Firstly, thank you for helping me! I’m so lucky to have such experienced and enthusiastic friends joining me on this adventure! I could not do this without you, so thank you!
Bob Graham Round
Since publishing So, this Bob Graham Round thing..., I've made some excellent progress against my todo list:
Making it real
I finally came clean, unlike my shoes and formerly announced my intention to attempt the Bob Graham Round: anyone looking at my training on Strava knew I was up to something with all the hill repeats and as a result of my training going well, I thought it was time to commit and to start assembling a crew.
I'd had a fantastic time last month showing Jeff Pelletier leg 5 of the Bob Graham Round and on the 2nd of July, it was finally go time!
The keen-eyed who follow me on Strava have noticed... they've noticed the hill repeats and big elevation gain days, they've noticed the recce's and the Bob Graham Round support stints I've been doing. They've also noticed the appearance of poles... the ultimate give away! I hear their murmurings... he's definitely up to something!
Well, it's true. I am up to something.
Truth is, I first planned to have a go at the Bob Graham Round in May 2021.
A highlight of 2022 was, without a shadow of a doubt, striding into Keswick with Mike and the rest of his leg 5 crew at the successful completion of his Bob Graham Round... the tears began to roll down my cheeks as the Moot Hall came into view and there was nothing I could do to hold back the emotion. That hallowed ground, that place where so many hopes and dreams begin and end... Mike had made it and we celebrated loudly but it was clear another crew were there.