It gives me great pleasure to post this contribution from Tony Bell on his recent nostalgic return to Cambridge for an Enfield League event.

I went up to Cambridge University in 1995, I graduated in 1999 but didn’t move away until 2005. I did more than just get my degree in Cambridge, I met my wife Shelley and also took up racewalking! Shelley was a good masters middle distance runner, so I took up racewalk so I could compete at the same events as her.

I learned a lot about racewalking at the Enfield League in North London, I competed there fairly often 2003-5. After we moved north to Cheshire I would compete less often at Enfield, last time in 2017.

Then I saw that Enfield was having an away day to Cambridge. I always love returning to Cambridge, so I had a day trip on 11th April.

Great to see Cambridge again, the race venue was at the University West Cambridge site, race HQ was at the University sports centre (not there in my day).

Good to see old Cambridge running friends, who were competing in the racewalk. It was great to see old racewalk friends, including Ron Wallwork and David Hoben (frequent LWC visitor).

I did the 5km B race, there was also a more seriously judged A race but my old knees can’t get me round an A race these days.

I led the B race all the way, a nice flat 5km course. This being Cambridge there was the usual Siberian gale force wind blowing off the fens. I was first to finish in 32.38 but the wind won that one!

A great, if rather long, day out.