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Sunday 29 July 2012

Trotting the Globe


Dublin, Ireland – 12km around Merrion Square Par, St Stephens Green, ending at Trinity College.

Doolin, Ireland – 21km round trip to Lisdoonvarna and return.

Belfast, N. Ireland – 15km south along the river to forest and woodland areas.

Liverpool, England – 16km to Princess Park, including a few lap, and return.

London, England – 20km west along Thames out to Battersea Park and return.

Paris, France – 12km around Parc Des Buttes Chaumont and down to Bassin de la Villette canal. Hilly park in the ENE of Paris with fabulous views to Sacre Coeur. 30+ degrees.

Hamburg - St. Pauli to GroBe Wall-anlagen, along Gorch-Fock Wall Esplanade and around AuBenalster lake (6-7km), down Binnenalster. stop for lunch the back along Ludwig Erhard/Budapest Str. 75mins/16km.

Berlin - 18km around park south of main train station, around the zoo and further south to a small park set on a hill side which a did about three laps of and nearly died. friffin steep and streamy.

Prague - 55mins hard run to Stromovka Park. A few laps of this which included a hill and a stop at a cake shop on way back.

Vienna - Run in 35 degree temperature to the palace out west. Uncomfortably hot. Slept on a park bench and ran back to the hostel. Maybe only 50mins.

Sighisoara - 2h30m run and walk in the Oak Woods (Bietre Park). Run 2km to the cemetary at the back if Transylvania Hotel. Go right up to the very back of the cemetery and pass through the narrow gate. Head up the vague path to the plains and follow the trodden grass until you hit the gravel road. Follow this for maybe 4km until you reach the forest path (Wolf and Bear Crossing). Continue for unknown number of kilometres until your reach the swamp lands and eventually the end of the plains. Turned around. I only made it to the bear crossing as I was running out of water and the map distances seemed to be way off.

Bucharesti - Herastrau Park. 55min hard run around the scenic park. Very pleasant way to get away from the chaos of the city centre. Relief from the warm smothering sun too.

Dubrovnik - 

1 comment:

  1. You mean you've been riding a horse in all these places?? That's what trotting is Jimmy Mick!

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