningside up in Edinburgh. A nice mix up from her usual daily routine of skipping!

Despite Victoria Park now being closed, Steve detoured around hitting up the Olympic Park instead for a tasty looking 8 mile early morning run. In a moment of beautiful symmetry Kat covered a distance of 5.44km at a pace of 5:44/km, also around the Olympic park.

In another delightful coincidence both Mags and Simon spotted beautiful Shetland ponies on their runs this week.

Isabelle shone in her first 10K since injury with a majestic route up to Victoria Park and back. Also tackling his first 10K for many years was Stefan who enjoyed a magnificent sunset from the Thames path. After some sporadic outings recently for Dave he also managed a robust 10K of his own.

We were delighted to be joined by GoodGym "Tourists", Simon (Islington) with a strong East Midlands duo of Huw and Abul (both Leicester) who smashed out some decent long runs on their home turf.

Finally I combined my longest run of the year with the necessity to return home from a mission, so two boxes ticked in one go for me. Thanks to all of you who accomplished the challenge - keep an eye out for future GoodGym Tower Hamlets training challenges coming soon...