9 GoodGymers ran 5km to help Alara Wholefoods and Kings Cross Orchard!

Thanks for coming along to the 5th GGxFacebook Group run!

GoodGym is now in 50 areas across the UK and there are 1000 people doing GG every week. It's both a BIG and GOOD thing to be a part of.

After we chatted GG, recent race achievements and future race aims we headed to Alara. Running along Euston Road, via Somers Town and then behind Granary Square we were there!

We met Tom who told us our task - to help look after Kings Cross Orchard. We did this by first clearing the weeds and ground around each of the tree's with various tools - everyone did a brilliant job of making 1/2 meter of diameter circles around each tree. Beautiful! The next part of the process was wheelbarrowing over and laying down woodchip (the mulch) to feed the tree's. This keeps them alive and thriving!

Time Trial Time!

Over 40 minutes we cleared and mulched all the orchards over one side and weeded the orchards over the other side. Everyone worked hard in the drizzle to get the task done.

Next we ran to Granary Square where we did the GG Camden time trial, the lead time was 2.51 - not far off the record!! We then headed back to the Facebook Offices for a stretch and a cool down.

Thanks for coming along guys, see you next month for more GGxFacebook fun!

PB out

Four of us ran 4km to help make 14 beds for the homeless at American International Church

Thanks for coming along guys - great to see you again!

Just before I get started on what did here are some things we talked about:

1. Runbundle is a great website for pace calculators if you are looking to predict your race times, for some of you marathons are soon!
2. For GoodGym hashtag's please use #dogood #getfit #goodgym
3. For more details about C4WS which we helped yesterday - go here.

Okay so yesterday at 4.30pm we met to go #dogood and #getfit in Camden. It was still light and the sun was setting over the next hour, absolutely beautiful.

We headed down the busy Goodge Street to the American International Church, it wasn't even a km but with all the roadworks and pedestrains we certainly used our agility skills.

Once we got there we met Jonathan, the Shelter Coordinator at the Church. He explained that there were 14 people staying at the shelter at the moment, one of whom is 13 weeks pregnant. While the guests stay at the centre they are given support from staff and volunteers who give them counselling, help them find permanent accommodation and much more.

Making beds for the homeless!

Our task for the evening was to make up 14 beds which would be later laid our in the halls. I cannot stress how important this job is, how much time it saves the volunteers and the impact you are having on people's life's. Over 25 minutes we made all the beds, with people having different techniques and Jonathan telling us they just have fitted duvets in the US!

After we were finished with the task we took a group picture and headed to Russell Square for a fitness session, focusing on our arm drive and doing a progression run - great.

We then headed back to the Facebook Office and stretched out. Good work guys, lovely to see you again.

See you next month for more GoodGym.

PB out