News

The winter edition of the Club newsletter is now available. A huge thank you as ever to Adam Samuel as editor and all who contributed.

After 3 years for organising Tom Westgate is stepping down and looking to hand over to a new RO. His ideal replacement being, “somebody closer to the sharp end !!”. The responsibilities of the RO include: Planning and setting the route, date, start times, etc. Updating the event on the Read more

news day race added last minute: See here  from hathersage

This year’s challenge is perhaps a little harder than the last couple (by popular demand I should add) and is one for the fellrunner with a well-rounded knowledge of the United Kingdom’s hills and mountains. The answer to each clue is the name of a hill or mountain. Fill them Read more

Champs Please find a link to the final handicaps below, ahead of tomorrow’s race. Please note the amended start time of 09:30 for the first runner. This is to allow for trains out. Due to the above, please check your handicap prior to setting off. Please also remember to bring Read more

The 2025 Club Champs will be taking place from near Barber Booth. PDFs with the route and provisional start list is below. A massive thank you to Felix Watts for handicapping the race. Any comments on the handicap must be sent to Felix Watts and myself via secretary@dpfr.org.uk or 07713 Read more

🏁 The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For! The Round the Parish Race Series results are in! 📊 Some Stats 👟 21 people and 1 dog took part 🎈 1 balloon recovered 🗺️ 5 parishes circumnavigated 🏃 5 people completed enough races (3) to count for the series 💪 Only Read more

As with the past few years, the annual dinner will take place at the Burton St Foundation on 15 November (same day as the club champs). Arrival for 19:00, with dinner being served approx 19:45. The link for sign up and providing meal choices is below – Hope to see Read more

For all you folk hankering after some winter interval training in Dave T’s absence, why not get yourselves along to this week’s Winter Mondays race from Fairholmes for a proper workout – the marvellous Orrell Crook?  We’ve had nineteen starters over the first four races, in pretty much every age Read more

George Yates and Dominic Watts are the organisers for the DPFR 2025 Champs Race and need some club volunteers to help marshal the race on the 15th of November. They need a minimum of 8 people or so (2 at each of the 4 checkpoints) out on the fells, somewhere Read more