A sure sign of the slow return to normality… Turning up for a local fell race and seeing both Austin Frost and Keith Holmes limbering up for the fray. Crowden Horseshoe – Austin turning for home at Black Hill. Upcoming events Saturday 28th August – Black Comb Dash. English Champs Read more
Calling all MV50+’s Dark Peak will be entering an MV50 team for the FRA Relays which are to be held on Saturday, 16th October. The Relays are being hosted by Helm Hill at Tebay, in Cumbria. We need six runners for the team together with a travelling reserve or two. Read more
Calling all MV60+’s Dark Peak will be entering an MV60 team for the FRA Relays which are to be held on Saturday, 16th October. The Relays are being hosted by Helm Hill at Tebay, in Cumbria. We need six runners for the team together with a travelling reserve or two. Read more
Congratulations to Nicky Spinks who took 23 hours 45 minutes to recover the women’s Lakeland 24 hour record that she lost last year, by covering the same 65 summits as the previous record holder but in a quicker time. Nicky tagging which summit? Congratulations also to Rhys Findlay-Robinson who completed Read more
Dot watchers have enjoyed following the progress of Sally Fawcett and Lisa Watson who have spent the last eight days running the Cape Wrath Ultra. Having started in Fort William last Sunday, they’ll finish at Cape Wrath later today having covered +/-248 miles of the Northwest Highlands and need only Read more
Congratulations to Helen Elmore who completed the Ramsay Round this weekend in 23:25 and thereby became only the fifth woman to complete the 3 Big Rounds. Helen on her way across the Grey Corries (a delectable ridge) preceded by Lewis Ashton, one of her many mules. 23:23 and every right Read more
At 11:00 today (Saturday), Helen Elmore will set off on her Ramsay Round. Dot watchers can follow her progress here… https://live.opentracking.co.uk/ramsaycw/?n=3&fbcl…
Congratulations to Fiona Fullwood who completed her BG yesterday in 23:15. It was a complete pleasure sharing the support duties on leg 3 with Kirsty B-J for a contender who, as the saying goes, smashed it! I also very much hope that we can get the annual club BG weekend Read more
Congratulations to Adam Taylor who completed his BG in 22:50 last weekend. The English Junior Championship table has been updated with the results of the Bradwell race. Dark Peak have moved up a couple of places and are now 5th. Both Keighley and Calder Valley can be caught with a Read more
Much the biggest sports news of the weekend has come in already with news that Pete Davies was 2nd M40 and 5th overall at Wasdale on Saturday. Notable results in the age categories include Alison Wainwright 1st W50, Jon Morgan 2nd M50 and Joe Blackett 2nd M55. Results. Pete Davies Read more