Cardiff

Group run

New kid on the Dock

7 GoodGymers made their way 6.0km to help the Global Gardens Project in Cardiff.

  • Michael
  • Nathan Swain
  • Jonathan Blackwell
  • Flo
  • Dylan Stocker
  • Jihaad
  • Holly Foskett
 
Tuesday, 5th of September 2023
 
Led by Michael

A change of task, and a hot hot run.

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Michael had decided the most important thing tonight was care in the heat..

They had already made their way to the gardens to drop of a bag of goodies, including the most important iced water and squash.

To Town

Croeso Holly on their first goodgym session and welcome back to Jonathan, now officially a regular and not just here to keep their streak!

5 running to the task and two meeting us there, 3km in the heat felt much more difficult than usual. A stop along the way for the group to catch their breath and up and we were ready for the last blast. Soon enough we had arrived.

Get a drink and cool down.

We waited for the rest to arrive whilst quenching our thirst.

Word of the Year.... (I’m not doing word of the week)

quaff

During a run we quench our thirst, but if drinking a lot and quickly then we are quaffing our drink. As Sir Terry Pratchett put it in Wyrd Sisters, 'Quaffing is like drinking, but you spill more.'

Our tasks tonight,

1 - create doughnuts of mulch around the trees in the orchard 2 - remove the seed heads from the dock plants to stop the spread of the plants 3 - remove any bramble from the rose wall

A bit of a picnic afterwards and a group photo and then time to head back. The decision had been made to be a little late, the food may have had something to do with it. As the run was down hill though there was no stopping and we were back in great time.

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Michael
Led by Michael

Goodgym Area Activator for Cardiff & the Vale, I believe in the transformative power of running & the Arts

GoodGymers helping out
  • Walk Leader

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • Flo
  • Back markers

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Jihaad
    • Nathan Swain

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