Aldgate
Embankment Warren Street (run) Euston Square GPS (run) Regent's Park Edgware Road (Bakerloo) (run) Edgware Road (Circle) HSK NHG Liverpool Street KXSP Gloucester Road WestminsterThe Aldgate start allowed me to not have to wait for a Circle line train later on in the challenge, which would have been 10 minutes, maybe even more. Arriving from Birmingham into Euston at about quarter to 9 I made my way to Aldgate for half past nine and started at 09:36. Whilst on the first train I realised that it would probably have been better to stay on until Gloucester Road and do the rest of the route in reverse, finising at Charing Cross. But I already had a schedule and door positions worked out so stuck with the plan I had.
Overall it went very well, and there's not masses to say about it. I had some very good connections and some less good connections but never any really long waits. The runs between stations along the top edge off the bottle took less time than I'd allowed (as not allowing enough time can be demoralising) so that put me a little ahead of schedule. Coming into High Street Kensington there was a train in the opposite platform. I didn't make it for a perfect doubleback, so then expected a 5 minute wait here. But the timetable must have been off as another train turned up about a minute later.
Things slowed down slightly at the end as the Piccadilly line was getting very busy and I think stopping a little longer at each station due to the high volume of people. Then onto a very busy District line train to finish in a time of 1:57:43.
Then, with just under an hour until the day's main event started, I bought some lunch and headed to Euston Square (again!).