On a blustery Saturday afternoon, 9 GoodGym Coventry members met and ran 3km to support Team Springboard at their allotment.

It was great to meet Rob on first group run as well as to see familiar faces as well Max on a flying visit and Nigel and Katherine.

Esther had plenty of jobs for us, harvesting potatoes, weeding, moving logs and creating benches. We also saw the largest chard ever!

It is always a pleasure to support Team Springboard and we all learn so much from these sessions.

Well Autumn has definitely arrived. Golden leaves, fresh evening temperatures, autumnal breezes and darker nights were definitely here. 14 GoodGym Coventry runners headed out to the canal for a litter pick. The paths and banks felt definitely like they were being looked after by the users :) A lot of metal was collected from the bank and bottles and wrappers from the paths and nearby water's edge. There was a lovely team feel tonight and it was great to see such camaraderie and chatter as everyone set to the task. This continued as we they set too on our hill reps by the cathedral. Every runner focused on form and trying to beat their distance and fellow runners on the hill reps. The canal was also being used tonight by some kayaks which was lovely to see. Have a great week all and see you next week. Liz x

Wow, what a night to travel our furtest distance so far and so lovely that we could work with 'Carriers of Hope' on the eve of their 10th anniversary. Great to meet Max tonight too, hope to see you again soon.

So we ran 4.5km to reach our destination at the far end of the Foleshill Rd chatting as we went and catching up on adventures over the bank holiday weekend. finally we reached our destination and were welcomed by Helen and ,founder of the charity,Sue who greeted us, rehydrated us and gave us a quick history of the charity- it started in Sue's attic.

We soon formed a human chain and passed the many crates, bags and boxes up to their new home on the mezzanine floor. It was definitely a case of many hands make light work and before we knew it, not only had the crates moved but they had also been organised based on who would receive the gifts. It was soon time for us to finish the task and start our journey back with a Fartlek session using traffic lights on our return to Drapers. Past Blue Ribbon roundabout , cue quick discussion on it's History and before we knew it 4 effort sessions were completed and we said a quick farewell to the knife angel as she is on her way to Birmingham.

See you all next week for a sanding and varnishing session at St Mary and St Benedicts school. Hope you have a lovely week, Liz x