Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
On 6/25/09, Stephen Emslie wrote: > I reckon I'll need to stretch my legs after the conf, so I'll bring my > skates along. Any other slalom skaters amongst the conference-goers? yaay that's 2. i'm bringing along a spare pair of skates [and pads if i can find them] if there are people who want

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
On 6/25/09, Jonathan Bowlas wrote: > But often gravel around the canal. oo, bad. you can get hybrid shoe-runner / skates (used a lot by police forces) but pfhh. ___ EuroPython mailing list EuroPython@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listin

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
> Alternatively you can look here: > > http://cycle.help2travel.co.uk/Document.aspx?W=0&G=0&D=0&S=0 > > It may say cycle routes but obviously you can use them for running. oo! cycle routes equals flt, looovely smmoooth paaaths _great_ for skating :)

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Stephen Emslie
I reckon I'll need to stretch my legs after the conf, so I'll bring my skates along. Any other slalom skaters amongst the conference-goers? (sorry for the duplicate email Jonathan) On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Stephen Emslie wrote: > I reckon I'll need to stretch my legs after the conf, so I

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Jonathan Bowlas
But often gravel around the canal. J 2009/6/25 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : >>  Alternatively you can look here: >> >>  http://cycle.help2travel.co.uk/Document.aspx?W=0&G=0&D=0&S=0 >> >>  It may say cycle routes but obviously you can use them for running. > > oo!  cycle routes equals flt, l

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners^H^H^H^H^H^H^H skaters

2009-06-25 Thread Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
kit, hi, you prompted me to look up if there are any skating facilities in birmingham, and it turns out that birmingham has the uk's only outdoor rollerblade race track! there's a club (open to anyone) that has access to the track on saturday mornings, 9:30am to 11am, where they will teach anyone

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Jonathan Bowlas
here you go kit: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=77274&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=14179 You should be able to pick this map up at the tourist information places dotted around the city. Alternatively you can look here: http://cycle.help2travel.co.uk/Document.aspx?W=

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Zeth
2009/6/25 Zeth : > 2009/6/25 Kit BLAKE : >> Hi, >> Some of us are planning to go running while at the conference. Anybody know >> of a good route in the 5-10k range? I hear there's a canal in Birmingham. >> Often water is flanked by a continuous path, but nothing obvious shows in >> satellite photo

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Kit BLAKE
On 25 Jun 2009, at 10:36, Zeth wrote: 2009/6/25 Kit BLAKE : Hi, Some of us are planning to go running while at the conference. Anybody know of a good route in the 5-10k range? I hear there's a canal in Birmingham. Often water is flanked by a continuous path, but nothing obvious shows in

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Zeth
2009/6/25 Zeth : > 2009/6/25 Kit BLAKE : >> Hi, >> Some of us are planning to go running while at the conference. Anybody know >> of a good route in the 5-10k range? I hear there's a canal in Birmingham. >> Often water is flanked by a continuous path, but nothing obvious shows in >> satellite photo

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Zeth
2009/6/25 Kit BLAKE : > Hi, > Some of us are planning to go running while at the conference. Anybody know > of a good route in the 5-10k range? I hear there's a canal in Birmingham. > Often water is flanked by a continuous path, but nothing obvious shows in > satellite photos. There is the River R

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Christian Theune
Hi, On Thu, 2009-06-25 at 08:50 +0100, Ciarán Mooney wrote: > Hi, > > There are bloody loads of canals in Birmingham! The old cliche is > "more canals than Venice" which is true, however we are qutie a bit > bigger than Venice. > > The nearest canal is just a short walk from the conference venue

[EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-25 Thread Ciarán Mooney
Hi, There are bloody loads of canals in Birmingham! The old cliche is "more canals than Venice" which is true, however we are qutie a bit bigger than Venice. The nearest canal is just a short walk from the conference venue, and it's even closer to some of the hotels on Broad Street. http://www.o

[EuroPython] EuroPython runners

2009-06-24 Thread Kit BLAKE
Hi, Some of us are planning to go running while at the conference. Anybody know of a good route in the 5-10k range? I hear there's a canal in Birmingham. Often water is flanked by a continuous path, but nothing obvious shows in satellite photos. People are welcome to join us. We go in the