After a week of dreadful weather, the stars - or rather, our one big closest star, the sun - aligned to make a gorgeous morning. It was bright, and positively mild, such a treat after the wind and the rain. Spring was in the air, as was excitement at Goodgym Liverpool... It was Sticker Saturday, hooray!

12 of us turned up for 9am on a Saturday morning to Princes Park ready to take on the course. Miriam kindly turned up to cheerlead and take pictures, and it's always so nice to see a friendly face waving as you go round the course. Some sprinted, some ran, some jogged, some speed-walked, and we met at the finish line congregate for the group photo.

We then headed to fan favourite cafe Maw on Aigburth road, where we met Ellie and Anjie who joined us for breakfast (always allowed - you still get a sticker for coming to breakfast!) and Steph, who'd had a head start after meeting us earlier and then done her morning walk. Despite the lack of hash browns (not that I'm still going on about it or anything) Maw has an extensive menu ranging from a full vegan fry up to beef quesadillas, so everyone was happy (mostly. I'll get over it 😉).

The nice weather had inspired the runners and talk turned to upcoming runs. Thanks Vicki and Clara for some lovely ideas we might have to explore - watch this space! Whilst there we heard from beloved member Lucian who is undergoing an operation today. In a speedy attempt to catch him before he went in, Liam recorded a group message of support which we hope made him smile - good luck with your recovery Lucian, we're all thinking of you and sending our best wishes.

After much chatter and catching up, we slowly started to drift out to get on with our days after a lovely morning. Ongoing and heartfelt thanks to our fabulous Sally Ann, whose continual efforts with Sticker Saturday meant 15 people got some fresh air, exercise, and social time this morning. It's really captured our imagination, and the enthusiasm shows no signs of letting up!

The cafe for next month will be decided very shortly and the listing is available now to sign up. See you there!

GoodGym’s Sticker Saturday 2026 started on a cold January morning. Undeterred by the chilly weather the GoodGym crew gathered at Prince’s Park. We welcomed newcomers Suren and Fahad. Welcome to you both. Well done Fahad for volunteering for parkrun.

Jessica arrived having already run 12km ran the parkrun and ran back... i think my maths adds that up to a whopping 29km... well done Jess we are lucky to have you as a run leader. Talking of run leadersSophie flew round the course before joining Eleanorwho was holding a lovely table space for us all at Squash our chosen cafe this month.

Steph celebrated a major milestone by completing her very first parkrun—huge congrats, Steph! Heetuand Sallyannwalked with Steph and brandished the Goodgym flag which gave rise to a lot of shout outs. Liamfinished his run and came to join us for the final lap whilst Bekah, Laura Mo and Suren were at the finish line to cheer us in.

Claraand Stephcompleted their parkrun but sadly couldn't join us for breakfast I hope they both had warm brews waiting for them when they got home it was a cold day.

This year, we also introduced a brand-new loyalty card, designed by our very own Steph! Everyone eagerly awaited their first sticker of the year, and we can’t wait to see who fills up their card first! Let’s see who can fill those loyalty cards first!

Join us in February for Sticker Saturday where we will be going to Maw on Aigburth Road for breakfast after parkrun

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