London's community half marathon went red this year! 🔥

A huge congratulations to the oodles of GoodGym folk who caught well-earned happy mornings under a hot-hot-hot late summer sun ☺️

It was the biggest joy seeing you all!

Please send me your photos (!) and I will pop them up here (alexmurtough@goodgym.org) ❤️

Commuters, tourists, and (even) dog-walkers were all trying to get away from the rain at 6.15pm last night.

The same time as this lovely GoodGym group were trying to jump into the first splashes of Autumn!

Caitlin, Daisy, John, Steve, and I took temporary shelter under a Regent's Park tree before embarking on a steady run through the park, past the Abbey Rd zebra crossing that the tourists love, and the world's most bountiful rainbow!

Our destination was the West Hampstead Sherriff Centre — a home for community housed within a revamped church :)

Which was where we met Dan (on their first good deed — welcome!!), Imogen, Jackie, Siobhan, and Will, and we quickly grabbed pickers and bags to tackle the litter that accumulates...

...which was less than usual! Albeit 2-3 small bags of things that are better on their way to being recycled :)

Thank you, everyone! See you soon!

We all said it — huddled by Rathmore House Care Home — that this would be a very nice place to call home.

Tucked behind trees on a street with many trees, we headed straight for the hidden (and lovely) garden.

Which is where this special group — Alice, Kathleen, John, Siobhan, and Steve — donned gloves and grabbed tools and got to work for 60 happy minutes :)

Strewn apples were collected and piled, fallen leaves were raked and swept, and the sprawling moss between the cracks was scraped and bagged.

Every space welcomes TLC and this wonderful group gifted it aplenty this morning :)

Nice work, folks! Thank you for a gorgeous morning!

90 wonderful (and sunny) minutes at the Regent's Park Running Track

This brilliant group ran the laps (upon laps (upon laps)) before stopping for conversation-filled post-run coffee :)

Thank you for a lovely few hours, everyone!

P.S. Thank you, Steph, for the wonderful photos!

In mid-August heat 10 wonderful GoodGymers caught a lovely evening in Kentish Town!

Cressfield Close is an unassuming cul-de-sac — houses and quiet — and yet hiding special community spaces!

There's the city farm — with goats and guinea pigs and sheep and more — and there's also the sheltered housing, which was our home for the evening :)

This lovely group — Alex, Alison, Claire (on their first Camden good deed – great to meet you!), Danny, Jackie, Jessica (on their first good deed — welcome!), John, Lydia, and Steve — were welcomed by residents Marie and Michael, and we got quickly to our evening work.

The communal garden is a bountiful space (fruits, vegetables, and flowers aplenty) and we were tasked with targeting the thistles and weeds that have sprung over the summer.

Armed with trowels and forks, this group donned gloves and made light work of everything — and all while connecting and sharing stories :)

Thank you, everyone! See you soon!!