TUBE 24 3RD WORLD RECORD

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[quote="*****"]spin? what spin? "now that's what i call a challenge!" (quote: me) is clearly indicative that i think that this is an incredible time - it is!

isn't blackfriars closed at the moment tho? that negates the Wood Lane stop. the whole new timetable probably helped.

of course .. someone could theoretically do the exact same route, be on the same last train ... and just get in 5 seconds faster.Well unless u me,Tangy,Steveo,Sara or Ian Green there is no way u could copy this route geoff r u implying that Steveo and sam used exactly the same route as u in 2006.?

let's face it, Andi will probably be out there at sometime doing just that. trying to shave a few seconds off of his own time![/quote}] it is possible for me to do that but i doubt many would cope wiv the running speed and stamina.
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I was refering to the amount of runs we had to do that day i at 34 beat Tangy aged early 20,s and steveo early 20,s given our route would be hard to copy some bits of it.I was showing off a bit when refering to my stamina if it gives youngsters an incentive to run faster then that is good :) .
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palkanetoijala31 wrote:I was refering to the amount of runs we had to do that day i at 34 beat Tangy aged early 20,s and steveo early 20,s
What about the runs that I beat you on then?!! :P
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Steeevooo wrote:
palkanetoijala31 wrote:I was refering to the amount of runs we had to do that day i at 34 beat Tangy aged early 20,s and steveo early 20,s
What about the runs that I beat you on then?!! :P
U definately beat me on 1 run and a few corrdior runs but i have never been a brilliant corridor runner have u sorted out tangy photos yet.
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i like to think of them in terms of 'blocks' - chunks of the network that you do a certain way, and then it's actually just down to what order you do those chunks in, or how you link between them on the day that makes the difference. having a set route and sticking to it is NOT the way to go!

yes there are of course certain chunks that everybody does the same way its the way u include them in ur own route i doubt anybody could exactly copy another persons route get exactly the same buses the same runs etc! Funnily apart from the timings which fluctuated from plan a to plan z we apart from 1 little bit we actually stuck to our set route.
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Are you trying to quote someone again?
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tubeguru wrote:Are you trying to quote someone again?

trying to quote a bit of geoffs but couldnt figure how to do a little.?
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palkanetoijala31 wrote:
tubeguru wrote:Are you trying to quote someone again?

trying to quote a bit of geoffs but couldnt figure how to do a little.?
Move the "[/quote]" mark up to the point where you want the quote to end and delete any part of the original text you don't want included.

Also, use the [Preview] button to see how it looks before posting. :wink:
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Congratulations - superb time.

I ran Edgware to Canon's Park once, up the hill so ran out of gas towards the end, but I could see there was no train coming.

The first time I did it I got hopelessly lost and did a 30 min Edgware->jog->stop and look at map->Swear->hobble->Kingsbury connection :)
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tpfkar wrote:Congratulations - superb time.

I ran Edgware to Canon's Park once, up the hill so ran out of gas towards the end, but I could see there was no train coming.

The first time I did it I got hopelessly lost and did a 30 min Edgware->jog->stop and look at map->Swear->hobble->Kingsbury connection :)
There's nNo substitute for pacing out connections you have to make on foot when planning an attempt. When you're actually on it you'll have little time to think...
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Wanstead wrote:
tpfkar wrote:Congratulations - superb time.

I ran Edgware to Canon's Park once, up the hill so ran out of gas towards the end, but I could see there was no train coming.

The first time I did it I got hopelessly lost and did a 30 min Edgware->jog->stop and look at map->Swear->hobble->Kingsbury connection :)
There's nNo substitute for pacing out connections you have to make on foot when planning an attempt. When you're actually on it you'll have little time to think...
For the newbies who roam these pages i take ur through the mind of an andi james!Exiting the station say for example High Barnet is to try and get in the best position for whether the bridge or the exit on platform 1.

Then run up the road as fast as i humanly can to the bus stop take 1 look up the hill for a bus if 1 then take it depending on what it is for 1 stop at least if no bus then downhill running is always good and easy.

I have calculated for high barnet run every bus stop takes me around 1m30s to transverse so consciously every 30s i look over my shoulder to see if bus behind this way no momentum is lost by dithering.

Depending on if i have got to new barnet without seeing a 307 i then think blow it i can run the rest faster than the bus anyway takes to get to roundabout and run.
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palkanetoijala31 wrote:For the newbies who roam these pages i take ur through the mind of an andi james!Exiting the station say for example High Barnet is to try and get in the best position for whether the bridge or the exit on platform 1.

Then run up the road as fast as i humanly can to the bus stop take 1 look up the hill for a bus if 1 then take it depending on what it is for 1 stop at least if no bus then downhill running is always good and easy.

I have calculated for high barnet run every bus stop takes me around 1m30s to transverse so consciously every 30s i look over my shoulder to see if bus behind this way no momentum is lost by dithering.

Depending on if i have got to new barnet without seeing a 307 i then think blow it i can run the rest faster than the bus anyway takes to get to roundabout and run.
(We should probably split this into a new thread.)

The High Barnet run is an interesting one because without giving too much away there is a point where if the worst happens and you're still on foot having reached New Barnet, you should veer off the bus route to take a more direct line to Cockfosters station. However if you do this you give up the chance of picking up any buses on route. It's a gamble unless you like running!
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Everyone seems to be spoonfed these days :(
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This time has now officially been ratified by Guinness on March 10th 2010.
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Played Andi, we now know the amended "official" target :D
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