Dark Peak Fell Runners is an athletics club for (mostly) hill & mountain running. The club is based in Sheffield and although the majority of the 300+ membership is local, the famous brown vest has migrated as far New Zealand. The club caters for a wide range of running interests and abilities, from short local races to ultra distance events, with some individuals achieving success in the English and British championships. The club thrives on minimal organisation and if you have a slightly anarchic sense of humour and an appetite to compete in unusual events, you will feel at home with people of a similar disposition.
Fell running has a culture for individuals to take personal responsibility for safety when out on the hills, as terrain and weather conditions can be severe. Therefore it is expected that you assess your own physical ability, mountain craft skills, clothing and equipment before going for a run.
It was a welcome return for three of our faster Warts, Phil, Dave and Chris, whilst our resident regular leaders were either otherwise occupied or injured, Andy was partying and Tom’s calf was playing up. Read more
For those regular summer series watchers who may not have been paying close attention, Monday evening’s route has been modified, following a mid-week recce, and renamed Saville’s Nuptials in honour of young Tom and Issy’s Read more
There ought to be not much for me to write about because I was mostly on my own on the outing from King’s Tree. The weather may also be partially to blame, it was a Read more
A last minute change to this Monday’s Summer Series race (17th August) sees the Grainsfoot race standing in for the Hurkling Howler, since Bradfield Moors has been closed at short notice by the land owners Read more
It’s not so often that an eclipse of the sun, full or partial, comes around but we were blessed with not only a partial one but also a clear sky to see it, on our Read more
So far, we’ve only collected two, one above Cogman’s Cabin and a more significant one at Cowms Rocks which has been dignified with a name (see your local friendly Dark Peaker for that information). It Read more
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club, we will be taking a club photo prior to the start of the club run on 9 September, in front of the (at time of writing, currently Read more
It’s never too late to pitch up to the summer series (until the winter series is upon us, that is). Next Monday, 10th August, is the inaugural running of Jim Orrell’s Bleak Doctor. All new Read more
Somehow, we managed to arrive early despite having to slowly admire two lots of tractor drawn trailer loads of round hay bales heading our way. So, at the Midhopestones elbow, we had time enough to Read more
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