The Goodgym crew came down to Maida Vale underground station on Thursday evening to lend a hand with the Achilles International group run session. We host weekly workouts with the all abilities sports charity in a range of London locations, and this week we were running at Paddington Rec Track.

It was wonderful to run with our team of visually impaired runners (including some of who had also ran the Runthrough Chase the Moon 10km and 5km races just the other night!) alongside experienced and new running guides. Excellent performances from everyone, who took on recovery runs, tempo efforts, marathon training sessions and interval workouts on this public track.

Our next session will be at Stratford Olympic Park on Thursday 6th March:

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-olympic-park-stratford-route-a6f34119-2ee1-423c-af26-d1ef84572c61

We had an absolutely smashing time at our weekly guiding and group run at Paddington Rec Track last night. Chris Blackabee, founder of the Achilles International London chapter left a lovely message about our session here:

"An absolute massive turnout last night of Achilles UK athletes, guides, volunteers and guide dogs at our regular weekly training session on the track. Thanks to each and everyone who made it such a great fun Workout. Was lovely to have the opportunity to have a great social In the pub afterwards with so many of you."

The picture shows a large group of people gathered for what appears to be a group photo at night. They are outdoors, with some individuals standing and others kneeling or crouching in the front row. The group is diverse in terms of gender and age, and many are wearing sports or running attire, with several in high-visibility clothing. There are also a few dogs with the group. In the background, there is a well-lit sports field with people playing a game, possibly football, surrounded by tall fencing. Trees are visible in the far background, and the area is illuminated by artificial lighting, giving the scene a vibrant nighttime atmosphere.

We will be back at Emirates Stadium next week on Thursday 1st February, starting from Arsenal Underground at 6pm:

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-emirates-stadium-7cd58318-cf39-452d-ad1b-16f38ce42f27