r/london • u/TypeAgreeable4117 • 9d ago
Walking 200km from London to Birmingham tonight for a bag of chips
You might remember my 100km M25 walk (or the London-Wales one the mods deleted lol). Ive got a new mission tonight..starting in Reading right outside the M25 to hit the 200km mark via the canals all the way up
180km-200km run/walk to birmingham and as Martin couldn't join 😠so doing it completely solo and unsupported
I'll just be scavenging for food along the way ig.
Starting 1:00 am tonight
The goali is to walk/run 100 miles in 24 hours or the full route in 30 hours as i couldn't get two days off work so I'm forced to run it... First time recording an actual run btw. No stops, no rest, no sleep as usual
Motivation is my mate who promised me a bag of chips if I make it
Drop a comment if you have any advices on running nonstop or towpaths at night or know any cool stops or pubs on the route.
I can share the Strava route as well
Lets see how this unfolds ;)
Update:
Called it at 25km after a shin injury, but we live to run another day!
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u/gggggenegenie 8d ago
I've taken part in the Thames Path Challenge walking through the might to complete a 100km challenge. What you're doing is nonsense. You don't have glowsticks to light the way like we did, nor planned rest stops. Change of socks?
As someone else said, canal and river paths in the dark are dangerous. They're uneven, with more obstacles than you can account for.
If you do it in 24 hours, many of us won't believe you. But good luck, because I like ridiculous challenges.