1973 Bristol 100 miles
This, the second edition of the Bristol 100, was won by Dave Boxall C464, his second successive win. 53 walkers started, 36 finished and 20 became new Centurions. 1973 Bristol 100 Programme 1973 Bristol 100 Results
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1972 Leicester to Skegness
65 men started the biennial Leicester to Skegness race. John Lees went in to an early lead. He maintained it for most of the journey until his exploits earlier in the year took their toll and he was passed by his clubmate Dave Boxall who won the race in 17 hours 58 minutes and 49 […]
1971 Ewhurst 100 miles
This was a new promotion by Surrey Walking Club, a 10 x 10 mile lap course at Ewhurst, Surrey which incorporated a 100 km race. It attracted a field of 73, 40 of whom completed the 100 miles. The winner and first of 26 new Centurions was John Moullin of Belgrave. He completed his 100 […]
1969 Bristol 100 mile
This race, promoted by Chas Shelly C356 of the Bristol Walking Club, was a second opportunity to qualify as a Centurion. The course was 10 laps of 10 miles on virtually traffic free country roads. First home was John Hedgethorne C413 of the Essex Police, and the 30th and last to finish was P. Cox […]
1969 Leicester 24 Hour Track Walk
The 1969 race was won by Colin Young C317 with a distance only 1½ miles less than his epic performance in the 1960 Walton A.C. 100 mile track race. In second place some 8½ miles behind was Ivo Domansky, the first of 5 new Centurions and the first from his country, Czechoslovakia. 1969 Leicester 24 […]
1968 Leicester to Skegness 100 miles (6th)
Out of the 56 starters, 32 finished and 15 became new Centurions. The race was won by Karl Abolins for the third time in succession. John Hedgethorne took second place in 19 hours 1 minute 40 seconds. For the first time in its history the ‘Sunday Dispatch Cup’ was won by a Dutch team, all […]