Friend of GoodGym and LDN Tube Runner, Claire, is taking on the infamous Comrades Marathon in South Africa. As well as taking on this huge challenge, Claire's taking a bag of pre-loved running shoes with life left in them to donate to local runners from disadvantaged communities. Some of these folk can do 400km/month run-commuting because they can't afford public transport.

And this is where GoodGym comes in! Four of our runners who might possibly have more running shoes than are strictly required hunted through their shoe boxes!

Harvey collected the shoes, making use of old packaging, and met up with Claire for the official handover. Coffee may have been involved.

Claire will now transport our old shoes to the southern hemisphere, where they'll be cleaned up, and make sure they find new owners who'll get many more miles out of them!

Four Goodgymers present for the lunch service. It started very quite in the morning and throughout the day the temperature was going up but the flow of people was still very smooth which helps the table service. James was giving out parcels ...90 of them. Delphine joined the kitchen crew as was on pot was duties. Rainu was serving guests and was in her element. Steph Ducat was still in kitchen plating either the chicken casserole or a veggie option with a hand made mash and sone green beans. The temperature reached 30 degres in thr kitchen despite having a fan put i it. The flow was very smooth and the guests enjoyed the food. We started getting Michelin ratings and we got several 20/10 for the food. Let's put a Michelin star outside of the ESK entrance. the crew plated just over 100 main courses...yet we counted and to be exact it was 105 plates. Dessert was either you love it or you hate it : you make your own mind on this one. The desert was a Tiramisu!!This was a last minute option as originally it was going to be apple pie with custard. We know the guests love their custard so maybe next time it will be apple pie and custard.

Both James and Steph Ducat were early at the crypt of the church to help out at ESK. Both regulars and before walking in they already knew were they would be working. James in the prep area of grocery bags and Steph Ducat in the kitchen. It was very calm : was a storm coming? The kitchen was in full swing but no chaos. 90 grocery bags were prepared and ready for later. The doors opened at 11am for the customers and it was very quite. Tea, coffee were served and bingo was also starting. In the kitchen, the crew were on time and had some spare time on their hands.