Moonlighting as undercover gardeners

Fact of the day for you! (Thanks Hilary)

Tonights moon is called a beaver moon, the first in November. The time of the Beaver Moon was the time for both the colonists and the Algonquin tribes to set beaver traps to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. This full moon is also known as the Frost Moon because it's about the time of the first frosts.

It was a lovely moon too, dipping in and out of the low cloud cover through the evening giving an eerie feeling! It was a lucky 13 of us that met in the cafe ready to go!

It was even more dark than expected in the park as we made some attempts to play bulldog in the road, interupted by more than one car, no doubt locking their doors as they passed us running around, chasing each other wearing lights!

Onto a local cul-de-sac which quiet, large family homes who were also probably locking thier doors as they heard us running up and down! Kudos to Hilary and Tim who completed an extra sprint turn at the end. Every one worked an area of form and under the eagle eye of their running partner, looked to improve some part of their running form!

This weekend we have the Mo run at Upton country park where Ali will be completing her years challenge of 10 in 10 (10x10km races!) so good work Ali. Now time to think of next years challenge! Joining Ali will be Jane, Patricia, Richard and Hilary so I look forward to pics! Elizabeth will also be running the 5k as she waits till the Christchurch 10k in December for her debut 10k! Good luck to our Robert who will be racing his first 10 miler at Wimborne on Saturday!

Congratulations to Elizabeth for becoming Goodgym Poole's first task member! She completed a short online course now that she has completed her 10 runs - always a pleasure to have Liz with us! Tonight also was the 10th run for both Sarah and Richard so we are really being a great core team of awesome people now!

Remember Sian and other runners to check out Run Happy Dorset facebook page where you will find the most comprehensive list of races across Dorset (see the files section). Recommend this list put together by local running family man Ray so go check it out!

Onto tonights task! Lewis-Manning, which was our first ever Goodgym task here at Poole, are making changes! They are moving from their current location at Lilliput to moving to smaller premises next to the Hospital. They will be focusing on care in the community with day centres and satellite centres as oppose in house care and support. Their new premises will be renovated inside so we have volunteered to help clear the outside! It was pretty simple, clear bushes, cut back overgrown areas, clear up the paths and tidy it all up! The task owners weer unable to meet us at the task itself tonight but it had all been planned and prepared and with a bunch of experienced goodgymers it was not long before paired up teams were working in each area.

You can see the before and after photos what a difference 12 runners can make in just 30 minutes! We will be back in the next few weeks to finish off at the front and sides!

Christine get well soon - sorry you had to go but thank you for coming despite feeling under the weather!