I volunteered at ParkRun and it was awesome. The team are lovely. I got to have a nice Saturday morning walk in nature. My role was a runner number checker as the runners completed their run. Definitely will be back.

This week we once again joined the City of Birmingham Striders for a 4 mile run around Birmingham. Great effort this week, especially dodging the crowds of Lewis Capaldi fans and NIA!

A big well done and thank you to everyone who helped and supported COBS in hosting the cross country race on Saturday, ensuring that there was a full season of fixtures.

The conditions were extremely wet and muddy but this didn't keep runners away. We were all on marshalling duties, and everyone did a great job ensuring that people stayed on course. So the race was thankfully uneventful despite the conditions!

A special well done to Amy, Liam and Richard who also raced when not marshalling - I also tried to race but gave up after a mile because my shoe kept getting stuck in the mud and falling off - so even finishing was a great achievement!

This week we joined our friendly local running club COBS for an 8km run around Birmingham.

Great work everyone!