Here We Go (Underground) Again!

I guess this page makes it official. Yes, the Zone One Tube Challenge is back on. The date is May 20th, which is one day before I may need to fly out to the USA (again) for another conference. I’ll watch as a few readers scurry off to get their diaries and work out which [...]

Tube Race On The Telly Tonight

For those of you in the London area, footage of the Tube Race will be on BBC London News tonight, so watch out for me and everyone else running around like idiots, and sounding (hopefully) not too much like tube-spotting geeks.
For today only (5th August) you can view the bulletin here (Real Player required). The [...]

Zone 1 Race Report – Part 2, Monument to Oxford Circus

…when we left Tom and Ewan, they had caught a District Line train at the first attempt, and were making their way towards a “between stations” over-ground run at Aldgate East…

We’re all getting ready for the sprint from Aldgate East to Aldgate, made all the more intersting by being able to point out the window [...]

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…