Weed 'Em And Reap

Another sun-blushed Wednesday eve in and around London's flatlands. With a new unquestionably worthwhile task just beyond The Greenway horizon, 12 gallant GoodGymers entered the scene.

Eugene rolled up for his first session, after a nudge from his friend Hilary. As first sessions go it was certainly taxing on the running front, so top work for getting off the mark this week. Do you have anyone who you'd think would like to get a little fitter and better the community en-route? Bring them on down.

Weekly Random Question - "What superhero would you be?" For some this constituted a philosophical question - what is a super hero? For others, THOR! The question also exposed the dearth of superwomen characters, but you guys found a few Catwoman, Superwoman, a Game of Thrones super heroine, Ruth's mum and the Pink Power Ranger.

Post chatter, we embarked on the first half of GoodGym Newham's longest run, 3.5 miles each way. LONG HAUL. It was worth it though, we reached the allotment in the magic hour, with a radiant golden glow dripping off the sun. Jane and Jamie were there to meet us. They explained how the space is used to help mentally unwell people, to great effect. And you can see why. Lush tall plants soothe the eyes with an olfactory buffet on offer too. We weeded for 35 - 40mins straight. I hope the pictures do your work justice, as it was a wholly satisfying visual turnaround. Eugene found some baby carrots, I ate some very bitter rocket, Hilary fond a worm...everyone else did a might fine job too. We'll be going back here, end of June.

We jogged back home towards the Orbital, running over 10k in a session is not to be scoffed at. Especially considering the work in the middle. A true fitness booster of a session, in the endurance sense, helping you go longer in all your other activities - classy stuff guys.

James' 50th session was a real corker. Kudos to the man, he's reached the awesome milestone rapidly. Week in and week out, rolling up and helping out. A real stalwart now J, here's to another 50.

If one new session wasn't enough for you....we've got another next week, courtesy of Mel. Doing some gardening for a Dementia Centre, more invaluable local hands on help. Get involved and sign up here

Have a corking end of week and see you all in 6 days

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