FRONT COVER: Start of the Enfield League 10 miles 2011 (results not yet received) PHOTO BY: Mark Easton - http://www.photosbymark.fotoblog.co.uk/ Editorial Where has Race Walking Record been?

Unfortunately, this magazine had to take a break due to the tragic death of my father. A road accident in January left him in a coma - I flew out to Cyprus to be with him until he passed away a week later, and stayed on to arrange the funeral. Grief makes it hard to write, but the truly amazing support of the race walking community has let me get life back to normal. Tragic situations such as these happen to all of us at some point, and make you re-evaluate what is important in life;

Each day that I went for a brisk 10 mile walk brought a little more happiness back to me.

Looking through my fathers’ things I found press clippings and photographs he kept of my race walking exploits and realised that he must have been proud of me. That means a lot.

I realise that when I reach the end of my life, race walking will have been a major part of it, and I believe that I will have achieved something meaningful. What people will remember most about me is that I was a race walker, and that it brought joy to me.

Race walking is important to us, possibly more than we realise. Enjoy it, and do let your family and friends know that you enjoy it. They will be envious that you have something like this unique and friendly sport in your life.

The tone of this issue may be a little grim, and the content may not be up to its usual standard. Each step of getting back to normal has been dreaded, but I am getting an issue out as the last step of getting back to normal. The magazine will be coming out roughly every three weeks from now on - a schedule made possible by a new job with fewer hours. There is a large amount of material to print and catch up on. See you at a race soon! Magazine info Race Walking Record (founded 1941) is the international magazine for the sport of walking and walking events, published each and every month.

Issue: 808. Subscriptions: UK £30, International £40, PDF by email £20. Advertisements: Full page £40, Half page £20. Club advertisements: Full page £20, Half page £10. Editor: John Constandinou, 60 Claverdon Drive, Birmingham B43 5HP. Website: www.racewalkingrecord.net Contributors: John Constandinou, Mark Easton, Pat Reeves, Dave Ainsworth, Rob Elliot, Peter Marlow, Peter Hannell, George Smolinski, Alan Brooks, Ron Penfold, Paul Warburton. Please post all news, results, announcements, letters, photos and articles to me or email them to [email protected] 7 - Nutrition: Calcium for Athletes 9 - Results and Reports Contents 24 - IAAF World Race Walk Challenge 3 - Editorial/Magazine info 34 - Letters 4 - News/Announcements 35 - Fixtures 11 August 2012, 18:45-21:30, Womens News & 20k walk victory ceremony, £50-£725, Announcements Olympic Stadium.

New World Record 9th European Race Walking Cup Selection Policy The Rolling Stones helped Frenchman to a World 50,000m Race Olhao, , Sunday 22nd May 2011 Walk track record in Reims, on th 12 March. The double European UKA continues to value the importance champion’s preparation for a tilt at of the European Race Walking Cup and countryman ’s 11-year- the part it plays in the progression of UK old mark was so complete it even endurance athletes within the included a DJ on his home-town track international competition pathway. who blasted out Diniz’s chosen playlist However, UKA has to be realistic about over speakers from 40,000m to help him the impact that UK endurance athletes over the line. Apart from Mick, Keith and can have at this event. The UKA policy co, Iggy Pop and French rock band Noir for the European Race Walking Cup will Désir also inspired the 4000-plus primarily focus on individual athletes who spectators who cheered their hero from can be competitive and are adequately first to last and a new 3:35:27.20 record, prepared for this highest level of race beating the old mark of 3:40.57.9 set in walking competition. 1996. This is the only outdoor athletics record held by the French. The official trial will be held in on Sunday 1st May 2011. At these trials the Olympic Walks Schedule first eligible junior and senior athlete will be selected subject to them meeting at 2012 Olympic race walk schedule and least two of the following selection details have been announced as follows: guidelines:

The Race walks are free events but you a. Has demonstrated the ability to be can apply for tickets to some viewing competitive against international areas. £30 is a seated area, and £20 is a opposition in an international race standing area. walking event between 1st January 2011 and the trial. 4 August 2012, 17:00-18:30, Mens 20k walk, £20-£30, The Mall b. Consistency of performances in both domestic and international walking races 4 August 2012, 18:50-22:05, Mens 20k at distances of 5000/10000 m (juniors) walk victory ceremony, £50-£450, and 20 km and above. Olympic Stadium. c. Competitive and consistent 11 August 2012, 09:00-13:20, Mens 50k performances at previous European and walk, £20-£30, The Mall. global race walking Cup Competitions and European and global track & field 11 August 2012, 18:45-21:30, Mens 50k Championships at 5000/10000 m walk victory ceremony, £50-£725, (juniors) and 20 km and above. Olympic Stadium. d. Clearly demonstrates consistent and 11 August 2012, 17:00-18:45, Womens forward progression up the international 20k walk, £20-£30, The Mall. competition pathway at both junior and senior level. source of funding for many organisations Up to two further junior and three senior and charities. athletes can be selected, up to a maximum of three junior and four senior MBE for another Race Walker athletes. Any further selections will be considered by the selectors on an Norma Blaine of Birchfield Harriers was individual basis, based on performances awarded an MBE in the New Years at the trial and in line with the above Honours list. It was presented to her at selection guidelines. Buckingham palace by the Queen. Norma used to racewalk many years ago If the selectors feel that a team can but then turned to coaching. Olympic realistically challenge for a top eight Heptathlon Gold medallist Denise Lewis position at these championships a attributes her athletics success to scoring team of at least three senior (two Norma. junior) athletes will be selected. The European Race Walking Cup The last race walker to be awarded an selections will take place on Tuesday 3rd MBE was George Beecham of Belgrave May following the trials in London and Harriers, three years previously. George will be announced on Tuesday 10th May. recently turned 80 on 26th February. All athletes who do not intend to compete at London and wish to be Judges Appointments considered for selection must ensure that they advise the Chair of Selectors Noel Carmody: Judge 2011 European Andi Drake at [email protected] Cup Portugal, Deputy Chief Judge 2012 of their situation before the trial. Olympics.

NB Athletes likely to be considered as Peter Marlow: T/D 2011 Russian Winter/ per the selection guidelines will Summer Championship Sochi and demonstrate current form that betters the , Deputy Chief Judge 2011 following times: 10 km U20 Men 45:30; World Championships, , Korea 10 km U20 Women 52:00; 20 km Men T/D 2012 IAAF World Cup Saransk 1:29:00; 20 km Women 1:41:00; and 50 . km 4:19:00. Steve Taylor: Judge 2011 EAA Permit Legacy left by Race Walker Race in Dudince , Chief Judge 2012 Olympics, London. A substantial legacy of £8,795.83 has been left to the RWA in the Will of Denis Catharine Telling: Judge 2011 World Withers. No specific guidance on how it Championships Daegu, Korea, Judge should be used had been stipulated in 2012 IAAF World Youth Championships, the Will. One suggestion is to put aside , Deputy Chief Judge 2012 towards the Inter-Area Match to cover London Olympics. the expenditure of Areas over the next three years and to call the event the Congratulations to all three for their Withers Inter-Area Match. The RWA is successful appointments. Peter Marlow looking carefully at several suggestions has proposed that a total of twelve RWA for future use of any money it receives, Officials should officiate at the London and greatly appreciates that any legacy it Olympics and he awaits a decision. receives will contribute to the future development and success of the sport in RWA Levy Success the UK. Legacies are an important The RWA Levy has passed the £5,000 mark and £800+ has been forwarded to The funeral of Sylvia Markham in each of the Areas. The scheme has Leicester in January was attended by reached the initial target figure, and has many people from the race walking proved a great success. community who had travelled great distances. The service was very moving Public Award for Walker and emotional, and her husband Peter revealed that she passed away just 15 Sean Pender (Middlesex AAA President, days before their 50th wedding RWA Southern Area Vice-President, anniversary. member of Enfield & Haringey AC, Loughton AC & The Centurions) is to Don Allen R.I.P. receive an award for his community service from The London Borough of He was an Ilford AC Club member for 50 Tower Hamlets. years and was an excellent sprinter in his younger days who represented All- RWR Writer Promoted Schools. As Sports Editor of the Ilford Recorder he always ensured Pat Reeves, who writes the Nutrition favourable walking reports with many, section of Race Walking Record, has many column inches. He died after a been upgraded from National to short illness, aged 75 and lived in International Referee for weight lifting. Romford. He still did part-time She will now get to travel all over the journalism, for the Press Association, world and be involved in lifters until Christmas. Condolence is attempting to break World records. She expressed to his family. spreads the word about race walking. Albert Tompkinson R.I.P. Race Walking Websites Improved Albert Tompkinson of Leicester WC was The race walking websites have been a member of his clubs National 50km moved to a new dedicated server on the winning team in 1953. He qualified as a Internet, meaning they run much faster Centurion in the 1958 Leicester to and will be more reliable in future. Skegness event in 22.02.57 to become Problems with the previous web servers Centurion C280. had seen the websites becoming unusable, so this move allows the Beverly Aleta LaVeck McCall R.I.P. possibility of expansion. Thousands of results have recently been added, Beverley, an enthusiastic race walker revealing that an amazing 192 people in from Seattle, USA excelled in ultra- the UK recorded 50km results last year - distance race walking, holding many mostly from the Isle of Man. master's race-walking records, both USA and international, including World track Archives increased bests at 100k and 100 miles. She was also a judge, and a Centurion. She was There are now over five full years of killed in a traffic accident aged 74. archives of Race Walking Record available on the website. In addition to the 62 issues currently online, another Features 38 have also been scanned in, ready to NUTRITION: Calcium for Athletes be placed on the website very soon. By Pat Reeves

Funeral of Sylvia Markham Why athletes, and others need calcium: If you decide to supplement with calcium, I 1). Inadequate calcium intake will weaken recommend pills of around 500 mg are taken your bones with meals that are already rich in calcium- containing foods - this provides a better 2). Insufficient calcium can increase your risk chance of the supplementation actually of osteoporosis absorbed. An important point to note is not to take any iron supplement with a calcium 3). A less than optimal daily amount of supplement, as calcium will negatively impact calcium can inhibit your muscle function. upon ion absorption. This is especially important for female race-walkers, who may 4). If you are a female race-walker, an be endeavouring to over-come low iron levels insufficient supply of calcium will put you at owing to heavily menstruating. an enormous risk - and even for men, the risk is escalating in the UK to around one in twelve As with my last article on magnesium, many slender, hard training athletes. You need to medications and commonly eaten foods and take action! stimulants decrease absorption of calcium into the bones. Meat, and strangely dairy! Alcohol, Ideas about how much calcium you really coffee and other stimulants, sugar, processed need are changing. For years, nutritionists, foods etc all play their part in reducing calcium such as myself, and medical experts have availability. recommended an intake of about 800 mg of calcium per day for most people, and 1200 To provide you with the tools to decide if your mg per day for males and females aged 11- body requires additional supplementation - 24, a time period when bone accumulation is here are some commonly eaten foods the greatest. However, scientists have expressed in terms of how much calcium they gradually realised that calcium absorption contribute towards your daily total: diminishes as people get older. For that reason, the current recommendations are now Whitebait (100g)………860mg of calcium for intakes around 1000 mg per day for men Cheddar cheese (50 gm)…...... ……360 aged 25 or older and females between the Edam cheese (50 gm)…….….…...…350 ages of 25-50, 1000-1500 mg per day for Sardines, canned (70 gm)………..…350 women who have stopped menstruating, 1500 Milk - half a pint………………..…...... 350 daily mg for women over the age of 65, and Tofu, (60 gm)……………………....…300 1200-1500 mg for males and females aged Black beans (200gm dry weight)…...270 11-24. Pinto beans (90gm cooked weight)..257 Milk Chocolate (100 gm)……….……240 It is quite probable that these increased Springs greens (100gm raw)….…….210 amounts can provide additional benefits - Sesame seeds (1 tablespoon)………140 quite apart from improving bone density. Prawns (80 gm)……………………….120 Evidence from research is showing that Baked Beans (200 gm)……………….106 calcium- rich diets may actually lower blood- Pilchards (105 gm, canned)…………105 pressure, keeping it at optimum levels - Chickpea Dahl (150 gm)……..…....…100 sometimes even without using conventional Shrimps (80 gm cooked)……..…...….100 drugs. It is purported that as many as one out Salmon (115 gm, canned)….…...…...100 of two individuals may be able to lower blood Almonds (20-shelled)………………....50 pressure by taking in extra calcium. Optimum levels of calcium may also reduce the risk of As an athlete wanting to perform at your colon cancer, as calcium binds with cancer- highest level, it definitely behoves you to take promoting bile acids in the large intestine. I in sufficient calcium. personally think the jury is still out as to Keep score! whether calcium supplementation could have a connection with formation of kidney stones Pat Reeves in the host. In my own practice, I do see www.foodalive.org patients prescribed calcium carbonate going on to develop such stones. I therefore MANAGING YOUR ANXIETIES WHEN recommend calcium citrate or calcium WALKING gluconate, for such purposes. By Stanley Popovich you the confidence to manage your anxiety At times, our worries and anxieties can the next time around. overwhelm us. In addition, our worries can distort our perception of what is reality and Take advantage of the help that is available what is not. Here is a brief list of techniques around you. If possible, talk to a professional that a walker can use to help gain a better who can help you manage your fears and perspective on things during their anxious anxieties. They will be able to provide you moments. with additional advice and insights on how to deal with your current problem. By talking to a Sometimes we get stressed out when professional, a person will be helping everything happens all at once. When this themselves in the long run because they will happens, a person should take a deep breath become better able to deal with their problems and try to find something to do for a few in the future. Remember that it never hurts to minutes to get their mind off of the problem. A ask for help. person could read the newspaper, listen to some music or do an activity that will give It is not easy to deal with all of our fears and them a fresh perspective on things. This is a worries. When your fears and anxieties have great technique to use right before your next the best of you, try to calm down and then get event. the facts of the situation. The key is to take it slow. All you can do is to do your best each Remember that our fearful thoughts are day, hope for the best, and when something exaggerated and can make the problem does happen, take it in stride. Take it one step worse. A good way to manage your worry is to at a time and things will work out. challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking. When BIOGRAPHY: encountering thoughts that make you fearful Stan Popovich is the author of “A Layman’s or anxious, challenge those thoughts by Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, asking yourself questions that will maintain Christianity and Non Resistant Methods” – an objectivity and common sense. easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in Remember that all the worrying in the world managing persistent fears and anxieties. will not change anything. Most of what we worry about never comes true. Instead of For additional information go to: worrying about something that probably won’t www.managingfear.com happen, concentrate on what you are able to do. Results and Reports Another technique that is very helpful is to "Up and Running" Winter League Round 2 have a small notebook of positive statements Sunday 21st November 2010 that you can carry around with you. Whenever Andreas, Isle of Man you come across an affirmation that makes Senior 10km you feel good, write it down in a small Handicap Position, Name, Time notebook that you can carry around with you. 1 Gill Senogles 1:17:30 Whenever you feel stressed before your 2 Olesya Skirtach 1:15:36 event, open up your small notebook and read 3 Alison Fitzpatrick 1:15:23 those statements. This will help to manage 4 Gilly Culshaw 1:15:30 your negative thinking. 5 Rob Forgie 1:15:36

6 Brian Kneale 1:11:44 In every anxiety-related situation you 7 Chris Brown 1:06:49 experience, begin to learn what works, what 8 Claire Parsons 1:17:50 doesn’t work, and what you need to improve 9 Peter Lovekin 1:07:18 on in managing your fears and anxieties. For 10 Stephen Harvey 1:00:03 instance, you have a lot of anxiety before your 11 Sam Fletcher 1:09:34 event and you decide to take a walk to help 12 Anthea Varey 1:10:19 you feel better. The next time you feel anxious 13 Pauline Ringham 1:06:42 you can remind yourself that you got through 14 Dick Callin 1:02:48 it the last time by taking a walk. This will give 15 David Dobinson 1:10:22 16 Ron Kelly 1:01:52 74 Gordon Corran 1:04:21 17 Steph Allen 1:20:11 77 Dave Mackey 1:00:01 18 Brian Wade 1:07:10 76 David Anderson 1:07:49 19 Ashley Cowin 1:12:05 77 Lisa Motley 1:06:07 20 Carl Senogles 1:02:15 78 David Clucas 1:09:59 21 Chris Cale 59:45 79 Ann Dooley 1:15:46 22 David Dodson 1:07:11 80 Dave Walker 1:00:52 23 Tara Scott 1:15:43 81 Jon Wild 1:02:49 24= June Melvin 1:15:43 82 Sue Moore 59:36 24= Bernie Ball 1:02:40 83 Brenda Stoffberg 1:09:51 26 John Callow 1:09:16 84 Michael Salmon 1:11:23 27 Peter Lockett 1:12:19 85 Edward Marshall 1:16:43 28 Roy Brook 1:11:11 86 Marie Gilbertson 1:10:10 29 Hannah Hunter 1:06:06 87 John Hunter 1:17:51 30 Vicky Heavey 1:14:46 88 Ron Ronan 1:17:57 31 Sue Reynolds 1:20:20 89 Norbert Will 1:11:52 32 Simon Spencer 1:15:46 90 James Clucas 1:28:13 33 Sue Keown 1:17:55 91 Michelle Cale 1:14:08 34= Steve Hall 1:17:56 DNF Juan Bellando 34= Gordon Erskine 1:11:12 36 Muneera Quayle 1:10:06 Senior 5km 37 Alex Eaton 55:12 1 Arnie Jacobs, 39.49 38 Ed Walter 1:08:39 2 Sue Ackroyd, 39.55 39 Haydn Kenna 1:13:00 3= Christine Breadner, 45.31 40 Bob Corrin 1:07:36 3= Val Craine, 45.31 41 Robbie Lambie 58:58 5 James Green, 29.45 42 James Betteridge 1:05:09 6 Andy Boardman, 33.01 43 Jane Foster 1:03:59 7 Sarah Goldsmith, 37.50 44 Eunice Cubbon 1:17:27 8 Derek Scarffe, 37.45 45 Phil Colebourn 1:06:23 9 Sinead Kaneen, 31.15 46 Sean Hands 51:52 10 Hannah Kelly, 33.07 47 Simon Capelen 56:29 11 Henry de Silva, 36.51 48 Mark Denton 1:13:49 12 Brenda Charlton, 40.52 49= Colin Moore 1:07:38 13 Danielle Oates, 30.18 49= Judith Quane 59:33 14 Alexandra Ross, 31.00 51= Steven Glynn 1:15:13 51= Eric Kissack 1:13:04 Junior 2km 53 Trisha Lovekin 1:20:25 1 Rebecca Greatbatch, 13.51 54 Sandra Halpin 1:08:20 2 Daniel Scarffe, 13.53 55 Dave Wilkinson 1:05:56 3 Rhys Keown, 15.17 56 Jock Waddington 51:36 57 Tony Ball 1:16:07 Junior 1km 58 Michael Bonney 58:51 1 Max Walker, 7.10 59 Richard Gerrard 54:34 2 Keira Heavey, 8.00 60 Vinny Lynch 54:42 3 Megan Boardman, 9.03 61 Tony Dugdale 1:01:04 62 Jim Caley 1:10:33 Midland Winter League 3rd & Final Races 63 Dave Corrin 1:05:25 Sunday 21st November 2010 64 Miriam Kelly 1:20:46 Tamworth AC, West Midlands 65= Wendy Ross 1:20:47 10km 65= John Robinson 1:03:29 1 Antonio Cirillo Coventry 52.00 67 Samantha Draper 1:08:09 2 Andrew Miller Wolv.& Bilston 54.32 68 Angela Martin 1:09:24 3 Steve Arnold Nuneaton 55.23 69 Kathryn Clough 1:16:47 4 Chris Berwick Leicester 58.36 70 Janette Morgan 1:10:56 5 Helen Middleton Enfield 60.02 71 Andy Green 56:15 6 John Constandinou Birchfield 60.46 72 Michael Shipsides 1:00:42 7 Tony Collins Birchfield 61.26 73 Claire Sayle 1:17:13 8 Marie Marshall Wolv.& Bilston 62.35 9 Paul Haydon Nuneaton 63.29 28 Chris Smith Leicester 39.25 10 Hardeep Minhas Leicester 63.46 Ladies Scratch Teams 11 Richard Mallinson West Mids. Police 65.00 1 Leicester Walking Club 17pts 12 Julian Barnett Birchfield 65.07 2 Birchfield Harriers 18pts 13 Neale Smith Nuneaton 65.17 3 Wolverhampton & Bilston AC 23pts Mens Scratch Teams 5km Mixed Handicap Ladies Teams 1 Birchfield Harriers 21pts 1 Leicester Walking Club 58.49 Mixed Handicap Mens Teams 2 Birchfield Harriers 59.07 1 Birchfield Harriers 119.49 3 Dudley & Stourbridge Harriers 59.09 4 Wolverhampton & Bilston AC 60.39 3km 5 Coventry Godiva Harriers 61.18 1 Daniel Watling Wolv.& Bilston 15.53 2 Emma Achurch Leicester 16.22 1km 3 Matt Redfern Nuneaton 17.49 1 Thomas Butler Nuneaton 6.26 4 Rebecca Chambers Sheffield 17.55 2 Sam Redfern Nuneaton 6.41 5 Jessica Mills Birchfield 18.20 3 Laura Achurch Blaby Stokes 6.50 6 Brendon Byrne Birchfield 20.48 4 Lucy Spear Dudley 7.14 7 Chris Hewlett Birchfield 20.53 Final League Tables 8 Edward Bonehill Birchfield 22.42 Under 13's 2km Boys Scratch Team Boys 1 Matt Archer 5pts 1 Birchfield Harriers 12pts Under 15's 3km Scratch Boys Handicap Team Girls 1 Emma Achurch 3pts 1 Birchfield Harriers 42.01 Boys 1 Daniel Watling 5pts Under 15's 3km Handicaps 2km 1 Jessica Mills 40.31 1 Niamh McKivett Sheffield 11.58 2 Matt Redfern 42.17 2 Jack Leversidge Sheffield 12.12 3 Matt Archer Nuneaton 12.19 5km Ladies Scratch: Rachael Woolley 5pts 4 Richard Hewlett Birchfield 13.55 Men's Scratch: Colin Turner 11pts Under 17 Award Girls: Tasha Webster 10pts 5km Under 17 Award Boys: Daniel Waples 9pts 1 Antonio Cirillo Coventry 25.02 2 Heather Lewis Pembroke 25.03 Scratch Ladies Teams 3 Mark Williams Tamworth 25.20 1 Birchfield Harriers 57pts 4 Daniel Waples Kettering 26.05 5 Steve Arnold Nuneaton 26.30 5km Individual Handicaps (Mixed) 6 Rachael Woolley Leicester 26.33 1 John Culshaw Snr Tamworth 56.53 7 Colin Turner Nuneaton 27.39 2 Keith Richards Coventry 57.04 8 Tasha Webster Birchfield 27.57 3 Gareth Edwards Telford 58.38 9 John Constandinou Birchfield 28.00 10 Jasmine Nicholls Leicester 28.42 5km Mixed Handicap Teams 11 Beth Jackson Wolv.& Bilston 29.40 1 Birchfield Harriers 173.50 12 David Manning Birchfield 30.05 2 Leicester Walking Club 175.37 13 Keith Richards Coventry 30.16 3 Dudley & Stourbridge Harriers 183.44 14 Hardeep S. Minhas Leicester 30.36 15 Gareth Edwards Telford 30.40 10km 16 Cheyenne Taylor Wolv.& Bilston 32.55 1st Man Scratch Antonio Cirillo Cov 3pts 17 John Fenton Birchfield 33.05 1st Lady Scratch Marie Marshall W&B 5pts 18 Tracy Mills Birchfield 33.37 Scratch Mens Teams 19 Lynn Bellfield Halesowen 33.46 1 Birchfield Harriers 54pts 20 Chris Harris Dudley 34.06 21 Karen Davies Birchfield 34.12 Mixed Handicap Teams 22 George Chaplin Coventry 34.40 1 Birchfield Harriers 366.13 23 Sue Rey Leicester 35.33 24 Jill Langford Wolv.& Bilston 35.39 10km - Individual Handicaps (Mixed) 25 Peter Cassidy Dudley 36.06 1 Tony Collins Birchfield 119.55 26 Eric Horwill Dudley 36.22 2 Paul Hayden Nuneaton 119.56 27 John Culshaw Snr Tamworth 38.53 3 Andrew Miller Wolv.& Bilston 120.36

IAAF 2010 World Race Walking Challenge Final men's podium (left to right) Runner-up Chu Yafei (CHN), Race winner Zhen (CHN), and Giorgio Rubino (ITA) Photo: IAAF

Yohan Diniz breaks the World Record for 50,000 metres Race Walk in Lille, France. Photo: Emmanuel Tardi Sarnia Walking Club Track Walk 7th December 2010 Sunday 28th November 2010 In the second race of this race walking series, Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey Tasha Webster won her second successive Race winner Stuart Le Noury was content to league race ahead of Emma Achurch and stay on leader Phil Lockwoods shoulder for Jasmine Nicholls. Daniel Watling was a the first three kilometres, before easing away narrow one second ahead of Daniel Waples in to cross the line in 25.27. Lockwood finished the boy's standings with Joe Smith taking the six seconds later and well ahead of third other podium position. Another fine PB from placed Terry Bates. Carol Bates was the Jack Liversidge from Sheffield. quickest of the women eleven seconds up on From George Smolinski. Jayne Le Noury, with Rose Druckes in third. 2km Boys From Rob Elliot. 1 Daniel Watling Staffs 11:03 5,000 metres 2 Daniel Waples Northants 11:04 1 Stuart Le Noury M 25.27 3 Joe Smith Leics 12:30 2 Phil Lockwood M35 25.33 4 Dan Chaib Sheffield 12:40 3 Terry Bates M55 29.29 5= Matt Archer Nuneaton 12:45 4 Rob Elliott M50 31.26 5= Matt Redfern Swadlincote 12:45 5 Kevin Le Noury M50 32.50 7 Jack Liversidge Greenhill 14:35 6 Carol Bates W55 35.03 8 Thomas Butler Nuneaton 15:07 7 Jayne Le Noury W50 35.14 9 Benjamin Allen Leics 15:26 8 Dave Dorey M60 35.15 10= Sebastian Hillyer Leics 15:46 9 Mick Le Sauvage M70 35.24 10= Charley Smith Leics 15:46 10 Rose Druckes W65 36.36 12 Phillip Brown Leics 17:18 13 Peter Bilson Sheffield 18:37 Bob Wright Handicap Series Race 4 2km Girls Sunday 5th December 2010 1 Tasha Webster Ledbury 10:24 Pleinmont, Guernsey 2 Emma Achurch Leics 10:55 Stuart Le Noury recorded the fastest time of 3 Jasmine Nicholls Leics 11:06 the day but had to settle for second best in 4 Becky Chambers Sheffield 12:13 the handicap. Race winner Terry Bates 5 Sarah Sheasby Sheffield 12:41 crossed the line in 14.14, seven seconds 6 Katie McKinder Sheffield 13:04 ahead of Le Noury`s 14.21. The undulating 7 Jessica Mills Chelmsley Wood 13:10 out and back course on the closed road at 8 Niamh McKevitt Sheffield 13:24 Pleinmont is not a fast one but Stuart still got 9 Daniella Gaskill Corby 13:49 close to his best with an actual time of 9.21, 10 Laura Archer Nuneaton 14:00 with Phil Lockwoods 9.43 the second 11 Kara Sanders Nuneaton 14:03 quickest. Leading woman Jane Rowlinson 12 Fiona Brown Leics 14:24 knocked twenty seconds off her PB to take 13 Laura Achurch Leics 14:55 fourth place in the race, with Carol Bates 14 Amy Sanders Nuneaton 15:09 equalling her best time set in 2005. 15 Kezia Brown Leics 15:22 From Rob Elliot. 16 Isobel Keanan Leics 16:34 17 Chloe Proud Leics 17:00 2km road walk 18 Eva Maddison Leics 17:18 1 Terry Bates M55 14.14 (watch time) 11.29 19 Hollie Maddison Leics 17:19 (actual time) 19= Francesca Hillyer Leics 17:19 2 Stuart Le Noury M 14.21 / 9.21 19= Imogen Nicholls Leics 17:19 3 Kevin Le Noury M50 14.24 / 12.39 22 Hanna Gould Nuneaton 17:45 4 Jane Rowlinson W50 14.27 / 13.12 23 Neve Duguid Leics 17:54 5 Phil Lockwood M35 14.28 / 9.43 6 Kay Coulson W40 14.29 / 14.29 Surrey Walking Club Christmas Cup 7 Dave Dorey M60 14.38 / 13.23 11th December 2010 8 Carol Bates W55 14.52 / 13.37 Selsdon, Surrey 9 Mick Le Sauvage M70 15.00 / 13.45 With a weeks break caused by the 10 Rose Druckes W65 15.07 / 14.22 cancellation of the Bexley League race due to 11 Jayne Le Noury W50 15.49 / 14.49 the snow 25 starters took a chance on the 12 Jason Le Noury M 15.56 / 10.41 thaw to come over to Selsdon for what is intended to be a light hearted race for the Chris Smith Race Walking League Round 2 festive season. In fact the snow had almost gone on the road although the pavement was 1 Stuart Le Noury M 4.46 still treacherous and one or two on the start 2 Phil Lockwood M35 5.17 line raced when their state of fitness might 3 Terry Bates M55 5.17 have made spectating preferable if it were not 4 Kevin Le Noury M50 5.59 so dangerous. Lyn Atterbury travelled from 5 Rob Elliott M50 6.03 just for the weekend and mainly for 6 Dave Dorey M60 6.52 this race. The members of Surrey WC were 7 Mick Le Sauvage M70 7.29 joined by even more visitors to enjoy the usual 815 metres Women tea and refreshments supplemented by the 1 Jane Rowlinson W50 6.32 Christmas cake and mince pies appropriate to 2 Jayne Le Noury W50 6.45 the occasion. From Peter Hannell. 3 Rose Druckes W65 7.05 5km 4 Kay Coulson W40 7.07 1 S.Allen (Barn M50) 26:28 5 Carol Bates W55 7.10 2 K.Howard (Ton U20W) 27:17 3 K.Funnell (Ashf U17G) 28:13 Brighton Boxing Day Walks 4 H.Middleton (E&H W45) 29:25 26th December 2010 5 L.Atterbury (Sy WC M60) 29:56 Preston Park, Brighton 6 S.Pender (E&H M55) 30:04 On a cold but snow free course in Brighton 7 P.Hannell (Sy WC M65) 30:21 seven walkers took part in the annual Boxing 8 D.Sharpe (Ilf M55) 30:27 Day Walk. Ian Richards started fast followed 9 P.King (Belg/Sy WC M55) 30:32 by Julie Drake and Heather Butcher (travelling 10 A.Alstraken (E&H W40) 30:52 all the way from Kent) with her, Heather doing 11 G.Thomas (Ton U15B) 31:11 2 of the 4 laps over this testing course which 12 I.Statter (Sy WC M50) 31:14 has a steep long hill in it. Heather was going 13 R.Penfold (Steyn M65) 31:42 very well until halfway up the hill on the 14 S.Rukin (Ton U20W) 32:19 second lap when she suffered a bout of 15 P.Crane (Sy WC M65) 32:28 sickness, but she managed to hold on and 16 D.Hoben (Sy WC M55) 33:36 finish. From Ron Penfold. 17 A.Statter (Sy WC U15B) 33:45 5.5 Miles (4laps) 18 D.Stevens (Steyn M70) 33:47 1 Ian Richards Steyning AC M60 44:58 19 D.Delaney (Sy WC M65) 33:56 2 Julie Drake Arena 80 W40 48:59 20 N.Simmons (Sy WC M65) 35:27 3 Ron Penfold Steyning M65 55:53 21 P.Goodwin (Ilf M55) 35:33 4 Dave Boxall Seaford M75 60:00 22 S.Lightman (Sy WC M65) 35:48 5 David Hoben Surrey M55 62:00 23 B.Hercock (E&H M70) 37:24 6 Dave Stevens Steyn M70 (3 Laps) 3.375ml 24 L.Man-Rey (E&H W) 38:25 2.25 Miles (2Laps) 25 K.Burnett (Sy WC M70) 38:38 1 Heather Butcher Cambridge H. U15 28:40

Val des Terres Hill Climb Coventry Godiva Harriers Annual New Sunday 12th December 2010 Years Race Val des Terres, Guernsey 1st January 2011 Stuart Le Noury raced to his fifth consecutive Coventry win in the Sarnia Clubs annual time trial up 147 people took to the roads and finished this the Val des Terres for the Rob Waterman popular road race, amongst them five walkers Shield. His winning time of 4.46 was a few shaking off the Christmas overindulgances. seconds outside of his PB, but well ahead of 5 miles Men second placed Phil Lockwood, who took a 1 Steve Arnold Nuneaton 42:21 second off his PB as he held off Terry Bates 2 Glyn Jones Godiva 49:17 by tenths of a second. Walkers are set off at 3 Keith Richards Godiva 52:04 two minute intervals, so it is a true test of DNF Asim Querishi racing against the clock. Jane Rowlinson won 5 miles Women the Ladies Shield with a new PB, ahead of 1 Helen Middleton Enfield 46:29 past winners Jayne Le Noury in second place 2 Diane Baldwin Milton Keynes 49:28 and Rose Druckes in third. The event was sponsored by Cherry Godfrey, Woodlock Sarnia Walking Club Road Walk Financial Services and the Healthspan Group. Sunday 2nd January 2011 From Rob Elliott. Lancresse to Bulwer Avenue, Guernsey 815 metres Men Stuart Le Noury was first across the line in the Team opening club race of 2011, with a twenty 1 Steyning Athletic Club 73 Points seconds victory over brother Jason. Third 2 Ilford Athletic Club 67 Points place went to Phil Lockwood who lost contact 3 Colchester Harriers 58 Points with eventual second placed walker Jason, two miles into the walk. Leading woman was 10km Women Jayne Le Noury ahead of Rose Druckes and 1 Neringa Aidietyte Ilford 47:27 Kay Coulson. From Rob Elliott. 2 Julie Drake Arena 80 53:36 3 miles 3 Diane Bradley Tonbridge 55:03 1 Stuart Le Noury M 24:08 4 Kelsey Howard Tonbridge 56:37 2 Jason Le Noury M 24:28 5 Helen Middleton Enfield 59:04 3 Phil Lockwood M35 25:18 6 Cath Duhig Ryston Runners 62:17 4 Dave Dorey M60 33:22 7 Maureen Noel Belgrave 63:31 5 Jayne Le Noury W50 33:28 8 Anne Belchambers Steyning 68:10 6 Mick Le Sauvage M70 34:16 Kate Funnell Ashford DNF 7 Rose Druckes W65 34:49 Team 8 Kay Coulson W40 36:53 1 Tonbridge Athletic Club 23 Points

Southern 10km Road Championships 4th Northern Area Winter League Saturday 8th January 2011 9th January 2011 Monks Hill, Croydon, Surrey South Bank Club, York Ilford's new star signing Neringa Aidietyte Fittingly, this ‘yacht’ handicap was held in a walked away with the Southern Women's stiff, and cold, north easterly wind. After 10kms walking championship held at Monk's hanging around the start line for just under 25 Hill in Surrey in windy and cold conditions on minutes, Paul Evenett was a relieved man a testing circuit. She walked clear of her when finally given the gun, and closed to nearest rival Julie Drake from the gun and within 3 minutes of the lead. The first six came was never headed, finishing over 6 minutes in within one and a half minutes. Locals took clear in a time of 47:27. Indeed so quick was the first four places, Dick Cole winning by 26 Lithuanian international Neringa that she beat seconds to take maximum points. From Alan all but two of the men competing in the Brooks. Southern men's championship held in 10km conjunction, over the same distance. That Handicap position, Name, Time race was won by Dominic King in 44:58, from 1 Dick Cole York CIU 68.10 brother Daniel 9 seconds behind. Francisco 2 Nick Kilner York CIU 59.56 Reis had a subdued race following a lay off 3 Bert Angus York CIU 71.56 due to illness, but still finished 4th in 50:44 4 Graham Jackson York CIU 58.37 after losing contact with Ian Richards. Winning 5 Nathan Duncan YRWC 56.45 team was Steyning AC. From Peter Hannell. 6 Russ Jackson YRWC 64.20 7 Paul Evenett Redcar 48.50 10km Men 8 Marion Fawkes (L) Redcar 73.42 1 Dominic King Colchester 44:58 9 Jed Bycroft York CIU 64.53 2 Daniel King Colchester 45:07 10 Mark Byrne Redcar 64.38 3 Ian Richards Steyning 49:52 11 Keith French YRWC 68.58 4 Francisco Reis Ilford 50:44 5 Trevor Jones Steyning 52:57 Dick Maxwell Memorial Race 6 Steven Uttley Ilford 53:39 9th January 2011 7 Steve Allen Barnet 57:29 Simister 8 Arthur Thomson Enfield 61:21 Conditions: Cold and rain. All competitors 9 Ronald Penfold Steyning 61:45 Lancashire Walking Club, with one guest. 10 Paul King Belgrave 62:03 Stuart Marsden was awarded handicap prize 11 Chris Flint London Vidarians 62:13 as Glyn Jones was a guest. Handicap 12 Mark Culshaw Belgrave 62:36 positions in brackets. 13 David Sharpe Ilford 67:12 10km Guest David Hoben Surrey 72:33 1 Adrian Edwards 54.41 (5) 14 Phillip Goodwin Ilford 74:15 2 Stuart Marsden 59.20 (2) 15 Michael Barnbrook Ilford 74:24 3 Joe Hardy 61.24 (3) 16 Bernard Hercock Enfield 77:42 4 Glyn Jones 61.29 (Coventry) 8.45 (1) 5 Sailash Shah 68.03 (8) band set off down the High Street quite 6 Pat Evans 69.17 (6) comfortably into the country lanes that make 7 John Payn 71.00 (7) up this course. The fact that the numbers 8 Eric Horwill 76.24 (4) were low disguises the quality of the field as 5km the first two home were twins, current 1 Andrea Lennon 40.43 internationals who came over from Colchester Bob Wright Handicap Series Race 5 while the third placer was local but an 9th January 2011 outstanding M60 almost holding the leaders Les Amarreurs, Guernsey until half-way. Almost 10, often hilly, miles Dave Dorey celebrated his recent 64th was no picnic. Newcomer Iain Thomson, birthday with a win, when crossing the line showed both his speed and his long distance first in the latest race in the Bob Wright training. The early darkening of the sky made Handicap Series. Recording an actual time of all very grateful for the usual welcome at the 19.25, he kept second man home Phil Steyning Clubhouse afterwards. Lockwood at bay by nine seconds. Seven From Peter Hannell. seconds after this Stuart Le Noury crossed the line in third place. Stuart`s actual time of 15km Men (halfway times in brackets) 14.26 was the fastest time of the day, followed 1 Dan King Colchester (33:04) 67:10 by Lockwoods 14.34. Fastest woman of the 2 Dom King Colchester (33:06) 67:10 day was Jayne Le Noury in 5th place in the 3 Ian Richards M60 Steyning (33:38) 68:41 handicap, with an actual time of 20.36, two 4 Trevor Jones M50 Steyning (39:56) 80:23 seconds up on Carol Bates time of 20.38. 5 Steve Allen M50 Barnett (43:02) 88:25 From Rob Elliott. 6 Ron Penfold M65 Steyning (48:13) 93:39 3km Road Walk 7 Chris Flint M60 London Vids (46:53) 93:47 1 Dave Dorey M60 21.10 (watch time) 19.25 8 Sean Pender M55 Enfield (46:11) 97:21 (actual time) 9 Peter Hannell M65 Surrey (48:52) 99:23 2 Phil Lockwood M35 21.19 / 14.34 10 Iain Thomson M55 Surrey (50:25) 101:33 3 Stuart Le Noury M 21.26 / 14.26 11 Dave Boxall M75 Seaford S.(51:20) 103:14 4 Terry Bates M55 21.34 / 17.04 12 Martin Ford-Dunn M65 Steyn(53:15)112:58 5 Jayne Le Noury W50 21.36 / 20.36 15km Women 6 Rose Druckes W65 22.01 / 21.31 1 Julie Drake W40 Arena 80 (40:40) 83:06 7 Kevin Le Noury M50 22.02 / 19.17 2 Helen Middleton W45 Enfield (44:06) 88:47 8 Carol Bates W55 22.08 / 20.38 3 Anne Belchambers W55 Stey(48:54) 98:10

Steyning Open Road Walk Allison Trophy 15th January 2011 22nd January 2011 The field was spiced up with the appearance Chorley, Lancashire of the Colchester GB International twins Dan Conditions: Cold and dry. All competitors and Dom King down for a training spin for this Lancashire Walking Club. Handicap positions annual race held over on an undulating out shown in brackets. and back course. The twins started very fast 15km and reached the halfway turn in 33:05. They 1 Joe Hardy 92.34 (1) slowed slightly on the tougher return leg and 2 Alaistair Shand 92.46 (3) finished together in a very good time of 3 Dave Evans 96.11 (5) 67:10s. Steyning's Ian Richards gave chase 4 Dave Crompton 97.03 (4) all the way and also finished in a good time of 5 Sailash Shah 97.07 (2) 68:41. First lady home after a good race was 6 Greg Smith 101.16 (8) Julie Drake of Arena 80 in 83:06. From Ron 7 Richard Robb 108.43 (7) Penfold. 8 Pat Evans 108.48 (6) DNF John Payn Reached 3.4 miles in 45.46 This annual fixture was due to be held two DNF Andrea Lennon 5.8 miles in 77.35 weeks later but the organisers had been asked to advance it due to a clash with a Enfield Walking League 2011 - Race One special event on the usual date. However the 22nd January off-putting weather may have caused them to Lee Valley regret the change. As it happens the cold The 2011 League got off to a tremendous winds and light rain generally prevalent start with fifty-one walkers enduring cold raw disappeared during the race and a reduced conditions. Twenty-seven year old Latvian Nerenge Aidietyte impressively outpaced the Leicester WC and Leicestershire Race field setting a women's League 5 mile best 22nd January 2011 performance. A poor turnout. Weather cold but dry. 10 miles 5 miles Ladies 1 Chris Berwick 98:04 1 Neringe Aidietyte (Ilford) 37.39 W27 2 Colin Vesty 102:10 2 Kelsey Howard (Tonbridge) 43.27 U20 3 Hardeep Minhas 108:06 3 Diane Bradley (Tonbridge) 43.49 W45 4 John Sturgess 123:55 4 Helen Middleton (Enfield) 46.40 W45 5 Angie Alstrachen (Enfield) 49.38 W45 Sarnia WC Road Walk 6 Maureen Noel (Belgrave) 49.53 W45 Sunday 23rd January 2011 7 Anne Belchambers(Steyning) 51.03 W55 Albecq to White Rock, Guernsey 8 Noel Blatchford (Abingdon) 52.25 W60 For the first time in many years the Sarnia 9 Sue Barnett (Enfield) 52.56 W60 Walking Club held a 10 miles event from 10 Jo Miles (Hillingdon) 53.14 W55 Albecq to the White Rock. In cold and windy 11 Fiona Bishop (Aldershot) 54.49 W50 conditions, Stuart le Noury took the lead from 12 Cath Cotterill (Tonbridge) 55.50 U17 the start, closely followed by Phil Lockwood. 13 Norma Grimsey (Enfield) 56.24 W55 At the two miles point Le Noury held a fifty 14 Serena Queeney (Enfield) 57.21 W55 yards lead, going through in 17.30. At the half 15 Sue Smith (Ryston) 61.29 W45 way point at Lancresse he had increased his 16 Maureen Spelman (AFD) 35.59 W75 3ml lead to 46 seconds as the clock showed 44.17 17 Liz Man Rey (Enfield) 37.40 W29 3 ml to Lockwoods 45.01. The lead was further increased over the next few miles, until Phil 5 miles Men Lockwood worked hard along the seafront in 1 Fransisco Reis (Ilford) 40.41 M50 the final few miles to close the gap again, but 2 Trevor Jones (Steyning) 41.57 M55 not by enough as Stuart Le Noury finished in 3 Nick Silvester (Aldershot) 42.48 M55 89.11 with Phil taking second place a further 4 Steve Uttley (Ilford) 42.49 M50 33 seconds behind. Phil removed two and a 5 Graham Chapman (Headington) 43.25 M55 half minutes off his PB set a few years ago in 6 Steve Allen (Barnet) 45.50 M50 the National 10 miles. There was a close race 7 John Hall (Belgrave) 45.55 M60 for first place in the womens walk as Jayne Le 8 John Ralph (Chiltern) 46.42 M50 Noury out sprinted Jane Rowlinson by a few 9 Arthur Thomson (Enfield) 47.29 M70 strides. Jayne Le Noury set off at her usual 10 Ken Bobbett (Hillingdon) 47.33 M65 steady pace to find herself a minute behind 11 Amos Seddon (Enfield) 47.45 M70 Jane Rowlinson at two miles. By halfway the 12 David Kates (Ilford)) 47.57 M50 gap had reduced to half a minute as Jane 13 Mark Culshaw (Belgrave) 47.59 M40 Rowlinson went past in 58.32. Over the next 14 David Sharpe (Ilford) 49.31 M55 few miles the two were getting closer and 15 Rod Dunn (Enfield) 49.34 M55 closer until they were shoulder to shoulder. 16 Sean Pender (Enfield) 50.23 M55 The two were locked together for much of the 17 Shaun Lightman (Surrey) 50.51 M60 final miles until a determined sprint saw Le 18 Oliver Browne (Ilford) 51.52 M55 Noury over the line first in 1.57.59, two 19 Mick Bradley (Enfield) 51.59 M50 minutes better than her PB set back in 1996. 20 Malcolm Brown (Enfield) 52.48 M55 From Rob Elliott. 21 Jon May (Enfield) 53.48 M60 22 Alan O'Rawe (Ilford) 54.12 M65 10 miles Men 23 Ron Powell (Enfield) 55.29 M70 1 Stuart Le Noury M 1.29.11 24 Mick Barnbrook (Ilford) 58.37 M 2 Phil Lockwood M35 1.29.44 25 Phil Goodwin (Ilford) 58.46 M55 3 Kevin Le Noury M50 1.54.34 26 Steve Whelan (Headington) 58.47 M45 4 Mick Le Sauvage M70 2.02.52 27 Peter Howard (Enfield) 58.47 M65 10 miles Women 28 Bernie Hercock (Enfield) 61.22 M70 1 Jayne Le Noury W50 1.57.59 29 Bill Sutherland (Highgate H) 63.33 M65 2 Jane Rowlinson W50 1.58.01 30 David Ainsworth (Ilford) 66.35 M60 3 Kay Coulson W40 2.12.25 31 Brian Sturt (Enfield) 39.01 M70 3 miles Lancresse to White Rock 32 Paul Ray (Enfield) 42.31 M75 3 miles 5 miles Women 33 Ken Livermore (Enfield) 42.31 M75 3 miles 1 Carol Bates W55 58.20 DNF Philip Barnard (Ilford) ret injured M26 2 Rose Druckes W65 59.38 Photos by Mark Easton - www.photosbymark.fotoblog.co.uk

Alex Wright wins his 1st National 10 Mile Championship. Photo: Mark Easton

Start of the Midlands 5k Championships – Photo JC

Midlands 5k Championships - Race Walking joins Pot Holing! – Photo JC

Start of the 3rd Midlands Winter League 10k at Tamworth - Photo Karen Davies

Dominic King leads Daniel King Brendan Boyce 1st 10km London in the SRWA 10 km. Photo: Mark Easton Walks. Photo: Mark Easton

Neringa Aidientyte 1st Lady in 5 km London Walks. Photo: Mark Easton Chris Smith Race Walking League Round 3 23 Tegan Crowdell Leics 18:00 25th January 2011 Tasha Webster made it a hat-trick of wins in London Indoor Games this season's league races. Jasmine Nicholls 30th January 2011 and Emma Achurch took the other top 3 slots. Lee Valley Daniel Waples continued his rivalry with 3000m walk Women Daniel Watling and notched his second win in 1 Kate Funnell Ashford 15:54·86 the current series. Matt Redfern was third. All 2 Helen Middleton Enfield 16:57·57 categories look as if they will only be decided 3 Angie Alstrachen Enfield 17:57·98 after the final round of this series. Tasha 4 Maureen Noel Belgrave 18:04·53 Webster currently tops the girls' standings by 5 Elizabeth Stocker Ilford 19:49·32 just 2 points ahead of Laura Archer. In the 6 Catherine Cotterill Tonbridge 20:07·98 boys league, Jack Liversidge currently holds a 7 Norma Grimsey Enfield 20:12·32 5 point lead over Sebastian Hillyer. Blaby 8 Joan Bell Unattached 22:42·05 Stokes Striders maintain a narrow advantage 3000m walk Men over Meadowhead (Sheffield) in the team 1 Francisco Reis Ilford 13:57·71 category. From George Smolinski. 2 Philip Barnard Ilford 14:53·20 2km Boys 3 Nick Silvester Aldershot 14:57·62 1 Daniel Waples Northants 10:08 4 Jonathan Hobbs Ashford 15:13·19 2 Daniel Watling Staffs 10:39 5 Steve Uttley Ilford 15:19·33 3 Matt Redfurn Swadlincote 11:56 6 Steve Allen Barnet 15:20·12 4 Matt Archer Nuneaton 12:42 7 John Hall Belgrave 15:37·04 5 Joe Smith Leics 13:04 8 Chris Hobbs Medway 15:56·81 6 Joe Pendred Thrapston 14:15 9 John Ralph Chiltern 16:35·87 7 Jack Liversidge Sheffield 14:22 10 Arthur Thomson Enfield 17:00·16 8 Sam Redfurn Swadlincote 14:25 11 Mark Culshaw Belgrave 17:25·09 =8 Josh Bramley Leics 14:56 12 Peter Hannell Surrey 17:40·44 10 Sebastian Hillyer Leics 14:56 13 Dave Sharpe Ilford 17:46·42 =10 Benjamin Allen Leics 15:00 14 Alan O’Rawe Ilford 19:21·61 12 Charley Smith Leics 15:00 15 Ron Powell Enfield 19:47·31 13 Jake Smith Leics 15:55 16 David Hoben Surrey 20:13·55 14 Eden MacIsaac Congerstone 15:59 17 Dave Ainsworth Ilford 21:52·78 15 Thomas Butler Nuneaton 16:37 18 Bernie Hercock Enfield 22:02·41 16 Peter Bilson SHEAF 17:00 2km Girls Bob Wright Handicap Series Race 6 1 Tasha Webster Ledbury 10:11 Sunday 6th February 6th 2011 2 Jasmine Nicholls Leics 10:39 Delancey Park, Guernsey. 3 Emma Achurch Leics 10:55 A determined effort by Terry Bates gave him 4 Becky Chambers Sheffield 12:22 victory in the 6th race of the Bob Wright 5 Sarah Sheasby Sheffield 12:25 Series over 10 kilometres. He had a winning 6 Jessica Mills Chelmsley Wood 13:12 look in his eye for the latter half of the race as 7 Katie McKinder Sheffield 13:31 he steadily closed the gaps on those walkers 8 Niamh McKevitt Sheffield 13:41 set off in front of him. A half way time of 29.50 9 Lora Archer Nuneaton 14:04 set him on his way to break the hour for the 10 Fiona Brown Leics 14:11 full distance as he went into the lead in the 11 Ella Jenkinson Sheffield 14:33 final lap of the sixteen. A close finish for 12 Laura Achurch Leics 14:41 second place went to Jane Rowlinson who 13 Kezia Brown Leics 14:56 outkicked Dave Dorey in the final metres after 14 Amy Sanders Nuneaton 15:20 a race long tussle. Jane took over two 15 Isobel Keanan Leics 15:40 minutes off her PB. Backmarkers Stuart Le 16 Kara Sanders Nuneaton 16:07 Noury and Phil Lockwood set off together with 17 Neve Duguid Leics 16:25 only ten to fifteen seconds separating them for 18 Hanna Gould Nuneaton 16:52 most of the race until Stuart Le Noury 19 Chloe Proud Leics 17:11 increased the gap late on. The fastest time of 20 Eva Maddison Leics 17:12 the day went to Stuart in 53.32, followed by 21 Francesca Hillyer Leics 17:13 Phil`s 54.16, both good efforts on a cold 22 Hollie Maddison Leics 17:26 morning. From Rob Elliott. 10km 1 Terry Bates M55 72.36 (watch time) 59.36 1km Under 11 Boys and Girls 2 Jane Rowlinson W50 73.02 / 70.02 1 Samuel Redfern (B) Nuneaton 6:38 3 Dave Dorey M60 73.04 / 70.04 2 Laura Achurch (G) Stokes School 6:53 4 Carol Bates W55 74.57 / 72.57 3 Lottie McCready (G) AFD 7:16 5 Rose Druckes W65 75.11 / 75.11 4 Jasmine White (G) AFD 8:06 6 Stuart Le Noury M 75.32 / 53.32 Girls Team: Aldershot, Farnham & District AC 7 Phil Lockwood M35 76.16 / 54.16 8 Jayne Le Noury W50 77.13 / 75.13 2.5km Under 13 and Under 15 Boys 9 Mick Le Sauvage M70 77.35 / 75.35 1 Guy Thomas (U15) Tonbridge 12:49 10 Kevin Le Noury M50 78.26 / 70.26 2 Cameron Corbishley (U15) M&M 13:13 3 Matthew Redfern (U15) Nuneaton 14:49 Final Northern Area Winter League 4 Luc Legon (U15) Bexley 15:51 6th February 2011 5 Andrew Statter (U15) Surrey 16:03 Adwalton Moor, Drighlington 6 Jack Leversidge (U13) Sheffield 17:13 A very windy day on this popular but exposed Southern Area Championship (U15): 1 course meant times were a couple of minutes Thomas, 2 Corbishley, 3 Legon. below par for this end of series race. A total of 28 walkers took part overall, and a good 2.5km Under 15 and Under 15 Girls number were at Drighlington for the finale. 1 Heather Butcher (U15) Cambridge 12:57 The organiser struggled to announce the 2 Emma Achurch (U15) Leicester 13:49 awards in competition with a post christening 3 Becky Chambers (U15) Sheffield 15:05 bunfight taking place at the same venue. Still, 4 Niamh McKivert (U13) Sheffield 15:47 our sport’s not meant to be easy. From Alan 5 Georgia Parsons (U15) Tonbridge 19:13 Brooks. 6 Kathryn Snook (U13) AFD 20:43 10km (Handicap position) 1 Paul Evenett Redcar 50.07 (14) Combined Team: Sheffield 2 Colin Scott YRWC 58.44 (5) Southern Area Championship (U13): 3 Nathan Duncan YRWC 59.32 (1) 1 Snook. 4 Richard Spenceley YRWC 60.47 (3) Southern Area Championship (U15): 5 Neil Armitage YRWC 61.07 (4) 1 Butcher, 2 Parsons. 6 Nick Kilner York CIU 61.39 (7) 7 Dave Crompton Lancs 63.32 (13) 5km Under 17 Men 8 Alistair Shand YRWC 63.45 (11) 1 Ben Parsons Tonbridge 30:40 9 Mark Byrne Redcar 64.17 (8) 2 Peter Bilson (Guest) Sheffield 46:24 10 Angela Maria Paddick(L)Redcar 65.28(12) Southern Area Championship: 1 Parsons. 11 Jed Bycroft York CIU 65.33 (6) 12 John Paddick Redcar 68.14 (17) 5km Junior Women 13 Keith French YRWC 68.35 (2) 1 Kelsey Howard Tonbridge 26:19 14 John Errington York CIU 69.23 (10) 2 Emily Symons Tonbridge 28:43 15 Dick Cole York CIU 71.52 (16) Southern Area Championship: 1 Howard, 2 16 Bert Angus York CIU 74.02 (9) Symons. Team: 1 Tonbridge. 17 Phil Carroll YRWC 78.33 (16) DNF Mike Nicholson Hull DNF 5km Under 17 Women. DQ K. Fraser Edinburgh DQ 1 Kate Funnell Ashford 27:37 Overall League Result 2 Jasmine Nicholls Leicester 28:43 1 Nick Kilner York CIU 115 points 3 Catherine Cotterill Tonbridge 35:52 2 Jed Bycroft York CIU 100 points Southern Area Championship: 3 Bert Angus York CIU 100 points 1 Funnell, 2 Cotterill. 4 Nathan Duncan YRWC 85 points 5 Keith Frech YRWC 94 points 5km Senior Women Teams 1 Neringa Aidietyte Ilford 22:42 1 York CIU 399 points (* New Course Record) 2 Redcar 347 points 2 Diane Bradley Tonbridge 26:48 3 Verity Snook AFD 27:02 Loughton AC - The London Open Walks 4 Rebecca Collins M&M 27:39 6th February 2011 5 Helen Middleton Enfield 29:08 Park, London 6 Cath Duhig Ryston 30:02 7 Angie Alstrachen Enfield 30:21 Reg Jacobs Trophy 8 Stephanie Rukin Tonbridge 30:29 1 Tonbridge A.C 240 9 Kirrie Wallace Tonbridge 30:41 2 Enfield & Haringey A.C. 139 10 Maureen Noel Belgrave 30:51 3 AFD 114 11 Anne Belchambers Steyning 30:56 4 Sheffield 88 12 Noël Blatchford Abingdon 31:52 5 Steyning A.C. 86 13 Susan Barnett Enfield 32:48 6 Nuneaton H. 80 14 Geraldine Legon Bexley 36:04 7 Ilford A.C. 79 15 Barbara Edlin Enfield 36:48 8 Coventry Godiva H. 66 First Veteran: Helen Middleton 9 Surrey W.C. 62 First Centurion: Cath Duhig 10 Ashford A.C. 60 Combined Women’s Teams: 11 Leicester W.C. 58 1 Tonbridge 12 12 M&M 56 2 Enfield & Haringey A.C. 37 13 Bexley A.C. 44 3 Tonbridge 30 (scoring 2) 14 Belgrave H. 42 15 Cambridge H. 30 10km Junior Men 16 Leeds Met.Carnegie University 30 1 Jonathan Hobbs Ashford 55:39 17 Stokes School 30 Southern Area Championship: 1 Hobbs. 18 University of Bedfordshire 29 19 Colchester H. & A.C. 28 10km Senior Men 20 Ryston Runners A.C. 25 1 Brendan Boyce Leeds Met Carnegie 21 Barnet & District A.C. 20 University 41:49 (* New Course Record) 22 Abingdon Amblers A.C. 19 2 Micheál Doyle Bedfordshire Uni 43:52 23 Loughton A.C. 9 3 Daniel King Colchester 44:37 4 Mark O’Kane Coventry 47:17 Midland Area Championships including 5 Antonio Cirillo Coventry 51:55 Staffordshire, Warwickshire and 6 Trevor Jones Steyning 52:01 Worcestershire County Championships 7 Jim Ball Steyning 52:41 12th February 2011 8 Steve Uttley Ilford 53:21 Perry Park, Birmingham 9 Steve Arnold Nuneaton 53:43 10 John Hall Belgrave 55:45 Women's 5km and Standard 5km 11 Steve Allen Barnet 56:48 Pos. Name Club. Time Std. County. 12 James Cotterill Tonbridge 58:20 1 Lisa Kehler Wolv.& Bilston 24.16 Staffs 13 Arthur Thomson Enfield 59:37 2 Fiona McGorum Leicester 26.51 14 Ron Penfold Steyning 61:03 3 Jasmine Nicholls Leicester 27.00 1 15 Shaun Lightman Surrey 62:50 4 Vicky Morgan Wolv.& Bilston 27.58 Staffs 16 Dave Sharpe Ilford 63:18 5 Ann Wheeler Leicester 28.29 Warks 17 Seán Pender Enfield 63:56 6 Tasha Webster Birchfield 28.37 2 Worcs 18 Glyn Jones Coventry 64:27 7 Beth Jackson Wolv.& Bilston 29.06 Staffs 19 Mick Harran Surrey 66:15 8 Marie Marshall Wolv.& Bilston 31.35 Staffs 20 Edmund Shillabeer Ilford 67:39 9 Julie Bellfield Halesowen 32.59 Worcs 21 Ron Powell Enfield 69:48 10 Tracey Mills Birchfield 33.32 Warks 22 John Borgars Loughton 70:56 11 Karen Davies Birchfield 33.50 Warks 23 David Hoben Surrey 73:22 12 Lynn Bellfield Halesowen 34.30 3 Worcs 24 Peter Howard Enfield 73:42 13 Jill Langford Wolv.& Bilston 35.43 Staffs 25 Bernard Hercock Enfield 75:47 14 Sue Rey Leicester 36.00 First Veteran: Trevor Jones Teams First Centurion: Dave Sharpe 1 Leicester Walking Club 290 points Combined Mens Teams 2 Wolverhampton & Bilston AC 289 points 1 Steyning A.C. 28 3 Birchfield Harriers 273 points 2 Coventry Godiva Harriers 28 Standard Teams: No team closed in. 3 Ilford A.C. 46 4 Enfield & Haringey A.C. 54 Men's 10km and Standard 10km 5 Surrey Walking Club 60 1 Mark Williams Tamworth 50.56 Staffs 6 Loughton A.C. 34 2 Andrew Miller Wolv.& Bilston 53.35 Staffs 7 Enfield & Haringey “B” 51 3 Steve Arnold Nuneaton 53.39 Warks 4 Chris Berwick Leicester 59.31 5 John Constandinou Birchfield 59.55 Warks 1 P Evans 2.24.08 W55 6 Colin Vesty Leicester 60.13 2 A Lennon 1.18.12 10k W65 7 David Manning Birchfield 61.52 Worcs Handicap 8 Mark Wall Leicester 62.21 1 P Crahan 1.50.12 9 John Culshaw Jnr. Tamworth 64.29 Staffs 2 D Crompton 1.52.53 10 Neale Smith Nuneaton 64.31 Warks 3 J Crahan 1.53.55 11 Gareth Edwards Telford 64.33 1 12 Keith Richards Coventry 64.59 Warks Midland Counties Indoor Championships 13 Paul Hayden Nuneaton 67.48 20th February 2011 14 Eric Horwill DASH 75.22 Staffs National Indoor Arena, Birmingham 15 Julian Barnett Birchfield 79.51 Warks 3km Teams 1 Mark Williams Tamworth 14.05.35 1 Leicester Walking Club 282 points 2 Ann Wheeler Leicester 16.21.23 (W55 2 Nuneaton Harriers 274 points record) 3 Birchfield Harriers 273 points 3 Jasmin Nichols Leicester 16.39.86 Standard Teams: No teams closed in. 4 John Constandinou Birchfield 16.41.99 DQ Daniel Watling W&B 3000m 16:43 Sarnia Walking Club Road Walk DQ Dave Hoben Surrey WC 1500m Sunday February 13th 2011 La Passee to North Side, Guernsey Bob Wright Handicap Series Race 7 Race winner Stuart Le Noury removed over a 27th February 2011 minute from his PB to secure an easy win Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey over Phil Lockwood. In wet and windy Terry Bates did enough to win the Bob Wright conditions he was on his own from the start. Handicap Series when he crossed the line in He passed the mile point in just under eight seventh place in the final walk over one mile. minutes, slowing down to pass three miles in Four of the five walkers who could have 24.55. At this point he held a minutes beaten him in the Series closed the gap on advantage over Lockwood which stretched him when finishing before him. His final score further in the final two miles. Rose Druckes of 91 points was too good for the group just was first woman to finish in just under one behind him. A very close race for second hour. From Rob Elliott. place in the Series was won by Stuart Le 5 miles Men Noury with 86 points, with three walkers on 85 1 Stuart Le Noury M 42.00 points, separated on countback, resulting in 2 Phil Lockwood M35 44.13 third place for Dave Dorey. The final event 3 Kevin Le Noury M50 53.34 over one mile was won by Jayne Le Noury, 4 Dave Dorey M60 58.02 winning for her father Bob Wright, in whose 5 Mick Le Sauvage M70 58.34 memory the trophy is awarded. Second place 5 miles Women went to Dave Dorey five seconds behind, 1 Rose Druckes W65 59.55 closely followed by Kevin Le Noury. Stuart Le 2 Kay Coulson W40 64.34 Noury in fourth place in the race had the fastest time of the day with a 7.10 clocking, Macclesfield Shield ahead of Phil Lockwood in and Jason Le 19th February 2011 Noury, in his first race after an ankle injury. Macclesfield, Cheshire The leading woman was Jayne Le Noury in All competitors Lancashire Walking Club. 10.34, ahead of Carol Bates, who walked her 20km fastest time for three years, and Jane 1 A Edwards 1.54.26 M45 Rowlinson. From Rob Elliott. 2 T Bell 2.07.05 M45 1 mile track 3 A Shand 2.07.58 M45 1 Jayne Le Noury W50 11.04 (watch time) 4 D Crompton 2.09.23 M45 10.34 (actual time) 5 G Smith 2.09.27 M55 2 Dave Dorey M60 11.09 / 10.09 6 J Hardy 2.14.35 M65 3 Kevin Le Noury M50 11.13 / 9.58 7 D Evans 2.16.12 M60 4 Stuart Le Noury M 11.20 / 7.10 8 S Shah 2.23.10 M45 5 Phil Lockwood M35 11.26 / 7.26 9 P Crahan 2.23.12 M55 6 Carol Bates W55 11.26 / 10.41 10 R Robb 2.26.25 M40 7 Terry Bates M55 11.31 / 8.46 11 J Payn 2.27.51 M75 8 Mick Le Sauvage M70 11.33 / 10.48 12 J Crahan 2.31.55 M60 9 Kay Coulson W40 11.42 / 11.42 10 Rose Druckes W65 11.42 / 11.12 And like other sport play-offs – home 11 Jason Le Noury M 11.50 / 7.40 advantage proved crucial. literally 12 Rob Elliott M50 11.51 / 9.36 walked away with five out of six podium 13 Jane Rowlinson W50 12.04 / 11.04 places as the winners’ earlier efforts in far- Bob Wright Handicap Series final positions flung corners reaped dividends come the big 1st Terry Bates 91 one. had barely blown out the 2nd Stuart Le Noury 86 candles at his 19th birthday, before he blew 3rd Dave Dorey 85 away the opposition around the 2km loop to 4th Kevin Le Noury 85 celebrate the second-fastest time ever for the 5th Phil Lockwood 85 distance – and certainly the best at this level 6th Rose Druckes 81 of competition. The almost unknown 7th Jayne Le Noury 79 teenager’s 37:44 was second only to Erik 8th Carol Bates 76 Tysse’s 37:33 in a lower key event four years 9th Mick Le Sauvage 74 ago, and belied an anonymous 21st the 10th Jane Rowlinson 60 Chinaman recorded at the IAAF World Race 11th Kay Coulson 58 Walking Cup in May. 12th Jason Le Noury 54 13th Rob Elliott 35 After the race moved up to fifth gear by the 14th John Dedman 13 8km-mark, Wang and eventual second place Zhu Yafei were knocking out sub 3:25mins kilometres – faster than a good club runner IAAF World Race maintains for the distance. Such was the pace, spectators could be forgiven for thinking Walking Challenge the field was on an invisible moving walkway that propelled them forward. As a result, the first 15 all recorded PBs, and 38:29 by 2010 Review - Chinese walkers rule Australian , normally an supreme in Challenge Final outstanding time, was good enough for eighth From Paul Warburton for the IAAF only.

PHOTO: 2010 Race Walking Challenge Final Had this been under the old rules, Zhu would men's podium (l to r) - runner-up Chu Yafei have romped home in the Challenge table (CHN), race winner Zhen Wang (CHN), and after taking a 12-point lead going into the Giorgio Rubino (ITA) final. But this time, one short race and a massive $30,000 cheque later, Wang was the If you weren’t in Beijing on September 18 more grateful for finishing races outside the 2010, you weren’t anywhere for the eighth medals at Rio Maior and Sesto San Giovanni edition of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge. that still added another $1,200 to his wallet. A change in the rules for 2010 meant all that went before was just so much jousting. But For those chasing the dollar in the women’s there can be few preliminary events so well 10km – the real event was taking place 30 rewarded, with the IAAF extending the seconds behind the actual winner. Tatyana programme to add a new third category of Sibileva quickly forged a gap from the gun, race that allowed other cities throughout the but not registered for the pay-day, the world to join in the exciting competition. Russian’s sole consolation was the fastest time of the year (41:53). In contrast to Zhen, But a little like play-offs in other sports, points Hong Liu hit headlines with Olympic and IAAF earned from earlier events were scrubbed World Championship medals, but little in 2010 when it came to toeing the line in the Chinese was heard of the Chinese champion until the capital for the final. Those with fingers on vital last 2km in Beijing. It was there the six- stopwatches had earned the right to be there seconds forged between she and Melanie by competing in a minimum three of the 11 Seeger was worth $10,000 – the difference events starting in back in February. between first and second. However, the Having produced the entry fee, so to speak, German’s return to fortune and fame means the right to the best seat in the house was daughter Helena will surely get extra-spoilt decided at the end of a super-fast 10km in after mum’s maternity leave in 2009 saw her both events. take a year off. And Seeger was the only outsider to gatecrash the China podium

Former Portuguese international Francisco Reis 1st Man in the Enfield League 5 miles on the 22nd Jan. Photo: Mark Easton. party when Yanfei Lei came home five 50km title – and five months later – finished seconds later (42:41) with all three recording ninth in the Challenge final. personal bests. The impression left from the past was the biggest nation on earth paid The women’s 20km winner, Mario Vasco, was scant attention to the Challenge. With always a championship bridesmaid destined everything riding on a final that was on home to wear bronze it seemed. But in the Mexican soil, it all changed this time around with Ding heat, the 34-year-old finally got her reward Chen picking up $7,000 for fifth place and even though her season was cut tragically making six Chinese in total on the 2010 short when she pulled a hamstring in the honours list. European Championships at the end of July.

The other innovation was a category C race in Poland is as far removed from addition to the four major category B races culturally and weather-wise as one imagines – and the one category A race – the IAAF World but it was in Krakow next that Seeger proved Walking Cup at Chihuahua. Tallent took that pushing a pram is no detriment to advantage of the new division to win the pushing the Olympic and IAAF World Hobart 20km race in a PB 1:19:15 – and the champion to the line. has had fastest by an Australian at home – and then it easy for the last two years. But the Russian watched as wife Claire broke the women’s got an almighty fright when Seeger made up tape. 13 seconds over the last 2km to fall just two seconds short in the 10km race. And to give everyone who wanted a chance of being in Beijing, the names of Olhao in In the men’s event around Poland’s second Portugal, Lugano, Switzerland, Dudince in city, Zhu won the $2,000 first prize with a then Slovakia and Alytus, Lithuania was added to PB of 38:40 and six seconds ahead of the roster. Lei was one to take advantage of Mexico’s Eder Sanchez. the extended format, and raced in Lugano where she not only won – but notched race Beatriz Pascual must have felt she was home number one on the way to $14,000 and third alone as the Spaniard sped around the La in the final. Coruna course in the last B race to win by 31 seconds from Ireland’s Olive Loughnane on On the regular Challenge calendar, Rio Maior June 19. And as he was now into his stride, it saw Vera Santos break the tape in April after was no surprise when Zhu held off Colombia’s she revved up the pace at half-way to beat Luis Lopez by a single second – 1:21:11 to Seeger by 55 seconds in the first B race of the 1:21:12 – with Hao Wang another second year. And to prove lightning does indeed back, and Sanchez finishing fourth (1:21:16) strike twice – the Portuguese did the same with all four just about tumbling over the line again nearly a month later at the Sesto San together in an exciting heap. Giovanni in . But with so many 2010 winners doing what endorsed the adage there’s no they do best in their own back yard, the Zhen place like home when he dominated the version of Wang was the ultimate victor in a men’s 20km by a minute having already won race where plumb last was still worth 42:11 – in Lugano. that’s last place out of 19 – to produce the fastest in-depth 10km ever. But apart from the ultimate title, the one to win was next in Chihuahua. The northern Mexican IAAF World Race Walking Challenge 2011 city splashed out upwards of $1million on the Preview only category A event, aka, the IAAF World From Paul Warburton for the IAAF Race Walking Cup, and each of the three senior winners pocketed another $30,000 Last year’s IAAF Race Walking Challenge each. As it turned out, those first past the post saw athletes getting a slow boat to China - or saw two figures in the final shake-up as well. at least one that got them there in time for Hao Wang won the 20km against the odds in September's final. Those anticipating a searing heat and finished third in the handsome payday this time had better start Challenge standings. And in even more trying looking at timetables for planes, trains and conditions, journalist student Matej Toth wrote automobiles – as well as boats – to La his own story with a last-lap charge to take the Coruna. The northern Spanish town has the honour of the big showdown on 17 September races are sandwiched between the others on – and whilst homegrown talent dominated 22 April. And apart from Hobart, the other Beijing four months ago – the vibe this time Category C races are Lugano in Switzerland around is Europeans in both men and on 20 March, Dudince in Slovakia on 26 women’s categories will dominate. The ninth March, and an Irish welcome in Dublin on 26 IAAF Challenge gets under way in Hobart, June. Tasmania, with the Australian 20Km championships, and climaxes eight months Category A earns 20 points for the winners, from now having visited nine countries on the Category B garners 12, and Category C, six – way. with a diminishing tally for those behind all the way down to the solitary digit earned by 12th Unknown teenager Wang Zhen walked a place in Daegu. blistering junior 10k World record in 37:44 in Beijing, and was followed home 13 seconds A walker only needs to have competed in any later by teammate Zhu Yafei. Four more three of these events to be in line for the Asians filled the top 10 – plus two Australians money at La Coruna, so does it matter which in the form of Jared Tallent and . races they do in order to get there? Well, It wasn’t the biggest surprise in the world. actually it does. The top 15 going into the Coruna finals get all their travel and Challenge points gained through the season accommodation expenses paid. Three others is just the passport to a final where only those at the IAAF’s discretion will get ‘wild card’ through the winning line pick up the spoils, invitations. Assuming no-one wants to empty and if it’s the other side of the world and the their wallets paying for travel, hotel and food – end of the season – the motivation for some is as delightful as they might be in a Spanish just that bit harder. The Chinese have tended September – piling up the points, and to bypass European Challenges in the past, presumably prize money along the way, would so chances are the two $30,000 first prizes make a 10k Challenge final extremely cost are headed west. The Spanish stroll follows effective. pretty soon after the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, so whether they IAAF World Race Walking Challenge 2011 like it or not, potential prizewinners are on the Stage 1 & Australian Championships plane to . Maybe the medallists from 19th February 2011 Korea might be less hungry than those who Constitution Dock, Hobart, AUSTRALIA followed in their wake? And therefore, From Len Johnson for the IAAF disappointed walkers who are still in form might want it just that bit more by the time the Hobart, Australia - Different year, same result: gun goes in La Coruna. husband and wife duo Jared and began 2011 just as they did 2010, Hobart’s waterfront is a Category C race winning the opening race of the 2011 IAAF where talented Jared Tallent, last year’s Race Walking Challenge in Hobart. The two winner, is odds-on to win the men’s division 20km races, Area Meetings which count again. Commonwealth champion and Britain’s towards the IAAF Race Walking Challenge, number one, , also lines up, also served as the Australian championships as do GB young hopes Tom Bosworth and and were the selection trial for the Daegu Alex Wright – hoping this is the start of a 2011 World Championships. Both Tallents will journey that takes them to The Mall in London be automatic selections for the 20km in the and the Olympic final in 18 months. World Championships.

And for those wondering about the different Commonwealth champion Jo Jackson of categories – there are three. Category A Britain pulled out of the women’s race just carries the most points, and there’s only one before the half-way point while walking with of those: the IAAF World Championship races Claire Tallent. Jackson, who has been training themselves. Category B has four contests. No in Australia for six weeks, reportedly strangers to IAAF Walk Challenges are experienced minor hamstring soreness. Chihuahua in Mexico on 5 March, Rio Maior in Portugal on 9 April, and the Sesto San Luke Adams and took the minor Giovanni in Italy on May Day. The new kid on placings in the men’s event, with the best of the block is Taicang near Shanghai whose the internationals visitors being Inaki Gomez (CAN), who finished fourth. Ato Ibinez (SWE) continues. Deakes, along with , was fifth across the line. is to do the 50km in Dudince, Slovakia, on 26 finished seventh, completing his first major March. Tallent and Adams will compete over race since winning the gold medal at 50km at 20km in Chihuahua, Mexico, on 5 March. the 2007 World Championships. Like her husband, Claire Tallent is amassing Rain which had been falling for most of the an impressive collection of national titles. day stopped as if by decree shortly before the Today’s was her second 20km championships 6:15pm start at Constitution Dock on Hobart’s in a row and third overall. While she was no picturesque and historic waterfront. match for Jackson in , Tallent was always up with the Englishwoman and went Tallent, bidding for his fourth consecutive on to an easy win after Jackson pulled out Australian title at 20km, lined up alongside around the half-way mark. Her 1:33:39 put her long-time rival Luke Adams. In their previous almost 90 seconds clear at the finish. “Jared meeting over 20km, Adams had tested dual seems to be showing the way of late and it’s Beijing Olympic medallist Tallent severely in always great to follow him across the line for the in Delhi. In the first shortly after he finishes,” Claire Tallent interim, Adams won the 50km championship said. in last December, a race Tallent did not finish. This day, however, it was Second place went to 2010 World junior Tallent virtually from gun to tape. After six championships 10,000 metres eighth kilometres he had a lead of around 100 placegetter . Having improved metres. At the finish, in 1:20:18, he was 42 to 1:36:40 chasing Tallent home last seconds clear. December, the 19-year-old Lamble took another chunk off her personal best in Like nearly everyone else, Tallent slowed a recording 1:35:08. little in the energy-sapping humidity, which rose as soon as the rain stopped. He was on Nicole Fagan, like Lamble and Jess Rothwell, track to improve the personal best 1:19:15 he a member of Australia’s junior women’s team walked to win this race a year ago before at the 2008 Race Walking Cup, finished third slowing down marginally. “I’m pretty happy, it in 1:35:55. was tough out there in quite unusual Tasmanian humidity so I struggled in the last It was a big day for the Tallent family, which 10km to be honest,” Tallent said. “It’s a good hails from a potato farm just outside Steve start to my season and I’m now looking Moneghetti’s home town of Ballarat, as forward to upcoming races in Mexico and Jared’s younger sister Rachel won the junior China before building towards the 20km and women’s 10km event. Completing the family 50km double in Daegu. “I’ve qualified for both theme, Dane Bird-Smith won the junior men’s events now and came home from Beijing with 10km. Bird-Smith, who was fifth in the World two medals so that is what I want to see junior championships 10,000 in Moncton last happen at the world champs (sic),” he said. year, is the son of former Australian international walker Dave Smith. Rutter finished third in 1:22:25, just beating the IAAF A-standard for Daegu and putting a The next race in the IAAF Race Walking strong case to the Australian selectors for Challenge will be in Chihuahua, Mexico, host inclusion in the team. of last year’s IAAF World Race Walking Cup, on 5 March. (In the next issue of Race Deakes finished in 1:25:37, a time well Walking Record.) outside his personal best but a pleasing result. A couple of minor short-distance races Race commentary by Tim Erickson aside, it is the first time he has completed a 20 or 50km race since winning the world title After a day of solid rain, the skies cleared in at 50km in Osaka in 2007. “The big thing was the final hours leading up to the 6:15pm start to get through and finish it,” said Deakes’ time in Hobart and competitors were faced coach, Craig Hilliard. with quite humid but overall good conditions for these long awaited championships. Both Deakes and Tallent will be quickly back in action as the IAAF Race Walking Challenge With all 4 events starting concurrently, over 40 50km double in Daegu. I've qualified for both walkers lined up, with a large crowd in events now and came home from Beijing with attendance. Jared Tallent went straight to the two medals so that is what I want to see front, completing the first 2km lap in around happen at this year's world champs." 7:55, some 5 secs in front of Luke Adams, Dane Bird-Smith (in the junior 10km) and The women's 20km race saw Claire Tallent Chris Erickson, then a small break to Adam and Jo Jackson (Commonwealth Games Rutter and another small break to Nathan champion) clear out to pass the 10km mark in Deakes in his comeback race. The large 46:00, some 15 secs clear of Regan Lamble, contingent of international walkers then came aged just 19, with Nicole Fagan, 22, another through together with Brendon Reading and a 45 secs in arrears. Soon after this, Jo good group of the Junior men tucked nicely withdrew from the event, leaving the 3 into the group. From then on, it all went pretty Australian girls in control. From there, the much to plan as Jared extended his lead lap places remained unchanged as Claire by lap, passing the 10km mark in 39:33 and recorded her second win in a row with working hard in the second half to win in 1:33:38, Regan took second in a big PB time 1:20:19. This is his 4th win a row in this event of 1:35:08 and Nicole took third in a huge PB and his winning times read very impressively time of 1:35:55. This will guarantee Claire a – 1:19:41, 1:19:42, 1:19:15 and 1:20:19. Luke berth in this year's World Championship team Adams also walked up to form, taking second as she already has 3 A qualifiers. Regan was 1:21:00 and he was never being seriously outside the A standard of 1:33:30 so I expect challenged for the silver. Third place went to that she will race in the Chinese leg of the Adam Rutter in 1:22:25, his best walk for IAAF Challenge to try to capture one of the some time. remaining two spots. Nicole Fagan was well under the 1:38:00 qualifying standard for the With the first 3 walkers all under the IAAF A World University Games so she has probably qualifying standard of 1:22:30, they should sealed team selection. now have booked themselves trips to this year's IAAF World Champs in . Claire's thoughts after the race: "Jared seems Chris Erickson held 4th place for 9 of the 10 to be showing the way of late and it's always laps but could not hold off the fast finishing great to follow him across the line for first group of internationals, slowing to finish in shortly after he finishes. Tonight's time was 1:25:29, just ahead of Nathan Deakes outside the qualifying mark but with a few 1:25:38. It was fantastic to see Nathan back in others to my name and now the national action and walking well once again. Barring championship I have earned selection and an aborted attempt last year he hasn't raced that's what I was chasing. Like Jared I will since winning the 50km World Champs in head overseas to compete before coming Osaka in 2007. Behind them, Ian Rayson back to Australia for some serious base 1:26:56 and Brendon Reading 1:27:30 both training with Deagu in my sights as of now." beat the World University Games standard of 1:28:00 so should have hopefully have done Mens 20km enough to book trips for themselves to China 1 Jared Tallent AUS 1:20:19 later this year. 2 Luke Adams AUS 1:21:00 3 Adam Rutter AUS 1:22:25 Of the internationals, Inaki Gomez (Canada) 4 Inaki Gomez CAN 1:24:38 and Ato Ibanez () walked very stong 5 Ato Ibinez SWE 1:24:55 races, storming home to take 4th and 5th 6 Christopher Erickson AUS 1:25:29 respectively. Jamie Costin (Ireland) was with 7 Nathan Deakes AUS 1:25:38 them when taken off by the chief judge at the 8 Perseus Karlström SWE 1:26:20 18km mark. 9 Ian Rayson AUS 1:26:56 10 Brendon Reading AUS 1:27:30 When interviewed after the race, Jared 11 AUS 1:29:07 responded "I'm pretty happy, it was tough out 12 Stuart Kollmorgen AUS 1:34:42 there in quite unusual Tasmanian humidity so 13 Mathieu Beurion FRA 1:41:34 I struggled in the last 10km to be honest. It's a DQ Jamie Costin IRE good start to my season and I'm now looking DNF Tom Bosworth GBR forward to upcoming races in Mexico and DNF Kyle Malone AUS China before building towards the 20km and DNF Alex Wright GBR DNF Daniel Coleman AUS (coach Brent Vallance) and the facilities are fantastic and to take 50 seconds of my PB is Womens 20km just unreal. World Juniors in 2012 are where I 1 Claire Tallent AUS 1:33:38 want to be so I'll keep working towards that 2 Regan Lamble AUS 1:35:08 with the Olympics hopefully somewhere in my 3 Nicole Fagan AUS 1:35:55 future, fingers crossed." 4 AUS 1:36:55 5 Beki Lee AUS 1:38:16 Under 20 Men 10km Road Walk 6 Caitlin Brunton AUS 2:02:48 1 Dane Bird-Smith QLD 40:56 PB 7 Stephanie Stigwood AUS 2:04:28 2 Brad Aiton QLD 44:09 DNF AUS 3 Nicholas Dewar QLD 45:09 PB DNF Johanna Jackson GBR 4 Jesse Osborne QLD 45:34 PB DNF Zuzanna Malikova SVK 5 Brandon Dewar QLD 45:50 PB DNF Mari Olssen SWE 6 Nathan Brill VIC 46:42 PB 7 Harry Bates ACT 49:44 PB The Junior 10km events were non- 8 Lewis Clark VIC 52:33 championship races but the cream of young walkers attended. The event Under 20 Women 10km Road Walk was of special significance for the U18 men 1 Rachel Tallent AIS/VIC 48:40 PB as it was a chance to put a qualifier on the 2 Beth Alexander VIC 49:48 board for this year's World Youth champs (in 3 Lauren Whelen GBR 51:15 PB the World Youth champs, boys race over 4 Amelia Finnegan VIC 54:33 10,000m and girls race over 5000m). The British team results may look The U20 men's event saw Queensland disappointing on paper, but the aim of the trip dominate with the first 5 placings. Dane Bird- was to experience first-hand the training Smith, our top junior and 5th at last year's regime of the Australians and gain valuable World Junior champs, went out with our top racing experience at the highest international senior men and was rewarded with a big PB level in preparation for future targetted events. and a wonderful time of 40:56. In fact his time However, the outstanding highlight of the was a mere two seconds outside Adam event for Britain was Lauren Whelan's big PB Rutter's Australian U20 10km walk record of - which moves her to number 12 on the UK 40:54. Brad Aiton recorded yet another World Under 20 Women all-time list. An interview Youth qualifier with a very strong 44:09. with Lauren about her experience as the youngest member of the team at Leeds will be Dane's thoughts on his own performance: "I published in a future edition of this magazine. finished the race with an 8:05 last 2 km and If anyone has any questions for her, please that's amazing pace but unfortunately I'd send them to the editor. already lost that little bit too much. I'll hopefully be able to get a couple of 20 km Looking Ahead to the IAAF World Race races under my belt soon and from there who Walking Challenge 2011 knows where I can go, we'll just have to see." From Paul Warburton for the IAAF

In the U20 women's event, Rachel Tallent Race walkers are in for the long haul in the rounded out the Tallent family dominance to 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge – even if win in 48:40, bettering her own personal best the final prize money goes to only those by 51 secs. Beth Alexander also walked contesting just 10k in the Race Walking excellently to take second with 49:48 while Challenge Final at La Coruna on 17 English junior Lauren Whelan was third with September. One of the more intriguing 51:15. Rachel, who was just one day short of contests slated for the season is a head-to- her 18th birthday on Saturday, is setting her head between Nathan Deakes and Eder sights on the 2012 World Junior Sanchez in the Dudince 50k on 26 March next championships and looks right on target. month. One talented walker is making his tentative way back from a catalogue of injuries She was also interviewed "It's been a great – the other is making his debut at the distance night for the family, we are all rapt with how after winning the 2009 Challenge title at 20k we've walked and that's exciting. For me while placing third the year before. The heading to the AIS has been amazing, Brent Slovakian city where the Australian and Mexican toe the line carries only a Category C in 1:21:00. The 34-year-old Australian only rating as far as Challenge points go. But the needs a second place to complete a race might still be a pretty good indicator for remarkable sequence of first, third, fourth – as the IAAF World Championships later on in well as a 2010 ninth – over the last four Daegu – and there are 20 points to the winner Challenge series. Fellow countryman Jared in Korea. Tallent will almost certainly be in the mix after winning it in 2008, fifth a year later and sixth in Sanchez admits he’s dipping his toe into the the World record 10k final in Beijing five water of the longer distance event. He said: months ago. His saunter along the Hobart “The 2011 Challenge is a new phase in my waterfront where he headed Adams by 42 career because I’m trying my first 50k, seconds to triumph for the second year although before that I have to do well in running suggests it’s Challenge business as Chihuahua at 20k (5 March) because that will usual for the Commonwealth champion. get me a place in the World Championships team. “I also plan to race Rio Maior and Irishman Robbie Heffernan is also in good Taican in China.” The Central American shape after a nippy 2:07 30k recently, but it champion is putting the final touches to his will be a major surprise if the Portuguese don’t training in the northern Chilean town of Arica hog the early Challenge standings in the where he has been banging out 210 women’s division. kilometres a week for the last four months, although he intends to taper down for the all Former IAAF World Championships bronze important selection race in Chihuahua. medallist is now being coached by Stefan Platzer, who guided wife Kjersti In contrast, Deakes is no stranger to 50k. Tysse-Platzer and brother-in-law to Indeed, the former IAAF World champion and a paper trail of Challenge cheques during the World record holder at the distance was last five years. And the rest of Feitor’s team- favourite for Olympic gold in 2008 – but as he mates, Ines Henriques, Ana Cabecinha, and put it, his ‘heart was ripped out’ by injuries that Vera Santos, who filled up four of the top scuppered his racing plans for the last two eight places in 2010 are all in good shape and years. A comeback at the Category C race in certain to race the B category race at home in Hobart 12 months ago ended in a Rio Maior on April 9. disappointing DNF. In the 2011 edition on Sunday, he got seventh. No great shakes A new role as a mother will deprive the compared with the past, but the vital thing was Challenge of (nee Zimmer) in Deakes completed the race in a decent the early stages. But while the German rocks 1:25:38. Now the 33-year-old hopes Dudince the cradle, Italian Elisa Rigaudo is ready to offers a chance to recapture former glories. roll back into Challenge action after giving birth last September. Mum’s also the word for Two weeks before, European champion title holder Melanie Seeger who wrote she Yohan Diniz is attempting a 50k World track was down in the dumps around Christmas – record in his home city of Reims. The but got a belated gift in the return of a nippy Frenchman believes a successful attempt will 12:39 for an indoor 3k in a low-key event in be the encouragement he needs to tackle the January. “Because of my poor form of training IAAF World Championships as well as a I had concerns about racing,” she said. “But couple of other Challenge races in order to despite the burden of teaching, looking after toe the line at the final in La Coruna. my daughter, as well as training, it went well at a time when I had not expected much. One 50k exponent who won’t feature in the “Now I need to qualify for Daegu.” early Challenge races is Alex Schwazer. Not because the Olympic champion doesn’t fancy the task – but because a skiing accident 200 Club where the Italian hurt his knee last month has all but wrecked his January and February Winners: training programme. September, 2010: £25 P.Markham; £10 C.Telling; £10 D.Ashman. However, a challenge perennial in the shape October, 2010: £25 T.Perkins; £10 of Luke Adams got his 2011 tilt under way at S.Telling; £10 C.Gittins Hobart where he finished a heartening second November, 2010: £25 Redcar R.W.C.; mandate for such a policy. Yorkshiremen £10 N.Simmons; £10 S.Taylor making their own rules up! What next! December, 2010: £70 J.A.Sales; £25 Still, could it really be that where YRWC A.Thomson; £10 J.May; £10 S.Herbert leads, IAAF is to follow? January, 2011: £25 D.Ashman; £10 M.Jones; £10 A.Smith Alan Brooks February, 2011: £25 R.W.A.(S.A.); £10 YRWC J.Fitzgerald; £10 P.Cassidy ------Last Saturday I travelled south to watch Details: the indoor athletics at the Kelvin Hall in The 200 Club is a monthly prize draw run Glasgow. I was well aware that there has solely for the benefit of the RWA, and is not been a walk in this event for many a the second largest source of funding. long year, but while there, I bought a There are up to 200 members, each with programme, which I have read through a unique number that is entered into a since returning home. monthly prize draw. Every month 3 numbers are drawn at random to win A full page advertisement for the Spar prizes of £25, £10, and £10. In June and UKA athletics guide caught my eye, so I December there is a bonus prize of £50, logged on to depending on numbers of members. The www.spar.co.uk/athleticsguide to see cost is £13 per number, or £12 if you what it had to say about Race Walking. I agree to pay your subscription by think you can guess the rest; all other standing order or to receive your renewal Olympic events are covered but not the notifications by email. The club is run by walks! Surely this should not be the Bill Wright. Please send a cheque for case? £13 per number requested, payable to RWA to the following address, including Mary Payne your name, address, how many numbers ------you require, and whether you wish to be I am very worried that our youngsters paperless, along with your signature and have little chance to be judged under A the date: Bill Wright (200 Club), 212 rules. At the last Midland League event Weddington Road, Nuneaton CV10 0ER. there was dreadful walking from two boys from a distinguished Midland club and when the Chief Judge (from the Letters same club) talked to their parents I Re. the proposed 'Pit Stop' rule, readers gather their view was that it did not may be be amused to be reminded that matter as long as the boys were enjoying something similar was applied in themselves! What if their next race is a Northern Winter League races a few major championship or a YAG Grand years ago. Mostly a 30 second penalty Prix or the English Schools? If they added to a transgressors' time, but for never walk to A standard they won’t one season certainly, this took the form survive. of an enforced stop at the roadside. We ceased the practise when it was Regards reasonably pointed out by our Chief Pauline Wilson Judge that we had absolutely no In the next issue… Forthcoming events, Nutrition, Technique, Results, Reports, News, Photos…And anything I have missed out of this issue. DON’T MISS IT - OUT VERY SOON! Fixtures April 2011 B 1st 2 mile (track) Eric Waldron Cup Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey B 5th 2km Hewitt Cup 1 - Development Race Humberstone Park, Leicester 5th var South Yorkshire League Millhouses Park, Sheffield B 9th 5 mile Pat Furey Open/Enfield League (1pm) Lea Valley, London 9th var IAAF World Race Walk Challenge Rio Major, PORTUGAL 9th 5k/10k/20km Podebrady 20/EAA Permit Meeting Podebrady, B 10th 1 mile Philadelphia Team handicap Amarreurs Road, Vale, Guernsey 10th var Isle of Man Age Group Championships NSC, Douglas, Isle of Man B 17th 10k/20k/30k Downham Estate Walk Downham Market, Norfolk B 17th 5km Midland Masters Road Relay/Walk (11am) Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham B 17th 7 mile Chilcott Cup Albecq to North Side, Guernsey 17th 1k/2k/3k/5k/10k Jeff Ford Open/YAG GP/Northern 10k Championships, Sheffield 17th 50km Isle of Man Fire & Rescue - Sara Killey Memorial Walk Peel-Ramsey, Isle of Man B 23rd 3000m London Inter-Club Challenge/Enfield League (11:45) Parliament Hill, London 24th var IAAF World Race Walk Challenge Taicang, CHINA 27th 10km V.A.C. & Counties event Battersea Park, London 30th var Welsh Junior League/Louise Arthur League Carmarthen May 2011 B 1st 10km Sarnia Championship 3 Delancey Park, St Sampsons, Guernsey 1st 2k/3k/5k/10k/20km National RWA 20k & YAG Championships Redbridge Cycle Circuit, Hainault 1st var IAAF World Race Walk Challenge Sesto San Giovanni, ITALY B 2nd 2 mile/5 mile Pednor Open Walks/Buckinghamshire Championships (5pm) Chesham, Bucks. 2nd 3km Hertfordshire Championships and Open Stevenage 4th 2000m Eastern Veterans T&F League various B 5th 2000m Midland Masters T&F League - Meeting 1 Stourport 6th var South Yorkshire League Millhouses Park, Sheffield 7th 10,000m Essex Track Championships and Open Ashton Playing Fields, Woodford Green B 8th Marathon/Half/6 mile BRMB Lookers Vauxhall Walkathon Birmingham B 8th 3km Graham Mann Team handicap Amarreurs Road, Vale, Guernsey 8th var Midland Track Championships Tamworth 8th var/20km Manx 20k Championships & supporting events NSC, Douglas, Isle of MAN 8th var Somerset A.A. & Schools walks Millfield School, Street, Somerset B 9th 2000m Southern Veterans League Lee Valley, London B 13th 2km Sarnia Championship 4 Amarreurs Road, Vale, Guernsey 13th 10km European Veterans Non-stadia Championships. Thionville, FRANCE B 14th 15 mile Allen Trophy Chorley, Lancashire 14th Centurions Centenary Dinner House of Commons, London 14th - 15th var Various County T&F Championships various counties 14th 3000m Hampshire T&F Championships Portsmouth 15th var Two Counties Championships (Warwickshire, Leicestershire & Rutland) Nuneaton 15th 3000m Essex T&F Championships Chelmsford 15th 30km European Veterans Non-stadia Championships - Men Thionville, FRANCE 15th 20km European Veterans Non-stadia Championships - Women Thionville, FRANCE 15th var AAI Games TBC, IRELAND B 17th 2km Hewitt Cup 2 - Development Race Humberstone Park, Leicester 21st 10k/20k/50km 9th EAA European Cup Olhao, PORTUGAL 22nd var Inter-Area Walks Match Tamworth 28th var Welsh Junior League/Louise Arthur League Neath, South Wales B 29th 10 mile Sarnia Championship 5 Pleinmont to Lancresse 29th 3000m UKCAU Inter-Counties T&F Championships Bedford B 30th 35km/14 mile 109th Annual Bradford Walk/NARWA Champs Baildon, Bradford 30th 10k/20km National UKA Championships/Olympic Test Event The Mall, London Sheffield Festival of Athletics Jeff Ford Memorial Open Race Walks Part of the RWA Young Athletes Grand Prix (YAG)

Don Valley Stadium Sheffield Sunday 17th April 2011

Timetable of events

13.00 U/17 Men & Women & Senior Open 5km 13.45 U/13 Boys and Girls 2km 13.45 U/11 boys & Girls 1km 14.00 U/15 Boys & Girls 3km 14.20 U/20 Men & Women & Senior Open 10km

T Shirt for all Competitors Medal to first three in each category

Entry Fees ; Senior & Young Athletes £6.00 Under 11 £2.00 Entries by: 7th April to John Howley 54 Stradbroke Dive Sheffield S13 8SD

ENTRIES CAN BE MADE ON THE DAY BUT WILL NOT RECEIVE A “T” SHIRT

Cheques Payable to Sheffield Festival of Athletics

Note: This is a road race, not track.

2011 RWA 20km Race Walking Championship The Junior 10km Championship and Younger Age Group Championships

on Sunday 1st May, at:

Redbridge Cycle Circuit, Forest Road, Hainault, Essex. IG6 3HP

Programme of Events 1.00 pm. Under 13 Boys and Girls 2kms 1.20 pm Under 15 Boys and Girls 3kms 1.40 pm Under 17 Mens and Womens 5kms 2.15 pm Men/Women 20kms/Junior 10kms Entry Fee: Seniors £10.00/YAG £6.00 to: Peter Marlow Tel: 07799750401 [email protected] The Picture House, 134G Southgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. IP33 2AF

Cheques made payable to the Race Walking Association. Closing date for entries Tuesday 26th April