The SYW-SYL race, which has been a feature of the Dark Peak calendar recently has now become an FRA fixture. Those who have run it in the past will know it\’s a tough race with plenty of climb. It will appear in the FRA calendar updates shortly, the details are as below:
Category AM; Sunday 27 April 10.00AM; 7.7m/2700\’ from Townhead, Edale Road, Hope (GR SK168845). £4. ER/PM. Over 18. New race. No toilets, no pins, no mobile phones! Park as directed and car share please. All proceeds to local charity – V small prizelist.
Details: Jim Fulton, 49 Nethergreen Road, Sheffield, S11 7EH. Tel: 0114 230 2144 or 07767 394114.
Route details can be seen here
And to tempt the unwary –
WIN-HILL; OR, THE CURSE OF GOD
Now, having drank of jolly ale enough,
To climb Win-Hill is worth ambition – Yea!
Ambition, even if made of jolly stuff.
Should drink strong ale, or never will he say
To rival climbers, \”Follow on my way!\”
Old ale and jolly, be it dark or pale,
Drink like a toper, be thou green or grey!
Drink oft and long, or try to climb, and fail!
If thou would\’st climb Win-Hill, drink old and jolly ale!
Ebenezer Elliott (1781 – 1849)