Pete Ravald

Peter Ravald (born 15 December 1944)[1] is a British long-distance and fell runner. He held the Half Marathon world record and won Rivington Pike fell race.

Ravald broke Ron Hill’s world record for the half marathon in June 1966, by winning the Freckleton Half marathon in a time of 1:05:42.[2] [3]

But it is his local Rivington Pike fell race that Ravald is most proud of winning.[4] In 1964 and 1967 Ravald had finished 3rd. In 1977 Ravald finished second between first placed Alan Blinston and Jeff Norman.[5][6] Finally in 1979 he won the race. [7]

In 2018 Ravald ran as an independent candidate in the Lever Park Ward for the Horwich Town Council election.[8] He come a close second by only seven votes.[9]

During his election campagne Ravald posted on the "Horwich first" community facebook page:[4]

"Most Horwich residents may recognise me from my running career with Horwich RMI Harriers. I went on to represent Great Britain on road and track and managed to break Ron Hill’s world record for the half marathon in 1966. However this didn’t compare to the pride of winning the Pike Race in 1979 and becoming the first Horwich runner to ever win the race."

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Horwich AC
1966 Freckleton Half Marathon Freckleton, Lancashire 1st Half Marathon 1:05:42
1964 Rivington Pike Fell Race Rivington Pike, Lancashire 3rd Fell race 18:46
1967 Rivington Pike Fell Race Rivington Pike, Lancashire 3rd Fell race 17:18
1977 Rivington Pike Fell Race Rivington Pike, Lancashire 2nd Fell race 16:42
1979 Rivington Pike Fell Race Rivington Pike, Lancashire 1st Fell race 17:03
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References
  1. "Track Stats Vol 15 No 3/4" (PDF). National Union of Track Statisticians. National Union of Track Statisticians. Winter 1977. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Freckleton Half Marathon, Lancs". ukresults.net. ukresults.net. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "DOING THINGS BY HALF". Spikes. IAAF. 29 Mar 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. "PETER RAVALD: A LITTLE ABOUT ME". Facebook. Horwich First Community Group. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "The Rivington Pikes 'Fastest of All-time' performers..." Pike Racers. Pike Racers. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. "THE PIKE RACE" (PDF). Fell Runner. The Fell Runner. Spring 1977. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "Race Winners since 1956..." Pike Racers. Pike Racers. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. Alex McIntyre (5 February 2018). "Five hopefuls vie for vacant Horwich Town Council seat in by-election". The Bolton News. The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. Daniel Holland (9 February 2018). "Labour wins Horwich by-election by just seven votes". The Bolton News. The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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