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RACE WALKING BY JULIAN HOPKINS 1976

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Tony Taylor

Back at the end of 2021, Tim Erickson posted the following thoughts in the Victorian Race Walking Club Newsletter about the three books on Race Walking published by the governing bodies in the UK since the Second World War. I … Continue reading →

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Rugby League and Race Walking – contact sports of a very different kind

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Tony Taylor

I hope you’ll forgive this indulgent post about my grandson’s burgeoning rugby league career but I rather liked my reference to both rugby league and race walking being contact sports. Back in 1947, I was born into the working class … Continue reading →

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Pete Ryan – message to the club from Fiona Bishop and notice of the funeral

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Tony Taylor

Greg Smith sent Pete a card on behalf of the club and we have received this touching message from Fiona, his partner and herself an active race walker [Enfield and HaringeyAC]. In addition we include the link to the funeral … Continue reading →

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Guy Goodair’s Manchester to Blackpool Memories continued: 1964-1965

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Tony Taylor

Manchester to Blackpool Memories: 1964-1965 1964 Having won the Bradford Walk in the previous month and done a 4:30:57 PB in the National 50km at Enfield a fortnight earlier, I was very confident for this race. It rained incessantly throughout. … Continue reading →

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