What a vibe at Brighton Marathon events!

Well done all Brighton GoodGymers, we are all amazing! ♥️ 💚What Good we do truly matters 💚♥️

Huge shoutout to all Brighton GoodGymers at the Brighton Marathon Events, especially to the new GoodGymers Angela, Lilian, Delia, returning Amaryllis and superstar David!

❤️💚🦸‍♀️ On Saturday, GoodGym parkrunners Nicola, Sarah and others, Stefania, Richard, David, escorted the superheroes at The Miles event. Running The Mile with the little superheroes was an absolute blast— it really brought out my inner child!

On Sunday, we had 13 GoodGym runners smashing their personal goals and pushing for new PBs on the marathon, trail marathon or 10K. Meanwhile, another 15 GoodGymers stepped up as 'Event Activators' or as ‘Plogging’ legends, forming the ultimate Brighton Marathon Events’ community volunteering support crew.

The GoodGym Official Plogging Team 2 run, walked and litter picked for 10K in a relay with other Green Runners on the marathon route from km 11.3 to km 24.1 while doing a green community mission - litter picking!

For the 2026 Brighton Marathon weekend, a few dedicated Green "Plogging Teams", organised by The Green Runners + Leave No Trace Brighton, actively "plog-ed" (jogged and picked up litter) along the 42-km Brighton marathon’s route. This was a first time ever initiative during a major running event in UK aimed to remove dropped gel sachets, cups, and other waste, following a successful 5K community plogging event held in February 2026 to promote environmental sustainability.

Together, the Official Plogging Team of Brighton Marathon Events cleared a staggering (estimated) 22,000 gel wrappers – demonstrating that a joint community action can move the change for our planet! The 2 full bags collected from team 2 were put in a black wheelie bin on the route due to being too heavy to carry back. The 4 bags at the end (video) were about 30kg each. 💪 Those bags were no joke to drag, but what an incredible effort for a Greener race! 🙃🤪😯

♥️💚GO GoodGym Brighton! Get Fit, Do Good...Move to Change! 💚♥️

All the volunteers are lovely and I was able to help with setting things up, serve coffees and help create a joyful positive atmosphere for all the guests. We then all had a lovely meal together and then cleaned up. I enjoyed it very much.

Here's a photo of Stefania serving this wholesome daal prepared with much love and care.