6:24 AM on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Cotswold District, England
Thames Run Day 1 & Day 2
Day 1: Begun at Thames Head Stone, Kemble, ended at Rose Revived Hotel, New Bridge, Witney, OX29 7QD.
Garmin ‘pause[d] activity to resume later’ end of Day 1 at Rose Revived Hotel, New Bridge, Witney, OX29 7QD.
Day 2: ‘Resum[ed] activity’ at Rose Revived and set off for Day 2.
Garmin ‘pause[d] to resume later’ at the end of Day 2 at car park of Barley Mow Pub, Abingdon OX14 3EH. Drove to The Swan at Streatley, Coppa Club, Streatley - On - Thames Nr, Reading RG8 9HR for overnight stay.
However, Garmin Livetrack wasn’t showing morning of Day 3. So ‘stop[ped] activity’ morning of Day 3, before rejoining Thames Path from Barley Mow car park, and ‘start[ing] new activity’.
8:11 AM on Thursday, May 29, 2025 South Oxfordshire, England
Thames Run Day 3
Drove back to Barley Mow Pub, Abingdon OX14 3EH and walked to return to Thames Path where I ended day 2.‘Start[ed] new activity’ from Barley Mow Pub, Abingdon OX14 3EH car park back to Thames Path where it crossed bridges. Garmin Livetrack wasn’t working, so ‘stop[ped] activity’.
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8:16 AM on Thursday, May 29, 2025 South Oxfordshire, England
Re- ‘start[ed] new activity’ where we crossed over bridge on Thames Path previous day (after Livetrack Test), ensuring overlapping from where we came off Thames Path on Day 2.
Livetrack proceeded to work and I set off down the path for Day 3.
Day 3 ‘stop[ped] activity’ at King’s Meadow Road, Reading, and drove to River Arts Club, Guards Club Road, Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 8DN for overnight stay.
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7:51 AM on Friday, May 30, 2025 Reading, England
Thames Run Day 4
Drove back to end point of Day 3 - Kings Meadow Road, Reading. ‘Start[ed] new activity’ for Day 4, ensuring overlapping of end point of Day 3.
‘Stop[ped] activity’ at path turnoff off Thames Path just before Dorney Lake for end of Day 4. Walked down to road entrance to Dorney Lake, and drove to Windsor for overnight stay.
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8:30 AM on Saturday, May 31, 2025 Beeches Community Board, England
Thames Run Day 5
‘Start[ed] new activity’ at end point of Day 4, ensuring overlap of path.
‘Stop[ped] activity’ by Putney Embankment Foreshore for end of Day 5. Drove to Wimbledon for overnight stay.
Good day, where we dialed in hydration and nutrition. Definitely could have gone considerably longer but decided it was smarter to rest and get up earlier for Day 6.
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8:43 AM on Sunday, June 1, 2025 Greater London, England
Thames Run Day 6
‘Start[ed] new activity’ ensuring overlap of path of end of Day 5. Began moving, but Garmin Livetrack wasn’t working, so ‘stop[ped] activity’ by Putney Bridge, where I then ‘start[ed] new activity’, walked back on self a bit on route to ensure overlap. Garmin Livetrack worked so I continued Day 6.
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8:51 AM on Sunday, June 1, 2025 Greater London, England
Continued on from Putney Bridge to Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where I ‘stop[ped] activity’ to change map for navigation of England Coast Path / Thames Path Extension to Kent.
Strong day so far, again due to sorting out of hydration, nutrition and checkpoints.
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3:53 PM on Sunday, June 1, 2025 Greater London, England
Map Change at Woolwich Foot Tunnel & 'Start[ed] new activity' to continue on for rest of day. Day ended meeting support and stopping at service station just off National Trail, by Charles St, near Greenhithe, where I 'stop[ped] activity'. Driven back to Wimbledon for sleep.
Again feeling absolutely fine. Could have continued a lot longer. But due to safety concerns we stopped to finish next day.
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9:19 AM on Monday, June 2, 2025 Dartford, England
Thames Run Day 7
Drove back to the service station by Charles St, Greenhithe.
Began Day 7 where Day 6 ended, rejoining Thames Path where came off, ensuring overlap. I 'start[ed] new activity' to begin day.
Garmin Livetrack wasn’t showing to support crew during this part, so ‘stop[ped] activity’ at service station checkpoint by Eagle Way, rejoined where I came off and ‘start[ed] new activity’ ensuring overlap of path. Livetrack worked, so continued on for final leg.
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11:00 AM on Monday, June 2, 2025 Gravesham, England
Final leg: Eagle Way to Grain, North Sea
Ran to Isle of Grain, to end of Coastal Path/Thames Path Extension at North Sea. Run down to beach and touched the sea, to successfully complete full Route of 'River Thames: Source to Sea (UK).
Again energy v good. V interesting day of industrial spaces, remote landscape.
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Photos are on strava links, but if you need the originals directly or more information please do let me know. I submitted the 'New Route' for this Route back in June 25, and thought I had submitted the recordings of the FKT too. However, the other day I realised the data for the FKT itself was never submitted, so I am submitting now. I appreciate this is likely much later than the norm.