Some catching up to do… At Odin Mine before setting off for Horsehill Tor. Past races Boz’s Birthday run – Glen’s race report and Results Horsehill Tor – Jack’s race report and Results Wolf’s Pit – Plenty of Brown Vests including the first four home. Results Flower Scar – The Read more
Is it a cross between a multi-headed hydra and an octopus or possibly Jonny and Tom at last year’s relays? (Drawing curtesy of Dave Lund.) Juniors Lewis Ashton reports that the “Juniors were out at Curbar gap today. O11s had a technical skills session snaking on and off the edge, Read more
Congratulations to Rob Cole (sometimes of this parish) and Jody who have had a baby boy. As he was born on Wednesday evening, there is strong lobbying for ‘Wart’ as a name. Past races Tour of Bradwell Winter Half – Tanya Raab and Holly Clifford 1st and 2nd women respectively Read more
Past races Tigger Tor – Cynog Williams and Alex Mason 1st and 2nd respectively. Alice Gamble 1st WU23, Oli Johnson 1st and Tim Rutter 3rd M40’s, Sally Fawcett 2nd W40, Austin Frost 3rd M50, Helen Elmore, Jane Crowson and Alison Wainwright 1st 2nd and 3rd W50’s respectively, Jane Crowson 1st Read more
Nicky Spinks’s latest creation is Bruce’s Crown which starts on Friday 5th April for teams of 4 in the Galloway hills. Think of the High Peak Marathon reincarnated. By all accounts it’s a bit rough underfoot, proper hill country in fact. Details here. Hoppits Hill – Nearer to home the Read more
Congratulations to Nicky Spinks, Sophie Littlefair and Jennie Stevens who all completed The Spine this week. Nicky did what Nicky does to finish 4th= woman in 4 days 15:40:56. Sophie was 7th= woman and finished in 5 days 9:10:37 with Jennie 11th woman in 5 days 21:40:29. Jennie put in Read more
Nicky Spinks, Jennie Stevens and Sophie Littlefair set off on The Spine at 08:00 on Sunday. Dot watchers can follow them here https://live.opentracking.co.uk/spinerace24. Past races Auld Land Syne – Des Berdeni writes “Victory for Anna Watkinson-Powell at the Auld Lang Syne fell race! Winnings included a wad of cash, her Read more
Dark Peak Races League The Boxing Day Bogtrot marked the conclusion of the 2023 Dark Peak Races League which all the DPFR races are counters for. The scoring system is somewhat opaque but finishing at or near the front of a race seems to be beneficial as is running in Read more
South Yorkshire Athletics Cross Country League Plenty of our club mates placing very well within the various age categories. League-results-2023-FINAL_231221_062547 (1) Past races Winter Crookstone Crashout – We all know that it’s a poor man who can’t win his own race but it’s an even poorer one who can’t navigate Read more
The Boxing Day Bogtrot will be a 75 minute score event from Upper Burbage Bridge with Mulled wine and a mince pie for the first 50 finishers, but only if you bring your own mug. Hot Ribena available for the young and teetotal. Details of the controls in the Calendar Read more