LizzieM 9,530 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Once upon a time there were two little girls running their hearts out in the South Notts Schools Athletics Championships. They didn't know each other and went to different schools. 50 years later they met through Nottstalgia. Those two girls are on this photo. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,530 Posted September 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Oh, I didn't do it right. Hope CliffTon can sort it for me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I can see it when I click on the link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Not surprised that you and Hippo Girl were heading for the high jump! But identify yourselves. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,617 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I can see the picture and think I can recognise you, Lizzie, but not the other one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,702 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 What year was that Lizzie ? I ran in a race for Gedling school in those championships. Don't remember much about it but think it was the 400 yards maybe 1964/5 . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,617 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I ran in the hurdles one year, but that was several years previous to that..... 1957 or 58 I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 City schools sports were held on Wollaton park,when I was in em in the 50s,thought I was Roger Bannister at my school.......but up against the rest of the city schools was soon brought down to earth and finished 4th in the 100 yards.......and nowhere in the longer distances.............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 10 hours ago, LizzieM said: Oh, I didn't do it right. Hope CliffTon can sort it for me! Not sure how you did what you did.......but I did something else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broxtowelad 175 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I remember 'avinago at the Pole Vault at the school's House Sports Day. Never done it before. I just took the pole from the teacher and ran down the runway concentrating on placing the end of the pole in the little trough at the end, like I'd been told. I got off the ground ok, I obviously dint clear the bar, which had been set at an optimistic 6'. However, we did get a point for entering. Come On Sherwood!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 5th from the left, on the front row is it Lizzie? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Noooo Fly What is really interesting is that we are both in close proximity ,probably competing against one another in the same events ( wondered who nicked me starting blocks !!??? ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 3rd then? A clue then hippo ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Well I'm on the front row and Lizzie is about to shout into my left ear !!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Yep ! Bit awkward on my iPad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,530 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 # 6. David, I think it would have been 1965. # 8, Benjamin, I agree with you, there was a tremendous difference between school sports and district/county sports. I won everything at school, running, jumping and even throwing, but up against the best in the county it was a different matter! Hippogirl was good though .......well she said she was!! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Never said I was good Lizzie !!!!!!! LOL 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,530 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was talking about running Hippogirl ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Oh I WAS good at that , county champion and beyond !!!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 860 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 The trouble with school athletics and sport at school generally was that if you were good at anything you lost your Saturday off to get involved in school sporting activities. I wasn't having any of that, I was such a busy person outside of school, so many adventures to be had!! Besides as I said on my BGS ramblings, there was an elitsm at the school, if you were good at rugby, you were assumed to be good at everything else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Was never good at rugby but could run fast !!!!, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 860 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I saved everything up for our last athletics day grading at the end of the fifth form, I took most people apart in every event, my sports teacher was astonished, serve him right, his words at parents meetings were that Peter was uncoordinated and dissenteressed, proved him wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,386 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 #20 Firbeck is not wrong there! I was always useless at sport but I do recall walking past the dreaded railings fronting Gregory Boulevard in the morning on my way to another scintillating day at the girl's penitentiary and seeing a hockey game in full swing on the field. Presumably, those who enjoyed and were good at the game got up at the crack of dawn to play before school with Pickleface urging them on. At some point during those years, we had double daylight saving time and it didn't get light til midmorning. Yet those girls were still playing hockey by moonlight as I dragged my reluctant bones past the railings and into school. Getting up in the dark to play hockey? S*d that for a game of soldiers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I competed in athletics and cross-country when I was at Mundella, against schools and in County championships. As Firbeck said, events were often held on Saturday mornings and I had to get on a bus, sometimes two and make my way to schools all over the city. Didn't get any travel cost recompense either. Even if I did well, I didn't seem to get a great deal of recognition. It was often at odds with other leisure activities. However, I'm sure it helped make me the very competitive individual that I became and has been a great advantage throughout my life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I really enjoyed my athletics ,especially at Notts AC and at uni. The biggest problem about Saturday sport was the " Saturday job " which kicked in around 14 and funded my dungeon/ beachcomber/ boat club habit ..... During the winter I was quite happy to give up netball and hockey teams but come summer the sound of the starting gun and the roar of the crowd ( well 3 men and a dog ) would make me ask woolworths for a " career break " till September 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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