Bob Graham
Tales, tips and advice on this epic Lake District challenge
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Interview with Eileen Jones – journalist, author, former fell runner and born-again parkrunner
Eileen Jones is a journalist, author and publicist based in Ambleside in the Lake District. How parkrun changed our lives is her first book for Gritstone Publishing which ‘set out to see why so many people love the Saturday morning run around the park, and how it has...
Kim Collison – Lakeland 24 Hour Record Holder & GB Ultra Runner
Kim Collison needs no introduction to ultra, fell or mountain runners. He has represented GB twice in the World Trail Championships. In 2020 he broke the long-standing Lakeland 24 hours record with 78 tops in 23 hours 45 minutes. He has won races and broken records...
Beth Pascall – ladies’ Bob Graham Round record (+ how fast she thinks the women’s record could be)
Thanks so much to Beth Pascall for chatting to us about her incredible Bob Graham Round women's record, 24th July 2020. Every live show is available in podcast version shortly afterwards, search Wild Ginger Running plus name of guest to find it in your usual...
John Kelly talks GRAND ROUND – training, running, support, highs, lows (& Krispy Bo’s!)
John Kelly talks about his Grand Round - training for it, running it, his support team, highs & lows, and of course, his latest KrispyBo invention. He really split his fans with this one... Pre-Grand Round KrispyBo'sThe British KrispyBo...Scone & battered...
The key to ultra running success – Debbie Martin-Consani (BGR, UTMB, TdG, Spine, ML100, GUCR, GB 24hr)
"There's a naked man up there with his head up an arse," said ultra endurance athlete Debbie Martin-Consani on the finish line of the Spine Race 2020. From sleep deprivation to nutrition and training and everything in between, join us for a fantastic conversation with...
How to do the Bob Graham Round while living in the south of England (nowhere near mountains!)
Tonight's live chat (6:30pm Wed) was another very interesting one. We had a very nice chap called Bob Diggles who recently launched a podcast called the Bob Graham Sounds which I have been really enjoying on my long runs while testing out various running headphones...
Top 10 FKTs in the UK, plus more Q&A!
What are the top 10 Fastest Known Time routes in the UK? How can you prevent cramp this summer! What's the best food for long races? Is a 45k race an ultra? Find out in my Q&A series, answering all your trail & ultra running questions. (Scroll down for links...
My Bob Graham report from 2013
Just popping this on here as Daz Elliot from my trail running YouTube channel Wild Ginger Films asked if I'd done the Bob Graham Round. This was originally posted on the FRA Forum here. This is how it went...don't read it if you're squeamish, it's pretty graphic......
Jim Walmsley Q&A!
Very recently I was thrilled to interview Hoka athlete Jim Walmsley who completely smashed up the Western States 100 record this June. He ran it in a blistering 14 hours 30 mins which took a massive 16 min chunk off Tim Olson's previous record. Jim was a fantastic guy...