GG Cambridge were out in force today at the Bidwells Town and Gown 10K, with a mix of runners and volunteers!

Setting early alarms, Sandra and I headed to the volunteer tent for our 7.30am start. Supplied with a range of snacks and hot drinks, we were assigned roles in the baggage tent. After a thorough briefing, we split into teams of 3 and worked on our game plan ahead of the runners' arrival 🫡

What started as a gradual trickle of bags soon became a steady flow but built to a torrent in the minutes before the start. It was hectic and busy but SO much fun! Before we knew it, the run had begun and we had some time to breathe 🫨

Meanwhile, Kate, Catherine and Scott laced up their running shoes to take on the 10K challenge. As did Alexandra who, as Fun Runner, cheered on and supported the other participants AS WELL AS running 🙌

During our break, Sandra and I nipped across to the course to cheer on the runners. The stars aligned and Scott came speeding past - if we'd have blinked, we might have missed him! Casually announcing he was still on pace, we cheered him on (well, screamed) and hoped that his recent parkrun PBs were helping him out today ⏱️

Back at the bag drop, the returning runners were proudly displaying their medals and a sense of pride and/or relief. As it did before the race, the busyness built to a crescendo as the bulk of the runners finished, albeit a little easier than earlier in the morning. It also meant that we were able to see all of the GG runners and celebrate their achievements together!

Making it an international running weekend for Team GG, Jacob was in Poland racing the Poznań Marathon - a MASSIVE congratulations from the rest of the team back at home! 🍾

The Town & Gown 10k is a very popular race in the Oxford calendar. It usually seems to herald a hot and sunny sunday, but today we had grey skys and quite a chilly wind.

A quartet of Goodgymers were part of the team looking after the bag drop tent. With a record 7,000 runners at the event it was quite the undertaking.

We managed to keep things in order, not break our ankles hopping between the rows of bags, AND reunited all bags to their rightful owners at the end of the race. We were awarded with cups of tea and a very cute certificate.

Well done to Fred for his 10k PB. Lovely to see Muireann too!!

🙌 Town and Gown 10k, what a day!

It was Cambridge GoodGym's first time volunteering at an organised run, and it was brilliant fun. Working alongside the MDUK team, we were in charge of the finish line water station. The best place to be to congratulate runners and enjoy the great atmosphere 🎶

Having arrived early, we fuelled up on croissants and set to work laying out and filling over 1000 cups of water. We established a very efficient system working as a strong GoodGym team 💪

Later in the morning we mixed it up a bit and stacked up boards of cups to take out to runners, catering style. They were very grateful, and it was motivating speaking with runners who had just crossed the finish line.

Well done team and congratulations to all the runners 🎉