A cold very soggy start to 2018 for the 11 strong team this evening for a 6k run out to Royal Victoria Park for a spot of maintenance in the children’s play area and skate park and some gift pack distribution for the homeless and their dogs.

Two Teams On Two Task Tuesday

First off a warm welcome back to Ruth during tonight’s warm up and headcount with a nutty twist. A few faces missing tonight but given the weather can’t say I’m surprised.

Team One - The Brazil nuts

Led by Steph heading to the Playpark for some raking and litter picking at the end of the school holidays ensuring a safe clean environment for the little ones.

Team Two - The Hazelnuts

Led by Emma hitting the city centre pavements in search of the rough sleepers and their dogs to hand out some gift packs full of goodies, supplied to Julian house by the 51st Scout group in Bath.

What horrible weather this evening but it just highlights the fact that some people are having to sleep outside in such terrible conditions.

It was a struggle for both teams tonight with harsh conditions and the difficulties in finding the rough sleepers who had obviously tried to take some kind of shelter. The play park was a mix of a scene from a tropical storm on the deserted beach and the sodden fields of Glastonbury festival.

Fair to say a few peeled off home after the task to take a well deserved hot shower with the remainder of each team

Rendezvous at 19:40

beneath the towering silhouette of Bath Abbey for a mix of functional fitness before the short jog to cool down back to the leisure centre for a well earned stretch out and that ever important Pun discussion.

Pascale taking tonight’s Pun and summing the weather to a T.

A reminder to bring your ID so you can get paired up or mission verified. We also have a Bath Half training session on Saturday morning at 10am for anyone wishing to join, this will focus on distance rather than pace, save that for your shorter training runs https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/training-for-bath-half

Look forward to seeing you all next week