Category Archives: History

Marion and Peter Fawkes honour Andrew Fraser

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Tony Taylor

It’s been two years since we posted our tribute, Andrew Fraser RIP, standard bearer for Scottish Race Walking. The piece contained moving anecdotes and images such as the one below. In a touching and generous gesture, expressive of the values … Continue reading →

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Race Walking loses three great characters

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Tony Taylor

in the past few weeks race walking has lost three outstanding characters from within and without its ranks. The first of these, Jack Englert of the Sheffield Unuted Harriers is perhaps the least known. However, he was a stalwart of … Continue reading →

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Centurions Corner and Notice of the Goodwin Trophy

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Tony Taylor

View Post The humanist service was imbued with emotion, humour and defiance. At one point the celebrant quoted from our online tribute a story told by Chris Harvey, which brought tears to our eyes. And an old militant such as … Continue reading →

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Not the last Moulton Five – a video of hope

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Tony Taylor

In the last week, I’ve been unable to complete a range of tasks flowing out of the Fred Pearce Relay and its shenanigans. Stupidly I’ve suffered mild sunstroke as a result of attending hatless an emotional and dramatic military funeral … Continue reading →

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Report of the Fred Pearce Relay and Other Shenanigans, July 22nd

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Tony Taylor

As ever Dave provided promptly this race report before embarking on the Sunday with Pat to do a 16 miles walk along the south-west of Scotland – in his words, ‘suckers for punishment’! Since Saturday I’ve been inundated with comments … Continue reading →

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Back together again – Fred Pearce and Tony Taylor at Simister, July 22nd

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Tony Taylor

The Fred Pearce Relay has a special place in our club’s calendar, It’s a moment when we remember Fred’s enduring contribution to the life of his cherished Lancashire Walking Club. And, on a personal level, many of us will have … Continue reading →

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Mick Holmes RIP – race walker extraordinaire, the like of whom we will never see again

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Tony Taylor

As I post this tribute I see it as a memory in the making. I hope that other members of the race walking community will contribute their stories of a formidable and perhaps half-forgotten great athlete. Michael Stephen ‘Mike’ HOLMES (GBR) (b. … Continue reading →

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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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