![]() ![]() Mark Mason: Walk the Linesįinally, a separate Mark with a very similar name to Mark Moxon, also walked between all the London Underground train stations and wrote a book about it called Walk the Lines: The London Underground, Overground. ![]() In 2011, Steven Whyley ran between every Tube station in much the same style as Stephen Wright to raise money for Cancer Research. His website no longer appears to be online but you can find him on Google. He broke the lines into smaller chunks than us but, where we just ran the longest branch of each line, he methodically ticked off every single station. Shortly after our run, Stephen Wright started a similar challenge. The London Photo ProjectĪnother chap walked the Underground routes in 2007-2008 and captured his trip in photographs. His website – – is a great resource for anyone considering a walk/run along these lines. Prior to our run, Mark Moxon walked the length of all the Tube lines. Has anyone else done this? Mark Moxon: Tube Walker To raise money for the British Lung Foundation – Laura lost her granddad to asbestosis in May 2009 and so the British Lung Foundation is a natural choice for us to support.(This is part of my campaign to get people having an adventure everyday) We used one of it’s great icons as an excuse to embrace our surroundings, do something new, exciting and challenging and live life as a bit of an adventure. For an adventure – It’s easy to get stuck into the routines of daily life, especially in a big city like London.Running overland combined a great bit of exercise with the opportunity to explore some unknown areas and build new memories for the familiar places. To explore London – The Tube’s a fantastic method of transport but by travelling underground you miss out on all of the wonderful places that the tunnels connect.Browse all articles about the challenge.Waterloo & City Line – September 9th – 4 miles – 45 minutes.Metropolitan Line – August 28th – 24 miles – 6 hours.Piccadilly Line – August 22nd – 36 miles – 9 hours.Central Line – July 10th – 45 miles – 12 hours.District Line – June 26th – 35 miles – 7.5 hours.Jubilee Line – June 7th – 38 miles – 9 hours.Bakerloo Line – March 28th – 18 miles – 5 hours.Northern Line – February 28th – 29 miles – 5.5 hours.East London Line – February 10th – 7 miles – 1.5 hours.Victoria Line – January 31st – 15 miles – 3.5 hours.Hammersmith & City – January 24th – 22 miles, 4 hours.Circle Line – January 10th – 15 miles, 3 hours.They did so in support of the British Lung Foundation and by the time they finished on Thursday 9th September, they had run nearly 300 miles on 12 routes over 9 months and their final run was broadcast on BBC London News. In 2010, Laura Tomlinson and Tim Moss ran the length of every Tube Line in London. The Database of Long Distance Cycle Journeys. ![]()
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