Author Archives: Tony Taylor

JANUARY 2026 VIRTUAL 5 KILOMETRES RESULTS

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Tony Taylor

A trifle late but find below the full results of our now annual January Virtual 5km event. Your anecdotes and photos were much appreciated. The bets are off as to who might win the 2026 Literary Award. It was especially … Continue reading →

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Sam Shoebottom 10 km in Celtic rather than Baltic weather

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Tony Taylor

Greg Smith observes and informs us: Despite it being the old Celtic festival of Imbolc a few days ago, marking the halfway point between the Winter solstice and Spring equinox, it felt decidedly grey and wintry in Heaton Park today…as … Continue reading →

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January Virtual 5 km clockings and photos

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Tony Taylor

I’m a bit upside down because of serious family illness so I’m just posting the times achieved in January plus photos and comments as appropriate. I’ll sort out the scratch and handicap placings plus age-graded results in the next few … Continue reading →

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Sunday training, Sam Shoebottom racing and the Virtual 5 km

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Tony Taylor

It might well be a busy fortnight. Adrian is organising a training session this coming Sunday, February 1st. It’s the first live race of this year at Simister on February 7th and your Virtual 5 km time needs to be … Continue reading →

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Greg’s 60th year race walking and the January Virtual 5 kilometres

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Tony Taylor

Back in 2023 everyone was very generous in celebrating my 70th year in race walking. And Greg Smith is catching up. As of this January 2026 Greg marked his 60th year in the sport by race walking the Ormskirk Park/run. … Continue reading →

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Frank Dolan [1945- 2025], Centurion 656 RIP and RWA AGM, January 23rd

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Tony Taylor

I am pretty sure that I first met Frank in June 1980 as I passed him a sponge as he competed in the Blackpool of that year. I had no recollection of his smiling face from earlier years, which made … Continue reading →

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Stretford Track League 1967 – 1974 / Frank Dolan and Ken Harding RIP

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Tony Taylor

The New Year begins with sad news. Frank Dolan, a club stalwart in the 1980s and Ken Harding, an outstanding race walker across the second half of the 20th century both died recently. Frank raced in the famous 1979 Ewhurst … Continue reading →

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Holiday Reading or Listening : The Phenomenal Sandra Brown, not forgetting Richard…….

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Tony Taylor

My sincere thanks to Chris Bolton and Dave Ainsworth for sending this link to both an article and a podcast celebrating the amazing achievements of Sandra and Richard Brown. Davy begins: Sandra was the very first person in the world … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings with the 2026 January Virtual 5 Kilometres on the horizon

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Tony Taylor

SEASON’S GREETINGS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND FOLLOWERS THE SAYING, PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL TO ALL MEN, HAS NEVER BEEN MORE PERTINENT AND YET SEEMINGLY SO FAR AWAY As is now our custom the first event in the 2026 … Continue reading →

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Dick and Bill Maxwell Remembered, Bill Cowley and Eric Crompton Celebrated

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Tony Taylor

Our Xmas race honours annually the terrific contribution made to our club by Dick Maxwell. However, while researching into our Centurion legacy, I alighted upon the result of the 1977 Bristol 100 miles event, which featured another Maxwell, namely Bill. … Continue reading →

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