BGR in more than 24 hours?

[Hanneke]

:closed:

Soooo, when are we al up in the Lakes for a Snecklifter session then?

Right back at yer :closed::closed::closed:

[shaunaneto]

.....:closed:

[andy k]

How about this ?

Bob Graham's route was completed in order to set a new Lakeland 24 Hour Round record.
So the BG is an instance of the 24 Hour Round.
It is Bob Graham's 24 Hour Round
Anyone claiming to have completed a "Round" should have done it inside 24 hours.
Anyone wishing to complete the route can take as long as they like - and, of course, thoroughly enjoy the experience

[Mr1470]

A BGR race walk would be interesting. I don't think many folk outside of maybe the top 10 or 20 % of long fell race fields would have any chance of walking a BGR in under 24 hours :closed:

I think you're being more than a bit generous there DT. I'd have thought you're looking at top 1% at least. Let's face it, for anyone who has actually been out and gone around the route in under 24 hours, the very idea that you could walk it doesn't even enter your head.

[shaunaneto]

How about this ?

Bob Graham's route was completed in order to set a new Lakeland 24 Hour Round record.
So the BG is an instance of the 24 Hour Round.
It is Bob Graham's 24 Hour Round
Anyone claiming to have completed a "Round" should have done it inside 24 hours.
Anyone wishing to complete the route can take as long as they like - and, of course, thoroughly enjoy the experience

Works for me.

[parkovski]

How about this ?

Bob Graham's route was completed in order to set a new Lakeland 24 Hour Round record.
So the BG is an instance of the 24 Hour Round.
It is Bob Graham's 24 Hour Round
Anyone claiming to have completed a "Round" should have done it inside 24 hours.
Anyone wishing to complete the route can take as long as they like - and, of course, thoroughly enjoy the experience

Agreed. This is all getting a little silly.

Perhaps it's also worth also stressing the word 'claimed' and reflecting on how important that really is to anybody. For all intents and purposes solo unsupported round is no different in it's status with the club than a fully witnessed round that does not submit it's details for ratification. However, the club does not own the round. Bob Graham was not a member of the club, by some people's reasoning that means he didn't complete his round...

When I did my round 2 years ago, on a very hot day in July, another guy set off from the moot hall in the opposite direction at the same time. He was going completely solo, and being from Scotland had very little knowledge of the route. He had no support - he had to make detours for water. I ran in to him again at Pike O stickle, but he was gone by the time I reached the end having completed an hour quicker than me. Who performed to the highest standard?

[that_fjell_guy]

Its pretty much right for me too. It's all a bit of grey area!!

[Nee Bother]

I think people are trying to read too much in to all this, if you've had a good long day out on the fells then that's the important thing. If it just so happens to fit the criteria for joining the BG club and you wish to do so then that's just something extra. There are plenty of other challenges, check http://www.gofar.org.uk/ for some ideas or John Fleetwood's blog.

Spot on, no grey area, move on!

[that_fjell_guy]

....moved.