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Hi Anthony,
Two times for you to add, both set by Antony & Jamie Brown.
We did these as back to back challenges.

The first one started at Knightsbridge & ended at Bank
We were on record pace but a couple of minor glitches put us behind.
final time 2:05:01

The second attempt started at Sloane Square and again finished at Bank.
Yet again we did really well, but a couple of 3-4 minute changes cost us.
final time was exactly 4 minutes slower at 2:09:01

I have also got a new time for the Bottle Challenge: 2 hours, 31 minutes and 28 seconds. I was doing really well until my first change, where things went wrong. I also had a very relaxing eighteen-minute wait for a Hammersmith and City train later on...

Hi Anthony

Bottle time also set the same day as the previous 2 posts;

Kevin, Ryan and Philip Brown (Going Underground, K9 and Ping Pon)
2hrs, 16mins, 50 secs....
Started at Sloane Sqaure and finished at Moorgate...

We made the schoolboy error of getting off at Edgware Road platform 4 to wait for next circle line train to Paddington, completley ignoring the notice that said bext H.S.K. train was leaving from platform 2 doh !

Had a couple of other near misses, sub 2 hours is on the cards soon

Going Underground wrote:Kevin, Ryan and Philip Brown (Going Underground, K9 and Ping Pon)
2hrs, 12mins, 50 secs....

Erm... the Stopwatch you gave me back says 2:16:50, I think you must be the new W*******

Soup Dragon wrote:

Going Underground wrote:Kevin, Ryan and Philip Brown (Going Underground, K9 and Ping Pon)
2hrs, 12mins, 50 secs....

Erm... the Stopwatch you gave me back says 2:16:50, I think you must be the new W*******

Ooops, I didn't write the time down and was working from memory Oh well it was a late night

I have edited my original post, cheers S.D. I certainly don't want any ******** times

Starkey7 wrote:I was doing really well until my first change, where things went wrong.

"Lol":D

Well, in my amaturish way, and lacking a Way Out map, I dashed off completely the wrong way! I only ended up missing the next train by four or five seconds. It just goes to show that there's nothing like experience.

Ooh, you pinched number two spot from right under my nose.
Well, not to worry, for I have re-claimed that spot. Today I tried the Bottle not once but twice, recording times of 2:04:22 and 2:06:32, using different routes.

Not much to say about them that's worthy of a write-up, except that on my second attempt I missed my last connection, a Central Line train, by a matter of seconds, only to look up and see that it was, yes, a Woodford via Hainault train.

So I'm now in positions 2, 4 and 5, haha! But I'm still a way off that 2 hour mark. On both the runs today, I had one five-minute wait and a few of one or two minutes, but nothing to complain about. Ric, you must have had a blindingly good day of connections.

Well Done Ollie on reclaiming 2nd... somebody is going under 2 hours before too long. With our 2:05:01 we did have some great connections and considering we did it on 7th July and did not sprint around the network I think the route we have has great potential. Out of interest what stations did you start and finish at... or is this top secret?

Yes, I must say that your route looked alarmingly straightforward compared with mine, which really was something else.

You know if it weren't for Charing Cross you'd easy get under two hours...

I used two routes. I won't give away exact details, but I can hint.

The first route, the one that resulted in a lesser time but mainly because of better connections, was Bank - Knightsbridge. It involved going outside of the Bottle, and has been mentioned by someone else on these forums.

The second route, which I think is in itself "better", is top secret! I'll tell you, however, that it starts on the Circle line and finishes on the Central line. Furthermore, if you're feeling adventurous, you have the option of using a bus. Intriguing, huh?

Three more times to enter into the standings:

Oliver L - 2:02:07
Ringo Starr - 2:06:21
Mark (Tangy, don't know your surname) - 2:23:30

Er, actually my time should be 2:05'14". We started at Embankment, but I did Embankment again later on, so my time need only have started from Charing Cross. Ta!

Hmmm Root keeps calling me Ringo...

Starkey7 wrote: Hmmm Root keeps calling me Ringo...

Ringo Star ??

Because Ringo's real name is Richard Starkey ...