Overwhelming? – 3 December 2025
Should a group of six 70 plus year olds really be doing this sort of thing? Night time capers are a trade mark of outings organised by Andy and this was no exception. We risked Read more
Thirty eight years ago there was mist and snow on Blackden, and once again wintery conditions but this time quite thick in the heather and at the trig. This didn’t stop young Tom bounding across the top and coming home a few minutes ahead of another Tom. Yet another Tom [W] took the over 60s holding off Holmes and Hawley. These 3 Toms will be the ROs next year in the classics I have organised since 1984. Pete G once again showed why he is a world champion finishing in just over 2 hours and well done Sarah and Penny who walked round in an excellent time !!
Two very different photos from 1984 and 2022 -


Thanks to Tim Tett for the 2022 photo
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Saville | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:09:44 | ||
| 2 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:14:07 | ||
| 3 | James Lowe | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:24:48 | ||
| 4 | Ralph Skrimshire | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:25:10 | ||
| 5 | Tom Pape | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:26:06 | ||
| 6 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:26:34 | ||
| 7 | Glen Borrell | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:33:00 | ||
| 8 | Chris Lawson | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:44:02 | ||
| 9 | Tim Ray | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:53:10 | ||
| 10 | Tom Westgate | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:53:51 | ||
| 11 | Martyn Jones | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:56:56 | ||
| 12 | Steve Matthews | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:57:31 | ||
| 13 | David Holmes | Dark Peak | M65 | 01:58:50 | ||
| 14 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:00:16 | ||
| 15 | Peter Gorvett | Dark Peak | M75 | 02:03:57 | ||
| 16 | George Yates | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:05:25 | ||
| 17 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:19:17 | ||
| 18 | Roy Small | Dark Peak | M65 | 02:27:06 | ||
| 19 | Penny Collier | Dark Peak | W55 | 02:31:00 | ||
| 19 | Sarah Broadhurst | Dark Peak | W55 | 02:31:00 |