Zone 1 Race Report - Part 1, Vauxhall to Monument

So how did Tom and I get on with the Tube Race on Friday? Well, here’s the first part of our run, from the start line at Vauxhall, through to Bank/Monument on the Circle Line

(Here’s a link to a ‘blank’ version of the map above, in case the other teams want me to post their [...]

Oh Fiddlesticks and Fudge… The Tube Race is Over!

2 Hours, 56 Minutes, 39 Seconds
That time not only smashed the existing record for visiting every Tube Station in Zone 1 by a massive twenty minutes, it was good enough for second place in the race. Tom Reynolds and I were beaten back from first place by a margin of 49 seconds. Over three hours. [...]

Follow Me Around the Tube

I’m leaving now to get to Vauxhall to start the challenge. I’ll see if I can update this post as I go, but chances are we’ll be posting from “above ground” over at Tom Reynolds site, who’s running with me.

The Zone 1 Tube Race is Almost Here

…so I’m expecting a few cancellations, people turning up out the blue, and a surprise from the media. Let’s take those one at a time, after a quick recap of what you actually should be doing during the day.
Basically, make sure you have a notebook with you, and note the time you pass through each [...]

Getting Ready For Friday’s Tube Run

Well, it’s all hotting up. Some more details and confirming a few things. Be at Vauxhall Tube Station for 12.20 if you want to join us, outside the Ticket Office. When it’s all over, head to The Horse and Groom in Great Portland Street. We shuld (fingers crossed) have the room upstairs. Thanks to Geoff [...]

Station List and Team Update

We’re up to five teams for the Zone 1 Challenge. Joining Geoff and Neil, is myself (now looking for running partners), Imajes and company from #joiito, Adham (via emil) and Jody. One thing that Jody was asking for was a complete list of the stations that have to be visited, so here it is…

Tube Challenge Dates and Rules

There’s four teams entered now, including the probably World Record Holders. Plus a quick re-cap of the rules.

Join Me In My Farewell “Do Somthing Mad in London”

Since reading Tunnel Vision, and coming across an article in the Evening Standard about the idea of visiting every Tube Station on the London Underground in one day, I’ve wanted to attempt it, but know that it would take too long, and take too much planning.
Jody, on the other hand, really wants to give it [...]

France 2 - England 1

Watching Alistair MacGowan actually being funny, The BBC Licence Fee.
Seeing the England team preen themselves in “The Sun,” 30p.
Laughing at the strategy of Sven Goran Erikkson in “The Times,” 45p.
Watching France score two goals in injury time…
…Priceless.

Euro 2004 and the Best Moments in Football

Euro 2004 approaches, and the optimisim is so thick in England you’d think the official song was “Ally’s Tartan Army.” But please, sympathise with me. This is a very painful time for most Scots. We can see that Sven is as useful at a game of Risk as Claudio Ranieri, that you don’t have a [...]

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