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Monthly Archives: May 2020
THE BRADFORD 50 KILOMETRES REMEMBERED
Yesterday, in times past Whit Monday, was the traditional date for the Bradford 50 kilometres organised by the Yorkshire Walking Club. John Cannell has sent me kindly the above YouTube recording of a Yorkshire TV [?] newspiece. I’m not sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Crompton, Joe Hardy, John Warhurst, Whit Monday Bradford 50k
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Back On Top of the World Virtual Series as our Club Series hopefully begins
I must confess we were taken aback to find ourselves back on top of the Age-Graded Team competition and third in the Open, but very satisfied. MENS AGE GRADED 2KM TEAM 1 Lancashire Walking Club (86.20%)2 Manx Harriers (77.04%)3 Sarnia … Continue reading
REMINISCENCES 9: JOHN CANNELL ON MANY A MILE UNDERTAKEN, OFTEN AGAINST THE ODDS
The Isle of Man remains a stronghold of race walking. One ot its outstanding competitors across the years has been John Cannell, the victor at the inaugural RWA 100 miles championships in 1987. We are delighted to host his Race … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 miles, End to End, Isle of Man, John Cannell, Parish Walk, Reminiscences, TT Walk
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The Race Walking World goes Virtual – more results and news
Firstly, despite my return, we slipped to third in the Virtual Series 2 kilometres Age-Graded team competition. MENS AGE GRADED 2KM TEAM 1 Steyning AC (86.97%)2 Surrey WC (86.59%)3 Lancashire WC (84.12%)– AUSTRALIA (77.60%)4 Sarnia WC (73.99%)5 Quickstep Fitness (71.05%)6 … Continue reading
LANCASHIRE WALKING CLUB VIRTUAL SERIES BEGINS THIS MONTH – GET INVOLVED
As mooted and now agreed, inspired by Andi Drake, John Constandinou and Helen Elleker’s efforts, we’re going to have a crack at organising our own Virtual Series of races over the next few months. Each month we invite you to … Continue reading
REMEMBERING DAVE CROMPTON DURING THE LOCKDOWN – A WAVE OF AFFECTION
Saturday, May 9 should have witnessed the very first Dave Crompton Memorial Trophy event to be held on his home patch in Chorley. Sadly it had fallen foul of the virus-induced lockdown on public sporting activity. Dave is held in … Continue reading
Back to Second Team in the Virtual Series Age-Graded Team
With Tony Taylor sidelined spasmodically, Tony Malone, Guy Goodair, Stephen Walker and Tony Bell combined to claim a second place in the Virtual Series 2 kilometres Age-Graded Team competition. Bravo! MENS AGE GRADED 2KM TEAM 1 Surrey Walking Club (86.23%, … Continue reading
Posted in Results
Tagged Guy Goodair, Stephen Walker, Tony Bell, Tony Malone, Virtual Series
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REMINISCENCES 8 – DENIS JACKSON LOOKS BACK OVER AN OUTSTANDING CAREER
Over recent years, when back for the occasional Northern event, I’ve often wondered if the people present knew that the the softly-spoken, unassuming bloke sat quietly in the corner is one of the great all-rounders in British Race Walking. His … Continue reading
On postponements, our dear friend Dave Crompton and a Club Virtual Series
This coming Saturday, May 9, we should be gathering in Chorley to race in the Dave Crompton Memorial Seven Miles, still struggling to come to terms with the loss of such a beloved member of the club. In conversation with … Continue reading
We slip to third in the Virtual Series Age-graded Team race – but not by much!
MENS AGE GRADED TEAM – 2 KILOMETRES 1 Steyning AC (86.65%, 45)2 Surrey Walking Club (85.97%, 32)3 Lancashire Walking Club (84.97%, 40)– AUSTRALIA (78.54%, 67)4 Sarnia Walking Club (73.62%, 108)5 Birchfield Harriers (69.17%, 137)6 Quickstep Fitness (68.01%, 139)7 Scotia Race … Continue reading
Posted in Results
Tagged Age-graded, Lancashire Walking Club, Tom Partington, Virtual Series
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