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Group run

The (fris-)B’s knees

13 GoodGymers made their way 4.9km to help the Bristol Parks - Friends of Brunswick Cemetery in Bristol.

  • Bristol runner
  • Melanie Young
  • Tim Wheatley
  • VaguelyNorthernDarren
  • Ed Newman
  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Nik
  • Freya Dodd
  • Mike Culpin
  • Ryan Wilmott
  • Teodora Ivanova
  • Elaine Hughes
 
Tuesday, 4th of June 2024
 
Led by Melanie Young
she/her

Brunswick's brambles, buttercups and bindweed were our target for a rearranged group run where we were joined by Elaine, Teodora and Mike for their very first GoodGym session and Tim for his first Bristol task having decided Bristol was the place to be. Great to have you all with us, all joining the running group led by Ed and backmarked by Nik.

With the three Bs (buttercup, bindweed and brambles) already in our sites, an Unexpected Extra Mission cropped up as a dog-walker asked if we could find a very special lost pink frisbee - a great focus for some ground clearance.

Team Bramble tried to protect the knees of all their fellow GoodGymmers so they could search the undergrowth for the missing frisbee whilst revealing and freeing up lovely grasses that should be in the Cemetery. Gareth showed a particular skill for jumping in the sack to squash the weeds without scratching his knees at all, Freya specialised in pulling the surprisingly big roots out with top theatrics and Ryan unwound lots of bindweed to avoid strangulation.

Frances did her best to get caught in the brambles whilst clambouring deep into their mass on the hunt for the pink frisbee but, alas, no frisbee was found.

With the dumpy sack full to the brim it was time for a quick photo and exit from the runners with the walkers helping take the tools to their locker and heading back for an excellent GoodGym Eats at Burger Theory, with Vaguely Northern Darren's pet snail along for the ride.

Fence painting next week?!

Report written by Melanie Young


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Melanie Young
Led by Melanie Young

Area Activator for Bristol Loves being outdoors and being active, helping make the world a happier place to be one day at a time. Eats cake.

GoodGymers helping out
  • Walk Leaders

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • VaguelyNorthernDarren
    • Bristol runner
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Nik

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