John Taylor, 1969-2002

Many people knew of John through his fell-running, where he performed at international level and holds the course records for many British fell races.
He has also performed at the highest level in other athletics disciplines - including duathlon, cross-country, and road-running.
Everyone who met John knew him as a "dynamic, thoroughly decent" person, as one tribute put it.

Click here to see some photographs of John.

Some of John's athletic achievements

• 2002 - 1st team British Fell Running Championship
• 2002 - 1st team ECCA (National XC Championships)
• 2002 - 1st team Yorkshire XC Championships
• 2002 - 3rd ind Yorkshire XC Championships
• 2002 - Yorkshire Fell Running Champion
• 2001 - 10th Challenge Stellina, Italy
• 2001 - 1st team Northern XC Championships
• 2001 - 5th ind Northern XC Championships
• 2001 - 1st team ECCA (National XC Championships)
• 2001 - 20th Ind ECCA (National XC Championships)
• 2001 - 1st team Yorkshire XC Championships
• 2001 - 2nd ind Yorkshire XC Championships
• 2001 - 3rd ind Snowdon International Mountain Race
• 2001 - 3rd team representing GB, Morbegno, Italy
• 2001 - 3rd team Northern 12 stage road relay
• 2001 - 3rd team World Mountain Running Trophy, Italy
• 2001 - European Mountain running trophy team member, Solvenia
• 2001 - 11th ind Grabs international, Switzerland
• 2001 - 7th ind Grintovec, Slovenia
• 2001 - 2nd Kranjskogorska 10k, Slovenia
• 2001 - 2nd ind West Yorkshire XC league
• 2001 - 1st team FRA relays
• 2001 - Bunny Run Champion
• 2001 - 14th World Mountain Running Grand Prix
• 2000 - Challenge Stellina, Italy
• 2000 - 3rd team National 6 stage road relay
• 2000 - 3rd team English Fell Running Championship
• 2000 - 3rd team Yorkshire XC Championships
• 1999 - Matterhornlauf
• 1999 - European Mountain running Championships Team member
• 1999 - 1st team Northern 12 stage road relay
• 1998 - Matterhornlauf
• 1997 - 2nd team ECCA (National XC Champs)
• 1996 - Powerman Austria
• 1996 - 1st team Northern 12 stage road relay
• 1996 - 2nd team Northern 6 stage road relay
• 1996 - 1st team Northern XC Champs
• 1996 - 3rd team (representing Yorkshire) Intercounties XC Championships
• 1996 - 7th ind Powerman Lanzerote
• 1995 - National Duathlon Champion
• 1995 - 10th Senior (short course) World Mountain running Trophy, Edinburgh
• 1995 - 3rd Team World Mountain running Trophy, Edinburgh
• 1995 - 2nd ind Swiss Alpine Mountain Marathon, Davos
• 1995 - 2nd team ECCA (National XC Champs)
• 1995 - 1st team National 6 stage road relay
• 1995 - 2nd team Northern 6 stage road relay
• 1995 - National 12-Stage Team member
• 1994 - Challenge Stellina, Italy
• 1994 - 1st Swiss Alpine Mountain Marathon, Davos
• 1993 - 1st ind Aquasana Lauf, Saas, Switzerland
• 1993 - 2nd ind Yorkshire XC Championships
• 1992 - 2nd Team World Mountain Running Trophy, Fidal
• 1988 - 1st team (with Andy Trigg), KIMM A class
• 1988 - Yorkshire Fell Running Champion (Senior)
• 1988 - 3rd Junior World Mountain Running Trophy, Keswick
• 1988 - 3rd Senior Team (short course) World Mountain Running Trophy, Keswick
• 1988 - 2nd Junior Team World Mountain Running Trophy, Keswick
• 1988 - Intermediate British and English Fell running Champion
• 1986 - 3rd ind junior AAA Fell Running Championship