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| Remembering those
who are no longer with us |
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Derek Ibbotson
1933-2017 - Derek was a lifetime member of Longwood
Harriers and one of our most successful athletes. He was a
World Mile Record Holder and Olympic Athlete and was the
first man to run 4 minutes for the mile. He won a bronze
medal in the Melbourne Olympics and ran in two
Commonwealth Games. He lived in Berry Brow and latterly in
Wakefield; in his youth he was known for his punishing
training schedule on the moors above where he lived.
Possibly one of his most famous races was the 'Miracle
Mile' at White City Stadium (London) in 1957 where he won
in 3:57.2 on a cinder track. He continued to support the
club all the way through his life and he will be sadly
missed
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Joe Percy was active member of
Longwood Harriers for over sixty years. Our annual club
road race is named after him - details
here
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Richard Hardcastle - active member of
Longwood Harriers for many years and President at the
time of his death in 2012. The club worked with his
family to develop a race in his memory, the inaugural
event took place in 2015 and was a great success.
Richard will have been watching and no doubt taking
part! He is still very much missed.
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Geoff Shaw long time member of
Longwood Harriers and official who was always there to
start races with his gun. Geoff died in 2014 and left a
huge archive of materials which we are still sorting
through. He remains part of Longwood Harriers.
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Isaac Nash - a tragic accident in
Anglesey in 2014 took Isaac from his family, friends and
the Club aged 12. He was a popular lad and enjoyed a
range of sports but was keen on distance running -
especially cross country. Sadly we lost him just before
the cross country season began and he never got to
demonstrate his real ability. He is sadly missed but
always remembered.
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Bill Dance was an active member of
Longwood Harriers and a well respected coach, who had
coached to international level. He lost his battle with
illness in 2014. A tribute to him from Northern
Athletics is here
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