8 intrepid Goodgym runners joined Area Activator Simon for a tour of three Central London Slow Ways routes! On Friday evening, we started our run from The Running Works (an independent running shop in Aldgate), and completed the following paths:

HOLMON 2

Monument to Holborn - 2 miles

https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Holmon/9675

HOLANG 4

Holborn to Angel - 2 miles

https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Holang/10092

ANGLIV 1

Angel to Liverpool Street - 2 miles

https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Angliv/2208

The Slow Ways project is an incredible route mapping project started in 2020, with the intention of creating an interactive tool that prioritises safe walking routes across the UK. To allow the project to be successful, runners, walkers and pedestrians of all types have been asked to submit and verify routes in their local area to make sure that any visitor could trust that the path is safe.

Our evening Goodgym run in the winter months proved to be extremely valuable, as we were able to identify two or three parks that would typically be open during the day, that were closed as the sun goes down. Otherwise, we found the routes to be really pleasant opportunities to explore back roads and lesser known side streets in our city.

Due to a glitch on the Slow Ways website, our verifications still need to be uploaded, but keep an eye out for our reviews very soon!