Chariots of Flyer

It looked like it would never stop raining this Wednesday....drizzle and rain on and off all day...but the weather and I have an agreement...it can do whatever it likes all week but come 5pm or so on a Wednesday and it has to take a chill pill and be supportive of our group run...and this week that agreement had to be respected more than usual as we didn't want our YMCA flyers to get soggy in the rain...

......unless of course you drop them......

8 of us gathered at Flirt, ready to take on puddles, good conversation, letterboxes and flyer dropping techniques. Amber had now qualified to be part of the Task Force and soon put her new role to good use by snapping shots of the gang.

After a quick team talk about what the plan was and where we were headed we set off through the pedestrian area in town and up the gradual climb to Horseshoe Common....the site of our litter pick for next week.

Running through the trees and breathing in all the fresh air we came out the other end and neared out starting point for the drop. We split up into two teams....with no names....we have to pick team names next time guys! Team A consisted of Navigator Fredrika, Marianne, Hannah and the energetically challenged Sarah (due to missing her curfew the night before). Team B was made up of photographer Amber, Caprice, Neil and myself.

We split up and set a meeting up point to see who would make it back first....it was a draw...although we did risk our lives crossing the road to try and get the win....good commitment guys! Only joking we responsibly used the crossing!

In and out of houses we went, meeting back after each block to make sure everyone was still alive, no one had lost any fingers or had close calls with any rabid dogs protecting their owners of junk mail. Loyal creatures!

After a quick catch up with a lovely lady from Nairobi and her cute dog Coco, Team A helped Team B distribute the last couple of flyers left and we headed back the way we came, all down hill and feeling way better about ourselves for spending some time outdoors, talking to friends and doing a good deed!

Thank you to Amber for the photos for the report and Fredrika and Caprice for back marking us today. Caprice managed to join our GoodGym neighbours in Poole the night before on an epically long run, then do a coach run in the morning, join us for another 8km and look fresh as a daisy!

Next week is a very special run. It marks our 3rd Birthday and along with that we are celebrating Grace who is leaving us at the end of the month. Not celebrating that she's leaving obviously, we're celebrating all the time she's been with us of course!!! SIgn up to the group run here. After the run we are heading to Franco Manca for dinner and drinks so get in touch if you'd like to join us as I will be booking a table this Friday. Currently there are 16 of us for Pizza, the more the merrier! Please come along even if you haven't been for a while!