We had two representatives at parkruns across Cambridge this weekend! There was Harriet at Fulbourn Hospital on one side of town, and Caroline at Brook Leys over on the other. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Harriet made for an excellent marshal, cheering on the runners and walkers and providing valuable moral support. Caroline got to work placing signs directing participants and battling the winds to highlight benches with hi-vis tabards, before taking the mic to deliver the first timers briefing. She can now tick 'standing atop a tree planter to deliver an amplified address to a surprisingly large crowd' off her bucket list! 🎤

With a number of nearby events offlined, Brook Leys saw 667 runners and walkers - what an amazing atmosphere! A real highlight was helping someone at their first ever parkrun register last-minute to have a barcode in time, and catching up with them afterwards to hear how much they enjoyed it. The spirit of parkrun was on full display today! ☺️

Squeezing in one last good deed and a few kms before the end of January, GoodGymers were out and about at parkrun this morning.

I was marshalling at Brook Leys parkrun, cheering 643 runners and walkers ( a course record!) as they took on the tight corners of the course. A beautiful morning in the sunshine ☀️

Across the other side of Cambridge, Harriet was running her 100th parkrun! An amazing achievement, congratulations 🎉

Further afield, there was a bit of parkrun tourism with Caroline in St Albans, showcasing her 25 milestone t-shirt and Alexandra completing a rather extreme parkrun in Lithuania, complete with snow! Well done 🙌

This weekend, a group of goodgymers helped out with parkruns all around Cambridge!

At our first Brook Leys parkrun of 2026, Catherine and Caroline had an early start to set-up the course. Beginning with signage around the lake, the duo then set up the start area and got creative with some cones to set up a 2-way system at a tight corner. They even bumped into some of the Girls That Jog at the start line 💪

All this served as a good warm-up to then run the course together, with Ross and Nick joining for even more goodgym representation 🪧🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Over at Fulbourn Hospital parkrun, Harriet had a full roster of volunteers to coordinate, and the session was a complete success! 🏆

As is becoming somewhat of a tradition, the group enjoyed pastry treats and some hot drinks to warm up afterwards 🥐☕️

Once again, the GoodGym gang spread their efforts across Cambridge to help out at this weekend's Parkrun, with Catherine and Caroline bound for Brook Leys and Harriet heading to Fulbourn Hospital.

With Harriet leading the charge on the other side of Cambridge, Caroline handed out finish tokens and Catherine ran the course before helping with post-event close down. A whopping 451 others joined her to run, jog, walk and wheel at the last event before Christmas, bringing plenty of festive cheer! 🎅

🥐☕️ After some pastries and hot drinks to warm up, Catherine and Caroline jumped on their bikes and headed out to Fleam Dyke to make the most of the glorious winter weather. Caroline even kept up the tradition of getting a puncture, though at least it happened right at the end this time! 🚴‍♀️

❄️ The crisp winter's day helped everyone feel festive and it was marvellous to see so many people braving the cold and feeling festive 🎄

This week, we were back at a rather misty and atmospheric Brook Leys parkrun, cheering on the runners and walkers as marshals! 🙌

Both stationed around the lake, Catherine and Caroline were able to cheer on all the active morning people shortly after the start AND not long before the finish. It was lovely to see everyone through from beginning to end 😊

Once everyone had crossed the line, we headed to a nearby cafe to warm up with some outstanding coffee and pastries 🥐☕️

What a wonderful way to welcome the weekend!

There is always a vibrant atmosphere at Brook Leys Parkrun and this morning was no exception! Goodgym was represented across the event, with Caroline marshaling, Nick running and Catherine handing out finish tokens 🙌 🏃‍♂️ 🏁

Harriet was also representing at Fulbourn Parkrun, a fantastic Goodgym team effort across Cambridge!

After some warming cups of tea and pastries, a couple of us strapped on our helmets and headed out on a cycle into the Cambridgeshire countryside. With a hearty lunch and cake at our stopping point, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way - particularly the autumnal colours coming in 🍁

Some unexpected excitement came in the form of a flat tyre, but we worked together and had it changed in record time! We were back on the road in no time and celebrated our 40 km efforts with refreshments and a cosy fireplace at the finish 🚴‍♀️