The team

Based on generous offers and people's availability, the beginnings of the team for the Round looks like this:

Leg 1: Barnesy

Leg 2: Jarv

Leg 3: Deasey

Leg 4: Mick P

Leg 5: Tim Smith

More support to come ....

That's better

Last week's training looks a bit better than recent efforts:
55 miles running
Long run 32 miles
Bike dawdle: 32 miles
Slow on the bike but it was the day after the long run and it's good to get back out cycling.
Rest day today. Back into pace tomorrow, plus plotting the weekend's long run.

I've just worked out I have run 501 miles since August when I committed, in my head, to training for the BGR. That's about 20 miles a week! ok, so training has been a bit on and off and I've also done other things ... biking etc. All the same I need to up the miles considerably!

With many thanks to Dave Shinn for sorting my blog out (!) I'm now ready to use the blasted thing. Training is going well enough, but it's early days. Some Lake District reccies have been missed owing to weather, but a great day out last Saturday with Dallam folk on the Barbon Fells under Stuart's trusty guiding.

Anyway, here is a list of reccies and major training runs in the Lakes or other suitable hilly parts for those who would like to join me; I'll update this with any additions and changes:

9 March: Wuthering Hike, W Yorks, 32m / 4400'
16 March: BG recce, leg and start time to be confirmed
13 April: BG recce, leg and start time to be confirmed
27 April: Fellsman, N Yorks, 62m / 11000'
11 May: BG recce, leg and start time to be confirmed
18 May: Old County Tops, Cumbria, 37m / 10000'
1 June: BG recce, leg and start time to be confirmed

And here is the team for the attempt, which I will
fill in as people confirm:

Leg 1, Keswick to Threlkeld

Nav:
Time:
Sherpa:

Leg 2, Threlkeld to Dunmail

Nav:
Time:
Sherpa:
Leg 3, Dunmail to Wasdale

Nav:
Time:
Sherpa:

Leg 4, Dunmail to Honister

Nav:
Time:
Sherpa:

Leg 5, Honister to Keswick

Nav:
Time:
Sherpa:

Counting down: the count down is well under way now. My Bob Graham Round attempt is booked for Friday 21 June 2013 starting at 6pm. Training and recces will be added to this blog so please join me when you can. Team list and other detail to follow also.