*Registration – Algarve Running Challenge 2020

The “Algarve Running Challenge” / ARC includes 4 separate races on different running surfaces or you can take part in just the 2 events of the “Algarve Running Weekend”/ ARW BEST VALUE AUTUMN RUNNING BREAK – WORLD CLASS TRAINING FACILITIES – ESTABLISHED EVENT The events are: 5 km Cross Country Handicap, time graded One Mile Track Time Trials, a 3 km Beach […]

*Pre-registration – TORUN European Indoor Champs 2021

The 36th European Indoor Championships in Athletics will take place in Torun in central Poland. This walled medieval town is the birth place of Copernicus and offers interesting sightseeing opportunities plus good food & drink options at excellent value. Having organised groups to the town on three previous occasions and to the indoor stadium for […]

*T&FT Rewind No. 15 – Kathy Cook

T&FT Rewind No. 15 – Kathy Cook Kathy Cook (Smallwood) can still be acclaimed as Britain’s most successful all round female sprinter as the former national 100m, 200m & 400m record holder and a sackful of individual and relay medals at all major championships. Click on image for video clip

*T&FT Rewind No. 14 – Irena Szewinska

T&FT Rewind No. 14 – Irena Szewinska Irena Szewinska possibly the greatest female Olympic athletics multi-discipline multi-medalist of all time – 3 golds (2 with world records), 2 silver and 2 bronze medals from 1964 to 1976… plus a barrow load of other championship medals too. Click image for video clip

*T&FT Rewind No. 13 – Mary Rand 1964

Mary Rand, Britain’s original “golden girl”,  triumphed at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games winning a full set of gold, silver and bronze medals – her 6.76 m WR long jump was into a -1.6m headwind! Click image for video clip 

*T&FT Rewind No. 11 – Coe v Ovett & Cram

T&FT Rewind No. 11 – Coe v Ovett & Cram Moscow’s  Middle Distance Rematch – Coe v Ovett plus Cram & co in the 1500m…. so youthful, fresh faced and flying! Click image for video link 

*T&FT Rewind No. 10 – Bob Beamon – Mexico 1968

T&FT Rewind No. 10 – Bob Beamon – Mexico 1968 “One giant leap for Man” happened before Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11 in 1969…. Bob Beamon did it in Mexico in 1968!   Click image for video link 

*T&FT Rewind No.9 – Mary Peters 1972

T&FT Rewind No 9 Mary Peters wins Gold and breaks the Pentathlon World Record in Munich in 1972….  and the Ron Pickering and David Coleman combination can barely contain themselves! Click image for video clip