Such are the demands of the Winter Olympics on us, that it was deemed that tonight’s run would be limited in distance, height and, hence, time. This way we would be in peak form for the Saturday contest from Blackden, Read more
Andy Mansfield writes: ” Hi, I have only just joined dark peak and wondered if anyone running winter Olympics on Saturday who would be able to give me a lift? Happy to pay petrol. Thanks, Andy”. Andy lives in Woodseats. Read more
The geologists in the Slow Warts have spent some time (!) discussing the differences between, and characteristics of, drumlins and moraines so it was one such geologist who suggested an outing to a moraine, thought to be on the slopes Read more
Some may have noticed that this week’s choice of runs are ‘Sportsman Rough Stuff’ or ‘Winter Kinder’ (which is inevitably rough stuff). This is purposefully an attempt to have one winter week to force people on to more ‘exciting’ terrain Read more
Dave Woodhead informs us of the Yorkshire Championship races and selection for the Intercounties championship…. 2023 Yorkshire Fell Running U13, U15, U17 & U19 Championship racesMonday 1st MayIncorporated within the Coiners Fell racesVenue – Mytholmroyd Community Centre, HX7 5AFPlease note Read more
Phillipa Williams winning the Northern Cross Country Championship at Blackburn last Saturday. Past races Tigger Tor – A cool windy but clear day saw 41 Dark Peak Fell Runners tackle this traditional early season pipe opener, run for the first Read more
There are a few parts of the Dark Peak that the Slow Warts rarely visit, including Monsal Dale, Castleton, Dead Edge, Woodhead station, Chapel and the upper reaches of the Edale Valley as we did to the latter on Wednesday Read more
This year the Edale Skyline race will be held on Sunday 26 March. Entries open on 1st February on the Sport Ident website, links are on our Edale Skyline page. As always we need as many helpers as we can Read more
Regarding next week’s Margery Hill race, Lewis Ashton writes “ … there will be a non-competitive group running at the 9:10 start. Even as a non-competitive outing it’s not a route to be under estimated at 11 miles, with some Read more
We had a few minutes of daylight for our start from Blackden car park which isn’t really a car park but the remains of the road which had slipped down the hill and is probably continuing to slide down. The Read more