Author Archives: Tony Taylor

Dick and Zena Smith Trophy, Bury, Saturday, June 7th plus an Eric Crompton Special : The Early Years

DICK AND ZENA SMITH TROPHY 10 AND 5 KILOMETRES – Bury Athletics Club, Market St, Bury BL9 9FX These races commemorate the remarkable contribution to the life of our club made by the husband and wife couple, Dick and Zena … Continue reading

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Cheshire Track & Field Grand Prix Match 3 inc race walks, June 21st in Warrington

Tony Bell reports: Two race walks in this Cheshire Track and field meet. Please support. For further information and to enter, go to https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/events?id=26908

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Macclesfield Shield 10 and Dave Crompton 7 Age-Graded Results plus the Browns continue to amaze!

In working out the age-graded times I’ve had to call upon my Primary School arithmetic of nearly seven decades ago. So bear with me, I refuse to use a calculator, hoping that this will fend off further mental degeneration. It’s … Continue reading

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Sailash, ever a treat in store!

An Apology – I’d more or less finished this post last Sunday but on the Monday had another eye operation, which has not settled down. Hence I’ve not been able to add footnotes to the great photos or include the … Continue reading

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Dave Crompton, Training, The Olympics, ParkRun/Walks and England Athletics

Another special day on our calendar, come Saturday, May 10th. Louise and Eric have confirmed that the church hall will be available for the Dave Crompton 7 mile Memorial race at Chorley. As usual, it will be very helpful if … Continue reading

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SURREY WC ANNIVERSARY 100 MILES TRACK

Given our club’s rich tradition over the 100 miles distance it’s a pleasure to give this notice of Surrey WC’s 125th anniversary event.

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PARKWALK – A MESSAGE FROM THE RWA PRESIDENT

Next Saturday, April 26th, parkwalk are making a special effort to encourage folk to walk at their local parkrun.  I estimate there are over 100, yes one hundred, people who have race walked now or in the past who are registered … Continue reading

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LOS ANGELES 2028 : ONLY THE HALF-MARATHON WALK!

At the weekend I was sorting out belatedly Steve Uttley’s measured thoughts on the proposed distance changes in our sport at an international and national level. Then, out of the blue, courtesy of Stu Cooper, the indefatigable editor of the … Continue reading

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Birthday Greetings to Bill Sutherland, 1970 Commonwealth Games medallist on his 80th

STOP PRESS : Adrian Edwards is holding another training day this coming Sunday, April 13th at Woodbank Park, Stockport from noon to 5.00 p.m. Well worth supporting. We are grateful to Dave Ainsworth and the Essex Walker for this article … Continue reading

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Nigel Shaw dominates the Macclesfield Ten

Macclesfield Shield 10 miles 29th March 2025 (RWA25005-B) Roy Gunnett reports: Cool, overcast weather was the order of the day for the Macclesfield Shield 10mile race on Saturday 29th March 2025.There was a good turnout of 8 walkers and 5 … Continue reading

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