It’s that time of year again when the local landowners make use of their right to close off open access moorland. This year the dates are: 17 – 30 May 1 – 4 June 7 – 11 June 14 – 18 June Rights of Way remain open. Click on moor Read more
Variations A race course with opportunities for choice is welcome, or maybe not, depending on choice or navigating skills. Whilst it seemed a very straightforward Cakes of Bread route (the 37th thanks to Andy), there was much post-race discussion indicating a number of variations had been taken to reach the Read more
I am sorry to report the death of Geoff Bell, one of the founding members of Dark Peak Fell Runners, back in 1976. Geoff had been ill for some time. Roger Baumeister adds “Geoff was a regular member of the winning Rucksack club team in the Watershed and also pioneered Read more
With ongoing uncertainly with regards to covid restrictions, Burbage Skyline will not be going ahead on the planned date of 11 May 2021. We are looking at a possible alternative date of Wednesday 11th August, and a decision will be made around June.
Roger tells me that his memoir, “Still Chasing the Dream” is now ready for printing thanks to much hard work by his daughter Gill. The cost per copy is £7.50 and £1.50 postage. Please check the January 2019 club list as to whether your address is correct or not so Read more
Roy, not permitted to organise the race and refreshments as normal (remember normal?), provided some suggested controls for people. He did not expect to be sent results, although I guess we didn’t make that clear. Anyway, if you do want to submit a time so that you get into the Read more
Unfortunately we have to announce that in the current circumstances it will not be possible to run the Edale Skyline event in its usual spring slot. However we will be keeping all options open regarding possibilities as soon as the outlook improves.
A reminder that Wednesday night runs are back on from Redmires playing field. Park in the playing field public parking. The maximum group is six. Please pre-book your place, via the link in calendar entry for the night. Gather in the correct corner for your defined group. Its a wise Read more
Clive found this in today’s Guardian about Oyster cabin – https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/27/country-diary-cabin-fever-on-the-moors It will be getting crowded out there (apparently Higher Shelf already is!)
Thanks to Peter Gorvett for this – If you enjoy seeing other runners’ routes after a race or club run, Strava Flybys are great. But after a social media storm, Strava changed the default setting so they are disabled for all users. To see them or for others to see Read more