Christmas hats, mince pies and steiners

21 people ran 4k to Birmingham Mission Care Centre to give mince pies to the homeless and then have a Christmas party

Last night was our GG Brum ‘Christmas run’. The group came dressed in Santa hats, with boxes of mince pies to feed the homeless at Birmingham Mission. It was great to get another good attendance and to see Luke back with us after a long injury spell.

The Mission

Once the intros were done it was on our way to the mission. On arrival we were warmly greeted by John. Four of the group went upstairs to help Maureen sort some clothes out were as the rest of the group helped serve the food. Bhaskar even gave his woolly hat away to one of the attendees who was more than happy to have a photo. After the main meal was done the group served all their mince pies, which were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone at the centre.

German market

Once we had finished at the centre we all headed back to 1000 Trades splitting up into two groups, one group running back slightly quicker than the other. I went with the quicker group. Aaron and David were the front markers and I ‘hung around’ in the middle with Dionne putting in a great run back. Once back at our base we waited for everyone to return before heading to the German market. The fitness session this week was arm work, bicep curling our drinks 😉 Well it is Chritsmas! The group had a great time at the market, with plenty of sausages, beer and mulled wine. It was a great way to round off the GG year for me as I’m away next week. Hopefully there are no sore heads this morning! I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and I will see you all in the new year.

Next week will be the last GG Brum group run of 2017, with the group in Aidan’s capable hands. It would be great if you could join him sign up here.