Redbridge

Group run

Hoe much fun did we have last night?

5 GoodGymers made their way 7.0km to help the WANSTEAD COMMUNITY ALLOTMENTS in Redbridge.

  • Alice Ridgway
  • Peter Van Tongeren
  • James Poole
  • Redbridge runner
  • Julia
 
Monday, 15th of October 2018
 
Led by James Poole

On a damp misty evening, five of Goodgym's finest met to get fit and weed the beds at Wanstead Comminity Allotments. If this wasn't enough they ran 7km in the process.

With autumn fully in place and it completely dark by 7pm, the team met at Wanstead House for a night weeding task over at Wanstead Community Allotments. Each year, the allotments host a Halloween Healthy eating event the allotments and this year is no different. In recent weeks much work has taken place on Nutter Lane and the place is beginning to look usable again. However, with the recent rain, some of the stubborn weeds that pop up around the beds have returned and it was down to GG Redbridge to keep them at bay.

With headtorches donned and an easy jog down to the allotment, the squad were soon brandishing hoes and trowels and battling the weeds. It's amazingly satisfying to see a space cleared and within half an hour most of the weeds around the upper beds were banished. All this left was around our winter loop, taking in Epping Forest and Eagle Pond. Nice work team!

Fingers crossed we're heading to Forest Recycling Project next week. You can sign up to the run by clicking on the link to the right of the report. Hope to see you next week!

P.S.... Trainer James was barely recovered from a 400+ km (yes over 400!) run/hike through the Gobi Desert, finishing 1st non-local! So give him a cheer or two

Report written by James Poole


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Dora
Dora
Tuesday October 16th, 2018 11:20

nice photos!

Redbridge runner
Redbridge runner
Tuesday October 16th, 2018 11:34

Well done everyone!

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James Poole
Led by James Poole

Trainer at Goodgym Redbridge. Fingers in all sorts of pies, but Founder of AdventRunning, Head of UK as Sport Heroes & ambassador for Strava

GoodGymers helping out
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Peter Van Tongeren

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