What is a mountain? In England, one definition is “landform that rises at least 610 metres (2000ft) above sea level” and indeed 609.6 metres does convert to 2000 feet. In Scotland which has much high land, Corbetts are 2,500 feet Read more
A brief report about the FRA Relays in Athletics Weekly can be found here. Past races Peak Raid – The second of the four Peak Raids, from the Trespass carpark in Hayfield. Wet and windy but fortunately not overly cold. Read more
No, we hadn’t decided a new venue for our outing, instead, we had changed our plan to go to Pike Lowe from Lost Lad simply because it was getting late. We were in danger of another three-hour outing like last Read more
British Athletics Fell and Hill Relays The Dark Peak Open Men’s Team retained their title from last year. Congratulations to Nathan Lawson, Bertie Houghton and Tom Spencer, Jonathan Crickmore and Tom Saville, Finlay Grant. The victorious men’s open team with Read more
We were enticed by Andy’s promise that his proposed route from Midhopestones elbow “should be within the 2 hours”. Despite this, there was a low turnout of 5 including John and Moz from the opposite end of our Dark Peak Read more
Lakeland Classics Congratulations to the magnificent seven who completed the Lakeland Classics Trophy series. Joe Woodley was 12th John Hunt 21st and 2nd M50 Frances Collett 29th and 3rd woman Tom Pape 39th and 7th M40 Joe Blackett 48th and Read more
Stephen Wilson’s composite image of the first ten women to finish Peris Horseshoe last weekend, the British Championship long race, including an impressive five Dark Peak Fell Runners. Past races Shelf Moor – Lura Robertson 1st woman. Bertie Houghton Read more
No, not a selection of eccentric Slow Warts, although, admittedly most of us do have some interesting quirks, but three unconnected landscape features Andy thought were worth visiting. Like young men aspiring to better things in a newly opened America, Read more
Peris Horseshoe Yesterday’s Peris Horseshoe was the Long British Championship race. Finlay Grant won the gold medal in the men’s race with Keith Holmes taking silver in the M70 category. In the women’s race Dark Peak blitzed the team event Read more
Some of us were prepared for the low sun with a variety of peaked caps which, we thought, added a touch of sophistication to the otherwise casually but functionally dressed six Slow Warts. Andy’s route for us was a shock, Read more