Geoff Bell 1938 – 2021
I am sorry to report the death of Geoff Bell, one of the founding members of Dark Peak Fell Runners, back in 1976. Geoff had been ill for some time. Roger Baumeister adds “Geoff was a regular member of the Read more
I am sorry to report the death of Geoff Bell, one of the founding members of Dark Peak Fell Runners, back in 1976. Geoff had been ill for some time. Roger Baumeister adds “Geoff was a regular member of the Read more
Wednesday evening runs from The Sportsman and elsewhere will re-start on Wednesday 31st March with the traditional run across to Hathersage. Details, including Covid guidance, in the Calendar. Non-Facebook using BG connoisseurs may not have seen this… Upcoming events: There Read more
Now that Covid restrictions are slowly starting to ease we are able to re-start club races. They will be in the all too familiar time trial format for the time being, but with the possibility at least of mass start Read more
Congratulations to Josh Williams who clipped 11 seconds off Tom Brunt’s record for the Kinder Trigs route. Josh’s time was 2:23:24 and his Strava shows a distance of 22.52km with 1,218m of ascent. Details of the route can be found Read more
As things stand (28th Feb), our current expectation is that we will be returning to club Wednesday nights after 29th March. Returning to last autumn’s format of groups of six, with pre-booking. We’ll be re-starting from Lodgemoor initially, but it Read more
Congratulations to Ben Kelsey who has completed the Kinder Kozen in 16:05:51. The Kozen is a Kinder Dozen and a Kinder Killer back to back and, according to Ben’s Strava, is 53 miles in length with 18,000 feet of ascent. Read more
With this third lockdown grinding seemingly ever onwards, there has been all too little to report. However, Lewis writes: “Here is a good read. One time dark peak member Shane Ohly’s winter bg. https://www.shaneohly.com/blog/winter-bob-graham-round-2020 ” I understand that reading stuff Read more
With ongoing uncertainly with regards to covid restrictions, Burbage Skyline will not be going ahead on the planned date of 11 May 2021. We are looking at a possible alternative date of Wednesday 11th August, and a decision will be Read more
Roger tells me that his memoir, “Still Chasing the Dream” is now ready for printing thanks to much hard work by his daughter Gill. The cost per copy is £7.50 and £1.50 postage. Please check the January 2019 club list Read more
Covid Almost the whole of England remains in the “National lockdown: Stay at Home” tier. The following sentence is lifted from the official guidance: “You should minimise time spent outside your home, but you can leave your home to exercise. Read more