i note that he (or at leat a Ken Taylor) set the Men's Over-70 record at the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in 2018 with a time of 4hrs 32mins 31secs.
i note that he (or at leat a Ken Taylor) set the Men's Over-70 record at the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in 2018 with a time of 4hrs 32mins 31secs.
Nice one Ken always good to have a goal
The older I get the Faster I was
I am only 60, but when I grow up I want to be as fit as Mr Taylor.
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
Yes, I was at Honister awaiting another attempt when Ken (Rossendale Harriers) arrived off L4 accompanied by Tindersticks of this parish and Scoffer (looked like he was wearing a pyjama jacket in proper BG style) .
It was obviously going to be a sub 23 round - a man of half Ken's age would have been proud of the 22:21 in the prevailing heatwave.
Ken has overcome some incredible setbacks over the years to both regain then maintain his fitness. Hard as nails. He has 'raised the bar' by 4 years for this particular BG record.
Honister was something of a fellrunning 'celeb fest' with Billy Bland and Martin Stone there to 'give him a shout' and FRA chairman Nick Harris and Claire on road support.
Chapeau Ken, a truly worthy record breaker.
Last edited by wheezing donkey; 02-07-2018 at 09:00 PM.
I was a bit of an oddball until I was abducted by aliens; but I'm perfectly OK now!
Just checking and I see that there was a Ken Taylor who succeeded in 1998. He's registered this attempt anyway.
Bloomin' impressive.
Bob
http://bobwightman.co.uk/run/bob_graham.php
Without me you'd be one place nearer the back
Incredible scenes - and there's me thinking that at 50, I've probably left it too late. Best get a grip!!!!