GG Sheffield were back at Heeley People’s Park and showed just how much 36 people can achieve in a limited timeframe – we managed to cover the length of a path (twice!) and a rock climbing area with wood chip, with members shovelling wood chip or running with wheelbarrows and buckets – top mulching team!

We were joined by new members Jackie and Sarah – welcome to Good Gym!

And by Adam from H.O.M.E., a newly launched charity whose mission is to get every homeless person in Sheffield a safe place to sleep. You can follow the charity on Twitter: H.O.M.E.

A big shout out to James and Tim who both arrived on time to celebrate their 50th Good Deed – a great contribution to GG Sheffield chaps – and who both looked very chipper (apologies for that terrible pun) in their 50th bow ties.

Having completed our work at the Park, run leader Sam brought us back via the Park Hill amphitheatre where he entertained us (and bemused members of the public sitting there) by having us running and doing press-ups & burpees/ star jumps to the tune of The Police’s Roxanne. In an ideal world he would have had the exhausted group running back to the Showroom to the sound of Every Breath You Take but apparently Health & Safety Regulations prevent us from doing press-ups on the ring-road...

Last nights training run was a pretty epic and hardcore 10k. Taking in moor, wood, river and cliff!

Starting from the National Trust car park we headed to the wooden parish boundary pole, which has been in situ since 1550. Heading up hill and through the flowering purple heather we reached the cliff edge of White Edge, were we was greeted with our first view of the day.

After a quick water stop, we hopped down the rocky trails to the amazing and internationally protected oak woodland of Yarncliff. We found a pair of old 2CV's, one of which looked like a Noddy car. Following the contours of the land as best we could we headed north passed the might oaks and old abandand hand calved millstones (first found in these valley in the 1500's ) and toward the wooded bridge of Padly.

Spirits were high, and motivated by the setting sun we climbed to Mothers Cap stone and Millstone Edge to watch the setting sun... and what a view - our hard work and pain was well and truly rewarded.

Once we had taken in the amazing views across the Hope Valley, we ran back to Longshaw for a cool down and a stretch!

BIG shout out to Rebecca for completing her first 10k

Quote of the day: " it was that hard, my nipples hurt" - James

*There and back again... by GoodGym-Baggins*

We ran up hill and down dale, and then back up again!

From the Steel City streets, we arrived at the Lushes Longshaw Estate where we started our 8k training run.

We set off from the front of the lodge and headed east toward the old gamekeepers cottage at White Edge - taking in our evenings first views across the Dark Peak.

Dancing round the trees and hotstepping over the rocks, we heading down-down-deeper-and-down into the woods of lower Padley Gorge, a woodland straight out of a *Tolkien* book. Traveling through *Hobbiton, we bolted across the wooden bridge, avoiding the *dark riders** and up the steep ( sooo steep) stone steps to what could have been *Mount Doom! *

With no *ring to burn or Orc's to fight*, we pressed on across the Lawrence fields towards the iconic Owler Tor. Climbing up onto the grit stone Tor where we perched. With the low sun hanging in the sky, we rested a moment. Taking in a 360 view across Britain's oldest national park.

The final stretch took us passed the old boat pond and back to the lodge.

After catching our breath, Kim took us though our stretches before heading home for a pint of *Middle Earth *mild!

The next Wild Run is here: https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/wild-run-white-edge-coppice-wood

This week @GGSHEFF celebrated it's 100th group run - WOOOOP WOOOOP!

We were back off to Lynwood Gardens this week to help out Pappa G with the ongoing upkeep that is needed at the gardens and Kindergarten.

A huge welcome to 2 new runners to the GG Fam;

• Vivek Karmarkar
• Eleanor

GIVE EM A CHEER!

With a couple of loopbacks on route to keep the fam 2gether4eva we made our way out to Lynwood Gardens where Big Daddy G was awaiting with tools and tactics for us all. We quickly identified 4 TASK FORCE team capitanos who would lead the brave GG clan into battle with various horticultural enemies in the garden.

The teams this week were;

1. TEAM WOODCHIP
2. TEAM SPREAD CHIP
3. TEAM LOP & CHOP
4. TEAM COMPOST CLEAR

Everyone got reyt stuck in with wheelbarrowers running and woodchip being spread like butter on a hot crumpet!

FANTASTIC WORK ALL

On the way back we slipped a few cheeky fun fitness bits in inc;

• Loop backs
• High knees
• Wall sits
• Stair sets

Until next time, happy running!