Bob Graham Round 2008

This is an account of my build up and attempt to do this famous 24 hour fell round challenge. I am relatively inexperienced as a fell runner and aim to record my thoughts and plans as I discover what is required for planning, training and equipment to complete the Bob Graham Round.

Monday, 2 February 2009

Bob Graham - the aftermath

›

The Bob Graham Round was eight months ago. I have already started to forget some of the details although whenever I read my account it bring...

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

The full round

›

23/5/8 I got away from work in good time. Catching the 1800 ferry from Fishbourne to Portsmouth and I had a remarkably smooth journey up to ...

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Times for the round

›

These were my actual times for the round. I was aiming for the standard 23 and a half hour round and for comparison the various splits are r...

Kit List

›

This is a bit sad but I always found it interesting to know what kit people were using although it is a very individual thing. I wanted to k...

Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Success! Completed Bob Graham Round in 23 hours and 15 minutes

›

I have done it. At 0015 on Monday I arrived back at the Moot Hall after a wonderful and very testing day out on the fells and having complet...

4 comments:

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Ready for the off

›

This project has been going now all this year, I have been thinking about it for over a year and it has been in the background for over ten ...

Sunday, 18 May 2008

New plan and tapering for the big day

›

Having got back from the Lakes at the beginning of May I had mixed feelings. I was very pleased with how well I had been going when I did 3 ...

2 comments:

›

Home

View web version

About Me

wightplodder: I am a 46 year old doctor living and working on the Isle of Wight. I am married with two teenage children and have always enjoyed outdoor activities such as walking, running, sailing, skiing and cycling. I enjoy jazz music and play the saxophone to an intermediate level.

View my complete profile