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1981-1982

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16 January 1982   Calling all joggers
It has become evident, from such events as the Wirral Marathon and the increasing number of track-suited figures on the streets, that more and more people of all ages are taking up running for exercise, competition, or for fun.
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06 February 1982   Mediocre response from runners in cross-country event
On Saturday a weak contingent of male Wallasey Athletic Club members turned out for the West Lancashire Cross-Country Championships, staged at Sherdley Park, St. Helens. A strong wind greeted them on the parkland, which provided little shelter for athletes and officials alike. The event, although we
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06 March 1982   Pete's gritty return
It was a far cry from the free flowing movements to which we became accustomed almost two years ago, but it was sheer determination, patience and belief that he could make a comeback that was behind Pete Jones' appearance back in track competition.
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20 March 1982   Thrilling climax for club at nationals
The climax to Wallasey Athletic Club's cross-country season was the running of the national championships at Leeds on Saturday, March 6.
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27 March 1982   Good running story
Last Saturday the girl's section of Wallasey Athletic Club, took part in the annual Ellesmere Port cross-country races. The turn out of our girls was disappointingly low, but the girls that did run performed very well.
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08 May 1982   Athletes shine after early competitions
After a busy time recently, athletes from Wallasey Athletic Club can feel well pleased with their performances at this early stage of the season.
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15 May 1982   Race success is Fran-tastic!
Merseyside County Women's Amateur Athletic Association held their track and field championships at Kirkby last weekend.
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22 May 1982   Sunny days for athletes
On Saturday a contingent of Wallasey athletes travelled to Crewe to take part in the annual men's Cheshire track and field championships.
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12 June 1982   Town's athletes shine in weekend competition
Last weekend saw the senior athletes of Wallasey Athletic Club travel to Crewe to participate in the GRE Cup.
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26 June 1982   Athletes into top bracket
Since 1904, when Wallasey Athletic Club was first constituted, it has maintained its proud tradition of producing top-class athletes gaining representative honours.
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03 July 1982   Champion contenders named
Wallasey Athletic Club now knows that two of its members have been selected to compete in the English Schools Track & Field Championships at Birmingham on Friday and Saturday July 9 and 10.
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10 July 1982   Outstanding athletes
Wallasey Athletic Club produced their outstanding team performance of the year to take second place to Darlington Harriers in their Northern League fixture at Hull.
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14 August 1982   Cruel luck for athletes
Just one point out of a total of 700 prevented Wallasey Athletic Club from gaining promotion in the Northern League.
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