Dark Peak Fell Runners is an athletics club for (mostly) hill & mountain running. The club is based in Sheffield and although the majority of the 300+ membership is local, the famous brown vest has migrated as far New Zealand. The club caters for a wide range of running interests and abilities, from short local races to ultra distance events, with some individuals achieving success in the English and British championships. The club thrives on minimal organisation and if you have a slightly anarchic sense of humour and an appetite to compete in unusual events, you will feel at home with people of a similar disposition.
Fell running has a culture for individuals to take personal responsibility for safety when out on the hills, as terrain and weather conditions can be severe. Therefore it is expected that you assess your own physical ability, mountain craft skills, clothing and equipment before going for a run.
Having arrived at the sheepfold, formerly known as the three-sheeper (because, surprisingly, it was thought to hold three of them), we started the now routine discussion of just how many it actually could contain. Certainly, Read more
It’s mid-February, so what would you expect but winter weather which we six Serious (Slow) Warts certainly did have, on our foray into a feels-like minus 12⁰C. Our start from the Snake Bridge, was just Read more
We were never more than about a mile from the car park on our latest moderately epic outing from Odin’s Mine. So, it was short, a total of three miles, which took about an hour Read more
The final map for the Tipsy Sportsman (Wednesday 11th Feb) has been released, see post under calendar entry. https://dpfr.org.uk/wp_dpfr/dpfr_events/857333 Drinking is very much optional. It’s a good fun 100 minute score event and should be Read more
How do you maintain your balance skills? The Serious (Slow) Warts are not exactly in the prime of their youth so many of our pre-outing discussions on Wednesday nights concentrate on attempting to defy the Read more
This Monday sees us at Fox House Trail for the first of three new race routes in these parts, all specifically designed to cater to the needs of members living in the cosier reaches of Read more
Having decided last week that we were going to explore the infamous and daunting Ouzeldon, Alport Grain and Cote Clough complex, instead, we opted, on the day, for not exploring it after all unless we Read more
2026 is a year to celebrate Dark Peak Fell Runners 50th Anniversary, so here are a couple of ‘save the dates’ for your diary… 19th-20th September – 50th Anniversary Camping Weekend.The loose plan is to Read more
The winter edition of the Club newsletter is now available. A huge thank you as ever to Adam Samuel as editor and all who contributed.
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