Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
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Sun 29th Aug 2021 1:50pm
Thank you very much Harrier thats interesting. |
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Harrier
Coventry
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Sun 29th Aug 2021 2:15pm
Almost forgot... Butchers Harriers, Brewers Harriers and Shopkeepers Harriers. |
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Helen F
Warrington
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Sun 29th Aug 2021 7:27pm
Well somebody bought it, hope it was one of our members |
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argon
New Milton
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Sun 29th Aug 2021 9:58pm
Helen, I tried to buy but had the response that vendor was on holiday. Couldn't make any further progress. |
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Helen F
Warrington
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Sun 29th Aug 2021 11:03pm
Sorry to hear that, argon. The reason I spotted the card was because I was waiting for one I wanted about a week ago but got the holiday message. I put it in my basket and kept trying a few times each morning and evening in case the shop opened early and I got gazumped. I finally bought it yesterday at about 7 in the morning and thought I'd look through all the vendor's others and there it was. I guess the owner of the shop has been in and out a few times. |
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Harrier
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Mon 30th Aug 2021 10:29am
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Kaga simpson
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Slash1
northampton
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Tue 31st Aug 2021 7:13pm
Not to do with the Godiva Harriers, but to do with The Butts Stadium.
My dad used to take me, in the early 1950's, to watch the cycling. Reg Harris and Lloyd Binch are 2 names that stick in my memory.
As a young lad, it was very difficult to understand "Pursuit Racing". The two cyclists gently rode around to the far side of the track, then would seemingly seem to try to stand still on their bikes. All of a sudden, one would go, then the race was on. |
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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Tue 29th Mar 2022 2:44pm
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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia
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Tue 29th Mar 2022 9:08pm
Is that the bike track, turned to gravel, and the athletics track turned to grass? Very sad!
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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Wed 30th Mar 2022 9:33am
Yes Johnnie, though it all went soon after for the 'new' Cov RFC ground. |
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Harrier
Coventry
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Wed 30th Mar 2022 10:44am
That is so sad! I presume all the grass on the former running track grew so well from all my blood, sweat and tears? |
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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Wed 30th Mar 2022 11:46am
Sorry Colin! |
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Harrier
Coventry
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Tue 5th Apr 2022 2:45pm
On 29th Mar 2022 9:08pm, JohnnieWalker said:
Is that the bike track, turned to gravel, and the athletics track turned to grass? Very sad!
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JohnnieWalker
Sanctuary Point, Australia
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Tue 5th Apr 2022 9:54pm
I used to ride my pushbike to Sunday athletics training, and one day got there early, and a school mate who raced with the bike club suggested I had a go on his bike. So he timed me on a flying lap. Unfortunately, I had no idea what a fixed wheel bike would do if I stopped pedalling! I flew over the handlebars, hit the tarmac and scored a very nasty gravel rash. He was impressed both by my time - and my swallow dive!
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