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IRISH SENIOR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Irish Senior Cross Country Championships (1926)

Running competition that takes place on a race...

PEELO'S GOOD WIN

Peelo's Good Win (1923)

Clonliffe Harriers win the Junior cross country championship in Ireland.

R H THOMAS WINS 800 METRES aka THE 800 METRES WON BY R H THOMAS, aka R.H. THOMAS...

R H Thomas Wins 800 Metres AKA The 800 Metres Won By R H Thomas, AKA R.H. Thomas... (1930)

Running...

SOUTHERN COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY & CUTS

Southern Counties Cross Country & Cuts (1926)

Cross country running competition.

MIXED ATHLETICS IN RHODESIA

Mixed Athletics In Rhodesia (1971)

Black and whites race against each other in Rhodesia

RAF SPORTS

RAF Sports (1914-1918)

RAF Sports Meet.

LINE OF TROOPS

Line Of Troops (1910-1919)

Footage of British soldiers in training.

 

 

RUNNING

Running (1920-1929)

Shot of men running in race at unidentified sports event.

FRANCE - CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING LNER

France - Cross Country Running Lner (1937)

Cross Country race in Vincennes, France.

RECORD ENTRY IN FRENCH CROSS COUNTRY RACE

Record Entry In French Cross Country Race (1927)

Snow does not deter the cross country runners in...

FIELD OF 175

Field Of 175 (1921)

175 runners set off on the annual North London cross country run.

VARSITY RELAY RACE

Varsity Relay Race (1922)

Cambridge win Varsity relay race beating Oxford and Pennsylvania in London.

WHAT'S NEXT GIRLS

What's Next Girls (1923)

Cross country running - the latest sport to be taken up by ladies.

OBSTACLE RACE - FRANCE

Obstacle Race - France (1938)

Men run, cycle, go through an obstacle course and swim, all in the same...

OVER A THOUSAND RUNNERS

Over A Thousand Runners (1930)

Cross country championship race in horrible conditions, France.

BRIGHTON RELAY RACE

Brighton Relay Race (1924)

A mammoth running relay race from London to Brighton.

CROSS COUNTRY RACE

Cross Country Race (1947)

Item showing cross country race in France.

ZATOPEK WINS 10,000 METRES IN PARIS

Zatopek Wins 10,000 Metres In Paris (1954)

25,000 crowd see communist sponsored athlete win in France

INTER TEAM CROSS COUNTRY

Inter Team Cross Country (1914-1918)

Men take part in cross country race.

ATHLETICS MATCH

Athletics Match (1920-1929)

Athletic meet in Germany.

MANCHESTER aka WOODERSON BREAKS THE 3/4 MILE RECORD

Manchester AKA Wooderson Breaks The 3/4 Mile Record (1939)

Footage of Sidney Wooderson achieving...

1,100 RUNNERS

1,100 Runners (1927)

Massed cross country run in the woods outside Paris.

GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY

Girls' Cross Country (1927)

Over 100 girls compete in a cross country race in the wooded outskirts of...

INTER COUNTY C.C. CHAMPIONSHIP

Inter County C.C. Championship (1927)

A cross country running championship is won by Warwickshire.

26 MILES 385 YARDS

26 Miles 385 Yards (1927)

Marathon runners in Liverpool.

O'VER HILL AND DALE

O'ver Hill And Dale (1927)

Cross country runners compete against cyclists near Brighton.

ETON COLLEGE STEEPLECHASES

Eton College Steeplechases (1928)

Eton schoolboys run across muddy fields and try to leap across the...

72 MINER ATHLETES

72 Miner Athletes (1928)

Miner athletes compete in Cardiff's annual 8 mile race around the city.

CIVIC WEEK MARATHON

Civic Week Marathon (1928)

Corporal S. Ferris wins the marathon run around the city of Liverpool...

POWDERHALL MARATHON

Powderhall Marathon (1922)

Professional race meeting for members of the public in Edinburgh, Scotland

'VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

'varsity Cross Country (1921)

Cambridge beat Oxford by one point in the cross country run.

PARIS 150 GIRL ROUNDERS aka 150 GIRL RUNNERS

Paris 150 Girl Rounders AKA 150 Girl Runners (1923)

150 ladies compete in the women's cross country...

A NOVEL RACE

A Novel Race (1923)

Runners prove to be faster than cyclists over a seven mile cross country race in...

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS

University College Sports (1923)

Sports day at University College, Terenure, Ireland.

IRELAND EXPECTS

Ireland Expects (1924)

Young men take part in the Tailteann Games - they race across fields and vault...

254 RUNNERS

254 Runners (1924)

Out of 254 Runners, Mr. Green wins the North of Thames Championship.

26 MILE RACE WON BY LESS THAN ONE MINUTE!

26 Mile Race Won By Less Than One Minute! (1929)

Harold Wood wins Liverpool Marathon, 132 runners...

ATHLETIC PERFECTION

Athletic Perfection (1924)

Athletics competition at Cambridge.

VARSITY X COUNTRY  aka VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY RUN

Varsity X Country AKA Varsity Cross Country Run (1924)

Cross country race between Oxford and...

JUMP IT OR GO INTO IT TINTED

Jump It Or Go Into It Tinted (1925)

Boys at Eton take part in a steeplechase which includes running...

VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

Varsity Cross Country (1925)

Cambridge University beat Oxford University in cross country race at...

GRASMERE SPORTS

Grasmere Sports (1939)

Footage of the Grasmere cross country run in Cumbria.

ETON COLLEGE STEEPLECHASE

Eton College Steeplechase (1926)

Eton boys' cross country race with a tricky water jump.

HUNDREDS OF WOMEN

Hundreds Of Women (1926)

Women's cross country race in France.

ARMY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Army Cross Country Championships (1920)

An item about the Army Cross-Country Championships.

RAILWAYMEN RUNNERS

Railwaymen Runners (1921)

Railwaymen runners - L.B. and S.C.R. team win 10th championship race at Epsom....

SWISS WIN BOB-SLED RACE

Swiss Win Bob-Sled Race (1955)

Swiss four men team wins bob-sledge racing championship.

WHITE CITY aka ATHLETICS 1938

White City AKA Athletics 1938 (1938)

Various running events from White City Stadium.

ATHLETICS WHITE CITY

Athletics White City

Scenes of a good running race from Athletics event at White City.

KUTS REGAINS 5000 METRES RECORD - ROME

Kuts Regains 5000 Metres Record - Rome (1957)

Soviet athlete Vladimir Kuts breaks the 5000 metres...