To weekend of 2nd / 3rd January

Both South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire remain in “Tier 3: Very High Alert”. Running in groups of up to 6 is permitted.

Upcoming events:

The December Winter TT’s are:

Blackamoor to Totley Trig TT

Boxing Day Bogtrot TT, which should have been run yesterday, but I suspect that Glen will accept times until New Year. It was disappointing not to be able to drop in on Roy and Marion and their famous soup. Of the results that I’ve seen to date, whilst Glen Borrell’s 1:10:35 is the quickest, it was Tim Mackey’s 1:21:22 that made me to do a double take. Outstanding effort!

Tim Mackey
(I think) bog trotting on Boxing Day.

Fairbrook Round TT. An excellent outing, especially on a crystal clear
winter’s day.

Sarah Lilleman chasing Kipling down the fence line into Grindsbrook Clough.

High Neb TT.

Wart’s Revenge TT.

Winter Solstice TT. At least two more teams have squelched round the watershed. Kudos to Messrs Lawson, Halse and Johnson together with Messrs Griffith and Holt.

… and those for January, which should keep you busy, are:

1^st January – Barbrook Blast. Mike Nolan’s annual hangover cure.

Until 31^st January – Blackden Skyline TT, which includes the best (IMO) running descent on Kinder.

Until 31^st January – Moz’s Birthday Run TT. A DPFR classic.

Until 31^st January – Triple Crossing TT. Another DPFR classic. From the Ashop bridge below the Snake Inn.

Until 31^st January – Crook Hill TT

Until 31^st January – Pike Low TT

Until 31^st January – Deep and Back. Variations on a theme from Fairholmes.

The month of January – Tigger Tor. Totley AC are running Tigger Tor as a time trial. Details here http://www.totleyac.org.uk/tigger-tor It’s free to enter but you are encouraged to donate the usual £10 entry fee to Edale Mountain Rescue.

Past events:

Crookstone Crashout TT – 24 men and 4 women entered the 74^th running of the Crookstone Crashout last weekend. Sarah Lilleman and Kirsty Bryan-Jones running together won the women’s race in 2:07. Oli Johnson won the men’s race in 1:24 with Pete Davies close behind. As reported last week, Oli also won the Eric Mitchell Trophy by winning the handicap.

JimP

Sunday, 27^th December 2020