We had a few minutes of daylight for our start from Blackden car park which isn’t really a car park but the remains of the road which had slipped down the hill and is probably continuing to slide down. The shiny new replacement road continues to distort and be repaired Read more
A schoolboy error, Chris reminded me that, in the last blog it was Mars not Venus that we could see during our planetary observations then. So apologies to all the astronomers, however, we still didn’t find the Lawrence Field stone circle, though there is some doubt now whether it exists. Read more
Last week’s epic Alport run combined with the wisdom developed in the Yorkshire Bridge Inn then, tempted us into territory bordering the White Peak, hence our start this week from The Grouse Inn on a route devised by Moz from there. In an interval from what seems like continual downpours, Read more
Good turnout for the Brown Vest at the Trigger – Marsden to Edale – on January 8th, the weather was cold, occassional rain and underfoot was boggy in the peat. Results are here: https://www.fellrunner.org.uk/results/62250e94-3d8… Good running from Tom Saville (3rd in 3:25) Will Boothman (1st V40 3:50) and ever strong Read more
Admittedly, it was a day late but, arguably, it was a treat worth waiting for. Water was very much the theme of his treat, even at the car park where spaces were limited by the duckponds at Birchen Clough. There was a preponderance of waterproofs, for upper and lower body, Read more
The holiday season or maybe the approaching year end has inspired a burst of sartorial elegance in the ranks of the Warts in the form of a pair of plus fours worn over standard running tights by our technology officer, Chris. An original pair of £12 full length over trousers Read more
A nomnal check that all ten of us were pagans was made (by Andy) under the rocks at Great Tor, as we started our second round of carol singing. There was a sort of vague non committed response and then we went into full voice. I’m not sure whether our Read more
A 14 strong turn out seemed to indicate that the Slow Warts are still around, though there were a few “juniors” strengthening them, perhaps they were embarking on their apprenticeship. Nevertheless, a good crowd was able to join in Andy’s birthday Warts’ outing from Strines, which was suitably stringent for Read more
Winter is here, if darkness at 5pm and low temperatures of 0⁰ or less, are a sign of its arrival, and, of course, the wide variety of warm clothes, seven sets, gathered at Dennis Knoll. What was missing was the gloveless Andy who was testing his hands in the higher Read more
This is Andy’s last as RO and indeed originator of the race ,for those interested there is a photo of the 2nd running in December 1984 with Malcom ,Tim ,Graham ,Bob and legend Colin Henson as well as myself and a few stalwarts -behind is the snow well down the Read more