Willem Brouwer C 776
Willem was a member of OLAT when he completed walking 100 miles in 23.26.37 at the 1983 Ewhurst 100. The photograph shows Willem wearing the classic OLAT clothing during the Roubaix 28 hour race. Willem passed away in July 2023.
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Jan Kon C368
Jan passed away in February 2023 aged 90. Jan was a member of AV’40 (Delft) when he qualified as a Centurion in 1965 at the Chigwell 100 in 19.26.12. A year later he also successfully completed the Leicester to Skegness 100 miles. In more recent years Jan was a member of w.s.v. De Arend […]
2023 Autumn Social Walk – St Albans
Chris Flint, Brian Boggenpoel and Steve Kemp set off from the Old Town Hall in the heart of St Albans on a warm Saturday morning with the adjacent market bursting into life. Cobbled streets led past the historic clock tower c1495 towards the Cathedral and Abbey Church which dominates the skyline. Pauses were taken at […]
Mick Holmes C 717
GB International Mike made the Centurions’ all-time fastest qualifiers’ list (2nd) when representing York Postal Walking Club: he won the 1982 Leicester WC Congerstone 100 Miles (77 started/55 finished/32 being new Centurions) when clocking 17.21.52 in cold & windy conditions. Mike Holmes was also a member of Southend-on-sea AC during the club’s 1970s heyday. Mike […]
Wout van Wieringen C 402
Wout passed away on April 18 2023, one day after his 90th birthday. He walked the 100 miles from Leicester to Skegness twice: in 1966 he did so in 22.55.05 and again in 1968 in 22.42.01. He was active until his late age as a volunteer of the Rotterdamse Wandelsport Vereniging RWV , of which […]