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Okay, thanks for pointing that out. I've never been to London, or even on a subway train for that matter. Wasn't sure if there are walkable paths alongside th

Okay, thanks for pointing that out. I've never been to London, or even on a subway train for that matter. Wasn't sure if there are walkable paths alongside the tracks or something (seems dangerous). So did he run from station to station above ground following the tracks, or is it too difficult to follow the tracks (buildings, obstacles, etc)?

sw007 14y ago
Yes it was overground as you can't literally run underground (on the tracks) as you'd kill yourself on the wires. Therefore, I ran from station to station - worked out the routes before each run and ran with my iPhone and Google Maps and ran to each station on each Underground line. The distance is greatly lengthened because I couldn't run on the tracks but I still visited every station - some as many as 6 times as they appear on 6 different lines. I had a picture outside of every single one and then went on my way to the next station. I ran over moterways, over footbridges, canals, fields, commuter packed pavements, marsh land, cobbled streets and got lost an awful lot.
- teh_klev 14y ago
  "I ran over moterways, over footbridges, canals, fields, commuter packed pavements, marsh land, cobbled streets and got lost an awful lot." Lol...brilliant, and truly inspiring.
jeltz 14y ago
In some (maybe even most, I have not really checked) of the tunnels in the Stockholm subway there are walkable paths alongside the tracks. They or off-limits for the public though. London underground tunnels are generally way more narrow than the tunnels here in Stockholm. EDIT: To illustrate this. London: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Why_London_Underground_is_nicknamed_The_Tube.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Why_London_Underground_is... Stockholm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swe_subway_switch_20050425_001.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swe_subway_switch_2005042...

sw007 14y ago

Yes it was overground as you can't literally run underground (on the tracks) as you'd kill yourself on the wires. Therefore, I ran from station to station - worked out the routes before each run and ran with my iPhone and Google Maps and ran to each station on each Underground line. The distance is greatly lengthened because I couldn't run on the tracks but I still visited every station - some as many as 6 times as they appear on 6 different lines. I had a picture outside of every single one and then went on my way to the next station. I ran over moterways, over footbridges, canals, fields, commuter packed pavements, marsh land, cobbled streets and got lost an awful lot.

teh_klev 14y ago
"I ran over moterways, over footbridges, canals, fields, commuter packed pavements, marsh land, cobbled streets and got lost an awful lot." Lol...brilliant, and truly inspiring.

jeltz 14y ago

In some (maybe even most, I have not really checked) of the tunnels in the Stockholm subway there are walkable paths alongside the tracks. They or off-limits for the public though. London underground tunnels are generally way more narrow than the tunnels here in Stockholm. EDIT: To illustrate this. London: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Why_London_Underground_is_nicknamed_The_Tube.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Why_London_Underground_is... Stockholm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swe_subway_switch_20050425_001.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swe_subway_switch_2005042...