The seventh year of the Dovedale Dipper 26 miles Challenge Walk / Run and the 15 miles Ramble was successfully completed by 389 of the 396 starters on Sunday 2nd of August 2009.Once again, the event attracted participants from far and wide and it is always good to see familiar faces coming back.
The organising committee extend a big thanks to all the walkers and runners who made the day a great success despite the bad weather leading up to the event and the very muddy conditions on a number of sections of the routes on the day.
The committee would like to thank you all for taking part and judging from your emails and comments, making the day a great success.For those who were sponsored during the events or wish to make a donation, we look forward to receiving your hard earned money as soon as possible so that we can pass this on to MacMillan Cancer Support.We hope to raise at least £7,000 from the event and the final collected sum will be posted on our web site as soon as the figures are finalised.
The winner of the 26 miles Challenge was Gareth Briggs who equalled the course record of 3 hours 33 minutes. A great effort given the conditions underfoot.Adela Salt was the fastest lady at 4hours 9 minutes. Of the veteran entries, the fastest male competitor was Alan Newby in 4hours exactly and the fastest veteran lady was Kim Braznell in 4 hours 33 minutes.
Special thanks are due to our external support teams, The YHA at Hartington who provide us with hot baked potatoes and a selection of very good fillings that go down very well at the end of a long day.The Revcom team who provide us with radio coverage in areas of Derbyshire and Staffordshire where we have no mobile phone connection and St Johns ambulance whose team are always there for those who need some minor treatment.
We also pass on the thanks received from you to all our Matlock Rotarians and members of Matlock Inner Wheel for the refreshments and support provided at the various checkpoints and at the event HQ.
Please put Sunday 1st August 2010 in your diary.We aim to keep the limit of participants at 400 so do book early to avoid disappointment. We have not yet chosen our charity for next year. Keep your eye on our website for further details.In the meantime enjoy your running and walking and we look forward to seeing you again next year.
The 2009 results and available on the Dovedale dipper pages.
I would like to say a big thank you to Matlock Rotary and everyone who helped to make this year’s Dovedale Dipper event such a success. It was a great day and we thoroughly enjoyed it, despite a Rotarian on the last check point soaking me through!!! The day was fantastically organised and someone had even booked the sunshine for the day. Thank you once again, we very much appreciate the work you put into the event beforehand and on the day. The money raised will help those affected by cancer. Thank you”.
Best wishes,
Amy Jukes
Macmillan Fundraising Manager – Derbyshire
Under starters orders
Checkpoint 3 at Revege - How did he stay that clean
The winner Garreth Briggs receiving his prize from Matlock President Albert Ripamonti
