{"id":2191,"date":"2021-08-03T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsafrogslife.net\/grahamruns\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2023-04-07T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T18:12:56","slug":"everysinglestreet-03-08-21-the-last-of-the-roads-off-finch-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsafrogslife.net\/grahamruns\/2021\/08\/03\/everysinglestreet-03-08-21-the-last-of-the-roads-off-finch-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"#everysinglestreet [03\/08\/21] The last of the roads off Finch Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My first midweek, early morning run for three weeks took me to Dovecot where I completed the last of the roads off Finch Lane. Once again I overestimated how much I\u2019d be able to get done in the time available. What looked like 5 or 6 km on the map turned out to be 9 km which is more than enough for a run before work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On my run on 14th May 2021 (the last of the roads off Princess Drive<\/a>) I took a photo of the lovely green space between Murcote Road and Ackers Hall Avenue. Two and a half months later and the green spaces at the top and bottom have been sold to a housing association to build new homes. They\u2019ve left a section of park in the middle where the five-a-side pitch and children\u2019s play areas are. We need more houses building, and I guess this is progress of sorts. It\u2019s just a shame it\u2019s not on a brownfield site instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a school called Blueberry Park with a headteacher called Mrs Honey. It\u2019s like something from a children\u2019s story book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve said before that trunk roads aren\u2019t included on CityStrides. That means they don\u2019t show as completed roads even when I\u2019ve finished running them. However, there\u2019s a branch of East Prescot Road that runs alongside the main road. This was the original road before the new, straight road was built. It\u2019s on the system as a residential street which is why I\u2019m being told I\u2019ve completed the road even though I haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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