Nine Edges Challenge organised by the Edale Mountain Rescue, 14th September
Report by Brian Clements (pictured) Eight WRC members, runners and walkers attempted the Nine Edge Challenge Race on Saturday 14th September. A glorious morning in the Peaks greeted the competitors for the 10am start from the Ladybower reservoir dam wall. (Walkers...
Parkrun report 14th September
Jo Butt, Tanya Rountree (both pictured) and John Potter all represented Wirksworth at Bakewell this week. Jo and Tanya went out and back together in 31:12, John ran it in 18:34. Sarah Chamberlain ran strongly again at Markeaton, coming home in 28:18. On the road,...
Parkrun report 7th September
Victory at Bakewell! Chris Sleath won the Bakewell parkrun this week in a time around 17 minutes. Sadly, Chris didn't have his barcode with him, but John Potter was there to vouch that Chris was definitely running very fast for Wirksworth. These are exciting times...
The Exterminator – Totley AC 1st September.
Report by Adam Leighton Totley AC's FRA cat A long race saw a healthy field of over 150 runners gather, ready to test themselves over some of South Yorkshire's finest landscapes. Unsurprisingly, there was strong representation from Steel City Striders, Dark Peak Fell...
Upcoming Events
Our Races
We organise a series of 4 races throughout the year alongside the Carsington race in the BDL League
Incline Race
6.4km - 208m climb
28th April 2019
Ey up mi duck... there are hills and then there's the incline!
Tunnels & Trails
10km & 2.5km
12th June 2019
Mostly flat, out and back along the High Peak Trail.
T'Owd Man Trail Half Marathon
21.1km - 498m climb
22nd September 2019
Still a tough ole boot of a race, but T’Owd Man is now a Half-Marathon!
Undulator
13.5km - 384m climb
20th October 2019
A classic fell race with a mix of off-road, trail and lanes...