Weed came and ... weed conquered

Wow!!! Can't believe it's May already, doesn't time fly when your having fun and that's exactly what 16 runners at Goodgym Bath had on a 7k run out to Action on Hearing Loss tonight. It's a residential home for deaf people and provides care and support, the gardens here are beautiful but quite extensive for Evan who is resident gardener.

We had a special guest with us tonight to lead our run. Steph doing the introduction before handing over the reigns to Ben.

Welcome to Ben ... Whoop!!

He will be trainer for Goodgym Cardiff which launches on May 23rd, so help spread the word to friends and family in Cardiff.

Welcome intro from Ben to the group and especially Sophie joining us for her first group run, so with warm up, hazards and headcount out of the way we set off for the task.

We regrouped on the way out with a variety of drills to improve strength, coordination all in the name of injury prevention and improvement to form, from explosive step ups to walking lunges and more.. whoop!!! Kept them quiet .. Ha!!!

Evan was ready to greet us on arrival and

Pascale (our very own sign interpreter)

Was along with us to help with communication and give the group a sign lesson... fantastic stuff!!

Ben soon had the group divided into two with a reminder of the hazards. Great to see everyone hard at it and under Bens watchful eye, making sure as much as possible was achieved in 30 mins whilst flitting back and forth taking some fab photos and cheering the troops along. In total the group weeded their way through three separate flower beds, weeds in wheelbarrows and off to the compost heap. Ben played music in the final minutes, it was of course

The Final Countdown

Steph wanted A little Less Conversation a Little More Action, have to save that she be for next week.

Boom!! Time up

But not before taking a Bath Boomerang and group photo and signing Goodbye to Evan. Lydia even found time for some flower arranging and Fungi picking (at her own risk) but was talked out of cooking this one for breakfast.

We arrived back at the leisure centre with a minute to spare and I have to say it's a tight one to get through as every second counts from beginning to end. Ben cheered everyone at the finish line and led the cool down and stretch out.

Didn't he do well... He did indeed!!

Thanks to Sam for the Pun tonight and to Emily for back marking.

Thank you!! Ben for doing an amazing job this evening even though it's not your city.

Goodgym Luck for the Cardiff Launch.. Whoop!!

Don't forget you documents if your Waiting to get paired up or go on missions, just chat to Emily or myself if you have any questions.