Eight Point Two


Winter Training in the Hills
January 25, 2013, 9:59 am
Filed under: Uncategorized

Dave Taylor from Fell Running Guide is one of 8.2’s associates for the Dig Deep Races. Dave is a very experienced fell runner and has a regular blog which is a mine of great information.

In the lead up to the Dig Deep races Dave is going to be writing blogs with training tips and general advice for those of you preparing for the challenges ahead, whether it be the Whirlow 10k or the 60 mile Ultra Tour of the Peak District.

Heres Dave’s first Blog on keeping running in these cold and snowy conditions!



New ‘Dig Deep’ race sponsors – Outside
January 24, 2013, 12:01 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Image

Dig Deep Races are pleased to announce that Outside are to be the official retail partners for the races to be held at Whirlow Hall farm on the 13th and 14th July 2013.

 

Outside, long known as one of the best Outdoor clothing and equipment retailers in the UK, have three stores in the Peak District. They also have an expanding range of running clothes and equipment and are ideally placed to service the Peak District.

 

Ian Loombe , race director for the Dig Deep races, said “ were delighted that Outside are involved in the weekend. We have always been impressed by the Outside stores and the knowledge of their staff and, being local, they make an ideal partner for the races. Outside have an expansive range of running and outdoor equipment so we will be working closely with them as we approach the event to deliver training days and kit offers.”

 

Over two days 8.2 will be putting on the Ultra Tour of the Peak District (60 miles), the Dig Deep ‘Intro Ultra’ (30 miles), the 12.12 (12.12 miles) and the Whirlow 10k (6 miles). 4 great races, 1 great weekend! The order for the weekend will be as follows:

 

13th July 2013                      Ultra Tour of the Peak District (60 miles) and Dig Deep ‘Intro Ultra’ (30 miles)

14th July 2013                     Whirlow 10k and 12.12

 

8.2 and the Whirlow Hall Farm Trust are looking forward to hosting the races again at Whirlow Hall Farm. Whirlow Hall Farm Trust will once again be the main beneficiary.

 

For more information please visit the Dig Deep website at www.digdeepraces.co.uk



Dig Deep Races
January 17, 2013, 1:03 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

digdeeplogo

8.2 are once again putting on a great series of races in the Peak District. This year, under the new name of the DIG DEEP RACES, the races will take place over the weekend of the 13th and 14th July. (www.digdeepraces.co.uk)

The weekend will include the Ultra Tour of the Peak District (60 miles), The Intro Ultra (30 miles), 12.12 Trail Race (12.12 miles) and the Whirlow 10k Trail Challenge (6 miles). Four great races. One great weekend!

With plenty of bookings coming in for all 4 events over the Dig Deep weekend its good to see that the good folk of the UK are setting their goals and getting motivated for the Summer! The Ultra Tour of the Peak District and the Intro Ultra are the most popular races so far with a marked increase in the number of bookings over last years races.

Dates will be available soon for training and recce weekends which we are aiming to do in conjunction with some of the sponsors of this years event. More news on this soon…

We hope you are managing to get out and get your training in ready for this years races despite this cold weather! The big question is exactly how much snow are we going to get??



Resolution Run 2014
January 15, 2013, 4:13 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , ,

The date has been confirmed for next year’s Resolution Run – 12th January 2014. Well done to all runners this weekend, hope to see you all again next year!

Take a look at http://www.eightpointtwo.co.uk if you would like to book a place!



Resolution Run
January 14, 2013, 11:27 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags:

Sunday was a cold start to the racing year but it didn’t stop the intrepid runners heading out on to the 12km and 6 km courses for the Resolution Run!

394926_344579092316469_1471463217_n[1]

After the race the runners were offered either fruit or cakes based on what their New Years resolutions might have lined up for them. Most chose the cakes options!! Thanks to all those who took part. We hope you have started your year as you mean to go on!

If you are interested in more Trail Runs in 2013 take a look at what we have in store in the Summer at http://www.digdeepraces.co.uk

Results below:

6km
Pos Surname Forename Finish
1st Pressley Justin

00:23:22

2nd ricketts sally

00:26:57

3rd brown andy

00:29:11

4th Waddingham Andrew

00:29:40

5th Goddard Richard

00:30:02

6th Hervey Tammy

00:30:13

7th Gaughan Matt

00:31:45

8th Lindunger Ulrica

00:32:16

9th Rodger Emma

00:32:45

10th Wood Rachel

00:33:11

11th Mitchel Liz

00:34:27

12th Roberts Jessica

00:34:39

13th Willis June

00:35:04

14th Holman Sarah

00:35:10

15th BENNISON GILL

00:35:35

16th Wade Clare

00:36:49

12km
Pos Surname Forename Gender/Age Finish
1st zubrzycki Michael

00:47:29

2nd BENISON DAVE

00:48:37

3rd Wright Paul

00:52:46

4th Nicholl Shane

00:53:30

5th Flynn Peter

00:53:31

6th Flinton Paul

00:53:33

7th Holyhead Adrian

00:54:01

8th Hall Ben

00:54:23

9th Lee Heather

00:54:53

10th Firth Ted

00:55:10

11th Rodgers Paul

00:55:23

12th Gibson Mark

00:57:25

13th Blewett Dave

00:57:47

14th Algar Cath

00:58:23

15th parker michael

00:59:20

16th Hinchcliffe Owen G

00:59:57

17th Cristopher Matt

01:00:51

18th Lloyd Caroline

01:02:39

19th Woods Todd

01:02:52

20th ward Craig

01:03:11

21st Green Paul

01:03:49

22nd graham Lucy

01:07:42

23rd Morgan Claire

01:08:23

24th Sykes Catherine

01:08:32

25th Leary Paul

01:08:59

26th Hartley Nicola

01:09:45

27th Roberts Catherine

01:10:46

28th Harding Sophie

01:10:50

29th Walker-O’Brien Amber

01:10:51

30th smith Sally

01:12:40

31st cain shaun

01:13:15

32nd Burton Melvyn

01:15:00

33rd Wright Lindsey

01:15:54

34th Kynoch Karen

01:27:39

35th Parkinson Nicky

01:27:42



Resolution Run
January 10, 2013, 2:42 pm
Filed under: Uncategorized

For all those running in the Resolution Run this Sunday – it is quite muddy underfoot along the course so come prepared. Registration will open at 9am and the race will begin at 10am – please arrive as early as possible in order to ensure you have plenty of time to park your cars and register to get your race numbers and Sport Ident cards. Good luck to all – see you Sunday!ImageImage