Barking Up With Old Trees

** A group of GG Yorkies braved a cold Thursday night to create a new footpath at St Nicks!**

We welcomed along three brand new runners to the gang, let's give a big cheer to:

• Bridget
• Parker
• Tyler

Apparently a brand new wood-chipper arrived at St Nicks yesterday, ready to recycle lots of old Christmas trees. Whilst the team were figuring out how the millions of pieces of this fine bit of machinery go together, a local contractor pitched up with a truckload of wood-chip (also from Christmas trees) looking for a new home. Perfect.

One very dark and slimy patch of pathway had been boarded ready for us, as the team wasted no time in filling wheelbarrows and running them over one by one.

The path smells like Christmas!

The pine tree chippings certainly did have a wonderful aroma, and the raking team were doing an excellent job of spreading it around evenly too.

With it being a bit chilly, the work rate was high as everyone did all they could to stay warm. Christine seemed to be averaging a 'barrow a minute as Tim and Robert were sprinting the full barrows up the path!

It's going uphill!

The path did meander slightly upwards which made the second half of the task that little bit tougher, no match for us though. With just a couple of minutes left on the clock, the last two wheelbarrows took the wood-chip all the way up to the steps: our task was done.

Cones of Joy!

The best way to celebrate the completion of a good task is with a lovely little fitness session. We completed a Cones of Joy workout with the timing station being a bunny hop circuit around the tree and back. Exercises included:

• Squat-kicks
• Hurdle jumps
• Spot jumps
• Walking lunges
• Pretend ladder climbs
• Can-can kicks

...and lots more.

Our next group run will also be our birthday run! We'll have been running for one whole year, come and join us for a 5km to Glen Gardens!