A democratic vote for the destination of choice this evening and the recently renovated Chocolate Path was the winner with the six runners running around the harbour to start at the furthest point and the five walkers staying closer to home and working our way towards the runners.

Anastasia joined us for her very first good deed and wowed us with her news of Lativian successes at the Olympics* (Latvia didn't quite make it onto the medal table). Welcome!

With one pair of secateurs per group and a set of litter pickers or two, we were soon tidying the path in a classic pincer movement, trying to keep put of the way of fellow runners, walkers and cyclists revelling in the glorious summer weather**

We were soon creating new Olympic sports of lobbing stick-like weeds into the gorge to either reach the water (javelin-inspired at a very low tide), pseudo planting said spiky weeds root down on landing in the very thick mud and artistic-depositing-of-litter, mastered by Nick. We hope Ed takes all these ideas with him whilst he's volunteering at the Paralympics (we look forward to seeing all his new kit) and Frances can decide which sport she's going to concentrate on for selection to Los Angeles 2028.

Richard B had joined the walking group for a change, having earned a new 100mile-plus run at the weekend to join up three local ultra routes all in one go, with no sleep. He was chief secateur master if the walking crew. Paul was also with the walking group but that was more to do with the runners having already left when he arrived...

The rain started to get a bit heavier and we barely recognised Danica with her coat covering most of her face as the runners met up with the walkers and we all cheered through another 30-or-so runners (and one cyclist) who came past our group and thanked us for our plogging.

More chatting on the way back, discovering Caroline is probably working with Anastasia this week, and watching some of the goings on a Workout's ClubHaus for our post-run cup of tea/hot chocolate/pint of cider/glass of water where Ed didn't order any food - weird!

Latvia didn't quite make it onto the medal table *it might have rained a bit

The sun was shining brightly for the massed GoodGymmers of Bristol, welcoming Nick to his first good deed and Rohan for his second - a perfect choice!

Our international visitor from GoodGym past was David, back to say hello from Lisbon, where he's our spy-on-the-ground for all things parkrun Portugal.

We were also joined by newly-qualified Run Leader Lexi who shadowed the Ace Run Leader Vaguely Northern Darren who was leader and Other Ace Run Leader Richard B who was backmarking, to see just how effortless we make it look...

The runners set off on a longer route and the walkers followed them out the square and picked up Jason who thought he wouldn't make it to us in time - well done! We beat (sorry, arrived before) the runners and Julie had just arrived to see the beautiful grasses blowing in the wind, now they're not quite so trapped by the brambles and other weeds.

We split up into tombside-bramble-clearance, huge thistle-gone-to-seed-capture, paving-slab-cracks-weeding and revealing-the-gravel-searchers - Friend of Brunswick Jo even went for an extra dumpy sack as the gardeners had cleared away the half-empty sack from the day before and Frances collected up some drug paraphenalia before any of the local dogs could hurt their paws, otherwise they'd be poor paws.

The huge thistle was soon cut back by Darren and Richard G, Nick and Rohan had their first gardening experience in the gravel, joined by Lexi and Janka Valè and Chris took the high road with top step paving whilst Julie, Bruce and Jason took on the very, very long brambles and other weeds between the tombs.

With oodles of weeds now in dumpy sacks we made a quick getaway to see the 1500m men's final at the Olympics and, even more importantly, a great GoodGym Eats at Three brothers, joined by Paul and Danica - loads of goodness and fun, despite Josh Kerr missing out on a gold medal.