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GoodGym x Earth Hour - Un-earthing (h)our car parks and pathways

44 GoodGymers made their way 7.9km to help the Friends of Clifton Backies and Foxwood Residents Association in York.

  • Catherine Love
  • Nick Griffin
  • Carl Wain
  • York runner
  • Lizzie Kershaw
  • York runner
  • York runner
  • Bev Aghahoseini
  • Leanne
  • Emma Wilkommen
  • Becky Moylett
  • Ed Woollard
  • Esther Lusty
  • Stefan Durkin
  • Ellie Dove
  • Nicola Gover
  • John Bourton
  • Laurence Griffin
  • Christine Cockett
  • Lauren Forecast
  • Huw
  • Jenna Drury
  • Helen English
  • Ben Dove
  • York runner
  • York runner
  • Mitch
  • Tristan Featherby
  • Sheffield runner
  • York runner
  • Craig
  • Debs Sharpe
  • Bethany Bridge
  • York runner
  • Emily Collins
  • Vicky Hearson
  • Rachel Bradley
  • York runner
  • Emma
  • Tom FitzPatrick
  • Amy Woollard
  • Charlotte Jones
  • John Forecast
  • York runner
 
Monday, 25th of March 2019
 
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GoodGym has partnered with WWF this week to #runforyourworld and LOADS of GG Yorkies turned out to make it happen!

With another two-task week, we set off to Foxwood and Clifton Backies to tackle two tasks, both to improve local spaces for the community.

Before we started, we gave a huge cheer to Huw who has a mammoth weekend of running (and treat-eating) completing the Cake-a-thon and choc-a-thon double, squaring away around 72km in the process, wow! Not only that but Stef run a cracking time at the Coventry Half, Craig scored a new 5k PB at Victoria Dock parkrun and Mel boshed a 10km PB and also ran the furthest she'd ever run in one day, phew! What a weekend.

I led one group (carefully back-marked by Becky and marshalled by Christine and Ellie B!) across Hob Moor to Foxwood, where our task was to reclaim the edges of the tarmac path. Armed with moon-spades, regular spades and one very tiny broom, we made quick progress clearing back encroaching grass.

Nick led the other group (back-marked by Leanne) to Clifton Backies to reclaim the car park, which was very overgrown and full of debris.

We also ALL completed the amazing EARTH HOUR workout, which comprised:

  • Enormous forward jumps
  • Acrobatic maneouvre of choice
  • Reverse lunges
  • Toe reaches
  • Hopping on one leg

  • Hopping on the other leg

  • One minute plank

  • Upside down plank

  • Rebound squat jumps

Leanne who is usually a stickler for the rules, got all rebellious and did a reverse plank instead of the lesser-known upside down plank, but boss Nick let her off. There wasn't much rebellion in my group but there were some amazing acrobatics including handstands and cartwheels!

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Egg Cameron
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Ex-Trainer for GoodGym York. Loves to LUNGE! Obsessed with parkrun, hills and puppies.

GoodGymers helping out
  • Back markers

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Leanne
    • Becky Moylett
  • Photographer

    Take photos for the session report

    • Christine Cockett

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