I'm not sure I'll be able to write a Run Report to do this evening justice - I am so full of food and exhausted from laughing so hard!

The Golden Trainer We have a BRAND NEW CHAMPION for 2026 - congratulations to Katie CR for your amazing internal stopwatch! Katie completed the 1km time-trial just five seconds quicker than her predicted time. Andy came in second with a commendable fourteen second difference - which would have been enough to take the title last year! Everyone underestimated themselves, completing the course faster than predicted. After multiple practice attempts and talking a strong game, Sammy somehow picked up the wooden spoon tonight, although this did take the form of a fantastic Endeavour Cape. Preparation and hardwork should be rewarded, not just the result!

Litter Pick We picked up a huge amount of litter in just half an hour, the runner's high definitely have us a boost! Top finds included a whole onion and garlic, an eyelash curler and a bottle of bougie passionfruit vodka, and an empty condom packet beside a half-finished course of antibiotics. Kingston Rec seems to be the place to party these days.

Paanchi Party After burning off all that energy, we headed back to our spiritual home, Fratton Community Centre, to enjoy an evening of curry and great company. Lots of laughs were had, with lots of insights into pyramid schemes, beauty influencers, the reality of teaching and much more!

Thank you for an awesome evening guys, I loved celebrating eight years of GoodGym Portsmouth with you all!

The best type of lunch break is spent in a beautiful park, in the sunshine, in great company and doing some good!

There didn't seem to be much litter at first glance, but we still managed to get a good haul.

Thanks to everyone who cleared out their bra collection for donation to the MS Therapy Centre. When i dropped our big bag of bras off it contributed to filling up their donation box. Excellent work.

They will continue to take donations so please feel free to drop off any other things you find in your Spring cleans!

Photo from Portsmouth 100 group run as i didn't think anyone would want their old underwear immortalised on the internet!

The mizzle, the breeze and the fading light didn't put us off our quest to clear the beach - we love a challenge!

We are pleased to report that the beach is quite clean at the moment and that Colas had put out a big extra bin on the promenade by the coffee trailer.

A lovely way to end the week!