Author Archives: Tony Taylor

Nigel Shaw dominates on the foothills of Chorley

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Tony Taylor

ALISON TROPHY 15 KILOMETRES, MARCH 7th Dave Evans reports: It was clear right from the start that Nigel Shaw had victory in mind and his pace from the off left his colleagues “in the dust”. The opening mile of the … Continue reading →

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A mixed bag of Olympic and Bradford memories, together with a charity appeal

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Tony Taylor

Many thanks to BBC Kent for ‘running’ this story. A British gold medallist from the 1960 Olympics is commemorated annually by a mile-long race. Don Thompson set an Olympic-record time and beat former gold medallists to win the 50km (31 … Continue reading →

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The Alison Trophy, March 7th – now the toughest course in England?

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Tony Taylor

The Alison Trophy 15 kilometres club race will take place this coming Saturday, March 7th, starting at 1.00 p.m. As is usual it would be really helpful if you could let Dave Evans at dave.evans08@hotmail.co.uk know if you are attending and in what … Continue reading →

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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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