The Limestone Way Ultra is only in its second year but it ticked many boxes for me and some extra boxes thrown in for good measure. Takes place on a Sunday – some of us work on Saturdays and ‘most’ ultras tend to be Saturdays. It’s a ‘journey’ rather than just a ‘run route’. I […]
Sheffield Way Relay
The Sheffield Way Relay is a 5 leg stage with each leg being around 10 miles equalling around 50 miles around Sheffield. The race has been going since 1997 run by the Steel City Striders. Lots of hills and lots of beautiful trails. I stepped in the week or so before after a couple of […]
Longshaw Trust 10
The Longshaw 10km is a two lap trail race set in the National Trust grounds of Longshaw in the heart of the Peak District. People had spoken very highly of the event, (it’s not a race its a free 10km timed trail run) so I wanted to check it out to see what all the […]
Half Tour of Bradwell
Destination Bradwell, a little old lead mining village nestled in the heart of the Peak District, supporting the ‘Long and Half Tour of Bradwell’ either a very tough 33 mile 6300 feet Ultra trail fell run (Long Tour) or a more mild option of the 15.5 mile 3000ft trail fell run (Half Tour). Last year […]
Chatsworth 10km
Chatsworth 10km is a scenic race around the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire in the middle of the Peak District. The hillsides are deliciously hilly, muddy and full of potential to run up and down, so why not run the Chatsworth 10km on a rainy bank holiday weekend? It seemed like a […]
Edale Skyline
Edale Skyline has been an event I had always wanted to do but its one where you have to demonstrate that you have experience. At least 2 AL races, in the fell world – this is long and able to read a map and stuff like that, or done the race before. I had only […]
Grindleford Gallop
The Grindleford Gallop sold out within ridiculous hours of going on release, and I just wasn’t fast enough to get a place. I stuck myself on the waiting list in January in a slight hope of a place. Lucky for me ‘SuperSue’ from the running club was giving up her place in favour of a […]
Redbull Steeplechase
The Red Bull Steeplechase is a 21.4 mile knock-out event that starts and finishes in the charming village of Castleton in the heart of the Peak District. The event is unique, with four knock-out stages, runners are competing right from the word go. And it goes something like this: Knockout Stage 1, 8 miles: 125 […]
Long Tour of Bradwell
Photo Courtesy and with permission of Nick Ham (Flickr Feed) I had the Long Tour of Bradwell (LTOB) in the back of my mind as an event I wanted to have a go at. Being what I would call a somewhat low key event even though it really isn’t low key at all it was possible […]
Salt Cellar Fell Race
Friday night there was a fell race on only 20 minutes from home around the stunning Derwent Edge in the Peak District. Now I am no fell runner, I will never be a fell runner so this was ‘just for fun’ taking myself outside of my comfort zone and just having a go. But for […]