Bluebell fell race 8th March

Bluebell fell race 8th March

Chris Sleath and James Watson both ran in the Bluebell fell race on 8th March.  Chris (pictured at a different race) won the race in a time of 27:46.  James came 39th in a time of 38:41.  There were 98 runners.
Peak Raid 3 Round 1 8th March

Peak Raid 3 Round 1 8th March

Rachel Hathaway, Emma Roberts and Clare Eardley completerd the Peak Raid 3 Round 1 orienteering event at Abney Moor and Bretton this morning. They chose 2km of uphill to start the event then, just as the terrain levelled out, they entered what seemed like a wind...
Parkrun report 7th March

Parkrun report 7th March

Chris Sleath ran an incredible 16:39 this week at Long Eaton, though unbelievably, this only got him 7th place!  Not so unbelievable was the fact that Chris still hasn’t sorted out his barcode for the world to see his effort.  At Markeaton, Lewis Glover knocked...
Ashbourne “Seasaw” 10km 1st March

Ashbourne “Seasaw” 10km 1st March

Rachel Hathaway ran in the Ashbourne Seasaw 10km today.  Rachel writes: “It was an out and back on the Tissington Trail, slightly uphill on the way out, and slightly downhill on the return. It was made more challenging by a very large puddle/lake at the start...
Hope winter fell race 1st March

Hope winter fell race 1st March

Sunday 1st March saw the annual Hope winter race (6.6 miles, 1,400ft) take place, which is an ant-clockwise version of the popular summer race route. The route heads out of the village on lanes before hitting pathways on the long climb (almost 2.5 miles uphill) to Win...
Parkrun report 29th February

Parkrun report 29th February

Star man this week, Chris Hubbard, somehow managed a PB at Bakewell with 25:28!  How he did this is a mystery becuase the running conditions were appalling!  To give you an idea of how appalling, Bob King (20:00) didn’t break 20 minutes at Bakewell, John Potter...