Bristol

Group run

Sofa it's been an in-tents workout

45 GoodGymers made their way 4.0km to help the Emmaus Bristol and Patchwork in Bristol.

  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Christopher Lewis
  • Caroline
  • Bristol runner
  • Paul Becker
  • Bristol runner
  • Danica Priest
  • Lisa Elliott
  • Richard Breakspear
  • Bristol runner
  • Darren
  • Alice Whale
  • Melanie Young
  • Shona Buchanan
  • Bristol runner
  • Mair Smith
  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Caroline Thomas
  • Paul Redmond
  • Alice Dalrymple
  • Shreena Parmar
  • Alexis Wiseman
  • Jenny Chak
  • Liam Scott
  • Kait Kirwan
  • Tim
  • VaguelyNorthernDarren
  • Julie M
  • Bristol runner
  • Lee Jones
  • Phill Stone
  • Roz Glover
  • Bristol runner
  • Olivia G
  • Nick Valentine
  • Ross Hooper
  • Valè Pico
  • Joanne
  • Paulina Dubiel
  • Klara Kjellgren
  • Removed User
  • Jess Wiffen
  • Andrea Jonat
 
Tuesday, 9th of July 2019
 
Led by Shona Buchanan

It was great to have Jess and Joanne join us tonight for their first group runs - welcome and we look forward to seeing you back soon! We were also delighted to be joined by Klara tonight, who is going to be the wonderful new Trainer of Exeter when it launches on 20th August. She put the group through their paces as Trainer of Bristol tonight to get ready for the big day...

Happy Campers

After Klara getting us warmed-up, we split into two groups. Alice returned to her land legs after her weekend smashing the Swoosh and led half the group to Emmaus to get stuck in with a cush(ion)y task. This involved the group arranging all of the sofas in the warehouse into perfect formation (and then having a lie down for all of their hard work). The rest of the team were on tent duty. They erected all of the tents to ensure they were in good condition then took them back down and packed them neatly away to be sold. Alice gave the team the 5 minute challenge to take a four-person tent down in. Who knew Tuesday nights were full of so much skills training?

Here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush

Which is what the rest of us did once we had met Laura from Bedminster Patchwork. This community group own patches of green space around the area which they manage. The Myrtle Street Orchard is now not open to the public but the local school looks onto it. It has become overgrown in the hot weather, so we armed ourselves with gloves and tools and went round and round the mulberry bush but did it while hacking, chopping and pulling out as much as we could to bring the orchard back to life. All the while avoiding the wasps and ants nest which we had brought to the surface in this wildlife haven and - for a couple of our poor more allergic GoodGymers - avoiding the grass completely by sticking to some litter and fruit picking (separately, don't worry).

That was mint

After getting some goodie bags of mint and fruit to take back home with us, we headed back to Queen Square for Klara to put us through our paces with some circuit training. Exeter GoodGymers are definitely going to become a fit bunch! After all of that, we were ready for a well-earned sit-down and drink, as we waved Klara goodbye and good luck for next month.

Thanks to Matt, Tim and Julie for the puns!

Report written by Shona Buchanan


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Lee Jones
Lee Jones
Wednesday July 10th, 2019 08:09

Honoured that the allergic GoodGymmers got a shout out too 💪

Shona Buchanan
Shona Buchanan
Wednesday July 10th, 2019 08:12

Hope you are feeling better Lee!

Lee Jones
Lee Jones
Wednesday July 10th, 2019 08:34

A shower and several (two) antihistamines did the trick thanks!

Shona Buchanan
Shona Buchanan
Wednesday July 10th, 2019 17:41

Glad to hear it!

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Shona Buchanan
Led by Shona Buchanan

Continually running for that finishing slice of cake.

GoodGymers helping out
  • Back markers

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Bristol runner
    • Christopher Lewis
    • Alice Whale
  • Photographers

    Take photos for the session report

    • Alice Whale
    • Alice Dalrymple
  • Walk Leader

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • Melanie Young

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