There had been excuses from three Slow Warts so we were left with six of us, although only five (Famous?) set off together from the actual Yorkshire Bridge (not the pub), Jim O was doing his own recce/winter series race Read more
Entries for Edale Skyline Entries for FRA members are open but full. Entries reopen at 10am on Friday 14th February until Sunday 16th March or the entry limit (400) is reached. There aren’t many places left. More importantly, Mark Read more
Like most places on the Snake Road, there are only a few limited parking spaces but we were welcomed at Rowlee Bridge by Jim O, without a hi-viz jacket, directing us into a muddy space. He continued his duties for Read more
Entries for Edale Skyline Entries for those on the Guaranteed Entry List (GEL) will open from Saturday 1st February to 9am Friday 7th February. Entries for FRA members (to 80% capacity) will open from 10am Friday 7th February to 9am Read more
What is extreme sport? Climbing Everest without oxygen support, rowing the Atlantic, running the Pennine way or traversing the sides of Abbey Brook, the latter being the Slow Warts’ January challenge from Fairholmes. We didn’t know it was going to Read more
Entries for Edale Skyline are due to open on Saturday, 1st February. It’s an English Championship race this year and so will fill up rapidly. More importantly, Mark Jones is looking for volunteers without whom the race cannot take Read more
Please note that the Ashop Horseshoe race is tomorrow, Saturday 25th January and not Sunday 21st January as in the Calendar! Mass starts at 9:30 and 10:00 at the bridge below the Snake Inn. The forecast is looking good. Details Read more
There can be a snag in referring to the Met. Office mountain weather forecasts which I did before setting off from Snake Bridge. The “feels like” temperature (apparently a 1⁰ drop for a wind speed increase of 10 mph?) was Read more
Past Races Lamb’s Longer Leg – Josh Williams 1st with age category wins for Jon Batt, Liz Batt and Helen Elmore. Results Upcoming races Sunday 19th January – Dark Peak Stones, Burbage Bridge. Dark Peak Races League. Saturday 25th Read more
An unexpected encounter in the Ewden valley resulted in the questioning of our group sanity by ourselves and by a local farmer who had spotted lights moving down the valley. He’d come out to investigate, only to find seven old Read more