The summer might be over, but there was a bumper turn out for the last Hyde Park session of the season. A glorious evening of guide running and walking around one of London’s best parks, watching the sun setting over the Serpentine.

Not a new formation, but my way of remembering this week's shopping for Mr M as he prefers to dictate what he wants at his front door and I don't have time to note it all down. There was a special offer on the soup (3 requested), so I got him 4 for nearly the price of 3, which he seemed pleased about. I've kept this week's list on my phone in case next time is a new round of memory game...

Today we headed out to help Mrs H rearrange some furniture to make room for a hospital bed. Things got off to a slightly tricky start when we discovered that the doorbell wasn’t actually working — something we didn’t realise at first! Luckily, Mr H came to the rescue and showed us exactly what needed moving. Thankfully, much of the furniture was on wheels, so we were soon wheeling, shifting and rearranging our way to success. The armchair proved a little more challenging, but with a bit of GoodGym engineering (and some creative manoeuvring), we managed to get it safely into another room. And just like that, the space was cleared and the mission was complete. Another small job that makes a big difference — and proof that sometimes all you need is a few pairs of willing hands… and furniture with wheels! Wheels of Fortune: 1, Doorbell: 0. 🛞🔔

Our regular Thursday Achilles session took place at Paddington Recreation Ground. The cool breeze and the freshness brought by the morning rain made the run much more comfortable after London's recent heatwaves. There was an excellent turnout, with 16 runners and 14 guides attending the session. Three of the guides were volunteers from GoodGym, and we also had additional volunteers helping by looking after participants' bags, which was greatly appreciated. The session offered a variety of options to suit everyone's goals and abilities. Some participants chose to do interval training, others focused on sprint sessions, while some ran at a specific pace. There were also runners who preferred to run without a distance target and simply see how they felt on the day. In addition, some participants opted for a walk rather than a run. It was incredibly rewarding to see how happy the Achilles members were to have someone to talk to and guide them through the busy surroundings of Paddington Recreation Ground. The sense of support, companionship, and inclusion continues to make these sessions such a positive experience for everyone involved.

Eight GoodGymers helped out with packing away tables and sorting through rotting veg after a busy evening at the food hub.

Loved the random assortment of food up for grabs including some vegan train food. Some of us went home very well stocked which is always an added bonus.

Nice to see some new faces and hope you got a good taster of what we get up to.

Another lovely evening session with Achilles UK. Great turnout with loads of VI Runners, Guides, 2 wheelchair athletes and 2 dogs.

As usual, we introduce ourselves and say what distance and pace we are going to do in order to match up. We were happy to see Peter back with us in his wheelchair after a accident a few weeks ago during a challenge - he is on the mend. We also had Ben, a wheelchair athlete and when it was his turn to introduce himself, he said I am Ben and tonight I am going to zoom...so he was going to go fast. Maybe because he did a PB the previous night on a 10km race. In the downhill I could not keep up with him.