A perfect August morning, with great weather conditions for the children to run, parents to spectate and GoodGymers to marshal. Anne, Steve and Karen were there to assist alongside all the other volunteers.

An excellent turnout of 170 children made for another worthwhile morning of volunteering, with lots of “Thank you, Marshal!” from very grateful children and parents, and plenty of high fives to keep the younger runners motivated.

It was lovely to see Anne back volunteering at GoodGym junior parkrun this morning.

The three GoodGymers — Olalekan Anne and Karen — carried out their usual duties at what was a very well-attended session, despite the school summer holidays. The cloud cover made for ideal running conditions and, judging by the pace, it certainly seemed like a fast one!

Well done to all the children who took part, and to the carers who were either running alongside them or cheering them on from the sidelines.

It is such a privilege to support and encourage the next generation of runners. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️👏

Woking Junior Park Run Despite the summer holidays there were several new participants this morning joining a great turn out from regular runners, parents, families, and friends. For the first time in what feels like months there was an overcast sky and even a few drops of rain but not enough to discourage some great individual performances. With Olalekan volunteering as barcode scanner and Karen and Steve-as marshals. Well done to everyone involved, a brilliant event, hope everyone has a great week and is ready again next Sunday morning.

Woking Junior Park Run

A fantastic morning at Woking Junior park run saw 126 junior participants take to the course, cheered on by their parents, families and friends and well wishers.

The weather was perfect, making for an enjoyable event for everyone.

With Olalekan volunteering as a barcode scanner and Karen and Steve as marshals.

Congratulations to all our juniors on another brilliant Sunday, we look forward to seeing everyone again next week . 😊

An excellent turnout of children and parents made for a fantastic start to Sunday morning. Although it was warm, the welcome cloud cover kept the conditions comfortable.

Karen and Wayne were on marshal duty, proudly wearing their GoodGym T-shirts, with invaluable help from Karen’s friend Steve, who was volunteering for the fourth time. We really must get him signed up to GoodGym!

It was a thoroughly enjoyable morning, with plenty of cheerful “Thank you, Marshal!” from grateful parents, and lots of smiles, waves and high-fives from the children. Seeing everyone having such a great time made the early start more than worthwhile.

Another successful event, and a lovely reminder of how a small amount of volunteering can make a big difference to the local community.