JOHN EDWARDS – A short remembrance
It was with great sadness that I heard of John’s death in March. He was a distinguished “character” in the Dark Peak Fell Runners as evident by the soubriquets he was given, Gentleman John, Squire Read more
A beautiful late spring evening for this classic race. 10 brave souls ran the full 4 springs, the rest, perhaps fearing being left out in the dark after Dave Holmes dire warning, ran 3 springs, most of them missing the spring under Noe Stool. Moz ran a slightly reduced version of the 3 springs, and Willy failed to make best use of his weekend recce and eventually visited 2 springs. Perhaps he took it to heart when he was told that "knowing where you are is not in the spirit of Dark Peak racing".
JD
Alternatively, perhaps I shouldn't have been so naive as to take the safety officer at face value when, observing Mark and Andy Harmer arriving from my right, I was advised that only the SO and Andy H had visited the genuine spring two ... see my GPS track for the sorry tale writ large. WK
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Northrop | Dark Peak | M | 01:45:00 | 4 springs | |
| 3 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:46:20 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 4 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | MV45 | 01:46:20 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 6 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | MV60 | 01:46:40 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 7 | Andy Harmer | Dark Peak | MV60 | 01:47:00 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 8 | Bob Berzins | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:48:46 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 9 | Chris Barber | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:49:50 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 10 | Tim Tett | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:50:17 | 4 springs | |
| 11 | Mark Harvey | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:51:40 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 12 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M | 01:54:50 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 14 | David Holmes | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:58:36 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 16 | Bob Johnston | Dark Peak | M | 02:07:23 | 4 springs | |
| 17 | Phil Crowson | Dark Peak | MV45 | 02:08:00 | 4 springs | |
| 20 | Stephen Martin | Dark Peak | MV45 | 02:09:20 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) |