{"id":11083,"date":"2013-02-18T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=11083"},"modified":"2013-02-18T02:05:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T02:05:55","slug":"practising-parkour-on-the-sandy-beach-of-the-river-thames-south-bank-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/practising-parkour-on-the-sandy-beach-of-the-river-thames-south-bank-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Practising parkour on the sandy beach of the River Thames, South Bank, London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"parkour-river-thames-01\"<\/p>\n

I\u00a0spotted\u00a0these kids practising parkour on a chilly February\u00a0afternoon.<\/p>\n

They’d set up on\u00a0the stretch of sandy beach that’s exposed during low tide\u00a0outside\u00a0the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, central London.<\/p>\n

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This guy was\u00a0concentrating really hard for ages and trying to\u00a0overcome\u00a0his nerves (“I’m shitting myself!<\/em>” he exclaimed to his\u00a0waiting\u00a0friends at one point).<\/p>\n

Just when it looked like he was going to\u00a0re-enact\u00a0Prefab Sprout’s ‘King Of Rock’n’Roll’ video<\/a>, he plucked up the courage and…<\/p>\n

\"Practising<\/p>\n

..whoosh! A perfect jump and landing!<\/p>\n

More reading:<\/strong>
\nReclaim The Beach<\/a>\u00a0– South Bank photos<\/a>
\n[Parkour explained<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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