Thank goodness – 21 October 2026
Wednesday Warts weather this summer has generally been kind to us, so much so that comments were even made about the lack of bad weather. We had fallen into a group mood of complacency about Read more
A good turnout for a class race on a superb running day, after the confusion over which day the race was on had been sorted out. Apparently it always used to be on a Saturday…. Cold, clear and still with a bit of fine snow at times. The superb descent down to Roych Clough delivered as always, with plenty of different lines over and down to the bottom of Chapel Gate. The biggest battle was getting through the hordes to the trig point on Mam Tor. A good early season reminder of what fell races feel like!
A very fine showing of veterans (90% of the field in fact), with Mick Cochrane putting in another great run for the V75s.
Tom Brunt in fine form again held off Rob Greenwood for the win.
Jack
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Brunt | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:39:37 | ||
| 2 | Rob Greenwood | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:42:29 | ||
| 3 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:46:06 | ||
| 4 | Ralph Skrimshire | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:47:30 | ||
| 5 | Tim Rutter | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:51:42 | Solo time trial one day early | |
| 6 | Tom Pape | Dark Peak | M45 | 02:01:48 | ||
| 7 | Steve Adams | Dark Peak | M55 | 02:04:12 | ||
| 8 | Chris Lawson | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:10:15 | ||
| 9 | Martyn Jones | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:20:53 | ||
| 10 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | M60 | 02:22:40 | ||
| 11 | Jacob London | Dark Peak | MU23 | 02:24:00 | ||
| 11 | Austin Frost | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:24:00 | ||
| 12 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | M75 | 02:32:05 | ||
| 13 | Roger Woods | Dark Peak | M55 | 02:35:36 | ||
| 14 | Richard Mead | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:37:56 | ||
| 14 | Dave Coleshill | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:37:56 | ||
| 16 | Roy Small | Dark Peak | M65 | 03:19:00 | ||
| 17 | Graham Berry | Dark Peak | M75 | 03:30:00 | ||
| - | Paul Sanderson | Dark Peak | M60 |