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NEWS: Newsflash: Jim Mann Runs Bob Graham to Complete Winter Triple

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 UKC/UKH News 21 Feb 2017
Jim Mann has a break on his winter BGR, 4 kbBig news from the world of fell running, where Jim Mann has completed a winter Bob Graham Round to net himself a winter triple - all of the UK's big three rounds in a single season.

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 Stephen3005 22 Feb 2017
In reply to UKC/UKH News:

How many navigators and support runners did Bob Graham use?
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 J Brown 22 Feb 2017
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Extremely impressive!
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In reply to Stephen3005:

From memory he had 1-2 people with him at most times.

Nick
 Simon Caldwell 22 Feb 2017
In reply to Stephen3005:

"Graham used four pacers in a relay, some of the pacers pacing more than one section."
http://bobwightman.co.uk/run/bgr_history.php
 ablackett 22 Feb 2017
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Some video clips from leg 5. It was a little wet and windy.

youtube.com/watch?v=UL5atUXr18A&

 petestack 22 Feb 2017
In reply to Stephen3005:

> How many navigators and support runners did Bob Graham use?

You don't *need* big support teams for the big rounds, but nothing wrong with using them if you've got them...

Well done, Jim. Something as impressive in its own way as Mike Hartley's 1990 summer completion of the big three on consecutive days!
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