• We were diggin' in the rain,
• Just diggin' in the rain,
• What a glorious feeling,
• Doing Goodgym again!
• I'm laughing at Martin
• So dark up above,
• The runs in my heart and we're ready for love!
• Let the stormy clouds chase
• Everyone at sexy pace,
• Come on with your rain,
• We've got a smile on my face!
• I'll walk down to see Jane
• With a happy refrain,
• Just diggin'', diggin' in the rain!

Oh, and Sallyann dug up loads of bulbs she should't have done, Martin stabbed a fork through his head, and Mohammed brought an umbrella!

10 GoodGymers were out on a lovely sunny morning to volunteer at Chelmsford parkrun. Andy even combined tailwalking with his 300th event, what a shame he came last! Rich also managed to get in his obligatory jump pic, we really must stop encouraging him!!

After everyone had finished their duties we headed for our customary Wetherspoons breakfast. Uncle Ben showed off his buggy pushing skills on the way. Over breakfast we discussed our plans for the weekend. Martin has a very middle aged party to go to, while Fay will be reliving her youth at Acanteen this evening. (An afternoon nap may be required to prepare!) There was also time for a few cuddles with Dylan and quite a lot of dribbling but I won't mention who by ;-)

Congratulations to Mohammed on his first time volunteering at parkrun and well done to Sallyann for showing him the ropes. Great to see everyone as always.

It was a beautiful evening to have a short jog into town and meet The Ideas Hub for another walk & talk mission.

We met some new people and had a slow mooch towards Oaklands park to shake things up after our gym session in Admirals park last month.

It was decider that the weather right now is mostly lovely (apart from the odd shower) but that November is definitely not ok and I think we can all agree with that.

As we hit the park we met a great big greyhound, perhaps a Labrador (should have taken pictures) and a Romanian rescue. Many ear scratches were had and I think we should make it a side mission to meet as many dogs as we can while good-deeding.

The museum was closed but it sounds like a few of the group might head back to check it out soon and hopefully enjoy some more sunshine in the park over the weekend.

See you at parkrun on Saturday! and keep an eye on your handbags.

Lo and behold another Wednesday, another lovely GoodGym.

Leah turned up first, wearing a full puffer jacket like an absolute psychopath in the blazing 13 degree sunshine before ripping her sleeves off to make it a gilet.

Mohammed quickly signed up before the deadline, fresh from taking four minutes off his Parkrun personal best this weekend, great work! It was great to meet Dawn who had seen us on Facebook too! As a former teacher, she could be the best we've had at actually remembering people's names.

We ran to Tyrells school to get dug in. Martyn built a trench while sadly letting me know that jerusalem artichokes are actually awful to prepare so when they're finally grown they wont even be nice. Which is annoying. Russell decided to break a fork and complain about having to go to the office to work. I took some lovely photos, all of them seem to have Ben in: pogo stick attempt, sitting on a window ledge, group shot, or even just his thigh in the 'after' pic! Fay told us about a genuinely remarkable good deed she did this weekend. I'd only asked her if she had any hilarious dating stories for the run report... As we left we noticed Sallyann appeared to have a poop bag with her...no questions were asked about what she dug up.

We ran back a slightly shorter route than planned, took a photo and Dawn saved me with a lift home.

Great running and moving of earth! Bit of a wild task I know but it all helps prepare the area for the children to have as a sustainable, outdoor space.

Only 7 of us met at the gym last night but we doubled in numbers for maybe one of our biggest groups (?) to hang out with The Ideas Hub and friends in the park.

Richard made a surprise appearance, spotted Mohammed maybe doing some warmup laps before 6.30. Leah provided mobile security services (the car boot) and Rich was very happy to talk about his new shoes to someone other than poor Jane. Martin arrived and we were all officially early to set off for a loop of the park before 6.45.

At the park we found Fay and Sallyann and waited for Edith from the Ideas Hub.

The plan was to chat and have fun with some people who have recently moved to town and want to practice English where it might not be their first (or second!) language. It was clear that football is universal, and there was some light jesting about who is currently losing to who while we walked to the gym equipment in Admirals park for a very serious and structured work out.

And by that I obviously mean have a mess about.

The plan is to do some more of these going forward, so if you want to show us how many chin-ups you can do or just have a wiggle on the surfer, come and have a chat!