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Sam Shoebottom 10km, February 3rd and Club Training Day, February 11th
Crossing fingers that the stormy weather will have abated, the 2024 season on the road begins with the Sam Shoebottom Trophy 10 kilometres on Saturday, February 3rd. Roy confirms that the Lady Wilton Hall, Simister Lane, Simister, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 … Continue reading
AGE-GRADED PERFORMANCES FOR YOUR INTEREST AND MOTIVATION
Back at the Club AGM in November it was suggested that for each of our races we work out each participant’s age-graded performance. The idea was partly inspired by the fact that Ian Hilditch took the AJ Taylor Award for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Age-graded performances, Andrea Lennon, Club Virtual Series, Roy Gunnett
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Best Wishes for 2024 and December’s Virtual 5km results
STOP PRESS: Adrian Edwards informs us that our next training day will take place at the Stockport Woodbank Park track from 12 noon until 5pm on Sunday 14th January. There is also a development race taking place in the Sale … Continue reading
Beryl Randle RIP – one of our sport’s great characters
Beryl Randle, born on the 16th of December 1928, was one of our sport’s great characters and a pioneer in terms of women’s race walking. The following tribute is based on a touching post from Birchfield Harriers, the athletics club … Continue reading
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Tagged Beryl Randle, Birchfield Harriers, John O'Groats - Lands End, World Record holder
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Yet another December Virtual 5 kilometre club event
Following the unfortunate cancellation of the Dick Maxwell trophy race on December 2nd, it has been agreed that we organise a December Virtual 5 kilometres in addition to that envisaged for January. Both will count in the overall Club Handicap … Continue reading
Dick Maxwell Memorial and Xmas 10km, December 2nd
Tempting fate I’m reproducing a modified version of last year’s post, announcing the forthcoming Xmas 10-kilometre race in 2022, which was alas cancelled. My comment under Pat’s photo was indeed pessimistic and prescient! Here’s hoping Zeus looks down kindly on … Continue reading
Remembering 1968: Guy reveals the ‘secrets’ of IAC research while sadly Arthur Jones, Mexico Olympian has died
Guy Goodair reports on this fascinating, historical piece of research, which took place in the spring of 1968 ahead of the Mexico Olympics. Fifty years ago five members of Wakefield Harriers became pioneers for the International Athletics Club research into … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968 Olympics, Arhur Jones RIP, Guy Goodair, Internationa Athletics Club
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A Murky Day in Simister: the Club AGM 5 Kilometres
Dave Evans reports: As if delivering an early Christmas present we managed to field 17 walkers in the AGM 5k bringing together not only the usual nucleus but some friends from afar. Tony Taylor made the long trip from Crete, … Continue reading
Noel Blatchford RIP – an extraordinary sporting career
Grateful thanks to Ron Wallwork for circulating this tribute. For many of us in Lancashire Noel was an engaging regular at the BMAF 5km championships in Horwich, where she invariably dominated her age-group. Noel Blatchford RIP The race-walking fraternity has … Continue reading
CLUB AGM and 5 KM, SIMISTER, NOVEMBER 4th
You will find below details relating to the forthcoming AGM. Particular thanks to Greg Smith for sorting all this out. Members should have received the notification and accompanying reports via email. However I’ve copied and pasted some of the material … Continue reading
Lancashire Walking Club : Health The First Wealth 