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This years annual extravaganza will take place on 17th Dec as the poll has now closed....

Starting Station: Park Royal
Starting window: 1000 - 1100
Pre Park Challenge parkrun: Gladstone (optional and another parkrun can be visited if so desired)
Post challenge meet up: The Lord Denman, Dagenham Heathway

Well, tough shit to the people finishing at Moor Park...

Still, at least I'll be able to cross Dagenham Heathway off my 'tube stations I've entered/exited' list, because it's not easy to justify going there.

The Orange One wrote:Well, tough shit to the people finishing at Moor Park

Lol.

If was attending, which I obviously won't be, I would suggest a more central pub, so everyone can get there

Tube Geek wrote:

The Orange One wrote:Well, tough shit to the people finishing at Moor Park

Lol.

If was attending, which I obviously won't be, I would suggest a more central pub, so everyone can get there

From Park Royal, a Newbury/Elm finish is highly likely and I therefore approve of the pub choice (the trek into town from the finishing station is not fun, especially when it's done alone in the darkness).

I should also highlight the 364 bus (though this is reasonably well known by seasoned Park challengers) from near Newbury Park to Dagenham Heathway; probably faster than heading in and then out again should you be finishing at Newbury.

The second time Gladstone has been the pre-Parks Challenge parkrun. Might head to Wormwood Scrubs or Osterley in that case.

May I suggest Canons Park parkrun for the next R15?

Which mean's Kev's already worked out a route finishing at Elm Park...

Thanks for the heads-up on the 364. I'd had a bit of a play around recently trying to find routes between Newbury and Elm but hadn't spotted that one.

Whether or not I can compete depends on the state of my ankle by then (given that this is one of the longer challenges and involves exiting stations just to take a photo then going back inside), and whether or not I'm needed to do a shift in Cholsey booking office that day,

I am working on a route. If it's the 17th, I shall most likely go with my friends. Otherwise, we cannot go.

Kev doesn't have a route yet, but yes a finish somwehere East is probably likely!

With regard to Gladstone I wasn't actually parkrunning then and not sure who else ran this with Andrew back in 2013 but as per the op by all means visit a different one if prefered

ha ha very funny with the pub business Hugo

Going Underground wrote:Kev doesn't have a route yet, but yes a finish somwehere East is probably likely!

With regard to Gladstone I wasn't actually parkrunning then and not sure who else ran this with Andrew back in 2013 but as per the op by all means visit a different one if prefered

ha ha very funny with the pub business Hugo

It was just me! My 4th different parkrun venue ever. It was a Santa themed run that day and I turned up looking not very Santa like.

Another bus route that may come in useful for the discerning parkrunner is the 226, which pretty much runs directly between Gladstone Park and Park Royal.

I would have thought from Park Royal, Moor Park would have been the most likely finishing point...

Working 17th, but off the 10th

Going Underground wrote: Starting Station: Park Royal

I really should remember to stop speed reading and actually digest the information clearly displayed.

Instead, because of my stupidity, I've spent 3-4 hours working on a route (starting further north) and ending up near the finishing point. Back to the drawing board!

Elsie wrote:

Going Underground wrote: Starting Station: Park Royal

I really should remember to stop speed reading and actually digest the information clearly displayed.

Instead, because of my stupidity, I've spent 3-4 hours working on a route (starting further north) and ending up near the finishing point. Back to the drawing board!

Reverse it?

I've worked out a new route. Now to sort out the finer details of which carriage to be in for easiest exit and change a couple of the buses.