Solstice 42 TT – Men (High Peak Marathon)

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Solstice 42 TT - Men (High Peak Marathon) on Sun 21st Jun 2020

DP 2020 TT League - Men

The long-standing High Peak Marathon has been getting increasingly difficult to get permission for in its usual place of late February (and overnight). To the extent that permission was not granted this year, despite the herculean efforts of Richard Bradbury and Nicky Spinks. The advent of Lockdown and distancing requirements - which have prevented all other forms of organised running - presented a great opportunity to run this iconic route in a different format. Some 16 teams (failed to) line up for the start at the road crossing of their choice, on the day of their choice, at the time of their choice (between Friday and Sunday of the solstice weekend). There was a stipulation that runners in the same team had to observe the same start as the rest of their team though!

The weather proved a mixed bag. Friday was wet. Saturday was mostly sunny and Sunday had a bit of both.

The aberrations of summer conditions and daylight made this an entirely different proposition to the traditional HPM. It turns out there is a lot of running in this course, with a 15km section of (very much improved) bog in the middle.The bog got the last word though; swallowing Will whole a few steps before the firm made up paths return for the last section of the race.

Notable was Harriet’s outstanding win (overall), Hannah’s return to running after an absence of round-a-bout 5 years (give or take the odd Bradfield Boundary).Also pleasing to note is Willy’s return to the fray after a nasty bout of too much work.

Thanks are due to Ian Fitz for being cruel enough to induce us to do this. Rumours abound that he’salso cruel enough to do the same to us for the other solstice. That would raise the possibility of a Watershed/Boundary double for those with truly undissolvable feet.

For the record the course was:

CPs described here from a Hope start..

Lose hill SK153853

mam tor trig SK127836

Mam Nick road crossing

Lords Seat SK113834

brown Knoll trig SK084851

Mill Hill SK 061904

snake road crossing A57

Wain Stones SK092959

Swains Head SK133983

Outer Edge trig SK177970

Marg Hill trig SK189957

Back Tor trig SK198910

Cutthroat Bridge A57 SK 213873

snake road A57 (Moscar) SK231879

Stanage End SK 225864

Open shelter by stream (May contain treats!) SK216861

Yorkshire Bridge SK198849

Win hill trig SK187851

Fulwood lane fell gate SK171853

Lewis

Combined results

Position	Name	Club	Class	Time	Comment	Bonus
1	Glen Borrell	Dark Peak	M40	07:35:40	Good Will Hunting
1	Will Boothman	Dark Peak	M40	07:35:40	Good Will Hunting
3	Tom Saville	Dark Peak	MSEN	08:13:25	Children of the Kevolution (with Hannah S)
4	James Lowe	Dark Peak	MSEN	08:53:01	The Future is Bleak - Lowe
4	Matt Harmon	Dark Peak	MSEN	08:53:01	The Future is Bleak - Lowe
4	Calum Wadsworth	Dark Peak	MSEN	08:53:01	The Future is Bleak - Lowe
4	Ben Kelsey	Dark Peak	MSEN	08:53:01	The Future is Bleak - Lowe
8	Dan Stowers	Dark Peak	M45	08:54:45	The Agony of Defeet
8	David Hakes	Dark Peak	MSEN	08:54:45	The Agony of Defeet
10	Chris Lawson	Dark Peak	M45	08:59:59	The S7 Collective
10	Dominic Watts	Dark Peak	M50	08:59:59	The S7 Collective
12	Mark Whitworth	Dark Peak	M45	09:12:26	Since ?72
12	Paul Griffiths			09:12:26	Since ?72
14	Simon Mills	Dark Peak	MSEN	09:15:15	We just nipped out for a 42 mile eye test! With Sally F.
15	Andrew Holt	Dark Peak	M45	09:19:25	After the watershed
15	James Burton	Dark Peak	M40	09:19:25	After the watershed
17	Charlie Elliot	Dark Peak	M45	09:22:49	The Rise of Bogwalker
17	Lewis Ashton	Dark Peak	M50	09:22:49	The Rise of Bogwalker
19	Ian Challans	Dark Peak	MSEN	10:00:30	Blind Date
19	James Pierce	Dark Peak	M45	10:00:30	Blind Date