Running the Tube

Over the course of 2010, I have been running the length of every Tube Line in London with my friend Laura Tomlinson. Read more and follow our progress below.

Join us for the final Tube Run

Thursday 9th September

 

GPS Tracks and Stats:

  1. Circle Line – January 10th – 15 miles, 3 hours
  2. Hammersmith & City – January 24th – 22 miles, 4 hours
  3. Victoria Line – January 31st – 15 miles – 3.5 hours
  4. East London Line – February 10th – 7 miles – 1.5 hours
  5. Northern Line – February 28th – 29 miles – 5.5 hours
  6. Bakerloo Line – March 28th – 18 miles – 5 hours
  7. Jubilee Line – June 7th – 38 miles – 9 hours
  8. District Line – June 26th – 35 miles – 7.5 hours
  9. Central Line – July 10th – 45 miles – 12 hours
  10. Piccadilly Line – August 22nd – 36 miles – 9 hours
  11. Metropolitan Line – August 28th – 24 miles – 6 hours

Final run… September 9th, Waterloo & City (Join us!)

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Tube Stations visited: 223 out of 270

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Miles of track covered: 219 out of ~250

(Actual miles run overland: 284)

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Boroughs visited: 27 out of 32

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How?

Let’s use the Victoria Line as our example. We “touched-in” with our Oyster cards at Brixton then turned around and ran back up the steps to the street. Then we ran to every Victoria Line Tube stop on our way overland to Walthamstow Central where we leant over the barriers and “touched-out” so we’ve got a record of the journey. That one was around 15 miles.

There are 12 Tube lines and we’re spreading them out over the year. Aiming to finish with an open event along the 1.5 miles of the Waterloo & City Line in August.

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Why?

  1. To explore London – The Tube’s a fantastic method of transport but by travelling underground you miss out on all of the wonderful places that the tunnels connect. Running overland combines a great bit of exercise with the opportunity to explore some new areas and build new memories for the familiar ones.
  2. For an adventure – It’s easy to get stuck into the routines of daily life, especially in a big city like London. We’re using one of it’s great icons as an excuse to embrace my surroundings, do something new, exciting and challenging and live life as a bit of an adventure. (This is part of my campaign to get people having an adventure everyday)
  3. To raise money for the British Lung Foundation – The idea for this challenge came from Laura Tomlinson who I’m doing all of the runs with. Laura lost her granddad to asbestosis in May 2009 and so the British Lung Foundation is a natural choice for us to support. You can read more and donate here.


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