FRA Relays
Tom Saville writes…
Thank you to everyone who travelled up to Broughton Heights in Scotland to represent Dark Peak Fell Runners at the British Fell and Hill Relay Championships. It is a massive commitment but hopefully you all had a good time and it was worth it.
I’m immensely proud of the team performances all round and hope we can build on (and defend) our titles next year!
Men’s Open A team – 1st
Bertie Houghton, Jonny Crickmore + Nathan Lawson, Tom Saville + Joe Woodley, Finlay Grant
Men’s Open B team – 36th
Euan Brown, Alex Mason + Tom Moss, Simon Mills + Matthew Pickering, Patrick Foster
Men’s V40 team – 4th
Jack Foxall, Peter Davies + Ralph Skrimshire, Oli Johnson + Neil Northrop, Will Boothman
Men’s V50 team – 2nd
Mike Nolan, Stephen Pyke + David Taylor, Simon Patton + Gareth Briggs, John Batt
Mixed team – 2nd
Zanthe Wray, Sally Fawcett + Rachel Rose, Rhys Findlay-Robinson + Josh Williams, Aidan Smith
Women’s Open A team – 3rd
Phillipa Williams, Majka Kunicka + Lisa Watson, Juliet Downs + Laura Robertson, Ellen Patton
Women’s Open B team – 19th
Maddie Davis, Fran Collett + Bethan Nadin, Martha Hart + Phillipa Rose, Ellie Crownshaw
Women’s V50 team – 1st and 3rd in the Women’s V40 category
Liz Batt, Helen Elmore + Nicky Spinks, Kirsty Brian-Jones + Jenny Caddick, Pippa Wilkie
Full results here.
Keswick AC are rumoured to be hosting the 2023 Relays.
British Championships
The final standings for the 2022 British Championships have been published on the FRA website here for teams and individuals. Helen Elmore was 2nd in the F50’s.
Past races
Go Big Moor – Paul Addison 1st M60 and Jane Crowson 2nd W50. Results
Windgather –
Wirksworth Undulator –
Upcoming races
Sunday 30th October – Padfield Plum Fair Scamper
Saturday 5th November – Bole Hill Bad Boy, a DPFR race over what looks to be a much improved route.
Sunday 6th November – Peak Raid, Priestcliffe and Miller’s Dale.
JimP
Sunday 23rd October, 2022