Untitled - Dark Peak Fell Runners

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