All 500 places in the race filled very quickly, and by 11 o’clock entrants were being placed on a waiting list. So please let us know as soon as possible if you find you are unable to run so that Read more
The usual select bunch of athletes plus a few impetuous youngsters set out on this cold “blue moon” night. The delights of Piddock wood were mooted but in a rare bout of common sense, it was decided that we should Read more
Want to be first to cross the finish line in this year’s Edale Skyline fell race? Then make sure you’re not slow off the mark getting your entry in! They open tomorrow, and they’ll probably sell like hotcakes, given that Read more
English Championships V60 Team?P46 of the FRA Calendar has:-“For Teams – English Championships – additional team vet categories will be created if the number of runners in the category reaches the following levels. – the category must have had teams Read more
I am reliably informed that on a trial basis a V60 Team category (3 to count) will be included in this years English championship. If we can prove that this class is competitive i.e. 4 teams/race then this will become Read more
Spine Races – Montane Spine Race; Montane Spine Challenger; Montane Spine Challenger MRT There are three versions of the Spine Races. The Spine Race itself follows the entire Pennine Way from Edale to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland. The shorter Spine Read more
Greg Rimmer is organising the Half Tour on 10th Feb and notes that whilst entries are looking healthy, Dark Peakers are ‘looking a little thin on the ground’ … so do get your entry off this week. Greg is also Read more
Following on from Steve Martin’s link to a paper about Lyme Disease recently, Mike Arundale sent me a link to a Guardian story from the summer titled “What should you do if you’re bitten by a tick?” Click on the Read more
Sir David and the Blue Planet team may have been rightly lauded last night for raising awareness of the global plastics crisis, but in truth Dark Peak Fell Runners were already on the case. Well, to be more precise, one Read more
Retired Electrician & friends wish to meet a similarly unfit individual, preferably elderly, for occasional fun in the mud culminating in a long night out (without the fun bit) on Friday 2nd March. GSOH essential, a night to remember is Read more