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To quote Mr. Warren Pole, "If you fall in Fall running Fell, now you have something!"

Nicky Spinks\\xa0is an accomplished fell runner out of northern England. \\xa0Nicky and\\xa0Warren Pole\\xa0join The Nation to discuss what Fell running is, its origins, and where it fits with trail and ultra running.

We discuss one of the famous fell run challenges, the\\xa0Bob Graham Round.\\xa0Named after Bob Graham,\\xa0who in June 1932 broke the Lakeland Fell record by traversing 42\\xa0fells\\xa0within a 24-hour period, at the age of 42.

Each summer around 100 of the most highly tuned ultra-distance fell runners will attempt the 66-mile, 27,000\\xa0ft of ascent within the allotted 24 hours. Only one in three will succeed. \\xa0To date approximately 2055 people have completed the single round in 24 hours.

Nicky has set records on the Bob Graham Round in previous years. \\xa0In 2016, on her 10th anniversary of overcoming breast cancer, the 49-year-0ld\\xa0bested the record for the\\xa0DOUBLE\\xa0Bob Graham Round. \\xa0This\\xa0covers\\xa0over 132 miles, 52,000\' of ascent over 84 summits. \\xa0She did this in an amazing 45-1/2 hours!

Video\\xa0about the Bob Graham Round with Salomon Running athlete Ricky Lightfoot

Nicky Spinks\\xa0article\\xa0re. her Double Bob Graham.

Video\\xa0of Nicky completing the Double Bob Graham.

We also added a few words to our glossary:

Tussic

Moore

Heather

Jelly Babies

Tops

Clag

Peet

And finally, \\xa0to quote Mr. Warren Pole, "If you fall in Fall running Fell, now you have something!"

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