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James Gibson shares his journey into running and discusses his record-setting achievements in mountain challenges.

This week, we’re joined by inov‑8 ambassador James Gibson, it’s his very first time on the show. So we take the chance to hear how he found his way into running, and how the high fells became his happy place. In recent years he’s completed some of the UK’s toughest mountain challenges, including a winter Double Bob Graham Round, if that wasn’t enough, he’s also set a record on the Double Paddy Buckley Round. We chat through both of these enormous winter efforts, what drew him to them, how he ...

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Hosts: Edwina Sutton, Gary Thwaites

Guest: James Gibson

Topics covered

• running
• mountain challenges
• athlete journey
• winter endurance
• record setting

Keywords

• James Gibson
• running
• Double Paddy Buckley Round
• mountain challenges
• endurance sports
• inov‑8
• winter running

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Organizations: inov‑8

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