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Dick and Zena Smith Trophies up for grabs at Bury, June 10th
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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Tagged Bury A C Track, Dick and Zena SmithTrophies, Manchester - Blackpool
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Horwich Clarification and Middlesborough News
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
The End of Race Walking?
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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Tagged Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay, Paris 2024, Judging, Farce, Hostility to Race Walking
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Dave Crompton Memorial Trophy, May 13th
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
Who race walked a marathon in sunny Blackpool last Sunday?
A week ago, whilst tens of thousands pounded the streets of London, four hundred or so determined souls glided back and forth down a sun-basked promenade in the Blackpool Marathon. The challenge was the same for competitors, both North and … Continue reading
Horwich Festival and BMAF 5 kilometre race back on the calendar – Sunday, June 18th
Thanks in no small measure to the sterling efforts of Eric Horwill and Adrian Edwards the British Masters 5k championships held in conjunction with the Horwich Festival is back on the racing calendar. The event will take place on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Edwards, Back on the Calendar, BMAF 5k, Eric Horwill, Horwich Festival
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Macclesfield Shield 10 miles at Sutton, April 1st – treading in Lol Allen’s footsteps
Our next club race is the Macclesfield Shield 10 miles, which will take place from our Sutton venue, which has a special place in the history of Northern and National race walking. As you can see below our club, together … Continue reading
Alison Trophy 15km, Saturday 4th March, Chorley
We are back at Chorley on Saturday, March 4th for the Alison Trophy 15-kilometre event, 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 … Continue reading
CLUB 2023 REVISED FIXTURES and a Post-War Memory
The asterisks against Simister indicate a slight doubt as to whether the venue will be available due to extensive rewiring of the Lady Wilton Hall. However we are confident that all will be well by July. Given our harmonious relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged Fixtures 2023, George Lamb, Leyland Motors AC, Post-War Paternalism
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The hills are alive with music at the Sam Shoebottom 10km, Chorley, February 4th
Dave Evans reports: Grey clouds greeted a field of 8 aspirants keen to test their fitness in a live race following two virtual months of solo activity. Thanks to the goodwill and personal intervention of Eric Crompton we were able … Continue reading