All Alvinston/Watford Optimist Road Race News

The first winner of the Watford/Alvinston Road Race has passed away, just a couple of weeks before he was planning to run it again. Hylke VanderWall, whose name is synonymous with the race, died Friday. In 1958, six guys were playing poker at the Watford Armoury Lounge and started talking about their running skills. They decided the 10 mile trek,