A very successful day at the Yorkshire U23 Championships, with Ellie and Tom winning the women’s and men’s championships respectively. Great stuff folks. Photo courtesy of Fell Running Briefs on Twitter.
For the 40th Anniversary DP News, I’m planning a piece about Ken Jones’ Kinder Dozen and Kinder Killer routes. I would like to pull together some basic stats on these two fine circumnavigations of the plateau so, to this end, can any members who have completed a full Dozen or Read more
Willy Kitchen has an entry in the score event and is in need of a running partner, whilst Rich Bradbury is in need of a course in diary management skills. If anyone would like to join Willy, please let him know asap by calendar@dpfr.org.uk or comment on the DP Facebook Read more
This in from a producer who may, or may not, know the webmaster: “I am emailing on behalf of Pioneer productions, we are producing a documentary called ‘Face’ for Channel 4. We are hoping to film a group of fell runners as part of our series. We would also like Read more
The 57A (Sunday 8th May) is a particular DP Classic of Westgatian proportions – and more to the point, a counter in the 40@40 this year. Tom needs to get the minibus booked forthwith, so please contact him ASAP by tom.westgate@hrsservices.co.uk if you want to travel.. Further details in previous Read more
Always keenly anticipated, this year’s AGM is now confirmed for WednesdayMay 4th and will reprise last year’s visit to the Snake Inn. It being the calendar’s birthday ‘n all, at least one lonely soul will be assembling in the Sheffield Tap for a celebratory pint preparatory to the train trip Read more
Kris Groom is looking to organise a coach from Sheffield to the Three Peaks race on Saturday 30th April. Roughly £13 per head for a return coach trip with Rivelin Travel. Please k.m.groom@sheffield.ac.uk Kris if you would like a seat. If there are sufficient numbers he’ll make arrangements…..
We now have dates and times for all forty 40@40 races – see table below. Please see individual calendar entries to assess which of these are for you (some are real tests of hill-craft, not for the novice); and remember that full FRA kit (as a bare minimum) is recommended Read more
Roy Small and Hugh Cotton are organising a time trial event to mark the centenary of the battle that decimated the Sheffield Pals battalion on the morning of 1st July 1916. Venue: The Sportsman Pub at Redmires; to be followed by a BBQ. Setting off any time you like between Read more
It will come as little surprise to most that Dave Lund is comfortably out in front in the league at present, as the only person to have competed in every race, winning all but two of these (and with the Not the Nationals results yet to be entered, that lead Read more