Barnsley

Group run

No one was board stiff tonight!

7 GoodGymers made their way 3.0km to help the It's fun to Run to the YMCA! in Barnsley.

  • Caroline Thomas
  • Grace Feeney
  • Sharon S
  • James Smith
  • Mairead Feeney
  • Rachael (GoodGym Barnsley)
  • Jason Steele
 
Tuesday, 5th of February 2019
 
Led by Grace Feeney

Tonight, 7 runners ran to the YMCA to complete a painting task and celebrate Sharon's 50th good deed!

Sharon's 50th!!

That's right, lets show Sharon some support here as tonight was officially her 50th good deed! Sharon has been a member of the group since day one - that is some serious dedication! As Sharon is Barnsley's first official Barnsley GGer to reach the milestone, she got the honour of starting our 50th deed tradition, wearing a lovely jazzy tie tied around her head for the whole evening! She will also receive a lovely black GG tshirt to wear with pride!

Caroline from GG Bristol/Sheffield visited tonight too, nice to have her along!

Tonight we ran the short distance across town to the YMCA to help them with a painting task. When we arrived, Kelly explained that they needed 16 very long skirting boards painted dark grey. Our help was an important part of the centre's sports hall refurbishment which is used for lots of community groups.

The group got to work in pairs carefully painting the boards, it seemed rather relaxing! They worked so super speedily and had finished in no time at all! Leaving more time for the fitness session! ;-) After an obligatory planking picture with the planks of wood, we said our goodbyes and headed back to base.

On route back to base we made some stops for some fabulous fitness which this week included:

  • Bench dips
  • Stair lunges
  • Stair sprints
  • Garden loops

What a dip!?

After one final staircase we were back to base for a quick stretch!

Another great evening everyone! Until next time, happy running!

Report written by Grace Feeney


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James Smith
James Smith
Wednesday February 6th, 2019 00:59

I like this back marking malarkey :)

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Grace Feeney
Led by Grace Feeney

Ex-trainer for Barnsley. Goodgym has helped me improve my running and learn more about the local community.

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    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • James Smith

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