“I shall always remember this race for the finish! After- Frank took us on a recce before the AGM I thought the course had the right recipe for a classic short fell race- Despite being in no shape to race and having run the Dearne Way Relay the previous evening, how could I not run.
The pace was fairly swift from the gun with ex-international Roy Bailey making the climb up through the woods to Tegness quarry look very easy- I tried in vain to stay in contact and paid for it dearly, dropping into the thirties as we approached the top of the hill- A sprint across the marshes to the Longshaw estate brought the chasing group back into sight. The boulder sprint down Padley gorge must be more suited to a ballet dancer, in fact some of the runners I passed may have been. A concerted effort along the banks of the Derwent before the plunge pulled back a few more places, but not enough to catch that old goat, Harmer. I wonder what the finish would be like in times of flood!?
At the sharp end, Andy Moffatt and Stuart Rochford had very good runs to finish 3rd and 4th and with newcomer Gary Picken finishing 9th, we had 5 in the first 9. 155 turned out for this inaugural race – not bad for a week day evening.”
E.Torrence, a review of the inaugural event in 1987
Local Winners:
2024 – Jamie Fulson & Maddy Richardson
2023 – Jerome Wills & Julia Nolan
2022 – Jenny Spencer & Jerome Wills
2021 – No race due to pandemic
2020 – Dave Miller & Ayshea Furlong (virtual race)
2019 – Mike & Julia Nolan
2018 – Mike Nolan & Jane Crowson
2016 – Dave Miller & Jane Crowson
2015 – Matt Heason & Jane Crowson
2014 – Dave Miller & Jane Crowson
2013 – Mike Nolan & Jane Crowson
2012 – Dave Miller & Jane Crowson
2011 – Mike Nolan & Ayshea Furlong
2010 – Joe Gratton
2009 – Mike Nolan & Julia Nolan
2008 – Mike Nolan & Julia Nolan
2007 – Mike Nolan & Julia Nolan
2006 – Mike Nolan & Jane Crowson
2005 – Dave Allen & Helen Barnett
2004 – John Coffey & Jane Searle
2003 – Andy Barnett & Helen Barnett
2002 – Andrew Battye
2000 – Richard Patton
1999 – Richard Patton & Chana Patton
1998 – Richard Patton & Chana Fothergill
1996 – Andrew Battye & V Ironside
1991 – Steven Donnelly or David Tiplady & J Chadwick
1990 – Paul Donnelly
1987 – John Wood & Helen Jackson
Course Records (the course was changed in 2018 so these times are for the current course):
Male Open – Tom Saville – 31:52 (2023)
Male U 23 – Euan Patton – 36:45 (2023)
Male Vet 40 – Oli Johnson – 33:52 (2023)
Male Vet 50 – Mike Nolan – 34:41 (local) (2018)
Male Vet 60 – Colin Earl – 39:54 (2023)
Male Vet 70 – Ken Jones – 56:54 (2023)
Male Local – Joe Gratton – 32:22 (2010)
Male Local (post 2018) – Jerome Lewis – 34.13 (2023)
Female Open – Phillipa Williams – 33:37 (2023)
Female U 23 – Triya Roy – 41:25 (2023)
Female Vet 40 – Zoe Proctor – 39:29 (2018)
Female Vet 50 – Julia Wilson – 43:52 (2023)
Female Vet 60 – Pat Goodall – 45:54 (local) (2019)
Female Local – Ayshea Furlong – 43:18 (2011)
Female Local (post 2018) – Julia Nolan – 44:52 (2019)
Full Results:
2020 virtual Junior Fell Race Results
2020 (virtual race due to Covid-19 lockdown; 38 entrants)
Dark Peak Results: