Congratulations to Nicky Spinks, Sophie Littlefair and Jennie Stevens who all completed The Spine this week. Nicky did what Nicky does to finish 4th= woman in 4 days 15:40:56. Sophie was 7th= woman and finished in 5 days 9:10:37 with Read more
“Come back Andy, all is forgiven” Chris’s plea at about 7pm on Wednesday 17th January 2024 Whether it was the cold (very) or our navigation that caused this comment I’m not sure, but I suspect it was both. There were Read more
Nicky Spinks, Jennie Stevens and Sophie Littlefair set off on The Spine at 08:00 on Sunday. Dot watchers can follow them here https://live.opentracking.co.uk/spinerace24. Past races Auld Land Syne – Des Berdeni writes “Victory for Anna Watkinson-Powell at the Auld Lang Read more
It is a question I’ve occasionally asked myself when facing cold blustery wind, rain, darkness, soggy peat, heather and ice. The question is still unanswered, but, the reason may be because there is a good feeling when we’ve finished the Read more
Tom recounted a disturbing nighttime experience he had on the Ramsey Round when he was faced with a large number of torch lights. This may have been the effect of a long time on the hill or, as Tom worked Read more
The Barbrook Blast NYD race tomorrow (01/01/24) starts at 11am, not 10am as previously erroneously described. Apologies for any confusion.
Dark Peak Races League The Boxing Day Bogtrot marked the conclusion of the 2023 Dark Peak Races League which all the DPFR races are counters for. The scoring system is somewhat opaque but finishing at or near the front of Read more
South Yorkshire Athletics Cross Country League Plenty of our club mates placing very well within the various age categories. League-results-2023-FINAL_231221_062547 (1) Past races Winter Crookstone Crashout – We all know that it’s a poor man who can’t win his own Read more
It’s that time of year again, wild windy weather, when seeking any possible shelter from it becomes a high priority for us, to be able to sing carols. After all, we don’t want our efforts to be lost to the Read more
Important message to all members. For 2024 we have decided to migrate from our existing membership arrangement, through the DPFR website, to managing this through SI entries. While this will add a small additional cost to the club it will Read more