It was a cooler evening than the last two and this week we headed west through the crazy busy Leicester Square and Picadilly Circus, up fancy pants New Bond Street and then across to Hyde Park. Marble Arch peeked through the trees as we ran up to Speaker's Corner and then along the top of the park.

At this point, Katie went on a gentle run down to the lake, whilst the others picked up the pace in a loop to the end of the park. Everyone started going in different directions, it got a bit bonkers, some people went all the way around the lake. We thought we'd lost someone, turns out he went home and told Katie but she forgot in the madness.

We ran home through Trafalgar Square, which was shut last time we tried due to the state visit from the Spanish King and Queen. Everyone was pretty tired on the home stretch and with some stretches, that ended a nice long run. Thanks to everyone who made it along and good luck with your final exams and assignments.

26 brilliant runners explore parliament, Green Park, Buckingham Palace and the King and Queen of Spain!

It was a bit of a bonkers evening to be heading for a run around central London. Not only was the LSE campus buzzing with graduations, the King and Queen of Spain were on a state visit and so much of central London was blocked off. This made the usually busy rush hour areas EVEN BUSIER!

We nipped down to the river and headed along to Big Ben, sadly with a bit of scaffolding round him at the moment, but looking grand nonetheless. After a very busy cross over Parliament square, we celebrated as we reached St. James's park and a bit of space. Hooray!

A nice run around the lake led us to Buckingham Palace and a nice team photo. With that it was over the road into Green Park and a nice lap around. On coming back through Horseguard's Parade, it was clear that much of town was blocked off so run leader / not the best tour guide Katie led the group up and round, with a return stretch scooping below Covent Garden and the busy London streets.

Thanks to everyone who came along and you sure got quite a lot of London experiences in one run there!

Last night, twelve energetic runners took to the streets of central London, heading east, to check out some of our most beautiful sites and covering 8km.

We were back to top temperatures last night, so lots of water and sunscreen needed (but only one mention of air conditioning). It was lovely to welcome some new faces and to reacquaint ourselves with our now 'regulars'. Some of our runners were absent this week, due to the upcoming exams on Friday (though I always think a run is the perfect way to refresh your mind and body during intense study periods!).

Our run this week took us out east, first of all passing the Royal Courts of Justice and heading out along a very busy Fleet Street. A sunny evening keeps people in town after work and the pavements were heaving with post-work socialising and over-spilling pubs (oh, for an icy-cold drink!). Ahead, we could see the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, the perfect stop for our first group photo of the evening.

Our next point of interest took us by surprise (I still gasp with delight when I look around the corner and see its golden top), at The Monument. This beautiful tower marks the spot where the Great Fire of London started, on Pudding Lane in 1666 and was designed by the same architect as St.Paul's, Sir Christopher Wren. The views from up here are quite lovely, but you will have to work for them, walking up the 311 steps to the viewing platform.

We continued our run out towards the Tower of London, which a few people have already visited. It's a fascinating day out and you get to chat to Beefeaters, who have some amazing stories to tell (and live here, with their families, in the grounds of the Tower!). A visit to the Tower wouldn't be complete without a run across Tower Bridge, so off we went.

Pausing outside City Hall, we took another photo, before running along the Thames to London Bridge, where the views along the river were just gorgeous on this sunny evening. Turning along Cannon Street, we headed back to Fleet Street and to our start point. It was great to hear about all the exploration and travel that has been going on during spare time, one of our group was in Edinburgh at the weekend and will travel to Paris this weekend, definitely making the most of our location here!

Good luck with your studies and the rest of your stay everyone, I have really enjoyed leading you through our town :)