What a great start to the New Year!

The 14th New Year Cracker was held on the windswept slopes of Traitor's Gill (Caton Moor) today. The surprisingly high ambient temperature did little to warm runners who suffered in the gales and torrential rain. If you weren't there you missed a true test of your mettle. The dire conditions meant that it proved impossible to hold the prize giving as planned, so class winners will be able to collect their prizes at a future SROC event. Congratulations to Ed Calow and Heather Hepponstall, winners of the open classes. Ed was the only runner to visit all 28 controls. Veteran winners were Janet Nash and David Rose, Older Juniors: Helen Ockenden and Connor McGurk. Helen placed third overall and was actually top woman but you're only allowed one prize! Younger Junior Men winner was Josh Sammon. Well done to all finishers for lasting the course. Results are posted here and RouteGadget is ready to go here.