Running in Finsbury Park - does anyone know how long the perimeter road is all round?

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Permalink Reply by alistairj on February 22, 2009 at 19:34

I would have said 1.4 miles but as you are doing a 5k run, perhaps I should say 2.25km? Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on February 22, 2009 at 19:37

Thanks for that Alistair - mmm.... thats not too bad then if once round is 2.25km, thats almost half! Bit more training and I'll be there!

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on February 22, 2009 at 22:30

Try using this:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on February 22, 2009 at 23:18

I see the Serpentine Running Club had a 5mile = 8km race around Finsbury Park perimeter road in 2006. Three laps. That sounds like 5km would be 1.875 laps - better call it 2 full laps. But we hope you'll include two half-lengths of Wightman/Alroy/Endymion Roads, just to warm up and cool down.

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Permalink Reply by John M on February 23, 2009 at 20:52

...or try this

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?ref=emealanding&sitesrc=emea...

Go to 'My Runs' then 'Map it'.

Or run 12.5 times round the track. Flat but very boring.

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Permalink Reply by Markalex on February 24, 2009 at 10:39

Have you tried using a pedometer? There are a few different types on Amazon.

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Permalink Reply by Phil M on February 27, 2009 at 16:19

A couple of years back, somebody marked out the distance on the perimeter road at 100m intervals, from the Endymion Road entrance via Finsbury Park entrance and Manor House entrance before arriving back at Endymion Road again. It came to about 2250m, so (assuming the measurements were correct) Alistairj is pretty much spot on.

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Permalink Reply by GK/OD on February 28, 2009 at 0:28

I used to race and had all my training runs measured around where I live and as I raced and trained a lot knew my abilities/limitations very well

I occasionally when at work I trained to fit in with home life and ran from St Anns Road up Hermitage then around the perimiter of the park (not the road) twice and back to St Anns Road and the times I ran indicated to me that it was about 5 miles.

I would also make Alistairj pretty much right.

Stick to grass or country during sunlight though as you will get less chance of shin splints or hip problems (repetitive strain). In the dark obviously country is not always possible.

Try some intervals on the track as well

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