On a balmy summer evening a couple of GoodGym runners made their way to a Stag do to race over a mile. The Golden Stag is a yearly mile race at Finsbury Park track, open to all while at the same time a club championship. Where Peter lost his mile virginity the week before at Mile End track, for Mark this was the first time over a mile and first time on the track! With that in mind he might have been a bit conservative in his estimated time, showing in how he decimated the field in his heat, running away from the rest with a smile. he would have won the next (quicker rated) race and maybe even been on the podium another race up, so well he did to finish in 5m29! For Peter things didn't go that smooth, but a strong last lap saw him set a new PB and beat his target by 4 tenth, a 5m59! Tired but happy we watched some more racing and Mark collected his well deserved medal & trophy (mug).

all in all, a fun evening with great results, definitely worth repeating

Six runners met on a fabulous Monday summer evening for a short run to the local former Willesden Green police station-cum- future community hub and all-round creative space, followed by a jaunt up to Gladstone Park for a breath-taking relay race!

A smaller group than usual, but no less full of good vibes and energy, Claire was happy to welcome second-timers Jo and Emily, Joe with an 'e', and Brent regulars Liz, Tabitha and Deborah, vying for the 50 good deed black t-shirt, who will be the first...?

We set off down to the High Street with a spring in our step to the task that awaited us - yes that's right, moving old mattresses ready for collection, and stacking up a batch of new ones. There was no sleeping on this job though, we shifted those mattresses quicker than you could say 40 winks and even had time for a cuppa tea.

Meanwhile, out front, Deborah, Tabitha and Jo had set about sprucing up the surroundings, litter picking, weeding and ... oh dear... standing in poo (ever heard of bag it & bin it Brent dog owners?!?). Not one to be a party poo-per (groaaaan!), Tabitha didn't let that take the smile off her face (well, only temporarily!).

With tools packed up and gloves returned, we said our goodbyes and thank you's for the hospitali-tea and ran off towards Gladtstone Park for a tempo relay race, the six were paired up and ran round the bottom of the park in different directions till they met somewhere near the middle, high-fived and changed direction to race back to the start point - competition was fierce and there was only a measley 17 seconds between the first and last finishers, impressive work! We regrouped for a well-deserved stretch out on the grass before heading back to the Queensbury.

Well done everyone! You make Brent Brighter!!!