Earlier in the week, Ealing GoodGymers had been struck by the news of Acton junior parkrun's cancellation on Sunday due to the Eid in the Park celebrations. Sevan and Kash quickly scrambled to find an alternative morning activity, as a lie-in sounded far too boring. That search led them 6 km from Ealing to Wembley, where the two ran on Sunday to visit Mr F and his wife as early as 9 am.

The older couple needed support with garden maintenance, particularly removing weeds from the edges of a paved path and along the fence line. Mr F, who is due to celebrate his 90th birthday this month, was still able to mow the lawn on a warm day when he's feeling well, but weeding had become too strenuous for him.

With a selection of tools from Mr F's shed - some of them more unusual than those typically seen at GoodGym missions - Sevan and Kash got to work. Sevan, who tackled the brambles and thick-stemmed weeds along the wire fence, transitioned from precise secateurs to a fearsome slasher and finally a heavy-duty adze.

Kash, whose task was to remove all the weeds from the edges of the path, had a chance to try a new tool: a weed puller, and kept twisting it clockwise throughout the whole mission. The results were stunning: a neat stretch of bare soil on each side of the paved walkway. Mr F was delighted to see the path again, free from the encroaching overgrowth.

The GoodGymers had just enough time to dispose of the garden waste in the green bin, filling it to the brim. They then ran back to Ealing for their next task of the day, conquering Hanger Hill for the second time that morning.