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To prepare walkers for long-distance events including Centurions events, Dave Annetts is organising a series of monthly social training walks in the Cambridge area.

We will be walking on level, traffic free paths to the University West site, Eddington and Coton. We will be looping back to the carpark every 10km but you will never be more than 5km from base at the Cambridge University track. There are toilet facilities at the track and out on the loop.

The goal is to walk up to 30M but plenty of opportunity to cut this short / start later as desired. This walk will be more ‘time on feet’ rather than keeping a very strict pace. All welcome!

Next walk

Sunday 11 October 2026

09:30 from Cambridge University Track Adams Rd, Cambridge CB3 9AD

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Martin Vos C1180 (NED), Susan Grimes (US), Kim Janssens C1111 (BEL)

Susan Grimes (USA)

This will be my second Centurion. I completed the US Centurion last June and became #99. I am from Vermont and enjoy walking and hiking very much! Hopefully I can finish in August and become the first US woman to do so!

Entrants for the Middlesbrough 50K 2023

John Borgars C1170

John is a native of Tees-side, born in Stockton who, after  growing up in Norton, moved south for employment. He is tackling the 50km because he has not had enough time to train for the 100 miles since recovering from running injuries.

John walked up Ben Nevis, aged 9, with his family, but only took up Race Walking at 51: he later won several Hertfordshire County Championships and a few SRWA/BMAF* ones (and got a team gold medal as the last UK finisher making up team numbers in the European Masters Championship). Last year he gave up on the 100 mile after 10 hours because he could not see the track due to the torrential rain.

• Southern Race walking association/British Masters Athletic Federation

Remco Luhrman

This will be attempt number three for the Centurion distance.

In May 2023 in Eindhoven for Continental Centurion I stopped at 125.5 km with 6 hours left.

I’ve only been walking for 8 years and love the longer distances. After first training for a year I immediately started with the Kennedy marches of 50 EM. In 2017 Kennedyfriend I achieved Kennedy Walker No. 470. Since last year I started with race walking training, but I have not mastered the technique yet.

Unfortunately, my enthusiasm still often affects careful management of my energy and I still often get injured.

I really like coming to England and I hope to cross the finish line in Middlesbrough on time.