June 20, 2008 at 11:03 pm · Filed under Challenges, Juneathon, Running, Salomon Challenge
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 and have had to avoid deep breathing as it tends to lead to paroxysms of coughing. I’m not particularly under the weather but the symptoms have been harsh enough to scupper my Juneathon chances and to take me to the line with the Salomon Challenge.
Yesterday I was in central Londinium for a meeting and as I arrived more than an hour early I did a bit of walking (and shallow breathing) to fill in the missing sections of the Circle Line.
Only 3.5 km but it was an interesting section and the sky was beautiful.
I was approaching this building absolutely convinced it was the Houses of Parliament but I clearly had my bearings all wrong. It’s obviously Westminster Abbey but I didn’t realise that til I turned the corner and saw Big Ben leering out at me.
Another reason for me not to opt for a full time tourist guide position.
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June 10, 2008 at 9:32 am · Filed under Challenges, Juneathon, Running, Salomon Challenge
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 map challenge has included either the telecom tower or the Gherkin, I feel like I’m doing a massive maypole dance around the two landmarks. Only its June so I can’t be.
I headed down the Minories of Jack the Ripper fame to The Tower of London and then promptly sat down for a rest.
Running this route along the north bank of the Thames is actually quite feasible. The tourists flock to the South bank so you have a relatively unhindered passage and the views are great all the way out along the Embankment.
Unfortunately I had to keep stopping to retrieve tissues from my rucksac and I gave up earlier than anticipated and jumped on the tube home at St James’s Park.
Salomon XT Wings Challenge
Today:
10 Tube Stations
7.25 km
Cumulative:
81 Tube Stations
71.42 km
See the combined progress map here.
Juneathon Tally
Runs: 8/30
Total Distance: 31.1 m
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