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
The inaugural running of Boz's Birthday run, postponed by snow in February, was run on a balmy summers evening and it was well worth the wait. Three proper climbs, with the hardest saved until last, plenty of route choice across the plateau followed by the best running descent off Kinder to finish makes this a welcome addition to the collection of excellent Dark Peak races.
The Strava Flyby makes interesting viewing. Tom Saville's winning line the pink one.
Jim
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Saville | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:15:20 | 1st M and overall | |
| 2 | Finlay Grant | Dark Peak | MU23 | 01:25:00 | 2nd and 1st U23 | |
| 3 | Will Boothman | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:30:00 | 3rd and 1st M40/M45 | |
| 4 | James Wilkins | Dark Peak | MSEN | 01:31:01 | ||
| 5 | Neil Northrop | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:31:02 | 2nd M40 | |
| 6 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:31:12 | 3rd M40, 2nd M45 | |
| 7 | Glen Borrell | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:38:25 | 3rd M45 | |
| 8 | Tim Rutter | Dark Peak | M40 | 01:43:30 | ||
| 9 | James Halse | Dark Peak | M45 | 01:56:34 | ||
| 10 | Dave Sykes | Dark Peak | M45 | 02:10:00 | ||
| 11 | Kirsty Bryan-Jones | Dark Peak | W50 | 02:17:00 | 1st W, 1st LV40 and above | |
| 12 | Kevin Saville | Dark Peak | M55 | 02:17:00 | 1st M55 | |
| 13 | Peter Gorvett | Dark Peak | M75 | 02:24:20 | 1st M75 and below, 2nd M55 | |
| 14 | Richard Baxter | Dark Peak | M50 | 02:25:37 | 3rd M55 | |
| 15 | Jim Paxman | Dark Peak | M65 | 02:39:57 | 2nd M65 |