Mrs S was feeling a little warm this afternoon - with no breeze and a small fan in her kitchen, the ongoing hot spell is tiring her out. To this end she was determined that I get her a large tub of ice cream, and when I asked if she had any particular flavour in mind, she replied "Nope, plain vanilla is good, as I'll tart it up with loads of other stuff..." - noting Mrs S's culinary skills, I don't doubt this would end up as being quite some creation...

It was one of those random shopping karma moments this afternoon - there was no little gem lettuce to be found, and Mr R had made a specific request on his Andrex (4 rolls), of which there was also none to be located - however there was the (more expensive) 9 roll pack, so I took a chance that the £20 he had given me would still be enough in spite of the extra rolls...when it came to pay, the total hit £20 exactly...sometimes it's the simplest of things that bring most pleasure.

Despite the extreme heat, we still had a amazing turn out this week. We had 18 runners come through.

This week we done things differently. We still met outside The World Turned Upside Down globe and warmed up, but we took a different route. Rather then running towards Green Park, we instead ran through Waterloo Bridge. Normally the bridge is pretty spacious, but a lot of people used it as a viewing point for the eclipse that day, meaning we had to struggle through the crowd for a bit.

From there, we went down the stairs and ran through Southbank to London Bridge. This route is a favorite for runners in London due to the space, the amazing view of the Thames, and beautiful buildings such as the OXO Tower and the Tate Modern. It's probably one of the easiest yet most scenic routes to run through in Central. Once we reached London Bridge, I had the team take a quick break before we set off again. We ran to Blackfriars Station then up through New Bridge Street. Rather then showing the students tourist attractions, I took them through places in Central regular Londoners would go through.

Once we reached Strand, I had everyone wait just to make sure the less experienced runners could catch up as I wanted us to finish together. From there we made our way back to LSE, then I took the team through some cool down stretches before we parted ways. Another successful run.

It's amazing to see the size of these sessions grow. We had a whooping 20 runners, that's our biggest group this year.

As usual, we all meet outside of The World Turned Upside Down globe and powered through the busy streets till we reached Green Park. We had a mix of runners, first timers, casual runners, consistent racers and even marathon runners. Once we reached Buckingham Palace, I got the team to stand in front of the gates for a nice group photo which they all wanted me to airdrop later (I did).

From there we ran down The Mall, the iconic running spot where the finish line is for the London Marathon. Many were starstruck as we ran down. Some were desperate to run London Marathon eventually whilst others were considering marathons more local to them like Rome.

Once we reached Westminster, it was smooth sailing from there. Because of the space, I used that as a opportunity to drop to the back to check on the beginners before speeding back to the front. I done this a couple time as I wanted to make sure everyone finished.

When we reached the hill in Strand, I had everyone wait at the top as I knew this would be tough for some of the runners, but everyone powered through and made it up the hill with no problem. From there we made our way back to LSE, then I took the team through some cool down stretches before we parted ways. Another successful run.

A later than usual shop for Mr R, but he was well prepared as ever, albeit his front door was playing up as it seemed the prolonged dry spell has affected it in some way. Fortunately the shopping itself didn't require any application of extra force, and apart from some absent shallots, the basket was soon filled and I was back at his door ready to give it an extra push once he'd unlocked it...

Back near Charing Cross to help Gurseva serve a lovely vegetable Biryani to the homeless.Busy day again and loads of rice to be served and the team rice-d to the occasion. Tea and coffee was provided too with some slightly melted belgian chocolates. We had some cold drinks in the cooler box as a very hot day again : appreciated by the customers.In 40 minutes the massive pot of vegetable biryani was given away.