The heat dome – 24 June 2026
We were apparently under a heat dome covering mainly Europe but, for us, particularly the Westend in the Dark Peak where the Serious (Slow) Warts were gathering. Even before we started there had been a Read more

Tom Brunt, here flanked by Tony Hall and Ralph Skrimshire, was the wide margin winner of this, the third running of Ashop Horseshoe. The inclusion of Sandy Heys Trig was deemed to be a good thing as there is now even more route choice. I'm not minded to change the route again and so the various age category winners, who must comprise about half of the field, are the current course record holders. Finally, a notable run by Martin Rhodes who ran the race in the dark. A fine effort as the route takes a bit of navigating in places.
JimP
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:23:31 | MSEN, M40 & M45 record | |
| 2 | Steve Adams | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:41:17 | M50 record | |
| 3 | Tim Rutter | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:44:24 | ||
| 4 | Nick Kirk | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:46:20 | M55 record | |
| 5 | Glen Borrell | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:54:15 | ||
| 5 | Sarah Lilleman | Dark Peak | WSEN | 01:54:15 | WSEN record | |
| 8 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:58:46 | M60 record | |
| 9 | Phil Bennett | Dark Peak | M40 | 02:05:08 | ||
| 10 | Alexander Welbourne | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:11:37 | ||
| 11 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | M75 | 02:20:15 | M65, M70 and M75 record | |
| 12 | Martin Rhodes | Dark Peak | M40 | 02:25:17 | ||
| 13 | Graham Berry | Dark Peak | M75 | 03:03:00 |