Stars in their thighs

On a strangely Spring-like February evening, 8 runners covered 4km to help out at GmaxTrackStars.

It's nearly March! Hoorah! The daffs are poking their heads out and the blossom is starting to bloom. Time to celebrate our Heroes of February! It's been a great month, with a big milestone last week, community missions, missions to help older people at home and coach running each week. Take a look at these numbers:

• Cheers given: Bradley with 364
• Cheers received: Bradley with 231
• Distance covered: Bradley (yes, this is getting a bit predictable!) with...a whopping 340km!!
• Good deeds: Louise C with 8 - brilliant Louise, well done!

I think we could all put a bit more effort into our cheering next month, show Bradley just how eager we all are to support our fellow GoodGymmers!

Well done to Darryl, who set out on his own missions journey today, by helping an older person in their home, making his good deed total up to 25!

GoodGym Olympic Games 2019 - this is a massive task-force-led sports day, bringing together runners from all areas to compete in a fun battle of sporting prowess. You could push yourself on the track, or you can show everyone just how amazing you are at racing in a sack, the choice is yours! Sign up here to find out more and to join in the fun (and REP.RE.SENT!!!).

Take it to the Gmax!

Tonight's task was taking us Sydenham way, to help our friends at Gmax Trackstars set up their new space. Last time we ran here a month ago it was snowing, tonight it was strangely mild and not a snowflake in sight! We were met at the task by Mark, who showed us downstairs into the basement, where we all stood back to admire the beautifully laid floor - the one that we had carried downstairs last time! The work is progressing nicely, with the floor giving a great sense of how things will look. Our job this evening was to clear the 'Rockwool' sacks away from the walls, placing them onto pallets so they can be more easily moved when the plasterboard goes up this week.

I quickly took a 'before' picture before everyone set to, busy bodies rushing around the space, creating gift-like packages, wrapped up with red and white striped 'bows'. As we went, we cleared away stray bits of wood and found a bit of time at the end to sweep up and create a good working space for the plasterers to get on with their job. Next time we visit, the space will have moved on even further and might even have a new ceiling! Good luck Mark and team, see you soon!

Tonight's fitness session made use of Alexandra Park on our way back to our start point. Once our eyes had adjusted to the dark, we had a game of 'Duck, duck, goose', featuring squats, jumping jacks and heel raises, oh and some rugby tackle style play. Feeling a bit warmer, we did some running drills to remind ourselves of good form, before setting off around the park at a 'comfortably fast' pace. Finding our partners, we then worked on pacing (slightly tricky in the dark!), with some really excellent form and with everyone clearly working out of their comfort zones! Just to make sure we had pushed hard enough, we rounded off with a plank caterpillar (cue lots of groaning).

Next week we will be off to Melvin Hall, where we will have a cleaning job to tackle, sign up here to join in. Don't forget! It's our quiz night social on Thursday at our start point! We have a team of six, but are allowed some extras if you want to join us - sign up here, so I can keep track of numbers (and get swatting!). I'm really looking forward to seeing just how clever you all are and showing everyone what GoodGym Bromley are made of!