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29 1 12 April Running Info…

March 29, 2013February 28, 2016

Hello Runners,

Aaaaah, it’s time to take a break. Many of you will be away for the next two weeks, but those of us in town will be running. We’ll move the start time back to 8:30am for all runs over the next two weeks. Running over the holidays is fun. The groups are co-mingled and somehow the pace just works out. I’ll provide some route suggestions, but feel free to go wherever you want.

Routes this Week

Most of our runners are either in a recovery mood or are scheduled to do a series of 6-milers. Some route suggestions follow but please feel free to do loops if that suits your schedule with kids home from school. These routes are just fun - they are not designed to be optimal training runs. This week it’s all about the food - bagels, bakeries and markets!!!

Monday, 1 April
Hummingbird Bakery (6 miles) – We’ll take a slightly different route down to Hyde Park for a change of scenery - down Hall Rd. then through Maida Vale, under the A40, then Westbourne Bridge Rd. to the north side of Hyde Park (see route map). From there, we’ll head west (either in the park or along Bayswater Rd.) then turn south following the bike path into Holland Park. After doing a loop there, we’ll continue south crossing over Kensington High St. to Old Brompton Rd. The Hummingbird Bakery sits on that road close to the South Ken tube station (which is how we’ll get home unless you want to run some more).

Tuesday, 4 April
The ex-beginners in town will be doing a 45-60 minute (route of their choice) and some of our marathon trainees will be doing their 20/21-miler out the canal west to Greenford and back. Both of these groups will meet/start at 8:30am.

Wednesday, 3 April
Brick Lane (6 miles) - We’ll run to Beigel Bake on Brick Lane and get a coffee from Brick Lane Coffee next door (see photo). Beigel Bake is reportedly the most famous bagel shop in London. The route heads out the canal east towards Islington. At “the wall”, we’ll come off the canal and run south on Farringdon Rd. then turn east on Clerkenwell heading to Old St. From the Old St. round-about, we’ll take Shoreditch then cut across to Brick Lane. If you want to grab bagels and run home, go for it. Otherwise, we’ll be taking the tube from Shoreditch High St. or share cabs home if anyone is in a hurry.

Thursday, 4 April
Whoever is in town, have a look at these route options and let me know what you prefer. I’m up for anything. Save these route ideas - they may be good options for runs in the next month or two.
Option #1: Whole Foods (5.25 miles) - This route heads down to Hyde Park via Lisson Grove. Once we’re in the park, we head diagonally towards Carriage Rd. then south to exit the park at Kensington High St. We’ll run by the Natural History museum then take Old Brompton Rd. west to Queen’s Gate. From there, we wind our way up to Kensington High St and finish at Whole Foods.

Option #2: Westfield Mall (5.25 miles) - This is a nice run down to Hyde Park via Lisson Grove then cutting across the park to the bridge at Carriage Rd. We would then head north along the Serpentine to the Italian fountains then run west along Baywater Rd. to Westfield Mall at Shepherd’s Bush.
Option #3: Big Ben plus loop at the river (5.25 miles) - This route is the regular run to Big Ben but we would carry on crossing the river at Westminster Bridge. On the southern embankment we would run by the London Eye, cross back over the river then follow the northern embankment to finish at Westminster tube station.
Option #4: Little Venice Canal Loop (5.25 miles) - This route is a loop so we would finish back at Starbucks. We would run down Hall Rd. to Harrow Rd then head west towards Kensal Green. The route then leads over the canal then along the towpath back to Little Venice. From the canal we would head up to SJW (this is a good hill to start practising running inclines) and finish at Starbucks.

Friday, 5 April
Run the hill/heath/Hampstead if you want (8:30am start), or consider running to Borough Market - 10:00am start. There are a million ways to get to Borough Market, but if I run, I’ll probably be doing this route (see map below). There’s a chance I won’t be running on Friday, so have a look at this route map just in case and email around if you want to make sure you have people to run with.
Borough Market (6 miles) - Run through Regents Park then down Marylebone High St., Regent St., and Haymarket to the embankment. Cross over the Thames then run along the southern embankment to Borough Market. Again, this is NOT a fabulous training run - it’s just a fun route. It’s a lot of street running and there will be a ton of pedestrians on the shopping streets (Marylebone High St, Oxford St and Regent St). The market opens at noon but most of the vendors are setting up and ready to do business around 11:00.

Monday, 8 April
Hyde Park Serpentine loop (6 miles) – This route isn’t exciting, but it’s very efficient. It’s a good one for any of the 6-milers on our schedules. Run down to Hyde Park via Lisson Grove. After entering the park, head west to Carriage Rd. Turn south running along Carriage Rd until you cross over the Serpentine. Drop down to the water and run along the edge of the Serpentine. Cross back over the water at the cafe bridge then head back to SJW via Baker St. or Gloucester Rd.

Tuesday, 9 April
The ex-beginners in town will be doing a 45-60 minute (route of their choice) starting at 8:30am and some of our marathon trainees will be doing their 20/21-miler - I’ll send you the route when I have it sorted out. Amy, Cai-Cai, Lynn - do you prefer to start at 8:30 or 8:15?

Wednesday, 10 April
Whole Foods via Brompton Cemetery (6 miles) - I’ll be in Italy so won’t be running with you, but here’s a nice route. Run down to the canal in Little Venice. Cross under the A40 then take Bishop’s Bridge Rd west towards Notting Hill. Turn left at Inverness Terrace and run to Hyde Park. Carry on south down the broadwalk (near the Peter Pan playground) then continue south to Fulham Rd. Run west until you see the entrance to the Brompton Cemetery. Turn right into the cemetery then when you come out the north side turn right on Old Brompton Rd. From there you have options. Just head north on any street (I usually take Earl’s Court Rd - it’s a straight shot north) until you reach Kensington High St. and Whole Foods.

Thursday, 11 April
I’ll be out of town, but the group will still run. How about choosing whatever route came in 2nd place in the voting for Thursday, 4 April? Or consider doing the Serpentine loop (route description above from Monday, 8 April). In addition, Vicky and Donna will be doing their 20-21 miler out the canal towards Greenford and back.

Friday, 12 April
Run the hill/heath/Hampstead if you want (8:30am start), or group up around 10:00 for a run to Borough Market (see route description from Friday, 5 April).

Happy Running,
Paula

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