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VOLUME XL. NUMBER 5 COLUMBUS. OHIO JULY 200-' Seaman. Vaill Lead Olympic Trials

Sacramento. Cal., July 17-18--Tim Seaman. John Nunn. and Kevin Eastlt:r will represent the U.S. in the 20 Km racewalk at the Olympics m August. Teresa Vaill will apparently be the lone U.S. women m the 20 at Athens. With 26 of the nation's finest walkers competing over two days. those four separatt.'dthem selves. The Trials aren't the cut and dried affair they once were-finish in the top three and your on the team-now they arc co,nplicated by "A" and "8" standards. To send three athletes. they must all meet the A standard. A single athlete can go if they have met the slower "B" standard. The men's race on Saturday saw three men with the J\ 5tandard going into the rece. When they finished one-two-lluec. the team was set. In the women's race. only Joanne Dowhad the A standard. but she needed to win to insure hc1 place on the team When T.::rcsaVaill. who had a 13 standard going in. upset her on Sunday. Vaill made the learn-a Trial win trumps an A ~1andard. provided the winner has the R. lf you don't follow all that.jus t accept the fact th11tVaill is our rep1esentaiJve. (Although, at this writing. the USOC web site. lists Dowand not Vail!. That has 1101been explained. but is apparent:y in error. I lowcver, Vaill could lose her ~pot if someone else were to make the A standard in the next weeks. Two /1.s trump a Trials win.) The vetenm Vaill. at age 41. had a ve1y determined effort in the Sacrn nenl0 heat 10 score a well-deserved\\, ill . As expected. the race quickly bec&mea three-women affair betw:!en Vaill. Dow. and three-time Olympian Michelle Rohl. Rohl was setting the early pace, leading lhe first 2 1-l,1lnp . Vaill then took over the lead. but the three stayed together. /I.I S Km. Vailland Rol,1were at 23: 13 with Dow at 23 : 14. Susan Armenta waa a distant fourth in 24:-'3. 9 seconds ahead of l:3obbiJo Chapn111nand Julene Moore. who had another 4 sec-Ondson Sam Cohen. The relentless Vaill. slowing only slighlly in the hot conditions. pushed to a 9 second lead ove.-Rohl at 10 Km (46:45 ). with Dow. h11vingtr ouble with her breathing. nearly a minute bnek in 47:36. Chapman was now fourth at .:19:24.42 seconds ahend of Armenta. who was holding her lead on Cohen and Moore. Over the nex1S. Vaill was able to accelerate slightly. and at IS km was 2 1 seconds ahead of Rohl at I: 11:O S. Dow was now out of it at I: I 2:51 and Chapman had nearly a minute on her two pursuers. By the time they had gone another lap ( 16 km), Vaill's lead was up to 41 seconds and Rohl had a second red card. Vaill slowed only slightly 011 the final lap and continued 10 pull away. When Rohl got her third red and disqualification before they finished the penultimate lap. Teresa's spot was secure Dow came in second. nearly 3 minutes behind. A great rnce for Vaill. unfortunate for Dow. as both were ~king to cap great careers \\1th their first Olympic team. At ages 4 1 and 40. we would not expect them to huvc a shot in 2008. but who's to say. Likewise. the youngster Rohl at 38. Vaill had foiled three times in the Olympic Trials. failing to finish in 1992 And2000 and tinishing sixth in 1996. 13ut.that ,,a s about all that was lacking in her career This meet \\a s also the National Championship~ and marked her 20th national title. bcgin111ng in 1984. She has been PAG33 JULY 2004 PAGE2 JULY2004 Joanne Dow: "I felt great coming in. l was rested and ready. l felt good through 6 km and then I began having trouble with my breathing. l slowed down and never regained my energy. Two The ~hio Racewalker is published monthly in Columbus. Ohio. Subscription rate is $ I 2 OO months ago. doctors discovered a fibroid on my uterus, which is going to cause me to have to have a p~r )ear ($15.00 outside the U.S.) Editor and Publisher: John E. (Jack) Mortland Addr~ss hysterectomy. That condition kept me from breathing properly. I was disappointed. but l have a ; ~;:espon _d;nce ~egardingboth editorial and subscription matters to: Ohio Race~valker · great life." 1 -~mmit L ~olumbus. O_H43202. E-mail address:jmortlan @columbus.rr.com. · App~oxunatedeadline for subn11ss1onof material is the 20th of the month. but it is is usual! Bobbi Jo Chapman: "It was great. I started si11.1hand moved to fifth before ending in third place. It the _5th or later before we go to the printer. so material received by then may gel in. y was hotter than I wanted it to be, but I have no control ofer that. I finished 14th at the last Trials. so 1 don't have words for this. 1 had only prayed that I would do this well."

1. Teresa Vaill, Walk USA I :35:57 (23: 13, 46:45, \ :11 : OS) 2. Joanne Dow, adidas 1:38 :42 (23: 14, onteams five. World Cup teams . two w orId Cl1amp1ons . 11 tp. teams, and two World Indoor Championship 47:36, l : 12:SI) 3. Bobbi Jo Chapman, un. I :39:01 (24:52, 49:24, I: 14:09) 4. Susan Armenta, un. Bobbi Jo Chapman had a solid r · th1· d ft11 . 1. . I :42:07 (24:43, 50:06, l :16:08) 5. Sam Cohen, Parkside AC I :42:44 (24:56, SO: 19, I: 16:08) 6. t~~::~ith a strong finish. There were 1::~~ers ~ith ;~1:~ff:1~i: 1:::~~;::1;; :~~~i:/1~:;i;im ing Jolene Moore, Parkside AC I :44: 15 (24:52, SO:16 , l : 17:10) 7. Margaret Ditchburn , un. 1:47 ::04 (26: 16. 52:40. 1: 19:37) 8. Anne Favolise. Parkside AC l :49:31 (27:03, 54: 19, I :21 :51) 9 . Carolyn Kealty, un. l :51:23 (27:03, 55:01, 1:23:21) 10 Pamela Murkowski. Parkside AC I :52:50 (27:38. Nunn, ac::~1;:~·;;~~ ;~~d at a l~isurely pace with the three favorites, Seaman. Eastler. and 55: 17. I :23:30) 11. Ali Bahr, Parkside AC l :53:37 (27:38, 55:28. I :24:?) DQ--Michelle Rohl. close behind them. Seaman dl~~:d t~rt C!a~s.~n.hthrough a 22:33 first? km. Benjamin Storey was Moving Comfort (23 : 13, 46:54, I:1 1 :36, DQ at about 18 km); Deborah Huberty. New Balance • Th ma e I an onest race al that pomt doing a 20· 5 5 r, th (24:49 ..48:55 , DQ at about 14 km); Amber Antonia, NY AC (24:49, 48:55, DQ at about 14 km) ::~:1:ds be~::)e~~~::;:~g; ~PSt:~::~::~: :: ~~:i~~ -;hseconds back at j 0. with Ntinn a~:th:r IO 1 1 Al th 5 · '>0 57 b e pace. I . Tim Seaman. NY AC I :25:40 (22:33, 43:28, I :04:25) 2. John Nunn. US Anny I :26:23 (22:33, iod erfNm - : Y Seaman sealed the issue as he went through 15 km in 1· 04·'>5 '>7 Secon d s ah ea o unn. Eastler not h · 11· be · d . . . · ·- ' - 43:43, I :04:52) 3. Kevin Eastler, US Air Force I :28:49 (22:33, 43:28 , l :05:50) 4. Curt Clausen. seconds on Storev for the fourth' t avmg is st ay. was I :25 behmd Ill third. Clausen had 30 , spo . NYAC 1:30:26 (22:33, 44:14. 1:07:01) 5. Benjamin Storey, UW_Parkside 1:31:58 (22 :36, 44:44. I :07:3 I) 6. Matt Boyles, un. I :33:17 (23:09 . 46: I 0. 1:09:30) 7. Theron Kissinger. New Balance Seaman eased off a bit on the fi I 5 b ·u1 . as he hit l ·25·40 Ea ti t I d . ma . ut stt engthened his lead to 43 seconds at the finish I :22:58 (23:31. 46:58, I: I 0:32) 8. Sean Albert I :35:21 (22:40, 46:49, I: I 0:44) 9. Steve Quirke, Clausen. ~-ho.w~uld ~a:~ sn~!; a:ver the final _5, but was never in danger of losing third to UW-Parkside un. 1: 37: 13 (24:27, 48:48, ?) 10. Michael Tarantino, lJW-Parkside I :37:41 ( 13:28. finish. Twelve of 13 qualifiers starte:1~:a~:::d· 10any case. 10.. make t_hel~a~1. Ke~in just had to 47:23, ?) 11. Dave McGovern, New Balance 1:41: 59 (23:57, 48:46, ?) DQ--Machael Stanton. aggravate it and jeopardize his 50 K . AIPhthp Dunn, with a mmor mJury, didn't want to · m race Ill t 1ens. Some athlete quotes following the race. Parkside AC (24:27, 48:48)

Tim Seaman- "This is 20 kil t - · . Other Results sometimes. it was a very di;~:~1 :::;\odpa111s~~1etrmfes and doubt sometimes and frustration d · av. c·our o the top 22 guys in A.J.nerica . 1o ay. lt was a top-notch field. I didn't slee· I . h .· n were competing Eastern Region 10 Km, New Haven, Conn., July 25--1. Michael Kazmierczak 55:45.60 2. Nick sure if it was nerves or the Lucky Charms /ta~~ ~rg t. In the first 5 kilometers. I threw up. I wasn't Manuzzi 59:02 3. Robert Watkins 68:41 4. Nadya Dmitrov 69:27 Eastern Region S Km, New strong." a e is morn mg. From IO to 15 kilometers, I felt very York City, July 11--1. Paul Schwartzburg 23:58 2. Nicholas Bdera (55) 25:42 3. Michael Kevin Eastler: "It's a great feeling to make the I l, . Kazmierczak ( 17) 25:29 4. Vlado Haluska (52) 26: 12 S. Bruce Logan 26:58 6. Joe Trapani ( 18) really hasn't sunk in et 1n the next eam. ts been a dream of mme for a long time. It 27:47 7. Michael Korol (45) 27:56 8. Richard Ilarper (54) 28:54 9 Gary Null (59) 29:21 JO. but I tinished the rac~. j had to fi~is:ew iay~. the sense of elation will sink in. It wasn't my best day. Edoardo Sorrenti (61) 29:47 11. Bob Barrett (70) 29:52 12. Angie Augilar ( 17) 42:34 13. Seth finishing the race today." . E eryone at this level is very competitive. so I feel good about Kamins"-'Y(63) 3 1:40 14. Alberto Gomez 3 1:44 15. George Graham 31 :51 16. Gary Brynes (52) 3 I :54 17. Luannes Pennesi (49) 32:04 I 8. David Lee (49) 32: 15 I 9. Jon Qalam (65) 33:04 20 . John Nunn: I'm certainly thrilled to make the team Tl . . Nadia Dimitrov (54) 33:16 (48 finishers, 5 DQs) USA Youth Championships, Baltimore, July 2: for this. I remember watching the 1984 OI . . 111sI~ a dream come true. I've waited all my life it... yrnp,cs on le ev1s1on and I knew I wanted to be a par1of __.., Bantam Girls 1500 meters--I. Courtney Lane. 9:30.20 Midget Girls 1500--1. Madeline Muraida, N.M. 8:59.60 2. Windy Wike. Texas 9:09.30 Youth Girls 3 Km--1. Caroline Muraida. NM . 16:56.97 2. Susan Muraida.N .M. 17:27 3. Allison Snochowski, Walk USA 17:37 Curt Clausen: "It was a rough day for me I w d . Intermediate Gfrls 3 Km--I. Dan Vered. Walk USA 28: 12.09 2. Brittany O'Brian. Walk USA 31 :47 place. Everything felt fine. no aches and ~ains a:\~ic~oi:;~he~ fo~ . so I'm happy with my 3. Jennifer Tinnelly, Walk USA 31 :51 Young Women 5 Km---1. Maria Michta. Walk SUA 4:10 per kilometer. !just didn't have it I. t , ' . . . en I e pace dropped from 4:30 to 27:01.08 2. Rosalind Adams. Park RW 27: 14 3. Erica Adams. un. 27:39 Bantam Boys 1500--1. · J11S wasn t competrtrve today. Kyle Barron, Pacer TC 9:3 1.80 Midget Boys 1500--1. Trevor Barron. Pacer TC 7: I 0.40 2. Andrew Teresa Vaill: "I just went out at a comfortable ace and I k . . Adams. un. 7:57.00 3. Michael Nemeth, Wings of Moo 8:50 Youth Boys 3 Km--1. Christopher my training was good. I listened tom h pd . ept gomg and gomg. I was confident and Stuart. Walkers I7 :46 .92 Young Men 5 Km--1. Zachary Pollinger. N.J. Striders Olympics. It's all well worth it. I'm v:;:::it:; ... everythmg worked out. It's about time I made the 23:0 1.65 2. Timothy Davidson. 1111. 26: 17 3. Michael Kazmierczak. Walk USA 27:34 Regional PAGE4 JULY2004 JULY 2004 PAGE5

Senior Olympi cs, Ca nton, Ohi o-15 00 meters-I . Joyce Prohaska 9:03 5 Km--I. Joyce Prohaska (62) 28 :24 5. Bart Kale (48) 29:42 6. Doug VerMeer (50) 29:48 6. Ron MacPike (7 1) 33:00 31 :24 Miami Valley Open. Cedarville, Ohio: Bantam Gh·ls 1500 meters--1 . Sarah Keney (10) Oregon Stagte Gam es 3 Km, Gres ham , Jul y 10- 1. Pat DetlofT 15:14.01 2. Rob Frank (51) 16:33 9:46 Midget Girls 1500--1. Aprile Doubt (11) 9:51 Youth Girls 1500-1 . Danielle Doub! (14) 8:46 3. George Opsah l 16:55 4. Ron MacPike 19:39 Women--1. Cam1en jaci nsky 17:29.5 I Ore gon Youth Boys 1500--1. Andy Peters ( 14) 8:50 Junior Girls 1500--1. TJna Peters ( 16) 7:23 Women's State Ga mes 5 Km, Jul y 11-1 . Pat DetlotT26 : 19.43 2. Rob Frank 28 :03 3. George Opsahl 28 :33 I 500-1 . Zara Rhone 7:46 .8 Mens 1500-1 . Eric Smith 6:46 .7 Masters Women 1500-1. Barb 4. George Mercure (59) 31: 12 5. Alan Poisner (69) 33: 13 6. Ron MacPike 33:26 3 Km, Seattl e, I Tensley l 0: 17 Masters Men I 500--1. Bill Whipp (55-59) 8:58 2. Douglas Teller (50-54) 9:06 June 5-1. Stan Chraminski (55+) 16:06 2. Bob Novak (50+) 16:15.2 3. Bart Kale (45 +) 17:04.8 Youth BOys 3 Km- I. Andy Peters 19:43 Junior Girls 1500-1 . Tina Peters 19:26 Womens 3 Km-­ 4. Cathy Henley (40+) 17: 13 S. Ann Tu berg (40+) 17:36 6 Joslyn Slaughter (40 +) 18: J7 Bev I. Zara Rhone 16:24 Mens 3 Km--I. Eric Smith 14:5 1 Masters Men 3 Km-- I. Ed Fitch LaVeck (65 +) 19:14 1 Mile, Seatt le, Jul y 16--1. Stan Chraminski 8:19 2. Bob Novak 8:27 3. (45 +016 :22 2. Douglas Teller (50 +) 19: 14 3. Lance Tibbles (60 +) 22 :04 IUinois Masters, Ann Tuberg 8:52 Seatt le Masters Cla ssic 5 Km, July 24 : I. Cathy Henley (44) 29:29.4 1 2. Ann Sterlin g, July 17: 1500 meters--] . Herbert Schueler (63) 8:44.75 2. Ollie Nanyes (44) 8:55 3 Km­ TUberg (44) 30:46 3. Joslyn Slaughter (45) 31 :58 4. Bev LaVeck (68) 32 :24 S. Coco Beuchet -I. Ollie Nanyes 18:02.50 Regional Jr . Olypics, Sa n Ant onio, Texa s, June 30: Girls age 10 1500 (56) 33:08 Men-I . Bob_~ovak (55) 27:4 1.63 2. Stan Chraminski (56) 17:41 .67 3. George Opsahl meters-- I. Ariana Guzman 9:50 2. Diana Lee Flores 9:59 Girls 11 1500--1. Claudia Ortiz 8:21 2. (62) 29 :04 4. Dour Enmm (46) 29 :56 5. Bart Kale (48) 30:57 6. Ron MacPike (71) 33:46 Jessica Reybal 8:40 Girls 12 1500--1. Brooke Shannon 8:35 2. Nicole Gomez 9:0 l Girls 13-14 3 Canadian Nat ional 20 Km, Victoria, B.C., July 11- 1. Tim Berrett I :26:06.6 1 2. Gord Mosher Km--1 . Corina Ortiz 17:57 BOys 9 1500-1 . Steven Valadez 9:40 Boys 11 1500-1 . Alejandro. I :40:59 3. Jocelyn Ruest I :46 : 13 4. Donald Cote I :48:46 Women-I Marina Crivello I :48 :48 .06 Chavez 9:25 BOys 13-14 3 Km- I. Ricardo Vergara 15:05 2. Roberto Vergara 15:05 BOys 17- 18 World Junior Champion ship s Women s 10 Km, Jul y 16--1. Irina Pctrova, 45:50.39 2. 1500--1. Ernesto Vergara 14:44 2. Adrian Jaime 15:39 5 Km, Aurora , Co l., June 19-1. Albert ~an _Zhang, ~hi na ~5:58.54 3. Vera Sokolova, Russia 46 :53.02 4. Fumi Mitsumura. Japan 47: 11 Liebold (46) 25:58.2 2. Dan Pierce (47 ) 26:45 .2 3. Patty Gehrke 26:45 .7 4. Mike Blanchard (43) ::i. ~ 1aoyan l,1u, Chma 47:58 6. Sumiko Suzuki. Japan 48 :0 1 7. Agnese Ragonesi, 48 :01 78. 26:48.4 5. Teresa Aragon (43) 28:22 6. Marianne martino (53) 29 :54 7. Barbara Amador (55) MaJa Landmann. 48:17 9. Brigita Virbalyte, 48:52 10. Mandy Loriou, 32:40 8. Rita Sinkovcc (54) 33: 16 Rocky Mountain Senior Games 5 Km, Gree ley, Col, June 49:04 11. Valentina Trapletti. Italy 49 :07 12. Despina Zapounidou , 49 : 19 13. Megan 27--1 . Marianne Martino 29 :44 2. Daryl Meyers (61) 31 :05 3. Bob Gaston 32 : 14 4. Rita Sinkovec Huzzey. 49 :26 15. Lisa Grant. Australia 49 :33 16. Johana Ordonez. 50:06 . .. 22. 33: 17 5. Sherrie Gossert 33: I 8 5 Km, Denver, June 27-- 1. Mike Blanchard 27:45 2. Steve Maria Michta . USA SI :43 ... 25 . Catherine Hayes, USA 52:28 (27 finishers. I DQ, I DNF. Gardiner (50) 28: 13 3. Jerry Davis (41) 31 :22 5 Km, Evergreen , Col., Jul y 4-1 . Albert Leibold Sokolova led at 5 Km in 23 :09 .7. Zheng took the lead from her before 8 km and still led at 9 km but 26: 16 2. Mike Blanchard 26:43 3. Daryl Meyers 32:33 4. Fred Buchwald (56) 32:57 5. Rita Irina was too strong at the finish, covering the final kilometer in about 4: 15. World Juni or Me~s Sinkovec 33:21 5 Km, Los An geles are a, May 31--1. Mario Lopez (46) 27 :21 Eomen-1. Donna 10 ~ Championship, July 17--1. Andrey Ruzavin. Russia 40 :58.15 2. . Cunningham (57) 28:44 Senior Ga mes 5 Km, , June 5--1. Donna Cunningham (55 1) Russia 40:58.48 3. Hyun-sup Kim, Korea 40 :59.24 4. Eder Sanchez. 41 :01.64 5. 28:50.7 2. Yoko Eichel )55 +) 29 :25 Men- I. Gary Steck (65+) 29:33 2. Bob Weeks (60+) 30:28 Alejandro Roj_as, Mex. 4 1: 14.24 6. Koichiro Morioka, Japan 41 : 14.6 i 7. Osvaldo Ortega. Ecuador 3. Richard Campbell (55+) 3 1: 03 4. James Beckett (65+) 31:28 Senior Game s 1500 meters, LA, 41 :2?8 . BenJamm Sanchez, 41 :22 9. Vadzim Tsivanchuk , Belarus 41 :41 IO. Giorgio Ju ne 5-1. Bob Weeks 8:21 .54 2. James Beckett (65+) 8:50 Carl Acosta (70 +) 9:42 .76 4. Leon Rubmo . Italy 4 1:0 I 11. Chao Sun. 42 :05 12. Michael Krause , Gem1any 42:06 14. Jiri Glazman (70 1-) 9:42 .47 Women- -1. Shirley Capps (65+) 8:26.94 3 Senior Game s to Km, LA, Chaloupka , C1.ech Rep. 42 : 16 15. Ingus Janevics, 42 :23 16. Vilous Mikelionis, I ,ithuania June 20-1. Pete Bayer(65 +) 66 :43 5 Km, Cerrit os College, Ca l , June 12-1. David Ciccone 43:0 5 \28 _finishers_,2 DQs, I DNF) Are the Japanese an emerging power with this (SO) 25: 13.6 2. Mario Lopez (46) 29 :5 1 3. Rick Campbell (58) 3 1: 15 4. Carl Acosta (70) 32:40 strong Junior showmg? And an even bigger surprise is the Korean in third place. Korea has no 4. Bob Nyman (65) 32:44 5. Bill Moremen (76) 32:54 Women--! . Donna Cunningham (57) presence in international racewalking, but a strong tradition in the marathon. Polish 20 Km 28:15.9 2. Yoko Eichel (57)28:21 3. Carol Bertino(57) 31:50 5 Km, Redondo Beach, Cal , C ha_mp _ionshi~, B~dgoszcs, Jul y 3-1 . Robert Korteniowski I :21 :40 2. Grz.egorz Sodol I :23 : 17 3. July 4--1. Mario Lopez (46) 31 :15 2. Gary Warner (49) 31 :20 3. Linda Diaz 3 1:32 4. Jesus Bemam_m Kucinski I :23 :32 4. Rafa Augustyn I :23:49 5. Roman Magdzlaczyk I :25: 19 6. Maciej Orendain (62) 31 :54 5 Km, Claremont , Cal., July 4-- Donna Cun ningham 28 :46 2. Carol Bertino Ros1ew1cz I :28:34 Women-I . Sylwia Korzeniowska I :33: 15 Kauhava Racewalk Ca rni va l 31 :51 3. Carl Acosta 32:14 4. Bill Moremen 33: 19 20 Km (track) , Los An geles, June 27 --1. Kauhava, Finland , Jul y 8- 11: Mens 5 Km--1. Nillo Halonen ( 18) 22 :25.61 2. Timo Viljanen' Xavier Moreno. Ecuador I :23:47 .7 2. ROiando Eaquipay. Ecuador I :26:43 3. Jefferson Perez 22:34 Women's 3 Km-I . Karoliina Kaasalainen ( 16) 14:38.42 2. A.ino Tervonen 14:42 3. Anne I :36:0 1 DNF--Tim Seaman, Dave Doherty. Philip DUnn. John Nu nn. and Curt Clausen San Karrila ( 16) 14:52 Men's lo Km--1. NilloHalonen 46:47 .43 2. Tlmo Viljanen 47:01 Women's 5 Diego Masters 1500 met ers, Jun e 26-- 1. David Ciccone (50) 6:56.60 2. Bob Weeks (62) 8:13 3. Km--1. Karolii~a Kaasalainen 25 :19.99 African Champ ionship s 20 Km, B1·auav ille, Congo , Gary Steck (65) 8: 19 4. Lloyd McGuire (72) 9:57 5 Km, same place -- I. David Ciccone 24:47 2. Jul y 17-1 . Julius Sawe. Kenya I :27:43 2. Hassanine Sbai. Tunisia I :28:35 3. Moussa Aouanduk. Bob Weeks 29: IO 3. Gary Steck 29:33 4. Jack Cassiday (54) 29 :3 1 3 Km, Sa n Fran cisco, June ...... , Al_geria I :29 :0~ 4 . Daniel Ganno. Cameroon I :33 :34 Women- ] . Grace Wanji ku.. Kenya J :42~45 2 . 12--1. John Doane (61) I 7:42 2. Joe Anderson (65) 19:37 Women-- I. Leslie Sokol (46) 18: 11 8 N1colene CronJe, South Africa I :43 :57 Catal oni a/ Finland/P ortu gal 5 Km, , Spa in, Km, Kentfie ld, Cal. -- I. Jaack Bray 45 :20 2. Joe Berendt 45:20 3. Micki Goldman 46:44 4. July 9 Men's 5 Km- I. Jose Antonia Gonzales. Cat. 19:57.72 2. Jesus Angel Garcia, Cat. 20:04 3. Desmond Canning 49: 15 5. Doris Cassels 51 :44 1 Mile, Davi s, Ca l., July 11--1. Ed Parrot 7: 11 Aug~sto Cardoso, Port. 20 : IO 4. Jani Lehtinen. Fin. 20:33 S. Antti Kem pas. Fin 20:37 Women-I . 2. Larry Beckerle (49) 8:20 3. Ted Moore (65) 8:35 4. Dick Petruui (71) 9: 12 I Hour , Kentfield , Mana Vnasco. Cat. 2 1: 18.58 2. Eva Perez, Cat. 22:08 3. Ana Cabeci nha. Port. 22:26 4. Outi Ca l., June 13- 1. Jack Bray. 10.144 meters 2. Kevin Killingsworth 10.144 3. Peter Corona 9085 Si_llanpaa. Fin. 23 :34 British 5 Km Ch ampion ship , Jul y 11-1 . Dominic King 20 : 11.35 2. Daniel King 20 :48 3. Steve Hollier 2 1:03 4. Steve Parkington 2 1:09 German Junior National s Jul v 5: 4 . Doris Cassels 8945 5. Jami Boshoven 8852 5 Km, Eugen e, Ore ., Jun e 26 -1. Kelly Murphey­ 1 Men's 10 Km-I. Carsten Schmidt 42 :18.82 2. Hannes Tonat 42 :23 3. Michael Krause 43 • I Glenn (43) 27:51.27 2. Ca rmen jacinsky (41) 28:55 3. Donna Lafayette (6 1) 32:58 Men-- !. Pat 5 - DetlofT(52) 25:44.51 2. Tommy Aunan (45) 26:49 3. Bob Novak (55) 27 :22 4. George Opsahl Women 's S Km (Bo rn '87. '88)-- 1. Maik Schneider 22 :40. 18 2. Rene Reusse 22:58 3. Christian Marguardt 24 :28 Women's 5 Km ('85.'86) - 1. Maja Landmann 22 :49 .80 Women 's 3 Km ('87.'88)- PAGE6 JULY 2004 JULY2004 PAGE7

I . FriederikeBronswick 14: 16.14 2. Katharina Gruber 14:25 Dubli n Interna tional Grand Prix of l Hour, Columbus. Ohio (M) Racewa lking, Dublin, Ireland, Jun e 27, 20 Km-I . Robert Heffernan I :24:56 2. Frcdy Sat. Oct. 2 New Hampshire Marathon and 5 Km Racewalk.Bristol. NH ((Z) I lemandez. Col. I :25:02 3. Augusto Cardoso. Port. I :25:52 4. Antti Kempas. Finland I :27:46 5. Sun. Oct. 3 Sacramento Half-Marathon, Sacramento.Cal. (E) Dom Kmg. GB I :27:52 6. Bruno Reis. Port. I :29:58 ( 13 finishers. 1 DQ, 5 DNF. including Detroit Marathon (W) Australia'sNathan Deakcs who went through IO Km under 40 minutes. but called it a day when he West Region I Hour. Aurora. Col.(H) felt a tighteningin his hamstring.) SO Km--1. Andre Holme. Germany 3:49:00(45;55, I :30:59, Sat. Oct. 9 USATF National 5 Km, Kingsport , Tenn. (J) ~:16:24.3 :01 :53-50 Km debut for the 26-year-oldson of 1968 Olympicgold medalistand three­ Sun. Oct. 10 Metropolitan30 Km. New York City (G) time WorldCup winner Christoph I lohne) 2. FrederickSvensson, 3:53:46 3. Maik Berger. Sat. Oct. 16 5 Km, Columbia, Missouri (K) ~ermany 3:57:39 4. Kazimer Verkin, Slovakia3:59:09 5. JetTCassin 4:08:02 6. Bengt Bengtsson, Sun. Oct. 17 East Regional I Hour, Waltham, Mass. (X) Sweden4 :08:33 (7 fimshers. 2 DQs, 8 DNF, includingSean Albert who went through 30 Km in 10 Km, Dearborn. Mich. (W) 2:31 :0 ! ) W~men's 20 Km-I . Jane Saville.Australia I :32:04 2. I :32: 12 3. NathalieSaville , Aust. I :34: I 5 4. Cheryl Webb, Aust. I :34:58 5. Maria Gonzalez.Col. I :38:40 (9 Contacts: A--ElliottDenman, 28 N. Locust, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 finishers) Great Brita in-Australia Under-20 Match, July 4: Women's 5 Km--I. Lisa Grant, Il--Jim Wolfe. W\vw.salliemac.com Aust. 23:35.52 2. Rebecca Mersh, GB 24:57 Men's S Km--I . Adam Rut1cr.Aust. 19:55.35 2. C--Bev LaYeck . 511 Lost River Road. Mazama, WA 98833 Luke Finch, GR 22:04 3. Nick Ball, GB 22:39 D--BillReed , 8242 GreenfieldShores, Scotts, MI 49088 E-Sierra Race Walkers. P.O. Box 5221. Fair Oaks. CA 95628 Choose A Place and Get In the Race F--MikeDeWitt , uwpcoach@yahoo. com G--StellaCashman. 320 East 83rd St., New York, NY I 0028 Aug. 5-8 USATF National Masters 5 and IO Km, Decatur, UI. 11--BobCar lson. 2261 Glencoe St .. Denver CO 80207 Sat. Aug. 7 3 Km. Langley. Va. (0) [email protected] Men's JO Km. Women's 5 Km. Toronto. Ontario (L) K-Columbia Track Club, PO Box 1872, Columbia, MO 65205 Sun. Aug. 8 Ohio 5 Km, Cincinnati (M) L-Roman Olszewski.45 WellandvaleDrive , Wetland,ON L3C 7C4. Canada Metropolitan3 Km, New York City, 9 am (G) M--VincePeters , 607 Omar Circle, Yellow Springs, OH 45387, 937-767-7424 Mon. Aug. 9 5 Km. Long Branch. N.J .. 6:50 pm {A) N--Mew Mexico Racewalkers. PO Box 16 102, Albuquerque, NM 87191 Wed.Aug. 11 Colorado Masters 5 Km. Golden. 6:30 pm(l I) O-Sal Corrallo, 72 Creek Drive. Millsboro.DE J9966 Fri. Aug. 13 5 Km. Loveland.Col . 7 pm (H) P-Jack Bray. Marin Racewalkers. P.O. Box 21. Kentfield. CA 94914 Sat. Aug. 14 2.8 Miles, Seattle,9 am (C) Q-Florida AthleticClub-Walkers. 333 l NW 22nd St.. Coconut Creek. FI. 33066 5 Km. Otsego. Mich. (D) R--ArtKlein . 3055 Arlington Drive,Aptos, CA 95003 Sun. Aug. 15 I Mile. Fair Oaks. Cal.. (R) S-Floyd Ormsby.80 1-277-9042 Mon.Aug. 16 5 Km, Long I3ranch.N.J .. 6:50 pm (A) T -A.C . Jaime. 621 N. I 0th St. Spt. C, McAllen. TX 7850 I Sat. Aug. 21 3 Km. Langley. Va. (0) U--RobertCarver. 1002 Catalpa Lane. Orlando. FL 32806 Doc Tripp Memorial 5 and IO Km, Broomfield. Col.. 8 am (I{) V--OntarioRacewalkers. 676 Balliol Street. Toron1o,ON MRS I E7. Canada USATF National 10 Km, Wilke s-Barre, Penn. (8 ) W--Frank Soby. 4157 Colonial Drive, Royal Oak, MI 48073 Sun. Aug. 22 5 Km. Denver. 8 am (H) X--Steve Vaitoncs, P.O. Box 1905. Brookline.MA 02446 (617-566-7600) !·ri. Aug. 27 5 Km. Flint. Mich. (W) Y-Walkers Club of Los Angeles. 233 WinchesterAvenue. Glendale.CA 9120 I Sun. Aug. 29 5 Km. Denver. 8 Im (l-1) Z--Linda 603-744-2724. [email protected] Sat. Sept. 4 Rocky Mountain Masters 3 Km. Boulder. Col., 8: 15 am (H) AA-Justin Kuo, 30 Oakland Road, Brookline, MA 02146 West Region 3 Km. West Valley. Utah (S) BB-Gary Westerfield,garyw @optionlinc.net Sun. Sept. 5 3 Km. Langley. Va. (0) CC--LauraCribbins. 2937 El Sobrante Street. Santa Clara. CA 95051 Mon. Sept. 6 5 Km. Roswell. N.M. (N) Sun. Sept. 12 5 Km, Aurora, Col.. 9 am (H) FROMH EEL TO TOE I Hour. Portland. Oregon (C) Pacific Assoc. 20 Km. Oakland. Cal. (R) Clinics. Jonathan Matthews will conduct a two-dayclinic sponsored by the Sierra Race Walkers USATF Nationa l 40 Km, Ocea n Township, N.J. (A) on Sept. 18-19 in the Sacramento area. Jonathan will cover technique. sports psychology. and 5 Km. Cambridge, Mass. 10 am (AA) training,and will provide video analysis. C.:ostis $135. Contact Trish Caldwell at 5 Km, Denver. 8 am (H) [email protected] the Sierra Race Walkers at PO Box 5221. Fair Oaks. CA 95628. Sun. Sept. 19 5 Km, Denver, 8 am (H) And on the East Coast, Ray Funkhouser will conduct a clinic in the Norfolk/VirginiaBeach area. 5 Km. Long Beach. N.Y.(88) on Sept. 18. Ray will do a beginners class in the morning and an advanced class in the allernoon. Sun. Sept. 26 I Hour. Kentfield. Cal. (P) Cost is $10. Contact VictoriaNicholls at [email protected]. Talk about competin g. In PAGES JULY 2004 JULY 2004 PAGE9

reviewing past ORWs. my eyes were caught by the the feats of two US racewalkers 22 years ago-­ Before going out for a stroll what must be the most ambitious schedule of elite 20 Km racing ever taken on by US athletes. In Heed this advise rather droll the summer of I 982 . Jim Heiring and Ray Sharp first tangled at the Nationals in Knoxville with Put some grease where it's needed Jim first in I :30:22 and Ray second in I :32:30 . That qualified them for an odyssey of20s over the Let this not go unheeded next month. On July 3 , they were in Indianapolis for the US-USSR dual track meet. Jim finished Lest your skin pay a terrible toll. second to Yevgeniy Yesyukov in I :27:05, just 23 seconds behind the Soviet ace. Ray had a tough day, losing contact early, and finished fourth of the four in I :37:02 . On July I 0, they were in Karl­ A buxom young lass from West Teacup Marx Stadt. East Germany for another dual. The East Gem1ans look one-two , but Jim turned in a Was a walker. her name was Marie Hupp I :26: 13 in a virtual dead-heat for second and Ray improved tremendously with a I :29:49. On Ju ly Had a mighty fine chest 18. it was Bielefeld, West Gennany for a five-nation racewalking meet (US. Great Britain. West And with victory her quest Gennany. Sweden , and Norway). Jim was third in l :25:32 and Ray fourth in a PR I :26:48 . Then She won by the size of her C-cup . it was back to Indanapolis six days later (July 24) for the National Sports Festival, where they finished together in a winning I :28: I 9 . That's five high-class 20s in 36 days in the heat of Oh, but you can go home again summer. with several thousand miles of travel thrown in. Let us belatedly tip our hats. Heiring had led off his seven-race season with a I :25:30 on the track in Bergen. Norway on May 15 and he by Harry Siitonen finished a seven-race season with a win in the Can-Am 20 Km at Niagara Falls OR Nov. 6 ( I :29:50). Sharp went him one better with eight races, having started with a I :31: I 6 in Racine, (Harry resides in Berkeley, California and has been active in Bay are~ race walk a~tivities for Wis. on April I 0. and then doing a I :29:47 in Lafayette. Col. on Sept. 18 and a I :29 : 11 for fourth many years . He is a long-time ORW aubscriber and a frequent contributor of 11db11s of in the Alongi Race in Dearborn. Mich. on Oct. 3. In 1986. Tim Lewis and Carl Schueler didn't it!fon11ation.) have such an intense. condensed schedule , but they came close with nine- and eight-race schedules of elite 20s. Tim's nine races came in just over 8 months. He won in I :25:43 in Washington, D.C. A Finnish-American meet in Fitchburg , Mass , held its 90th annual event on on March 23: won in Denver in I :28:40 on May 11: finished fourth in I :23:581 in the Canadian June 27 at Saima Park. This makes the Reipas Athletic Club sponsored Summer Festival Meet the International in on May 22; won the National title in I :25:22 on June 21: finished 16th in oldest track meet in New England. And they've included a racewalk for at least 41 years. the Goodwill Games in in I :28 : 13 on July 7; won the US Sports Festival in Houston in Six years ago, I walked the 1500 meter race that was on the calendar and fini~hed dead I :29 : 15 on August I; won with a I :23:25 in Seattle on Sept. 13; finished third in the Pan-Am Cup last in a field of seven competitors. This year. visiting back on my boyhood home turt, I tho~ght rd in Quebec with a I :21 :48 (still the fastest time by a US walker) on Oct. 4: and finished sixth with a try it again . What could I lose at age 78? I couldn't do any worse. A~ the blunt-spoken te11111s I :29:42 in an international race in Los Angeles on Nov. I. Not to be overlooked, 50 Km ace great Martina Navratilova said when asked why she would still play smgles at the French Open al Schueler concentrated on the 20 that year and was in eight of those races (missing only the 47 with all the teen and 20-something stars now al the top: "What can I lose? It's not hke 1 was Canadian International. He was second in DC with a I :28:43, second in Denver with I :32:21: climbing into the ring with Mike Tyson?" second in the national with I :25:45; 17th in Moscow with I :28:52: second in Houston with So the call went over the P.A. system at the Saima Park track for all 1500 meter I :30:13: second in Seattle with 1: 25 :38: ninth in the Pan-Am Cup with I :25:04: and third in LA, racewalkers to report to the starting line. I got there , and didn't see another soul around . After a where he finally beat Tim, v.rith I :27:25. Memorable campaigns for both .. .lrooman Triathlon-­ while. Raimo Ahli. the Rei pas Club timer, showed up and said, "Well, Harry, I gues_s you're it." A for wimps? Sa a little bit of the Ironman Triathlon from Hawaii the yesterday. What a wimpy one-man field in an unjudged race. The rest is history, however brief. I came up with my first race. Tsa y that after uncovering an item that I had entirely forgotten about in the October 1984 medal in maybe 20 years and haven't walked in competitive seriousness in almost as many. issue of this publication. In the results, I noticed: 2nd AnnualQuadrathlon. England , September Modesty precludes me froni citing my time, but I will say that at least my pace per lap was ( consists of an ocean swim of unspecified distance , a SOKm walk, a 100+ mile bike ride, and a consistent. Score one for us slo-mos! . marathon . That's right,just add a 50 km racewalk to the Ironman. I. Steve Upton 16:08:08 ... 5. lt's too bad this race now hovers at the point of extinction at this venerable meet , which I Steve Till 17:25 . Till did this one week after placing second in the annual -to-Brighton loved watching while J was growing up in the area. In earlier years, well-known walkers had walk (about 52 miles) in 8:4 I: 18. Upton had a 5:20 for the SOkm leg and Tlll a 5:35 . J don't pariticpated in the meet , when I was no longer living in the East. . recall having heard anything about any other editions of this event, but maybe someone out there The late Ron Zinn holds the meet record of 13:01 .6 for 3000 meters walked 111 1963. can tell us ifit still goes on or how long it endured . And. ifthere were further editions. how fast Olavi Yli-Tokala a local Reipas AC walker, holds meet records in the one mile (6:20 .7 in 1964), 2 did they get? . . New book. Race Walk Like A Champion, a new book by Jeff Salvage , is hot olT mile (14:09.4 in i964) , and int the 15 Km (I :20:30 in 1963). Steve Vaitones hol~s the 1500 the press. The book compiles raccwalking technique, training, and history. It includes nearly 400 meter record (6:33 .1 in I 991). Lisa Harris holds the women's 1500 record (9:16 1~200 I). photos along with charts and diagrams to explain our sport . You will find information on how to It's not the greatest track in the world; the loop measures 350 meters a~d 1scomposed of select your racewalking shoes, how to warm up, details oftechnique , judging , training philosophy, cinde rs with no inside curb . At least in recent years, the racewalk has been un1udged. But what stretching. mental preparation. injury treatment , and nutrition. There is also a chapter on the the hell. how many track events include any kind of racewalk on their agenda? If the sponsors are history of American racewalking. The book costs $24.95 and is available through Amazon . For going t~ retain it, regional walkers ought to cover it, if only as a fun thing and even _as a ~howca~e further infonnation. visit www.racewalk.com , www.amazon .com. or contact Jeff at to stimulate interest in our noble specialty. I know ifl get back to Fitchburg at Festival time agam. campsalvage2 @yahoo .com Limericks. Here are a couple from many I wrote in early editions of fll be there to gimp along the best I can to keep it going. For anyone interested, the park website is the ORW. the second. probably not politically correct , but probably harmless . too. www.saima-park.org . PAGE10 JULY2004 JlJLY2004 PAGE 11 Why is Russia Such a strong Racewalking Nation? President and he was a famour ice hocky player. His influence is such that he only took the post afteer securing an increased sports budget from President Putin. (Starting with the I 956 Olympics, R11ssia (or the Soviet Union) has been the dominant natio11 in "Also in the Moldovan Republic , they have I 000 racewalkers al their racewalking training racewallri11gcompetition. lfhile Mexico, Gem,any (primarily East Gem,any before the center and 3000 racewalkers in outlying villages. Their president is also a fan of racewalking in particular and the center has a budget of80 million rubles a year-which is big money," brealmp), Italy, China.and Spain have mounted strong challenges, Russia has been most "Physical teachers are paid twice the usual wage for coaching racewalkers ! They even consiste11ti11 putting walkers at the top in International competitions , particularly when 1 cancelled the scheme of skiers lo support more walkers. So it's no wonder there are so many good considering both me11s and women's races This article was written by Tim Waufor the IAAF immediately followi11g this year's World Cup competiton in Na 11mb11rg--whereR11ssia11s won walkers coming from there ." So, with that level of interest and backing, Russia looks set to continue its domination of three golds. a silver. and a bronze in the jive races) racewalk.ing honors . The dual World Cup wins here in Naumburg by Vera Sokolova and Yelena Nikolayeva in the women's senior and junior walks were not only a great achievement for Russian athletics, but also a little know region in the Eastern part of the country just west of the Urals. Edward Payson Weston, Pedestrian Nonpareil The Chuvash Republic has become a hotbed of racewalking following the successes of Yelena Nkkolayeva (she won the 1996 Olympic IO Km walk), Olimpiada Ivanova, and Vladimir (We have p11blished vario11sstories of the walki11gfeats (perhaps fee ts?) of Edward Payson Andreyev. Crucially for the republic's continued succes in the event, racewalking has heavyweight Weston through the years. Steve Vaitones supplies the following article, prepared by Mara support politically. Bovsun . which an E-Bay seller of Weston images had fo1111do n the web.) In front of a Chuvash TV crew immediately after the medal ceremony for the senior 20 Km walk in Naumburg , Yelena had the honor of receiving a call on her mobile phone from the lt was box of hothouse flowers, a gift from the wife of the editor of the New York Hera ld President of the Mordoviya Republic Nikolai Fyodorov--himself a famous sportsman in his his to the wife of the postmaster general that started it all for Edward Payson Weston in February time. 1859. The flowers had been sent from the editor's residence and were to be picked up at the The capital city of the small republic, Chebo ksary, hosted the 2003 European Cup of newspaper's downtown office, then whisked to Washington by train. Weston. a skinny 19-year-old Racewalking with crowds of 40,000 lining the course . With the massive interest in the city, it's not copyboy, forgot that he'd been given the job of unloading the box. The delivery wagon was well surprising that it has been chosen as the next but one city for the IAAF World Racewalking Cup . back on its way uptown before he realized his oversight. In a panic, he lit out after the runawa y La Coruna, Spain will host the 2006 event; the 2008 Cup . buds, determined to overtake them on foot. Amid catcalls from his colleagues , Weston --who had "We plan to make the World Cup in Cheboksary even better than the European Cup" , said always been sickly--took off at a tremendous clip. Lucky for him, traffic was heavy and the wagon Dr. Vyacheslav Krasnov-the Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Chuvash Republic, had been creeping along. Nevertheless , he had to hightail it all the way to 70th and Broadway also the Sports Minister and, incidentally, a star racewalker in his day. He raced in the annual before he caught up. For saving the day, young Weston's pay was doubled and he was given the racewalks in Naumburg back in 1970. chance to write about his heroics in the newspaper. But the adventure gave the aspiring newsman "We have a national slogan in our country of 1.2 million people. 'Leaming is the most more than an extra $3 a week . It showed him he could make a name for himself simply by putting important thing in life.' We intend to learn from the example ofNaumburg and La Coruna in how one foot in front of the other. That name would be Weston the Pedestrian . to host a World Cup Lenin in fact had a slogan that went 'Learn, learn, learn' and his father was The papers started calling him that after Abraham Lincoln's inauguration in 1861 . Weston from the Chuvash Republic--and his mother from Germany!" had made a bet. If Lincoln won , he would walk from to Washington in 10 days, timing it "We're also looking forward to hosting the Russian Summer Walking Championships on to be there to witness the new President take his oath. Bands and cheering admirers met the young June 11 and 12, which will decide the final Olympic selections," he said. ambler along the road, and he was featured, feted, and kissed by the ladies. He missed the The junior winner , Vera Sokolova, still has a year to go at school but is certain about her inauguration by half a day, actually , but the stunt was so impressively fanfared that he was brought future role--to follow her idol and training partner , Yelena Nikolayeva. "She's like a mother to to meet Lincoln, who offered to pay the young man's way home by means other than foot. Weston me", she said after walking away for an easy win the day before. declined, saying that since he failed the first time, he would vindicate himself by walking back. It's sometimes wondered how Russia provides such a production line of talent. Indeed , After the war, in 1967 , with a 1326-mile jaunt from Portland, Maine , to , Weston prior to this edition, they have won the last three World Cup team 20 and 50 km men's team titles. decided to make his living with his feet. Al the time, this was not such an outlandish ambition. the 2002 women's team trophy, the same in 1997 and four times previously as the old Soviet Long-distance walking was a glamour sport. Arenas would routine ly fill to the rafters for walking Union. matches and record attempts . Weston became a great crowd pleaser, with his black velvet knee Indeed, on May Day 2004, the old National Anthem boomed out five times for the parade breaches , blue sash, white silk hat, and kid gloves. of various Russian winners. Success , of course , breeds success and Russian s appear to want it the Five years after the Civil War ended, he started to smash records . ln 1870, he walked I 00 most. miles in 22 hours and 19 minutes . He failed to rach his next goal-500 miles in six days--until Other reasons too, some more prosaic, are evident. According to visiting Russian sports 1874, when he finished with time to spare. Nipping at his heels was one Daniel O'Leary, an Irish · journa list Nikolay Ivanov, "We don't have many walkers in Moscow any more . The center of farmer who had settled in Chicago and who, in 1874, challenged the champ to a walkoff Weston gravity has shifted to the Easte rn Republics . Sport is very oppular there--Nikolay Fjoderov is the refused . The newcomer was too green, he said, let him come back after he broke some records. O'Leary did just that, shattering Weston's 500-mile mark . Weston could no longer stroll away . He PAGEU JULY2004 JULY 2004 PAGE 13 agreed to meet O'Leary in Chicago for a six-dayrace in November 1875. And O'Leary burned up the track, leavingWeston 50 miles behind. the US-USSR-BritishCommonwealth 20 kn1. beating Nikolai Smaga... In Ohio. the aging First the defeated Weston headed overseas, where he won the Astley Belt, London's six­ Mortland turned in a 48:41 IO Km on the track in Cincinnati to beat Paul Reback by a minutes and day walkingmatch , with 550 miles in 142 hours, JOOmiles ahead of his nearest rival. Then,just later beat Jack Blackbum on the Van Wert. Ohio track in a I :22:25 10 miler in brutal heat. . .John before leavingLondon, he set a speed recordof 127 miles in 24 hours. When he returned to Markon won the 3 and 6 miles races in the National Masters meet with 24:24 and 50:37. America, he continued to chase new challenges,seemingly growing stronger and faster each year, respectively. to the amazement of the doctors who poked, prodded, and monitored the athlete. But, still he hungeredto take on O'Learyonce more. And in 1886, he challengedhis old nemesist o a march 30 Yea~ Ago (From the July 1974 ORW)--NikolaiSmaga and Yevgeniy lvchenko went one-two from Newark, N.J. to Chicago. This lime O'Leary was left panting in the dust. against the U.S. in a dual meet held in sweltering Durham. N.C. The two were given the same Weston kept at it for years. At 68, he beat the time he'd made on his Maine-to-Chicago time of I :37:25. Jerry Brown stayed with them for I 2 1/ 2 Km. but then faded and Floyd Godwin. tramp four decades earlier by 29 hours. But it wasn't until he passed threescoreand 10 that he his Colorado TC teammate. took third in I :38:32. Brown finished in I :40:31 ... The Soviets swept reallystarted cooking. "Westonat 7 I starts a 4300-mile walk," reported the New York Times on a Junior meet earlier with Ivan Lika covering 10 Km in 49:28. a couple of stridesahead of Nikolai March 16, 1909, a day after Weston'sbirthday. The course would go from New York to San Matveen. Jim Murchie had 50:59 and Steve Herman 52:55 for the U.S .. .Este r Marque7.won the Francisco. Weston planned to make it in I 00 days. "Walkingwith a springy step and a general women's National 5 Km in 26:28 with Ellen Minkow and Susan Brodock also under 27 minutes. jaunty air, Weston crossed Park Row and started the first course of the trip up LafayetteStreet," chronicledthe Times. "The short cane which he carried gave him a strikingappearance as he 2S Yea,-s Ago (From the July 1979 ORW)--Mexico's Daniel Bautista and Raul Gonzales won clasped it with one hand behind his back and the other over his shoulderr," Fans turned out by the Pan-AmericanGames titles. Bautista took the 20 in I :28: 15, 2 minutes ahead of Neal Pyke, with thousands to welcome their hero along the route. He was snowed on, rained on, attacked by Todd Scully third in I :32:30. Gonzales had a 4:05:17 in the 50. beating Martin Bermudez by 6 mosquitos,menaced by hobos. Crossingthe Rockies, winds were so strong that he had to crawl minutes. Marco Evoniuk was third in 4:24:23 and Vincent O'Sullivanfifth . .. Pyke finished 13th on his hands and knees, four miles in 24 hours. But the old man pushed on, hitting San Francisco in I :25:34 in the Spartakiadin Moscow, won by Nikolai Vinneschenko in I :22:29. Reima in I 04 days. The worst failure of his life, he grieved. Salonen, Finland, was the first non-Soviet with a I :23:22. and MaurizioDamilano , soon to be The next year he tried again, this time starting from Santa Monica, aiming to reaach New OlympicChampion at the same site, was six-th. Scully was 41 st in I :33:31 ... Chris Hansen York in 90 days. He did it in 76. After his last big walk, from New York to in 1913, covered 8 miles 6 11 yards to take second to Sweden's Bo Gustafsson in a I Hour race in France. . Weston the Pedestrian fell on hard times. In 1927, at age 88. he was looking for work as a .Bautista did I :21 :04, a world's best, in Sweden. and Gonzales had a 3:48:56 fo 50 at the same site. messenger in New York. Instead, he found a benefactor--AnneNichols. author of the hit "Abie's Berumdez was second in 3:51: 15. Irish Rose"--who establisheda trust fund for the old champion. Then he was struck by a New York taxi and spent the next two years confined to a wheelchair, unable to take a single step, until 20 Yea~ Ago (From the July 1984 ORW)--TimLewis finished eighth in the National IO Km nt he died at 90." Niagara Falls, but won the title. Australia'sDave Smith was first in 40:56. and two Canadians (GuillaumeLeblanc and FrancoisLaPointe) and four more Aussies followed. Peter Timmons and LOOKJNG BACK Mel McGinniss were second and third among U.S. walkers. . .Mexico' s Ernesto Canto set a world 20 Km record on the track in Bergen. Norway, with a 1: 18:40. Norway's Erling Anderson was 40 Years Ago From the July 1964 issue of Chris McCarthy's newsletter)--lnthe National 2 Mile, nearly 2 minutes back. Czech Pavol Blazek (1 :21:14) and Gonzales (1:21:49) followed. Marco Ron Zinn was an easy winner in 13:48.6 with Ron Laird 15 seconds back... A week later in was 11th in I :26:43. Pittsubrgh. Laird had his game face on for the 20 Km Olympic Trials as he walked away to a I :34:45 victory on a tough out-and-backcourse in hot, muggy conditions. Zinn came second in 15 Years Ago (From the July 1989 ORW)-Tim Lewis and Debbi Lawrence were winners at the I :36:37. with your editor, the Mortlandguy, third in I :37:05. The finish was just as the sage National 10 Km in Niagara Falls. Covering the first half in 20: 15. Lewis strode home in 41 :28. 48 McCarthy had predicted a month earlier. In fourth with I :38:39 was young Don DeNoon, seconds ahead of Gary Morgan. Dave McGovernwas third in 44:50. Lawrencehad 48:44 to lead floowed by Rudy Haluza and Akos Szekely... McCarthy himself took the National 35 Km in Long the women. with Canada's Holly Gerke second in 50:0 I ... Lennie Becker won the National Junior Branch, N.J. in 2:50:53, 2 minutes ahead of Szekely, with Dean Rassmussen third and Burce IO Km title in Columbus with a 46: 18.2, beating Dave Ooherty's 47:28. In the women's 5 Km, MacDonald fourth in 2:56: 19. Mortland led by a good margin at 15 miles, stopped briefly, Christy Izzo won in 25:32.02, with Melody Rivera second. .. In a U.S., England, USSR meet in overhauledMcCartl1y again , and then decided there must be better things to do on hot afternoon. Birmingham, England, Mikhail Schennikovwon the IO Km walk in 40:10 .97. with Tim Lewis foruth in 42:25.50. 3S Years Ago (From the July 1969 ORW--Ina 6-week period, Ron Laird won three national titles and set two American records. His titles were at 2 miles, 20 Km, and 35 Km. ln his 20. he walked 10 Years Ago (From the July 1994 ORW)--TheNational 10 Km, at Niagara Falls again, saw I :33:41 to beat Tom Dooley ( I :35:07) and Bob Kitchen ( I :36:27). The 2 miles was an easy win Dave McGovern come out on top in 42:56. surprisingAllen James (44:30). Canada's Arturo in 13:31.4 with Jim Hanley a distant second. The 35 was held on an infamous. unshaded Huerta was third and Don DeNoon (see 35 years ago) fourth with a world record for those over shoppingcenter course at McKeesport.Penn. and Ron overcame 90 degree heat to beat Canada's 50-44 :59! Lyn Brubaker beat Canada's Rachel Robiehaup in the women's race with a 48:07. . .In Karl Merxchenz by nearly 10 minutes in 2:55:57. Mexican Pascal Ramire-.£wa s third. Laird's the U.S. Olympic Festival, MichelleRohl and Jonathan Matthews came away with wins. Rohl's records came in races at 3 Km (I 2:23) and I Hour (8 miles 746 yards).. .Ron topped this all off 45:51.22 left Debby Van Orden more than a minute back in the women's 10, with Dana with an excellent third place (I :32:27) behind Paul Nihill ( I :3 1:50) and Vladimir Golubnichiy in Yarbrough and Lyn Brubaker following. Matthews did l :27:53 in the 20, with Dave McGovern second in I :29:57. Andrzcj Chylinski, Rob Cole, Al Heppner, and DeNoon ( I :33:28) followed.. PAGE 14 .JULY2 004 JULY 2004 PAGE 15 .The Junior National 10 went to Justin Marrujo in 46:50 .31 with Will VanAxen (47:28) and Kevin Eastler (48:24) second and third. Anya-Maria Ruoss (24 : 17.75) beat Deb Iden (25:39.31 ) in the Women'~ 5.

5 Years Ago (From the July 1999 ORW)--The in Winnepeg saw a Mexican sweep on the raccwalks. Berna rdo Segura won the Men's 20 in 1:20: 17, followed by teammate Daniel Garcia and Ecuador's Olympic gold medalist Jefferson Perez. Curt Clausen was sixth in I :23:39 and Tim Seaman ninth in 1: 28 :28 . The women's 20 went Graciela Mendoza in I :34 :46 , 27 seconds ahead of teammate Rosario Sanchez . Michelle Rohl was third in I :35:22 and Joanne Dow fifth in I :36:33 .. .World University Game titles went to Romania's Claudia Iovan in 44:22 for 1O Km and Mexico's Alejandro Lopez with 1: 25: 12 for 20 . Kevin Eastler was 11th in I :32:20 . The other three U.S. competitors-Al Heppner , Margaret Ditchbum , and Jill Zenner-were all DQd .

Mr. C ummin g, world champion walker. Steve Vaitone s provided this picture. which was offer~ on E-Bay with the capton used here. Apparently this is George Cummings. author of "Walking for Road and Track." I have run some rather interesting excerpts from that book at di!ferent times through th~ years. Cummings was apparently a professional walker in the early part ot the last century and claimed "world " records at I Mile (6:22) , London-Edinburgh , 420 miles (82 :05?, London-York , 200 miles (37 hours ), I hour (8 miles 345 yards) at age 5 I. London-Bath , World Cu p Action . On the second lap of the junior women's 5 Km, the lead pack has thinned 135 ~ties (23:50), London-Leeds (262 3/4 miles (39:30). and 2 hours (14 1/2 miles) at age 56. down to jus t five. Vera Sokol ova (487) is about lo take command of the race. which she won in I le gives no dates for these performances except for the London-Edinburgh , which he says in his 45:29. The silver and bronze medalists. Anna Bragina (46: I 5) and Nan Zhang 47 : 18) arc on her chapter on "Road Adventures" was in 1921. On the title page of his book. he bills himself as the shoulders. Svetlana Vasilycva (488) was eventually DQd . This photo seems to suggest that was "The World's greatest and fastest walker . holder of world records from I to 420 miles." However. indeed to be her destiny. (Steve Vaitone s photo .) I don't find his name ~ywhere in the results of early British races. so. if he ever competed as an amateur , 11was not with any notable success. I [is book was apparently published in J9 34.