The Olympic race route, also known as the Blackden Beast, is now open for the coming summer. Date to be confirmed but late July / early August likely. The route will be the same as in 2012 and 2016, with the record held by Tim Rutter in 62 minutes. Only Read more
The Warts tell me that as an alternative to the Landmarks race and Sportsman a select few are heading off to Windle edge to make it to the 3 sheeper, Barrow stones and back via Shepherds meeting stones and Lady cross. Not a long outing but it’s important to note Read more
Morning road chaos in the snowy and icy north east of Sheffield, possibly presaged an interesting Warts’ night out from the Broomhead layby. We could but hope! Despite a few absentees from the south and west of Sheffield, ten of us set off on the increasingly snowy track to follow Read more
It has been vaguely mentioned that Warts’ outings often turn into adventures and our latest outing was formally declared to be one such. There was enough excitement before we even set foot on rough ground. The Ladybower’s new car parking arrangements, pay as you display, ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) Read more
The Winter Half Tour of Bradwell is this Saturday, a superb training run in preparation for the Skyline, and its organised by two of your own club members, Richard Patton and Greg Rimmer. There are still a few entries available online until Wednesday 5th, but if you miss this deadline Read more
UPDATE 15 Feb – we now have 12 people on the waiting list, so if you are not going to be able to come please let us know so we can send you a refund and offer your place to someone else. There are (as of 9th Feb) 25 places Read more
Tom Westgate is running an Outdoor First Aid Course this weekend. He has had two unavoidable cancellations. It is a certified Outdoor First Aid course and involves two full days in Dungworth (what’s not to like?). The places are free to any interested folk. Please contact Tom by tomw@thewestgates.co.uk or Read more
The Margery hill race has been run for 35 years, and originally after Cranberry Clough it went down the road to West end and up to Alport Castles, a great climb and before the paving stones a great fast finish but the recent route provided a tough return without road. Read more
Andy has published the route for this year’s Warts Night Race, starting from Strines Inn at 18:45. And after 35 years he has declared a new route for Margery Hill, which surprisingly doesn’t visit the eponymous hill. It goes clockwise instead of anticlockwise so perhaps the worst of the climbs Read more
There will be an alternative run from Cutthroat Bridge (the large layby/old road) at 18:45, expect to head north…