Steve Kemp, C1075 reports:

Attached are results for the 100 miles and also the relay.

The Commemorative Relay Challenge attracted nearly 60 participants including 24 Centurions as part of the Centurions team, plus a further 2 representing their clubs.

Teams from the Centurions, Surrey Walking Club, Steyning AC and Tonbridge AC all completed the 100 lap relay, with teams from RWA/ Lewes, RWV and an open team completing almost another 50 laps between them. Some Centurions went on to do further laps as part of their club team.

List of Centurions, who participated in the Commemorative Relay challenge

Chris Bolton C332, John Lees C488, Jack Rose C517, Dave Ainsworth C540, Charlie Bean C555, Tony Perkins C685, Roger Michell C724, Sandra Brown 735, Richard Brown C760, Steve Till C768, Carol Killick C793, Phil Carroll C794, Chris Flint C849, Colin Bradley C853, Janette Bean C875, Ron Wallwork C893, Parminder Bhatti C909, Gijs den Ouden C911, Kevin Perry C912, Chris Cattano C963, Dave Jones C987, Kim Howard C1020, Ian Richards C1064, Steve Kemp C1075, Steve Allen C1102, John Borgars C1170.

On the Centurions 1911 Facebook group page, which he administers, Frans Leijtens writes:

Three new (Dutch) Centurions: Bart de Vries, Centurion 1223 and overall winner, Marco van Heel, Centurion 1224 and Loes van Bremen, Centurion 1225 and fastest lady. Bart won the Hew Neilson Trophy and the Bill King Memorial Trophy, Jonathan Hobbs won the Hammond Trophy, Loes took the Bristol Trophy, the Rotterdamse Wandelsport Vereniging RWV won the Sunday Dispatch Trophy and the Dutch Centurions defeated the British Centurions for the Ko van der Kwaak Cup. Ignace Matthys won the Eddy McNeir Trophy. Frank van de Gulik completed his 19th British 100 miles race, a record he now shares with Gerrit de Jong, Centurion 456. Saturday the weather was ideal, followed by a cold night and a hot Sunday morning. Almost three quarters of all athletes did not finish.

From a Lancashire point of view, Chris Bolton, the oldest Centurion present and Ron Wallwork contributed to the Relay, whilst Roy Gunnett and Martin Fisher did themselves proud, given their relative lack of preparation. We hope a future post will contain their personal memories of the grand day.

A couple of comments from Facebook to close but, all being well, more to come.

Richard Brown – Thanks to everyone for a wonderful celebration of the Centurions 100th 100 mile event. The relay was so inclusive as young and not so young all joined in. Thanks especially to Peter Selby for your magnificent organisation . What fun and memories we all shared.

Sophie Watterson-Jones – I just wanted to say how lovely it was to see the walking community come together and support one another!! Thanks especially to the Dutch crew who were absolutely superb ❤️ lovely to meet you all and hope everyone is recovering well!

Special thanks to Frans Leijtens and Veronica Leijtens for the photos and their incredible commitment to the Centurion tradition.