LAST week's article on George Littlewood, the Sheffield Flyer, who clocked up 19th century records for running and walking still unbroken today, was more timely than The Diary thought.
Over in Beijing cyclists have been competing in that odd race the Madison, named after the six day events in New York athletes such as those George competed in.
Now former Hillsborough author Paul Marshall is starting a campaign to get the city to honour its forgotten son, although he was born in Rawmarsh.
"If Seb Coe can run around a track four times and become a lord, Littlewood deserves to be recognised," he says provocatively.
Paul, who has written a book, King of the Peds, about the exploits of Littlewood and others, says the 531 miles in just under 139 hours Littlewood pounded out in Sheffield in March, 1882, is still a record.
Paul is writing to the Town Hall to propose a statue of Littlewood.
The Diary will keep you posted.
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