With a dig dig here, and an oink oink there

Before running a total of 4km on our Tuesday evening, we heard about some upcoming events to keep an eye out for! GoodGym are heading to the Hackney Half on May 20th, and if you'd like to enter the event then let me know as we have a discount code! Some runners are also volunteering at the event by hosting one of the water stations - we already have about 15 volunteers, so let me know if you'd like to be added to the list.

As a small group we managed to dodge all the commuters really quickly, and everyone kept up with our speedier than usual pace. We did some sightseeing en route as we picked our way through Westminster, and over the bridge, spying the London Eye and Big Ben. After a brisk 2.2km, and some red light squat challenges, we arrived to meet Roddy, the Oasis Farm Waterloo manager, who welcomed us in and showed us what we needed to do. Oasis Farm Waterloo is a fantastic space in the centre of the city where people from every background can come to enjoy the space, animals and plants. They are working to build a safe and inspiring neighbourhood and run initiatives, such as one where local school children can come and learn about the importance of mental health whilst taking care of the new piglets.

The task: We had 3 big planters to move. This involved removing the soil & bricks, moving the planter, and then replacing the soil and bricks! Now last time we visited the farm we had about 15 runners, and managed to move 3 planters, so we had our work cut out. Here at GoodGym King's we love a challenge, and got stuck in straight away. After lots of hard work, and a very good back & arm workout, we managed to get all 3 moved in just 50 minutes - something that would take their usual volunteers a week or two to do, so Roddy was really grateful!

We spent a few minutes in awe of the little lambs and piglets that were at the farm. Last time we came it was dark so we could hear them all, but couldn't see them. With the evenings getting brighter, we can enjoy the visual elements of our runs much more!

We headed straight back to King's, over Waterloo Bridge, and did a full body stretch after all our hard work.

I won't be about next week, but remarkable Rachel will be here in my place, so you'll be sure to have fun! You can sign up for next week here.