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Category: Athletics
In Leaps and Bounds
Bertha Crowther: GB’s First Pentathlon Champion
The campuses of Crewe+Alsager College of Education, part of ManMet University since 1992, have...
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Alec Nelson:
Professional Runner, Athletics Coach and ‘Entrepreneur-Client’
Playing Pasts is delighted to present this podcast by Prof Ian Stone from the Sporting Lives...
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Doppelgänger : The mysterious career of Alfred König
According to a file stored in the Jewish Municipal Cult Archive of Vienna, Alfred König was born...
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People’s champion or violent bank robbing crook?
William Snook was one the best runners in the country – but this popular sporting hero had a very...
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A Short History of the Barclay Match: 1809‐1909
Presented by: Derek Martin At Newmarket in 1809 Captain Barclay walked one mile each hour for...
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A Retrospective Assessment of Coaching Style and Quality: An Exploratory Study of Alec Nelson
Presented by: Ian Stone Using a variety of contemporary sources, including letters and...
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Captain Barclay’s contemporaries: practising pedestrianism 1780-1820
The national celebrity of Captain Barclay after his 1,000-mile walk in 1809 has overshadowed other...
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Historical Perspectives on Female Contributions to Sports Leadership
This video is from a public lecture given at MMU Cheshire Campus for Internation Women’s Day...
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Mussabini Myths: Lacking Wisdom
Mussabini Myths: Lacking Wisdom. In December 1998, the National Coaching Foundation honoured...
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The 2,000 Mile Race: Pedestrianism in the early nineteenth century
2017 is the two hundredth anniversary of the longest foot race ever to take place in England. In...
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‘No fee’ was to be charged for their services: Amateur athletics advisors in 1935. Part 2. Henry Rottenburg, Athletics Innovator.
In December 1935, the Manchester Guardian produced a list of men willing to give talks, lectures...
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Running under the Roof: A Century of Indoor Athletics in England
The Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) first muted the idea of an indoor athletics competition in...
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