Bob Graham Sounds

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Bob Graham Sounds

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

  1. 05/07/2020

    Episode 11c: Bob Graham Zooms

    We’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 […]

    29 min

  2. 03/07/2020

    Episode 11b: Actions Of A Team

    The 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 […]

    2h 10m

  3. 02/21/2020

    Episode 11a: Prelude To A Dream

    The 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, […]

    32 min

  4. 02/14/2020

    Episode 10: Feet In The Clouds

    A 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 […]

    1h 7m

  5. 02/07/2020

    Episode 9c: Ricky Lightfoot

    On 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 […]

    35 min

  6. 02/03/2020

    Episode 9b: Nicky Spinks Revisited

    UK 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 […]

    36 min

  7. 02/02/2020

    Episode 9a: Rickey Gates Revisited

    Spring 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 – […]

  8. 01/26/2020

    Episode 8: Triumph & Disaster

    As 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. […]

    46 min
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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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  • Creator
    [non]fiction ARTS
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2019 [non]fiction ARTS
  • Show Website
    Bob Graham Sounds

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