York

Training session

#GG10 landmark run

11 GoodGymers made their way on a training session in York.

  • York runner
  • Lizzie Kershaw
  • Leanne
  • Tim Mckenzie
  • York runner
  • Paul Kelly
  • York runner
  • Craig
  • Vicky Hearson
  • Pete
  • Amy Woollard
 
Tuesday, 17th of September 2019
 
Led by Leanne
she/her

At last night's group run, Katie suggested that it would be a good idea for us to run 10km and visit 10 landmarks with our special GG 10th birthday flag.

At short notice I couldn't quite manage to plan a 10km run, but a York city wall run of somewhere between 5-6km, with photos at 10 landmarks seemed to attract quite a crowd.

We set off from Micklegate bar along the city walls. Paul Kelly was experimenting with running with his posh camera.

Are you really running with that?

He was promptly declared official photographer for the evening.

On the way to our first official stop, the flag was rolled out for landmarks not on the list, including a bonus trip to Museum Gardens, which we thought would be closed.

We were thwarted on the way to the Bile Beans sign, by the city walls being closed up, so had to retrace our steps to the Minster where Egg declared

there aren't enough lunges in these pictures

Next up, we made the Constantine statue pose with the flag, using the magic of bungee cords and hair bands. When we finally made it to the Bile Beans sign, Pete was confused, but everyone else tried their best to look 'bright eyed and slim'.

At Betty's I taught everyone the sign for 'tea' and 'cake' and the crowd chose their pose.

We posed on the Shambles, and at Whip-ma-whop-ma-gate (the shortest street with the longest name).

Our final stop was Clifford's tower, where we did the obligatory step climb (but thankfully no reps).

We can't hold the flag up higher

We solved this particular photography problem by substituting Egg for Pete.

As a final hoorah, we raced up the Micklegate cobbles to try to get some strava segments.

Check back for official photos when Paul Kelly has had the chance to 'develop' then!

Report written by Leanne


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York runner
York runner
Tuesday September 17th, 2019 23:11

Thank you so much Leanne for making the idea a reality! And thank you too Paul Kelly!

Ellie Dove
Ellie Dove
She/her
Wednesday September 18th, 2019 17:52

Amazing photos! Go PK!

Lizzie Kershaw
Lizzie Kershaw
Wednesday September 18th, 2019 20:27

Thank you Kelleanne Paullsopp for all the GG love

York runner
York runner
She/her
Thursday September 19th, 2019 17:45

These pictures are great!

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