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parkrun is a FREE weekly timed 5km event that caters for all ages from beginners to athletes wanting to improve their personal best. After successfully setting up Bromley parkrun, Ashlee Corfe handed over the event to a well trained, confident and friendly team at Bromley. She thought that South London could do with another...
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ProSport Photos A blazing success! It’s been ten years since I competed in the last Crystal Palace triathlon and although my times have not improved much it is still one of the best organised racing events I’ve completed. A totally self-contained racing event in London is very rare these days and it is a...
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Out to keep the whole family fit and healthy and raise money for Diabetes UK too, the 2009 Wellness Run takes place on 7 June at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. With the closing date for registration fast approaching – entries close Sunday, 17 May – the Wellness Run offers a 5km or a...
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Following a major refurbishment programme, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre will be re-opening to the public on Thursday 30th April 2009. Initially the centre will be operating reduced opening hours, with the main building open in the afternoons (from 2.00pm) whilst further building work is completed. It is anticipated that the centre will open...
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"One year ago I was three stone heavier and very unfit. I really needed to get off my a**e and do something for the sake of my health". Explained Chris Thomas founder of the Palace Magazine and now publisher of this website. We caught up with him at his final training session for the...
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Following the success in 2008 of what is believed to have been the first carbon-neutral event held in the UK, CPT will once again strive to be carbon neutral in 2009. Consultants, Zero Carbon Events will be producing a full report on last year's event which will be available on the CPT website soon.
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By Chris Thomas Palace Mag July 2007 Mark Cavendish of the T-Mobile Team claimed victory on the Prologue Time Trial of The 2007 Tour of Britain at Crystal Palace. This was the first time that a British rider has won the yellow jersey. In a clean sweep of the jersey competitions, Mark also won...
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In October 1914 the Crystal Palace was taken over by His Majesty’s Admiralty as a training depot. Its official title was HMS Victory IV but to the 125,000 men who trained there before going off to fight in the Great War it was known as ‘HMS Crystal Palace’.
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Whether you are looking for an entirely new sporting challenge, or thinking of getting back into training after a long break, have you ever thought of giving triathlon a try? Crystal Palace Triathletes (CPT) have been an important part of the sports and social scene around Crystal Palace for nearly 15 years, and have become...
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Palace Mag Jan 07 by Don Madgwick When the Crystal Palace Football & Athletic Club were formed eventually in 1905 the feeling of our formative chairman Mr E.F. Goodman was that in time Palace had the potential to compete eventually with the best in the land. He arrived (bringing the famous Claret and Blue...
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