Apocalypse 50 Saturday 14 May 2016 50 miles; 9,800′ Weather : warm and hot in the afternoon Conditions : too warm to run efficiently and that slowed the pace but at least there was no rain and the visibility was excellent. The event was centred on the Church Stretton School Read more
Sally Fawcett writes: Highland Fling Race 30th April 2016 – 53 miles, 7500ft After the race was announced as the UK and Scottish Ultra Trail Championships for 2016, a number of elite runners entered. Competition was particularly fierce as this was also to be the selection race for the GB Read more
The Fellsman Saturday 16 April 2016 61 miles; 11,000′ Weather : mild and good (patches of snow remaining in places) but very cold winds and colder later with some retiring due to hypothermia and frost-nip. The bogs froze with a crust of ice on top at night with the ice Read more
Calderdale Hike (long course) Saturday 9 April 2016 37.2 miles of undulating trails with 6,300 feet of ascent across moorland west of Halifax.The race took place in glorious sunshine making it a little too warm for the first half of the run but rain was threatened for late in the Read more
Haworth Hobble Saturday 12 March 2016 32 miles of undulating trails with 4,400 feet of ascent across moorland north-west of Halifax. First men: Ian Symington CVFR and Ken Sutor Cheshire HH 4:16:01 (running as a pair) First lady: Lucy Colquhoun 5:10:14 Peter Eccleston DPFR 128th 6:10:58 Jennifer Scotney DPFR 190th Read more
Millennium Way Sunday 6 March 2016 41 miles of flat trails from Newport to Burton upon Trent with a bonus of flooded fields to wade through near the end courtesy of recent inclement weather. First man Alastair Payne 5:54:51; first lady Helen Corrin 6:28:58; first (and only) DPFR runner Steven Read more
The idea of this blog is to include non-FRA events, which will not appear in the regular Results section – mainly, but not exclusively, ultra-distance off-road events – undertaken by our members. Historically we have pandered to J Fulton Esq. (sorry, I do of course mean we have traditionally included Read more