Big it up for Laurence Piercy, the quiet man of Dark Peak (and a tad too youthful looking for my liking too), who stormed around the BG today in 17 hours and 40 minutes … possibly second only to Simon Bourne’s 2006 time of 17hrs 20mins in Dark Peak’s hall Read more
We’re hearing today’s Broomhead Show, and the fell race with it, has been cancelled due to a waterlogged parking field. Better find yourselves an earlier race from the calendar sharpish then
Nicky’s declared 4th July as the replacement date for Way Out West as a 40@40 league counter following its previous cancellation following a moorland fire. Start 7pm. Park Westend (carshare from Fairholmes layby encouraged). CPs on map on Nicky’s site. Map and compass compulsory; full body cover recommended. No dogs.
Congratulations to Marcus Scotney, who yesterday completed the first eight-day Cape Wrath race in 41:37 to take victory by four and half hours from his nearest rival. Read more here
Visitors to the Sportsman this evening following Dave H’s Burbage Sharpener were more than a little impressed to find Stu Walker sat supping an ale, having just completed an impromptu 26 trigs – 15 in the Dark Peak and 11 in the White. After Peter Simpson only the second person Read more
Many congratulations to Dave Taylor who successfully completed a clockwise Ramsay Round on Tuesday 24 May in 23 hours and 18 minutes. Dave’s quick to note that good weather and dry rock were in his favour … but rather more coy about the fact he soloed two thirds of the Read more
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