Friday 17 April 2026
Total: 13.80 miles in 3:13:28 at average speed of 4.28 mph
Stations visited:
South Eastern
West Norwood, Sydenham Hill, Gipsy Hill, Penge East, Lower Sydenham, Bellingham, Catford, Catford Bridge, Ladywell, Crofton Park
London Fire Brigade
West Norwood, Forest Hill
Blue Plaques
Dadbhai Naoroji, Emile Zola, Ira Aldridge, Leslie Howard, Margaret Lockwood
Raymond T Chandler, Annie Beasant, Gerald Durrell
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Commentary
It was part sunny and 17C today, mostly downwind with a short section into the wind. The route was entirely on pavement. There were lots of hills, a small number were short but quite steep, the rest were shallow but long.
I visited 2 LFB fire stations at West Norwood and Forest Hill, Lewisham Town Hall and 8 blue plaques. The Annie Beasant blue plaque was partly obscured by a wall climbing plant.
