Billy Bland (born 1947) is a British former long-distance runner.
[1] His father Joe Bland was a guides racer[2] and several other members of Billy's family also became fell runners, including his brothers Stuart and David.
[4] Bland is a former holder of the record for the fell running challenge the Bob Graham Round which involves a circuit of forty-two Lake District peaks, covering around sixty-six miles.
[5] This stood as the fastest time until 8 July 2018 when it was beaten by Kilian Jornet.
[7] This time has not been approached in recent years, despite the event being one of the counting races in the national championships on several occasions.