A few of us decided to forgo the dubious pleasures of the Rivelin Landmarks race and visited the Westend River, to see how much snow was still around. Turns out there was deep snow all the way to the Grinah Stones and back (via Barrow Stones then through the woods Read more
I lost a dark blue helly shirt after the warts run at Castleton last wednesday. I got changed outside the pub & may not have picked it up before going in for a pint. I went back later that evening after checking with everyone in the car but couldnt find Read more
By very popular demand (Messrs Harmer and Westgate seem especially keen, but I know Rob C and Lewis will take particular delight also), I offer the first in an occasional series of “spot the control points” race tracks. Tim T’s birthday race started and finished from the Sportsman (my watch Read more
Only 7 finely tuned athletes turned out for this “proper” warts run. The conditions were perfect, cold and clear with a few inches of snow on Kinder to add to the pleasure. The north wind on Kinder soon froze all extraneous appendages and spare clothing was utilised for a purpose Read more
Having found my Garmin on Saturday morning lying on the tarmac where we parked on Wednesday, with various walkers stepping over it, I’ve now managed to upload the track! A rarish visit from Nicky Spinks and her two dogs (and mine which made a total of four dogs, must be a record!), Read more
After being talked out of going to find the plastic rock by Gardom’s Edge, on the grounds it would be too far, young Rob took us on a trek across the worst terrain Big Moor has to offer. And it is bad, well up to Cap’n Harmer’s standard. At the Read more
The annual warts’ outing to the White Peak! A pleasant evening with a fair number of the locals and even Mr Holmes, who tore himself away from the Sportsman to grace us with his presence. The unity of the group, always an issue when there is a range of running speeds and Read more
A fair turnout for one of our prime venues. The pre-run arguments between Messrs Holmes and Harmer were confined to the car with only me to witness, so all was seemingly well as the route had been discussed at length and the fact that this was THE warts run was Read more
There is no report yet but there is a track, so we know where they went, if nothing else… [gpx2graphics map 553]
Gone are the days when we used to lament the fact that only a hard core half a dozen or so came warting – now we manage to attract 34 highly tuned athletes including the remainder of the old hard core, now sadly well knackered! However… we set off in Read more