Five firsts and a fiftieth

17 runners went to Interact Charity for gardening good deeds

On a somewhat mild February evening, we were happy to greet newcomers Lindsay, Max and Abigail, as well as congratulate James G on completing a brilliant 50 good deeds!

After going through the usual information (in my clearest voice for our new members), we went through a quick warm up and set off for Interact. We noticed two other runners jogging after us on the way, but thought they must be another pair out on a Wednesday. Once we stopped at the lights, it turned out they were joining us. The addition of Mark and Emily made our new members total five for the evening!

We kept our eyes peeled for more recruits along the way, but we were joined by Goodgym regulars David and Fay when we arrived at Interact. Gerry outlined the jobs for us to do, and we then split into two groups. One group did some heavy lifting, moving slabs and bricks, while the other went to landscape a new flower bed. The slab team completed their job so efficiently that they came to help the landscaping team to move the soil. All that hard work meant it was time for our biscuits from the greenhouse, and once satiated we set off back to ARU.

Adam led out, and was in charge of guiding us through Bond Street, almost into Song's, and back on to the High Street. It's good to mix it up with different routes and run leaders every now and then! We resisted the urge to do any squats or star jumps at the Victoria Road lights, and finished with some stretching.

Thank you all for coming to do good, and we hope to see everyone back soon!

Laurie