FE Lake District Lovers
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Sep 2020
11:43am, 8 Sep 2020
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Northern Exile
Snoot/All - just to put the little mystery on the preceding page to bed, I can confirm that the gentleman on the folding bike was indeed supporting an FGR, it turned out to be the father of one young lady who completed in 16:35. He was swimming across DW with her, but didn't know the area at all.
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Sep 2020
11:54am, 8 Sep 2020
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Derby Tup
Nice one NE. Good work dad and young Frog lady 
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Sep 2020
12:01pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Rosehip
Well done lady-Frog I'm intrigued now - as to what happened to the Brompton. Did she have a runner with her who then used it to get back to Keswick? |
Sep 2020
12:38pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Helegant
I too was puzzling about how to carrya Brompton while swimming. A man in a wetsuit on a bike is unusual, but swimming on a bicycle is even more so.
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Sep 2020
12:41pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Dave A
Was it actually a pedalo?
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Sep 2020
12:50pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Northern Exile
Her support runner from Leg 4 took the bike back round to Calf Close Bay on the Borrowdale Road.
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Sep 2020
12:53pm, 8 Sep 2020
6,808 posts
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Northern Exile
Just in case you're wondering, despite the self-support ethos that's meant to underpin the Frog Graham Round, the majority of contenders have at least one element of support. The biggest one is an accompanying canoe/kayak across the lakes, it makes a massive difference - particularly if you're slow and don't reach DW by dark.
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Sep 2020
1:30pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Rosehip
I assume that carrying the wetsuit /food etc is the contenders job, that they don't get "Sherpa'd" around as a BGR runniner might? But having a companion for safety, especially when you're getting tired seems sensible. |
Sep 2020
1:44pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Snoot
Thanks for the update NE, curiosity solved, and well done to the young lady and her Dad 🤗
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Sep 2020
2:55pm, 8 Sep 2020
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Northern Exile
RH - historically yes (I carried mine), but we've given the flexibility to contenders to do it how they like. I get asked this all the time and tried to make it as clear as I could on the website, it's here - feedback welcome! froggrahamround.co.uk |
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