Tuesday 26th April 2016
Guest has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Guest 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 26th Apr 2016 at 6:15pm
what an exciting day in Bath with hail, sleet and snow coming at us from all angles and the lovely Ali Vowles from BBC Points West with Anthony behind the camera documenting the group run for us tonight at Goodgym Bath helping us to spread the News of the Good we all do with Goodgym across the country.
An 18 strong team tonight to join in the 4k run and Good fun with a very warm welcome to Ali and Anthony from BBC Points West and three lovely new runners to GG Bath Emily, Elizabeth and Georgina. The task tonight was putting the final touches to those railings.... Whoop!! We did it !! and a freshen up in the ladies toilets on the lower floor. Georgina kindly offered to back mark tonight.
The sun shone for us ready for the warm up outside the leisure centre with intro to tonight's task and everything that comes with it and of course we took the long way out to our destination giving chance for some great filming with our lovely runners against iconic backdrops and architecture giving us a chance to show how beautiful our city really is especially with the late sun shinning on the Bath stone.
Our route tonight was a sweep around Parade gardens and the weir with a quick nip to the left to Baths Abbey church yard for some triceps dips and press ups using the benches conveniently place for the group to warm up those arms ready for the task ahead before making our way down Great Pultney street incorporating walking lunges ( did you feel the burn?) and static lunges to allow Ali to chat to the group whilst they worked out and give themselves a BIG UP on the good they do in the community. Poor Anthony had to move quickly to stay ahead of the game.
We headed through Sydney gardens and along the canal path for the final stretch of our run out and another chance for Anthony to grab some footage and Ali to chat to the runners about being involved in such a great initiative as Goodgym before arriving at our final destination Manvers Baptist church who do such amazing things for Baths community.
Peter was there to greet us and organise the group with half finishing painting the railings and the remaining making their way downstairs to the ladies toilets to give them a fresh lick of paint (I must say it looked very cosy in there) and there was a lot of paint on T-shirts to prove it but not sure how Kenta got it on his nose. After working hard for 30 minutes with interviews and filming going on we HAD IT LICKED as they say RAILINGS FINISHED and TOILETS FRESHENED UP. I am one very happy trainer tonight, best hold me back.
Time up and just enough chance for a group photo before bidding Peter farewell with a promise to return soon for the next mission at manvers.
BIG THANK YOU to Ali for coming along for BBC Points West and helping us spread the love for Goodgym. Thanks to Hermione for saving the day with tonight's pun and just a GREAT BIG... THANK YOU to everyone for your continued support for Goodgym Bath without you it wouldn't happen..... you are all amazing !!!