9-7-2-7-8 – 27 May 2026
Yes, there were nine Serious (Slow) Warts including returnees Tom, Roger and Ian, who gathered at Cutthroat Bridge for what promised or threatened to be a hot evening. It was about 30⁰C with a bit Read more
This race was the resurrection of an excellent Club Championships staged by Mike Nolan, Simon Patton & Richard Patton. Judging by comments from the runners, the vegetation would appear to be more manageable in November than July - Sorry about that! There were some changes in the usual suspects taking part in this one; as I’d hoped with a different sort of a course. It would appear there were quite a lot of navigational issues, in between bouts of bracken bashing. Most reports concluded they’d made a hash of some bits of the course. There was also at least one report of a missed control by someone who chose not to submit a time at all.
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:41:07 | fierce wind, dense vegetation and the odd poor line | |
| 2 | Tom Pape | Dark Peak | M40 | 02:07:31 | Much prefers fell & clag | |
| 3 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:07:41 | ||
| 4 | Nick Kirk | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:09:34 | ambushed by the bushes | |
| 5 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:12:07 | battling the elements | |
| 6 | Ken Jones | Dark Peak | M70 | 02:12:11 | ||
| 7 | Stu Reid | Dark Peak | M40 | 02:24:01 | Emergency stream water and nav horror show | |
| 8 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | M70 | 02:45:00 | mortal combat with the Bracken | |
| 9 | Michael Griffiths | Dark Peak | M55 | 03:08:42 | ||
| 10 | Pete Macfarlane | Dark Peak | M65 | 03:10:04 | ||
| 11 | Michael Arundale | Dark Peak | M65 | 03:24:28 | ||
| 12 | Bob Bryan | Dark Peak | M65 | 03:24:39 | ||
| 13 | Dave Arundale | Dark Peak | M65 | 03:25:25 |