Top ten fastest BGRs

[MorganW]

So we have a ten. But is it the right ten ??

1 - Billy Bland 13:53 in 1982
2 - Mark Hartell - 14:54 in 1999
3 - Stuart Bland - 14:56
4 - Scoffer - 17:01 in 2003(?)
5 - Steve Birkinshaw - 17:09 in 2005
6 - Simon Bourne - 17:20(?) - 2007(?)
7 - Chris Near - 17:23 - 2010
8 - Morgan Donnelly - 17:24 in 2005
9 - Richard Mellon - 17:38 in 2010
10 -Mike Nicholson - 17:45 in 1977

No, not quite, but a very good effort my friend!

Mike Nicholson doesn't make the Top 10. The honour of the number 10 spot lies with Geoff Clucas who completed in 17.40 on 25 June 1989.

Morgan

[Tussockface]

Given the number of BG completions, does anyone else find it amazing how spread out the first few times on this list are?
Over 3 hours between fastest and 4th fastest is a remarkable gap.

[MorganW]

So to accompany Bob's list, here are the 13 fastest first rounds from the records of the BG Club:

1. Stuart Bland 14.56 14/8/82
2. Andrew Schofield 17.01 22/8/03
3. Steve Birkinshaw 17.09 21/5/05
4. Simon Bourne 17.20 17/6/06
5. Chris Near 17.23 02/5/10
6. Morgan Donnelly 17.26 21/5/05
7. Richard Mellon 17.38 22/5/10
8. Geoff Clucas 17.40 25/6/89
9. Mike Nicholson 17.45 13/8/77
10. Neil Wrigley 17.48 24/5/97
11= Mike Johnson 17.49 04/7/09
11= Ian Charlton 17.49 27/6/83
13. Steve Parr 17.58 05/7/81

And Brian has calculated that 66 members have achieved times of less than 20 hours on their first successful rounds as follows:

14.00-14.59 1
15.00-15.59 0
16.00-16.59 0
17.00-17.59 12
18.00-18.59 16
19.00-19.59 37

If Scoffer had got a shift on, he'd have been in a class of his own, so to speak.

All of which reinforces Tussockface's point above.

And also rather puts Stuart Bland's incredible performance into its true context.

Morgan

[#1Spookster]

Does that mean that less than 100 people have ever got round (first or subsequent attempt) in less than 20 hours?

[MorganW]

Does that mean that less than 100 people have ever got round (first or subsequent attempt) in less than 20 hours?

Details of repeat rounds, even if supplied to Brian, don't feature in the official records.

Gut instinct says that it will be nicely fewer than 100.