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International Pancake Day Race

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English: The official start line marker for the International Pancake Day Race in Liberal, KS and a monument to the founders of the race in Liberal.

The International Pancake Day Race is friendly annual competition held in the cities of Liberal, Kansas in the United States and Olney, Buckinghamshire, England in the United Kingdom. The race is the highlight event of the community festivities on Pancake Day in Liberal.

Origin

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The tradition is said to have originated in 1445 when a housewife from OlneyBuckinghamshire, was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bells ringing for the service. She raced out of the house to church while still carrying her frying pan and pancake, tossing it to prevent it from burning. The pancake race at Olney traditionally has women contestants who carry a frying pan and race over a 415-yard course to the finishing line. The rules are strict: contestants must toss the pancake at the start and the finish, and wear a scarf and apron.[1]

History

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Since 1950 the people of LiberalKansas, and Olney have held the "International Pancake Day" race between the two towns. In 1950 LIberal residents saw a magazine picture of the Olney women racing each other to the church. Liberal Jaycee President R.J. Leete contacted the Rev. Ronald Collins, Vicar of St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Olney, challenging their women to race against women of Liberal.  Like in Olney, the traditional prize of the race is the "Kiss of Peace" from the verger (bellringer).[2] The two towns' competitors race along an agreed-upon measured course. The times of the two towns' competitors are compared to determine a winner overall.  After the 2009 race, the 60th annual race, Liberal was leading with 34 wins to Olney's 25.[3] In the history of the race, there was a no contest declared in 1980 and a draw declared in the 2017 race.[4] In the 1980, only the Liberal leg of the race was conducted due to the race path being blocked. In 2017, a error with the timer for the race in Olney resulted in the draw being declared since there was a race conducted in both cities but no time was recorded for the Olney race.[4]

Race Course

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Olney

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The Olney course begins on High Street at Market Place. The racers run south on High Street to Church Street where they make a left turn. The racers follow the course of Church Street through a curve ending at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church. Local schoolchildren also participate in separate races of a much shorter, 20 yard length.

Liberal

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International Pancake Day Hall of Fame in Liberal, Kansas.

The Liberal course begins on Kansas Avenue just south of Sixth Street in front of the Liberal Memorial Public Library. The racers run south on Kansas Avenue to Fifth Street where they make a right turn. The racers run one block west to Lincoln Avenue where the make a left turn. Once the racers turn onto Lincoln Avenue, they run south about a block and a half to the finish line. In Liberal, the finish line is located on Lincoln Avenue between the International Pancake Day Hall of Fame and the Liberal City Hall.

Winners

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(#) Indicates race resulting in No Contest; (^) Indicates race resulting in a Draw; (Bold) Indicates a new record time

Year Liberal Time Olney Time Winner
1950 Billie Warden 1:18.0 Florence Callow 1:10.4  United Kingdom
1951 Emagene Bruce 1:14.5 Isabel Dix 1:12.1  United Kingdom
1952 Joan Zimmerman 1:08.0 Isabel Dix 1:10.8  United States
1953 Binnie Dick 1:09.0 Isabel Dix 1:07.2  United Kingdom
1954 Binnie Dick 1:07.7 Joan Keech 1:12.2  United States
1955 Binnie Dick 1:05.1 Doris Millward 1:18.5  United States
1956 Nina Jordan 1:14.6 Cicely Sparrow 1:15.2  United States
1957 Mary Collingwood 1:16.0 Sandra Sibley 1:08.0  United Kingdom
1958 Mary Collingwood 1:12.0 Sandra Sibley 1:10.8  United Kingdom
1959 Mary Collingwood 1:08.0 Bridget Lowrie 1:15.8  United States
1960 Ann E. Hueter 1:15.5 Carole Vorley 1:10.0  United Kingdom
1961 Carolyn McGlamery 1:10.0 Carole Vorley 1:14.0  United States
1962 Vickie Campbell 1:14.7 Carole Vorley 1:05.2  United Kingdom
1963 Mary Barrington 1:05.6 Linda Risby 1:10.0  United States
1964 Grace Kostreva 1:10.1 Bridget Lowrie 1:06.4  United Kingdom
1965 Grace Riggs 1:07.6 Jennifer Andrews 1:08.0  United States
1966 Rachel Crites 1:04.5 Janet Bunker 1:05.1  United States
1967 Lynda Fox 1:07.3 Janet Bunker 1:03.0  United Kingdom
1968 Janet Grant 1:08.4 Mary Dix 1:08.0  United Kingdom
1969 Raneta Pomeroy 1:07.2 Sylvia Winstanley 1:08.2  United States
1970 Kathleen West 0:59.1 Sylvia Winstanley 1:11.0  United States
1971 Barbara Rhinehart 1:07.7 Ruth Faulkner 1:08.0  United States
1972 Kathleen West 0:59.5 Ella Crouch 1:07.0  United States
1973 Pat Clark 1:01.2 Ella Crouch 1:10.0  United States
1974 Patricia Cheeks 0:59.8 Sallyann Faulkner 1:01.0  United States
1975 Sheila Turner 0:58.5 Sallyann Faulkner 0:59.5  United States
1976 Sheila Turner 0:59.7 Susan Hillier 1:01.0  United States
1977 Mary Bender 1:01.9 Sallyann Faulkner 1:03.0  United States
1978 Stephanie Wagner 0:59.5 June Statham 1:04.0  United States
1979 Barbara McWilliams 1:03.4 Julie Perks 1:03.0  United Kingdom
1980 Sheila Turner --- No Race ---  United States#
1981 Gillian Brewer 1:05.5 Rosemary Ludgate 1:02.0  United Kingdom
1982 Barbara McCaffery 1:05.3 Rosemary Ludgate 1:05.5  United States
1983 Joyce Heeb 1:11.6 Linda Carey 1:06.4  United Kingdom
1984 Mona Canaday 1:06.2 Louise Fitzgerald 1:04.1  United Kingdom
1985 Marcia Streiff 1:05.6 Sally Swallow 1:04.0  United Kingdom
1986 Shelly Welch 1:06.4 Elizabeth Bartlett 1:05.0  United Kingdom
1987 Marcia Streiff 1:10.1 Elizabeth Bartlett 1:05.0  United Kingdom
1988 Marcia Streiff 1:07.6 Leslie Byrne 1:02.9  United Kingdom
1989 Donetta Schindler 1:05.9 Leslie Byrne 1:02.0  United Kingdom
1990 Carla Patterson 1:07.5 Alison Steele 1:08.0  United States
1991 Donetta Schindler 1:08.9 Alison Steele 1:06.0  United Kingdom
1992 Victoria M. VanSickle 1:01.5 Sue Jones 1:02.5  United States
1993 Mindy Amerin 1:03.6 Leslie Byrne 1:07.0  United States
1994 Lisa Biddle 1:07.3 Claire Whittle 1:02.0  United Kingdom
1995 Lou Ann Barker 1:05.2 Jackie Bowden 1:04.5  United Kingdom
1996 Christina R. Wilbers 1:00.3 Dawn Gilyot 1:13.0  United States
1997 Christina R. Wilbers 0:58.6 Avril Soman 1:03.5  United States
1998 Christy Riffel 1:03.2 Natalie Thomas 0:58.5  United Kingdom
1999 Lisa Spillman 1:01.0 Natalie Thomas 1:06.0  United States
2000 Lisa Spillman 1:03.3 Avril Soman 1:05.0  United States
2001 Lisa Spillman 0:58.1 Juliet Minter 1:07.0  United States
2002 Melissa Hurla 1:00.7 Juliet Minter 1:04.0  United States
2003 Cheri Bevis 1:01.5 Juliet Minter 1:06.2  United States
2004 Cheri Bevis 1:00.0 Andrea Rawlings 1:03.8  United States
2005 Jill Wetstein 1:08.3 Andrea Rawlings 1:03.8
2006 Erin Loewen 1:08.1 Andrea Rawlings 1:03.8  United Kingdom
2007 Jessica Lash 1:03.2 Jane Hughes 1:13.5  United States
2008 Amanda Curtis 1:03.3 Amanda Brear 1:09.9  United States
2009 Tasha Gallegos 0:57.5 Jane Hughes 1:02.0  United States
2010 Cheri Bevis 1:03.0 Jane Hughes 1:07.0  United States
2011 Nicole Schowengerdt 1:03.4 Nicky Sallis 1:12.0  United States
2012 Karla Kruger 1:08.6 Devon Byrne 0:58.5  United Kingdom
2013 Caitlin Demarest 1:04.3 Devon Byrne 0:56.0  United Kingdom
2014 Summer Parsons 1:03.5 Devon Byrne 0:55.6  United Kingdom
2015 Hannah Belton 1:09.0 Emma Maitland 1:15.9  United States
2016 Summer Parsons 1:02.6 Lianne Fisher 0:55.0  United Kingdom
2017 Maggie Lapinski 1:01.1 Kaia Larkas ^

See Also

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Liberal, Kansas

Olney, England

Shrove Tuesday

Lent

References

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  1. ^ "BBC - Religions - Christianity: Lent". Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ^ "pancake-day-usa". pancake-day-usa. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  3. ^ "Liberal wins 60th Int'l Pancake race". UPI. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  4. ^ a b Pierce, Robert. "Timing glitch leads to draw". www.leaderandtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.