by Guest Contributor | Oct 10, 2023 | Members' posts, Race Report
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to run up Britain’s highest mountain? To ascend effortlessly into the clouds then glide back down, soaring on a wave of support and euphoria? If so, stop reading this and go listen to Finlay Wild’s podcast. He won it again this...
by Guest Contributor | Sep 18, 2023 | Members' posts, Race Report
6.2 miles, 1165 feetStanage Edge – Hathersage This is a favourite of mine. It’s in the beautiful village of Hathersage just outside of Sheffield. I have entered it for many years now. It’s low key, £7 to enter, fabulous cakes afterwards and all the proceeds go...
by Guest Contributor | Jul 3, 2023 | Members' posts, Overnight, Race Report, Ultra
45 miles, circa 6000ft ascent Weather: 21 degrees falling to 18 degrees overnight with 80% humidity by Rose George & Liz Casey This run – a midsummer version of the annual winter Pendle Way in a Day – is purposefully held on the shortest night of the year, but...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 14, 2023 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
It’s a balmy easter bank holiday weekend in Wardle village, and the R.O. has just done about his fifth lap of the square encouraging all runners to drink plenty of water (the dangers of heat exposure are real, folks, he’s seen it before on this race, etc,...
by Guest Contributor | Mar 13, 2023 | Members' posts, Race Report, Ultra
What? The Spine Challenger is a 108-mile ultramarathon along the Pennine way in the glorious month of January. It starts in Edale in Derbyshire and finishes in Hawes in North Yorkshire. It is a self-sufficient race with only one official aid station in Hebden Bridge...