Author Archives: Tony Taylor

Virtual League Racing Series – Race 33 – Peter Ryan Memorial Race

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Virtual League Racing Series – Race 33 – Peter Ryan Memorial Race  MENS AGE GRADED 2KM TEAM1 Lancashire Walking Club (83.40%)2 Birchfield Harriers (81.41%)3 Manx Harriers (75.56%)4 Quickstep Fitness (70.17%)5 Sarnia Walking Club (70.43%)6 Steyning AC (61.03%) – AUSTRALIA (48.89%) … Continue reading →

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Ron Wallwork interviewed – his humanity shines through

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Sincere thanks to Dave Ainsworth for pointing me towards this fascinating and revealing interview with a club legend, Ron Wallwork. I remain proud and privileged to have been one of his closest training partners in the late 1960s and early … Continue reading →

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VIRTUAL LEAGUE RACING SERIES 32 IN MEMORY OF JORDI LLOPART

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Virtual League Racing Series 32 in memory of Jordi Llopart Jordi Llopart, the great Spanish race walker competed in the 50 km event at the 1980, 1984, and 1988 Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1980. He was a European … Continue reading →

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Lancashire Walking Club: Looking Back 1942/43

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Tony Taylor

We’re really chuffed to receive this intriguing historical piece from Ron Wallwork. Hopefully it’s the first of many! Ron writes: Lancashire Walking Club Looking Back – 1942/43 As something of interest to do during Lockdown I started to delve into … Continue reading →

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October Virtual Club 3k plus Virtual Series Weekly 2k results

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Tony Taylor

OCTOBER VIRTUAL CLUB 3 KILOMETRES This month sees a reduced field with only Glyn and John joining us as guests. However a number of people missed the invitation so hopefully we’ll have a bigger turnout for the November challenge. Whatever … Continue reading →

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Peter Ryan, a gentle giant of our sport, is in our thoughts

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Tony Taylor

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 REST IN PEACE It saddens me to bring the news that Pete died in his sleep in the small hours of this morning. His presence will be sorely missed by the race walking community at home and … Continue reading →

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Virtual Series Weeks 29 and 30 : More than holding our own

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Excellent team performances illustrating that we can triumph without yours truly. Great turnout in Week 29. I couldn’t submit a time in week 30 because of dramatic thunderstorms. Pat Evans was key to our success. As ever we would encourage … Continue reading →

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THE FLEETHAM CUP TIME TRIALS SERIES – NEXT EVENT, NOVEMBER 7th

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Tony Taylor

We’ve received the following message from our ever resourceful friends, Trevor and Linda McDermot. Hi Friends and Colleagues, Linda and I found ourselves getting too ‘stir-crazy’ and thought of how the current crisis could also provide OPPORTUNITY over the coming … Continue reading →

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Virtual League Racing Series – Race 28: LWC still setting the pace

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Sincere thanks to all our members participating in the series. Great contributions from Dave Evans, Greg Smith and Roy Gunnett. Let’s keep it going. MENS AGE GRADED 2KM TEAM1 Lancashire Walking Club (89.01%)2 Quickstep Fitness (70.41%)3 Steyning AC (61.37%)4 Manx … Continue reading →

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Continuing our Club Virtual Series into the autumn and winter

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Unfortunately we have to abandon our efforts to hold the final two races of 2020 – the AGM 5k and the Xmas 10k. Both would have been held at Simister. However, because of COVID protocols we would not have been … Continue reading →

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