I'm not sure I'll be able to write a Run Report to do this evening justice - I am so full of food and exhausted from laughing so hard!

The Golden Trainer We have a BRAND NEW CHAMPION for 2026 - congratulations to Katie CR for your amazing internal stopwatch! Katie completed the 1km time-trial just five seconds quicker than her predicted time. Andy came in second with a commendable fourteen second difference - which would have been enough to take the title last year! Everyone underestimated themselves, completing the course faster than predicted. After multiple practice attempts and talking a strong game, Sammy somehow picked up the wooden spoon tonight, although this did take the form of a fantastic Endeavour Cape. Preparation and hardwork should be rewarded, not just the result!

Litter Pick We picked up a huge amount of litter in just half an hour, the runner's high definitely have us a boost! Top finds included a whole onion and garlic, an eyelash curler and a bottle of bougie passionfruit vodka, and an empty condom packet beside a half-finished course of antibiotics. Kingston Rec seems to be the place to party these days.

Paanchi Party After burning off all that energy, we headed back to our spiritual home, Fratton Community Centre, to enjoy an evening of curry and great company. Lots of laughs were had, with lots of insights into pyramid schemes, beauty influencers, the reality of teaching and much more!

Thank you for an awesome evening guys, I loved celebrating eight years of GoodGym Portsmouth with you all!

Another year goes by and I now start prepping to leave my 30s behind!

After a very enjoyable Lakeside parkrun, with added bonus of seeing one of colleagues who retired last year doing her first parkrun.

We then enjoyed a swim and sauna at the newly reopened Lido. And shared coffee and doughnuts in the sun.

Finished off the celebrations watching some cricket in the sun with some beverages. Sadly this was cut short due to the weather taking a complete turn from blue skies to thundery downpours!!

Thanks to everyone who came along to our first outdoor session at the Synagogue of 2026!

Barbara set us straight to work - well done Andy for your efforts locking the gate. We managed to uncover a significant number of established plants under the influx of not-forget-me-nots, and cleared the way so the boundaries to the flower beds were exposed.

David showed a previously unseen level of stealthiness by managing to tag every GoodGymer with string of sticky weed without their knowledge - impressive work!

We got to hear about Katie's reverse London Marathon adventures, and shared the exploits of Rodger the dog. The less said about the chat towards the end of the session, the better, but let's just say a visit to the butcher will never be the same again.