Mid-Madwoman’s Hot Stones – 8 July 2026
No, the heat hadn’t sent us into delirium but we had the age-old problem of confirming we’d actually arrived at Madwoman’s Stones. Fortunately, it was clear (and hot) so we could see other stones to Read more

There were wide margin wins for Tom, who broke the course record, and Martha in this TT version of Horsehill Tor. There was also a noteworthy run by the evergreen Mick Cochrane who, with a time of 2:20:38, set a new M70 record. Eliot confessed to having "(not) read the sentence which said roads are out of bounds. And I thought I'd been quite clever to reduce my elevation to run the road down from Mam Nick". After a Steward's Enquiry and some measurements on Strava, a time penalty of 5:05 was imposed together with a final written warning for road running.
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| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:32:17 | Course record | |
| 2 | Mike Nolan | Dark Peak | M50 | 01:57:42 | ||
| 3 | Basil Moss | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:04:14 | Cracking route, took me to the parts other runs fail to reach. Highlights included ... the stone igloo ... and bumsledding off Mam Tor. Checkpoint 2 was good, the ruined cabin doesn't appear until you are right on it! | |
| 4 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | M55 | 02:11:46 | Mostly good lines this year! | |
| 5 | Eliot Waterhouse | Dark Peak | MSEN | 02:13:35 | 5 and a bit minute penalty and a final written warning awarded for road running! | |
| 6 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | M70 | 02:20:38 | M70 course record | |
| 7 | Paul Walwyn | Dark Peak | M40 | 02:25:13 | ||
| 8 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:28:55 | That's a proper workout. | |
| 9 | Martyn Jones | Dark Peak | M45 | 02:34:40 | ||
| 10 | Martha Hart | Dark Peak | WSEN | 02:37:31 | Fab route! | |
| 11 | Lewis Ashton | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:37:59 | A steady Shamble. Ran with Martha & bumped into Paul W |