End of season ales and seals sale

Say that fast a couple of times...end of season ales and seals sale, end of season ales and seals sale, end of season ales and seals sale...a bit of a tongue twister.

Nine GoodGymers met at our beloved starting spot, Old Spike Roastery, for tonight's group run, which was a shorter run (1.3k there and 1k back) to TRAID in Peckham. After Sam gave his welcome GoodGym speech to Said and updated the rest on what's going on this weekend and over the next few weeks. It was too hot to stay inside the Old Spike Roastery for too long, so we went out on the green to enjoy the sunny weather and start the warm up.

As we said our name and number, our ice-breaker question tonight was to do with the fact it was World Music Day on Summer solstice, but also seen Glasto is on this weekend, Sam asked: Which artist or musician would you like to see (dead or alive) at a festival setting?

We had all sorts from the late David Bowie, Amy Winehouse and Bob Marley to the classics like Pink Floyd, Diana Ross and Queen.

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Change clothes and go

Nope, not that Jay-Z song, but we didn't need to change clothes as our short run from Old Spike Roastery wasn't as sweaty...that came later 👀.

When we arrived at TRAID on Rye Lane, we met our 10th GoodGymer, Alex was patiently waiting for us as he came ran from home.

After getting Mabel's attention, we were let in and she explained that task at hand. We had to release the clothes off the hangers and onto the floor. These clothes would be put into a large cardboard box to be sent back to the warehouse for storage. The hangers were separated into smaller boxes depending on their type - black or silver. The task was simple enough, so everyone took a section each. Sam set a time of 30 minutes to finish the task, but the task was smashed in a tight 15 minutes. Half the group stayed behind to sweep and clean the store whereas Emma led a small running group consisting of Katy, Gemma and Daryl to flyer around the area for Camberwell Feel Good Festival and for us (GoodGym).

The 45 minutes after our arrival, both groups were done with their tasks and everyone was messing around with the SALE blocks to create different words like "Lass", "Seals" and "Ales" for the group photo.

Sensing we still had some time to "kill", Sam led the group onto Peckham Rye "green" for a card based HIIT session. With pumping music, everyone should have done 75x Ab crunches/leg raisers (Diamonds), 75x push-ups (Clubs), 75x squats (Spades), 75x Mountain Climbers (Hearts) and 10 burpees (joker cards x 2). We finished off with a stretch that was badly needed for Emma, who was feeling a slightly pain in her hip flexor - plenty of ice and rest.

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Thank You to all the GG-ers

A personal thanks from me to all those who came out tonight! Although, it was one of our shorter runs, I hope I didn't exhaust you with the HIIT session. We don't do them every week, so please come back 😂 Thanks for smashing through the tasks as we got plenty done. Well done team!

Personal thanks to Katy and Paulin for being backmarkers and walking leaders.

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Thank You Mabel

GoodGym is all about getting fit and doing good! We praise the runners/cyclists/walkers who come to get fit and help out, but we often forget about our task owner. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mabel for coordinating us after a busy, hot and long day. Appreciate that you have the time for us and gave us plenty to do. Hopefully, see you in September for the next time we're needed.