Bob Graham Sounds
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -A podcast about the Bob Graham Round - a 66 mile run in the Lake District up and over 42 of England's tallest mountains in under 24 hours. Recorded throughout 2018 and 2019, this an audio account of a year preparing for and attempting the BGR - these are our Bob Graham Sounds.
From the makers of 'Dad Does Drugs' - Shortlisted for Best Education Podcast of 2019 People's Choice Podcast Awards
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Episodes
Episode 11c: Bob Graham Zooms
May 07, 2020 20:20 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWe’re living in a weird locked down world, a long way from the training and BGR anticipation of 12 months ago. Here are some reflections, memories and lessons from last year, a Zoom quiz about Kilian and some much missed Lake District sounds to savour. This mini bonus episode features music from Kris Drever, Eddie […]
Episode 11b: Actions Of A Team
March 07, 2020 19:34 - 2 hours - 119 MBThe waiting is over. After a fitful midsummer night’s eve spent failing to fall asleep, Mark & Bob meet at the Moot Hall in Keswick’s Market Square and set off on their BGR attempt. These are their Bob Graham Sounds. With music from Kris Drever, Wild Beasts, Public Service Broadcasting, Stone Roses, The War On […]
Episode 11a: Prelude To A Dream
February 21, 2020 23:10 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThe first movement in a modest three part podcast finale, BGR: Bob Graham Requiem. Five years in the making, Mark and Bob’s attempt is now just days away. But there’s still time for injuries, treatment, travel and bromance before the Grand Depart at midnight on Midsummer Night 2019. With music from Walter Murphy, Kris Drever, […]
Episode 10: Feet In The Clouds
February 14, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 61 MBA romping good chat with THE author of THE book about THE round, Richard Askwith, with just a fortnight to go before THE attempt for Mark & Bob. Bob takes a wet & windy recce along Leg 3 & then… back along Leg 3 in the other direction. And Mark receives an unusual offer in […]
Episode 9c: Ricky Lightfoot
February 07, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBOn a recce weekend with Mark, Beany & Matt, Bob meets elite Cumbrian fell runner Ricky Lightfoot to try and glean some of his local knowledge & experience of the Bob Graham. There are big questions for Bob to ponder after the weekend, the answer is definitely not cycling, but it might be vinegar. With […]
Episode 9b: Nicky Spinks Revisited
February 03, 2020 21:22 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBUK ultra-running leading-lady Nicky Spinks gives an honest debrief on her history-making double Paddy Buckley Round and her debut in The Barkley Marathons, plus some indispensable 7-weeks-to-go BGR advice. And the team celebrate Easter with runs in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Race, along the South West Coast Path and the South Downs Way and up […]
Episode 9a: Rickey Gates Revisited
February 02, 2020 21:22 - 37 seconds - 34 MBSpring has sprung and training proper has begun. The clock is ticking with just over 3 months to go until Mark and hopefully Bob make their BGR attempt, so everyone in the team steps up a gear. None more so that Mark’s older brother Mike, a talismanic figure, whose words – as you’ll discover – […]
Episode 8: Triumph & Disaster
January 26, 2020 21:27 - 45 minutes - 42 MBAs Rudyard Kipling famously wrote and Bob less famously paraphrased and had tattooed on himself, you need to be able to face both outcomes when attempting a Bob Graham. So in this episode Bob exposes the dark days of his training calendar, when running isn’t fun and the goal seems a long long way off. […]
Episode 7: Rise Of The Ultra Runners
January 20, 2020 15:09 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBA new year dawns, dark and cold. It’s 2019 and Bob and Mark are gearing up for 6 months of consistent training, ahead of their attempt at the BGR on June 21st, when the longest day will dawn much earlier, warmer and hopefully dry & wind free. Bob continues to recover from injury, Mark recces […]
Episode 6: For The Love
January 13, 2020 22:02 - 44 minutes - 41 MB[Sung]Snow is falling, all around us…We’re fell-running, having fun. It’s nearly Christmas and for Bob that means a long journey to meet three wise men; a hilly trinity of writers with endurance expertise to interview them for the podcast. First up is author, broadcaster and ultra runner Vassos Alexander. https://www.runfestrun.co.uk/running/team-captains With music from Kris Drever, […]
Episode 5: Running Forever
January 06, 2020 21:32 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBBob takes an eventful road trip t’North at the end of November 2018, sadly there is no running involved but there are two good male-bonding hikes in the Yorkshire Dales, one with his son and one with his oldest mate Beany. There’s also a visit to a church Christmas fair in Giggleswick and a Sports Direct in Huddersfield, […]
Episode 4: What’s Important Now?
December 30, 2019 21:39 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBAre running and cycling happy bedfellows? Not in Bob’s body it turns out, so he cuts his bike mileage and RADICALLY changes his bike set up. But the wisdom learnt from ultra-endurance cycling by this episode’s guest, Dom Irvine, is indispensable. So whether you’re a runner or a rider, a lover or a fighter – […]
Run Forrest Run
December 19, 2019 21:53 - 51 minutes - 1 ByteIn October 2018 Mark is building a great endurance base, while Bob is still struggling for fitness as he recovers from a long term Achilles injury. Inspiration is not hard to come by however, in the form of a lovely long transatlantic conversation with Rickey Gates, about his successful (just) BGR, running every single street […]
Episode 3: Run Forrest Run
December 19, 2019 21:53 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBIn October 2018 Mark is building a great endurance base, while Bob is still struggling for fitness as he recovers from a long term Achilles injury. Inspiration is not hard to come by however, in the form of a lovely long transatlantic conversation with Rickey Gates, about his successful (just) BGR, running every single street […]
Episode 2: Moving Bones
December 19, 2019 21:25 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBAfter supporting a successful BGR attempt in 2018, Mark & Bob commit to have a go themselves in June 2019. For Mark that means maintaining his excellent fitness, beard and collection of expensive waterproofs. For Bob it will require being able to run more than a mile without crippling Achilles pain. To help with this […]
Moving Bones
December 19, 2019 21:25 - 52 minutes - 1 ByteAfter supporting a successful BGR attempt in 2018, Mark & Bob commit to have a go themselves in June 2019. For Mark that means maintaining his excellent fitness, beard and collection of expensive waterproofs. For Bob it will require being able to run more than a mile without crippling Achilles pain. To help with this […]
The First Attempt
December 18, 2019 21:55 - 1 hour - 1 ByteMeet the team as they try to get their youngest and fittest members around the BGR. A deeper understanding is reached by everyone about how much work an attempt entails. And a commitment, of sorts, is reached to try and get more of the team round next year. Featuring music I love by… Kris Drever, Bon Iver, Lenny […]
Episode 1: The First Attempt
December 18, 2019 21:55 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBMeet the team as they try to get their youngest and fittest members around the BGR. A deeper understanding is reached by everyone about how much work an attempt entails. And a commitment, of sorts, is reached to try and get more of the team round next year. Featuring music I love by… Kris Drever, Bon Iver, Lenny […]