Bromley Bimble
Life has been pretty stressful of late. I am finding being in the city hard going; the noise, the crowds, the claustrophobia. I needed to get away, even if for a few hours. Ideally I wanted to go somewhere green, in the countryside, with space, quiet and nature. Matt S offered me a timely solution. He wasn't working on the Monday and asked if I wanted to go on a long run. Five minutes later I had booked the day off and we had arranged to meet after the school run to head south on a route through Bromley that he had put together. It linked all the trails, woods and green spaces heading south and looped back around to complete a 26.2 mile circuit. We met at 9am next to the congested south circular road near Grove Park. Matt was keen to get a marathon distance completed as he hadn't run long for a while. We had no time in mind, just to enjoy the day and one another's company. The two of us crossed the rail tracks beside Grove Park Nature Reserve and made our way through the Do...