Just 10 days after 2 warriors defeated invaders in a deadly tournament at Ms E home, we saw a solo warrior adventure into the portal to try and defeat the invaders of the left crusade. A small wall had settled in after the previous warriors left, so I had to tame the already cut brambles and prison them in black bags. Once the path was cleared, Steph snipped, cut, pulled the brambles of the left crusade who also tried to strangle/tangle Steph...but with no success!!Then Steph noticed a massive piece of plastic or a door on the floor underneath the leaves and brambles. Was this another portal or a back door to defeat the crusaders??!!It was an escaped side panel of the garden which was probably pulled down by the invaders. The solo warrior relentlessly fought back and cornered a few remaining invaders in the far corner. The left side was free and Ms E also had some light coming into the patio, but could see the end of the garden. Forgot to say that the invaders had allies in the trees above who were throwing acorns during the Kombat - green parrots joined forces with the invaders but flew away when they saw the brambles retreating to the corner. Brambles were caught in 8 bags today which joined the others bags that Kash and Sevan put a side on their last battle.

NYD and great start to the New Year with a 10km in Hyde Park and in Kensington Gardens. it was super cold, but our Goodgymers braved the freezing temperatures. Icy in the morning and a cold windy. Daniel was super fast 🏃‍♂️. Diana completed her longest run without stopping : thats a great start for the year.Steph Ducat did his usual thing and bumped into loads of running friends on the course. well done to all and hopefully all in a warm place now as it was 🥶 🥶 🥶 today. Over 600 runners started the year with this race. After the race also found out that Muhammad was present : Goodgym Ealing too. He totally agreed that it was coooolddd!!!

Another month and last month of 2025 and the litter is still here and will probably be here in 2026, but this does not stop Goodgymers litter picking in their neighborhood or in the other areas they run, walk or cycle to or through. When Goodgymers are tourists in other Good gym areas, they take the opportunity to bring their litter pickers and bag the filth up. December seems to have more boxes, cans, food wrappers etc...party time as a month of festivities. Nevertheless in the cold, wind or the dark the magic litter pickers are at work in different boroughs. Xmas delight or bitter end 2025?

They say good things come in threes. How about fours? Four GoodGymers, four kilometres run and four bags of litter collected. Doesn't that sound like much bigger wins?

Alan and Maria from GoodGym Hounslow joined Ealing regulars, Steph and Kash, for the last chance to do a group run in 2025. The route took them from Ealing Broadway to the notorious alleyway between the Holy Family Primary School in West Acton and the A40.

The litter hunt brought a variety of findings: a hula hoop, a lamp, tennis balls, and last year's Christmas tree, complete with presents (empty cans and bottles) underneath. The fantastic four finished off the fruitful litter picking session with an uphill run back - a group run in North Ealing doesn't count without a little hill session!

With 2025 rubbish done and dusted, we're looking forward to the first group run in the New Year, and hoping you'll join us for a woodchipping task in Walpole Park!