Gathering Grit & Grubs from Guerrilla Gardens

With trainer James unfortunately indisposed, it fell to little me to welcome the group and a lovely mixed group it was tonight indeed! Besides the familiar faces of Kathryn, Linda & James C, it was task number 50 for Redbridge regular Dharmesh! - give him a cheer on a well deserved black t-shirt milestone! And on top of that we had the pleasure of the company of the lovely ladies Emily & Lera for their first ever Goodgym outing!!

A bit of a guided tour along Wanstead Park & Leyton Flats brought us back down to the High Street, where we went along the numerous plots of Marians guerilla gardening to clean up dead leaves & pick up dropped/blown in litter, from Snaresbrook station all the way to Wanstead station. Besides the usual cans & crisps bags, there were some more unusual items as a pint glass with snails and the evidence of someone loosing faith...?

Well over two miles ran & rubbish cleared, the team still felt fresh and energetic, so they voted for a detour rather than the short route back to base. Dharmesh even added a dash across the bridge for fun - perhaps the start of a reviving the Nutter Lane relay....? Back at base Dharmesh took charge of the post-run stretching exercises before handing out delicious celebratory little cakes!

Thanks all for putting up with me, next week James will be back in charge!