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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Dipping into Alfred Scorer’s 1951 Reports – A Novice Race included
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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Tagged Alfred Scorer, Jack Sankey, Lancashire, Ron Marsden, Teeside Walking League
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1967 Revisited – DQ’s, Raffles and Lancashire’s Ironic Good Fortune?
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
On Rewriting History and Definitions : A Response
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
The Northern Senior 10 miles : The Tables Turned 1967 – 69
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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Tagged Lancs WC, Northern Senior 10, Roland Hardy, Ron Wallwork, Sheffield UH, Wakefield AC
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