Flaming June transitioned into just right June over the last week and we are back in the lakes for another Bob Graham support. I’m back on leg 3 with the twist that this time it is anti-clockwise. James has been training hard for six months and should have a good […]
The Big 3 Rounds
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We all fail. Failure and disappointment are a fact of life. Whatever your goal it doesn’t always go your way however much you want it to, I’ve not played football 100 times for England, ran a sub 3 hour marathon or for a more recent example failed to stop the […]
I first met Tricia on 30th January 2019. The weather was cold with snow more than a half metre deep in places slowing our progress up Clough Head, Great Dodd and Watson Dodd before we turned around retracing our steps. It was a memorable day when we saw more skiers […]
Apologies to any Warrington Town or Hyde United fans reading this post but the title is misleading. Run and football 7 Jon’s Paddy Buckley would be a more effective heading for this one. Jon is aiming to complete the four big UK 24 mountain rounds which would drop him into […]
It might seem alien to most people spending my Friday night reminding two total strangers to eat and drink. After a busy evening I’m supporting Danny and Steve’s Bob Graham Round Leg 2 from Threlkeld to Dunmail. Bob wasn’t aware what he started back in 1932 when he ran his […]
A week before the first nationwide Covid-19 lockdown was announced in March 2020 I got a message from Juhana Kirk. He couldn’t travel to Madeira for his planned ultra trail race. His coach had suggested completing the Bob Graham Round as an alternative and would I help. JK had been […]
Background Sometimes setting yourself a challenge seems like a good idea. In spring 2011 I first took up running to get fitter and faster for my 5-a-side football. This was mainly so John Calvert and Gary Messer wouldn’t complain as much about the number of late tackles I caught them […]
Just before 3am while the rest of the country sleeps we have our photograph taken. Despite having less than two hours sleep I am full of energy and looking forward to an early morning half marathon of severe climbing and descending.