Sadly I must report that at the end of a tragic year in which his wife passed away, Dave Capelen suffered a heart attack last Thursday evening. After two days in coronary care, thankfully he is now back home but will be off work for at least a month.

BEST WISHES FROM ALL WITHIN MANX ATHLETICS DAVE.

Dave is a former coach whose late father Walter was for many years secretary of Manx AC.

Here is Dave (9) during the Boundary Stroll in September (ML)

And here is one to (hopefully) put a smile back on Dave's face. The winning team from the 1976 TT Course Relay Walk. After Simon Capelen and I entered teams in the name of the Ministry of Silly Walks in 1974 and 1975 (you have to remember Monty Python's Flying Circus to understand) we both recruited our elder brothers to the team in 1976 and "Manxified" the name as the Isle of Man Board of Silly Walks. We were only 19 and I recall we weren't altogether popular for being so lighthearted but we went to the prize presentation in what was perceived (in those days) to be Civil Service attire (but not hairstyles) to claim our trophy. Left to right: Dave Capelen, Simon Capelen, Murray Lambden and Martin Lambden - Martin has surely changed the least!