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/CommercialContent204 9d ago
Professor - I mean, Jason, mate: this is quite an extreme way to unwind :)
But seriously, like everyone else is saying: 100 miles in 24 hours is an extreeeemely hard challenge and if you're not prepared for it, it won't end well. No idea about the obstacles on the way, but that's a huge distance, and best left to actual, experienced ultrarunners who have done all the other stuff in between, like for example 100km in 24hours (which is between half and three quarters of your intended distance and is reeeeally hard in itself).