Hugh epitomised fell running. He loved the hills, he loved the physical and mental challenges with their highs and lows, and he loved the camaraderie. Hugh began running regularly to stay fit when rowing at Oxford University.......
One Tuesday evening, on the way back from a run, we came to a realisation: It had been two years since we last ran an MDC relay! Quickly, a plan was hatched to go out, visit the finest unknown sections of rural Wales, and get as many runners as we could on board to run short sections of the route......
Like all good stories this one began in pub. Martyn and I are both experienced hill runners and have previous form on thinking of grandiose ideas and then going out and doing them. A previous example being the Dragon 2018,.....
With the forecast looking good, 9 intrepid runners (Myself, Darren, Martyn, Geraint, Will, Ellis, Matt, Sophie, Simon) set off at 7am from a misty car park at Cwm Llwch for the 2021 MDC Winter Transfan......
by Will White This year the fell relays were in Grasmere, the heart of the lake district and arguably the home of fell running. Organised by the local club (of the many many fell clubs in the lakes) Ambleside AC, it was a great event.......
Leg 1. With the arrival (in the nick of time!) of the sacred baton and the electronic gizmo (the tracker), Gareth and Karen set off on at smack on 2.30 by their watches. Soon they were on the coast and passing under Stephenson’s massive steel bridge. A quick photo of Nelsons statue looking out to sea and the heavens opened. We believe this was the only real rain that fell on runners !......
by Oliver Lamford The Paddy Buckley Round, one of Britain’s great 24 hour challenges. Just shy of 100km, over 8000m of ascent, marking off 47 summits along the way. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but I for one am not anywhere near......
In 2018 MDC and friends opted to take the annual running of the Transfan in reverse, making it a nafsnarT. A bumper crop of runners started this year in the summer sun from Cwm Llwch, MDC runners and some guests from further afield, from Snowdonia......
– Another epic with Alan Stone… I have a bit of habit for signing myself up for these longer faces. They seem such a good idea at the time you put your name on the dotted line….. Run Walk Crawl have been laying on ......
Sat with a sprained ankle and feeling sorry for myself I thought I would pen a few words about a grey but enjoyable day in October 2017. I was a late addition to the team when Gary gave that BAFTA style apology “Sorry I can’t......
15th Overall! The MDC Men’s Open team came 15th overall. Ben Mitchell came 3rd in his leg. I asked if they wanted to write something about this awesome result, and they all ran away saying they were really busy washing their hair. They do run......
Write up by Laura Clements I’ve only done two training runs with MDC, but already I find myself sat in an old slate quarry on the outskirts of Llanberis in Snowdonia. It is Saturday – the day before the British Fell Running Relays. The wind......
A Grand Day out! write up by Chris Farr I must admit to being pretty reluctant when being asked by the great and the good of MDC to join the mixed team for the 2017 British Fell Relays in Llanberis. But there is a MTBO......
Ok, so it’s the UTMB 2017 and Dick Jones returns to Chamonix for the second time, I fly in on the Monday with my two daughters now aged 13 and 15 to be followed by my wife Lisa (now aged 48) on the Thursday......