![]() Championships 1969īelow is a highlights video of the 1969 A.A.A Championships at White City. It was a privilege to know him.Īrnold Bradshaw Video: A.A.A. His reluctance to talk about his own running, whilst regrettable forĪll those of us who would have loved to listen, added to his charm. Perfectionist as he demonstrated on many occasions when setting cross countryĬourses. Richard was a complex character and something of a Occasion, having won a race overseas, he was presented with a SHOTGUN which heīrought home on the plane – a different era indeed! Rather than huge sums of money, a typical prize would be a tea set. Richard was in his prime in a very different era to that of today. Richard Wilde 1977 setting the Lantern Pike Fell Race record of 29:12. The hilly terrain, the humidity and the August heat contributed to the slower time but he had set a course record which stood for many years until the course was changed. In 1978 he won the Paavo Nurmi Marathon in Iron County, Wisconsin, USA in 2:19.10. Two years later he ran the same race two seconds faster, 2:14.41, finishing fourth. He improved his marathon time of 2:23.04 in the 1972 Maxol Marathon to 2:14.43 when he won the 1979 Grandma’s Marathon in Minnisota, USA. Richard Wilde 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Vienna, 3000m Gold He also won the classic Fairfield Horseshoe race as well as Lyme Park, Great Hill and Edenfield – some of them in record times. ![]() ![]() He is the only person to break 30 minutes for the race. His versatility was obvious when he achieved what was to become a legendary time in the Lantern Pike fell race. That same year he came sixth and took Team Gold in the International Cross Country Championships. In 1970, at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Vienna, he won Gold in the 3,000 metres with a new world record time of 7:46.85. Surfaces and distances, excelling on the fells, cross country, road and ![]() He had an illustrious running career but was extremely modestĪbout his achievements and shunned publicity. Richard was a Life Member of Manchester Harriers &Īthletic Club serving at times on the committee as well as setting crossĬountry courses. On the 24th September 2019 Richard Wilde, a highly talented yet modest life member of our club, passed away at the age of 73. ![]()
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