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16 GoodGymers made their way 2.0km to help the Martin Primary in Barnet.
- Tuesday, 4th of July 2017
- Led by Pennie Varvarides
This week 16 marvellous GoodGym-ers ran 2.5km to move logs for Martin Primary.
We were joined by three GG newbies: Vicky, Gemma and Alice – give them a cheer!
This week's run comes hot on the heels of Race the Neighboours, where N2 took on N10 – but more importantly, where GG Barnet took on GG Haringey. Massive congrats to the team who WON, with Damian managing a ridiculously impressive time of 48 minutes something. Check out the race report here.
We started off this evening's run with a gentle jog down to Cherry Tree Wood for a quick warm up full of skipping, running and dynamic stretching to get the joints and muscles ready for the task ahead. Task Force Freya was my trusty back-marker. Once everyone was warm we headed to Martin Primary.
Once on site, we were met by Tristan and assigned our task: move all the logs from one pile to a new pile inside the forest so he can use them to build some things. It was a pretty hefty pile, but as always, we sprinkled that GG magic and had it all shifted in under 30 minutes – leaving plenty of time for our fitness session. Louis requested we have a go on the mini obstacle course, so we combined it with some sprints and abs work. Tristan's kids even joined us for the last part.
It was soon time to head back. Graham was our trusty back-marker, while Paul kept me company at the front.
This week's Barnet Biscuit was the viennese swirl
Shout out to Damian for this week's pun!
Next week we will be running to Meadway to plant some bulbs in a community green space. Sign up here. We'll then be having some drinks in the pub afterwards. (Feel free to drink water if you don't want beer.)
If you are free on Saturday, we have a mission for you in Kentish Town. Sign up here You'll be helping the Rainbow Trust at a concert!
There's also a mission in Haringey tomorrow, still needs two people. Sign up here
Report written by Pennie Varvarides
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GoodGym Barnet- helping a local primary school in East Finchley
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