Soggy Mondays' drag ... Leaf it Scout, there's a hole lot of GOODness filling our run!
17 GoodGymers made their way 6.1km to help the Ham and Petersham Sea Scouts in Richmond.
- Monday, 30th of September 2019
- Led by Mark Barun
Helping clear the decks at Ham and Petersham Sea Scouts 17 runners ran 6.1km to help the Ham and Petersham Sea Scouts in Richmond. This evening’s task definitely required all hands on deck and luckily 17 brave souls were up to the challenge, despite the extreme squally wet weather conditions. The first obstacle we had to overcome was where to warm-up? The usual Richmond Green warm-up area had become a marshland, the Good Gymers however, led by Mark battled along the outskirts. The warm-ups included push-ups on the newly cleaned and spotless fences. It was then onwards to run; we were just about able to make out who or what was in front of us as we ventured up Queen’s Road down to the riverside, hurdling and splashing through the puddles in the process. Once we made it to the Sea Scouts cabins there was plenty to be done: The first crew made sure the tents were fully operational below decks. The second crew cleared the upper decks (pathway entrance to the cabins) of leaves, raking them into their nets before depositing them into the depths below. This ensured fellow passengers and travellers a safe voyage!
Don't "leaf" yourself behind - Monday night GoodGym is the place to be#goodgym #running #volunteering #raining #mondaynight #scouthut pic.twitter.com/ei65QEU3C2
— GoodGym Richmond (@GGRichmon) October 1, 2019
The final crew were tasked with filling a former sandpit hole in the field with dirt, to help restore the area. So, with the Sea Scouts cabin area once again shipshape, we braved the Richmond Hill ascent before eventually making it to dry land. Job done! Huge congratulations to Jack for completing his 50 th Good Gym Run and also a welcome back to Dominic, on his second. Good luck also to Jen for her Loch Ness marathon on Sunday.
We’ll see you next week.
Report written by Adam Stephens
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Led by Mark Barun
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Great report Adam, loving the swashbuckling pun action!
Good effort everyone for running in the rain!
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