London UnderRound

Overground running course connecting underground stations

The London UnderRound Marathon, also sometimes referred to as the London Underground marathon, is an unofficial running route in London, between 42 Zone 1 London Underground stations.[1] The route was created by runner Rory Coleman in 2008[2] and is between 42 km[3] and 48 km[4] depending on the route selection. Traditionally starting and finishing at Kings Cross Station, each runner is required to touch the yellow line of the underground platform at each station using only the stairs or escalators to reach the platform, which creates 914 meters of elevation change.[5]

The fastest known time for the course was set by David Hellard[6] in 2016 in a time of 3 hrs, 20 mins and 18 seconds.[7]

## References

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* London portal

1. ^ "The London UnderRound: a city ultra between Tube stations". Canadian Running Magazine. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
2. ^ "8 secret London fitness challenges you won't have heard of". Red Bull. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
3. ^ Nash, Thomas (2015-03-05). "London Underround Marathon - A Mountainous Urban Challenge". Mudstacle. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
4. ^ King, Katie (2015-04-29). "Mind the gap: my crack at the UnderRound". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
5. ^ "The London UnderRound: a city ultra between Tube stations". Canadian Running Magazine. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
6. ^ "Clif Athlete - David Hellard - Runner". CLIF. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
7. ^ David Hellard (2016-03-09), UnderRound / Under Round Marathon 2016 - New Record!, retrieved 2019-07-11