For much of this century or so it seemed, Trevor McDermot, along with his wife, Linda and notables such as John Paddick, committed himself to the task of reviving race walking in the North of England. One brainchild was the Soup and Roll league. Staged in beautiful villages these events were always excellently organised and a warm atmosphere duly created. Particularly successful were races held in the beautiful setting of Kirkby Fleetham.

However, only a few weeks ago, it was Trevor himself, who needed resuscitating! I’ll let Linda take up the frightening tale.

Five weeks ago while driving home from a Schools Athletics Meeting, Trevor suffered a heart attack, which led to a full cardiac arrest and three weeks in hospital.

The 2 lads in the photo below visited a week ago, they are WO1 (RSM) Shane Wilson & WO2 (RQMS) Mark Sumner both from ITC Catterick.

These two saved Trevor’s life! They quickly jumped into action and carried out CPR for 30 minutes until the paramedics took over. If not for their valiant efforts Trevor would not be here today.
They are true community heroes and we can never ever thank them enough.

What a wonderful story of survival against the odds.

Trevor – Best Wishes for a speedy recovery from all at the Lancashire Walking Club.

Περαστικά, Φίλε μου as we say on Crete. Get well soon, my friend, one of the most knowledgeable and enthusiastic supporters of our sport I’ve ever met.