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Adele Prince went on a training session

Wed 16th Aug 2017 at 6:00pm

LSE Summer School x GoodGym, Week 9

Westminster Report written by Adele Prince

On a beautiful summer's evening, fifteen fleet-footed runners took to the streets of London, to enjoy the sights and sounds, whilst getting to know each other a bit better.

What a difference a week makes! This time last week we had torrential rain and summer looked to be well and truly over. That's the British weather for you! This week, we were blessed with some lovely golden evening sun and the city at our feet. Our runners just kept on coming, even though there are exams looming this Friday - I always say it's good to keep on moving, even if you have a busy or stressful time ahead of you, it's the perfect way to clear your head and gear up to study hard.

This week's run took us eastwards, ducking behind the Royal Courts of Justice (which we enjoyed from the front on our return leg), out along Fleet Street and up to St Paul's Cathedral. With the weather picking up, the streets were heaving with tourists and people enjoying a post-work drink (I'm pretty sure the additional dodging here added about an extra 500m to our run!). We continued up and along past Cannon Street Station, onto London Bridge and paused briefly to admire the Monument, marking the point where the Great Fire of London started in 1666 - it's a lovely place to visit, with incredible views from the top and you even get a certificate to say you've climbed all 311 steps!

Our run now took us alongside the Thames, where we talked about how great a boat trip is along here, with views from the river on a summer's day being the best way to see the city. Another great way is from one of the many bridges, so we paused briefly at the Tower of London, before running across Tower Bridge itself. A run along the Thames on the Southbank wouldn't be complete without a group photo with Tower Bridge in the background, of course.

With some more weaving amongst the evening strollers, we found ourselves on London Bridge once more and decided to head for home - it would be so tempting to keep going, but time was ticking away! At our start point we stretched, wished each other well and said our goodbyes. I have really enjoyed sharing our wonderful city with you all and hope you enjoyed seeing all that London has to offer :)

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Adele Prince
Adele Prince went on a training session

Wed 2nd Aug 2017 at 6:00pm

LSE Summer School x GoodGym week 7

Westminster Report written by Adele Prince

Braving the rain, seven sprightly runners enjoyed a sociable run through central London.

As I made my way to Holborn, the rain was torrential and I really did wonder who on earth would want to run in it. I half expected to be standing there all by myself but no, six other runners turned up and the rain stopped falling. Perfect! As people arrive, I like to find out where in the world they come from and tonight was dominated by Europe, with participants from France, Austria (NOT Australia!), Denmark, Slovakia, two people from China (and Welsh me)!

Our run this week took us along the river. We crossed Waterloo Bridge (built by women!), ducked down to the Southbank and headed over to the London Eye. Continuing along the river's edge, we paused briefly to take a photo with Big Ben in the background, much easier here, with fewer tourists to contend with! We ran alongside Lambeth Palace (though we couldn't see this) and over Lambeth Bridge to run through Victoria Tower Gardens (always in spy movies), home to a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, who I was surprised to find our runners hadn't heard of! Have a look here to find out about the impact she made on the lives of women in Britain.

Parliament Square was quiet post-rain and we headed up Whitehall to poke our noses through the gates of Downing Street. It seemed wrong to miss out Horseguards and The Mall, so we jogged briefly over this way before running through Admiralty Arch and on to Trafalgar Square (as busy as ever). Down the Embankment we ran and back up the steps to Waterloo Bridge and home. As we slowed towards our stretch we were stopped briefly by a police cordon which, a passer by told us, was due to an unexploded World War Two bomb! This run had it all!

A smiley police officer let us through and we tentatively stretched, not sure how safe we were in the vicinity of aged explosives, interesting when you;re trying to get your heart rate back down! Have a great week everyone, it was a pleasure running with you all.

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