Summer is definitely here as we all grouped together outside instead of inside The Forum.

We had 4 new amazing GoodGymers so a big welcome to John, Danie, Dave and Jake.

Cheska kindly volunteered to be back runner.

Congratulations to Emily for completing her 25th good deed this evening.

Sarah completed her 1st ever Half Marathon yesterday in very hot conditions... and still came out to run tonight, great effort!

Our member Hayley had arranged tonight's task where she works, The Clare School, which is for children with complex needs. It was nice 2.5km each way trip.

On arrival we received cheers and then donuts were provided to restore our energy levels :-)

The jobs were to tidy up the garden areas with the main focus on the sensory garden used by the students.

35 minutes later it looked like a transformed place, so many weeds (and probably the odd flower haha) pulled up in 35 minutes. I'm not even sure we've ever had such a gardening success.

Hayley took some awesome photos too, which meant I could chip in with the task more this week.

It was a task we sure left our mark on, I'm very proud of you all.

Before we headed back a few of us had a go on the slide, which the speed caught me by surprise as I went crashing on the floor at the end of it!

Robert then topped of the night with a supply of Lemon Drizzle cake ahead of his birthday.

Next week is our 100th Group Run! Let's break our record turnout so invite a friend or family member along as we visit Oxfam Charity Shop.

In nearly 2 years I think this was only about the 3rd Group Run that it rained during the run. It was also bank holiday and an 11km run... doesn't bode well does it? But then how often do you get the chance to visit Redmayne View care home to have a reminiscence evening with the residents? Exactly and this is why we still had 20 GoodGymers + baby Jasper (aka Gym) rearing to go.

Bill, Katy and Catherine shared the back runner duties.

When we arrived we looked pretty moist from all the rain but this didn't faze us. The residents were already around the tables ready for us to join them and talk about their lives.

There were many stories to tell. I found out one of the ladies grew up in the same little village as my Mum and she knew my grandparents. Dave learned that swinging isn't just a modern thing (I won't go into any more detail than that!). Emma and Michaela were chatting to a lady who was one of 10 children "they didn't have the protection then like you do today" she quoted!

Sam was very kind in letting some of the residents have a cuddle with Gym, this really did make their day.

There was also a game of tiddly-winks taking place on one of the tables.

Redmayne View kindly put on plenty of nibbles and refreshments for us... I sure didn't hold back on the sarnies! It was great to see they received a Gold Award for the best housing-with-care schemes - an award we nominated them for.

We gathered for a group photo at the end before heading on the 5.5km run back. It was a very quick average speed throughout the evening, I think I got used to my pace from the Holt 10km the day before.

Being that is was also my birthday yesterday I'd brought some home made cakes in before we then went for some more sweet goodies at Sundae Gelatos... yummy.

Next week we're visiting The Clare School.

Bill and Katy were both doing their 100th GoodGym deed tonight. What an unbelievable achievement! They are the only remaining members from the very 1st GoodGym Norwich run 2 years ago and are such great ambassadors of what we're all about. Plus they brought us cake!!

Katie and Jason were on their 1st GoodGym experience so a big welcome to them :-)

We had plenty of races to catch up on from the weekend from those who took part in the Wroxham 5K, Colchester Zoo 10K, Hackney Half and Nuclear Races Mud Run. For the latter, Brad did send photographic evidence of Emily's butt bruise on the WhatsApp group but being the gent that (kind of) I am I haven't shared it on the run report haha.

Tonight we were visiting Marlpit Community Gardens, a picturesque location near the Wensum Valley, which is a 4km each-way run. It was a lovely warm clear evening, perfect for a task like this.

Local guru Mahesh was there to meet us. The tasks in hand were to weed the concrete area, pull out weeds amongst the herb garden (only the weeds Michaela!), shear the verges, rake the long cut grass and brush down the concrete area (Hayley said she can handle a big one so took on the large broom). So loads to do in 35 minutes but this makes such a big difference to a local community garden.

Despite having lots to do I did put my rubber gloves on and offered a free health check for anyone who wanted to take me up on the offer... which unsurprisingly was no-one :-(

After all of the hard work, we piled up the produce (no pun intended) and it was then you could really see how much we achieved.

We could have stayed all evening but there was cake awaiting at The Forum so we did have to head back, despite us already being 20 minutes late.

The cake was amazing Bill and Katy... I didn't have 3 pieces, honest.

Next week we're still running on bank holiday and it's a long one (11km) as we visit Redmayne View Care Home for a reminiscence evening with the residents.