Old County Tops – Lisa Watson and Despina Berdini ran under 8 hours and smashed Nicky Spinks and Jean Brown’s 2017 womens record by almost 26 minutes to finish 3rd overall. In the words of the late great Murray Walker, Read more
It is with regret that I must report that few if any of the thirteen of us had wet feet at the end of our run from Westend. Whether there were any withdrawal symptoms has not yet been disclosed but Read more
Past races Summer Series – Brogg in Boots Gun Run – Jack Foxall 7th. Results Parks Life – John Hunt 8th and 1st M50, Dicky Wilkinson 2nd M60. Results Hayfield May Queen – Results Upcoming races Saturday 20th May – Read more
Had we not briefly broken in to a slow run during our climb from Blackden, our amended group title (thanks to Bob) may have remained, although our conversations alone may well have justified continuing with the name. The choice of Read more
English Championships James Lowe reports elsewhere that “Fairfield Results (are) in. I make us first men’s team and second women’s with another cracking win (by 6 minutes!!!) from Phillipa Williams and a stonking 5th and 1st U23 for Fin Grant! Read more
Currently, the last entry in the DPFR calendar is for a race from King’s Tree to the cabin in Upper North Grain and back via a sheepfold at the junction of Ravens Clough and the Westend, to be run next Read more
As previously announced this years AGM will be held at the Norfolk Arms at 8pm on Wednesday 17th May. In order to help us order the right amount of food (chip butties) please fill in the form linked if you Read more
Bertie Houghton on his way to an outstanding 7th placed finish at the Yorkshire Three Peaks race last weekend. Past races Rainow 5 – Tracks, footpaths, fields and not enough walking. Fine views over Macclesfield across the Cheshire plain and Read more
Emerging from a long and often challenging winter, our expectations for gentle conditions for Slow Warts’ Wednesday weather had become low to the point when disappointment was sometimes perversely expressed on the lack of wind, rain, snow, flood, pestilence, etc. Read more
Great scene in beautiful Duddon. The first round of the 2023 English Junior Championships was in the Duddon Valley 23rd April. The weather was pretty ideal, it stayed stayed dry, but the conditions were typically Duddon underfoot – Boggy! There Read more