Lambeth

Group run

Squat?! You can't leaf without a piece of cake

47 GoodGymers made their way 4.0km to help the Myatt's Fields Park in Lambeth.

  • Beth Hoskins
  • Katie Welford
  • William Dyer
  • George Bright
  • Mark Gilyead
  • Isabel Sloman
  • George Clarkson
  • Steve Jenkins
  • Dawn Gibson
  • Jim
  • Tessa Hall
  • Niamh Mahony
  • Lucy Ranson
  • Lewisham runner
  • Laura Hyrapetian
  • Michael Welsh
  • Samantha
  • Nicky Woodall
  • Leicester runner
  • Tim Wheatley
  • Rebecca Brooke
  • George
  • Alfie
  • Lavinia Walsh
  • Josh Bainbridge
  • Charlotte Latimer
  • Andrew Gilyead
  • Philip Woodall
  • Rebecca Jackson
  • Danny
  • David Ewens
  • Andy Corridan
  • Carol Carney
  • Aoife
  • Emma
  • Iona Wickens
  • Steven Jarman
  • Removed User
  • Amy Usama
  • Nina Wallace
  • Saoirse
  • Hannah Cox
  • Phoebe Mansfield
  • Felicity R
  • Josh Carr
  • Alice Schweitzer
  • James Lilford
 
Tuesday, 6th of November 2018
 
Led by Katie Welford

This evening saw a BONANZA edition of lovely new people and some equally lovely old-timers - so much so that we had FORTY-SEVEN runners on this somewhat balmy November evening. WOWEEE! Luckily we had just the task for so many hands - we were heading to Myatt's Fields to support the small team there with leaf collection. This time of year, thousands upon thousands of leaves fall from the trees and park gardener Taye has the thankless task fo trying to clear them all up. What he needed was FORTY-SEVEN runners to help him out. WHAT LUCK!

I wish I had forty-seven runners to help me out! Said Taye

On arrival, we headed down to the tennis courts and one team set about clearing leaves from inside the courts. Everyone else gathered leaves from flower beds surrounding the lovely bandstand area. Huge bags were filled up with the autumnal debris and were taken to a hidden away area, where a natural compost heap was formed, for them to rot away over the months. Hooray for nature.

When we had finished, everyone got into pairs and played a best of three squat knee fencing competition. Tactics varied wildly but everyone tested their quads in the process.

After we ran back to base, we enjoyed some delicious lemon drizzle cake from Jim and yummy biscuits from Iona. DELISH!

Report written by Katie Welford


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Katie Welford
Led by Katie Welford

Former GoodGym trainer for Lambeth. Lover of running around Brockwell Park & Tooting Bec. Quite loud.

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    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Beth Hoskins

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