Set against the sweeping landscapes of Rhossili Cliffs and The Gower Peninsula, this epic love story tells of 22 young runners - who meet in the summer of 2019 while cutting fern on a cliff range. They unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love – for running.

As a team we collectively took on the wild, from blistering heat to bogs and water blocking our journey. Not to be perturbed we continued our mission on through the wilderness with extra distance. While sharing a backbreaking work load, shortages of food, and wild animal attacks from our very own sheep – Ed Sheerin'.

With the extra miles we became even closer, and so time for a bonding photo. Soon was the heart break as we said goodbye to two of the group, but we all continued down to Rhossili beach where we were running with the Ultra runners. After a leg burning climb up the cliffs to the top we certainly did reach new heights.

The backbreaking work began, armed with sickles, machetes and slashers we took to the bracken. Who knew what would be uncovered from the depths of wilderness, from bags to skulls and the occasional wild flower.

Once again it was time for more goodbyes, as the option of a coach was offered at the halfway mark. We said ‘hwyl’ to 7 more and off we went, heading bracken’ to the campsite. Those speedier headed off in one group and another stayed a bit back chatting. With a slightly altered route we went our separate ways, maybe a little less trail but plenty of hills and challenges along the way.

And so to a night of boozing, dancing and shooting the breeze. When the festival ended, the twenty-two runners separate and continue with their lives..

Until next years trip

Special Guests & Film * Claire (Wild Ginger Running) * Libby

First time stars * Anna * Andras * Kerry * Stuart * Maria * Oliver * Dru * Jordan * Giles * Sukhdeep

Also Starring * Paul as Leaders & Sign in Crew * Adam as Leader & Warm up Crew * Manu as Leader & Navigator * Mikey as Leader & goodgym Briefer * Marcus, Katie, Joanne, Angela, Lisa & Rachel as goodgym support Crew

37 runners ran 15 km to help the Down to Earth social enterprise in Gower.

08:40 and we gathered by the flag, a mix of goodgym runners and some who were new to goodgym - a special welcome to you! After a vigorous warm-up of pirate- and lovetrails-themed games, we set off to the Down to Earth project - a social enterprise that helps people to bring about positive change in their lives through meaningful outdoor activity.

On the way there, we stopped at Arthur's Stone for a dramatic reenactment of the Lion King and to take some photos of the stunning scenery. We soon had to stop again due to horses on the path. Many of them had foals, which were really sweet, but made us nervous about going too near them. Eventually the horses moved on allowing us past and we arrived at Down to Earth.

Once there we were welcomed with squash and biscuits and given a little introduction to the work Down to Earth does. They aim to make a positive difference in people's lives through sustainable construction, outdoor adventures and merging innovation in healthcare delivery with innovation in education. Inside the building were plaques made by groups of young people about their experiences at Down to Earth - it was moving to read about the incredible positive changes these young people had achieved through their engagement with the project. We split into four groups and were tasked with gardening, sawing, sorting timber and moving parts of houses. It was hard work in the hot sun, but many hands made light of it and we achieved an incredible amount working together. After a group photo outside the main building, we were off back to the festival.

We took a different route back, pausing on top of a hill for another great view of beautiful Gower. Ben stood on the trig point valiantly fighting off territorial wasps whilst taking photos of the group. The run back was fun, lots of down hill and some lovely shady woodland. We arrived back at the festival in time for a hearty lunch and having made new friends and done some good.