Tonight we joined our friends at COBS to help marshall at the Summerfield Park 5k, It used to called the Summerfield Smash, hence the pun!

Well when I say we marshalled, Morwenna, Balal and Nancy did, Jonny actually ran the race, running in his GoodGym race vest.

It was a great event, on a multiple lap course meaning we passed Morwenna 3 times, marshalling at the furthest point from the start and finish area.

Jonny got a nice medal for his efforts with a 16 min dead clocking for 5th place.

Well done to all those who made the event happen, the marshals and the runners, hopefully we'll back next year :)

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is working with Transport for West Midlands and Birmingham City Council to enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle to schools in the Stirchley area and within their local neighbourhood.

Tonight a group of 5 of us led expertly by Laura popped up flyers to inform locals of an engagement event run by the charity. Alongside this Laura also took photos of some of the infrastructure in the area to feedback to the charity how easy it is for locals to access the area on foot or wheels.

After a hot ~5k run, it was to the pub for refreshments!

What a brilliant evening at Friends of the Earth! It was great to welcome Daniel to Goodgym, having cycled to his first session and returner Ali too, with his friend Ahmed.

Eve had a very warm run across the city centre and got stuck straight in with window cleaning and taking some rubbish to the local big bins. We all did a mix of tasks around the outdoor area, with Ali watering plants and trimming the ivy, Daniel clearing the bike hanger of leaves and debris, whilst myself and Ahmed spruced up the window sills and squeaked the windows clean with staff member Karen.

It was such a fabulous team effort and great to see the impact we made together for this incredible charity. We’re usually at Friends of the Earth every few months and you can stay tuned to hear about all our upcoming activities on the Sessions page! 😊👍

Today Narendra, Hannah and Jonny went to a flat in Erdington to paint the living room walls of a vulnerable man, who struggled to do it himself.

Roger was very appreciative of our efforts and told us lots of stories during our visit.

We did one big coat, so will be back in 10 days to do the 2nd coat.

Once done, next door at the retirement homes we had the bonus of a little fete, Narendra had ago at a tombola for the first time and we even won a prize!

After all that we headed back, Jonny taking in a run around Witton Lakes on the way home.

It was such a lovely evening for a litter pick! Having ran 3k to the task armed with pickers and bags Richard and I met up with Gabriel who we discovered had walked from the Jewellery Quarter! About a 10km walk, our run felt silly and short haha but we all had exercised a lot already. So we took it easy on the plog, trying a new spot in Stirchley park.

We even found this jigsaw (HENCE THE PUN) - and couldn't decide on the legitimacy of the artwork. Was it AI? We consulted our group whatsapp who were equally undecided as the artist only seems to have this one piece and in addition has a name very close to Frank Zappa. The mystery of ages!

We had some great chats and then both did the return legs home!

This week we joined COBS for their weekly social run in the glorious Jewellery Quarter sunshine. It was great to welcome Roger to his first GoodGym session, hopefully see you at another session soon!

After the run we joined COBS for a drink in the Barrel Store before heading home.