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Businesses, community groups and individuals from across Leeds are using the centre as a place for learning, networking, fitness, volunteering and bringing people together8 GoodGymers have supported Woodhouse Community Centre with 3 tasks.
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Taken off the bench
Wednesday 20th July 2022
Written by Rob Riley (he/him)
We ran to Woodhouse Community Centre, which was only 0.5km away. So we had time to do a run session after the task this week.
A group of 5 goodgymers met at HPBC. We shared our favourite distance to run and found out that we all love running 10 km. This is good as the York 10km is coming up very soon! We welcomed Kate to her first goodgym task in Leeds. Welcome , Kate.
Task
The task this week was removing the rest of the bench and compost from the seating area. There will be a new one there eventually, but in the meantime it all needed to be removed and tidied up.
We didn't mess around, the bench was dismantled and transported away. Before long we were returning the spades and the shovels, and preparing for our running session.
Run Session
There were two choices for the session, 10 min continuous run - or 2 x 4min (1 min rest). To get used to running at a faster pace practised our 5km pace (or 7/10 perceived effort). It's always good to test the pace and see how fast you can run! Everyone gave it a good crack and everyone seemed to be smiling at the end.
Well done everyone - see you next week!
It's not Oblong way to go
Wednesday 6th July 2022
Written by Rob Riley (he/him)
We ran to Woodhouse Community Centre (Oblong) this week, which is just around the corner from HPBC. We took an indirect route along Woodhouse Ridge, which happened to be oblong in shape.
Tonights task was going to be hard work, so we were all glad the run was short. We had initially been asked to paint but there was a change of plan... we'd been asked to dismantle the seating area (which will be replaced!) The task was in two parts: first, removing all of the compost from the planters ; second, remove the wooden planters.
We all got stuck in to the task of removing compost using spades and wheelbarrows and lots of muscle. It was full workout and was a lot more fun then the gym. However, it didn't take long for us to disturb all the little critters living in the soil. Millipedes, centipedes, worms and more! Indi, on her first GG task, has now assumed the role of wildlife warden. She made sure that all of the worms we found were safely moved to a new home. Good job!
Well done everyone!
