Well done, guys. No-one should underestimate what a feat that is. I supported an old friend (Gerry Orchard) on his successful attempt in 1988. He saved a bit of time by going up Broad Stand (suitably roped) rather via than Lords Rake. I ran with him from the top of Scafell to the top of Yewbarrow and it bloody nearly killed me. I realised then that anyone who does the full round is superhuman.
Cheers Mr Historian that's very kind, especially from someone who has a flavour for how tough the route is! Great that your friend was successful in 1988 - I'm sure there was a lot less info out there back then. I haven't been up Broad Stand but would love to give it a go.
How excellent. Well done. Best video I have seen on actually doing the round. Brought back lots of the emotions. It felt so real again, even after 12 years. #1707
Cheers, glad it brought back some memories (both highs and lows no doubt). It's one hell of a run, not something you or I will forget in a hurry. A fair few more completions since yours 12 years ago... Congrats!
Awesome stuff guys, great running and cracking style. Well done to all and total team effort. Really enjoyed watching the film, you captured the essence of it all.
That’s so brilliant boys. Amazing what you can achieve if the Will is there. Great support!!! I fell in love with idea of the BGR in my fifties, having read ‘Feet in the Clouds’ by Richard Askwith. Alas it was all a bit late in the day for me. I did however have several fell races between my 50-55 years. Two new hips and a stem cell transplant for blood cancer, I’m learning to run again at 65….
Wow, what a life of running you've had! Yeah Feet in the Clouds is such a great book, it was our gateway too and gave us so much appreciation for the history and traditions of running in the Lakes. Glad you liked the film, and I hope re-learning how to run is going well.
Seriously amazing 😍😍😍. What you guys achieved is inspirational. The Bob Graham round is a crazy crazy run. Just climbing h one of those peaks in a day is enough And you climbed 42!! FOURTY TWO When you get older you’ll realise how flippin amazing that really is Matt Congrats to you both - the third fastest Kiwis to do it. That is awesome Great filming and just an amazing watch 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏
Wow thanks so much! Yeah it is a pretty crazy route, it's amazing to look back on the memories of that day. I won't be forgetting it anytime soon. Thanks again, and take care.
Fabulous vid Matt, really felt the emotional roller coaster that the trip must have been. Incredible memories for you and your friends and support crew too. Top marks mate..!
Thanks Blair, very kind! Yeah it was definitely a pretty emotional journey, still can't believe it actually worked out for us... Hope you're keeping well Blair!
Bloody epic!! Congrats team, I remember Michael telling me about this when we were at KiwiMovers together.. so good to view it in a well put together mini doco! Well done Matt and team, truly awesome 🇳🇿
Well done! This is amazing! So pleased for you guys. I honestly thought you weren't going to make it, great story telling and footage. Looks like you had a great team onboard. Brilliant and well deserved!
Thanks so much! You weren't the only one who didn't think we were going to make it... I still can't really believe it worked out. So many incredible memories.
This is fantastic stuff Matt! I ran (and filmed) my recce of legs 2 and 5 last week, while I was over in the UK for a holiday to see the family. I'm debating when I'm going to get back over to the UK to have a crack at the round itself, but I'm seriously considering next summer but that may require some fast talking with the missus and the kids. I'll be putting the vids up in the next couple of weeks.
Cheers mate, glad you liked it! Hope you had an awesome time on your recce - I'll have to check out your videos. It really is an incredible route, hit me up if/when you manage to squeeze it into your calendar. Hope you're enjoying a bit more warmth and daylight back down in Aotearoa (as we quickly run out of it up here, haha).
Bloody epic. What was your training like leading up to this? Weekly mileage and elevation? Amazing achievement, especially when you’ve only been to the area once. Wow!
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the journey! My training was variable but generally a good few months of ~100 km weeks and 2000-3000 metres of vert. Lots of long runs in the hills, fastpacking weekends etc as I was focused on my Scottish National Trail trip only a few weeks later. There's a bit more detail in my blog for that trip if you're interested, link below. I think the boys down in London struggled a bit more with finding enough hills! stubbornlyoptimisticmatt.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/scottish-national-trail-trip-report-2/
A brilliant achievement to say your recceing was limited and you ran it without either support runners or navigators for the biggest part of the Round.
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In the words of Scarborough FC ‘No battle no victory’.
Well done
Marvellous effort
That bit up Fairfield is a gruelling
Love that motto, I'll have to remember that one! Thanks mate, yep the BGR has a reputation for a reason!
GG guys and everyone involved! Thanks, helps a lot!
Great film every win a victory in running these distances well done
Glad you liked it! Too right, and this one was pretty hard-earnt.
legends!
Cheers, such a legendary route!
Awesome fellas. A pleasure to watch that!!
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!
Well done, guys. No-one should underestimate what a feat that is. I supported an old friend (Gerry Orchard) on his successful attempt in 1988. He saved a bit of time by going up Broad Stand (suitably roped) rather via than Lords Rake. I ran with him from the top of Scafell to the top of Yewbarrow and it bloody nearly killed me. I realised then that anyone who does the full round is superhuman.
Cheers Mr Historian that's very kind, especially from someone who has a flavour for how tough the route is! Great that your friend was successful in 1988 - I'm sure there was a lot less info out there back then. I haven't been up Broad Stand but would love to give it a go.
Great job guys
Thanks mate, such an amazing adventure.
How excellent. Well done. Best video I have seen on actually doing the round. Brought back lots of the emotions. It felt so real again, even after 12 years. #1707
Cheers, glad it brought back some memories (both highs and lows no doubt). It's one hell of a run, not something you or I will forget in a hurry. A fair few more completions since yours 12 years ago... Congrats!
Bloody brilliant!
Amazing turnaround.
Sterling work 🙂💪
Thanks, still can't believe we held it together!
LOVE THIS CHAPS - beautiful film too Matt - Love the Kiwi Squad xx
Thanks mate, I think it's fair to say the Camino training helped get Mikey round! Looking forward to teaming up for a run sometime.
Watching you on the spine@davidbone!!
Excellent guys, very emotional at the end. I'm very jealous. It will be mine one day.
Thanks Mike, glad you liked joining us on our journey. Hope you can have a good crack at it soon, it's an incredible route.
Good show Matt. Nice job
Thanks very much!
Had a tear in my eye at the end there for you. Love your attitude - it'll be right mate :) Top effort!
Wow, amazing that your shared our emotions! Cheers!
Another inspirational Matt Girvan film ... great achievement, great narrative, great images / footage!
Thanks Kevin, glad you like it! Hope you're keeping well :)
Good work for keeping moving forward fellas. Really enjoyed video thanks.
Thanks for the comment. Sometimes one foot in front of the other is all you can do, and all that's required.
Well done Matt! Seriously impressive. So eyeopening to watch, and beautiful to see.
Wow thanks Josh, so kind! It's a pretty stunning part of the world, and some awesome memories. Hope you and the whānau are doing well!
Loved it, great film, and great effort on completing the round!!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film! Yeah I think I'll always look back on that day with very fond memories.
Awesome video and massive well done!!!! 🤩
Thanks so much!
Well done boys. Awesome.
Nice video Matt. Will certainly try the route some day! Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks Daan, glad you liked it! I hope you do get a chance to try it, it's an amazing route. Greetings from the UK!
Awesome stuff guys, great running and cracking style. Well done to all and total team effort. Really enjoyed watching the film, you captured the essence of it all.
Wow, thanks! Glad you liked it. So many fond memories of that day - such an amazing route and experience.
That’s so brilliant boys.
Amazing what you can achieve if the Will is there. Great support!!!
I fell in love with idea of the BGR in my fifties, having read ‘Feet in the Clouds’
by Richard Askwith. Alas it was all a bit late in the day for me.
I did however have several fell races between my 50-55 years. Two new hips and a stem cell transplant for blood cancer, I’m learning to run again at 65….
Wow, what a life of running you've had! Yeah Feet in the Clouds is such a great book, it was our gateway too and gave us so much appreciation for the history and traditions of running in the Lakes. Glad you liked the film, and I hope re-learning how to run is going well.
Amazing lads! Real team spirit 💪
Thank so much, yeah it was definitely a team effort.
Seriously amazing 😍😍😍. What you guys achieved is inspirational.
The Bob Graham round is a crazy crazy run. Just climbing h one of those peaks in a day is enough
And you climbed 42!! FOURTY TWO
When you get older you’ll realise how flippin amazing that really is Matt
Congrats to you both - the third fastest Kiwis to do it. That is awesome
Great filming and just an amazing watch 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏
Wow thanks so much! Yeah it is a pretty crazy route, it's amazing to look back on the memories of that day. I won't be forgetting it anytime soon. Thanks again, and take care.
Fabulous vid Matt, really felt the emotional roller coaster that the trip must have been. Incredible memories for you and your friends and support crew too. Top marks mate..!
Thanks Blair, very kind! Yeah it was definitely a pretty emotional journey, still can't believe it actually worked out for us... Hope you're keeping well Blair!
Another really great film, Matt, worth the wait. I may have had something in my eye at the end... Many congratulations.
Thanks Nicholas, yeah definitely a bit of a wait... Glad it was worth it! Cheers
Bloody epic!!
Congrats team, I remember Michael telling me about this when we were at KiwiMovers together.. so good to view it in a well put together mini doco!
Well done Matt and team, truly awesome 🇳🇿
Cheers Sam! Very kind words man, glad you liked it. Haha yup I'm sure Mikey was full of good yarns about it, what an epic day out. Take care mate!
Well done! This is amazing! So pleased for you guys. I honestly thought you weren't going to make it, great story telling and footage. Looks like you had a great team onboard. Brilliant and well deserved!
Thanks so much! You weren't the only one who didn't think we were going to make it... I still can't really believe it worked out. So many incredible memories.
Good going lads
Haha unreal
Definitely some unreal memories there!
Nice one Matt! Looks like fun :)
Cheers buddy! Man it's a pretty incredible place to run, you'd love it.
This is fantastic stuff Matt! I ran (and filmed) my recce of legs 2 and 5 last week, while I was over in the UK for a holiday to see the family. I'm debating when I'm going to get back over to the UK to have a crack at the round itself, but I'm seriously considering next summer but that may require some fast talking with the missus and the kids. I'll be putting the vids up in the next couple of weeks.
All d best bro
Cheers mate, glad you liked it! Hope you had an awesome time on your recce - I'll have to check out your videos. It really is an incredible route, hit me up if/when you manage to squeeze it into your calendar. Hope you're enjoying a bit more warmth and daylight back down in Aotearoa (as we quickly run out of it up here, haha).
Amazing Matt!
Thanks buddy, hope you're keeping well!!
Well done lads
Thanks pal, so many great memories to look back on!
Well done lads 👏🏻
Thank you!
Well done.
Felicidades!
Muchas gracias!
Nice!
Cheers!
Congratulations
Thanks @@amrunning1301!
Bloody epic. What was your training like leading up to this? Weekly mileage and elevation?
Amazing achievement, especially when you’ve only been to the area once. Wow!
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the journey!
My training was variable but generally a good few months of ~100 km weeks and 2000-3000 metres of vert. Lots of long runs in the hills, fastpacking weekends etc as I was focused on my Scottish National Trail trip only a few weeks later. There's a bit more detail in my blog for that trip if you're interested, link below. I think the boys down in London struggled a bit more with finding enough hills!
stubbornlyoptimisticmatt.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/scottish-national-trail-trip-report-2/
Outstanding. I’ll have a read of that.
Again, congratulations, amazing achievement
Thanks @@ryanglynn7080, appreciate it!
A brilliant achievement to say your recceing was limited and you ran it without either support runners or navigators for the biggest part of the Round.
Thanks! Haha yes I think it's fair to say we got pretty lucky that day... What an experience!
@@MattGirvanNZ You earned your 'luck'.
Great effort 👏🏻. Although, I think you meant to write “famous” club! It’s certainly not an infamous one 😉
Amazing achievement, well done. I've put up a fell running comedy on RUclips if you would care to check it out. Best wishes to you and your channel.
Thanks mate, much appreciated. That's awesome, keep up the running and videos!