Southwark News

• This Saturday 8th September we're doing a parkrun takeover. Come join us in your GoodGym tshirt, we'll be going for coffee after at the cafe on the Rye. You don't have to offer to pace but if you'd like to, we're looking for 21, 23, 29, 31 minutes. Sign up here.

• Welcome to Darya, Alex **and Ben Ten** who joined us on their first ever group runs last night. Delighted to have you!

• Next week we're going to the Crisis charity shop in Camberwell to sort donations for their winter changeover. I am very excited! Sign up here.

• Peckham Festival are holding a fun run on 16th September. It would be awesome to have loads of GoodGym faces there. I'll set it up as a community mission, but in the meantime, find out more here.

That's enough of the business

The night are drawing in but that sure as heck won't stop us doing good! We gathered at Old Spike for a slightly-more-complicated-than-usual brief:

• Split into 3 groups running: 3km, 5km and 7km suprise (the surprise was hills...)

• Arm your group with posters and flyers for Peckham Festival's fun run, booklets for the festival and posters for #findAliceKing who went missing from the Catford area on 24th August.

• Come back to the Rye empty handed for 20.00 for fitness fun.

• Best team photo wins a prize (the prize was glory...)

Off we went.

Every team passed out all their leaflets and posters! Amazing job everyone!

Team 3km came back with a creative photo of them drinking much earned pints in front of a McPinty sign, Team 5km had a very arty shot of them in action as well as a photo clearly showing their leaflets and Team 7km surprise didn't quite manage the distance but had a brilliant photo opportunity in a phonebox (it's just asking for a caption competition). Team 3km and Team 5km drew on votes so we had a plank off which every member of the team participated in. Team 3km were the victors with planks of over 1 minute 10 seconds. Nice one! Whilst they were planking the rest of the group did rounds of 10 squats and 10 press ups.

Victories celebrated, we moved further into the Rye and away from traffic to do our favourite Sally Squats. Sally we love you!

An awesome evening, I know that Peckham Festival and #findAliceKing will be delighted. A heartfelt thank you.

See you next week!

Lucy J