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2013 RaceKit MMM Rowter Farm

A cracking Mini Mountain Marathon from Rowter farm above Castleton Derbyshire. Fabulous running on dry tracks if a tad windy

Apr 27, 2013

Photos: 187

2013 Igloo Sportive

Fabulous cyclo sportive in the Peak District over either 65km or 130km. The wind proved very challenging but credit to all how took part as there were very few retirements.

Apr 14, 2013

Photos: 153

2013 RaceKit MMM - Chinley

A stunning event with weather to match the spectacular scenery.

Feb 17, 2013

Photos: 222

2013 Great Longstone TQ

After poor forecast the weather turned out to be stunning for what turned out to be a tough trailquest. All those hills and valleys what more can we say.

Jan 13, 2013

Photos: 99

2012 Night TQ Carsington

A cracking end to 2012 with a night mountain bike orienteering event from Carsington Water, near Ashbourne in Derbyshire. What would have been quite simple navigation was made much trickier with the cover of darkness and some heavy missed and fog

Dec 21, 2012

Photos: 74

2012 RAB MMM Edale

A Fabulous end to the RAB Mini Mountain Marathon series. With over 240 runners taking part on a great day with some tough terrain to run on, what could be better.

Dec 16, 2012

Photos: 33

2012 RAB MMM Coniston

What a fabulous day for the Second RAB mini Mountian Marathon, nearly 200 runners enjoy the wonderful scenery around the Old Man of Coniston as they tried to plan the best route around the 19 controls

Nov 11, 2012

Photos: 151

2012 RAB MM Sunday

RAB Mountain Marathon day 2 dawned cold and frosty but it soon turned into a fabulous day out on the hills

Oct 7, 2012

Photos: 569

2012 RAB MM Saturday

Day 1 of the RAB Mountain Marathon. Great weather for the start and some stunning scenery.

Oct 6, 2012

Photos: 431

2012 John "Tommo" Thompson Menorial Sportive

The inaugural Tommo Sportive was a resounding success with nearly 170 riders taking part across the three course distances.

Sep 1, 2012

Photos: 16

2012 07 MMM Dovedale

A cracking 2hr Mini Mountain Marathon in Dovedale Derbyshire

Jul 25, 2012

Photos: 217

2012 Evening TQ Calver

Great evening trailquest from Calver with 75 entrants.

Jun 13, 2012

Photos: 123

2012 Evening TQ Rowter Farm

The 1st in the 2012 summer series turned out to be a bit damp. Let's hope things improve for the rest of the series

May 9, 2012

Photos: 81

2012 Racekit MM Hope

A fabulous day, great weather and running in what can only be described as a stunning location. 176 people took part in the second of the RaceKit Spring Handicap series and I'm betting they can't wait for round 3

Apr 15, 2012

Photos: 257

2012 Chesterfield Trailquest

Fabulous end to the winter series. Great weather, new format 2hrs 30 controls all worth 10 points and 2 maps at different scales, a few demo bikes for Igloo Cycles to try and doughnuts with your cuppa at the end what more could you ask for.

Mar 24, 2012

Photos: 46

2012 Macc Forest RaceKit Spring MM Round 1

What a strange day! it started with snow and ended in sunshine. But it all added up to a fantastic event with some testing running in some great countryside. The course was as tricky as ever and it required a great deal of concentration to come up with a good route. All in all it left every one wanting more roll on round 2

Mar 18, 2012

Photos: 120

2012 Biggin Night Trail Quest

Another fabulous event and it was a very dark area.

Mar 9, 2012

Photos: 40

2012 Feb TrailQuest Longshaw

There were alomst 150 starters for the re-arranged 5th event of the 2011/12 winter league series. The weather turned out to be very kind giving fantastic views of this wonderful area, which took in such iconic landmarks as Stanage Edge, Houndkird Road and Blackamoor Woods.

Feb 26, 2012

Photos: 59

2012 Feb RaceKit MMM Calver

3 hr Mini Mountain Marathon sponsored by RaceKit. A fabulous event with great weather stunning scenery and brilliant running conditions in the Peak District.

Feb 19, 2012

Photos: 310

2012 Feb Night Trailquest

Amazing night event, trailquesting in the dark. 59 intrepid riders braved temperatures down to -7C along with some ice and snow, just epic

Feb 3, 2012

Photos: 86

2012 Sherwood trailquest

A great day out with close on 200 starter ducking and diving through the trees of the pines or heading out into the wind up towards Clumber. There were a fair few punctures due to hedge cutting but a good time was had by all.

Jan 21, 2012

Photos: 102

2011 Dec Evening Trailquest

Even the weather did its best to make this event feel like Christmas, with some snow showers. 55 people set off into the night around Carsington Water. The night time navigation making it a tricky event. Post mince pies and mulled wine rounded everything nicely. Merry Christmas to all our competitors

Dec 16, 2011

Photos: 112

Hayfield DW Racekit MMM - Round 1 of 3

A cracking start to the RaceKit mini mountain marathon series with over 220 competitors taken part in round 1 of the series. They were treated to some fantastic weather, great scenery and fabulous running.

Nov 27, 2011

Photos: 149

Dark Peak MTB Marathon

Over 150 riders took part in the Dark Peak MTB Marathon. There was some great riding fantastic scenery and good riding weather although it was a little foggy at times.

Nov 20, 2011

Photos: 93

2011 Nov Grindleford TQ Round 2 of 7

A fabulous day for the 2nd round of the Winter series. Over 200 people took part in the 3hr MTB Orienteering event and a great time was had by all.

Nov 6, 2011

Photos: 120

Winter League MTB Orienteering - Round 1

It was a great 1st event for the winter series with over 180 people taking part in a hilly, slightly wet and muddy ride. It certainly blew the cobwebs away.

Oct 15, 2011

Photos: 84

2011 Late Summer Night TQ - Monsal Head

Over 70 poeple enter the late summer evening series night trailquest. They had 2 hrs to find the 16 controls in this first taster event & as you can see it was pretty dark.

Oct 7, 2011

Photos: 69

2011 RAB Mountain Marathon Sunday

2nd Day of the RAB Mountain Marathon starting from the overnight camp site in the Aber valley and heading back to the school in Bethesda

Sep 25, 2011

Photos: 506

RAB Mountain Marathon 2011 Saturday

The 5th RAB Mountain Marathon a 2 day mountain orienteering event starting from Dyffryn Ogwen School in Bethesda. Some 570 competitors started the event on a wet and windy Saturday morning and headed out onto the hills that form the Carnedd range of mountains before camping overnight in the valley above Abergwyngregyn

Sep 24, 2011

Photos: 485

2011 Long tour of Bradwell

Great running conditions and the weather turned out better than forecast.

Aug 5, 2011

Photos: 228

2011 Longshaw Evening MMM

Over 80 competitors took part in the second 2 hour evening Mini Mountain Marathon from the National Trust Longshaw Estate Hathersage. The area provided great running in fantastic surroundings.on what turned out to be a beautiful evening.

Jul 27, 2011

Photos: 125

2011 Teggs Nose Evening MMM

A great 1st event for the evening Mini Mountain Marathon trail running series. Competitors experienced the fantastic running in and around Macclesfield Forest and it was a beautiful evening to complement the stunning scenery. The running however, had a sting in the tall as the finish was at the top of a steep hill at the Teggs Nose Counrty Park visitors centre.

Jun 23, 2011

Photos: 135

2011 Chesterfield Summer TQ

A great final event with over 80 people taking part. Luckily the rain showers held off until the end, to conclude what has been a fantastic series. Many thanks to everyone who came along week in and week out, we hope you had as much fun as we did!

Jun 15, 2011

Photos: 120

2011 Summer TQ Millers Dale

89 starters enjoyed some exceptional riding Miller' Dale in the Peak District, with some tough climbs and a lot of off road, for the 5th round of the Summer evening trailquest league. Again there were some cracking performances

Jun 8, 2011

Photos: 140

2011 Castleton Summer Trailquest - Round 4

A tough course with lots of route choice awaited the 80 odd starters of this weeks 2 hour Mountian Bike orienteering event in the Dark Peak. The rain earlier in the week had softened the tracks slightly and there was a bit of mud in places but it was another fast event. The wind on the tops was quite strong but it was the big hills that caught most people out.

Jun 1, 2011

Photos: 124

2011 Parsley Hay Summer Trailquest

2 hours of Mountain Biking Orienteering in the White Peak. Another cracking event and a great turn out with over 100 people taking part.

May 25, 2011

Photos: 79

2011 Chapel Summer Trailquest - Round 2

Another great turn out for the 2nd round of the Dark & White Summer trailquest series. Over 100 people took part in the 2 hr evening event. Enjoying some great riding and better than expected weather

May 18, 2011

Photos: 102

2011 Teggs Nose Summer TQ Series- Round 1

100 people took park in the 1st round of the Dark & White Summer Trailquest series. The weather was kind and the treatened showers did not materialise. But the biking was tough as each competitor tried to collect as many points as possible in the mountain bike orienteering event. The are 5 more events in the series every Wednesday until mid June

May 11, 2011

Photos: 85

Hope Racekit Mini MM trail running series - round 3

3rd and final round of the RaceKit Mini MM was a fantastic event with superb weather. 3 hrs of fantatic running in the Peak District.

Apr 17, 2011

Photos: 134

2011 Bakewell MTB Marathon

Mountain bike marathon around the peak dirstict, with a choice of routes. The longer 78 km route taking in Longstone Edge, Sir William hill, Shatton Moor, Hope Cross, Hollins Cross and Millers Dale. The shorter 44 km route still provided 2100 ft of climbing. The objective to navigate yourself round the route in as short a time as possible. There were target times for gold, silver and bronze standards

Apr 10, 2011

Photos: 46

Chapel Racekit Mini MM trail run series round 2

3 hrs of fantatic running in the Peak District. Over 160 runners and orienteers navigated themselves around the track and byeways of this spectacular part of the country. The objective to collect as many points as possible within the 3hr time limit. The weather could have been kinder but everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves

Mar 20, 2011

Photos: 89

Hathersage Trailquest 2011 - Round 6

3 Hours of Mountain Bike orienteering in the magnificant surroundings of the Peak District National Park. For the final round of the Dark & White 2010/2011 Winter Series it was a fairly inauspicious start to the day as it dawned cold and very damp with a decidedly chilly wind; there were reports of wintry conditions on the higher ground en-route to the event. but it didn’t put off over 160 starters who streamed steadily through the doors of the Hathersage Memorial Hall to register and brace themselves for the hills and mud to come.

Mar 13, 2011

Photos: 52

2011 Hope MTB Orienteering - Round 4

Dark & White Mountain Bike Orienteering round 4 of 6. A 3 hour orienteering event where each competitor chooses their own route around 21 control points. Each control has its own points value and the objective is to collect the most points with the 3 hour time limit. However, there are penalties to being late back so navigation is as important as fitness. Over 200 people attended the event to chase after the 355 points on offer. They charged off on their bikes around the superb Hope and Edale valleys. The going on the whole was very good as the ground was frozen solid particlarly at higher levels. Take a look at www.darkandwhite.co.uk for up coming events.

Jan 30, 2011

Photos: 35

RAB Mini Mountain Marathon - January 2011

3 hour high level orienteering event sponsored by RAB clothing and Clif bars. This was a great event which was tough just after the Christmas and New Year break. The weather was very cold with bitterly cold winds up on the top of Kinder. There was also a good bit of ice and snow at higher levels. But non of this put off over 200 people to get out on the hills. Check out http://www.darkandwhite.co.uk for more events like this along with mountaining events

Jan 9, 2011

Photos: 49

2010 Winter League Trailquest - Round 3

Dark & White 3 hour mountain bike orienteering event in the Peak District. This is the third round of six of the winter league series. The ojective is to navigate between the check points in the time allowed collecting as many points as possible without being late back. If you are late you lose points, the winner is the person with the most points after penalties. We were lucky with this event as the weather cleared just in time for the event to take place, that said there was still plenty of snow and ice up on the hill tops. Check out www.darkandwhite.co.uk for more details and up coming events.

Dec 12, 2010

Photos: 43

Rab MMM Edale 2010

3 Hour Mini Mountain Marathon sponsored by RAB Clothing. Fantanstic fell running and orienteering on the Kinder Plateau and Edale valley. In excess of 200 competitors took part trying to collect the most points within the 3 hours. The weather was cold and there was a strong wind blowing from the West, but everyone really enjoyed themselves.

Nov 14, 2010

Photos: 50

D&W 2010 Sherwood Enduro

4hr & 2hr off road Mountain bike enduro in Sherwood Pines Notinghamshire. Nearly 200 people took part and had a great time navigating the circuit round a mixture of forest track and single track. check out www.darkandwhite.co.uk

Oct 31, 2010

Photos: 146

Hope Moors and Tors 2010

A classic 20 mile fell race from Hope to Castleton up cave dale and round on to the top of Mam Tor down into Edale via Hollins Cross. Then up Grindsbrook onto Kinder Edge before back down into Edale via the Youth Hostel. Now its a climb back up to Hollins Cross and and on up to Lose Hill. Then its just a matter of heading back down to Hope. This year's event was an epic with torrential rain throughout turning grindbrook into a raging torrent. But everyone seemed to absolutely revel in the adversity

Sep 29, 2010

Photos: 131

RAB Mountain Marathon 2010

2 day Mountain Mountain Marathon sponsored by RAB Clothing. 2 days of fell running and orienteering in the spectacular setting of the North East Lake District. Each team or solo runner had to navigate themselve around the open controls each day to collect the greatest number of points over the 2 days. Everyone had to be self sufficient carry enough food for the 2 day and enough evquipment to camp out overnight in a wild camp between the 2 days. Over 600 people took part experiencing so fantastic running and great weather for the 4th year in a row.

Sep 25, 2010

Photos: 568

D&W 2010 Edale Summer TQ

Jul 21, 2010

Photos: 120

D&W 2010 Matlock summer TQ

Jul 7, 2010

Photos: 51

D&W Cotswold Cliffhanger Adventure Race 2010

Jul 3, 2010

Photos: 181

D&W 2010 Biggin Summer TQ

Jun 16, 2010

Photos: 78

D&W Teggs Nose Summer Trailquest

Jun 2, 2010

Photos: 98

2010 Simon Patton BG

Simon Patton's Bob Graham Run start 2 a.m. Saturday 22nd May 2010 finish 01:19 Sunday 23rd May 2010 total time 23 hours 19 minutes, to cover the 72 miles 42 peaks and some 27,000 feet of ascent. Brilliant effort in tough conditions. Weather boiling hot all day