Bridging the gap

Whilst out running this evening, yes sometimes i do evening runs, I happened upon this thought;

'What is the point in running if you don't learn things at the same time?'

I, myself, couldn't think of anything!

except maybe getting fit and maybe to train for a long distance running event such as the london marathon BUT THAT IS IT!

I suppose maybe to get some fresh air... and maybe to see London from a new perspective... to strengthen the leg muscles and improve your lung capacity

NOTHING ELSE!

although I do enjoy the occasional nod at another runner (which as i mentioned in an earlier blog happens very rarely)

Alright ALRIGHT! there are loads of points to running but before I realise that learning whist running is a silly idea I shall carry on!

I also realised whilst running this evening (still shocked i went for evening run??? get over it!) that there are many a bridge in London and one gap in people's knowledge is London bridges.
This evening I ran across three bridges as you can see in the map of my run

yes I did run across that last one twice... check me out!

and although i learnt very little whilst running across the bridges as they don't have fact sheets, silly bridges, I have since done some research using the "internet"  So I present to you three bridges of London...

Bridging the Gap (of knowledge that you probably have about bridges in London.)

Bridge 1

oooooh bridgey

Name: Battersea Bridge

Opened: 21st of July 1890

Length: 725 feet, 6 inches! (THAT IS 1,451 6 Inch Subways)

Designer: Joseph Bazalgatte (incidentally one of my favourite surnames ever!)

Interesting fact: in 2006 a bottlenose whale got stranded there when trying to get to the 'Made in Chelsea auditions'

Thing I realised when crossing the bridge: It is the only of todays three bridges to not have lights on! RUBBISH!

I give it a 6/10 

Bridge 2

I took this photo from bridge one and the photo of bridge one came from bridge two 

which we can see in this photo from bridge one which we took a photo of from bridge 2 

BRIDGECEPTION

Name: Albert Bridge
Opened: 1873
Length: 710 feet, (THAT IS OVER 127 Me's)
Designer: Rowland Mason Ordish (another great name!)
Interesting fact: There is a sign telling soldiers to cease marching in time when crossing the bridge to avoid vibrations

Thing I realised when crossing the bridge: If Mr and Mrs Bridge had a son and called it Albert then he would have the same name as this bridge and he would be bullied regularly by all the bridge enthusiasts, who he would in turn bully for being bridge enthusiasts!

I give it a 8/10


Bridge 3! (the exclamation is because it is the final bridge of today's blog... exciting stuff i know!)

Name: Chelsea Bridge
Opened: 21st of July 1857
Length: 698 Feet (that is a 698 average length ferrets)
Designer: G. Topham Forrest (let's be honest, all bridge designers had brilliant names!)
Interesting fact: 'twas originally called Victoria Bridge, they had to change it to Chelsea bridge after it was caught conoodling with the Albert Bridge!
Thing I realised when crossing the bridge:It has a smashing view of the battersea power station

SEE

there is another bridge in this photo but it is only for Tube trains... i found this out the hard way!

I give it a 9/10



Needless to say, we all know a lot more about bridges and have forgotten entirely the point of this blog, so i shall remind you
I AM RUNNING THE MARATHON
click here to donate and feel better about yourself!

Donations seem to have slowed down... which as you can imagine I am furious about,
If we reach £300 by this time next week I shall do a run in halloween make-up!


Nic

Mind blown by socks

Yes the title is what you think it is!
How can your mind be blown by socks?
Well for something to blow your mind it either has to be so absurd it shatters all opinions of the world... so socks surely can't do that can they, if you think socks are absurd then you are insane, after all socks are the opposite of absurd, they are unabsurd... or normal as most people say.
Look at this sock

Purple called, asked why you didn't invite it to the party!

Despite being a pretty damn funky sock it is not blowing any minds.

'GET TO THE POINT NIC' said everyone reading angrily and with purpose

For a sock to blow your mind it would have to do something pretty out there... and this morning i noticed something new and out there about my running (THANK GOD YOU MENTIONED RUNNING) socks.

yeah that is right... one of them is for your left foot and one of them is for your right foot!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN SPECIFIC FOOT SOCKS BEFORE!

THis reveals two things about me

1) I am not a sporty fellow and therefore have never come across this before

and

2) I have been running for about 3 months without knowing that you could get left and right footed socks...

Who knows how many times i have been running with my feet in the wrong footed socks. NEVER AGAIN!

I ran today very smoothly around Battersea park, safe in the knowledge my feet were perfectly cradled in the correct footed sock.

So happy was I with my comfortable feet that I drew the following shape whilst running... I am reckoning it looks like a chicken... Any better ideas, comment below!

BOCKARK!

It is now less than 6 months until the big day so if you have not yet donated then DO IT NOW... this running is driving me mad enough to talk about socks for an entire blog so please support me by donating toward Asthma UK, it literally is an amazing cause!

Click here to go to the donation station (site)

Andy Green has had the biggest donation for AGES so please try to beat him.

Thanks,

Nic

It has been a while

Hello Blog fans (I call you blog fans)

I must first apologise for my lack of blog in the last two weeks.

'WHY HAS THIS BEEN?' I hear you all murmur timidly.

Well many reasons, and by many I mean three.

REASON 1
Dracula,
Last week i was in a production of Dracula in the evenings which, mixed with my working hours took up all my time, this meant i was not able to Jog OR blog. Sad times Iknow.
Here is a picture of me as 1920's 'Man about town' John Harker to make you all feel better

not sure why I am not so bothered about the vampire on my right!

The show went extremely well and made me people literally jump out of their seats and wet themselves with fear.

This ran all of last week and ended with a wonderful after show party and a hungover morning spent emptying a van.

Needless to say it was a long and hectic week with no spare moments for this silly running malarkey

REASON B

Newcastle,

After the show was done I went to Newcastle for two days with work,

not a lot fun happened there and although I am sure Newcastle would be lovely to run around I forgot to take my running gear

lol

So was unable to run along the Tyne like I had considered. 

REASON III

My Laptop died,

after Dracula and Newcastle I arrived home planning on writing you a blog explaining my absence only to find my Laptop would not switch on, not at all, it was dead, it has bitten the dust, shuffled off this mortal coil, joined the great holy laptop in the sky, 

IT IS AN EX LAPTOP

If this doesn't make sense to you then sort your life out

I have now bought a NEW laptop but it has not arrived yet (sad times)

Despite this I have managed to blog.

Running starts again tomorrow as we approach

THE 6 MONTH MARK AAAAAARGGH

I hope you heard evil music in your head when you read that, i know i did. If you didn't then perhaps read it again but imagine evil music playing in your head. If you are unable to imagine such music then refer back to the comment I made under the picture of John Cleese and Michael Palin in the dead parrot sketch.

Despite the gap the marathon is still a huge part of my life right now and I would feel a lot better about everything if all you wondnerful folk out there in blog reading land would sponsor me, to do so go to the following site

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/NicMunday

And PLEASE DONATE, not just because i asked but because of all the people with Asthma who need your help.

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Thanks,

Nic