Mouse
Posted: 09 Oct 2017, 22:08
A job interview in London this afternoon (internal vacancy, so counted as a work-related journey) gave me a 'free' Travelcard for today. Having given some thought over the weekend as to which mini-challenge I might like to try this evening, I woke up this morning with a sore knee and decided against doing one. Though for some reason I picked my stopwatch up anyway....
Came to London, did the interview, went for a ride on a 15H as it's a long time since I did that, then stopped to decide what to do next. Decided to attempt the Mouse after all as it was one I hadn't done before and a quick glance at a Tube map gave me a route I could do without any long runs. So down to Kennington, change platforms, start the watch as the doors close.
Kennington > London Bridge > Waterloo > Lambeth North > Waterloo > Camden > Euston > Euston Square > Moorgate > KXSP (owing to poor door position, arrived on the platform just as a Picc was pulling out - 3 minute wait) > Covent Garden > Holborn > Bank (very fortuitous, unplanned door position put me bang opposite the correct exit, up round and through to Cannon Street - just as the pelican crossing outside the station changes! Wait of at least a couple of minutes ensues before I can cross. Over and down to the platform - DMI is blank but after a couple of minutes tells me the next WB Circle is in two minutes - quite a long two minutes. Whilst waiting, three trains go the other way!) , on to Temple for a time of:
1:37:37
18th on the leaderboard, 2 seconds quicker would have put me 15th and perhaps if it hadn't been for the pelican crossing, maybe top 10. Owing to my knee/ankle issues and the fact I was wearing uncomfortable formal shoes and interview clothes, I did very little running while door positions were completely unplanned. So maybe a route I will return to in future....
Came to London, did the interview, went for a ride on a 15H as it's a long time since I did that, then stopped to decide what to do next. Decided to attempt the Mouse after all as it was one I hadn't done before and a quick glance at a Tube map gave me a route I could do without any long runs. So down to Kennington, change platforms, start the watch as the doors close.
Kennington > London Bridge > Waterloo > Lambeth North > Waterloo > Camden > Euston > Euston Square > Moorgate > KXSP (owing to poor door position, arrived on the platform just as a Picc was pulling out - 3 minute wait) > Covent Garden > Holborn > Bank (very fortuitous, unplanned door position put me bang opposite the correct exit, up round and through to Cannon Street - just as the pelican crossing outside the station changes! Wait of at least a couple of minutes ensues before I can cross. Over and down to the platform - DMI is blank but after a couple of minutes tells me the next WB Circle is in two minutes - quite a long two minutes. Whilst waiting, three trains go the other way!) , on to Temple for a time of:
1:37:37
18th on the leaderboard, 2 seconds quicker would have put me 15th and perhaps if it hadn't been for the pelican crossing, maybe top 10. Owing to my knee/ankle issues and the fact I was wearing uncomfortable formal shoes and interview clothes, I did very little running while door positions were completely unplanned. So maybe a route I will return to in future....