A month to go until the club championship and entries are being taken by the handicapper here. State your age category and food preference (see below). A few details are now starting to emerge. The race organiser, Andy Harmer, tells me that the course will be “longer and hillier” than Read more
https://www.sportident.co.uk/results/DarkPeak/2019/BritishFellRelay/ If you click on the title of this news item it shows a hyperlink to the results
An important point to remember if you’re planning to travel to the Relays on Saturday using our fleet of coaches: don’t stop them in their tracks by driving in the opposite direction down through Bamford village! We’re asking everyone to approach the car park from the south, i.e. from the Read more
As we enter the final few days before the British Fell and Hill Relay Championships, the club would like to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to all the Dark Peak members who have worked so hard for so long to make it happen, and who have volunteered to help on Read more
As you may have seen via the DPFR Facebook group, Stu Walker’s wonderful ‘Runners against Rubbish’ campaign group is working with the club this weekend to tidy up some of the unfortunate rubbish and litter grotspots around the Ladybower area, where we’re hosting the Fell Relays. The litter-pick runs from Read more
The Club Championship is just over six weeks away (Saturday 23rd November). The venue has yet to be confirmed but should be somewhere in the peak district, with heather, rocks, bog and possibly path. As usual it’s a handicapped race with the faster runners chasing down the rest of us. Read more
See last minute race: https://www.dpfr.org.uk/events/view/3921
28th September 2019 Approximately 20 set off at various times on the weather-challenged route. Nearly everyone arrived back at The Royal in Dungworth well before the aimed-for 6pm finish, despite the greasy roads. The welcoming pub poured beer and served the pre-ordered food in a timely fashion. A couple of Read more
Club Dinner The dinner is on the evening of the 23rd November at the Burton Street Foundation off the A61 Penistone Rd, Sheffield (a couple of minutes’ walk from the New Barrack Tavern). It is 6:30 for 7.00 with speeches and a ceilidh afterwards going on until late. There will Read more
Colin Henson had been planning a sponsored walk from Great Longstone to Meninglow where his youngest son had his ashes spread. Colin’s lad had been a keen amateur archeologist and Meninglow is an ancient site. I would like to organise such a walk and so raise funds for either a Read more