http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!! What a ride! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:16:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a quick pictorial introduction to the new bike recruit. The Brompton is squeezing alongside the other two bikes and trying to carve out a niche for itself. So far it's doing very well and I'm beginning to worry about what I'll do with the other two. I wonder if ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/07/04/two-tone-brompton/ If you've been paying attention, you'll be aware that my Salomon XT Wings challenge - to run the central London tube map - ended in the middle of last week, and since then I've been suspiciously quiet about it. At the time of my last posting, I had two more lines ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/07/02/delayed-confession/ With only 2 days left to cover off 3 tube lines the pressure was on today. All started positively as my hacking cough ensured I had a spacious seating arrangement on the tube as it transported me across to the other side of the metropolis. I started to ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/23/pilgrims-progress/ There are 3 lines outstanding on the Salomon challenge - Northern Line (Bank branch), Victoria Line and the Bakerloo Line. With only 4 days to go it should still be quite manageable but the trouble is I am still ill. For the past two weeks I've been hacking up chunks ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/20/is-walking-cheating/ I went to London but missed the Queen. I arrived on her doorstep to see a trail of red as the horseguards shot back into their cubby holes. I set off from West Hampstead and had an unremarkable run down to Central London but as soon as I entered ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/15/trooping-the-jubilee-line/ As you all know, I think the Garmin Forerunner 305 is the best thing since sliced bread but I'm so fickle it's taken barely a thought for me to stick it on ebay and swap it for the new version - the Forerunner 405. I'd like to say the new and ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/12/garmin-forerunner-405-the-review/ I woke with a stinking cold yesterday but as I was in central London for a meeting I could hardly evade a quick tube running session. The plan was to tick off the yellow Circle Line, starting at Aldgate. It seems to me that every photo I've taken on the tube ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/10/a-bit-of-circle-line/ An absolute scorcher today, June has finally arrived and what better way to enjoy the sun than spending 2 hrs locked in a tube train and another couple running through the crowds of Central London? I wonder if I've ever mentioned my dislike of the London public transport system. I'm ... http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/08/underground-surgery/ 51.55049822606215 -0.1645374298095703 Eventually woke Considered the Northern Line Ran a mile instead Juneathon Tally Runs: 6/30 Total Distance: 16.6 m http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/07/juneathon-haiku/ Too tired to blog. Ran 1 mile. Went to bed....may not surface til Monday. http://www.warriorwomen.co.uk/2008/06/06/no-can-blog/