The heat dome – 24 June 2026
We were apparently under a heat dome covering mainly Europe but, for us, particularly the Westend in the Dark Peak where the Serious (Slow) Warts were gathering. Even before we started there had been a Read more
The superb dry conditions should have resulted in lots of PBs for people and despite a slowest ever winning time we did get a new Women’s record – Megan lowering Kirsty’s previous by just over a minute - and Pete Gorvett lowering his own V70 record by over 6 minutes.Not quite the usual numbers this year either but this was probably one of the few times everyone was back within 2 hours which was a welcome relief from the incessant midges.
Records
Tim Tett
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:14:45 | ||
| 2 | James Lowe | Dark Peak | MU23 | 01:19:43 | ||
| 3 | Megan Wilson | Dark Peak | WSEN | 01:20:20 | New Women’s Record | |
| 4 | Steve Adams | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:25:20 | ||
| 5 | Dave Allen | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:25:30 | ||
| 6 | Kevin Saville | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:26:00 | ||
| 7 | John Webber | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:26:18 | ||
| 8 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:26:22 | ||
| 9 | Simon Dixon | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:28:12 | ||
| 10 | Tim Tett | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:28:34 | ||
| 11 | David Holmes | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:30:45 | ||
| 12 | Richard Baxter | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:31:36 | ||
| 13 | Peter Gorvett | Dark Peak | M70 | 01:33:57 | New V70 record | |
| 14 | Lewis Ashton | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:34:15 | ||
| 15 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:34:16 | ||
| 16 | Eoin Connaughton | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:35:07 | ||
| 17 | Martyn Jones | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:38:25 | ||
| 18 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | M70 | 01:38:50 | ||
| 19 | Helen Elmore | Dark Peak | W45 | 01:48:50 | ||
| 19 | Clare Oliffe | Dark Peak | WSEN | 01:48:50 |