Pallet Cleansing: (de) nailed it

Last night ten tremendous GoodGymmers ran 3k to help Cultivate London on what was both Halloween and GGH's second birthday!

Meeting at the Town Hall we did our intros in the warm before heading out into the cold. While we got our legs moving we did names and numbers and named our favourite/most memorable/first one we could think of halloween movies. I heard shouts for Roald Dahls's The Witches 🧙, the Grudge and Saw. A bit of a range.

We set off with Amanda kindly back marking. It's a fairly short run and held up by the rail crossings but naturally we filled the time with wall sits.

Arriving at Cultivate London we met Rosie who explained that the group could continue their previous work de nailing and sanding broken down pallets ready for the community gardens cultivate helps. The wood would be used for a variety of construction needs and is most importantly free after they are left behind by local building contractors.

The team got to work: one group sanding and one group de nailing. It was physical work but everyone raced through and did a brilliant job. It wasn't quiet work either (!) but a lovely task that's perfect for us to make a visible difference for them.

Finishing up, we tidied, said our goodbyes and posed for a team photo outside. I asked for the teams best Halloween pose... : you be the judge 👀

From there it was a short run back and into the park for our fitness session. We made use of what light there was to do some strides: 30m repeats at varied paces. We finished with squats, calf raises, and a slight scare when a fully costumed chewbacca and t rex came running across the grass at us. They were friendly really.

We finished up with stretches and the team decided to go to the pub to celebrate their birthday while I began the journey back to Barnet. Thanks for having me everyone and I'll see you again soon!