Peter Hampshire

@peterunner

Runner, music lover & 🐕 owner. Critical Care & Anaesthetic Consultant @ Royal Liverpool Hospital. Div Medical Director @ Liverpool Women's Hospital. He/Him

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Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 6d

Final day (6) of our walk & we made it to Wallsend! 86 miles from Bowness. A pleasant riverside walk along the Tyne into Newcastle, stopping for coffee & cake at an Italian café. Carried on past some reminders of coal haulage & many bridges & then left the riverside for the final 5 miles....

Tyne bridge over the river. Sage building (silver covered) in the background

Signpost Bowness on Solway 84miles, Rome 1110 miles Segendum MMuseum

Three people standing by a sign stating end of Hadrians Wall. Small dog underneath.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 7d

Day 5 of Hadrian's Wall trail - a long section which left the remnants of the wall behind, mainly spending time walking close to the Military Road through fields, besides the Vallum (a ditch behind the wall). Spotted a 4th trig point. Staying by the River Tyne before the final leg to Newcastle.

Trig point by side of a road, surrounded by bracken

Signpost: Bowness 60 miles, Planetrees 3 3/4 miles, Segedunum 25 miles

Fingerpost saying Whittedean 5.5miles, Segedendum 25 miles l

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 8d

Day 4 of our Hadrian's Wall Path. A shorter, mostly downhill stretch from the Old Repeater Station to Cholloford. We passed a milecastle overgrown by oak trees, long stretches of Wall still there & an old temple & a visit to Chesters. Had time for a swim by the bridge. JimBobs ear healing OK now.

Small dog standing on a stretch of Hadrian's Wall

Oak trees are surrounded by old ruined brickwork, cloudy sky behind

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 8d

We're walking the Hadrian's Wall path and there are 3 trig points so far.....

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 9d

Day 3 started in Gilsland, looking at an impressive milecastle. An amazing section of the walk, with long sections of intact wall plus impressive views. Lots of climbing on this section, but great route beside steep crags. Did about 10 miles of the Pennine Way as well, which joins the Hadrian's...

Poltross Burn Milecastle, ruined walls arranged in a rectangle, grass between the walls on a gently sloping hill

Thirlwell Castle ruins. Outline of ruined castle walls on top of a hill.

Hadrian's Wall section running along a grassy hill.

Wall section, milecastle in the foreground. A pool on left side of the wall in the distance

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 10d

Leg 2 of Hadrian's Wall Path started with some dog drama outside the sandwich shop in Carlisle when JimBob (our dog) was bitten on the ear by another dog. We detoured to the vets before continuing on the walk. A few road sections then a climb up to the amazing sections between Banks & Gilsland.

Section of Hadrian's Wall flanked by turf and a fence , climbing a hill

Section of Hadrian's Wall along a gravel path with trees in background

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 11d

Finished the first stage to Carlisle. Great weather. Lots of birdlife on the estuary & butterflies further along. A fairly flat stage. NB the FKT for the Hadrian's Wall path is 12hrs 31mins set in 2025!

Roadsign showing distance to Wallsend 84 miles, Maryport, Ravenglass and Rome

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· 19d

Clip from Strava showing the Bob Graham Round route in 3D with time elasped and title "probably one of my coolest running days ever"

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Jul 3

Been asked to assist another runner on leg 4 (Wasdale to Honister) of their #BobGrahamRound attempt in August. That should be fun, as it is the best leg (most scenic & usually done in daylight!), but I'll have to brush up on my navigation. Good to be able to help another contender.

Two runners climbing a rocky path up a hill, with poles. Background of two ranges of hills in shadow beneath a cloudy sky.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Jun 20

Today's run took me from Hawes to the top of Gt Shunner Fell & back on the Pennine Way. Beautiful views & weather.

View down from Gt Shunner Fell towards Hardraw and Hawes, rolling green hills and a few clouds in the sky.

View across hills and across moors. A stone wall on the right. A few clouds in the sky.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Jun 14

Today we had better weather for our walk up Nethermost Pike, Dollywagon Pike & Seat Sandal. The last Wainwrights on leg 2 of the Bob that Lucy hasn't climbed. Got good views over Swirral and Striding Edge and Ullswater.

Grisedale Tarn with hills and mountains in the background, cloudy sky

View down a valley towards Ullswater. Cloudy sky

View from Nethermost Pike towards Striding Edge and Catsty Cam

View to Striding Edge (a ridge up to Helvellyn)

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Jun 14

Yesterday's Wainwrights were Bowfell, Crinkle Crags and Cold Pike. (#126 for me). Weather was still blowy on the tops!

Two people and a dog on a lead on top of a summit, cloudy sky and other hills in the background

View from Bowfell summit to Scafell Pike and Sca Fell, summits just under clouds.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Jun 12

We had a spare weekend in the diary as a bad weather backup for my Bob Graham attempt. Obviously, we're in the Lakes ticking off some Wainwright's (a goal for both of us). Today, we walked up High Rigg (#125 for me) & then most of the Leg 2 summits (Clough Head, the Dodds, Raise & White Side).

View over Thirlmere from the Dodds. A cloudy sky.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Jun 9

We've been visited by a small family of Foxes over the last few weeks, a vixen and two cubs. I think this is one of the cubs.....! 🙂

Fox on a lawn behind potted flowers and herbs on a patio.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· May 17

I knew I would make it from there. The whole of leg 5 felt runnable apart from the first climb with my son & my sister. Made it to Keswick with 26mins to spare. To top it off, I bumped into Jasmin Paris today at the Keswick Mountain Festival!!

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· May 17

I made it to Wasdale just about on schedule & took a rest to change shoes & refuel. I maintained reasonable energy levels & enjoyed getting up Great Gable to a heavy metal soundtrack. From there it is about 4hrs to the finish. I knew now I could do it & felt elated. Got to Honister with 10 min spare

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· May 17

I've had an amazing weekend. Having attempted the Bob in 2023, I got as far as Gt Gable when the wheels came off. But I wanted to have another go, having learnt a lot of lessons from that. The weather was absolutely perfect. We had clear summits all the way round. No wind and not too warm either.

Moot Hall in Keswick, two runners ready to start the Bob Graham Round

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· May 14

Tracker has arrived! 24 hrs to go until the #BobGrahamRound starts!

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· May 8

Hopefully this time next week I'll have finished leg 1 be on the way on leg 2. Only a 30% completion rate so far this year. But I'm feeling well trained and prepped!

Web page. Text says 29 attempts at the Bob graham round so far in 2026 with 9 successful rounds.
20 people trying in the next 7 days

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Apr 30

Last long run done before the #BobGrahamRound attempt. Covered 53km & 4000m climbing in (just) under 12hrs which is approx target pace, over Welsh rock & grass. 320km total & 15,000m ascent for April. Will now be tapering off for a couple of weeks.

View over mountains in Snowdonia. Blue sky with white clouds

View over Yr Wyddfa and Crib Goch. Blue skies and light clouds

View towards Llanberis from the Slate mines

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Apr 21

Had a great weekend running various bits of the ##BobGrahamRound route. Climbed Blencathra on Friday evening & tried the "parachute" descent off the summit. Then we ran legs 4&5 on Saturday & leg 2 on Sunday, bumping into others recceing the route & discussed route choices. Ran 78km & 6000m ascent.

Remnants of snow on the ridge leading to Helvellyn. Cloud and sun in the background

View over Swirral Edge and Red Tarn from Helvellyn summit. A few clouds in the sky

Runner with poles descending a grassy ridge back-lit against a cloudy sky

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Apr 9

My phone is throwing up photos of my recce trips to the Lakes 3 years ago..this one is on the summit of Sca Fell, with Wastwater just becoming visible thru the clouds. The weather had been misty up until then. I didn't end up completing the BG Round. Partly due to choosing to get from Scafell Pike

Runner standing on top of Sca Fell. Mix of cloud and blue skies. Surrounded by rocks of the summit shelter. Wasdale can be seen in the distance

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Apr 2

We had amazing 🌞 weather today for our walk up Blencathra via Souther Fell. Good views of Sharp Edge. Then, we walked to Mungrisdale Common, Bannerdale Crags & Bowscale Fell before dropping back down. 5 Wainwrights in all, #122, 123 & 124 for me. Nice craggy edge between Bannerdale Crags & Bowscale.

View of Blencathra ridge. Blue cloudless sky with grassy slopes in the foreground

View down Halls Fell ridge from Blencathra

View down Halls Fell ridge from summit of Blencathra. With a grassy valley in the distance

View across steep rocky Crags. Cloud and blue sky in the background

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Apr 1

We walked up the tiniest Wainwright today, Castle Crag (290m high). Despite the small height, there are great views over Derwent Water towards Keswick & towards Honister. It was gifted to the nation after World War 1, (as were Gt Gable and Scafell Pike). Wainwright no. 121 for me.

View from Castle Crag towards Honister. Blue sky with occasional white clouds. Rolling hills in the foreground

View from Castle Crag down towards Grange and Derwent Water. Cloudy sky. Trees I the foreground and rolling hills in the distance

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Mar 31

I finished March with a loop from Keswick to Honister, then back on the 5th leg of the #BobGrahamRound. Not many views from the tops, but it was dry! Happy with my training in March, despite 2 weeks off with illness. Ran 240km & (more importantly) climbed 12,000m of ascent. 6 weeks to go!

Screenshot of Strava route in 3D, showing a map of a run route from Keswick to Honister and back over the tops.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Mar 28

We bagged two Wainwright's summits today - Walla Crag and Bleaberry Fell. Number 120 for me. Mixed weather with hail/rain/sunny spells and looks like there is still snow on the tops. Great views over Derwent Water and the Helvellyn range.

View over Derwent water towards Keswick from Walla Crag

Summit of Bleaberry Fell mix of sun and cloud over a distant lake and hills

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Mar 28

Been off running for 2 weeks due to a persistent virus. Started back with Keswick Parkrun. A beautiful route along a trail, over bridges and through tunnels. Scenic views of snow-draped flanks of Blencathra. Also bumped into an ex-resident Doctor who worked with me back in 2013.

Two runners and a dog standing by the Keswick Parkrun sign by the Station Cafe.

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Mar 15

We had a spectacular day in the Lake District. Snow on the tops. The hills looked amazing. We ran leg 1 (Skiddaw, Gt Calva & Blencathra) coming down Halls Fell, which was a bit snowy at the top but ok after that. I carried on to do most of leg 2 over the Dodds & Helvellyn but ducked out before...

Snow covering the summit of Skiddaw mountain

Snow covered mountain ridge extending from Blencathra

Grass and snow covered hills near Helvellyn

Looking towards Fairfield and Dollywagon Pike covered with snow

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Mar 13

I returned to Langdale Valley for another go at the 2nd half of leg 3 of the Bob Graham. The weather wasn't very promising at the start, cold,rain, hail & gusts of wind. However the forecast was for the wind to drop and when I got to Esk Pike it had & it stopped raining! Mickledore was OK so I...

Partially snow covered ground between two hills in the Lake District

Sun on a hillside while the sky is full of clouds

View down Wastwater a lake in the Lake District

View up Lords Rake, snow and ice covered rocks. Cloudy

Peter Hampshire@peterunner· Feb 28

First trip to the Lakes for a recce trip for leg 3. Leg 3 starts in Dunmail Raise near Grasmere & ends in Wasdale. It's the longest & toughest leg with 2000m of ascent. We had mixed weather with snow, rain & sun. We did about 2/3rds of the route today, plan to do the 2nd half tomorrow.