GoodGym Lambeth Run Report: The Great Tree Heist of 2026 🌲

Date: First group session of 2026
Mission: Christmas Tree Recycling on Clapham Common
Status: Absolutely smashed it! 💪

The Return of the Champions 🏆

What a way to kick off the new year! We were pining for our first session of 2026, and boy did it deliver. The gang assembled for an absolute classic - hunting down abandoned Christmas trees across Clapham and dragging them to their final resting place on the Common.

Special shoutouts to our prodigal runners:

• Andy made his triumphant return after more than 5 years away (we promise the trees haven’t changed that much!)
• Eric was back at it after his hiatus - clearly couldn’t stay away from the tree-mendous fun
• Louise crossed the river to rejoin us after over a year away from Lambeth sessions - we’re so glad she branched back out to visit! 🤗

The Dream Team Assemble 💪

Our fantastic regulars were there doing what they do best (spoiler: it’s pulling up trees, literally):

• Jo ✨
• Fi ✨
• Ben ✨
• Michael ✨

You lot are the root of everything we do! 😊

The Final Tally 📊

After racing around Clapham like festive tree-hunting squirrels, we managed to shift an absolutely fir-ocious 38.5 trees (yes, really - someone clearly couldn’t bear to part with half their tree) plus a few wreaths to boot! 🌲🎄

We’re not saying we’re heroes, but we definitely spruced up the neighborhood.

Same time next week? We’ll leaf you to think about it! 🍃

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Get fit. Do good. Make terrible tree puns. 🌳💚​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

GoodGym Lambeth Run Report - The Flyering Frenzy Edition! 🏃‍♀️📄✨

Well folks, when life gives you a cancelled task, you make... flyer-ade! 🍋

This week we faced the ultimate plot twist - our task owner pulled the plug on us. But did we let that stop us? Absolutely not! We pivoted faster than a spinning class and went straight to the GoodGym classic backup plan: spreading the good word about our favorite cause... US! 💪🏼🍾

That's right - we hit the streets, got our steps in, and literally made sure everyone knew we exist. Talk about self-promotion with a cardio twist! 😂 We were leafing no stone unturned (see what we did there? 🍃) and making sure Lambeth knows that GoodGym is THE place to be if you want to get fit and do good!

🎉 END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS 🎉

And just like that, we've crossed the finish line on 2025's group runs! What an absolutely incredible year it's been, team. Seriously, you lot are the BEST. GG Lambeth = Gold Standard Greatness. The puns, the runs, the community love - you've absolutely smashed it! 🤗❤️

⏸️ REST & RESET TIME ⏸️

Now it's time to hang up those running shoes for a couple of weeks (or at least give them a good wash 😅). We've got some well-deserved R&R before the January Challenge kicks off and we all pretend we didn't eat our body weight in mince pies.

Please enjoy this festive period, look after yourselves, stay cozy, and if the do-gooding itch becomes too strong, remember you can always hop onto a Community Mission! 😊

See you in the new year, legends! 🎊

Keep running, keep punning, keep doing good! 🏃‍♂️💚

GoodGym Lambeth Run Report 🏃‍♀️💪

This week we were off to Holy Trinity Church to help Nicole with our final festive fix-up of the year - and boy, did we move things along! 🎄

The Mission: Operation Party Prep 🎉

Our task? A classic case of shift-and-shuffle as we helped clear space under HT for this weekend's celebrations. We moved items into storage faster than you can say "Good-Gym-nastics!" 💪🏼

With boxes relocated and clutter conquered, the space was transformed from storage chaos to party paradise. Talk about a moving experience! 📦✨

But Wait, There's More! 🏃‍♂️💨

Now for the really important bit - we had somewhere to be, and fast! Our end of year social and quiz was calling, and we weren't about to miss out on our chance to show off our big brains alongside those big biceps. 🧠💪

Quiz Night Spectacular! 🎊🍾

Our lovely group gathered for an epic battle of the minds (and puns) featuring: - 5 quiz rounds mixing GoodGym trivia with general knowledge 🤓 - A mystery challenge round that had everyone scratching their heads - Plenty of not-so-serious shenanigans and creative chaos 😂

In the end, it was the Big Ballerz who took home the glory! 🏆 But as the old game show wisdom goes: "Everyone was a Winner!" (Especially when there's good company, great laughs, and possibly some festive treats involved) 😊

A Huge Thank You! 🙏❤️

What a year it's been! Your dedication, energy, and enthusiasm have been absolutely invaluable. We couldn't do what we do without this incredible community of do-gooders and fitness enthusiasts.

We've got ONE more group session before we take a short festive break, then it's onwards and upwards into 2026! 🚀

See you at the next one! 👟✨

Remember: We don't just run the town, we help it run better!

GoodGym Lambeth Run Report: Operation Bottle Top Takedown 🏃‍♀️💪

Where: Max Roach Park (where the bugs roam free, but the bottle tops don’t!)

What: Community clean-up with a side of cardio

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The Mission 🎯

We were cap-tivated to be back at Max Roach Park this week, answering the call from Tom at Lambeth Council for another epic bottle top crack down! Because apparently, bottle tops are like glitter – they get EVERYWHERE and refuse to leave the party. 🍾✨

The Squad 💪

Tonight we had the fantastic four: Dan, Adam, Michael, and Ben absolutely crushing it (or should we say, trowel-ing it?). Thanks so much for turning up, guys – you really are the tops! 🤗

The Action 🧹

Tom rolled out the red carpet… well, actually he rolled out the trowels, dustpans, brushes, black bags, and high vis vests – basically the Lamborghini of cleaning equipment. We felt VERY fancy. 🥳

Our mission: tackle the areas around the bins (because apparently that’s where all the party fouls happen). We collected:

• A couple of kilos of cigarette butts (gross but someone’s gotta do it! 🚬)
• Heavy loads of bottle tops (we can't cap our enthusiasm)
• Various other debris that thought it could hide from us (spoiler: it couldn’t)

The Plot Twist 😱

In devastating news, we completely binned our sweetie treat tradition tonight. We forgot them! But fear not – this means DOUBLE treats next time! 😊🍬🍫

Your teeth have been warned. Your taste buds should be excited.

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Until next time, keep running, keep doing good, and remember: we’re not just picking up rubbish but getting our fitness on as well so for another week – we’ve bin there, done that! 🗑️❤️​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​