What a jolly morning! We had a whopping 74 runners supported by 13 volunteers, plus many parents, family, and wellwishers—a true testament to the spirit of GoodGym and the power of community coming together!

Our fantastic turnout was largely thanks to Mr McCauley, Headteacher at William Patten Primary, who took up the Primary Parkrun challenge. His assembly did the trick—we welcomed 30 first timers! What a brilliant way to grow our community and get more people active together.

It was a morning of all-round celebrations as Good Gymers Sooz, Marion, Ching Yi, John, Md, Anta Saffia, and Rue leapt into action. Ching Yi celebrated a first as timekeeper, while her fiancé Marion coached runners round as tailwalker. With Sooz as Race Director, Anta Saffia,Fuad, and John on hi-fiving duties as marshals, we were onto a winner—proof that GoodGym is all about teamwork and lifting each other up!

A beautiful autumnal morning—fresh but dry, with rain coming later. Post-event, we set off to our favourite Mare Street Marketplace for hot drinks, cake, and results processing—that post-run glow shared over cake is what community is all about!

We had an early-cake toast to Ching Yi and Marion, who marry next Saturday! They'll be running Finsbury Park parkrun that morning, suitably attired to symbolise their marriage later in the day. Want to wish them well? Wear your GG top and come cheer their shout-out—let's make it a proper GoodGym celebration!

Here's to GoodGym—where fitness meets friendship, and every run makes our community stronger!

In 1845, archaeologists uncovered Roman remains and artifacts near Bethnal Green, giving Roman Road its name. 181 years later, a legion of GoodGym gladiators set up camp at one of our nearest tasks – it was Home Sweet Rome as we marched on the colosseum known as Roman Road Square

The planters supplied by the council aren’t exactly mosaics – Rome wasn’t built in a day you know - and needed some attention which local senators can’t afford to carry out. We hadn’t got a pair of "Caesars" with which to cut the foliage, but much of the dead and dying debris gave way easily, just like Gaul

Darren had recovered from a bout of Legionnaires disease, or something, which had kept him from carving his tablets of code, while consul Sam played Brutus as he tried to depose Emperor Johnus and take charge. Lucinda brought lights, but we didn’t need even Roman candles

I’d returned from a mission to check on Germania Inferior while Governor Pieke is on manoeuvres in London, and I was pleased to report that the province is at peace with the GoodGym empire

When the weeds and rubbish had been conquered we compared red togas. Emma, wanted to know what the “M” on the label stood for: surely a Thousand, in Roman numerals. It should be a ’C' though, as she’s about to become a centurion…

Don’t forget we’re going for a Triumph in the Approach Tavern on Friday (https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/goodgym-november-drink). Expect bread, circuses and ale, but probably not any Rome-ance