Bob Graham Round - Record Circuits

Record Circuits

The record for the fastest round of the standard 42 tops was reduced progressively:

• 1960: Alan Heaton - 22h18
• 1971: Peter Walkington - 20h43m
• 1973: Bill Smith & Boyd Millen - 20h38
• 1976: John North - 19h48
• 1976: Billy Bland - 18h50
• 1977: Mike Nicholson - 17h45m
• 1982: Billy Bland - 13h53m

The fastest ladies round is:

• 2012: Nicky Spinks - 18hr12m

Building on the basic Bob Graham Round, later runners raised the number of peaks traversed within 24 hours still further:

• 1962: Alan Heaton - 54 peaks in 23h48m
• 1963: Eric Beard - 56 peaks, involving 88 miles (142 km) with 34,000 feet (10,000 m) of ascent in 23h35m
• 1964: Alan Heaton - 60 peaks in 23h34m
• 1971: Joss Naylor - 61 peaks in 23h37m
• 1972: Joss Naylor - 63 peaks in 23h35m
• 1975: Joss Naylor - 72 peaks involving over 100 miles (160 km) and 37,000 feet (11,000 m) of ascent in 23h20m
• 1988: Mark McDermott - 76 peaks in 23h26m
• 1997: Mark Hartell - 77 peaks in 23h47m

The ladies record is:

• 2011: Nicky Spinks - 64 peaks in 23h15m

Graham is believed to have chosen 42 peaks as his age at that time - he had attempted a round of 41 peaks the previous year and narrowly failed to complete it in 24 hours. Several later runners have successfully attempted 50 peaks at 50, and 55 peaks at 55. Notable achievements are:

• 1997: Joss Naylor attempted 60 peaks at age 60 over 36 hours (first to last peak) to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research
• 2005: Yiannis Tridimas completed 60 peaks at age 60, in 23h52m
• 2006: Joss Naylor completed 70 peaks at age 70, covering more than 50 miles and ascending more than 25,000 feet, in under 21 hours