This year’s (rescheduled) Burbage Skyline is on Tuesday 1st August, with a start time of 7:30. Please can you let me (Paul Fauset – paul_fauset@yahoo.com) know if you can help out, providing your email and mobile number. As usual we will need 30 or so volunteers for various roles to Read more
Some of you might have noticed that there is a new race from the Sportsman in the calendar for next Wednesday (5th). The Bole Hill Bad Boy is a reincarnation of what I believe used to be a standard club run. The route is 12 miles and 2,500 feet and Read more
From the Crookstone Crashout: Found – a pair of glasses between Druid’s Stone and the start Lost – a compass belonging to Andy Harmer (and I thought he navigated by the stars) Contact the webmaster if you can shed an light on either of these …
Is there anyone out there who would be willing to take on the job of keeping the Calendar up to date? I’ve been doing the job for the past seven years, but work pressures mean I’m finding it increasingly difficult to keep on top of routine Calendar changes through the Read more
Fairbrook Naze to footbridge at Snake 11th May 2017 Dave Lund 7:49 Dave Sykes 8:32 Brent Lindsey 10:34 Approaching the summit of Fairbrook, I was very happy to see Brent Lindsey who had just been for a trot around Kinder as it was such a lovely evening, some Pennine runners Read more
Dave Sykes says “Just a gentle-late-in-the-day reminder about Dave’s downhill only races. It is the last one tonight – Grindslow Knoll (an infinitely better descent than Grindleford). Simply meet at the summit at 1930. Currently Dave is leading the series and I am second with Brent Lindsay in third; there Read more
Kris was one of seven athletes who represented Britain at the European 10,000m Cup in Minsk, Belarus last Saturday (10th). The BBC article gave Dark Peak a mention. Unfortuately he had to pull out with a calf injury; you can read his blog here. BTW talking of exploits off the Read more
I’ve updated the results for 2017 and all new results to follow the FRA guidelines on age classes, so senior Men/Women will be shown as MSEN/WSEN, vets as M40/W40…, and we now also show Under 23 as a separate class. If you spot any anomalies, particularly with the MU23/WU23 please Read more
Member Mike Sprot is taking part in the Brathay Trust ’10 marathons in 10 days’ event. They run the same course anticlockwise round Lake Windermere from Brathay near Ambleside. Today (thursday 18th), he completed seven and having achieved his initial £8,000 sponsorship target has bumped it up to £10,000. You Read more
There will be a meeting on Tuesday 23 May at 7.30pm in the Rising Sun, Nethergreen to discuss organisation, route tweaks etc. We are always looking for new members who are interested in getting involved with the planning of this event, so if you think you would like to help Read more