The Next Challenge

Tag: Running

  • ‘Running the Tube’ on TV, midday tomorrow

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    Laura and I completed our attempt to run the length of every Tube line in London last night. Myself as Napoleon and Laura as a Banker, we ran between Waterloo and Bank with a throng of British Lung Foundation supporters and friends dressed variously as Shepherd’s Bush, High Barnet, Angel and Kew Gardens. I’ll write…

  • Celebrate the end of Running the Tube

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    Last Saturday, Laura and I joyfully staggered into Aldgate Tube Station at the end of the Metropolitan Line and the end of an adventure. At 24 miles long, it was our last endurance Tube run leaving only a wee 3 mile jog around the Waterloo & City Line to finish after work next Thursday, September…

  • Swiss Alpine Marathon

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    My friend Rob has taught me a lot about running and life in general over the last few years. It’s been a privilege to know him but I am not the only person that benefits from his experience. His latest project has seen him work with some long-distance runners from Nepal and he is about…

  • Tubes in Tweets – Part II

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    Twitter really is the best way to generate live updates as we run the Tube. Here are some updates from the last few runs: Northern Line – February 28th, 29 miles, 5.5 hours The first twinges of cramp creep into each calf moments before the final whistl. Not what I need before running the Northern…

  • Join us for the final Tube run – 5km in fancy dress

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    As you may know, myself and my friend Laura have been running the length of every Tube line in London over the course of the year. We’ve run 8 out of the 12 lines so far, covering 134 miles of track, 179 miles of actual running, passing 162 Tube stations and through 24 London Boroughs.…

  • How Eddie Izzard changed the nation

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    Eddie Izzard did a run for Sport Relief last year. If you’ve not heard of Eddie, he is probably best known as a stand-up comedian and not at all for his sporting prowess. If you didn’t hear about his run, then you should Google it. He ran 43 marathons in 51 days. He did not…

  • A Day on the Jubilee Line – Part II

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    “I think we should do it”, Laura said, determined. And everything changed. With the acceptance that it was happening, my body put itself into the appropriate gear and set about moving its way north west to Stanmore. Through the crowds by the London Eye, over a busy Westminster Bridge and a busier Parliament Square. Amidst…

  • A Day on the Jubilee Line – Part I

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    Ever since running 29 miles along the Northern Line, going out for a run has felt a bit different. Discovering that I could run that distance without any real training or preparation has left me feeling entirely calm about the prospect of covering any lesser distance and Sunday morning was no different. The Jubilee Line…

  • Tubes in Tweets – Part I

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    One of the best thing’s about mine and Laura’s challenge to run the length of every Tube Line in London is that people “get it”. Sure, most people don’t spend their Sundays running 20, 30, 40 miles through Central London but it’s understandable in a way that, say, climbing mountains or skiing to Poles might…

  • 8 strange situations in which I’ve found myself wearing lycra

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    I like cycling and I like lycra but I appreciate that there are some situations in which it is not the most appropriate attire. The problem is, I don’t always have time to change. Here is a list of some odd places and situations in which I’ve recently found myself lycra-clad. For easy visualisation (which…

  • Running the Victoria Line – A Video

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    As you may know, I’m trying to run the length of every London Underground train line with my friend Laura this year. Shortly after we decided to go ahead with the idea, I decided to ring Transport For London because I thought it might be of interest to them. I’m quite used to the hard…

  • How times change

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    I ran 30 miles along the Northern Line the other day. I’d run that far once before and didn’t really think anything of it the morning I set off, in part because I didn’t know how far it would be but then I also didn’t think much of it afterwards. At school, “long distance” running…