Boxing bikes for South Africa with Leeds University
The bikes will be used by children in a rural area of Kwa-Zulu Natal to help them access education.
Please note that this group run has been cancelled.
Welcome to GoodGym Leeds! We're a friendly and social group who combine exercise with helping out in the local community. We meet every week to get active and do a physical task to help the charities and community organisations and projects in our area.
The Task:
This is a very different task! Our friends at the University of Leeds collect bikes that have been left on campus by students who have moved away, and then arrange for them to be serviced, and sent to Kwa-Zulu Natal, where they will be used by schoolchildren, to allow them to get to and from school. Our task will be to remove the wheels and pedals from the bikes, box them up and label them ready for shipping.
The Run/walk:
GoodGym is for everyone. We welcome runners of all abilities and it is possible to walk to the task if you would prefer. This run will be a total of 2k, although we may add in extra distance if people are interested. We always have a back-marker so no-one is left behind - we're about achieving something together so you'll always be welcome no matter what your pace is.
Photos of the task
Discussion
Leeds
New to GoodGym?
This is a GoodGym group run, where we run to help a local community organisation and then run back.
New GoodGymers are welcome to GoodGym group runs - no one gets left behind. You're unlikely to be alone, hundreds of new people sign up every week.
Walkable
You will be able to join a group walking to the task if you'd prefer not to run.
Ideal for beginners
Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds
LS6 1BL
Led by Aron Fulton
Former GoodGym Leeds trainer. Love running, cycling, and generally being outdoors
Group run cancellation
Following extensive research, consultation with our trustees and work on how GoodGym as a community can play a positive role during the Coronavirus outbreak we have reached the conclusion to make extensive changes to our operations.
**All group runs will stop for the foreseeable future**
This decision has been made as these are the events at which most people gather and at which we are most at risk of spreading infection.
We will continue to update this page with our most up to date guidance:
https://www.goodgym.org/stories/coronavirus-information-for-goodgym-activities
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