Despite seemingly missing a 'star' or few, the assembled crack DPFR open team put in an absolutely quality performance to get bronze medals on Sunday. The race began with a long pairs legs over to West Lomond, where Oli Read more
Passing Clouds – results. “Another impressive DPFR turnout with brown vests aplenty scattered throughout the field. Dave Taylor impressed being first back, with Mick Stenton not far behind in 4th? Dave Sykes was next counter in about 17th and I Read more
In a late but entirely credible bid for this year’s Pertex Trophy, I received the following text from Dave McG last night, who’s up in the Lakes a-BG recceing with Ruth B. They were booked into the YHA in Grasmere Read more
Full results The brief results (team members as per results website): Men's Open, 3rd behind Shettleston Harriers & P&B (Ralph Street/Oli Johnson/Rob Little/Rhys Findlay-Robinson/Neil Northrop/Callum Gilhooley) V40 Men, 2nd behind Borrowdale (John Hunt/Dave Taylor/Joe Blackett/Simon Patton/Alan Ward/Mike Robinson) V50 Men, Read more
Ladies team is still short of one runner- please if you fancy running please get in touch with Kirsty (email ladies captain) asap. It will be a short (35min winning time) individual flagged leg- nice running I am told and Read more
The mens open team for this sunday is now, (hopefully finally) sorted. All team members have been informed. We have a fairly young team (Oli Johnson being the old man!). I received no contact from anyone wishing to run who Read more
START Near bus turning circle CP1 TRIG-MAM TOR[128836]-reached via open hillside [no path from mine] the gully is also out because of debris CP2 Lords Seat [112834] CP3 Rail bridge [110847] via Chapel gate track – no road down to Read more
FRA Relays – Falkland, Fife. Results . Photos. More photos. This must rank as one of DPFR’s best achievements of all time? Getting teams out on home territory is one thing, but having a team in every age-group, up in Read more
Windgather. Results Langdale. Results. So this fellow asks me – “Is it a DPFR Championship race with so many runners?”. A massive turnout for the final Lakeland Classic race, but of blokes….4 Ladies needed for a Team, and only Read more
Many of the aging runners of Dark Peak may have been tempted to take glucosamine or chondroitin but is it effective? A recent paper in the BMJ combined the results of many small studies comparing pain after placebo or Read more