Fifth London Long Run

This was my fifth (of at least seven) Sunday long runs leading up to the London Marathon on 24th April. Like my last two long runs it was 20 miles. I felt pretty good throughout, although my pace was slightly slower than my last two 20 milers and by about 2/3 through I was definitely counting down the miles.

Thought I would leave from Richmond again like last time, to head the correct way this time towards Hampton Court. But the Piccadilly Line wasn't running so I caught the 7am Metropolitan line to Embankment instead. Was running by 8am and it was a great time to be running through central London, the sun was out and hardly any people around. There were a few other runners and they all seemed as happy as me to have the city to ourselves on a beautiful morning. Ran across Millennium and Tower Bridges, past Canary Wharf and then under the Thames to Greenwich. Discovered that there are a lot of quays in London that are nice to run around. Greenland Quay and the park nearby were especially good. Today's run was really a great experience, the best of these London runs so far, despite there not being a pub open anywhere near where I ended up (Bermondsey station in Southwark). Home by about noon.