The trails around the YHA National Forest provided a spectacular backdrop for a brilliant Sunday morning run, a perfect way to round-up an incredible weekend at GoodGym Shindig 2026!

Andy had the privilege of leading a fantastic GoodGym crew through the woods today, joined by the legends that are: Ivo, Louise, Sammy, and Denzel - who absolutely smashed his very first trail run!

The woodland scenery, lakes, and canals made the miles fly by as we tackled the undulating paths, enjoying the fresh air and the extra physical challenge that comes with off-road running.

Between navigating the routes, and almost losing the shorter members of the team to the longer cow parsley (- sorry Sammy!), the conversation took a brilliantly existential turn, marveling at the sheer luck of the stars aligning to bring all of these legends together and onto the paths in the exact same place, at the exact same moment! What are the odds?! This naturally sparked some deep, mid-run debates about time itself.

We eventually pushed through to hit the 15km mark, in what was a phenomenal shared effort, and an unbeatable way to spend a Sunday morning.

Well done to each and every one of you, and thanks Shindig! We hope to see you all again soon!

Check out this Flyover of my run on Strava

Mrs Ps tortoises needed the garden in front of their house cleared to make their path to bed a bit easier!

The 2 of them are 100 years old and still move faster than me! We had the pleasure of meeting one, whilst the other was sensible enough to stay out of the hot sun!!

I got to digging and weeding in front of the tortoise house whilst Judy dead headed the rose bushes that have been their since the 40s and clearing out the bordering beds.

We even managed to get a huge invasive shrubs out the way, although I went across the garden with it when the roots finally gave! It certainly didnt want to go without a fight.

A beautiful morning for stretching, sun salutations and relaxing. 🌞 The 3 of us enjoyed the class and a coffee afterwards.

You can try attend Park Yoga any Sunday through the summer at 0930 at Queen Elizabeth Country Park and also at Staunton Country Park.

What a pleasure it was to be part of parkrun's 1,000,000th Event weekend of celebrations!

Rebecca joined the volunteering team as a Marshal, whilst Jane took on Barcode Scanning for the runners at the end.

Jen and Dave managed to run and volunteer this week- Dave had to put his foot down to takeover Finish Tokens from the Run Director, whilst Jen added some shuttle runs to her cool-down whilst Token Sorting.

We also got to meet Jacqui from GoodGym Barnet, who joined us for two tasks after her parkrun tourism, and local MP Amanda Martin, who spoke so highly of GoodGym, which was wonderful to hear! Also - I wish I could look as glam a Amanda after a 5km!

Nice job, everyone!

It was a glorious day for the Picnic on the Green. Dave and I turned up to help the Milton Neighbourhood Forum take down the gazebos and tables.

Dave seemed to have a magic touch in dislodging tent pegs rammed into the grass, and with helpers at every corner, we very quickly removed the covers and dismantled the poles.

A quick litter pick, and carrying tables & chairs to load onto the van, and we were rewarded with a whippy ice cream to send us on our way. A good workout, doing good.

After parkrun, we gave Great Salterns a bit of a clean up.

We welcomed Goodgym tourist Jacqui from Barnet and Rebecca's friend also called Rebecca from Southampton.

Among the usual finds, we found a particularly memorable find: part of a man's pants... always keeping things classy on a Goodgym task! On a more tasteful note, we also found a frisbee still in good shape, so we hung it on a low branch as a lucky gift for a passing dog!