Monthly Archives: March 2014

Dipping into Alfred Scorer’s 1951 Reports – A Novice Race included

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Tony Taylor

In the middle picture Jack Sankey of Leigh mentioned in the first report below is on the far left next to Ron Wallwork. Grateful thanks to Guy Goodair for digging out these reports, despite being on one leg, which though … Continue reading →

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1967 Revisited – DQ’s, Raffles and Lancashire’s Ironic Good Fortune?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Tony Taylor

Further to my piece on Lancashire’s overthrow of Sheffield’s Northern 10 miles dominance at Matlock in 1967 memories have been awakened.  Within it I speculated that the disqualification of Wakefield’s Roy Thorpe had opened the way to Lancashire’s success.  Some … Continue reading →

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On Rewriting History and Definitions : A Response

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Tony Taylor

There’s a bit of a hullabaloo going on over at the Race Walking Facebook page about the Race Walking Association’s decision to make this year’s National 50 kilometres championship a ‘B’ classified race. Obviously it is an effort to boost … Continue reading →

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The Northern Senior 10 miles : The Tables Turned 1967 – 69

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Tony Taylor

A lovely article on Roland Hardy, Derbyshire Living Legend, rescued from the archives by Trevor and Linda McDermott  brought back to mind a significant  moment in the history of the Northern Ten and the Lancashire Walking Club. The Ten Miles … Continue reading →

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