25 Super GoodGymers Ran 5k to Wilton Estate Community garden to shift a tonne of wood and 3 tonnes of Mulch.

A crisp evening in Hackney brought out a top quality squad!! Great mixture of some GoodGym first timers through to some seasoned GoodDeeders.

Not wanting to stay still for long we jogged over to the Town Hall for a very active intro speech! Combining everything we needed to know with some mobility and strength developing exercises! Rocking some strong Team Press Up reverse pyramids to wake up our core and upper body. Then ring and ring a rosing some tough crab squats. Before a well executed Press up Head count!!

With our bodies ready for action we ran the 1.5k up to the award Wilton Estate community garden. A firm Hackney GoodGym favourite so great to be back for 2018!

Splitting up into 3 groups, first carrying 8ft by 8ft metal sheets over to the greenhouse where they will be used for cordoning off flowers beds from pests.

Group 2 had a formidable challenge ahead with a huge tree having been chopped up into big heavy logs, the crew used team work to make the dream work and carried the huge pile of logs 100 metres over to the Green House where they will be used in the coming weeks. Some really strong power moves on show and in preparation for the Hackney Highland Games a lot of practice was had tossing the logs over the 5 Foot high fence!.

Group 3 had a mammoth task!! Shovelling, shifting, tipping and spreading on thick 3 tonnes of prime Hackney Mulch!! Using Trugs and Barrows to transport the mulch to 2 different gardens to relay the worn away garden floor.

With such hard and fast working GoodGymers we flew through the tasks!! And in 30 minutes of all our action the logs and metal had been moved so Phil lead the charge from 17 of the squad back to base on the long 3.5k loop back. Throwing in some serious pace for good measure!!

Ros’s Rebels were in fine form powering the last of the mulch onto the gardens to complete the task! With time to spare they were not content and with a sprint finish shovelled the last of the mulch so seal the deal on a masterful performance!!

Next week we are off to Clissold Park to help Hackney Parks with the renovation of the running track!! A 3.5k Run each way awaits!! See you there!!

Have a top week

Smooth Running

Joel

P.S big up to Phil for this weeks pun!!