Juno and I ran 5.2 km upto Northern Quarter to help out with Smithfield Garden Club.

Ever a pair to get stuck in and muddy, we weeded and cleared under a few small trees and bushes, before aggressively pruning a hydrangea.

Really good and welcoming group hidden in NQ and there maybe another small session next Sunday too.

Juno and I helped with set up, marshaling, and post event clear up at Fletcher Moss parkrun event #229. The morning November rain made it wet underfoot and a bit muddy in places.

Despite the rain, lots of runners (417) came out for our 6th birthday (or as close to) for the event! Thank you to all the 24 volunteers who helped out!

Ben along with friends from Goodgym Stockport took part in the Manchester 24 hr Run Against Homelessness 2024. We had our Goodgym slot at 8pm with over 200 other runners but that didn't stop use run leading in other laps and adding some extra distance on.

In all, I ran 7 laps of the 5 km route around Manchester, with Juno completing 3. Including the run there and back, I'm a bit sore this morning.

Great to meet Stefanie and Sophie this evening!

Keep MCR tidy provide a great resource for refuse sacks (and in future we'll tap into their litter pickers and bag rings too) and promote local community litter picking in Manchester. We got a hold of 20-30 pink refuse sacks and between the four of us, collected at least 10 bags (plus a bit more) full sacks of discarded waste!

We covered 6 km, starting by Piccadilly gardens before going along Canal St, to Deansgate and then to the Castelfield bowl before downing tools to run the remaining 1-2 km back to the meeting point.

We collected a whole range of items, including lots of cans/fast food packaging, laughing gas canisters, discarded vapes and cigarette butts, drinks cartons, and lots and lots of polystyrene bits.

We bumped into Don't Walk Past Manchester on their Monday night round and had a chat, possibly due a donation push toward the colder winter months. Keep an eye out for future tasks!

p.s. We did spot a lit Christmas tree in Deansgate. It's coming.

Juno and I ran the 6 km there and back to help set up, marshal, and clear away at Fletcher Moss parkrun event #227 (prime number). A whopping 534 runners and walkers completed the 5 km course on a cracking autumn morning.

As part of the ThisGirlCan #LetsLifeTheCurfew, a few of us grabbed as many lights and high viz as possible to go for a gentle jog around Manchester city centre on a warm but wet Monday evening.

We met near Piccadilly Gardens by the Duke of Wellington statue and joined the route that is planned for the MCR 24 hr run in a couple of weeks, taking us down to the University of Manchester main campus before going up Oxford Road towards St Peter's Square. From there, we took a detour/scenic route past the Manchester Central Convention Complex (AKA GMEX) and through Deansgate.

During the run, we managed to swing by Manchester Cathedral where a group of runners from MileShyClub and Chorlton Runners (plus other running groups) were also doing a group run as part of the movement. We got a round of applause, probably more for Juno who was lit up and took all the attention on the way round with her light-up collar. After dropping off a Goodgym flyer/poster and putting one up in the Manchester Aquatic Centre, we made our way back through Northern Quarter, in amongst some filming TV/film sets, and back to the meeting point where we parted ways.

Keep an eye on the website for future sessions and hopefully we can get a few more numbers out for social runs and activities in the future.