The Albert Rigby trophy race had to be moved at late notice from Sutton Macclesfield to Simister.
Dave Evans reports:
Overcast skies with a slight breeze greeted the fourteen strong field of walkers with all but Adrian Edwards setting off together. Adrian gave the main body of the field a 5 minute start. Tony Bell had a bit of a cold (too late to affect my handicapping!) so let Roy Gunnett tow the field along with Dan Maskell, Tony himself and Glyn Jones in close contention. Joe Hardy was in a bit of a void at 5k with nearly a minute between him and his pursuers and a gap of 47 seconds to the athlete ahead of him. Four others, Dave Hoben (Surrey Walking club), Pat Evans, Ian Hilditch and Phil McCullagh were all in close proximity to each other with Sailash Shah and John Crahan bringing up the rear of the 10k group.
Roy Gunnett, immaculately straight on contact, said to be towing the field in Dave’s report
Andrea Lennon had chosen to walk just the opening 5k stage with John Payn opting for the same distance. They walked times of 42 mins 59 and 44 mins 35 respectively.
Glyn Jones, whose support for our races and race walking in general, is second to none.
The second 5k saw Adrian pull through to post a comfortable final time of 59 mins 32 with Tony Bell a decent 65 mins 56. Roy Gunnett clocked 66 mins 08 for one of his fastest 10k’s in recent times and Dan Maskell walked with some style to record a good 66 mins 30. Glyn Jones walked well but also found himself in a gap leading the next big group by nearly 2 minutes. He walked a time of 67 minutes 03.
Joe Hardy wondering how his beloved City have gone on.
The next five did some decent racing and were rewarded with times of 69 19(Joe Hardy), 69 35(Phil McCullagh), 69 36(Dave Hoben), 69 41(Pat Evans) and 69 52(Ian Hilditch). Sailash walked a steady 71 04 with John Crahan maintaining a decent pace with 72 mins 59.
Phil McCullagh, the deserved winner of the Albert Rigby Shield
The handicap results produced a win for Phil McCullagh ( a great second 5k), with Pat Evans 2nd and Ian Hilditch 3rd. The remaining positions were:- 4th Joe Hardy, 5th Dan Maskell, 6th Adrian Edwards, 7th Roy Gunnett, 8th Sailash Shah, 9th Tony Bell, 10th John Crahan.
Chris Pearce presented the Albert Rigby Shield to Phil MCullagh.
STOP PRESS : Back in Crete we’ve procured a spare key to our PO Box so I’ll be able to post Roy’s thoughts and his official results sheets.
FURTHER STOP PRESS: The Dick Maxwell Memorial race and pre-Xmas shindig has been moved from November 30 to December 7 – still on the Nightmare course, as best I know!
Once again thanks to Greg Smith for the excellent photos.
Roy Gunnett has been contacted by Marshall Barnard , the steward at our Macclesfield venue, apologising for double booking a 21st on the day of our event which means we have to go to option B. Roy has already spoken to Emma at Simister who thought the school would be available on 5th October but she would have to speak to her boss. She promised to establish quickly if we were safe to use the normal Simister venue. Fingers crossed. As things stand Macclesfield is not available but hopefully Simister will be the stand in venue. As soon as we know for certain we will circulate the club members with the venue confirmation. Watch this space.
LATEST NEWS – THE ALBERT RIGBY TROPHY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE REARRANGED VENUE OF SIMISTER ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 – USUAL START TIME, 1.30 P.M.
What did we do before smart watches? Dave sounds the klaxon, Eric starts his watch and John prepares to record the exploits
Dave Evans reveals all, while Roy Gunnett’s report and detailed results sheet remains trapped in our post box in the village square, to which we have lost the key. A replacement in Greek time is allegedly on its way!
The weather was kind with pleasant sunshine and no wind. The line up was interesting with Adrian on the sidelines still recovering from his centurion challenge. Tony Bell was the likely winner with Roy and Glyn Jones vying for minor honours.
Tony Bell on his way to victory
Dan Maskell, our regular south coast support squad member, made the long journey from Brighton and walked very fluently and fairly, to squeeze between Roy and Glyn mid race and at the end the pre race favourite was first with 9420 metres, Roy Gunnett a disciplined second with 9040 metres and Dan third with 8920 metres.
Dan Maskell, chased by Glyn Jones, displaying good technique
Glyn slowed a little in the last couple of miles but was still a solid 4th with 8834 metres. John Crahan started steadily but by halfway was picking off adversaries. He was in 5th place at the close recording a distance of 8667 metres. Joe Hardy is ultra consistent but the track is not his natural home aside from mentioning that he joined the Centurions brotherhood by covering 100 miles on a track in just shy of 22 hours. His 8476 metre distance was fine hanging onto 6th place from fellow septuagenarian by only 56 metres. Ian Hilditch was the pursuer and his 8420 metres was a good walk reflecting his return to fitness.
Hopefully a hydrated Sailash
Sailash Shah, despite hospitalisation during the Centurions 100 miler in the Isle of Man, walked well and was taking fluid for most of the race, to ensure he did not suffer the same problems as in the 100. Phil McCullagh always applies himself but on this occasion his usual second half speed was absent but he still covered 8271 metres.
The irrepressible, indomitable Andrea
Andrea Lennon, our lady septuagenarian, stepped onto to the track with her arm in a sling. An operation for carpal tunnel syndrome could not deter her from supporting the event and her final distance of 7131 metres was excellent in the circumstances although not pain free.
Metronomic Pat acknowledges applause before dashing off to make the tea!
With catering duties calling her, Pat Evans decided to do the 5k and with metronomic precision she rattled off every lap but the last two in either 2 50 or 2 51.
Thanks to Eric Horwill (timekeeping), Adrian Edwards, John Payn, Irene Pike and Greg Smith for doing the lap recording so efficiently. A successful day all round. Cheers.
PS For the record Adrian’s bold effort to join the Centurion ranks fell foul of badly blistered feet caused by an excess of Vaseline in his socks and shoes.
Last but not least, thanks to Greg Smith for the photos.
GOODWIN CUP 1OK, CHORLEY, AUGUST 17 (Race Permit RWA 9032-1)
Roy Gunnett reports:
The turnout for this race was down on usual for a number of reasons, including Adrian Edwards and Sailash Shah taking part in the IOM 100 miles race.
Roy Gunnett racing at Bury a few weeks later
Those who did enter had a very enjoyable race over the tough Chorley course – with the first 4 finishers in close proximity to each other throughout the race. John Crahan was not going to walk due to injury – gladly, however he took part to make up the numbers.
John Crahan defying injury, pictured here at Bury
Times were a little down on the usual due to the warm weather and hilly course. Roy Gunnett won the scratch race and Ian Hilditch the handicap and Goodwin Cup.
Ian Hilditch, winner of the Goodwin Cup, pictured here at Bury
Dave Evans, our handicapper, remarks:
Nice weather but a very small field as Adrian and Sailash were in the Isle of Man and others decided to give it a miss. The race was almost more interesting as Roy Gunnett, Joe Hardy, Ian Hilditch, Pat Evans and John Crahan toed the starting line. At the end of the first lap (2.8 miles)only 42 seconds separated the first 4 and everyone was in sight. As the second lap unwound the places stayed more or less the same but Roy managed to squeeze out a small gap and finally outwalked the field by 12 seconds. Ian and Pat had a bit of a battle in 3rd and 4th place.
RESULT
Roy Gunnett M70 LWC 71:36 [H’cap 11:00 H’cap time 60:36 H’cap Pos 4 Points 22 Age Grade% 73.75]
At the AGM the Club will be asked to decide about the future of the paper Archive, at present being kept by Ian Vaughan, who has photographed nearly all the documents (over 1300 pages).
The Archive comprises:
Four Certificates of Cliff Royle’s from 1948 and 1950, and a letter from Cliff to Fred.
Trophy Signature Book: 1951 – 1974.
Minutes of LWC meetings: 1981 – 1993.
Magazines.
NARWA Meetings: 1990 – 1992.
Manchester to Blackpool and Blackpool 50: Documents 1982 – 1996; Trophy Signature Books
1977 – 1989 and 1998 – 2005.
Morecambe Open Walk documents: 1990 – 1994.
Income and Expenditure Book: 1996 – 2008.
Bank Statements: 1995-2008.
40 joining forms: 1983 – 1993.
Results: 2000 – 2007.
Documents from 1989 – 1995.
England Athletics documents: 2007 – 2009.
The law and archives
The law allows archiving of records of historical interest, but says that personal information must be protected. The general rule is not to allow public access to sensitive personal information during a person’s lifetime: it is assumed that the person referred to in a record may have been as young as 16 at the time and that they might live to 100 years of age (unless the person’s age is known and/or it is known if they are alive). See ‘Data Protection and Personal Information’, The National Archives, May 2016, reviewed June 2019. At nationalarchives.gov.uk , Seen September 2019.
The LWC Archive includes many documents with addresses and other sensitive personal information: these pages could only be put online if the sensitive information were redacted.
What the Club needs to decide:-
What happens to the physical paper archive?
Offer all or some of the documents to Lancashire Archives, either i) unconditionally, or ii) on condition they intend to keep the paper copies and/or take the whole archive.
All or some of the paper archive is kept by a Club member.
All or some of the archive is destroyed.
Does the Club agree that the following documents can be disposed of securely?
The England Athletics handbooks. They are recent and likely to be available elsewhere.
The bank statements. They do not show items of income and expenditure. Instead, the Income and Expenditure Book could be kept.
A business diary with names, addresses and phone numbers in the back.
Three magazines have not been photographed. Which of these would the Club like to be backed up?
‘The Bradford Walk’, Yorkshire Race Walking Club, May 2002.
‘Yorkshire Race Walking Club: The First Seventy Years’, Yorkshire Race Walking Club, April 1982.
Northern Veterans Newsletter 20, June 2007. (Running, not Race Walking).
Should the following documents be kept? Backed up?
British Athletics Federation Rules For Competition, 1994-95, (pp.156).
British Athletics Federation Handbook 1994.
North of England Athletic Association Handbook 1995.
North of England Athletic Association Constitution (Amended 15 October 1994).
Which documents would the Club NOT be interested in viewing online? (Preparing documents for online viewing and redacting personal information is very time consuming.)
Where will the digital backup be kept (if at all)? How will it be secured?
Find below a rather rushed tribute to our club’s Centurions ahead of this weekend’s 100 miles race in the Isle of Man, where Adrian Edwards and Sailash Shah are our representatives. The post needs tidying up and where possible further information and photos added. Hence, if you’ve any tales and/or pictures these would be gratefully received. After this coming weekend, I’ll create a Centurions page so it can be accessed more easily.Grateful thanks to Dave Evans for providing the basis for this important part of the club’s history and Chris Bolton for some of the photos. Also, I’ve included performances by Albert Rigby, who at the time was a member of the Sutton Macclesfield AC and by several members of the then Leyland AC, including Bill Maxwell.
What is a Centurion?” A Centurion is an amateur athlete, who has walked 100 miles within 24 hours in a judged competition in Great Britain. The rules to qualify as a Centurion are quite simple: Walk 100 miles within the 24-hour time limit in accordance with the current Centurions race criteria and Race Walking Association racewalking rules.
Castletown – Start of the 100 miles
The 2019 Tower Insurance Isle of Man open 100 Mile Event incorporating the RWA National Long Distance Race Walking Championship is the next chance to become a centurion on 17/18 August 2019 – starting at 2.00 p.m. Both Adrian Edwards and Sailash Shah will be on the starting line. It would be remiss too not to mention that Martin Fisher of the Redcar RWC and a regular supporter of our club races will be looking to complete his 30th 100 miles challenge. Best Wishes from everyone at the club to Adrian, Sailash and Martin.
One thing to be sure is that I’m not giving Adrian any advice on how to handle 100 miles but I’m quietly confident that Adrian will smash it.
Wishing Sailash all the best in his latest attempt to join the prestigious ranks of the Centurions
LANCASHIRE WALKING CLUB
CENTURIONS: ROLL OF HONOUR
Centurion Number /Name /Time/ Date & Venue
18 Tommy E Payne 24:00:00 on 11/09/1908 London [24 hours track race] 20 A Ormrod 24:00:00 on 11/ 09 /1908 London [24 hours track race]
47 E G Mitchell 23:32:50 on 17/ 09/ 1909 London
101 George P Birchall 19:40:35 on 18/ 09/ 1936 Bradford 102 Jim O’Neill 19:51:52 on 18/ 09/ 1936 Bradford 110 Billy Pennington 22:54:01 on 18/ 09 /1936 Bradford 136 Frank O’Neill 22:06:18 on 20 /06/ 1947 London-Brighton and back 148 Cliff Royle 21:41:23 on 23/ 09 /1949 Bradford 194 Dick Ditchfield 22:25:37 on 03 /10 /1952 Bath to London
George J Birchall Centurion 220. He became a Centurion dead-eating with his father. George P Birchall, Centurion 101 in the storm-ridden Manchester- Blackpool race of 1954Joe Barraclough Centurion 260, who in the same year he clocked 18:26:12 for 100 miles, did 37:08 for fiveJohn Todd Centurion 285 looking immaculate
220 George J Birchall 19:32:27 on 23 /07/1954 Blackpool-Manchester and back 221 T L M Dally 20:37:19 on 23 /07 /1954 Blackpool Manchester and back 222 Albert Rigby [Sutton] 21:35:15 on 23 /07 /1954 Blackpool-Manchester and back 223 Joe Lambert 21:44:00 on 23/ 07/ 1954 Blackpool-Manchester and back 228 E E Riddell 23:20:27 on 23/ 07/ 1954 Blackpool-Manchester and back 252 John Grocott 22:11:53 on 01/ 07/ 1955 London-Brighton and back 255 Fred Pearce Snr 22:29:50 on 01/ 07/ 1955 London-Brighton and back 256 Vic Murray 22:29:50 on 01/07/1955 London-Brighton and back 260 Joe Barraclough 18:26:12 on 06/ 07 /1956 Sheffield-Harrogate and back 261 Dick Smith 19:26:37 on 06 /07/ 1956 Sheffield-Harrogate and back 263 Ivor Percival [Leyland AC] on 06/07/1956 Leicester to Skegness 285 John Todd 23:07:37 on 18/ 07 /1958 Leicester to Skegness 294 J Derrick [Leyland AC] 21:29:12 on 03/07/1959 London-Brighton and back
Vic Murray Centurion 256 dead-heated with Fred Pearce Snr Centurion 255
It would be a cliche to say Bill Cowley Centurion 319 always had a smile on his face, but every picture tells a story
307 Harry Tetlow 21:54:24 on 02 /07 /1960 Leicester to Skegness 310 Joe Billington [Leyland AC] 21:59:00 on 2/7/1960 Leicester-Skegness 319 Bill Cowley 22:28:30 on 30/ 10/ 1961 Chigwell 330 Brian Howarth [Leyland AC] 22:09:27 on 6/7/1962 Leicester-Skegness 332 Chris Bolton 22:09:27 on 06 /07 /1962 Leicester to Skegness 355 Sid Smith 20:28:38 on 03/ 07/ 1964 Leicester to Skegness
Number 17 Chris Bolton Centurion 332
414 Alan Hudson 19:20:52 on 03/ 08/ 1968 Leicester to Skegness 433 Alan Day 19:54:18 on 26/ 09/ 1969 Bristol 457 J Williamson 22:50:35 on 31/ 07/ 1970 Leicester to Skegness
502 Eddie Jones 23:22:10 on 28/ 07 /1972 Leicester to Skegness 509 Bill Maxwell [Leyland AC] 20:52:29 on 21/9/1973 Bristol
612 E Murray 22:25:17 on 14/ 10 /1977 Bristol 617 B Breen 22:50:58 on 14/10/1977 Bristol 656 Frank Dolan 21:33:14 on 22 /06 /1979 Ewhurst
706 L P Hey 22:44:54 on 25/ 07/1980 Leicester 762 Robert Thacker 21:40:45 on 24 /06 /1983 Ewhurst 797 Alan Chandler 22;37:06 on 30/ 05/ 1986 Woodford
Ron Wallwork Centurion 893
893 Ron Wallwork 22:26:07 on 21 /07 /1992 Leicester 899 Ian Garmston 23:16:24 on 21/ 07/ 1992 Leicester
John Payn Centurion 973
Joe Hardy Centurion 981 leads Dave Crompton
Dave Evans Centurion 998 on the right with Tony Malone and Eric Horwill
973 John Payn 23:10:10 on 12 /08/ 2000 Newmarket 981 Joe Hardy 22:00:20 on 10 /08/ 2002 Blackpool 983 Hazel Fairhurst 23:31:27 on 10 /08 /2002 Blackpool 993 Alf Short 22:45:37 on 26/ 07/ 2003 Newmarket 998 Dave Evans 23:40:16 on 26 /07 /2003 Newmarket
Defying the inclement elements the latest edition of the Fred Pearce Relay proved to be a memorable occasion, mingling inevitably mixed feelings as we remembered the tragic loss of ‘our’ Fred. We were honoured with the touching presence of the Pearce family, Christine, Charlotte, James, Harriet and Bronte, who thankfully had brought enormous umbrellas under which many of us sheltered, a wonderful post-race spread, upon which we gorged and Charlotte’s camera, which gave us the photos that follow. Perhaps the most moving moment of the day came when Christine spoke emotionally of Fred’s love for our sport, to be asked by Dave Evans if she would take over Fred’s position as President of the club. To our delight, suppressing her tears, Christine accepted.
Anxiously awaiting the announcement of the teams for the day
James, hardly dressed for the weather and our new President, Christine, properly attired, sporting the much needed umbrellas.
TEAM RACE 3 x 5 KILOMETRES
Are our heroes reluctant to enter the fray?
Eric looks well-prepared, determined and ready.
And they’re off. Four teams show willing in the form of Steve Sargent, Sailash Shah, Andrea Lennon and Peter Crahan You might well ask where are the rest?
1st. Sailash Shah 31:35, Alan Brooks(Guest) 36:42, Tony Malone 29:09. Total team time: 97 mins 26 secs
Alan Brooks hands over to Tony Malone for his clinching last leg.
Tony Malone powers away, straight as a die, on his race-winning final leg
2nd. Peter Crahan 34:34 Roy Gunnett 34:07 Greg Smith 34:46 Total team time: 103 mins 27 secs
Greg balances on one leg in a bid to unsettle Adrian and Russ, who are less than impressed.
Roy hands over to Greg now thankfully with both feet on the ground.
3rd. Pat Evans 33:57 Ian Hilditch 38:17 Adrian Edwards 28:32 Total team time: 103 mins 46 secs
Pat Evans hands over to one Ian Hilditch, obscured by the sturdy frame of our Yorkshire visitor, Phil Carroll
Adrian contemplates that there’s only another 96 plus miles to go!!!
4th. Phil McCullagh 33:59 Phil Carroll 37:54 Martin Fisher 29:09 Total team time: 104 mins 02secs
As Pat finishes, over on the left Phil McCullagh and Phil Carroll bow to another at the handover
5th. Steve Sargent 36:28 Joe Hardy 34:14 Russ Jackson 33:43 Total team time: 104 mins 25 secs
Joe hands over to Russ, all the way from Australia!
6th. John Payn 43:06 John Crahan 33:04 Tony Taylor 26:43 Total team time: 104 mins 53 secs
Tony Taylor and John Crahan discuss tactics or more probably the price of real ale.
Ignoring the tactical debate John Payn gets on with it
7th. Andrea Lennon 40 mins 53 Tony Bell 32:26 Sailash Shah 35:43(second time out) Total team time: 109 mins 02 secs
Andrea thinks, ‘I need to keep that there Sailash in my sights’. Some hope!
Tony Bell battles home in isolation and the worst of the weather.
INDIVIDUAL HANDICAP
1. Sailash Shah 31:35(07:25) 24:10 2. Pat Evans 33:57(08:10) 25:47 3. Russ Jackson 33:43(07:10) 26:33 4. Tony Taylor 26:43(scratch) 26:43 5. Joe Hardy 34:14(07:25) 26:49 5. Phil McCullagh 33:59(07:10) 26:49 7. Adrian Edwards 28:32(01:30) 27:02 8. Martin Fisher 29:09(01:35) 27:34 8. John Crahan 33:04(05:30) 27:34 10 Tony Malone 29:09(01:25) 27:44 10 Phil Carroll 37:54(10:10) 27:44 12 Andrea Lennon 40:53(12:55) 27:58 13 Alan Brooks 36:42(08:40) 28:02) 14 Roy Gunnett 34:07(05:55) 28:12 15 Peter Crahan 34:34(05:40) 28:54 16 John Payn 43:06(13:36) 29:30 17 Ian Hilditch 38:17(08:40) 29:37 18 Greg Smith 34:46(04:55) 29:51 19 Steve Sargent 36:28(06:10) 30:18 20 Tony Bell 32:26(02:00) 30:26
James presents the trophy to the winning team, Sailash and Alan minus Tony Malone, who’d done a runner!
I can never eat immediately after a race – not so the stalwarts of the Lancashire Walking Club.
Chris, somewhat surprised, accepts graciously our request that she steps into Fred’s shoes as our President.
Eric Horwill presents a bouquet of flowers to Christine.
In a touching image, Bronte seems to grasp the significance of the Trophy named now after both her great-grandfather and grandfather.
More of Charlotte’s photos and a race report will appear soon. Heartfelt thanks to everyone, who turned out to make this a very special moment in the club’s history.
Barnard Trophy 10k race, Sutton Macclesfield – July 6, 2019
Roy Gunnett reports:
Ten walkers lined up for the start of the Barnard Trophy 10k race on July 6 at Macclesfield. Thankfully the very hot weather experienced earlier in the week had abated and it was pleasant and warm.
The race was held over the new tough and hilly 3 lap course.
Adrian Edwards took an early lead, which he maintained to the finish, his winning margin being over 7 minutes. Adrian is currently in heavy training for his first attempt at becoming a centurion in the 100 miles race in the Isle of Man this August. Sailash Shah, another of the day’s competitors will be joining Adrian in the 100 miles challenge.
For most of the race Stuart Edgar was a clear second. However, Dan Maskell put in a late burst on the last lap to nearly catch him, missing out by only one second.
Pat Evans leads the way
Pat Evans walked well in her first 10k for quite a while and was the first lady home.
In addition to winning the scratch race Adrian won the handicap and thus the Barnard Trophy.
Following the race all enjoyed the excellent refreshments that Marshall and Kath Barnard provide for all the Macclesfield races.
10 KILOMETRES
After the bracket the numbers relate to the handicap allowance, the handicap time,
handicap position, handicap points and the Age Graded %.
Adrian Edwards LWC M55 58:38 [03:10; 54:38; 1; 25; 76.37%]
Stuart Edgar LWC M45 66:09 [08:45; 57:24; 7; 19; 63.21%]
Dan Maskell Surrey WC 66:10 [12:45; 53:25; Guest; 78.77%]
Roy Gunnett LWC M70 67:10 [09:45;57:25;8 18;78.61%]
Paul McCullagh LWC M60 69:17 [12:30; 56:47; 6; 20; 67.83%]
Joe Hardy LWC M75 70:01 [15:15; 54:46; 2; 24; 78.58%]
Sailash Shah LWC M55 70:29 [15:30; 54:59; 3; 23; 61.88%]
Pat Evans LWC W65 71:11 [15:30; 55:41; 5; 21; 80.02%]
Ian Hilditch LWC M75 72:52 [17:15; 55:37; 4; 22; 78.93%]
FRED PEARCE 3 x 5k RELAY, SATURDAY, JULY 27 at SIMISTER – 1.30 START
Life must go on, so says the truism. Indeed over the months since the sad loss of our inspiration, Fred Pearce, club members have come forward to hold the fort. In a couple of weeks we will be staging the latest edition of the Fred Pearce Relay, originally set up in memory of Fred Pearce Senior. This year’s race will honour the immense contribution of both father and son to the life of Lancashire Walking Club.
Taken at Leigh 1963 – from the left Dick Smith, Mike Hatton, ‘young’ Fred, Graham Abley, Alf Taylor and Ivor Percival
With this in mind we would urge you to make very effort to be with us as competitor, official or spectator on the day. As ever friends from other clubs will be given a special welcome.
Fred at the Horwich Masters 5km
The relay itself is contested by teams of 3, each individual covering an out and back 5 kilometres. In recent years the make up of the teams has been decided on the day by our skilful handicapper, Dave Evans. However it would be all the more interesting if any clubs with a team of three turned up to test the mettle of Lancashire’s best!
Once again Fred Pearce was uppermost in our thoughts as we arrived for the annual BMAF 5k championships at a cool yet bright Horwich. It didn’t seem right that Fred wasn’t there, welcoming us as he busied himself making sure everything was in order. Thankfully Adrian Edwards, a tower of strength, and Trevor McDermot supported by the experienced hands of Eric and Pam Horwill, ensured that as ever things ran smoothly.
Before the race commenced Adrian led a moving tribute to and a minute’s silence in memory of Fred. Patrick Murphy and Ian Richards dominated the Men’s Race from the off as did Carolyn Derbyshire in the Women’s equivalent. Our club amassed a haul of medals as you can see below.
On your marks!LWC also won the two club team trophies on offer.Carolyn Derbyshire flanked by Wendy Kane and Julie Bellfield
Thanks to Helen Elleker for the photos and don’t forget her President’s Appeal
Lancashire Walking Club : Health The First Wealth 