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● Leg 30: Kensington & Chelsea to City of Westminster

(3.5 miles) 22:05

Runners: Brian Otten and John Pickup ‘I was honoured to

be part of the team that took the baton home’ says Brian.

‘There was a really nice gradual incline to inish things of

and the streets were a lot less crowded than I thought they

might be which allowed us to run fast and freely. There is

adventure to be had everywhere folks!’

Leg 24: Tower Hamlets

to Hackney (4.2 miles) 20:10

Runners: Kate Carter and

Adharanand Finn ‘My highlight

was the man who yelled “F***ing

weirdos” as we ran through (hipster

central) Shoreditch’ says Kate. ‘As

Adharanand said if we had gone

through there while ire-juggling on

unicycles no-one would have batted

an eyelid. But running! That’s insane!’

● Leg 17:

Havering to

Barking (3.5

miles) 13:20

Runners: Carla

Molinaro

and Helen

Coachman

‘Helen and I met

at a beautiful

village green

105m above sea

level’ says Carla.

‘We had great

views of London

Essex and Kent.

Barking is a place

that seems to be

obsessed with

whales: we ran

past whales

carved out

of wood

roundabouts

named after

Moby-Dick and

we ended up

on Whalebone

Road.’

● Leg 15: Waltham

Forest to

Redbridge (7.5

miles) 11:45

Runners: David

Smyth and

James Poole

‘Unlike some of

the runners on the outskirts James

and I had a couple of sights on the

route’ says David. ‘Soon after we

started we went past Queen

Elizabeth’s hunting lodge from 1543.

Then we found what appeared to be a

carving of a dementor from Harry

Potter in the woods in Hainault. Ours

was a greener route than many: we

got muddy in Hainault Forest Country

Park. But we also crossed the M11.’

Leg 18: Barking to Newham

(7.8 miles) 14:00

Runners: Damian Hall and Dan Hallam

‘Our second leg from Barking to Newham was

a revelation’ says Damian. ‘The inish point

was a genuine steep hill the excellently named

Beckton Alps. This former dry ski slope towered

above all of London. It was exciting – and not

exactly easy – to run up and reach the top and

see London spread out in all directions below us.’

Leg 1: Bromley to Croydon

(8.4 miles) 00:00

Runners: Rick Pearson and Stephen

Pinkster ‘We set of at midnight’ says

Rick. ‘Our route was a celebration of

remote London: empty ields muddy

tracks panoramic views nocturnal

wildlife. Baton passed over it was

back in the support van to follow

the runners through the night.’

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