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Martin and Dave at the Eindhoven walking weekend June 7/8 2025

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Tony Taylor

Martin Payne reports: On Friday June 6, I flew to Eindhoven from Manchester uneventfully, in contrast to David Hoben who had taken the Eurostar from London only to be greeted in the Netherlands with an unexpected rail strike. Not to … Continue reading →

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Timely weather window over Bury plus change of date for the Fred Pearce Relay

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Tony Taylor

Dave Evans reports: Most attendees at the Dick and Zena 10/5k races endured wet and windy conditions en route to Bury but as the appointed hour arrived the clouds dispersed and it was all but dry as the whistle was … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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!

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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!

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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!

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Tony Taylor

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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