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Alport on Thu 19th Aug 2004

29 startersAnother good turnout with quite exceptional weather. A warm and humid but dry evening soon turned black when a large thunderstorm swept in from Kinder. The leaders just managed to get into the forest above Snake as the rain and lightning started. Unfortunately, for those still on the moor above Combs Rocks things became a little nervy with several lightning strikes onto the moor. Roy not-so-big-Small was soon to be seen doing a 180 and retreating to the woods above Alport to sit it out and others made similar retreats. I suspect that this particular 'obstacle' will remain a talking point of this race for some years.

As for the race itself, the organiser managed to fend off his younger rivals and win for the nth year. The race remains a classic, demanding skills in ascent, descent, flat fast running and heather bashing - a descent memory of the route also helps as many discovered when entering the woods at the end to discover a vast felled area and missed the path back to the finish.

Position	Name	Club	Class	Time	Comment	Bonus
1	Tim Tett	Dark Peak	MV40	01:06:40	1st V40
2	Neil Northrop	Dark Peak	M	01:09:43
3	David Taylor	Dark Peak	M	01:12:54
4	Pete Hodges	Dark Peak	OU23	01:13:06
5	Roger Woods	Dark Peak	M	01:13:48
6	Tim Hawley	Dark Peak	MV45	01:14:34
7	Mark Bown			01:19:46
8	Dave Tait	Dark Peak	MV55	01:22:21	1st V50
8	Dave Miller			01:22:21
10	Paul Sanderson	Dark Peak	MV40	01:23:47
11	Alan Yates	Dark Peak	MV55	01:27:39
13	Bob Berzins	Dark Peak	MV40	01:34:02
14	Chris Barber	Dark Peak	MV50	01:34:15
15	David Holmes	Dark Peak	MV45	01:34:23
18	Debbie Smith	Dark Peak	W	01:34:38	1st Lady
19	Richard Egiburu			01:34:43