It’s looking a bit black over there – 13 May 2026
Was it the forecast that kept the Serious (Slow) Warts away from the outing? We were three, and about to set off early when Moz appeared over the horizon to Dennis Knoll to swell the Read more
The route had been designed as a shortish one, providing for some fast running but even in benign conditions I was surprised at the times being a good 5-10 minutes quicker than expected. Great turn out by the 7 ladies with Kirsty in 7th place .
The 3 starts provided some sociability and as intended many runners descending the last hill together but it takes a bit of working out afterwards and only 3 were in the last start – so perhaps 2 starts is sufficient. Hopefully the times and finishers are nearest to 3 decimal places !
Andy (visited controls 1 & 4 in ~53 mins but not in the results)
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Richard Hunt | Dark Peak | MV40 | 00:53:19 | ||
| 3 | Tim Rutter | Dark Peak | M | 00:56:43 | ||
| 4 | Simon Mills | Dark Peak | M | 01:00:24 | ||
| 5 | Dave Sykes | Dark Peak | MV40 | 01:02:31 | ||
| 6 | John Webber | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:04:58 | ||
| 7 | Kirsty Bryan-Jones | Dark Peak | WV45 | 01:05:35 | ||
| 8 | Jenny Caddick | Dark Peak | WV40 | 01:05:50 | ||
| 9 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:06:12 | ||
| 9 | Simon Rippon | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:06:12 | ||
| 11 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:06:21 | ||
| 12 | Ian Winterburn | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:07:50 | ||
| 13 | Keith Holmes | Dark Peak | MV60 | 01:07:53 | ||
| 14 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:09:35 | ||
| 15 | Lewis Ashton | Dark Peak | MV45 | 01:10:30 | ||
| 16 | Helen Elmore | Dark Peak | WV40 | 01:12:38 | ||
| 17 | Tom Westgate | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:13:34 | ||
| 18 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | M | 01:14:51 | ||
| 19 | Roy Small | Dark Peak | MV60 | 01:16:16 | ||
| 20 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | MV70 | 01:16:50 |