Weather or not, here we come, you can't hide!... All hail GoodGym Cardiff!

28 Goodgymers helped their local community in Cardiff
Sarah Whittaker-Axon
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Emma Wilkins
Benjamin Annear
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Aimee Giles
Martin Graff
Emma Hughes-McEwan
David McCullough
Andrew Skelton
Peter Gillibrand
Mathew
Emily Cotterill
Sophie Hastings
Llion Wigley
Mali Davies-hughes
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Clare
Emma Goldberg
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Lawrence
Darren
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Cardiff

Tuesday 11th February 2020

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Emma Wilkins
Emma Wilkins

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Benjamin Annear
Benjamin Annear

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Aimee Giles
Aimee Giles

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David McCullough
David McCullough

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All hail GoodGym Cardiff

Being prepared is about expecting the unexpected. And today, unexpectedly, the unexpected that we expected happened, Unfortunately the YMCA couldn't have us help there this evening.

Let's get warmed up

Runners ran up and down the street outside Big Moose, touching the wall by Trespass and then Prince Harry. Runners then did butt kicks, high knees and some old style 90's dance moves to get warmed up.

We run as one!

We headed to the Samye Foundation as a group, Ben led the way and Emma backmarked. Seconds after we started running it started hailing.

The good deeds this week

This week Mikey and Welsh Dave were leading plogs. 'Litter'ally the best people for the job! Ben looked after the runners helping at the Samye Foundation.

A message from Lorraine

Unfortunately Lorraine couldn't be at the Samye Foundation this evening to give us our tasks, however Lorraine had wrote out a list of tasks for us to complete. There is a picture of the tasks she had for us in the slide show above. Unfortunately, due to mother nature, we were unable to do much of the painting tasks.

Our tasks this evening included:

  • Hoovering the office and stairwell in the first building
  • Installing tarpaulin on the shed in the back garden
  • Weeding
  • Tidying the side of the building and more!

Whilst some of the walkers/runners were doing this at Mindfulness centre, Mikey and Welsh Dave both set off leading 2 separate groups to litterpick the streets of Riverside and Pontcanna. They managed to collect over 5 bags of litter combined - What a superb effort!

That's a wrap!

After helping out for 25 minutes the time had come for us to run off and back to Big Moose. After arriving back the time had come to warm back.

After the run, as per usual, walkers/runners headed to the Glassworks pubs for drinkypoos.


2020 Tweet Off

WAHOO! Megan you have won the tweet off FOUR consecutive times and are extending your lead. Marie is going to have to up her game. It looks like we are going to have a new winner this year!

  • MJ - 4
  • MOH - 2
  • Razzle Dazzle - 1

RunPunStiltskin award

Woopahhhhhh Ben,yes that's me, came up with the pun for the run this week!

  • BA - 3
  • EW - 2
  • AS - 2
  • GD -1

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YMCA Cardiff Retail Store
Running to help out at the YMCA Retail Store on Colchester Avenue

The Cardiff YMCA Housing Association is a charitable Housing Association and a Registered Social Landlord. They are registered with the Welsh Government and we directly manage board and lodge hostels in the Roath area of Cardiff. They provide Accommodation for nearly 120 homeless people in Cardiff with the belief that everyone should have a safe place to stay. Their residents receive the support they need in order to achieve and sustain the transition into independent living. They provide opportunities through our Retail shops and recycling unit for our residents and volunteers alike. They raise money through fundraising and their retail stores.

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