Alcester-gether now!

1 Goodgymer ran and 2 Goodgymers marshaled at the Alcester 10k race this morning organised by Raceways in aid of Marathon Kids.

It was a bit of a chilly start, but that didn't deter the runners turning out for this first ever Alcester 10k in the summer - usually this race only takes place once a year in the Autumn.

Nigel and Katherine were given marshal spots along the course relatively near to the start, so were in charge of stopping cars from driving along the course, as well as the all important job of cheering the runners on. It also gave us a fantastic vantage point to be able to see our very own Allan jogging along in the throng with his Goodgym top proudly displayed!

As soon as the runners had passed by, it was back to the high street to help with handing out medals. Who knew every single medal is individually wrapped in a small plastic bag - argh! So our first task was taking all of those out of their bags whilst Nigel acted as a runner between our table of medals and the local dignitaries who were handing out the medals to tired runners as they crossed the finish line.

Nigel was then put on car park duty directing cars away from the runners as the last few participants completed the course whilst Katherine switched to offering bananas to the children that had taken part in the kids fun run that took place after the 10k.

It was lovely to see Allan's smiling face having just collected his medal, enjoying a can of well earned Erdinger! Great running Allan :-)