Tue 19th Jun 2018 at 6:45pm
Hackney Report written by Joel Wiles
28 Hackney GoodGymers ran 6k to Hackney Wick Community Garden.
Amazing to be back with the squad this week and a huge thank you to Katie for blazing a trail of navigational glory to and back from the task!!
3k very warm kilometres of running had us warmed up for task action and with loads of jobs to do we got right down to business!!
A forest of wood to break down into twigs, big twigs big bagged up and transported in brown Bins across the estate, virtually draining the river of water will the amount of watering that was required for a very thirsty garden (all done by buckets), ingenious work creating not only a hose pipe mini irritation system but also a nailless wood store!
40 minutes of graft rewarded by an amazing fresh fruit spread and water to fuel us up for the strong run back to base!!
Than you all for coming and best of to Deb and Paul for their amazing GoodGym tour!!
See you next week for a Hackney Downes adventure!
Smooth Running
Joel
Wednesday 13th June 2018
Claire Aime has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Claire is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Tue 12th Jun 2018 at 6:45pm
Hackney Report written by Paul Bown
25 Hackneyites ran 5km and helped St Luke's Church with some gardening
With Joel recovering with his new knee it was my pleasure to cover for him. Welcome along to Valentina, Carolina, Claire, Aimee and Brenna - lovely to have you along!
In the news this week:
After a quick dynamic warm up we headed 2km to St Luke's Church, this is a regular task for GoodGym, the team making a big impact over the years.
Upon arrival we split into two teams tackling weeds, leaves and overgrowth. A team of 3 delicately picked weeds from a beautiful flower bed while the rest of the team cleared as much as possible from the churchyard gardens.
24 GGers + 30 minutes = 12 hours of work!
Over 30 minutes we made a huge impact, filling 12 bags of rubbish and weeds - nice! After a group picture we headed to the local park for a fitness session - getting into pairs one person sprinted while the other did a conditioning exercise - including press ups, squats, balancing, plank & squat jumps!
Sign up for next week here when Joel is back and you are off to help the Hackney Wick Community Garden Team!
PB out.