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We may not have a 16hr 44mins but we're not far off!

I wonder if my Archway DLR wormhole would shave some time off the record...

jamesthegill wrote:I wonder if my Archway DLR wormhole would shave some time off the record...

We were discussing that at the time i wonder if i filmed it.?

Sam wrote:Too late... i've been told... Maida Vale! Wow, not something I would have done personally

Especially as it's mid-line. Odd, yet obviously effective. Still, wasn't it the great Bob Robinson who started at Temple, another "odd" place to kick off, that got him the then record?

There are no sacred cows as far as start/finish stations go.

CONGRATULATIONS! Very well done guys!

I think one of the main reasons records like this are possible is the substantially more reliable service nowadays, as compared to only a couple of years ago.

Another reason, that's been touched upon in this thread is clearly the physical aspect of it all. Running HB-Cockfosters is not for everyone...

Here are a few link videos i have uploaded to Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToonB1_EA5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x28RmjmV-g

I say this not for myself, but for the charity I will be raising for in February...

STOP BEATING THE RECORD AS IT MEANS I WON'T RAISE AS MUCH MONEY!!!

RichieG wrote:I say this not for myself, but for the charity I will be raising for in February...

STOP BEATING THE RECORD AS IT MEANS I WON'T RAISE AS MUCH MONEY!!!

How much money extra have u been promised if u do.?

Wanstead wrote:

Sam wrote:Too late... i've been told... Maida Vale! Wow, not something I would have done personally

Especially as it's mid-line. Odd, yet obviously effective. Still, wasn't it the great Bob Robinson who started at Temple, another "odd" place to kick off, that got him the then record?

There are no sacred cows as far as start/finish stations go.

Just looking at Pauls signature giving this was his 1st attempt and me and white stig ran this route and were 40 minutes up until we got delays out of no where.Just proves that u have the ability to improve and now u know to run out of High Barnet instead of waiting for the bus

palkanetoijala31 wrote:Just looking at Pauls signature giving this was his 1st attempt and me and white stig ran this route and were 40 minutes up until we got delays out of no where.Just proves that u have the ability to improve and now u know to run out of High Barnet instead of waiting for the bus

I have some devious routes for that run and I can just see myself trying them out next time I find myself in London. I don't think there's any real substitute for putting in some physical training, though: when the record is as tight as it is you can't afford to miss trains because you ran out of breath on a run. Bizarrely this is my motivation for getting fit next year.

And as Andi knows, running the right way helps too!

Just thinking about i have actually never ran all the way Canons park to Edgware even dudey attempt we at least took bus for a bit of it.as anyone actually ever done it or thought about it!

palkanetoijala31 wrote:Just thinking about i have actually never ran all the way Canons park to Edgware even dudey attempt we at least took bus for a bit of it.as anyone actually ever done it or thought about it!

i think we proved it was certainly doable though. does taking the bus one stop really count as not running the whole thing? is there really much point just running regardless of buses when the best route is along the main road with several buses going where you want? obviously it's worth doing when the roads are gridlocked like on our attempt though. was it 6 buses we overtook?!

dudey wrote:

palkanetoijala31 wrote:Just thinking about i have actually never ran all the way Canons park to Edgware even dudey attempt we at least took bus for a bit of it.as anyone actually ever done it or thought about it!

i think we proved it was certainly doable though. does taking the bus one stop really count as not running the whole thing? is there really much point just running regardless of buses when the best route is along the main road with several buses going where you want? obviously it's worth doing when the roads are gridlocked like on our attempt though. was it 6 buses we overtook?!

At least 6 buses i think the fact that 3 go along that route kind of negates having to run it all most of the time anyway.

palkanetoijala31 wrote:At least 6 buses i think the fact that 3 go along that route kind of negates having to run it all most of the time anyway.

It seems obvious to me that unless your bus is within sight as you get to the stop outside a given station, you should start running. If the bus you wanted catches you up, so be it. However if it never arrives in the time taken to run to the next station then you're ahead, if exhausted. Then again, depending on the routes of various bus services and the route you're running, you may increase or decrease your chances of getting an alternative bus if you press on. It can be complicated but there are numerous scenarios you can map out, picking the best one on the hoof.

As has been said, if the roads are gridlocked then you can only gain by running the whole way. No point in sitting in traffic waiting for the bus to get you there if you can get there on foot.