For the club organised Spring Long Run this year we have decided to go with the Three Parkruns 20 route from 2019 - the run will be on Sunday 8th March starting at 9am from the current Gunnersbury parkrun start area.
The route has been put together as as a Green Belt Relay style map which can be seen here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WdEjxOrdh1ClD3e0O4HFY44yWbevaShi/view?usp=sharing
The full route is 20 miles and starts in Gunnersbury Park and then goes to Osterley Park and Northala Fields before returning to Gunnersbury Park. There are loads of points on the route where you can stop and get a bus home, so lots of options if you don;t want to run the whole 20 miles.
Things to note:
*We have chosen 8th March because it's 4 weeks before Manchester and Paris marathons, 3 weeks before Rome, and 7 weeks before London and it doesn't clash with any of the local popular long training runs like Thames Towpath 20 or Kingston.
*You DO NOT have to be planning to run a marathon to join in!
*The full route is 20 miles but you can start and finish anywhere you like on the route if you want to meet us partway round.
*The route map includes mile markers and notes for the closest Tube or bus stops to each mile marker to make this easier.
*The run will be managed along the same lines as any Sunday club run; bring your own water and fuel, and it will be self led (although we encourage you to organise yourselves into pace groups to be sociable).
You can see who else is planning to run, how far and how fast here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YvXfYoKGJq1fLFvCUeJ7Rc8Y1GfBoHonvYFOnou9LuU/edit?usp=sharing
Lastly, remember each park has loos and a cafe, so there's plenty of opportunity to stop for a comfort break, or stop entirely and eat some cake with your mates if you're done.