"Hey, why are you guys jogging?" - small cycling boy in Hackney

We were treated to a glorious evening of summer time sunshine tonight for our group run over to The Rose Bowl Youth Club in Canonbury. A top crew of 6 Goodgym runners and walkers on hand (including first time Islington runner Danya- welcome!) to help Dawn and the team at the community youth project.

Starting our run with some warm up drills up towards the Emirates Stadium, we crossed Highbury Fields via the Whistler Street slope, and down towards the Canonbury Overground Station, before arriving at our destination. The lovely folks at The Rose Bowl Youth Club had been rushed off their feet recently, after finishing excursion holidays with the local youth, photo shoots with the council and a cycling maintenance course for the young ones! So they were super thrilled to see us!

Our objective for this evening was to clear a large patch of weeds and vegetation away from a beautiful wild flower patch. Although we have had an explosion of growth from these beautiful plants, our concern is that the super-growers will choke out the newly planted cherry trees within the space, so some careful upkeep would be required. Charlotte and Benedict also assisted with a spree of litter picking around the play area and entrances to the Rose Bowl before the end of the evening.

All of us completed our evening of garden tasking and rubbish collecting with a collective push to break down a load of cardboard boxes for recycling tomorrow. A great way to complete a solid session of help, before running back to the Arsenal Community Hub.

Great job folks- see you for our group run to Thornhill Square Gardens next week!

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NEWS

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Crouch End Open Space- Forest Path Building

Sunday 21st May- 11am to 1pm Crouch End Open Space, 77 Wood Vale, London N10 3DL

On Sunday, we will be returning to one of our favourite local community missions- CREOS aka Crouch End Open Space- a forest path building and maintenance session with the Friends of CREOS and The Conservation Volunteers. We will be looking after the beautiful woodland walk way between Highgate and Muswell Hill. Often combined with a picnic provided by Crouch End residents!

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/crouch-end-open-space-creos-volunteering-day-may-2023

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Night of the 10,000m PBs- The highlight of the UK Athletics calendar year- here in London!!!!

Saturday 20th May, 2-10pm, Parliament Hill Track, Parliament Hill, London NW3 2JP

The most incredible event in UK track racing returns to Parliament Hill for 2023- hosted by Ben Pochee and Highgate Harriers.

The absolute elite of UK and European 10,000m endurance distance racing will be competing live for places on the Commonwealth Games roster and other incredible opportunities. It will be a free party for anyone interested in the running scene (and most importantly an introduction for non-runners too!). Check it out here, you won't regret it!!!

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/night-of-the-10-000m-pbs-saturday-show-time-volunteers!

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100 Days of Action- Running Kit Swap Shop @ The Running Works! (RESCHEDULED)

Friday 26th May 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm The Running Works, 28-30 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7DB

• Do you have any sports kit that doesn't get used as much as it could?

• Or would you prefer to keep your lovely nice running shoes ready for race day, and have a spare pair for Goodgym tasks?

Simon from Goodgym Islington will be hosting an evening for swapping or donating your used running kit for those who need it. All items can be swapped with participants and sign ups, and anything left over can be taken home or offered to Preloved Sports CIC, or Ringcross Community Centre Clothing Bank, Islington

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/100-days-of-action-running-kit-swap-shop-the-running-works

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POST GROUP RUN SOCIAL JUNE - The Swimmer N7

Monday 5th June, 8.45pm, The Swimmer, 13 Eburne Rd, London N7 6AR

Following our group run to The Rose Bowl Youth Club, we will be visiting The Swimmer N7, a wonderful local pub just up the road from The Emirates Stadium. A great opportunity to catch up with our fellow Goodgymmers after the Bank Holiday!

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/post-group-run-social-may-the-swimmer

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Achilles International- VI Takeover at Bushy parkrun!

Saturday 17th June, 8.30am, Bushy Park, Richmond

Bringing our visually impaired running friends from Achilles International to the original parkrun course! Open for experienced guide runners, new runners looking to shadow a guide running pair, or those who are willing to join us for a social afterwards!

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/achilles-international-vi-takeover-at-bushy-parkrun