After 4.5 hours of GoodGymming in Hanwell, Sevan and Kash left their home borough and left for Brentford, running 4.5km through picturesque Boston Manor Park and towpath along the River Brent. The riverside run took them to Ms N, who needed help with weeding her back garden.

The priority: to get rid of the “big leaves” growing in between the tall grass. Was it spinach? Kale? Burdock? No one was sure. Ms N claimed she tried one of the leaves raw, and it was okay, but rather chewy. Not proving to have significant culinary potential, the plants were destined to be dug out. But how? Ms N gave the GoodGymers two types of forks and a spade - none was highly effective against very dry and a bit rocky soil. The pair resorted to breaking into the dirt, then breaking the weeds’ roots as low as they could.

A few clusters of young brambles were discovered along the fence and immediately cut close to the ground to prevent the development of a dystopian bramble jungle. Bindweed, nettles and alkanet were the other usual suspects GoodGymers encountered and removed. The wildflowers Ms N was very keen to keep were the poppies, bringing vivid colour into the lush green of a rather untamed lawn. The lawn had to remain untamed as the strimmer with a metal blade Ms N provided wasn’t effective against tall grass.

Scouring through the overgrowth, Sevan uncovered hemlock, which he immediately recognised by its carrot-like leaves and stems dotted with red spots. Sevan knew that hemlock was poisonous when eaten, so he warned Ms N against tasting the plant, then dug out the treacherous root. The knowledge acquired at the sessions in the HANGOT orchards paid off!

In 90 minutes, Sevan and Kash filled the whole green waste bin with weeds, and called it a day, then ran back to Ealing to enjoy the rest of the Sunday.