Anastasia Hancock

Age UK have asked us to do some food shopping for Mr B - he needs small things like milk but Mr B will be able to give a full list once call. local shops near by. Items will be paid in cash-(maximum value £20) .

Three...is the magic number! After all, there were three musketeers and three wise monkeys, the genie grants three wishes and good things come in threes - which is why when we were a small but powerful team of three GGers last night, we were not going to be deterred!

After a quick warm up, Alica, Hannah and I ran down to Doddington roof garden, a multistory carpark which has been transformed into a beautiful community space, to help out.

When we arrived we were relieved to see that the job we thought we might be tackling, moving bags of mulch up the stairs to the roof, hadn't come through as Malissa, the lead volunteer, was unable to get the bags in time. Phew - that would've been a big ask for just the three of us! Instead we each had our own job to do - Alice got stuck in giving the beds a big water with a hose that wasn't prepared to play ball, while Hannah was tasked with replanting a 'salvia amistad' (we're learning!) as I trimmed a dead vine.

Dodging the MANY spiders, and watched over by the group of cats that live in the garden, we pruned, dug and rehydrated until it got dark. After a little lesson on the many types of sage from Malissa, we set off on our run back to the BAC discussing Russian nursery rhymes, the best parkruns, spider bites and what on earth British Daylight Saving is all about!

We'll be doing it all over again next week, so ope to see you then! Happy running, GoodGym.

It may have been one of goodgym Wandsworth’s biggest tasks yet, but we rose to the challenge for a very important cause. We turned up at a huge warehouse in Colliers Wood to find tonnes of donations destined for refugees from Afghanistan- our job was to sort them so they were ready for distribution. With teams organising, folding, bagging and packing the mountain of donations gradually grew smaller (check out the incredible before and after shots!). There is still loads to do so there will be sessions next weekend too- if you want to do something tangible to improve the lives of refugees then this is the one for you!

On a lovely summer's evening we met at Chiswick Town Hall, decided to forego the warm up for obvious reasons, and shot off towards our task at a local church.

A grand total of three minutes running later, we arrived at our task to find Carol waiting with an array of excellent tools and instructions to clear the outside area. The church is home to a number of teen and youth groups, so we were happy to help out making the area as welcoming as possible.

After a good bout of pulling up weeds, hoeing and clearing, Carol emerged with the king of tools, the big daddy, the tool we've been looking for all these years. It was a small, scythe-like implement that really did the trick with those pesky weeds in between the paving stones. Where have you been all this time?!

After a job well done, we set off on the run back to Turnham Green to do two rounds of tabata - one full body work out and one focussed on the core. After 8 minutes of intense effort, we rewarded ourselves with some nice stretches, cursed the bugs that wanted to eat us all alive, and called it a wrap!

Next week we're helping out at Cultivate London, I hope to see you there!