...brightening someone's day, and in this case once I'd replaced all the light bulbs in her living room, and as many as I could in her bedroom, Miss H's broad smile lit up the room to the point where the light bulbs may have been unnecessary...

A first time shop for friendly Miss P who in fact just needed me to pick up some items from a local pharmacy - she directed me to her nearest, where I was able to get 3 of the 4 items, but the fourth proved elusive, as I discovered when I visited pharmacy number 2, a further walk away.

A quick check of the phone and it was off to pharmacy 3 with fingers crossed (especially as it had started to rain...) - by this point I was pretty sure I'd left W9, but was pleased to discover from the street signs I hadn't, and even more pleased to secure the final item.

When I got back, Miss P asked if I'd mind folding her ironing board, and we then had a good discussion about everything that GoodGym does - I encouraged her to ask again for any assistance she may require in the future now that she's found us.

Mr R was very clear that only Lee and Perrins would pass muster today when it came to his request for Worcestershire Sauce. Fortunately Tesco had exactly what he needed, along with everything else.

What connects today's top 3 finishers, 13 of the 23 runners, and 7 of the 12 volunteers...

If today's run title didn't give it away, then I'll provide the answer...they were all female.

Parkrun really is a great leveller in so many different ways, and long may it continue to encourage anyone and everyone to participate, even on a rainy and muddy February morning at the Fields.

Thanks very much to today's GoodGym "regulars" - Hilary, Louise, Lucinda, Rue and Nick, as well as our three DoE volunteers, and everyone else who donned the Hi Viz for another successful morning of slip sliding around the course by our 23 intrepid junior runners.