Top Times: Circle Line Bottle Challenge
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My surname is Hazel, although my real forename is Martin. Mark or Martin is fine by me (just like some Michael's don't mind being called Mike).Root wrote:Three more times to enter into the standings:
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Ringo Starr - 2:06:21
Mark (Tangy, don't know your surname) - 2:23:30
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This is a Central line train to "Woodford via Hainault"- sadly, not no more!
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This is a Central line train to "Woodford via Hainault"- sadly, not no more!
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Well, I'm not giving away my route. But you can have a look at my "report" on some thread somewhere ... possibly in the "Alternative Challenge" forum. I was thinking that it was a ******** time at the time, actually!
I had a very tiring six minute run at one point, but I had some very lucky changes, and the Circle line behaved perfectly! How amazing is that?
I had a very tiring six minute run at one point, but I had some very lucky changes, and the Circle line behaved perfectly! How amazing is that?
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Hi all I've updated all the times for the bottle on my website, as there have been several attempts recently. A few weeks ago my time was good enough for 2nd place and now I'm in 5th place
Please check and let me know if I've missed any.
I've included Starkey's time (the new W*******)
http://pic5.piczo.com/tubedragon/?g=20524929&cr=5
Please check and let me know if I've missed any.
I've included Starkey's time (the new W*******)
http://pic5.piczo.com/tubedragon/?g=20524929&cr=5
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Thanks Mr Dragon. Nice to see your site going places!
You know, I must admit that thoughts of ******** did cross my mind on the way down to Knightsbridge. But I was too amazed by the Circle line's miraculous faultlessness to worry too much about that!
Regarding my route, since HÃ¥kan helped me to let the cat out of the bag, do feel free to peruse all the details by clicking here:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ma1jas/londonbottle3.doc
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You know, I must admit that thoughts of ******** did cross my mind on the way down to Knightsbridge. But I was too amazed by the Circle line's miraculous faultlessness to worry too much about that!
Regarding my route, since HÃ¥kan helped me to let the cat out of the bag, do feel free to peruse all the details by clicking here:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ma1jas/londonbottle3.doc
Now for the Mouse...
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Yes must add my congrat's to Starkey although it's a shame the route is common knowledge already. However I guess it wouldn't have taken too long to work out but the Warren Street - Russell Sq run is too much for me so I will have to come up with something even more cunning to get at least sub 2 hours
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I don't blame you. Though picturesque, the run was very tiring and I wouldn't wish it upon anybody! Anyway, I do think that this is the optimum route; though it repeats several stations, it involves the fewest changes possible. I think that with this route, two hours is do-able, as long as you get good changes (only four of them!) and as long as the Circle line behaves itself. However one hour fifty minutes is probably just too quick...
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I apologise for this being so outrageously late, but here is my wordy report of my successful Bottle challenge attempt. Feel free to have a look if you want to. (A couple of you lot are featured therein; you know who you are!)
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ma1jas/londonbottle3.doc
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ma1jas/londonbottle3.doc
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Re: Top Times: Circle Line Bottle Challenge
Hello from a new Tube Challenger...
My first Bottle Challenge attempt: 2h 10m 40s on 11 December, including fighting pre-Christmas crowds and one incident of getting on the wrong train at Warren Street. Rookie error. Still, it was a good way to commemorate the dramatic change to the Circle line after 125 years of going round and round.
My first Bottle Challenge attempt: 2h 10m 40s on 11 December, including fighting pre-Christmas crowds and one incident of getting on the wrong train at Warren Street. Rookie error. Still, it was a good way to commemorate the dramatic change to the Circle line after 125 years of going round and round.
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Re: Top Times: Circle Line Bottle Challenge
Hi and welcome to the forumtimwakeling wrote:Hello from a new Tube Challenger...
My first Bottle Challenge attempt: 2h 10m 40s on 11 December, including fighting pre-Christmas crowds and one incident of getting on the wrong train at Warren Street. Rookie error. Still, it was a good way to commemorate the dramatic change to the Circle line after 125 years of going round and round.
That's a very good time considering the crowds and wrong train incident, hopefully you can get along to some of our upcoming challenges....
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Re: Top Times: Circle Line Bottle Challenge
Welcome u got a better time than me tube olympics is coming up.timwakeling wrote:Hello from a new Tube Challenger...
My first Bottle Challenge attempt: 2h 10m 40s on 11 December, including fighting pre-Christmas crowds and one incident of getting on the wrong train at Warren Street. Rookie error. Still, it was a good way to commemorate the dramatic change to the Circle line after 125 years of going round and round.
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