Mon 16th Apr 2018 at 6:30pm
Liverpool Report written by Char Binns
10 runners ran 6km to deliver flyers promoting the important service of south Liverpool's cancer support centre Sunflowers.
This week our super 10 competed to see which team could deliver flyers in the quickest time. Going head to head down the streets of Toxteth, Team 2 emerged victorious amongst cries of cheat and ahem, they have an extra person so of course they've won! Both teams made short work of the task and we posted around 120 flyers in 15 minutes, promoting a brilliant local charity who have been supporting people living with cancer for 30 years.
Afterwards we headed to Princes Park for a glute-tastic fitness session which cumulated with the runners taking a shot at the Parkrun home-straight in full sprint mode. I for one, was really impressed and I hope they all felt proud of their efforts.
We took a short run through the park, greeting a magnificent heron wading on the edge of the pond before heading back to base, with one last leafleting stop on route.
This week's shouts-out go to newbies Ryan and Leo for bringing enthusiasm and humor to both the task and the fitness session. Leo also gets credit for this week's report title. Also a big thanks to Emma for volunteering to be our trusty back-marker.
Next week we'll be in beautiful Everton Park (the views are amazing) helping out with litter-picking and general maintenance. Don't be an egg, sign-up here! See you then.
Happy running, Char <3
Mon 9th Apr 2018 at 6:30pm
Improving accessibility at this historic building
Read moreMonday 26th March 2018
Chelsea has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Chelsea is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Mon 26th Mar 2018 at 6:00pm
Liverpool Report written by Char Binns
The sun shone on the first GoodGym Liverpool group run with a fabulous team of 27 runners pounding the streets of L8. Nearly all of the runners were GoodGym first-timers yet they all did a fantastic job, running nearly 5km in just under 30 minutes.
After a winter dormant, Fern Grove Community Garden needed tidying, digging over and the removal of a greenhouse that had been knocked down in recent winds. In just half an hour, the hard graft of the GoodGym team filled a skip full of rubbish. This brilliant effort was thanked with applause from the local residents as we headed out.
Special shout outs go to Alice who came to GoodGym after running a marathon on Sunday, to newbie runner Bernadette who kept the pace and did a sterling job of turning over an entire vegetable bed and to GoodGym rockstar Beth who came up from London especially for our launch.
Next week is Bank Holiday Monday but GoodGym stops for no one! We are going on a longer run - 10km in total - to help a community centre in North Liverpool. Newer runners might prefer to sign-up for the following week when we’ll be at the Bombed Out Church. But don't forget to go running to work towards your personal fitness goals.
Thanks to everyone who took a chance on our launch run. I can’t wait to run with you all again soon ~ Char <3
Mon 26th Mar 2018 at 10:49pm
Great run everyone! Lovely to meet you all.
Tue 27th Mar 2018 at 10:14am
Welcome to the family!
Tue 27th Mar 2018 at 11:38am
Well done Char, what a great start to your GoodGym adventure!
Mon 26th Mar 2018 at 6:00pm
Run to bring life back to a wonderful community garden in urban Liverpool
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