Cardiff

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Weather or not, here we come, you can't hide!... All hail GoodGym Cardiff!

28 GoodGymers made their way 5.0km to help the YMCA Cardiff Retail Store in Cardiff.

  • Sarah Whittaker-Axon
  • Michael
  • Emma Wilkins
  • Benjamin Annear
  • Cardiff runner
  • Su Fernandez
  • Aimee Giles
  • Martin Graff
  • Emma Hughes-McEwan
  • David McCullough
  • Darren
  • Andrew Skelton
  • Peter Gillibrand
  • Mathew
  • Emily Cotterill
  • Sophie Hastings
  • Cardiff runner
  • Llion Wigley
  • Mali Davies-hughes
  • Cardiff runner
  • Alan Mckay
  • Laura
  • Cardiff runner
  • Clare
  • Emma Goldberg
  • Skye Maisel
  • Vicky Harold
  • Lawrence
 
Tuesday, 11th of February 2020
 
Led by Benjamin Annear

All hail GoodGym Cardiff

Being prepared is about expecting the unexpected. And today, unexpectedly, the unexpected that we expected happened, Unfortunately the YMCA couldn't have us help there this evening.

Let's get warmed up

Runners ran up and down the street outside Big Moose, touching the wall by Trespass and then Prince Harry. Runners then did butt kicks, high knees and some old style 90's dance moves to get warmed up.

We run as one!

We headed to the Samye Foundation as a group, Ben led the way and Emma backmarked. Seconds after we started running it started hailing.

The good deeds this week

This week Mikey and Welsh Dave were leading plogs. 'Litter'ally the best people for the job! Ben looked after the runners helping at the Samye Foundation.

A message from Lorraine

Unfortunately Lorraine couldn't be at the Samye Foundation this evening to give us our tasks, however Lorraine had wrote out a list of tasks for us to complete. There is a picture of the tasks she had for us in the slide show above. Unfortunately, due to mother nature, we were unable to do much of the painting tasks.

Our tasks this evening included:

  • Hoovering the office and stairwell in the first building
  • Installing tarpaulin on the shed in the back garden
  • Weeding
  • Tidying the side of the building and more!

Whilst some of the walkers/runners were doing this at Mindfulness centre, Mikey and Welsh Dave both set off leading 2 separate groups to litterpick the streets of Riverside and Pontcanna. They managed to collect over 5 bags of litter combined - What a superb effort!

That's a wrap!

After helping out for 25 minutes the time had come for us to run off and back to Big Moose. After arriving back the time had come to warm back.

After the run, as per usual, walkers/runners headed to the Glassworks pubs for drinkypoos.


2020 Tweet Off

WAHOO! Megan you have won the tweet off FOUR consecutive times and are extending your lead. Marie is going to have to up her game. It looks like we are going to have a new winner this year!

  • MJ - 4
  • MOH - 2
  • Razzle Dazzle - 1

RunPunStiltskin award

Woopahhhhhh Ben,yes that's me, came up with the pun for the run this week!

  • BA - 3
  • EW - 2
  • AS - 2
  • GD -1

Report written by Benjamin Annear


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GoodGymers helping out
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Emma Wilkins
  • Photographer

    Take photos for the session report

    • David McCullough
  • Walk Leader

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • Aimee Giles

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