A GGB running re-tree-t

Last night seventeen stellar GGers ran 4.5k and 9k on a busy double task evening picking litter at Cold Fall Woods and flyering for the new Barnet Family Hub.

Meeting at the Phoenix we were joined by Mairead for her first GG run while visiting from Ireland (welcome!!) and our returning half marathon heroes: Rob (Hatfield House), May and Vicki (Royal Parks) while Fay (Royal Parks) joined us after for drinks (and biscuits!).

We divided into teams for the two tasks: taking on the long run led by Jody were Avital, May, Claire and Mairead. They dashed off with the flyers to get started. The rest of us headed over to Cold Fall Wood.

The run to Cold Fall is nice and short, but we decided to liven it up by cutting through the woods. Almost all of us had torches so, with Paul leading the way, we cut through and found our contact Linda waiting for us on the other side. Dividing into twos, the team grabbed litter pickers and got to work. The management of the part is left to volunteers, so this help is really valuable. There was quite a bit of litter accumulating around the edges of the park so everyone got stuck in.

25 minutes hard work later we gathered at the park for a few minutes play before setting off. Once we reached the other side of the woods Paul led a fast group back, setting a fearsome pace, while the rest of us followed back to the Phoenix for stretches and high fives.

Jody's team followed soon after. Here's her report:

"5 GoodGym gals headed towards Woodside Park to do some flyering for the New Barnet Family Hub. We hit the pavements hard and stuck together, completing a flyering relay and covering 9km in record time. Job done!"

Well done team.

This week's Barnet biscuits were chocolate hob nobs courtesy of Fay and ginger nuts courtesy of Charlotte. See you all soon!