Rake, Battle & Roll

What a lovely evening to get fit whilst doing good! Summer was still in the air after a sweltering bank holiday and the chat on the run was mostly about how we enjoyed the heatwave over the Easter weekend.

After a shortish run we arrived at Morley Court in Wellington Road where we were met by regular task provider Cllr David, fresh from celebrating a significant birthday over the weekend, where he unfortunately sustained a knee injury pogoing to Anarchy in the UK!! Way to go Cllr David, we wish you a speedy recovery!!

Cllr David took two pairs of runners (Tabitha & Lucy and David & Katie) off to apply the top coat of paint to graffiti in a couple of locations we covered up last week. On returning to the group Katie looked like a seasoned Goodgymmer as her brand new GG t-shirt is now suitably paint spattered after just one outing!

Back at Morley Court residents John & Madeleine set us to work on pulling up enormous amounts of ivy that has completely taken over the beds edging the communal garden. Using a variety of tools including rakes, secateurs & loppers we lopped, chopped, tugged & pulled that ivy, it was a right battle to get it clear. Pulling is a great workout for the upper back muscles which are so important for a good posture in life and in running so this was a great physical task for us.The long term plan is to clear the beds and plant them with something a bit more colourful, apparently there is a little girl who lives in the block who is already a keen gardener and would like a bit more space to express her green fingers.

Just time for a partner workout on the Level using our partners as resistance, support and motivation to complete a variety of exercises to double tick the getting fit box. See you all next week, happy running!