E Streeters on Abbey Road

First wakeup in the UK, first miles logged running by the lad and I - a quick jaunt from our hotel to the nearby roadway known worldwide as  home to the most famous street crossing to be found on any Long and Winding Road, thanks to a Fab Four who crossed its hashmarks for their final album cover nearly 50 years ago

The run gave Andrew and I a chance for some historic shots along the way, including posing in front of the Abbey Road Studios where magic was made, and continues to be made still today.

From there, it was time to pass off the camera so each of us could take that victory stroll, albeit at a much faster pace than John, Paul, George and Ringo did when photographer Iain Macmillan took the iconic image of them crossing the road in the early morning of Friday, August 8, 1969.

Here's what it looked like moments before the Beatles shot was taken

Here's what it looks like now, when an E Streeter or two temporarily becomes an Abbey Roadrunner.

See how they run likes pigs from a gun, see how they fly?

Yeah.  It was as much fun as it appears to be.  (But the best was yet to come, to be documented in a subsequent post.)

From Abbey Road, we found ourselves winding our way down on Baker Street, light in our head and dead on our feet, well, another crazy day, we'll drink the night away, and forget about everything.

This particular address, 221 Baker Street, topped Andrew's list of must-see attractions in London.  More to come on that later with the Great Detective himself.

From Baker Street, it was on to Regent's Park, in search of Pongo and Perdita.

Alas, the two canines, along with Roger and Anita, were nowhere to be found.  (It is, however, a dog walker's paradise.)

We did find a nice running path along Boating Lake in the royal park, taking us back to our hotel, and the end of our first running mileage in the UK on this trip.

As I've often stated on this blog, one of my favorite things to do is log running miles in new locales all over the world.  And when you get the chance to include some iconic points of interest and add your own footsteps to history during said mileage? Well, all the better.

To my fellow runners, I charge you - let's see your pics running the world!