A select group of hearty warts set off from the nether parts of our region near Saltersbrook on the Woodhead Road. A cool night but very still, so no epic but nonetheless a testing part of the Peaks (with lots of variety, Mr H.) We set off up one of Read more
In what could be a first for the Warts, we have added a suggested route to the calendar for this week's Northern Warts run at Windle Edge. Also note the unusual start time of 7pm.
Lad’s Leap. English Championship (1). Men’s Results. Ladies Results First Men’s Team Prize : 3rd MV40 : 2nd MV50 : Firstly – an excellent organised event, so enormous credit to the willingness and enthusiasm of Des to stage the event. No problem with parking (for us, at least.) I’d feared Read more
latest info on 20th March: There are still up to 4 places available. The departure time on Sat 26 May from Tayvallich is now 7.45am, returning on Sunday morning from Craighouse at 9.30 am. It is possible to camp 20 yards away from the pontoon where the boat departs and Read more
Dave Taylor, email, is still looking for helpers at the Edale Skyline on Sunday 25th March. Don't forget that you can help even if you are running as there are jobs that you can do before the race starts. Please don't leave it to the last minute to volunteer as Read more
Another epic! We started off in cold but fairly clear conditions, with that sense of deja vu from last week’s run! However, instead of the Boundary stones, we battled our way up to Black Holes with the occasional snow flurry to cool us down! From here, we slogged through the Read more
The Southern Warts (or Southern Softies if you must) hooked up with the Roadies at the Barrel Inn for post run refreshment. It was advertised as a “full moon” run, and whilst we saw glimpses of said moon they were few and far between. We did manage a good fast Read more
I get the impression that a few of us are now active on Twitter, so I've started a hashtag that we can use as a hook for any conversations people want to have: #dpfr Anyone want to join in? If this means nothing to you, you can safely ignore it. Read more
The final handicap race was run last night with Russ coming in first. Overall Ian Winterburn won relatively comfortably with Willy second, a “street” (??) ahead of Keith Holmes. Nicky, funnily enough, was first lady and fourth overall. Thanks to Nicky & Keith for organising everything over the winter and Read more
Haworth Hobble – results. Windmills Whizz – results. Wolf’s Pit Dicky Wilkinson sends:- “ At Wolf’s Pit race yesterday Nottinghamshire AAA held their fell running championships and the following were Dark Peak entrants: 9th Dicky Wilkinson V50 Gold 20th Trevor Milner V50 Bronze 32nd Phil Walters Together these 3 finished Read more