Junior Park Run

On this cold chilly morning 3 GG members got out of their warm beds to carry out various volunteering roles at Junior Park Run 🏃🏻‍♂️

Wayne, Alys, & James were at the park to help, cheer and support the runners around the 2k course.

Wayne & Alys were marshals around the course while James was supporting the runners through the final tunnel 😀

In total this morning 92 young runners braved the cold with the fastest time being a fantastic 07:41 👏 There were also 23 PB's great running by everyone.

Over 100 children took to Woking park this morning for their weekly run fix. Four GoodGym members were present to help out - Kirsty was a marshal, Alys barcode scanned & James and Adam were cheerleaders after a 5k run 📣

Congratulations to Kirsty who with today’s task has achieved her 50th good deed which she has been very keen to reach! She’ll now be able to get her black GG t-shirt. It was also Alys 90th task - 10 to go until she gets her wings! 🪽

We were still raising awareness of women’s safety on this Sunday morning - Alys made sure to wear her #ThisGirlCan t-shirt and we had a couple of great conversations about #LetsLiftTheCurfew.

Please note Junior parkrun is cancelled next week following the fireworks. Join us this coming Wednesday for another training run!

140 children took to Woking park on this sunny Sunday! There were lots of children taking part for the first time, and five children earned their wristbands. 😀

Alys was timekeeper (always a challenging role!) whilst Rich did a great job tail walking.

There were lots of new faces volunteering this week too, mostly due to many taking part in the Polesdon Lacey 10k today - good luck to you all & hope you had fun! 🏃🏽‍♀️

Woking Junior parkrun is always in need of volunteers, so do offer up your time if you can for a future Sunday!

Junior Park Run

It was a wet & windy junior park run this morning 🌧️ but that did not stop Wayne & Anne to get up and volunteer as marshals.

It was a special junior park run this morning with run director Terry-Ann stepping down after nearly 8 years 😢. Terry-Ann got junior park run up & running in Woking all those years ago seeing many of the young runners from the early days still running. It was an emotional morning with a great turn out.

In total there were 108 runners tackling the 2k course with the fastest time being an impressive 07:59. 🏃🏻‍♂️ There were also 39 PB's great running by everyone. 😀

This Wednesday Anne has put on a training session meeting at the Park 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

Woking Junior Park Run

On this cold morning 5 GG members stepped out into the cold and ready for volunteering duties 🥶

Wayne, Lauren, Kirsty, Adam, & Sharon had a varity of roles.

It was great seeing Lauren back after a short spell of being unwell, Lauren was the funnell manager this morning making sure the runners went through without any issues. Wayne Kirsty, & Sharon were marhalls out on the course cheering and supporting the runners as they went around the 2k course. Adam was timekeeper this morning.

In total there were 125 runners with the fastest time a fantastic 07:16. There were also 26 PB's some great running by everyone 😀

Anne was surprised to meet James​ in Woking park. He had not signed up to help this morning as he needed a rest after all his runs and volunteering during the week.

However, soon I discovered that James was a the hero of the day. The junior parkrun director's key did not open the padlock of the pavilion (where all the equipment is stored). It appeared that the council had changed the padlock, but forgot to keep juniorparkrun informed.

James has, on several occasions, organised for GG Woking to spread mulch in the woods to facilitate the weekly parkrun. Thanks to this involvement with the council as a GoodGymer, he was, then, given a "good" key. When the RD messaged James for help, he did not hesitate to run and help!

All in all, we are very lucky to have James on board!

We marshalled for this week's junior parkrun, cheering all 119 children who ran/walked the loops.

Next week, we will meet on Thursday (not Wednesday) at the Leisure Centre from where we will run to the Food Bank to do our monthly deep clean.

Happy running to you all.