10 runners ran up to Pittsmoor and met up with Danielle. She then gave us instructions of where to go to pick litter and cans in a separate bag. We then collected hoops and bags and litter pickers and also met Malcolm with all his equipments in his red car. We then met up with another 2 volunteers from Pittsmoor Litter Pickers who are Dave and Galvin.. Altogether there were 14 of us and it made work faster and easier in a big, friendly team. Really helpful and rewarding team. Thank you all for a big team effort. After the task we ran back to The Showroom and did some activity to cool and warm down with various exercises that Tom had shown us. A very good evening and enjoyed by everyone.

9 GG Runners ran up to MIND,, Well Being Centre. We met up with Lindsay and she welcomed us and explained that we will be litter picking. She then show us around the areas and the garden and the plants looked very dehydrated. I then explained that we also do gardening. Much to Lindsay's surprise she then asks us to do some weeding and possibly some pruning too She gave us various tools, gloves and brushes, etc. Towards the end it was a 'Mindfulness' and 'Cleanliness' tasks which was very rewarding to all of us. We certainly tidied up all the areas that was demanded and Lindsay was satisfied.

Michelle did a FANTASTIC job leading last nights task which also happened to be her 300th task over 8 years! Massive congratulations and thanks for becoming a Fitness Leader and we look forward to seeing you lead more sessions in the near future.

We also welcomed another new runner to the @GGSHF flock. Welcome Ewan! We hope you enjoyed your first run and will be back for more in the future!

We had a great intro, risk, injury and disclaimer talk from Michelle, followed by a RAMP warm up:

• Raise - heart rate, body temperature and blood flow
• Activation - The muscles (start with small muscle groups first and less intensive movements e.g. low skips) * Mobilise - Joints and tendons. NOTE: Activation and mobilisation can be done together e.g. hamstring scoops
• Potentiate - Essentially, we want to excite the neuromuscular system by performing explosive movements appropriate to the main activity.

We then headed up the hill to meet Jess and the fantastic group of Common Thread volunteers.

We had a great evening at Common Thread hosted by Jess and the other lovely volunteers. The clothes swap is coming up on Saturday 5th September so there was some preparation to do for this community event.

After the shortest run that we have on our books, we had various tasks to do. All very well organised and ready for us to get involved. With snacks and Regather apple juice for us. Thank you!

The changing room screen was mended and decorated to make it look more attractive. Katy was complimented on her skills relating to this although the whole team were on a race against the clock to get it done. It looked great by the end.

Cat gave herself a good hand workout cutting out cardboard labels for categorising clothes, whilst others worked on a novel box design with a bread knife to organise coat hangers.

Meanwhile, Tom had brought bicycle inner tubes for another imaginative use by the common thread team and Shahram was soon busy with this, cutting out the valves and prepping the tubes for use to tie hanging rails together.

We headed back for a stretch and then Amelia took some people for a free game of bowling for those who could make it. Thanks Amelia. A really nice gesture.

Thanks everyone for another good evening!

Report written by Michelle.

On a hot, humid and sticky Sheffield eve we welcomed a good gang to The Showroom including a new runner who got a very warm welcome.

A big hello to Katy. Please do give her a follow and we hope we see you again soon Katy!

We headed to The 5 Wiers Walk (5WW) and more specifically the Salmon Pastures area of this lovely if a little at times unloved walking and cycling route on the Walk Wheel & Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network.

This section of the 5WW is often covered with dust and glass from the neighbouring recycling center and also has some issues with the invasive species Himalyan Balsam which is best removed before it starts to seed and spread in August onwards.

We got straight to it after a quick brief from Gerry, with some cutting back, some sweeping, some litter picking and some bagging up the off cuts.

Once we were done the path was looking so much better with it being clearer, wider and less covered in glass from the recycling center.

Thanks to all who made it down and contributed to the improvements.

See you next week and happy running! :)