A big GG welcome to first time GG'er;

Rois Muqsith

Give him a cheer and a follow.

We huddled together for a loving brief before setting off last night to an old friend that we hadn't been back to in a while of Heeley City Farm.

This community gem has sooooo much going on including the city farm itself with all it's animals, playgrounds, workshops and events that are so loved by the local community and visitors alike.

This week we helped Julie with leafleting around the area to promote the beer festival which will bring much needed funds into the farm to help keep it going and make the site sustainable for future generation to benefit and learn from all it offers. SENSATIONAL STEVE even came prepared with wooden spoons to save fingers from the dreaded letter box monsters!

What it offered us last night at the end of our rounds was a lovely steep hill, closed off to traffic which made for the perfect hill rep hill, so we partnered up with someone of a comparable pace and challenged each other with a 3 rep set up the hill in question. Everyone put in a great effort with some red faces and panting at the finish proving people had really put in a strong effort which was great to see. Hill reps are so good for developing fitness and although may not always be people first choice a great exercise which is much better practiced in pairs to stretch yourself!

On the way back we had some extra loops and link arm circle squats to ensure we all stayed together for the kids (any Blink fans....).

Until next time, happy running! :)

Due to some rotator cuff issues Tom wasn't able to attend tonight's session so it was down to Sensational Steve (his words not mine) to Shoulder the responsibility of leading our latest outing to Heeley People's Park.

A small band of walkers lead by Sashaying Sioned departed slightly earlier than the rest of us to get to the park, a great option for anyone carrying an injury but still able to walk, and this will be on offer at lots of our group runs in the future, where distances allow!

Fellow walkers Ambling Ash and Canteering Kat got there before the runners and helped get us organised by sorting tasks with Fantastic Frank from Heeley People's Park. One we had all arrived safely we had a quick briefing and got straight to work.

We had four teams, Litter Picking, Forking, Cutting Back the Overgrowth and Waste clearing. Everyone working hard by street or headlight and from a distance it looked like an army of glow worms was at work on the small area of the People's Park that we've worked on before. Steve got plenty of tips on his motivational speaking, including a "request" to go to the local dessert shop and supply waffles for everyone, sadly time wouldn't allow for this and the hard graft continued.

With time running out everyone lent a hand to clear the main pedestrian footpath that had been covered in cuttings, leaves, litter and debris, but bang on time this was spotless thanks in no small part to the efforts of Sweeping Tom Harman

He's gone a little off piste

Once we had regrouped, waived goodbye to anyone leaving us there and our walkers, Frank thanked everyone for their help and wished us good luck with the "torture" that was to follow.

Heading to the bottom of Alexandra Road we split into two groups for some varying distance hill sprints. With everyone having to sprint up the hill until they reached the moving target and then recover back down the hill.

He's getting further away!

After a good few reps each we headed back to the Showroom, but as an added bonus, we spotted off en route and had a go at the Moby Squat Challenge, as if those legs hadn't already been worked enough! Once back at the Showroom, we stretched off and caught up on what's happening over the next week with #GGSheff.

Well done everyone who took part in tonight's activities.

On our last group run before the Xmas and NY break we had a fantastic bunch who came adorned in Xmas jumpers, hats, lights and all sorts.

Be safe, be seen.

On this nights festive run we headed of to Regather proper as opposed to Lynwood Gardens where we have been heading more recently. We met Gareth with tools in hand and he gave us a festive brief of the evenings tasks which included;

• Weeding beds (not wetting beds) - That Loveage needed some love. Ho-ho-hoing.
• Planing bulbs - > Whoose bright idea was it to plant these bulbs? How many gg'ers does it take to change a bulb?
• Street clean extreme - Shining a light on the path!
• Sort it/limbo - Insert pun here...

With team captains quickly established we got straight to it and everyone got stuck into their tasks and the area was a lot better for it which will become even more evident once the light comes around.

Before heading home we used the surrounding areas offerings to get some festive fitness in which this week included:

• Step Up's
• Lunges
• Stairs
• Hill Sprints
• Step Up to calf raises

WIth a few loop backs for good measure on the rout back we stretched off and headed into the Showroom to have festive drinks over festive music and enjoyed some card sharing and good wishes for the new year!

Until 2019, happy running!

We welcomed 2 new runners this week, please give a huge whoop, hola and cheer for;

• Laura
• Jean Docherty

Be sure to support them. Thanks for coming both and hope to see you on a run again soon!

This week we were back off the the Abbeydale Picture House for the penultimate run of 2018 and our last at the Picture House as SENSATIONAL STEVE said they have begin to run out of meaningful tasks for us to do as we have done so much!

I am sure we will be back in 2019, but not as regular as we have been in the past.

It was an emmulsional evening what with saying goodbye to Steve for a while and the fact the we were back on the painting on the outside of the building to give the exterior another coat of love.

We did some white good graffiti

Once we put brushes and paint down we headed home via the local U-Mix centre for some fitness fun that this week included a three round session including;

1. Press Up's
2. Box Jumps or Step Up's
3. Straight Arm Hang or Knee or Leg Raises

In between each circuit we did a circuit of the park with a sprint in each one. A hard sesh, good work everyone!

Until next week, happy running!

We welcomed a new runner along this week.

Whoop, hola and cheer for

NICK WEBSTER!

We were back off to Heeley People's Park last night to see FANTASTIC FRANK & RADIANT ROB and to continue to help them with the upkeep of the fantastic community owned and run space that benefits all around it as well as visitors and passers through.

Dig me a winner!

For starters we had a crack team of 6 shovelers that got straight to task with ROB digging trenches at the side of the paths to ensure the paths will remain usable and un-damaged once the winter wetness comes down. With nothing but head torches to light the way, it was spadey business...

Mulch a-do about nothing

The rest of the crew got onto the MONSTER MULCH which really was monstrous with a huge pile that needed to be collected into buckets, moved to various areas and then spread. AMAZING ANNIE & SUPER STEVE were on hand to whittle out any inefficiencies and get the chain going as smooth and efficient as poss!

The park was worse than the bite - James Smith

In no time at all, huge progress could be seen in the park.

We downed tools and took advantage of the street lit hill to get some team hill sprints in. In teams of 5 we sprinted up a small will and recovered on the way down, getting a good 5 reps in!

Until next time, happy running :)