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
The eighth race was Whicken Whizz which is a relatively flat race. Having moved the date into July though meant the heather and bracken was longer and this played a huge part in relative progress if you got stuck in it (and there are also a few Keith eating bogs out there)!
The race was won by me !!!!!!! I stuck to my lines and did a fair bit of undergrowth battling but on crossing the last stream I couldn't see anyone at the gate so legged it as fast as I could. I still wasn't able to talk properly when Jon Morgan appeared a few seconds later!
I might have got Graham and Clive's time the wrong way round - if so could someone let me know?
Nicky
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Spinks | Dark Peak | WV45 | 00:44:10 | ||
| 2 | Jon Morgan | Dark Peak | MV45 | 00:44:17 | ||
| 3 | Greg Rimmer | Dark Peak | MV50 | 00:45:00 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Saville | Dark Peak | MV45 | 00:45:27 | ||
| 5 | Keith Holmes | Dark Peak | MV60 | 00:45:31 | ||
| 6 | Ashley Kay | Dark Peak | MV50 | 00:46:00 | ||
| 7 | Ian Winterburn | Dark Peak | MV45 | 00:47:00 | ||
| 8 | Dave Sykes | Dark Peak | MV40 | 00:47:54 | ||
| 9 | Darren Webb | Dark Peak | MV45 | 00:48:37 | ||
| 10 | Eoin Connaughton | Dark Peak | MV50 | 00:49:57 | ||
| 11 | Willy Kitchen | Dark Peak | MV45 | 00:54:05 | ||
| 12 | Graham Berry | Dark Peak | MV65 | 00:54:10 | ||
| 13 | Clive Last | Dark Peak | MV65 | 00:55:06 |