Welcome to Cassy, our new runner this evening!

12 Runners went to the Oxford Hub! on the way we put up posters for Good Food Oxford to raise awareness about healthy amounts of sugar!

We called at cafes and supermarkets.. we attempted to put posters in fast food places where people buy sugary drink and also heath food shops!

Team Julia and Team Ben split and went different ways from Little Clarendon street into Jericho and towards the city center. They put up the posters and also posted leaflets for Oxford HUB's new home to residents!

Team Emma stayed at the hub, to mop floors, wipe mirrors, clean tables, and break down boxes... and eat chocolate (don't tell the anti-sweets brigade!)!

On the way home we successfully posted in the Library and in a Sainsbury's (the poster is the same colour as their advertising!)

There were a few Jumping Jack Star Jumps outside Carfax tower and I think we all felt balanced that we had burnt the fat we had eaten, and had avoided getting any extra illnesses by washing our hands thoroughly while singing Happy Birthday GoodGym twice (around 20 seconds) and only sneezing into our armpits!

Have a great week!

21 Runners rand 6km to get to the Hub to help with the painting, cleaning and decorating tasks.

It was great tonight to meet new runners Ria, Kate, Victor and Jim. Having navigated our way through the streams of pedestrians and avoided bikes, we made our to the hub, where Emma played her two roles of runner and task owner and introduced us to the tasks for the night. Teams were dispatched to assemble coffee machines, sweep the floor, decorate walls and floors, clean windows and decorate the surroundings with fairy lights. There was even a last minute, decoration of the mirror group ;) The commitment to clean the windows properly, thanks Victor, was exemplary. The ability to spread the floor paint so as to cover as large an area as needed was impressive. The dedication to ensure that coffee can be brewed is above and beyond the call of duty. Good Gym Oxford, you are an awesome group. Having completed the tasks, we ran back to the start location and completed our stretches. A group of dedicated GoodGymmers also went to the pub to celebrate Aoife's birthday with cake- enjoy the rest of your celebrations Aoife. Look out for the volunteering at Junior parkrun Community Mission this weekend as well as next Wednesday's task. Thanks for having me. Li z

This is my first run report from leading my first group run! (eek!) Thanks to the 15 runners who joined in this evening! Welcome to Ellie and Joel who joined us for the first time! Hi also to Joe who met us at the task!

We ran under the Bridge of Sighs, down Queens Lane (one of the best lanes in Oxford!) to Little Clarendon Street, The new home of the Oxford Hub.

We swept and cleaned floors, we scrubbed mirrors, and painted walls We made white stripes and black signs, and made a right mess on their floor!! ;)

We ate yummy buiscuits from Emma and then we ran on a busy Iffley Track to burn off any energy left!

We talked about music for GoodGym's 10th Birthday this Friday The Runner by Foals winning closely over songs by Vampire Weekend Oxford Comma, Gaz Coombes running as the strongest man in Detroit Hugh and Cry's classic Looking for Litter!.
We remembered that ultimately we are all Wombles (well maybe not!!) and I resisted saying I'd written a song about running too! The Start Line.. isn't that what we all do? Happy Birthday Goodgym, our suggestion is winging its way to you now!

Have you got another track which is your fav / gets you inspired to run or be active / or represents Oxford somehow.. tell us on our social media! (maybe we'll create our own playlist!) :)

Have a great week, and do go to the Town Hall Community mission if you are free on Saturday 8am-10am!