In reply to Michael Hood:
> I always thought that doing rounds like the BG required speed, but seeing Nicky's great achievement it's obvious that you don't need to be fast. Just lots and lots and lots of endurance, and the ability to keep on eating!
They do and they don't. While the average MPH etc. required may be modest, much of the movement is quicker than it looks on camera (likewise with films of folk apparently plodding uphill in hill races), and Nicky's much faster than you might think just from watching that.
> Good weather and quality support also seems to be a significant factor.
Of course they help, but it's also possible to run the big rounds with minimal/no support, and the average runner aiming for a standard completion of one simply doesn't need the size and strength of team someone like Nicky will assemble for a record attempt or double.