The Warts Blog, courtesy of Chris Barber, makes a welcome return; and spares no time in blaming the Safety Officer for something. A must-read for anyone who’s ever wondered what “the older they are, the better they were” syndrome is … Read it here
They’ve been some time in the gestation – or rather in the procrastination – but here they now are; the carshare league counters for 2017. Full details on the calendar later tonight … Sat 18-Feb; 11:30am Flower Scar AM SW Pennines Sun 19 March; 11am Wrekin AS Shropshire Sat 1-Apr; Read more
Greg Rimmer’s been in touch to say Donna wandered off from Roy and Marilyn’s on Boxing Day wearing somebody else’s Crocs. Do we have any claimants? Preferably with Donna’s pair to offer in part- exchange …
Just four 40@40 fixtures left, with Saturday bringing the first running of the Burbage Nuts race in eleven years. Full details now on the calendar, and Ken’s declared an early 10.15am start for the less than fleet of foot. He’s said nothing, on the other hand, about the size of Read more
Simon Mills writes: “Trigger bus. If you’d be interested in sharing a bus from Sheffield to the start, let me know – there seem to be enough Dark Peakers down. Same deal as last year – probably be limited to 29 (as that’s Rivelin’s biggest bus) and it’ll probably be Read more
Saturday sees the final Carshare League counter – Great Whernside – from Kettlewell; as Carshare himself notes ‘one of the very best fell flying descents going’, and an English Champs AS race next year. So here’s your chance to recce next year’s race route whilst witnessing the triumphant Rose Paxman Read more
Totally massive congratulations to DP Men, winning today’s relays at Luss by about 3 mins from Shettlestone. Club captain Rob Little ran the short first leg, coming in a close second to Shettlestone. Rhys FR and Kris Jones then opened up a gap of around a minute and a half Read more
For any one seeking a more glamorous alternative to the British Fell Running Relays this Saturday, Jim Fulton reminds me it is the Round Rotherham Run this weekend … and it looks like they’re taking entries on the day. Further details here
It will not have escaped anyone’s notice just what a successful year DP is having in its 40th year … and it’s particularly good to note and celebrate the enormous contributions made by present and former members of ShUOC to that success. The calendar understands, for example, that all (yup, Read more
Next year, your friendly neighbourhood calendar-slave turns fifty, in early May. As a Kinder Dozen obsessive, I’ve sought out the permission of Ken Jones to organise a one-off ‘racing’ of the Dozen – full, half or quarter to accommodate all comers – and in the hopes that someone might set Read more