Untitled - Dark Peak Fell Runners

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Recently, pursued by an aggressive bank manager, Steve took tomoonlighting -for a -firm of tax evasion specialists, something'that wasbarely tolerated by DHSS section hardliners.A severe attack of feline-phobia (an attack of muddy cat paws -ed) led to his eviction from one of the safe houses provided by theDHSS runners.After an unsuccessful audition for the speaking clock, Stevewill be providing a northern edition of the British Leyland talkingcomputer installed in up-market Maestro's. This will replace theMaggie Thatcher tones of the current computer, which is not sellingwell in Sheffield. Northern users of new up-market BL cars shouldexpect to hear "Eh up luv, thy oil's t'low." and "T'lights arebuggered." or "At this speed lad t'pigs '11 be after yer." CoventryGudiva AC are reported to have offered him money not to join claiminglanguage difficulties as their reason.By our sporting correspondant - Evenmore Balls.««««#***»***«#*#«

AUD HERRICK OT THE MOSSA collection of notes made during intercourse (verbal)with 'Wilsons' grandad.'Aud Herri' appears to have been born ....? somewhere in theindustrial north. Records have been lost or torn up, or may never havebeen written of his occurance, momentous as it may or may not havebeen. So we are left with the memoirs of those who have long sinceforgotten and 'Aud Herri' himself, whose versatile memory is able toconstruct to suit the need of chronologists like myself.We first met, 'Aud Her' and me whilst ...!, well, we just met,and it wasn't long before I realised that I was in the presence of aremarkable - No, different - No, remarkably different man.An early question I put to him was "To what do you credit yourexuberance and vitality at such years?" to which he replied "Youwhat7" On rephrasing the question, he was able to respond with"Dockleaf wine and bran." Whether he drank it, smoked it or rubbed iton his leqs, I was never able to discover.On several occasions he took me for a run around his 'Moss' (Themoor on which his home is built.) A man of high principles, he a neverruns in wellies, although a pair of Nokia Bogtrotters have recently..i.|i..,,r i-f! in his wardrobe, sorry, Clothei bo:; , On one such run, heexplained to me his theories on economy of movement, or as he put it"How to run for 60 miles and still want- more!" A simple theory which^pempd very effective when put into practise — he did however, manageto persuade me not to tell anyone else. On another excursion I chancedto remark upon his blanched facial apparel , the which, he informed me.In an unguardedrep1y had come about from repeated dipping in chamoismilk yoghurt (undoubtedly a clue to his agility) and partially fromfrost bite acquired whilst running as a team leader in the 'Iditarod'race.It seemed 'Aud Hayrick' also rode the 'Tour de France' in theoarly days of the race. He didn't win because, he says, he lost a lotof time on several stages whilst 'bagging' the Alps 1500 metre peals.In fact, on one stage, in atrocious weather conditions, the wholefield missed the road and followed him up the west ridge and down thenorth face of Mont Blanc - a route not used since — probably becausegears came into use shortly after, and braking was not as good as whenlining a fixed wheel.A confirmed nature lover, 'Aud Haystack' can often be found on asummers evening in his potato patch, putting the nightly ale rationout for his slugs, or taking parties of mice on training runs to thebottom of his field, from where without the aid of a compass, theyh.ive to find their way back to his nice warm cellar where they live. Aman dedicated to simplicity 'Haystacks' is soon to found a new event,'The Karriless Moorland Hairython' - a winter event over moor and bog,in which the competitors may wear only one item of clothing and asmuch hair as he/she can grow over the preceeding twelve months. TheI'ntry fee is likely to be a - jar of honey or a compost grown 100'/.wholewheat loaf. Frizes will include a course of treatment with apsychi atri st.Anon.(The character, 'Aud Herri', in this article may bear some resemblanceto Eric Mitchell, the club honoury president. Any such likeness istotally intentional.)10

BUTTERMERE HORSESHOE : 11.08.84There were 36 starters and 28 -finishers. It was very hot.This is a beautifully designed course, but rather tough inextreme weather conditions. From Lowes school you run a mile or soalong tracks to the Buttermere Valley - Gasgale choosing your ownpoint to go up the steep slope to Hopegill Head (1) - Down toColedale Hause and choose your own route over grass to Grassmoor(2).There then comes an interesting route'choice to Ard Crags(3) - Eitherover Crag Hill and Sail or down Addacombe Screes and cutting underScar Crags. The latter is 5-10 minutes quicker, though Addacombe looksa frightening descent and most runners shunned it. There is then alovely airy ridge run to Newlands Hause, up the waterfall to Robinson(4), Dale Head(5) down to Honister and up to Brandreth(6). Then it isthe Ennerdale route backwards, and you have to navigate carefully overHaystacks to Scarth Gap - Slog up the screes to High Crag, enjoy thehigh level easy path over High Stile

Keppel Cave Dam (1), then Ruthwalte lodge(2) in upper Grisedale. FromRuthwalte you had to get to a -forest corner (3) close to the wellInonn tourist path -from Wythburn to Hellvellyn. This posed a cunningroute choice problem, and it was best to contour the long way roundvia Grisedale Tarn, I made my only navigational mistake o-f the day andlust 10 minutes going direct over Nethermost Pike. (But I'd alwayswanted to look at Nethermost Crags -from below - very pretty ) and Ican now identi-fy the small grassy rake which gives an easy ascent/descent. The next leg was a monster and i-f (like 407. o-f the field) yougot this wrong, you were out of the race. You had to get to a bend oni" Beck (1 mile NW of Douthwai tehead or 2 mi lea west of CloughHead , GR 363220). In spite of the howling NW wind, the best way wasup lower Man, along the exposed ridge to Sticks Pass and then directvl a Deep rial e.The next 2 legs had no real choice. To White Pike• '••'

THIEVELEY PIKE FELL RACE : 29.9.84For those o-f you who have not done this race, it's a sort ofgymkana cum steeple chase with hills. There is a sort of Le Mansstart in which the sheepdog trials field is first circumnavigated andin so doing, various hurdles, water jumps and marshals need to beovercome. After that th race is straightforward! There are one or twostiles, (a bit mundane after the start) a couple of steep ascents anda really ace water jump at the end.I'm not really sure what went on at the front except that KennyStuart wasn't running but Carol Haigh was. I spent my time wonderinghow it was that I kept passing Brigit Hogg without ever seeing passme.Andy Harmer said that the competition was fierce, and he shouldknow as he was beaten by Carol Haigh. Ray Aucott finished hisobligatory first vet, 21st overall, Al Evans claiming pre-natal bluesand a cold finished 114, beaten by two women!Both Al and myself contributed to DF'FR's team points in thischampionship event. Just shows sometimes it's worth turning up! Fellowdemies and sufferers of pre or post natal blues please note!An ailing Gerry finished 10th women ahead of an even more ailinqKaren Mather (Saddleworth) to steal a championship point.Lancashire constabulary finished ahead on points and cash,nicking several dozen miscreant parkers. (Not us! I can't run but Ican park!)Neil Goldsmith (beaten by two women.)RESULTS1 S.Livesey (Rib.Val) 24.099 A.Harmer 25.2021 R.Aucott 26.0855 J.Blair-Fish 28.05114 A.Evans 30.01158 N.Goldsmith 31.41178 B.Thackery 32.17LADIES1 C.Haigh 27.31 (44)2 S.Parkin 29.17 (91)10 G.Goldsmith 37.44 (226)******************************************************MOUNT FAMINE : 7.10.84Seventy runners set off from Hayfield in ideal conditions ontheir journey to the twin summits of Mt. Famine and South Head. Atough little 6m/1600ft course with 5 distinct climbs. By the top ofElle Bank, the first climb, short but steep, Geoff Gough of Blackburnhad gained a 5 yard lead which he continued to increase throughout.After the long drag up Mt Famine Geoff incredibly got lost finding thetop of S. Head (its about 300 yards, was marshalled and we had perfectvisibility) which cost him a few seconds. I'll have to flag it nextyear I suppose.By the foot of the fast descent down Dimpers Clough co-organiserTony Hulme had moved through to second place with Inevitably AndyStyan gaining 100 yards on everyone else on this section. By thefinish Geoff had 14 sees on a fast finishing Tony Hulme with JohnKershaw of Macclesfield having passed Andy Styan for third place.The size of the field was hit by the proximity of the Tour of13

Pendle and the previous nights FRA dinner. In •fact only Bob Ashworthof Ro55,c-ndal e attempted all three events but with 3rd place and 18hard miles in his legs and nearly as many pints the previous night hecould only manage 7th place here. A noble effort though!It was sad that most of the club opted for a cross country relayevent instead of a local, club organised, fell race, but they missed atreat and for most a rare chance to be among the prize winners, aslipling Cakes via Tony Hulme provided fruit cakes and boxes of tartsfor the first fifty runners.Peak Gear Sports, the fell running suppliers of Glo^sopgwnerously sponsored the event with excellent prizes and the trophy.Thirteen Dark F'eaker's did make it and Andy Moffat and JonathanCant had excellent runs placing Bth and 9th. Most people enjoyed thernurii and the tag-no number system worked very efficiently, the- ilt'. i-.irp sorted out almost as soon as people f mi shpd. Thanks toChris Worsell and the club for their help and efforts in providing the• .»y g 1 ng gear .Next year there will be a trophy for the best overallpurformance in all the Hayfield based races on the calender, you mustrun all the races to qualify.AlEvansP.B. Carol Haigh was the first lady in an incredible 12th positionuvnml ) , taking a few more male scalps for the first time. She wasactually second scorer behind Andy Styan in Holmfirths team whichfinished second to Pennine FR.m SULTS1 G.Rough (Blackburn) 38. 28 32 . Wood 48. 00n. Mof-f at 41. 10 37 F". Sweet— Escott 49. 01a :9 J. C.int 41 . IB 46 A.Col 1i nson 51 . 2321 P.Gri-M ips 45. 06 55 K.Foster 53. 4127 N. Rob i nson 46. 36 60 P.Dyke 54. 4229 N. Goldsmi th 46. 59 61 G.Goldsmi th 54. 4330 A.Bond 47. 25 62 R.Howarth 61 . 29ECCLES PIKE : 15.9.B4This years Eccles Pike race had over 100 starters for the secondyear running despite uncertainty over the date which we thought mighthit the turnout. Thanks must go to the Dark F'eak runners that helpedcm the day and everyone helped make the day a success for the village.The junior were nearly as well populated as last years record•ntry. The presentation of the trophies was as usual the debacle wehave come to know and love at Eccles Pike (its the only bit I don'torganise, Honest!!) With the Dark Peak highlight, Jane Spence's firstplace in the ladies race sullied by the fact that no cup was availabledrspite the fact that I had been - assured they would organise thereturn of all the cups. Next year it won't happen, I'll do it allmyself! I'm still trying to get Chris Worsells 1983 3rd vet trophy tohim 1 Come again next year, bigger and better now we have got the raceon a regular and sound financial footing, it'll either be cheaper orwith more (spot?) prizes, real ones not just trophies. How about DarkF'cak winning the team shield next year? We could easily do it with theright turnout.AlEvans11

RESULTS1 P.Roden East Ches. 19. 56 50 N.Robinson 24. 1910 T.Farnel1 21.31 54 C. U'orsel 1 2 4 . 41G.Berry 21. 40 56 A.Bond 24.5728 D.Sant 23. 05 60 N.Goldsmi th 25. 0631 F. Gri-f-fies 23. 19 70 J.Spence 26. 0446 H.Swi ndels 24. 12 72 E.Rybi nski 26. 294D M.Spence 24. 16 91 R.Hcwarth 30. 05111Jane Spence was 1st LadyStephen Farnell was 12th in the Junior race from 35.Teams 1. East Cheshire4. Dark PeakTHREE TOWERS RACE : 14.10.84A strange race this, not so much Fell as 1ong cross country. Itwas interesting to see just how bad road runners are on hills, not somuch going up but coming down, oh' -for a descent lile the Blisco!Unfortunately the long fast flatter sections on roads and tracksshowed just how bad 1 was at that sort of running as they all camestreaming past again!Equiries at the start revealed that participants claimed to beeither Road Runners using it as an endurance builder or Fell Runnersusing an 'easy race' as speed training. No doubt the road runners wereattracted by the awarding of Medals to the first 300 finishers (out of297) but personally I regard this as a retrograde step in Fell runningand much preferred the old system of the first 50 getting the coveted3 Towers T-shirts, that really was something to aspire to 1In the event it was the Fell runners that well and trulytriumphed, with 15 out of the first 20 being well known Fell Runners,including the first three Wild, Cartridge and Owen. Malcolm P. ranwell to finish 7th (one place in front of Hugh Symonds), Bob Toogoodin an excellent 37th place was still only 4th Vet!The real battles for Dark Peak placings were fought out furtherdown the field and the fight for third club member home was variouslyled by Fete Lewis, Adrian Riley, myself and the improved PeteGriffies. Pete G. led for a long time but as we died, Fete L. strodepast and was not seen again, eventually finishing three mins and 28places in front of Adrian Riley and myself. Poor Fete G. hit a badpatch near the finish and dropped 4mins in the last two or threemiles, to be passed by Pete Collingwood and almost caught by MartinStone who had done the Langdale the day before and was obviously oncourse with his Karrimor training.I was horrified to see that my Karrimor partner had finished39th, some 43 places in front of me. Some deft tampering of thecontents of his sac may be necessary on the day!!Incidently as a pointer to karrimor 'form' the race was aninteresting one; with last years winners Pete Irwin and DerekRatcliffe 12th and 16th and not-so-dark-horses Malcolm Patterson andKen Taylor 7th and 21st, the score was 2B all ! Very interesting! !AlEvans15

RESULTS1 J.Wild RAF 1.56.22 102 M.Stone 2.26.557 M.Patterson 2.00.59 123 S.Clayton 2.29.5237 R.Tooyood(V) 2.16.23 159 P.Glover 2.34.3655 P.Lewie 2.19.38 198 E.Rybinski 2.45.3881 A.Riley 2.22.33 223 C.Hughes 2.52.3482 A.Evans 2.22.54 271 T.Sayles 3.26.1793 P.Col 1ingwood 2.25.13 272 J.Edwards 3.27.4098 P.Gritfies 2.26.55LADIES1 A.Curtis LIV. 2.31.357 Cher 3.08.0014 K. Whittle 3.27.40THE TRANS FAN RACE : 1.9.B4This was the inaugural staging of a 20 miler across the wildSouth Wales Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons, but it had aninauspicious start. With little more than half an hour to go, therewas hardly any sign of pre-race activity. The 12 or so who made it toLlandeusant enquired of each other which one of us was supposed to bein charge. Then Phil Dixon the organiser arrived and painted numberson our wr i sts.I was pleased to see Fete Griffies

RESULTS1 L.Wi11iams.4 F.Thomas.5 P.Griffies.M.de.C. 3.514. 334. 47* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ***9******* ********BACK TOR BACK AND BACK : 24.9.B4A cool, windy and damp evening did not prevent a good turnoutfor the -first running o-f what was intended to be a -friendly, socialevent. Howe'ver, there was some pretty competitive running at the sharpend of the -field, with Tim Tett establishing a clear lead by Brad-fieldGcte Head. However, despite his downhill prowess, Tim was overhauled(more like tripped from behind - Ed) by flicah Wilson on the way back,-nd Micah ended up a comfortable winner of the first prize of a Dundee(ale (I was robbed! - Ed). There was a similar story in the ladiesi',.re, with Jane Spence pulling back Wendy Lightfoot's early lead. Janew..s trying so hard that she missed the right end of the finish funneloiid the two ladies ended up face to face in the middle, Wendygraciously conceded defeat. Billy Wilson further stocled up the Wilson:arder by carrying off the Vets prize, but only by a narrow marginfrom Chris Worsell who had an excellent run. Six-year old DavidCjMindells ran back from Back Tor in fine style - watch out, Micah,he's after you. The Strines and Dark Feak seem to have found eachother highly compatible so we'll happily organise a re-peat if membersthink it's a worthwhile course. Derek Jewell suggested a winterrunning (when the wildlife is less frisky!) Many thanks to all whocompeted or came along to support.Peter and Tricia I'ohnKFSULTS1 Micah Wi1 son 21 . 372 Tim Tett 22. 01iAndy Mo-f-fat 22. 234 Andrew Harmer 23. 455 Dave Sant 24. 006 Fete Gri-f-fies 24. 277 Steve CIayton 24. 32Q Peter Hayes 24. 359 Fete Collingwood 24. 4110 A!an Yates 24. 521 1 Martin Spence 24. 581 2 Bill Wi1 son V: 3 Chr l s Wor sel1 V 25. 2914 Howard Swindells 251 5 Howard Biggins V 25. 41I 6 Neil Goldsmith 26. 32.7 Jane Spence L 26. 4018 Wendy Lightfoot L 26. 4019 Chris Windle 27.2120 Arun Sahni 27. 5721 Bt?n Hodges 28. 4522 Sally Sahn i L 29. 33"^3 Fc-te Dyke 29.3724 John Edwards V 29. 5125 Alan Sanderson 30. 4726 Terry Say1es 31.2127 Anne Justice L 34. 4228 Enid Foley LV 39. 2829 Ton. Foley V 39. 2930 Elaine Harrison L 4 1 . 0531 Jef-f Harrison V 41 . 0732 Mary Hayes u 47. 3433 Mi ke Hayes V 47. 3517

FURTHI l: ftDVENTURI B INSCOTLANDOn a ' i urday (Soi nitrg in Cli Lobar I crawl I'd out of bed andwondered what »,,

potterer. He said he wasn't worried about being done -for speeding -there wasn't a police car that could Keep up with him. I knew we weredoing quite well when we passed an Inter City 125. (The train being onthe railway line and us being on the motorway, you understand.)1 M.Rigby. (Amb.AC) 2.465 J.Blair-Fish. ?17 R.Ansel 1. 3.16(70 started)Rick Ansel 1************************** a************* ***********-** + ****•»**•-*•*ALLEZBOHNZI!The streets reverberated to the cheers o-f the large crowd whohad come to see their local Italian heroes. The small town of Zogno,nettling in the foothills of the Alps to the north-east o-f Milan, hadcaught fell running fever; and the Kings of the Mountains had come toshow the rest of Europe what they were made of.The English had brought their own 'King Kenny' of course, buthaving been soundly beaten by Bohn:I (the best of the Italians, andincidentally smaller than Kenny!) at Snowdon in the summer, he wasdubious of his chances.The course, about 9km in length, was soft by English standards.The ascent formed 7km of the course and was all on well made mountainpaths, tracks and roads. After an initial stretch through the streetsof the town, the course rose steeply through al1otments,farmyards andmeadows on a winding and very narrow, stoney track. Obvious tacticsseemed to be, to blast it at the start, thereby assuring yourself of agood position on the ascent. Before all this we had been kept on thestart line in the main square, waiting for the previous race tofinish. After some heated argument amongst the Italian officials s wegave this up as a bad job and set off, cutting out a 1km loop of therace immediately.After 600m it was a solid Phalanx o-f red and white, as theEnglish rushed to the front. We couldn't believe it when the Italiansdidn't sprint for the track. Perhaps this was to be their downfall. Soit was, that a certain sharp-elbowed runner, found himself amongst theleading group as the field snaked up the hillside.Passing a thousand "Allez Bohnzi" screaming Italians was quite•fun, but I thought they could have slipped in an "Allez Bodger" too.Eventually and inevitably Bohnzi and his gang forced their way past,as I gasped for air. However, King Kenny had already disappeared intothe distance, leaving the Italians with a lot to do. It proved verydifficult to cope with the change in rythym between steep mountaintrack and the fast road sections. The Italians are used to this sortof course (as a lot of alpine races are uphill only, often all onruad!) kept on coming. By the time the high point was reached, almostall the Italians (A and B team!) were ahead. However they hadn'treckoned with the English super—descenders. On a steep and tortuousdescent (1200ft in 2km) we recklessly cut corners, leapt walls,crashed into trees, bowled over irate officials and generally createda stir. Unfortunately there was another kilometre through the backalleys and streets of Zogno before the finish in the main square, andmost of the Italians managed to regain their positions lost on thed esc ent!However a little over 38 minutes after the race began, the crowdon the streets were cheering not a local blue vest as they expected,19

ut a delight id ting Kenny' Stuart, who emerged -from the -fells hal-f aminute,clear of the chasing pack, to gain his revenge in style.The prizegiving was a noisy colourful affair, in the shadow ofthe imposing C.-thederal, the highlight of which was the presentationof the four feet high team trophy to the Italians. The British camehome with correspondingly e;

FEU.RUNNINGPatterson takes aclimb to the topBy CHRISWILSONSHEFFIELD librarianMalcolm Patterson was»art ofthe sivstronp Fngandteam who look partfin the Italian InternationalMountainChampionships in Milanlast week.And Malcolm. 26. of RavenRoad. Nether Edge, belivtlhe and his club. DarkPeak Fell Runners, could beon Ihe verge of a breakthroughin terms ofpopularity."As an international snort,fell running is very much inits infancy but it is improving•11 the time."Last year we sent a teamof four runners In Italy, thisyear il was six, and wr hopethe next sirp wilt be to sendwomen', and junior teams atwell," he taid.Malcolm is the first memberof the Dark Peak club towin international honours,and hedid well, finishing 13thoverall as the second Englishmanhome.Road*'I was very pleased withmy performance because Ionly enpecled to be the fourthor fifth Englishman home,"Malcolm said."The one who brat me.Kenny Sirwart, won ihr raceand he is tlie national fell runningchampion."A Scot came seventh andafl the others between me andKenny were Italians — andthey are probably the strongestfell running nation "The race was hased aroundthe Alpine town of Nognoand was run over about fivemiles, with 1,200 feet ofclimbing.I "It was a lough course with1lome steep descents near the\ end. but by English standardsAIMING HIGH . . . Sheffield fell runner MalcolmPatterson on a training stint on Den Bank,Crosspoot. Picture: FRANK TRAVERS.it was fairly easy and quickOur races tend to be oveirougher ground." Malcolmvwid.As well as England. Italyand Scotland, there wereteams from Wales. Austriaand Switzerland Taking partNotable absentees were theFrench and the Irish. Nunnations with a ilrong traditionof fell running.The prospect of gelling allthe major fell running nationstogether for a world championshipseems unlikely at themoment, however, because ofa clash of interests."We are struggling to.getsupport from the Internahona I Athletics Federation,who seem to want totake the sport over and holdtheir own world champion- *fcliips, bul the Fell Runner*'Association want to organisethemselves."There are not any prospectsof a world championshipuntil thai argument tssolved." Malcolm said.21

THE 11th SIERRE ZINAL RACE : 12.8.84Mare than usual commotion this year, to celebrate ten years o-fthe event. (Only-Will could celebrate 10 years with an 11th! race.)The. celebrations included publication of an excellant, wellillustrated book,•n the day itself, yours truly did not match the pre-racepublicity. The -weather was adequate and eventually pleasantly sunny,but'I had some sort of stomach upset and consequential problems withmy exhaust. Some of you will no doubt insist that farting around thecourse is perfectly normal for me, but on this occasion I was nevercertain that that was all it was going to be. So I was verydisappointed to be just over 4 hours instead of just under.v I.t was a mixed day for the British overall; Mike Short and MikeBishop first home, in 9th and 10th, and 4th team. However we did havefirst youth Tim Barnett and first lady, Veronique Marot. The latterwas on all four of the continental mountain races, and theaccompanying appearance money was presumably an ego-restorative aftermissing out on the Olympics, and to be fair usually setting a newwomens record. The only other person there with Dark Peak connectionswas 1 John 'laughing' Blair-Fish, who now runs for Carnethy 'Fun'Runners or something (theres no accounting for taste) who againfinished well in 44th place. The winner was a new face, a Swiss skier,who has just decided to try a bit of running! !1 V.Fabrizi. 2.37.43538 W.McLewin. < 4.00.46Will McLewi n.THE BRITISH JUNIOR FELL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPOpen to all. juniors 17 years or under on 1st March 1984. Arunners best 8 positions to count out of 12 chosen races listed below,scoring points 22 for 1st, 19 for 2nd, 18 for 3rd etc. The championwill be th junior with the highest number of points from 8 of theseraces..Kentmere Pike, .Pen-y-Ghent, Coniston, Clougha Pike, Saddleworth,Wasdale, Downham Vi11 age, Latrigg, Sedbergh, Pendleton, Thievely Pike,Butter Cr ag. ," •'•When Micati decided to have a go at the Championship we didn'trealise the season to be such a long and testing one., beginning inApril and lasting 7 months to October, and travelling nearly 2000mi las,•starting with...Kentmere Pike on 8th April, approx 6 miles, 2000' on a cold, wet,misty day with'frozen snow fields on the Pike. Micah was glad to getthe race over with, racing a three mile leg in the Northern AAA'sRelays at Salford the day before, the 2000' pike looked a dauntingprospect.The favourite for the race was Robin Bergstrand from Rochdale,now 'incidentally at Sheffield University, a fell runner of somerepute. From the start Robin pushed the pace and climbed well,descending better'to run Micah into 2nd place.Pen-y—Ghent 29th April,5.5 miles,1500'. A warm sunny day and a longfast climb saw Micah with a good lead, and a good descent reversed thepositions of Kentmere to win by over a minute from Robin Bergstrandand Gary Devine.22

Conistoin 5th May, 7 mile, 3500' was Micah's hardest race being sorocky on a very hot day. Micah climbed well to gain a slight lead andpull away on the long rocky descent to win by nearly a minute -fromRobin again, whilst Gary dropped out.Clougha F'i ke 19th May, 5 mile, 1150'. Another warm sunny day, a -fastlong steady climb on an out and back course. Micah won again -fromRobin. After racing it was nice to watch the sheep dog trials andlisten to a heavily bearded Dark F'eaker, showing us where he cut his•fell running teeth as a youngster up Clougha Pike.Sadd1eworth Fel1 Races 3rd June, 3' miles, 950' steep climb anddescent. Robin didn't show but Gary Devine really came to the -fore onthe -fast rough descent to nearly catch Micah, but luckily couldn'tmaintain it on the -fast road section. Micah went on to -finish over aminute in hand.wasdale 14th July, 1.5 miles, 1000'. A dull heavy day. The junior raceis run up Lingmell, a very steep, smooth climb, with Micah reachingthe top in 8.27 and descending in 3 minutes, and winning by half aminute from Gary D. and Robin.Latrigg 5th August, 3 mile, 900'. This is where Micah first felt theeffects of a chest virus which was to dog him for the next 9 weeks.Micah led the field up the first half mile, then died; both Devine andBergstrand passed Micah on the climb. Micah caught Bergstrand on thedescent but not Devine who won by 5 seconds.Downham Vi11 age Race 5.5 miles, 1700' with temperatures well into theeighties! A long steep climb to the top of F'endle, after a colossalbonk and suffering from heatstroke, Micah dropped out. Devine won fromBergstrand.After this race Micah went on holiday missing the next tworaces, the Sedbergh and Pendleton, both won by Gareth Devine, whichbrought the points to Micah 5 wins to Devines 4. Micah needed one morewin to secure the Championship.Th_ievel_y F'i ke 29th September,. 4.5 miles, 900'. The juniors ran withthe seniors, as in the Latrigg. A cool overcast day, Bergstrand didn'trun and the virus was still hampering Micah's running, finishing avery tired third. Devine won by 2 minutes to bring the points levelwith one race left.Butter Crag 7th Oct, 1 mile, 700'. A short 50 metre dash across afield then straight up 700' with a Kami-Kaze type descent. Afterrunning a 2 mile leg in the northern road relays at Kendal theprevious day, and feeling a lot stronger, Micah was looking forward toa good 'eyeballs out' with Gareth Devine, but unfortunately he didn'tturn up. Still Micah came within 20 seconds of the record, winning byover half a minute from the record holder to become the first BritishJunior Fell Running Champion.BillyWi1 son.THE BURROWS SOUTH DOWNS '80'Harry Townsend and Fellbridge Juniors RFC are to becongratulated on staging the 3rd successive ultra down south, on whatis becoming recognised as a classic of its sort. There is not muchelse to compare with this route anywhere, leaving aside the obviouslack of grand mountain scenery. Instead, you have the quintessentialEngland of the rolling chalk downland in high summer. A lovelyexperience just to traverse the ancient flinty trackways which riseand fall more than B000 feet between F'etersfield and Eastbourne.There were 400 entrants, Dark F'eak taking the winning honours in23

a new record time o-f 1 1. u 1 . 40. Mar t i n Greaves (posing as an ex membero-f Horsham Blue Star, but in reality a genuine paid up Dark Peaker.)and I were the duo who collected some handsome hardware presented byBurroughs. (No I wasn't pot hunting, honestly.)FrankThomas.RESULTS1= M.Greaves. 11.01.40 4= B.Hamilton. Chelt. 12.35.361= F.Thomas. " T.Judd. "3 D.Walker. Ox.AC 11.41.42 D.Rudman.« » «»•*#»*#* «* • ««»*»*»»**•..»«*****« *«««*#•#**«««*«««*»***»**« »**»*•***DASHING DOWN DOVE DALE WITH DAVID"The river", they said, "is very high and dangerous. Pleasecross by the -footbridge downstream".My IAmu-diate reaction on viewing the Dove in spate was to agreewholeheartedly. A broad stretch of grey swirling water o-f unknowndepth rushed by at thi end of Lin Dale. I sought out David, (agedtwelve, and running -for that other club )."David," I said, "the river is very high and dangerous. You mustcross by the footbridge downstream"."Yes, Mum ", said Dnvid (Those o-f you who are parents willrealise that I nive here an abbreviated version o-f the conversation.)"That's worth a few minutes on him ", I thought, for here wasone of those rare occasions when maternal solicitude also results in adistinct advantage to the mother.We lined up together at the official start at the bottom of thehill. Large numbers of other runners, preferring a downhill startremained further forward, at the top of the hill. Suddenly, the 'hilltoppers' were off, leaving us with a very fierce climb to get intoanything lile contention. The chaos at the start was made worse by thepresence of beleaguered spectators and the odd parked car!After a lung-bursting age I could at last see the narrow LinDale, packed with runners funnelling down to the river. I realisedthat if I got trapped in that procession I would have to make anenormous effort to work my way forward, once the river was crossed. Adesperate situation called for desperate measures. The jam was too bigfor my usual tactics - a dignified, but commanding call of "Ladiesfirst!" (which has been known to gain at least twenty places at acertain notorious bottleneck in the Nottingham marathon)To my left a barbed wire fence separated the masses from thelower slopes of Thorpe Cloud. Only a handful of runners were makingrapid progress to the river by this route. Now, I have crossed severalbarbed wire fences recently, especially during the Karrimor. But thesehave been traversed with much assistance, and colourful verbalinstructions, from Peter. This one, I vaulted, solo, and found myselfhurtling down through the water cress (Rorippa nasturtium - aquaticum)to the river, passing hundreds of opponents sliding about in the mudon the other side of the fence.At the river, the children and faint—hearted turned left towardsthe footbridge, but with '..(ores of others I plunged in. The water cameup to my Lottom, but I waded across with out any difficultly. (Itseems that all those childhood years spent surfing on the North Devoncoast are now enabling me to cope with some of the hazards of crosscountry running) Once on the other side there was a firm road surface24

to run on. It was a foot underwater, but at least you didn't slideabout.I began to wort- my way -forward a bit and tried to settle downafter a rather desperate start. After about three and half miles ofmud and wet grass, a little voice at my elbow says "Hello Mum!" andlopes of, with apparently little effort. At 5 miles this will be thelongest race he has done, and it looks as if he is going well. "Welldone. Keep it going." I called, as he vanishes through a gap in aHawthorn hedge.As we approached Thorpe Cloud again, along the east bank of theDove, I noticed Joan about ten yards ahead. A determined push broughtme just behind her, where I decided to stay until the final hill. Thenif I could really get stuck in•n the way up to the finish I managed to find a relativelyunmuddy route. The better traction enabled me to pull past Joan and tohang on until head down and teeth gritted I ran (?) into the back ofthe queue for the finish. The funnels were far too small to cope, anda line of runners stretched two hundred yards down the hill. As manyof those behind me seemed to want to run all the way to the finish, myposition of 707th is not entirely meaningful, but in a field of 1500 Iwas fairly satisfied. David was &25th, and Peter was a genuine 212th.Other DPFRs who took part were Joan 710th and Ben Hodges 250th.TrishKohn.CUTTHROAT RELAY : 20.10.84In the Strines Pub afterwards hot soups and toddies were ingreat demand and a lot of jostling was experienced around the firearea. In the afternoon blue skies and bright sun were seen but at10.30am, I have to say conditions were tempestuous; even allowing forthe exuberant hyperbole of most fell runners the brutalized bodies atthe finish epitomised the views normally seen after 3 hours on thefells, not a mere sprint.The ladies were attacked by hailstones on Ladybower Tor anddespite the severe west wind blowing them off the path Jane emergedwell clear of Chez to give the Worsell team a lead they neverrelinquished. Billy Wilson reduced the deficit for Gerry's team withan excellent run, but with Steve Clayton going walkabout it was leftwith Bob Toogood to try and close on the Italian ace Farnel1i. Despiteanother good run by Battling Bob Berzin, Martin hung on well to ensureChris had 'Worselled' again. With Tony Trowbridge showing hisrehabilitation is almost achieved, places were exchanged on the lastleg. (There is a rumour that Andy Moffat is to change his name to Kohnfor next year's family prize)Many thanks to Alan Sanderson for pushing people up the hill andNeil Goldsmith for timing. As for me it was a great excuse to get theporridge out for the first time this year and reflect that despitevery adverse conditions the course was reasonable and the spirit offell running can be enriched by such an integrated club event.23

RESULTS1. Jane 2 2 . 2 4 , Chris 2 2 . 0 8 , tony F. 18.34, Martin 21.04 = 84.102. Chez 23.51, Geoff 2 3 . 1 7 , Bob 1. 19.09, Bob B. 19.32 = 85.493. Kay 24.36, Bob S. 24.38, Dave S. 20.11, Pete C. 21.16 • 90.314. Gerry 24.17, Billy 20.44, Steve C. 25.01!!, John 21.43 = 91.455. Wendy 26.48, John E. 26.09, Melvin 20.42, Tony T. 20.20 - 93.516. Trish 25.46, Pete K. 2 3 . 0 9 , Andy M. 19.0B, David K. 26.22 = 94.257. Joan 25.30, Griff 23.42, Colin 24.26,'Pete 23.25 = 97.03I think the results are accurate but the weather conditions maderecording sliyhtly difficult. The organiser accepts stringent checksof headwear were allowed to slip; the sodden rat, Kay's wig, may wellhave won the hat prize. Dropped hats certainly robbed team's of vitalstenths of seiunds and baton practise is advised for next yearsadventure. Thanks for all those? who braved real fell running weather!AndrewHarmer* * * * * * * * * * * * * . . * * k * » • » . * * I***********************************1.1 MM 1984Hailstones bounced cH f the grass, gales wracked Ladybower Torand we froze down at Cutthroat Bridge. Fortunately that was the weekbefore, when we had a short fell relay. By Saturday afternoon, in theKarrimor, it proved a pleasant picnic spot! When chocolate biscuitsand homemade tiffin were eagerly consumed.I don't really know how much sleep I got the night before, butit wasn't much. I had several things on my mind and that bloody maphad got me all ryled up. I went to a great folk club in the RivelinValley that night to get away fron. the the map but it was still therewhen I got home and any amounl of carbo-1oading guinness couldn't stopmi.- from wondering if (1 or even the myriad of brooksaround Laund Clough (CH).What a morning it was, as the sun came up over the frostedroads, and blue skies smiled down. But a bit of clag would havehelpful on Known areas; but what a day to savour. By checkpoint 2,near Kinder Low, we had been out nearly 3 hours; I knew then that myfirst Karrimor would be on the long side! The trees under Bamford Edgewere gorgeous in their full autumnal glory, but hell this was one bitof trespass that legitimatly we could forget. It was cruel. The strollalong Derwent Edge was pleasant if a bit boring and at least onesensed as the cakes of Bread loomed up that we had cracked it. Whowould have thought that the following day we would be treading LostLad's shoulders' yet again, this time in mist with the oozey mud at:s yiiest.Watching the lights coming down the hillside as we brewed uponce, again made the nectar taste all the sweeter; I might have chokedto death hail I known one of the club members had sprinted from EdaleCross to Win Hill without going to Blackden. He shall remain nameless,26

save to say he has often won prizes in the FRA magazine captioncompetition and has been known to smoke a pipe. He obviously feels theElite course is to short. Still it must have called for real guts togo back! or did they really want to show the organisers that theirtorches worked after all.What can you say about day 2; Ian Roberts deserves an elitecertificate, for sitting in Hobson Moss Dyke checking us through,though it was a pig to find if you wandered across Margery Hill, andthen some perverse bugger put the inaccessible punch in the mud andwater. The track to Back Tor was heavy, but even so only a loosener upfor the Bleaklow Stones — Head mud slide. I was amazed that legs thathadn't moved for over 12 hours , having been out for B hours running,could still move, let alone run, and shoulders that seemed to havewithdrawal aches if you didn't hump a sack on them.Of course the real mistakes need careful evaluation, was theLaphroaig Whisky really the right blend (it smells of peat!), wouldthe Apple and custard much enjoyed by John and Howard have given usthat bit extra at he finish. Wouldn't spiles have made the difference;perhaps Malcolm and Ken outsprinted in the finish field could haveused them in Pete and Derek's back if necessary. My partner Grahamdidn't really seem that interested in these musings' - only when thenext marmalade or honey stop was due!Well I wouldn't have missed it; but its spoilt training formonths ; how can I look Grinah Stones in the face again when it seemedto loom up all weekend. Sunday morning runs may even have to look. south to the White Peak. By Tuesday I thought I was alright; calvesand thighs were supple and fine with just a few ankle strains but I'msure my voice was beginning to slur in a meeting - perhaps I felt thebonk coming on at last. Yes the Karrimor reaches other parts and forlonger, that other fell races just tease you with. As for another gowell, there's some nice Guinness and super hills near Killanery, Ibelieve, what about making it really International next year!AndrewHarmerTHE TROGG : 3.12.84 ,Tanky's promise last year of no more good weather until 1993,started well. Clear weather in Sheffield on the morning left a few ofus wondering if our navigational skills were ever going to be anadvantage - this year proved us right. A good deal of clag on the topssorted out many seasoned fell runners and this was the main topic ofconversation/excuse afterwards in the pub...."I only got lost three times, once on Black Hill, once onBleaklow, and once on Kinder." - Bob Toogood."After going well up to Wessenden with the leaders, I feltreally strong going around Black Hill but when I came out of the mistin Heyden Brook I knew it was all over." - Andy Harmer. Thanks fortaking Pete Irwin with you Andy - Ed."I can't understand why I kept overtaking the same guy." -Numerous people.Alan Yates took to one of the original routes of years past; viaLaddow Rocks, and Eric Mitchell was seen getting off the bus fromGlossop. Lets hope the weather can be like that every year.As inprevious years nobody can decide whether the ridge route off BlackHill is quicker, it certainly seems a viable alternative - Tony F.moved up from 20th to 10th this way. Maybe we'll see the leaders going27

this way next year.It luols as though the w.in.ens record, set last year by Liz Dunnin 3. 14, i seems likely to remain intact -for. some years, as does RobP's, unless Malcolm ton rectify his bonking sessions up Seal Stones!On the team side, with 6 runners in the first 12, Dark Peak seem1i I ely to retain this trophy for many years.RE SLILTSEd ('urts after all this typing)1 K.Taylor. (Ross) 2. 47.51 8B R.Baumei ster. 3.35.422 B.Br indie. (Hor) 2. 40.21 91 P.Jones. 3.36.083 D.Hall. (Ken) 2. 49.29 96 J.Soper. 3.37.374 M.Patt erson. 2.50.29 108 S.Parkin. (Holm) (L) 3.42.02R.White. (Holm) 2.55.15 109 P.Glover. 3.42.146 T.Tett. 2.55.41 112 M.Spence. 3.44.117 ft.Jones. (Gloss) 2.56.15 114 P.Brunt. 3.45.00B T.Farnel1. 2.57.03 1 19 A.Yates. 3.48.279 J.Nixon. (Hor) 2.57.32 120 H.SwindelIs. 3.48.3110 J.Cant. 3.00.30 123 J. Har r i son. 3.50.591 1 M.Stone. 3.00.52 130 T.Norri s. 3.53.5912 A.Jones. 3.01.12 136 S.Dean. 3.57.4615 B.Berz ins. 3.07.12 143 P.Harri s. 3.58.4116 B.Toogood. 3.08.02 144 G. Desforges. 3.58.5422 R.Ansel 1. 3.10.42 150 T.Rodgers. 3.59.4724 A.Harmer. 3.11.41 153 N.For wood. 4.01.5228 P. Gr i -f -f l es. 3.14.36 155 M. Des-f or ges. 4.03.5434 D.Sant. 3.15.43 164 G.Goldsmith. (L) 4.07.5736 D.Hoimes. 3.16.12 168 A.Wri ght. 4-.09.SZ43 R.Sanby. 3.17.52 170 T.Foley. 4 . 1 1.3645 B.Harney. 3.18.00 173 P.Dyke. 4. 12.2446 A.Forsyth. 3.18.06 174 B.Hodges. 4. 12.3449 G.Berry. 3.19.15 175 K.Foster. 4.12.3855 D.Jones. 3.24.13 176 K.de Mengel. (L) 4.13.2659 T.Dani el. 3.27.39 177 P.Sweet-Escott. 4.14.3660 C.Hughes. 3.27.48 192 D.Mead. 4.27.2668 A.Evans. 3. 29.46 200 T.Sayles. 4.31.4875 P.Lewi s. 3.32.34 208 C.Fielding. (L) 4.37.4077 ft.Ireland. 3.33.01 210 W.McLewi n. 4.38.3578 C.Henson. 3.33.07 219 A.Sander son. 4. 48.2063 A.Bond. 3.34.53 220 J.Edwards. 4.48.24B7 R.Hulley. 3.35.2128

SEDBERGH : 19.8.841 J . Brow ap . Kes. 2.07.11 96 T.Denni sh. 2.50.55ri. Patterson. 2.IB.15 1 15 D.Sant. 2.55.4324 R.Aucott. 2.23.40 • 127 D. Hoi flies. 2.59.5533 A.Harmer. 2. 28.58 147 P.Hayes. 3.07.5544 T.Tett. 2.33.53 1B1 L.Dunn.

WINTER HILL RACE : 25.11.84RESULTS1 D.Cartridge. (Bol) 1.24.59 145 T.Nor r i s. 1.58.4635 A.Jones. 1.40.36 166 C.Henson. 2.02. 1 173 P. Br l t -f i es. 1.46.17 215 'P. Brunt. 2. 15.47108 A.Carson. (L) 1.sr.21 2^9 E.Steward. 2. 40.57109 M. St one. 1.52.23* * * * * * * * * * * * * # # » ^ # # # # *;*##•*#* *#####***#*##*#CROSSCOUNTRY-The -first o-f four South Yorks League meetings was held on 21stOctober at Carlton and all the races 1 .; attracted much larger andstronger fields than seen in previous years. By the time thisnewsletter is out the last meeting will have taken place. The resultsso far have included many notable performances by members of DarkPeak, with the most noteworthy going to Tim Tett who dropped out atCarlton yet again, the 3rd time I believe^' only managing 3 laps.Afttr Xmas there are a total of five cross-country championshipsfor senior men on the calender. For details of the ladies and veteranchampionships, members should contact -Sara Bradley and ChrisWorsell/Les Outwin respectively. The five; championships refered to are:The Yorkshire Individual ChampionshipsSat' Jan 5th.These will be held at Hillsborough. The field is usually quitesmall (50-100 runners) but of high quality. No restriction on who canrun.'.The Yorkshire Team Champs Sat Jan 26th.These will be held at York. All first claim members are eligableto enter and it is our habit to go mob-handed. This race is used asthe final selection race for the Northerns and Nationals, whoseentries are restricted.The Northern Champs Sat Feb 9th.To be held at Thirsk. Entry restricted to max of 10 runners from15 people previously named.The South Yorks Champs Sun Feb 24th.These will be held at Hillsborough Park. Open to all and willincorporate the S.Yorks ladies and veterans champs.The Nationals Sat March 2nd.This is THE cross-country race of the year and will be held on anew course at Milton Keynes. Again entry is restricted to 9 runnersfrom 15.Unfortunately the Nationals fall on the same weekend as theBritish Orienteering Championships and it; looks as if quite a fewrunners in previous years will not be competing. This gives theopportunity for some of you who have not made the team in the past toget a run. It really is a rather special race.If you want to run in any of the above races, contact me onSheffield 666730 or after club runs.PeteLewis.30

Dark Peak Fell Runners - HallanChase1977 1978 197? 1 1981 19«2 1983 1?81* l.r.> K.Patterssn 28.37 26.37».Bradley 21.16 21.1

S.Y.L. CARLTON I 21.-10.841 E.Thacfcery. HH 32.09 101 L.Outwin. 40.006 M.Wilson. (J) 34.27 113 H.Eaton!I! 40.3215 P.Webster. 35.32 129 R.Baumeister. 41.1129 R.Toogood. 36.24 139 p.Kohn. 42.0334 I.Wainwright. 36.49 142 R.Hulley. 42.0958 P.Lewis. 38.06 184 B.Grif-fiths. 45.55Ladi E51 S.Hales. Univ. 22.37 26 K.de Mengel. 27.403 J.Spence. 24.20 36 S.Bradley. 29.207 A.Carson. 25.31 38 T.Kohn. 29.27Boys 11-1349 A.Hal ley. 20.24Girls 13-1514 R.HujTey. 15.42S.Y.L. CANNON HALL PARK : 4.11.841 M.Thompson. SAC 31.53 101 L.Outwin. 39.216 D.Bradley. 33.33 113 R.Baumei ster. 39.537 M.Wilson. 33.34 134 R.Hulley. 40.5126 R.Toogood. 35.17 181 M.Battersby. 43.1686 K.Jenkins. 38.46 189 W.McLewin. 43.51Ladies1 S.Hales. Univ. 21.45 21 K.de Mengel. 26.13Boys 11-1332 A.Hul1ey. . 20.19Boys 8-11~34" D. Hul ley. 6.34Girls 11-1327 R.Hulley. 15. 34S.Y.L. CLIFTON PARK : IB.11.841 M.Flint. (SAC) 28.36 131 R. Baumei ster. 33.338 P.Webster. 29.31 139 L.Outwin. 33.5028 B.Toogood. 30.22 225 B,6r1fiiths. 36.56112 K.Jenkins. 32.38 256 J.Edwards. 39.20LADIES1 S.Singleton. (SAC) 24.48 33 T.Kohn. 30.1022 K.de Mengel . 28.36BOYS 8-1135 D.Hul ley. 7.2652 M.Hulley. 7.55GIRLS 11-132B R.Hulley. 15.3532

CUTLERS RELAYS : 7.10.B4Teams1 Ron Hill Sports 'A' 44.4124 Dark Peak Sportsmen. 62 Dark Peak Dyslectics.D.Bradley. 9.25 S.Clayton. 10.10P.Lewis. 9.54 E.Rybinski. 11.27R.Pearson. 9.31 P.Col 1ingwood. 10.24A.Sahni. 11.04 J.Harrison. 11.55A.Riley. 10.24 • J.Edwards. 12.3950. 18 56.3544 Dark Peak Vets 64 Dark Peak GentlemenR.Toogood. 10.01 B.Berzins. 10.51L.Outwin. 10.53 T.Daniel. 11.35I.Wainwright. 9.54 T.Norris. 12.11C.Worsell. 11.11 p.Brunt. 10.55P.Kohn. 11.21 G.Morgan. 11.245 3 . 2 0 * = • • < •50 Dark Peak DogloversM.Eaton. 10.40A.Yates. 11.03M.Spence. 10.39R.Baumeister. 10.46P.Guerrier. 11.0454. 12Fastest Individual 8.42Ladies1 Dark Peak LadiesJ.Fearson. 12.26J.Honeysett. 11.14 (5thK. de Mengel. 13.01J.Smith. 11.53 (Bth -fastest)J. Spence. 11.11

BURBAGEBAFFLERSaturday 12 January 1985 at 9.30am.Venue: Burbage Bridge an the Ringinglow-Hathersage road.Grid Refl 830262.Teams: 4 members; 1 .vet, 1 lady, 1 superstar, 1 wall/.Entry requirements: 1 baton to be provided by each team.Course: Circuit o-f Burbage Brook, starting at bridge on road-following paths to bridge at ref: 814264.and summit of Higger Tor andback to bridge ref: 830262.2 members of each team starting in opposite directions on circuit, 1member carrying the baton in clockwise direction until they meet the2nd member in the team. 2nd member then receives baton and bothmembers retrace route taken until start. The baton continues inclockwise direction. When and only when both members have returned tothe Gtart do the 2nd pair in the team set off in opposite directionsat. before. This completes 1 circuit. ' .On completion of 2nd 'circuit, the 1st pair then start the 3rd circuitbut in the opposite direction originally run, as with 2nd pair on the4th circuit.Winners, 1st 'baton' to complete 4 circuits an clockwised l r ect i on.If you feel like a brisk run to confuse your body and mind get teamsorganised ASAP THE MORE THE MERRIER.ANY WIMPS STILL BAFFLED CONTACT MARTIN OR JANE SPENCE!CR00KST0NECRASHOUTDATE: 16 December 1984DETAILS: In Club Hut or ring Andy Harmer 0742 664170***«*+-#**#»#****»**##*#*#•« « * » « *#•»**-»*##»#*#*•»****#****#**#«•#*##*###*LAST GASP '84DATE: 27 December at 11.15amVENUE: ASH HOUSE, D0RE - Usual 3.5 mile course.No E0D Entries in advance (December 25th latest) an dlimited to 80.To Ian Wainwright- ' Tel. 30418743a St Albans Rd.Sheffield S10 4DN(Entry fee of 50p - Pay on Day - To Charity}Unless known to me give some details to ensure a fair handicap. Bringa small wrapped prize for the 'lucky dip' - recycle your Xmaspresents!3*4

DARK PEAKERSTAKE THREE PEAKSYACHT RACEThis year's Three PeaksYacht Race was won by 'Sanskara".a 40ft trimaran in a recordtime of 3 days 12 hrs arx3 9mins.; Martin Stone and PeterI Simpson, both of Dark PeakF.R, were the successful runjners on the aiduous ci.mbs ofSnowdon, Scafell and BenNevis The race starts at Barjmouth and finishes on the; waterfront at Corpach, FortI William.Second to finish was 'FirstClass Marines' whose runners, John Rye and Neil Bowman hadovertaken Sanskara's runnersin the dark on the run fromRavenglass to Scafell but lostthe leadagaintothefastermultihullnear the Mull of KintyraRye and Bowman again ran fasterthan Stone and Simpson onBen Nevis but to no avail andreached the finishing line some2Vjhrs behind the winnersPete Erwinand KenTaylorofRossendale from 5th placed'Pacesetter" broke the recordfor the 16-fnil Ben Nevis run,clocking a cracking 2hr 39minThe weather made the raceanything but plain sailing withhigh winds ousting to GaleForce 9 and big seas "It washell!", said Michael Coombes o!'Meniscus' one of the laterfinishers "We only -had onechance to get in to Ravenglass(across the sandbar whichguards the harbour entrance)without broaching and it wasextremely nerve- wracking"Nevertheless the race was"thoroughly enjoyable". Likesome ofthe crews the crew olMeniscuswasbeing sponsoredfor charity and raised overC2000 for Arthritis and Rheumatismby finishing Another runnerin the race was MatsSoderlund, Secretary Generalof the Swedish OrienteeringFederation from Stockholm, onboard a Swedish-Irish entry'Scan decor".Entries for the annual racehave to be made by December1st to The Daily TelegraphThiee Peaks Yacht Race,Merioneth Yacht Club, Barmouth,There is usually somealbeit limited scope for goodrunners to find a place on boarda yacfij but this is only by directnegotiation with the skippers