The start and finish of the Peace Mile in Preston Park is located near rose garden by the Rotunda cafe.
I’m starting to see a lot more of Preston Park as my training kicks in. It’s where the Brighton marathon will be starting in April. The perimeter is about 2.2km so I’ve worked out that I only need to do 20 laps to equal a full marathon. That’s the sort of image I need to keep thinking of – only 20 laps! The collection of small white pyramid-shaped stones that once marked out the Peace Mile has all but vanished which is a bit of a shame although the start/finish stone is still there, commemorating the International Year of Peace in 1986.
All that's left of Steve Ovett
With the 2012 Olympics just a few months away, you would think that Brighton would be making the most of its Olympic connections. I remember the bronze statue of Steve Ovett before it was sawn off and stolen several years ago. All that’s left now is his right foot, launching the invisible middle distance runner to an Olympic gold medal.
To see something that has lasted a little longer than 20 years, you need to go to the other end of the park, near Preston Manor where you will find the two oldest English elms in Europe.
The Preston twins are over 400 years old.
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