Serpie Talks have been a great success this year with some brilliant speakers. We had Jim Ashworth-Beaumont on his journey of surviving and thriving back in February; before April’s London Marathon we invited Estonian Olympian Roman Fosti to share his experience of being a world-class athlete; and earlier in October we were honoured to invite Dr Nicky Keay to tell us about her expert subject of hormone health and its relationship with athletic performance. To complete this year’s line-up we will talk about a rather long journey by a distinguished member!

Episode 4 – “John O’Groats to Land’s End” with Simon Maughan – Fri 28^th Nov

In March 2025, Simon Maughan ran across the entire length of Great Britain, from John O’Groats in Scotland all the way to Land’s End in Cornwall. We are delighted that Simon agrees to speak to us about his experience of preparing, running, and travelling along ‘JOGLE’. We will sit down with him to talk about what motivated him to undertake such an incredible journey, the highs and lows of those few weeks, and what running means to him. Put the date of Friday 28^th November in your diary – join us that night at St Mary’s School for what promises to be a fascinating conversation.

Event Details

• Date: Friday 28^th November 2025
• Time: Doors open at 18:30, event begins at 19:00 and finishes approx. 20:00
• Venue: St Mary’s Bryanston Square Primary School, Enford Street, London W1H 1DL (Same place as our Wednesday Runs. Closest Tube: Marylebone). Note that the entrance is now at the York Street side, adjacent to the Royal Oak Pub.
• Entry fee: Free – this is a free event for all Serpies and guests. Feel free to invite a friend or family member who is not a Serpentine member.

Register for the event

Although it is free to come, please register via this event page, as this will allow us to plan for the event and have expectation of numbers. Those who present in the evening can join us for some pre-Christmas socialising afterwards – location to be decided.

We will endeavour to set up livestreaming for the event, however we would like someone with experience on livestreaming to help on the night. If you can help, please contact me.

If you have signed up but can no longer make it at a later date, or if you have any questions about the event, please contact me.

Happy running!

Hans Ho

Serpie Talks