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Nicky Spinks is attempting to become only the 2nd person, and first female, to do the double ( 2 BGRs in under 48 hours ) this weekend.

Can't even imagine what's in your mind as you set out on that...........

https://www.inov-8.com/blog/nicky-spinks-double-bob-graham-round/

In reply to steelbru:

Good luck Nicky!!! What an undertaking!!!

In reply to steelbru:
Wow. Absolutely mind boggling!

In reply to steelbru:

That is some effort. She seems to be going well but early days still perhaps.

In reply to Phil1919:

Strange how it's done, turning at yewbarrow and then going back to Keswick and back out and back the other way.. It's how Baumeister did it to supposedly.

In reply to steelbru:

And I was feeling nervous before my fast 8 miler this morning. And it is flat.

Human endurance can sometimes baffle the mind.

In reply to steelbru:

2.5 hours up now at Dunmail - 19:54 as opposed to published schedule of 22:25

The published schedule was for 47 hours, but I wonder what she is actually aiming for, bet it's at least lower than Baumeister's time of 46 something

In reply to Roadrunner5:

Looking at it I think it is quite a clever idea.

In reply to TheDrunkenBakers:

'Human endurance can sometimes baffle the mind.'

But its in the mind of course isn't it. My body doesn't know whether it could manage a Bob Graham because my mind won't let it try.

In reply to steelbru:

Nice to see Jasmin supporting on leg 1

In reply to steelbru:

Blimey. Good effort. Cracking weekend for it.

Was up on hellvellyn and the dodds today (a few hours behind her and dropping back rapidly). Very dry

In reply to Phil1919:
Yeah, I thought it was odd until explained to me. But I don't know the lakes.

In reply to steelbru:



Maybe, I think Nicky knows her body, but she will slow due to fatigue and damage. Add sickness.

But she's the toughest person I know so she's a very very good chance now.

In reply to steelbru:

I wonder how she's feeling at the moment. Great conditions still.

In reply to steelbru:

On Robinson now!

In reply to digby:

......and how is she feeling!

In reply to Phil1919:

I don't know, I'm looking at the tracker page! https://www.inov-8.com/blog/nicky-spinks-double-bob-graham-tracker/

In reply to digby:

Ahhh yes, so am I!

I'd imagine she's feeling tired!

In reply to steelbru:

I hear old Iron Joss is about to join her for some support.

She is cruising...keep it up.

In reply to steelbru:

A dramatic day for sport today (if you're interested in footie and F1!).

However I'm hoping Nicky has the last word

In reply to steelbru:

https://mobile.twitter.com/inov_8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Joss is with her now!

In reply to steelbru:

Just amazing. 2hrs up even now by the look of it. What an athlete.

In reply to Wainers44:

She was on Robinson at 7:45 pm. Now on road section...exciting!

In reply to steelbru:

She appears to have stopped for a cup of tea... Hoping the tracker's just momentarily lost connectivity and we're going to see it leap forward. I imagine there'll be quite a welcome in Keswick this evening...

In reply to Tall Clare:

Tracking just updated - she's on the move, definitely on road section

What an amazing person she is!

In reply to mountainbagger:

Can you imagine how these last few K must feel? Its just an unbelievable feat. Hope there are some people around to welcome her back to Keswick.

In reply to Wainers44:

I'm in Kaly following this; fantastic achievement regardless.

In reply to mountainbagger:

She's scooting along!

In reply to Wainers44:
Less than a mile to go! Surely must be the record?
Been checking in all day. Blows my mind.

In reply to Wainers44:


There are: https://mobile.twitter.com/inov_8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

In reply to JJL:


well and truly!

In reply to Tall Clare:

I'm going for exactly an hour under.

I've never met her, don't fell run, but am a little bit emotinal about this!

In reply to mountainbagger:



Fantastic!!!

Just read her story on her blog. Don't know the lady at all but her story and her outlook on life is very humbling

In reply to JJL:
https://m.facebook.com/INOV8run/

Wow :-D

In reply to steelbru:

Ha. "What did you do at the weekend?"

"Oh. Went for a run..."

In reply to steelbru:

What a woman and what an achievement. Just seen the video on FB of her arriving at the Moot Hall - her grin is something to behold.

In reply to Tall Clare:

She still looks fresh! I thought she'd be hallucinating an dcollapse in a heap as soon as over the line.
What a lovely, lovely, thing to behold.

In reply to steelbru:

Well bugger me.

What a gal, well done Nicky!

In reply to Tall Clare:
Magnificent. An absolutely incredible achievement. And finishing in such fine style with a smile on her face - astonishing.

In reply to Tall Clare:


Its superb.

Nicky has talent, but she works so so hard, organizes, trains, rehearses.. she puts so much into these challenges.

I'm now no longer surprised as when she announces these challenges its pretty much a given that she will have researched, trained and organized things to perfection. She sets a great example.