It was a chilly old night in Wandsworth but that didn't stop 22 community warriors meeting up to spread the word about a special lunch being put on for elderly people who would otherwise be spending Christmas day alone. That is worth braving the cold for! As Lorna said " I got in and saw the warm sofa and decided to do my little bit for humanity instead!"

We started the night with some well deserved cheers:

• Way to go Sian and Oliver who both got hefty PBs at the Fulham 10k at the weekend!

• Fancy a scenic trail run this sunday? Here is just the thing!

• Goodgym had teamed up with food poverty charity Foodshare and Tesco to help people struggling with hunger in a series of community missions (no need to be DBS checked). Have a look at this one happening in wimbledon

We did a much needed warm up, but before we set off, we had a quick chat about all the nice things that had happened to us at the weekend. From seeing family and long walks, to not leaving the warm house to getting tattoos, it sounds like it was a lovely couple of days!

Our task tonight was to spread the word about an amazing event that is being put on in Battersea on Christmas day. The Rotary club is making sure no elderly people spend Christmas Day alone, so they are organising transport, a lunch, music and bingo for anybody facing isolation on the big day.

So after a short run down to Providence House we met Senia from the Rotary Club who met us with A LOT of bags of flyers for us to deliver. It was a bit of an optimistic number, but we took what we could and set about our job as Monday night Santas.

7km later we found ourselves in Battersea Park, and to beat the chill and get a good dose of fitness in, we did tabata (ta-BAT-a/ ta-bat-TA) sprints. This is a tough workout, with 20 seconds of hard sprints interspersed with 10 second recoveries for eight rounds, but you guys smashed it.

Next week we're going to help out at a school in the secret garden the kids use to grow fruit and veg. Bring a headtorch if you have one, and sign up here for all the details. Until then, run happy GoodGym - and wrap up warm!

A brilliant 36 runners met up tonight in Wandsworth to lend a hand at a local community garden, do an intense fitness session and get a run in - what better way to spend a Monday evening?

** Welcome to the group Mia, Bethany and Sandra - give them a cheer, GoodGym!**

• Don't forget to look out for the Fareshare, a food poverty charity, and GoodGym community missions like this one happening in Wimbledon

• Well done to Oliver for doing the Valencia half marathon, and to Emily and Stephen for getting out at the league races to cross country on Saturday. Great running!

• Lovely to see so many of you from different areas coming along to visit us in Wandsworth - everyone is always super welcome here!

After a warm up outside where we shared our middle names (except for the three of us who didn't have one...jealous!) we set of for Christchurch community garden. This space for local people has recently started to be looked after by a friends group. After some antisocial behaviour making it less than welcoming they wanted to make it a garden for everybody. Currently they have a big old leafy problem that needed some attention from GoodGym!

It was a short run down there so we took it at a good clip, stopping only to do some toe taps and one legged lunges on the way. We found Nigel, a memebr of the Friends group, waiting for us with tools, gloves and bin bags and we set to it.

After promising it wouldn't be too big a job I had to make my apologies, as it turned out to be a bigger task than anticipated, but essential as the leaves are stopping the grass and other plants growing as well as being a slippy hazard for people using the garden. We got stuck straight in piling the leaves into bags, raking, sweeping and using some interesting stick-based techniques. It worked though, and just half an hour later we had collected an impressive 53 bags! Many hands really do make light work....

After piling up the bags ready for collecting, we nipped over to the football pitches to do our work out, which tonight was tabata. This tough session is divided up into 20 second segments with 10 seconds recovery and is a very efficient workout in a short amount of time. We smashed out two rounds of 4 minutes, featuring power lunges and squats, mountain climbers, tuck jumps and more in cardio blasts. All that was left was a run back to base, that tough old hill, and a few stretches. Great work everybody! Next week we will be spreading the word about a free Christmas lunch for the elderly in Battersea so that as few people as possible are alone on the day itself. Until then, run happy!

As the nights draw in and the evenings get chillier, there's nothing that gets that warm glow going better than a GoodGym run!

Welcome to the group, Becca, Clare, Jessie and Nelson!

Well done to all the racers at the weekend - as well as the Richmond half, there were some great parkrun performances. Don't forget cross country season has well and truly kicked off so if you're looking for some muddy but rewarding runs then why not give it a go?

This Friday is the unofficial ten year birthday party and it's also social sec Pritesh's last time organising it, so come along for a good old knees up. It's a great chance to meet up with people from lots of different areas and to catch up with what's been going on in the world of GG.

Our task last night was for the new Brownies organisation at Battersea's Katherine Low Settlement - a brilliant place which houses lots of groups who support vulnerable young and older people locally, in particular refugees and those living in restricted circumstances. The ethos behind the new group Brownies is about introducing girls to a world of new opportunities and challenges, as well as trying new things that teach girls about themselves and their community in a safe place.

So after a 2km run down to KLS we were met by Zoe and a new member of the Brownies (complete with uniform) who gave us a short talk on what they were all about, and handed over 350 leaflets ready for us to distribute.

We have delivering leaflets down to a fine art now, which means that we can distribute a huge number in just half an hour, which is really helpful for community projects that are often strapped for resources. Setting off in single file, we got going dodging old pumpkins, barking dogs and no junk mail signs! Before long, the word had well and truly been spread and we headed off to the park for our fitness session accompanied by Morag and Frances singing all the Brownie and Girl Guide songs and even reciting Brownie promise!

It was a full body work out, which on top of a 6km run was a big ask, but with different stations featuring planks, sprints, frogs, press ups and more, we worked almost every muscle going. Great work!

Just a short jog back saw us finish off the night with some stretches and a cool down. Sign up here for more running to support the local community next week!

We had plenty to lift our spirits in Wandsworth last night, as we did gourd and got fit at our special Halloween run!

Welcome to your first group run Jasmine and Emma! Give them a cheer, Goodgym.

A big well done to

Jo for doing the Chicago marathon and the Great South Run, and to James for his first half marathon in Germany. Great running!

Don't forget an important date for your diary:

It's the GoodGym Christmas party! Sign up here for all the details of the big bash on the 6th December.

After catching up on all the week's news, and with quite a few brilliant costumes on display, we headed outside to do our warm up. We had some Halloween themed moves - the pumpkin (touch the floor), the witch (tuck jump) and ghost (jump up) - and we discussed what scared us. It was an interesting mix of answers, which ranged from Trump, running in the cold and horses, to open water, buttons ('koumpounophobia' apparently) and kittens!

If you've got it, haunt it

After a mile run to our task, we arrived at Eden Community Garden. This beautiful space is for local people of all backgrounds to enjoy and it is also used to preserve bee habitats and make honey. It also happened to be part of a site where people who died from the plague and roundheads were buried - so a very fitting job to be helping with at Halloween!

We were met by Benny who told us about the history of the garden and how it is used by the community, and gave us some jobs to do. The main one was moving wood from the garden into the graveyard to build a big bonfire for the church's fireworks night on Saturday, while there was also compost shoveling and leaf raking to do as well.

Everybody got right to work, and before long there was enormous bonfire ready for the community event (if you would like to go along to enjoy the results on Saturday then check out the details here: https://www.stpaulsclapham.org/links), so after a team photo we waved goodbye and headed to the common for our spooky fitness session.

We divided up into teams, and competed against eachother for a treat or a trick. While the treats were sweet and chocolatey and were earned through relays and other challenges, the tricks varied from burpees, press ups and squat jumps. The spooktacular night was finished off with a run back to base, some stretches and a post-GG social meal. Fa-boo-lous!

Next week we've got more of the same, but with fewer bad Halloween puns. Sign up here for more doing good and getting fit. Until then, run happy!