Ah, tis a waxing crescent moon that rises above Glossopdale this evening, and the glow of light pollution from Manchester, Sheffield and all those people with uplighters on their houses renders the stars yet still less visible than they should be. Having said that, it really isn’t all that often that I’m getting out for …
It has got the point where my mudclaws have given into the reality that they’re either stuffed with newspaper and lying on the floor in front of a radiator, or they’re b eing splattered through a bog. I suspect everyone else’s shoes are in much the same state. Trench foot has just about been staved …
Read more “Mud, frozen mud, wet mud, deep mud,more mud weekly round up”
Yes, it is the 3rd weekend of the year, it has snowed, there is low lying fog across the hills, and there it is generally pretty grim out there. Which must mean that the time is ripe for a load of people to go trogging off across moors and mountains in the name of racing …
This weekend saw the kicking off the club champs in style (but with no stiles), a raiding party over the border into deepest, darkest and foggiest Stockport. I’ll come to that in a minute, but what else happened this weekend? Well, after consulting the Oracle (otherwise known as Facebook) and having another Cup of Tea, …
Read more “Well – I’d best update the club champs table then – weekly update”
So a few things happened in the intervening period between then and now. I don’t have a boat load of race reports – but I do know that our Most Improved Runner of 2016 has been hard at the racing over the festive period. parkrun was on the receiving end of royalty. Well, parkrun royalty, …
So it is with a light heart and a heavy head that I report on one of the high points of the calendar – the Glossopdale Christmas social run and “do”. Other things also happened, so lets talk about the athletecism of others first – those who put my debauched weekend into perspective are: Mary …
Goodness me. A lot seems to have happened in the last week or so. I realised that I didn’t put up the whole Gravy pud results last week, so have amended that this week. The weather appears to have stayed relatively warm, so recces of various winter races have been taking place in earnest. Trigger …
Well. Im trying to send this missive from my phone, so have no idea if it will work. I cannot take the credit for collating the results. Instead, I enlisted the assistance of the inestimable Mr Stephenson. Thanks muchly John. First up is the Gravy Pud. There were a fair few Harriers out, I have …
I know that many of you have been sitting at home waiting with bated breath for this weeks installment in the life and times of the club. Well, here is the consolidated report of what I can find out about what you all did this weekend, though I am absolutely certain there are other bits …
Read more “The interval betwixt Black Friday and Cyber Monday report”
Yes, its mid-way through November-ish which means that the XC season is well on the way to being foremost in a lot of peoples race calendars. This was even more the case this week as the Heaton Park fixture was one of the final races of the GDH club champs. The Ladies result wasn’t really …
Read more “The “you’re not allowed to mention Christmas yet” weekend report.”