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Gemma has done their first good deed with GoodGym. 😎

Tuesday 11th October 2016

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Gemma has done their first good deed with GoodGym.

Gemma is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.

Anastasia HancockMatthew Stuart

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Anastasia Hancock

Tue 11th Oct 2016 at 12:58pm

Well done Gemma, great to have you with us

Gemma

Tue 11th Oct 2016 at 2:55pm

Thanks! Had a fun evening, will be along again :)

Gemma
Gemma completed their first run in a new area. 🥇

Tuesday 11th October 2016

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Gemma completed their first run in a new area.

Curious? Gemma has just run their first session in another area. For that explorative spirit Gemma is awarded the scout badge. A Scout is trustworthy

Matthew Stuart
Will Carter
Will Carter went on a group run

Mon 10th Oct 2016 at 6:30pm

We know squats good for you

Things we found out last night:

  1. GoodGym Wandsworth love plastic ponchos. They even customise them to maximise efficiency when painting, and to flatter the figure. Check out the photos of Will modelling this winning Autumn ’16 look.
  2. Runners have a natural flair for carpentry, specifically sanding, and a head for heights atop stepladders.
  3. There will be no playlist that satisfies all GoodGym tastes although the most requested is, unpredictably, Britney.
  4. GoodGymers mostly keep inside the lines when painting, even if it’s in the Gents’ loo.
  5. Tom is good at history, and knew that London was once the capital city of six countries during WW2 (Poland, Belgium, Holland, Norway, France and England) thereby solving this week CoRUNdrum.
  6. GoodGym Wandsworth love holding squats, and want to do lots and lots more.

OK, that last one might not be true, but the others are definitely FACT.

The night of the many discoveries began when we met at our home, the Battersea Arts Centre, and welcomed some ace new people. Hello Zhiqi He, Gemma, Tina and Penny – lovely to meet you all.

It was on to our heroes next, with David taking an early start in the good deeds leader board, having kicked off the month with an amazing double mission last week – way to go. Hat tip to Jack, Kylee and Matthew who are all racking up some impressive mileage in October.

It was off then to Omnibus to do some painting of walls and sanding of benches. The first group was dispatched to give the theatre walls a good lick of paint. The lucky ones were given rollers, the not so fortunate had somewhat smaller tools, but all tackled the task with characteristic finesse. The sanders braved the cold, and took to the benches outside the building and left them looking as smooth as our sprinting technique.

We’ll be back at the Omnibus theatre to finish the job in a couple of weeks, so we took to the common to smash a tough fitness session. We buddied up and there were a series of fiendish exercises to do while each twosome completed a sprint. The combination of conditioning and cardio is such an effective one - not letting your heart rate drop between exercises is brilliant for increasing stamina and fitness levels. The most hated station was the back to back squat holds, which is fantastic for your glutes and quads. Impressively, not one pair toppled over despite some noticeable differences in height (good job Dave and Sophie!).

It was a nippy run back to our starting point, with Tom, Luca and Matthew leading the way. Shout out to the lovely Sinead who proved her commitment to GG Wandsworth last night by taking a slightly circuitous route from central London via Croydon to be with us. So great to see so many of you last night on the run. You are all making Wandsworth a better and happier place to live. You are also working hard and getting fit. And we all know what that means – more biscuits. Sign up for next week’s run here, runners:

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/do-good-and-get-fit-in-wandsworth

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Matthew StuartAnastasia Hancock
Gemma
Gemma signed up to a group run.

Mon 31st Oct 2016 at 6:30pm

It's Halloween!

Join us for a Halloween themed run in St Paul's churchyard

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Gemma
Gemma signed up to a community mission.

Sat 29th Oct 2016 at 11:00am

Gemma
Gemma signed up to a group run.

Mon 10th Oct 2016 at 6:30pm

Painting the Omnibus theatre - #runandtalk starter session

Our friends at this theatre charity need us to cheer the place up with some painting

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Gemma
Gemma signed up to a group run.

Tue 2nd Aug 2016 at 6:45pm

Back to Streatham Common for some crazy paving or a shorter run to

A long run with the option of the bus home or shorter run to Stockwell- everyone welcome!

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