My apologies for this lean edition of the blog. ‘Young Carshare’ is away in foreign climes on foreign climbs and I.T. is a bit limited here. The Wasdale results are well worth examining and several of our elite runners have Read more
In the unfortunate absence of our esteemed scribe, it has fallen to me to temporarily take on the role of substitute scribe! Seven hardened athletes set off from Odin Mine after the Captain had offered his advice, wanted or not, to a Read more
Order restored. Our leader, Andy, returned fresh from the cooling waters of Menai and he had devised a contrasting route to last week’s outing from Cutthroat Bridge when we’d had much warmth, path running and climbing and not much heather, Read more
Congratulations to Matt Spoor who completed the Paddy Buckley Round early on Saturday morning. In other news, sadly it is reported on the FRA website that the great Joss Naylor died on Friday. Past races Tideswell – Results Buttermere Horseshoe Read more
Cold, wet, windy weather usually greets us when we start our Wednesday evening jaunts so, unsurprisingly, we complain. We complained this evening just to maintain our grumpy skills. It was hot, about 24⁰C. Admittedly, there was a gentle zephyr to Read more
Congratulations to James Wilkins, Dalton Barham, Laurie Baxter and Helen Roberts who, with the considerable help of Richard Hakes and his cast of tens, completed their Bob Graham Rounds this weekend. English Championship standings: After Buttermere Sailbeck which was the Read more
Greg Rimmer reports that… “Bradwell fell race scheduled for Tuesday 25 June is cancelled.”
Seven Slow Warts bravely set off from Westend lay-by to face one of the more challenging Summer Series races, the Way Out West, appropriately abbreviated to WOW. Any crossing of the Alport river will always be a serious strenuous undertaking Read more
Congratulations to Finlay Grant for winning the English Championship race today at Buttermere Sailbeck and also to Liz Batt who was 1st W55. Other notable performances include those of Phillipa Williams 3rd woman, Alice Gamble 3rd FU23, Rachel Rose 5th Read more
Pessimism or optimism? A glance at the Mountain Weather forecast web site showed a temperature of about 12⁰C and a “feels like” temperature of 4⁰C for Kinder Low, the nearest forecast location to our Slow Warts’ outing from Blackden. Between Read more