Information about Bob Graham Round
In 1932 the Lakeland fell runner Bob Graham set a peak bagging record of 42 Lakeland peaks in just under 24 hours. His feat, now know as the 'Bob Graham Round' was not repeated until 1960. It thus stood for that period as the Lakeland 24 hour record. The fells of the English Lake District are ideal for this activity with some 200 recognised 'tops' distributed over a fairly compact area; the evolution of the 24hour record from 1883 to 1932 is given in more detail in the fell-walking section of M. J. B. Baddeley's Lakeland guidebook (ref 1).
Building on the basic 'Bob Graham Round', later runners such as Eric Beard (56 tops in 1963) and Joss Naylor (72 tops in 1975) raised the Lakeland 24 hour record considerably. The present record of 77 tops, was set by Mark Hartell in 1997. The ladies record is 62 tops, set in 1994 by Anne Stentiford. The record for the fastest BGR of 42 tops is held by Billy Bland who in 1982 set a time of 13 hours 53 minutes.
The Bob Graham Round is now a standard fell-runner's test-piece, and in 2005 had been repeated by over 1280 people. The route is around 65 miles with approx. 27,000 feet of ascent.
Although it is possible to complete the basic round at a fast walking pace, provided an optimal route is taken, most participants choose to run at least the downhill and level sections, with at least one other runner in support (as required for acceptance by the BGR Club).
Graham is believed to have chosen 42 peaks as his age at that time (he had attempted a round of 41 peaks the previous year and narrowly failed to complete in 24 hours). Several later runners have successfully attempted 50 peaks at 50, and 55 peaks at 55. (Naylor is understood to have attempted 60 peaks at age 60, but over 36 hours - the bid is understood to have narrowly failed). Yiannis Tridimas completed 60 at 60 on 6-7 August 2005.
The Lakeland writer Harry Griffin is credited with rekindling interest in Graham's record in the late 50s, at a time when the veteran walker Dr Barbara Moore had gained much publicity for doing the John o' Groats to Land's End walk. Griffin went on, with Fred Rogerson, to found the BGR Club, which meets bi-annually in the Lakes.
Building on the basic 'Bob Graham Round', later runners such as Eric Beard (56 tops in 1963) and Joss Naylor (72 tops in 1975) raised the Lakeland 24 hour record considerably. The present record of 77 tops, was set by Mark Hartell in 1997. The ladies record is 62 tops, set in 1994 by Anne Stentiford. The record for the fastest BGR of 42 tops is held by Billy Bland who in 1982 set a time of 13 hours 53 minutes.
The Bob Graham Round is now a standard fell-runner's test-piece, and in 2005 had been repeated by over 1280 people. The route is around 65 miles with approx. 27,000 feet of ascent.
Although it is possible to complete the basic round at a fast walking pace, provided an optimal route is taken, most participants choose to run at least the downhill and level sections, with at least one other runner in support (as required for acceptance by the BGR Club).
Graham is believed to have chosen 42 peaks as his age at that time (he had attempted a round of 41 peaks the previous year and narrowly failed to complete in 24 hours). Several later runners have successfully attempted 50 peaks at 50, and 55 peaks at 55. (Naylor is understood to have attempted 60 peaks at age 60, but over 36 hours - the bid is understood to have narrowly failed). Yiannis Tridimas completed 60 at 60 on 6-7 August 2005.
The Lakeland writer Harry Griffin is credited with rekindling interest in Graham's record in the late 50s, at a time when the veteran walker Dr Barbara Moore had gained much publicity for doing the John o' Groats to Land's End walk. Griffin went on, with Fred Rogerson, to found the BGR Club, which meets bi-annually in the Lakes.
References
Baddeley, M. J. B. 'The Lake District', 23rd edition (edited by R. J. W. Hammond) 1968, Ward, Lock & Co.External links
- Bob Graham Round Bob Wightman's Bob Graham Round webpages
- The Bob Graham Round States BGR is 74 miles. The true distance is around 65 miles.
- The Bob Graham Round History
- Fell & Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District FRCC site, giving long walks and runs in the English Lakes
- The Fell Runners Association organizers in the UK with links to regions, events and clubs
Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and its mountains (or fells
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is an activity in which hillwalkers and mountaineers attempt to reach the summit of some collection of peaks, usually those above some height in a particular region, or
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Mountford John Byrde Baddeley (1843-1906) was a distinguished English guidebook writer of the late 19th and early 20th century. His Lake District guide (entitled 'Thorough Guide to the English Lake District', first edition, Dulau & Co, 1880) was particularly highly thought of, and
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Arthur Harry Griffin (15 January 1911 - 9 July 2004), usually known in print as A. Harry Griffin, was a British journalist and mountaineer. He is particularly remembered for his evocative recording, in his writing, of rock-climbing in the Lake District in the inter-war
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
John O'Groats
Gaelic - Taigh Iain Ghròt
OS grid reference
Council area Highland
Lieutenancy area Caithness
Constituent country Scotland
..... Click the link for more information.
Gaelic - Taigh Iain Ghròt
OS grid reference
Council area Highland
Lieutenancy area Caithness
Constituent country Scotland
..... Click the link for more information.
Land's End (Cornish name: Penn an Wlas) is a headland on the Penwith peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly tip of the southern mainland (for Great Britain as a whole it is Corrachadh Mòr, Ardnamurchan, Scotland which is 22
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Fell & Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District (in everyday usage the Fell and Rock Club or FRCC) is the senior climbing club covering the English Lake District.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
..... Click the link for more information.
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
..... Click the link for more information.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus
