I can’t find much? Carnethy 5 is a long drive, anyone entered? Someone usually goes over for Winter Hill? An internal Club Race?
     Is there a case for moving Margery Hill back a week, to avoid the traditional clash with Mickleden etc?

Wadsworth Full and Half Trog. – visibility nil…..In true miserly fashion most of us justified the entry fee by getting extra miles in. I only did the Half, the same difficulty as the Full was coming back from Cock Hill to Brown Knoll, and then to Sheepstones. Careful accurate compass work across the wastelands was needed….Very heavy going throughout, very tiring. A serious race for CVFR to promote, most successfully, and hot showers, loads of sandwiches, cake and drinks. 
Half Trog Results    Full Trog Results (keep looking…)
   more photos   and here…

Margery Hill. ???

Ben Nevis is now full…Chew Valley Skyline – March 7th – the original course, which I’ve not done, is pre-entry…

Ireland 2010 – on-line entries  and details etc. I’ll sort out a map for anyone gradually, just need to regain my 1/25000 map ( after Noonstones.) This must be a real belter of a course, starting from the Silent Valley, (a lot like Fairholmes). The usual post-race meal is on offer, worth going to for the prize-giving. Might it be a buffet this year? But a decent snack beforehand may be needed as a top-up….

Titterstone Clee:- part of the South Shropshire weekend. A surprisingly hard AS race, and Steve Storey finishing 10th. results
Long Mynd Valleys – results.  Steve Storey and Phil Walters running….
Fell End Clouds – Kendal Winter League

Blackamoor:- “There is £25 000 up for grabs for the charity/good cause that gets the most votes, Blackamoor is one of those good causes but is trailing in the race for the money and needs your vote to get the paths sympathetically restored. Please use the link  to vote for Blackamoor, through the Wildlife Trust…
The Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham urgently needs to undertake improvements to a key bridleway at Blacka Moor Nature Reserve creating a sympathetically constructed surface using local stone and with appropriate drainage. This will prevent further erosion and damage to the fragile woodland ground flora caused by visitor usage.”

Hope Valley Adventure Film Festival 
    Nick Wallis sends:-“Sue and I have been super-busy organising a film festival  to be held at Hope Valley College on 27th Feb.  This is a fund raising event for the college.  (The lesson is don’t turn up to a PTFA meeting, and if you do then don’t come up with good ideas or raise your head when they ask for volunteers!  Its been a lot of work, but fun.) We have some great films and lectures, some ‘youth’ outdoor activities, mountain art exhibition, food and real ale from Hope Valley Brewery. Should be a good do, please come along either in the day (films etc) or the evening (Ian Parnell Lecture and beer).  And spread the word to anyone even remotely interested!  There’s a raffle with loads of ‘outdoor’ prizes as well. Check it out at the website 

Anniversary Waltz and Teenager with Altitude   -  on-line entries  TWA has a limit of 75, (seventy-five..) so get on with it…

Sunday. Mickleden Straddle. – Cancelled. The organiser “ went round the course Sunday morn.and had serious doubts re the snow/ice field up Cutgate and associated hazards/risks.After much discussing we’ve decided to cancel this years race.I’m as disappointed as anybody but we just feel its too risky”
    DT – there was no snow last year, but very frozen,. Didn’t someone crash going up Cutgate? And if there’s ice as well…… 
                              Charnwood Hills. Any of our distant southern runners doing this? It’s good, round the Leicestershire parkland…

English National Cross-Country – is at Leeds, but the same day as Noonstone…….Do Carshare’s spies hint that if our Seniors are out in new full strength, we could be looking for first team? And Ladies out depth, and lots of U23 runners. Tremendous!

Ilkley Moor – is a while off, Sunday 21st Feb. The Junior races are good, well thought out, and safe to have your own race afterwards. The AS course is hard, 5ml, 1260ft, all well marshalled, and worthy of Championship status, just an unavoidable bottleneck start. Being the week before Noonstone, might be worth a consideration. Then the delights of Ilkley – very good park by the river – or even Otley…
    No prizes for knowing this Ilkley landmark…..

Tigger Tor – Indeed a “ stunningly fast turn round from Totley, means the Tigger Tor results are already on their website.”

Pennine Bridleway: – results – Horwich first, ahead of Salford, and then Calder Valley.

    DPFR Open Team:- Final Position – 53rd, 6.39.14 hrs.
                                   Leg 1:- Jo Armistead/Amy Herford . 01:19:34 (55th on Leg) : Leg 2. Pippa Wilkie /Liz Batt . 01:45:46 (55th on Leg). Leg 3. Lynn Bland / Darrell Bradbury . 01:14:32 (46th on Leg).
                                   Leg 4. Ann Watmore / Alice Robson. 01:24:40 (56th on Leg). Leg 5. Helen Elmore / Nicky Spinks. 1.24.40. (53rd on Leg)

Lynn reports:- “A last minute drop out meant Darrell had to save the day and run in the ladies team. Apparently you have to have 5 men to be a mixed team so not too surprisingly with 9 women and 1 bloke we didn’t get into the prizes in the open category!! Most of the team were unaware when they did their leg that we had a man in our midst and nobody seemed bothered when they found out.  The ground was frozen solid with frequent patches of ice to negotiate but with blue skies and sunshine it would have been difficult not to enjoy the day.  Thanks to everyone who turned out and represented the club, to Darrell and  Jo for agreeing at the eleventh hour to getting up at 5am along with Amy (who at least had a bit of warning) and Jon and Tony for helping with the ever complicated travel arrangements.  As always I really enjoyed this brilliantly organized event. I haven’t really worked out why so many Dark Peakers want to run Calderdale and not this relay.  You don’t know what you are missing!”
                                   
Kinder Trial:- provisional results . Tom Brunt round first, and then Lloyd.

Kendal Winter League – Birkrigg Common – results   , and a 2nd (1st V40) for Mike.

Noonstones.  Entries are closed, here’s the entry list.  Lots of us there, could be some very good teams….I’ll put out Route Notes later, but if you need them – just send through. Great to have ALL our teams out…
Ben Nevis Entry:- "The Ben Nevis entry has opened, entry form .  The entries fill very quickly……” – a most welcome reminder from Nick Kirk.

I’ve mentioned Skype before, free phone computer calls, and it’s working right well. If you’ve not looked at it, play around etc. I just look at the list of contacts, it shows who is on-line, click on “Call” – and all is free….

Kendal Winter League – Mike was a lowly 8th at the first event, Firbank, results, but is now zooming away with a first place at Whitestones.

Stanbury Splash. -  results   Travelling guest appearances from Darryl, Jim Paxham and Julie Gardner….  video
Box Hill Fell Race: – DT needed to get the atlas out for this, the calendar mentions Dorking, wherever that is. Somewhere down south? Ian Moss escaped the snow, “This may/will be the only time I get to be first Dark Peak runner home!!” – and was round in 1:14:27mins.
Lambs Longer Leg  – results 

Mystery Photo (2):-  is from Duddon Valley. After the first road crossing, climb Hard Knott. The photo is leaving Hard Knott, a descent to Mosedale with Little Stand looming ahead. 
 Rhys , Dave Sykes and  Nick Kirk found the correct hill, and drawn out of the hat is Nick Kirk, who will receive the Jaffa Cakes whenever I find him…

Carshare’s German Football Correspondent – has been busy. Have a look at this,   Duisburg v Frankfurt. One of the worst referee’s mistakes of all time…

A message from Jon Wales:

Whilst out cycling this morning I found a GPS watch on Manchester Road, near to the quarter-mile bridge, opposite the old Norfolk Arms.
If you think it might be yours please email jrwales

With another quiet weekend – anyone else got a Mystery Photo or something?

   Lamb’s Longer Leg – Cancelled .
  
   Kendal Winter League – Firbank. –  results
   Ashurst Beacon:- Cancelled…
   White Holme Circular – Cancelled
  Dark and White MM (3) –  Cancelled

As everything is icy, cold and cancelled, here’s a return for the mystery photo.
No hidden tricks -  which Lakeland Hill is this? The photo was taken after finishing the race.

It’s Lingmoor Fell,  after finishing Three Shires. The photo was taken whilst walking back to the parking by Hodge Close quarries. 
Matt Hulley,  Greg Rimmer, Martin Stocks. and John Coe – sent correct answers. First name drawn out is Greg, who will be the lucky recipient of the Jaffa Cakes, whenever we meet up…

Three Peaks Race. Entry details  (on-line start today). £16.00, and check the Calendar for other events on the same weekend – 24th April, i.e Kinder Downfall, Anniversary Waltz, Teenager with Altitude.

An evening with Joss and Kenny:-  Wednesday 19th May, at Keswick Theatre. This must be a cracker….

Shining Cliffs – results from the shortened course. 
Cannock Chase Trigs. – results, nobody ventured over…