Any parents interested in yaking part in this event?
Details & entry form can be found here.
From Manchester Harriers,
Dear Clubs, Coaches & Athletes/Runners,
If you have any Runners/Athletes who would like to get an accurate time for the Iconic MILEDistance, please encourage them to enter asap, electronic timing for all!!
We need a min of 200 to take part from u15's through to Veterans, from fairly new sub 10min mile to those hope to get a British Milers Club time.
FREE - Commenorative T-Shirt to all competitors!!!- All for £7.50!!!
I just read Roger Bannister’s book on the 4 minute mile and this clip was in the Guardian today. I’d never watched it in full before. If you haven’t then you must! Watch how the 2 guys work with him to perfection and then the effort he puts in at the end. All three were amateurs probably running 35 miles a week fitted into their lunch times!
Manchester Harriers & A.C. are bringing back The Manchester Mile which was origianally run in 1943 until the early 1950's when Frank Evans won it 3 years on the row and gained the trophy outright.
We are hoping to spark and interest in the event as it is such an iconic distance!!
Previous Winners of The Manchester Mile Trophy:
1943 Sydney Wooderson 1944 C H Bunton 1945 CH Bunton
1946 P Harrison1947 C J Kelly 1948 A B Parker 1949 David Coleman 1950 Frank Evans1951Frank Evans 1952 Frank Evans
As you will see David Coleman won it in 1949 and was the only non-international runner to do so, as you are aware he recently passed away but we have the support of his family to run the event in his memory as he was a member of Manchester A.C. in his athletic days.
We have teamed up with Manchester City Councils Athletic Development Team to put the event on at Sportcity Track on Wednesday 16th July.
Plus Manchester City Council Athletic Team will be holding a Manchester Schools event during the day with our event planned from 5.30pm to 9pm for under 15's to Seniors and Vets.
Please see the entry form & Info attached, i do hope you may have athletes that would like to take part in this event!
PLEASE FORWARD TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!
Thanks for your time and support, we do need entries to top 200 for a competative event so please enter quickly to avoid disappointment!!!
Regards Debbie
Debbie Beresford
Manchester Harriers & A.C.
07977203478
www.manchesterharriers.co.uk
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