1948 Motspur Park, Surbiton 24 Hour Track Walk
14 walkers started and 8 of them compleed 100 miles while 2 retired. The remaining 6 continued for the full 24 hours. One of the 6 was H. Barraclough C109 of the Yorkshire Walking Club who had cycled 200 miles from his home in Bradford to take part. He walked 102 miles in the 24 hours and then proceeded to cycle back to Bradford, more than 500 miles in total!
The first to reach 100 miles and then retire was Stan Horton C128, thus winning the Hammond Cup for a second year.
The winner of the race was A.J. Stirling-Wakeley, the first of 3 new Centurions. The other 2 were L.W. (Timber) Woodcock, a brother in law of Stan & Maurice Horton, and H.D. Neilson.