Ivy damned if I’ll let this bindweed be Victoria’s!

Banishing bindweed in Victoria Park was tonight’s task and we had a go at some ivy whilst we were at it!

We ran a steady 2 km run to Victoria Park, during which Gill told us about the Lunatic marathon she completed at the weekend. Named as such as it is run at night by the light of the moon! Crazy if you ask me!! But blimmin' well done to Gill for doing it and loving every minute of it.

We were met by Duncan & Heather who set us to work on what looked like a solid hedge of bindweed. But 30 minutes and 2 huge builder’s sacks of bindweed later the shrub emerged from underneath. As did a toad, spotted by newly qualified run leader Beth.

We spent some time thinking of the pun which in the end was a group effort, I think Belinda came up with ‘Ivy damned’ and on someone suggesting we get Victoria in there, we emerged Victoria’s with tonight’s effort. That meant my brain was released from the toil of endless searching for rhymes and puns (bind, mind, find, weed, need seed, ties that bind…don’t bind if i do… bind over matter… hmm.. worthy Worthing, swerving over to Worthing…..) ah sweet release!!!

As Gill was understandably a bit cream crackered from the weekend and Belinda’s foot is a bit dodge we decided to keep the run short and go for some fitness work in the park. We worked on our balance and stability with some one legged squats, single leg deadlifts and what I call Impatient Ponies! They really helped us keep stable! (Thanks Beth!) Then some core work courtesy of Mr Tabata we headed back the way we came with a couple of extra efforts for the fresh legged Michelle & Beth.

And we stopped for some angelic photos on the way back.

Thanks for having me Worthing, please come and see us in Brighton soon.