Confusion -15 April 2026
The Serious Warts had decided that this week’s venue was to be Strines at 5pm but, in the meantime, we were told that DPFR were reviving the Way Out West race as part of the Read more
There was an excellent turn out for the 36th running of the Cakes, and a few organic wholemeal Cakes of Bread were doled out to the prize winners. Everyone else got more for their money as the course proved fairly long and rough for a spring evening. The light had well gone as the last 4 runners crashed through the undergrowth. With the top 5 close together there was a proper race on, which Oli eventually won. Pete had run hard on Monday, as a few others had in the summer series, and this might have taken the edge of his run. Excellent run by Dave Allen to post a fast time, especially for a man of his youth. Megan was also a clear winner in the Women's race.
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oli Johnson | Dark Peak | M40 | 00:58:00 | ||
| 2 | Peter Davies | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:58:28 | ||
| 3 | Ralph Simpson | Dark Peak | MSEN | 00:58:48 | ||
| 5 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:00:30 | ||
| 6 | Tom Saville | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:04:30 | ||
| 7 | Neil Northrop | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:04:36 | ||
| 8 | Lova Chechik | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:05:30 | ||
| 9 | Ralph Skrimshire | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:05:48 | ||
| 10 | Richard Bradbury | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:12:31 | ||
| 11 | Simon Mills | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:12:56 | ||
| 12 | Kristian Groom | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:14:25 | ||
| 13 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:17:04 | ||
| 13 | Megan Wilson | Dark Peak | WSEN | 01:17:04 | ||
| 15 | Steve Adams | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:17:09 | ||
| 16 | Dave Allen | Dark Peak | M60 | 01:17:11 | ||
| 17 | Dave Sykes | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:21:33 | ||
| 18 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | M55 | 01:22:22 | ||
| 19 | Simon Dixon | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:24:00 | ||
| 20 | Sarah Lilleman | Dark Peak | WSEN | 01:25:41 |