Every bit of training starts with getting to the start line, and today the Northern line added an extra challenge by closing for the weekend. Some of us found out the traditional way: at the station. Cue rail replacement buses, Route 93 buses rarer than a PB in a headwind, and arrivals with mere minutes to spare. All in aid of the Run South London half in March, where GoodGym is raising funds for Sustainable Merton.

It was a sunny morning at Morden parkrun, with the course frozen solid on lap one and thawing over laps two and three. Jade and Jon were on pacing duty, and whilst Jon may have been tempted off pace early on by some chat (my bad! 😳), he pulled it in for a solid finish.

Meanwhile three GoodGymmers put in a solid training run, getting our hill reps in and a recce of the half marathon start and finish. Thrice up that hill is no walk in the park, even for our parkwalker Felicidade!

Home turf advantage: unlocked 🔓

As for getting home: two buses and a walk for some of us. Homer would've written a sequel.