13 runners ran 7km to dig the foundation of a path at Harthill Youth Centre's new community garden.

Finally, a sunny evening in Liverpool and our fabulous 13 set-off for a run to the Wavertree area of the city. 1km into our run and an uneven road surface unfortunately lead to a runner taking a tumble, [updates suggest that our friend is doing fine and will be back up and running very soon :)] so we took a time-out to deal with this and to ensure that our team mate was okay.

Shout out to John, Lyn and Jan for their support and care in dealing with this incident.

As such, we arrived at the task a little later than we'd planned but this amazing team of runners jumped straight into action. Over 20 minutes they worked solidly to clear weeds and grass to prepare the ground for a path that will lead around Harthill Youth Centre to a planned new community garden.

John and his team at the centre were really impressed with how fast our runners worked, treating us to bottles of water and slices of orange for sustenance. John has agreed to us coming back to finish the job in a few weeks.

The return run was gladly less eventful and I was inspired by how well everyone kept pace, especially up a long incline.

Extra shout outs go to newbies Anne-Marie, Emily and Karen who fitted right in with the team and to Philip, who has moved up the country after being part of GoodGym Birmingham and was a dynamo path-clearer!

Next week is bank holiday Monday, and as it is becoming our tradition, we'll have a longer run that day – around 9km. We'll be leafleting for cancer support charity Sunflowers and since the task isn't as time restricted, if you're an improver runner looking to challenge yourself, I really welcome you to come on this one. For those less keen on the distance, the following week's task is just 2km from our base - so perfect for beginners. Sign-up for both tasks here.

Good luck to everyone taking part in the Liverpool Spring 10km on Sunday. If you’re not running, why not come and give us a cheer? #RedThunder

Until next time, Char <3

12 runners transformed the edges of a path, bringing order back to Everton Park.

Our intrepid 12 set off with maybe just a little trepidation believing hills and more hills were the order of the day. They were pleasantly surprised to enjoy a flat run with just one killer push at the end, giving way to “the best view in Liverpool”. Now on top of the city, we met with John and Ahmed from Friends of Everton Park who were ready with tools and instructions.

The wind did its best to blow the team off course, but they never wavered, totally transforming one of the path’s overgrown and unkempt edges. Using spades, edging tools and pure grit, the team took off the excess grass before running it up the hill and pilling it up for collection – check out the photo featuring the pile to see just how much was achieved in half an hour.

This awesome effort was noted not just by the Friends of Everton Park team but also by numerous park users who stopped by to investigate, not to mention a few friendly pooches. Two women spectators even said they were going to write a blog about us!

We were chuffed to welcome 3 newbies: John, Joe and Ella, who put their all into the task and added some unanticipated competition to the fitness session ;)

Shout outs go to Sophie and Pauline who are becoming part of the furniture at GoodGym Liverpool (in a “my new favourite armchair” kind of a way!) and for being our Back Markers. Also, kudos to Emma R. who came up with our title pun.

Next week we’ll be helping Harthill Youth Centre to transform the land around their building into a safe and chilled green space for the young people they work with. What are you waiting for, sign-up here!

Happy running, Char <3

10 runners ran 6km to deliver flyers promoting the important service of south Liverpool's cancer support centre Sunflowers.

This week our super 10 competed to see which team could deliver flyers in the quickest time. Going head to head down the streets of Toxteth, Team 2 emerged victorious amongst cries of cheat and ahem, they have an extra person so of course they've won! Both teams made short work of the task and we posted around 120 flyers in 15 minutes, promoting a brilliant local charity who have been supporting people living with cancer for 30 years.

Afterwards we headed to Princes Park for a glute-tastic fitness session which cumulated with the runners taking a shot at the Parkrun home-straight in full sprint mode. I for one, was really impressed and I hope they all felt proud of their efforts.

We took a short run through the park, greeting a magnificent heron wading on the edge of the pond before heading back to base, with one last leafleting stop on route.

This week's shouts-out go to newbies Ryan and Leo for bringing enthusiasm and humor to both the task and the fitness session. Leo also gets credit for this week's report title. Also a big thanks to Emma for volunteering to be our trusty back-marker.

Next week we'll be in beautiful Everton Park (the views are amazing) helping out with litter-picking and general maintenance. Don't be an egg, sign-up here! See you then.

Happy running, Char <3