21 men and 4 women contested the Three Tops TT and most had a tale to tell including reports of a little dampness underfoot and a wisp or two of mist at times.
Majka Kunicka won the women’s race by a wide margin in 1:24:53, which was within a minute of Sally Fawcett’s 2016 record. Tom Saville’s time of 1:10:41 was also within a minute of breaking Dave Lund’s men’s record and may well have done so had he not stopped for a dip in the Bog Monster. Tom Brunt wasn’t far behind with Simon Mills the best of the rest.
This was the 10th running of the race, although a shortened bad weather course had to be used a couple of times. I’ve trawled through previous results and the various age category records are as follows…
Mick Cochrane’s 1:31:50 as a Vet70 stands out and some of the others aren’t too shoddy either.
JimP
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Saville | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:10:41 | I had a good swim in a bog for good measure and the full Dark Peak experience | |
| 2 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:12:47 | damp, claggy, very boggy underfoot | |
| 3 | Simon Mills | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:20:49 | Outer edge, margery, then pike low. As you'd be mental to climb that at the start when you could have gravity on your side | |
| 4 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:23:37 | and a crap descent line off Pike Lowe. Never follow a walker! Lesson learned | |
| 5 | Nick Kirk | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:27:40 | Bog Monster was very hungry so detoured 50m west | |
| 6 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:30:03 | and it wasn't as boggy on top as it sometimes is | |
| 7 | John Webber | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:32:50 | a very enjoyable run over the Three Tops this morning. Nice to bump into several Dark Peakers | |
| 8 | James Pierce | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:36:08 | ||
| 9 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:38:43 | ||
| 10 | Mike Annett | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:39:49 | Sooo much water and gloop, good outing though | |
| 11 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:44:36 | ||
| 12 | Mark Gamsu | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:48:00 | avoided the bog | |
| 13 | Pete Macfarlane | Dark Peak | M65 | 01:48:57 | Pike Low is a very special place | |
| 14 | Ian Winterburn | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:50:30 | Power walked bg style | |
| 15 | Peter Gorvett | Dark Peak | M70 | 01:50:55 | I enjoyed being up at that end of the Peak, I haven’t run in that area for years | |
| 16 | Ken Jones | Dark Peak | M70 | 01:56:01 | ||
| 17 | Daniel Cade | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:03:00 | ||
| 18 | Matt Harmon | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:03:00 | ||
| 19 | Eliot Waterhouse | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:08:18 | I'm a new member of DPFR - first time out... Cracking day out | |
| 20 | Barry Needle | Dark Peak | M75 | 02:19:58 | Some 12 minutes slower than when I last ran the 3 tops. Ah well I was younger then |