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

8 GoodGymers ran 5km to help Scope Charity Shop on Camden High Street!

Welcome along to GoodGymxFacebook Run - it was the first time for Andy and Jordan, great to have you join us. We collected together at the Reception of the Facebook Offices with the mission to do some good for our community and get a bit fitter.

We headed via the back streets to reach Camden High Street, aiming to avoid the traffic and enjoy the evening's run. Upon reaching the Scope Charity Shop we were ready to help this fantastic charity which aims for all disabled people across society to enjoy equality and fairness at home, school, work and in our communities.

GOOD Spraying!

Our contact Jane told us that the tasks for the evening were all about cleaning and tidying up. The charity shop is almost exclusively run by volunteers so any help we can give makes a massive difference. Armed with sprays and paper towels we got to work cleaning the windows, surfaces, skirting-boards, mirrors, shelves and display boxes. Plus Jordan did a great job of mopping the kitchen and bathroom floors, while Jake hoovered the shop and Andy swept the stairs - nice!

After 25 minutes we were done, Jane was really happy for our help and we left knowing we'd made a big impact in our community. I know the original plan was for us to sort donations at the shop, it's a shame this didn't happen this time around but I'm glad we could still help out.

Next we ran to Regents Park Inner Circle where we did some drills, including:

• High Knee Skip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBLf1KsmOJI
• Bounds/High Skip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMdz8pK5ByY
• B Skip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8qd-_RehQ&t=10s

These drills are all focused on improving our technique - posture, arm drive, ground contact and higher knees. This was all building up to our 1km time trial around the inner circle - everyone pushed hard and did amazingly!

We then headed back to base for a group picture and a good old stretch.

See you next month for more GoodGym.

PB out.