Many of you have been asking where the route will take us. The map above shows the route we will be taking.We will start at Hyde Park, from "Playtex City"setting out at Midnight. As full marathon walkers we will need to arrive between 7.45 & 8.30pm. We will be able to have our team photo, eat our pasta meal and enjoy the BBC Big Band. There will be massages available (at a price!) temporary tattoos and side stalls.
We will be amongst the first group to set off and our route will take us:
Down Bayswater Road, through Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park Corner, St James' Park, Past Big Ben and up to Victoria Embankment. That will be 5 Miles!
We will then walk past Blackfriars and cross over the Thames by the Globe Theatre, We will pass Tate Modern, & walk down the Albert Embankment. That is where the half mooners will cross over to make their way back to Hyde Park. The Full Mooners as we like to think of ourselves will carry on to Vauxhall bridge. That is 10 miles.
Staying on the south side of the River we will walk to Battersea Park, Cross at Albert Bridge Road, down Cheyne Walk & Brompton Road....15 Miles!!!
Next Kensington Gore, Knightsbridge (No time for shopping in Harrods!) Sloane Square, and down to the Chelsea embankment, 20 Miles.
Now we have walked 20 miles & know we can do that in around 5 hours. We should therefore start to go into unknown territory as far as stamina is concerned at around 5 in the morning.
The next one and a half to two hours will be the crucial time.
Grosvenor Road, Westminster, past the Abbey, up to Big Ben again, and then we retrace our steps, going round St James Park, Hyde Park Corner, Kensington Gardens & Finally back to Hyde Park, where we will collect our Finishers medals, and have our team photo again! Talk about before & after shots! You will all be ablt to see what a toll the night will have put on us.
I am sure at that stage we will probably crash out! All our hard work and training will (hopefully) have ensured we get back in one piece and with a reputable time. Than it will be home for a well earned bath and sleep.
