Race 13 of the Sprunce, the first running of Route 4 that visits the lofty summit of Rud Hill, attracted a field of 23 runners, several of whom ran it twice. It can be run in either direction and clockwise seems to have been more popular. There were various reports Read more
Congratulations to Mike Robinson who completed his Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge on a very warm day this week. That’s a very fine lockdown beard! Upcoming events: Monday 17th August to Sunday 23rd August – Fairholmes Four Trigs. The bog-monster awaits… Until Thursday, 20th August – Tha Sprunce (Race 13 Route Read more
Race 12 of the Sprunce, the last running of Route 3, featured a fast Sprunce debut by Rupert Allison (30:11), a strong run from Tim Mackey and a wide margin handicap win by the ever improving John Webber. Each week I wait with bated breath for Ken Jones’s race report Read more
Upcoming events: Monday 10th August to Sunday 16th August – Fairbrook Round. This is another new TT that visits some familiar checkpoints. There’s plenty of route choice and time spent pre-planning is likely to be well spent. Until Thursday, 13th August – Tha Sprunce (Race 12 Route 3). This will Read more
My apologies for this late race report, I’ve been away collecting Munros in the Western Highlands. However, I can’t imagine that many folk lost much sleep awaiting this missive! Anyway, Race 11 of Tha Sprunce featured a speedy sub 30 minute run by Pete Davies, a runaway handicap win by Read more
Congratulations to Josh Williams, Neil Northrop and Sam Dixon on their swift (20:50) Bob Graham Round on Saturday. … and to Simon Mills and Sally Fawcett who took just 12:24 for the 15 Trigs. Upcoming events: Monday 3rd August to Sunday 9th August – Derwent TT: Race 1. This will Read more
Pre-entries are being taken for Crowden Horseshoe, which has been postponed to 6th September. No entry on the day. Details in the Calendar.
Race 10, the second of the four times that we’ll run this shortened version of the old Headstone Headache race, featured another scorching time by Andy Heyes, who finished in 26:05. Heading the also-rans, which is the rest of us, was John Webber who now knows the route. Further down Read more
Upcoming events: There are two TT league races this week, Eyam & Abney is open all week and the Olympics, which can only be run on Wednesday evening. Monday 27th July to Sunday 2nd August – Eyam & Abney TT. This is a re-run of the 2017 Club Championship race. Read more
Race 9 was the first of the four times that we’ll race Route 3 that goes to, round and back from The Headstone. With 15 runners, this was the smallest Sprunce field to date which I hope is a reflection that there is now more in the way of other Read more