Author Archives: Tony Taylor

The Fred Pearce Relays and Tony Taylor’s 70th-year race walking

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Tony Taylor

I hope you will forgive this self-indulgent note ahead of this Saturday’s Barnard Trophy 10k in Sutton. However in three weeks, with Christine Pearce’s support, the tribute to our dear Fred in the Relay of his family’s name will incorporate … Continue reading →

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Remembering the tradition: The Barnard Trophy 10 kilometres, July 1st

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Tony Taylor

Back in November, when on duty at the crossroads, I mentioned in a previous post a lovely moment when a passing older couple stopped to chat. They were so pleased to see race walkers on the road and waxed lyrical … Continue reading →

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The Welcome Return of the BMAF 5 km Championship [Part One]

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Tony Taylor

Last Sunday the British Masters 5 kilometres road championship was revived in what had become its home, the Lancashire town of Horwich. Due in no small measure to the sterling efforts of Adrian Edwards and Eric Horwill, the renaissance was … Continue reading →

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Heatwave in Bury as Adrian holds off Martin in the Dick Smith 10 kilometres race

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Tony Taylor

Dave Evans, punctual as ever, reports from a sun-baked Bury: With an ambient temperature of 30 degrees centigrade on the track, it would not have surprised me if the final skin colour of the aspirants resembled the new orange “tartan” … Continue reading →

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The Eindhoven Exploits of Martin, Sailash and Dave

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Tony Taylor

Martin Payne reports: The walking races on May 27 were organised by OLAT ( www.olat.nl/iwe ) held for the first time at Eindhoven – previously at Weert on odd-numbered years. Really friendly and helpful organisers as per in the Netherlands. Having registered … Continue reading →

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Dick and Zena Smith Trophies up for grabs at Bury, June 10th

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Tony Taylor

This race commemorates the remarkable contribution to the life of our club made by the husband and wife couple, Dick and Zena Smith. The contest will take place at the Bury AC track, starting at 1.00 pm on Saturday, June … Continue reading →

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Horwich Clarification and Middlesborough News

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Tony Taylor

As I understand the situation there was a bit of confusion at Chorley about the arrangements for the revived BMAF 5 kilometres championships at Horwich on Sunday, June 18th Adrian Edwards, who has done so much to get the event … Continue reading →

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The End of Race Walking?

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Tony Taylor

The following information about the proposed Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay has been ‘leaked’ by a concerned insider. I’ve received a copy and Tim Erickson has featured the news in the VRWAC Newsletter. At this moment I’m not able to … Continue reading →

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Roy Gunnett’s clean pair of heels in the Dave Crompton Memorial race

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Tony Taylor

Dave Evans reports promptly as ever. He would have been a great sports journalist meeting the Saturday ‘Pink’ or ‘Buff’ deadlines!! Having just attained his 76th birthday Roy Gunnett showed a clean pair of heels to his fellow club rivals … Continue reading →

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Dave Crompton Memorial Trophy, May 13th

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Tony Taylor

It’s a special day on our calendar, come the 13th of this month. We’ll be remembering with great affection the much-missed Dave Crompton as we contest over 7 miles the trophy honouring his name. As usual, it will be very … Continue reading →

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