After last week’s bracken-fraught outing, it was a pleasure for ten of us to step out into clearer ground. However, we did encounter some bracken immediately above Rowley Bridge. We hesitated and some of us bravely plunged in, whilst others Read more
Following a very successful Summer Series, with victories for Tom Saville and Eloise Lee, we return to the roads (and trails) this coming Monday for the club’s 50th anniversary year Winter Mondays series. For full details of the series – Read more
No, we weren’t doing a sort of duathlon, the plan was to have a shorter, “easy one” from Fairholmes by taking the original (Andy’s) or possibly the later modified (Tom’s) Cakes of Bread race route. Having found a free parking Read more
The thought of appearing in the Sportsman photo for the 50th anniversary celebrations of DPFR, brought out some recently missed Serious (Slow) Warts. So, also appearing at the Redmires car park were the golden oldies of Clive, John, Simon (not Read more
After last week’s Priddock Wood trauma, there was a need/feeling to balance it with a gentler expedition (“can we have a shorter one tonight” or “I might drop out early”). Fortunately, our returning Cap’n had provided such a recuperative route Read more
It was a welcome return for three of our faster Warts, Phil, Dave and Chris, whilst our resident regular leaders were either otherwise occupied or injured, Andy was partying and Tom’s calf was playing up. Instead, Tim bravely stepped up Read more
For those regular summer series watchers who may not have been paying close attention, Monday evening’s route has been modified, following a mid-week recce, and renamed Saville’s Nuptials in honour of young Tom and Issy’s imminent knot tying. The old Read more
There ought to be not much for me to write about because I was mostly on my own on the outing from King’s Tree. The weather may also be partially to blame, it was a clear and cooler than recent Read more
A last minute change to this Monday’s Summer Series race (17th August) sees the Grainsfoot race standing in for the Hurkling Howler, since Bradfield Moors has been closed at short notice by the land owners for the next few Mondays. Read more
It’s not so often that an eclipse of the sun, full or partial, comes around but we were blessed with not only a partial one but also a clear sky to see it, on our evening outing. The timing even Read more