Nicky Spinks
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
1967/1968 (age 47–48) London, England |
| Residence | Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Website |
www |
| Sport | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sport | Running |
| Club | Dark Peak Fell Runners |
| Updated on 19 May 2015. | |
Nicky Spinks (aged 47 in 2015) is a British long distance runner, specialising in fell running. She holds the women's records for each of the three major fell running challenges in the United Kingdom – the Bob Graham Round, the Ramsay Round and the Paddy Buckley Round, as well as being the only person to have run each of them in under twenty hours.
Born in London, she moved to the Peak District while still a child. She is now a farmer in Yorkshire.
Early life
Nicky Spinks was born in London. She moved to Glossop in the Peak District while still a child.[1]
Running career
Spinks began running competitively in 2001 in a 4-mile fell race.[1] Ten years later, in 2011, she set a new women's record of 64 for the number of Lakeland peaks climbed in 24 hours. The old record of 62 peaks was achieved by Anne Johnson in 1994.[2] Spinks also holds the women's fastest times for each of the three most famous 24-hour British mountain courses, having set the record for the Bob Graham Round in 2012 at 18:12; 19:02 for the Paddy Buckley Round in 2013; and in 2014, the Ramsay Round in 19:39.[3] She is the only person to have completed each challenge in under 20 hours.[3] She holds the women's record for the fastest combined time over the three courses.[4]
In 2015, aged 47, Spinks attempted to beat Chris Near's overall record for the combined times in the three challenges, when she attempted the Bob Graham in 2015. She needed to complete the circuit in 17:21 or faster, which she was unable to attain but still managed to set a new women's record of 18:06, despite sickness and injury.[5]
She is sponsored by RaceKit and Inov-8.[1][4]
Personal life
In 2005, Spinks was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a hysterectomy in 2012.[4] She is a farmer in Yorkshire.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Nicky Spinks". shaff.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Updated: Nicky Spinks hits 64 Lakeland peaks". mudsweatandtears.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 "UKH". ukhillwalking.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Allerhand, Rhalou (7 April 2015). "Fell runner Nicky Spinks sets new Bob Graham women's record". Runner's World. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Fell runner Nicky Spinks sets new women’s record for 66-mile Bob Graham Round – Women's Running". Women's Running. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.