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A Brief History of Racewalking the Future of USA Racewalking: Are You Already Coaching a Potential Olympian? 1/9/2009 A Brief History of Racewalking The Future of USA Racewalking: Are you already coaching a potential Olympian? Dave McGovern, MSS World Class Racewalking www.racewalking.org Although competitive walking can trace its roots back to 16th century Europe, the 19th Century was the Golden Age of walking in the US. Pedestrian races were immensely popular in the US and Great Britain throughout the 19th and into the early 20th century. Ultra races ranging from from 12 hours to six days were among the most popular spectator sports during the Victorian era. Large prize purses were common and betting was prolific. Due to its popularity at the time, racewalking became one of the first events on the Olympic program. 1 1/9/2009 Racewalking first appeared in the Olympics in 1904 as an event in the “all- Henry Laskau, Ron rounder,” the precursor Laird, Larry Young to the decathlon. In and other US walkers 1906, separate 1, 500- were among the best meter and 3,500-meter in the world through races were contested. the 1950s and ‘60s. Over the years distances were gradually increased to the current 20km and 50km events. U.S. Olympic Men’s Trials Qualifiers 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 20k Trials 24 27 21 15 12 13 14 qualifiers (1:33) (1:32) (1:30) (1:30) (1:33) (1:34) (1:36) 50k Trials 16 23 15 15 13 13 14 qualifiers (4:30) (4:30) (4:30)* (4:25)* (4:35) (4:45) (4:45) Racewalking remained reasonably popular in North America through the 1980s, but we’ve been on a steady decline ever since. Possible reasons for the decline: • Competition for athletes with the “Big Four” sports 2 1/9/2009 • Lack of developmental opportunities, including no walks in Division I track Make that “Big Five.” These kids are OUR future. NCAA DIVISION I TRACK & FIELD MEN’S NCAA DIVISION I TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S REGIONAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS REGIONAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS • Few “cradle to grave” clubs in the US, as exist in Event FAT MT Event FAT MT 100 Meters 10.55 -- 100 Meters 11.75 -- Australia, Spain, Italy and other top walking 200 Meters 21.35 -- 200 Meters 23.96 -- 400 Meters 47.20 46.9 400 Meters 54.61 54.3 nations 800 Meters 1:50.40 1:50.1 800 Meters 2:09.80 2:09.5 1,500 Meters 3:47.80 3:47.5 1500 Meters 4:27.80 4:27.5 Mile 4:06.00 4:05.7 Mile 4:49.30 4:49.0 3,000- Meter Steeple 9:07.00 9:06.7 3,000-Meter Steeple 10:50.25 10:50.0 5,000 Meters 14:12.00 14:11.7 5000 Meters 16:52.00 16:51.7 10,000 Meters - Auto 28:45.00 28:44.7 10,000 Meters - Auto 33:30.00 33:29.7 10,000 Meters - Prov 29:30.00 29:29.7 10,000 Meters - Prov 35:00.00 34:59.7 110-Meter Hurdles 14.30 -- 100-Meter Hurdles 13.92 -- 400-Meter Hurdles 52.51 52.2 400-Meters Hurdles 1:00.82 1:00.5 400-Meter Relay 40.66 40.4 400-Meter Relay 45.70 45.4 440-Yard Relay 40.86 40.6 440-Yard Relay 45.90 45.6 1,600-Meter Relay 3:10.00 3:09.7 1,600-Meter Relay 3:42.00 3:41.7 Mile Relay 3:11.10 3:10.8 Mile Relay 3:43.30 3:43.0 High Jump 2.10 High Jump 1.75 Pole Vault 5.05 Pole Vault 3.85 Long Jump 7.34 Long Jump 6.00 Triple Jump 15.00 Triple Jump 12.32 Shot Put 16.80 Shot Put 14.30 Discus 51.70 Discus 47.30 Javelin 61.60 Javelin 43.45 Hammer 56.80 Hammer 54.15 Decathlon Auto 7,500 points Heptathlon Auto 5,500 points Decathlon Prov 6,900 points Heptathlon Prov 5,050 points Results with and without OTC Chula-Vista 1997-2004: Medals at international competition: 3 • Inconsistent support/ 2005-Present: Medals at international competition: 0 training opportunities for 1997-2004: Number of athletes with A & B standards: 5 elite walkers. (Racewalkers 2005-Present: Number of athletes with A & B standards: 2 are no longer able to train at 1997-2004: Number qualified for Olympic Games: 9 ARCO.) 2005-Present: Number qualified for Olympic Games: 3 1997-2004: American Records: 20 2005-Present: American Records: 2 1997-2004: First-time Olympians: 5 2005-Present: First-time Olympians: 1 3 1/9/2009 • Lack of support/positive recognition for racewalking in the US Barcelona Olympic Silver Medallist Carlos Mercenario with Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stalone at the Acapulco Planet Hollywood opening. Australian tabloids follow the personal lives of Oz racewalkers. Mexican competitions draw huge crowds, Corona/Tecate/Bohemia Phone cards and statues honor Chinese ‘92 gold medallist Yueling Chen girls, cheerleaders and heavy media coverage. And in the US? …and don’t even get me started on Ecuador! 4 1/9/2009 Malcolm in the Middle It seems that if racewalking gets any press at all in the US it’s bad press. Snicker Mr. T “Get Some Nuts” commercial Despite the challenges the event group faces, for the right kind of athlete there are many competitive opportunities, including the chance to represent the USA in international competition. Lack of Poor Financial International Support Results Lack of Media Coverage 5 1/9/2009 US team opportunities for Open athletes US team opportunities for U17, Junior and U23 athletes Division Team Month Distances Competed Selection Method Team Size Open IAAF Pan Am Race Walk Cup April/May Open M &W 20k, Open US Pan Am Cup Trials 20k 5 open M & W Division Team Month Distances Competed Selection Method Team Size odd years, IAAF World Cup even M 50k US 50k Nationals 20k, 5 men 50k years U17 World Youth T&F Meet July 10,000m Boys USATF JO Nationals 2 boys Open NACAC T&F Championships July 20k Men USATF Nationals/Performance List 2 men, 2 5,000m Girls And Performance List 2 girls 10k Women women U19 IAAF Pan Am Race Walk April/May Jr M & W 10k US Pan Am Cup Trials 10k 3 junior Cup odd years, IAAF men & Open IAAF World T&F Championships July/Aug Open M & W 20k USATF Nationals 3 men and Open Men 50k USA 50k Nationals women at 20k, World Cup even years women 10k 3 men at 50k U19 Junior Pan Am T&F Meet July/Aug Jr. M & W 10k USATF Junior National Track 2junior2 junior & Field Championships men, Open Pan Am Games July/Aug Open M & W 20k USATF Nationals 2 men and Open Men 50k USA 50k Nationals women at 20k, 2 junior 2 men at 50k women U19 USA – Canada Junior August Jr. Men 10k, USATF Junior National Track 4-6 junior Open Olympic Games Aug/Sept Open M &W 20k USA T&F Olympic Trials 3 men and Dual Jr. Women 5k & Field Championships men, (2008, 2012, 2016) Open Men 50k USA 50k RW Olympic Trials women at 20k, 4-6 junior 3 men at 50k women U23 U23 NAAC RW Cup August Men and women 10k Performance List 3 U23 men, 3 U23 Open IAAF RW Challenge Final Sept Open M&W 20k USATF Nationals/Performance List 3 men, 3 women Open Men 50k RW Grand Prix Standings women U23 World University Games July/Aug Men and Women 10k USATF Nationals/Performance 2 U23 men, List 2 U23 women Racewalkers and distance runners share similar physiological attributes •During maximal exercise, running and racewalking resulted in similar VO2 •Cardiovascular, respiratory, and perceptual responses during running and racewalking are the same during maximal exercise and during submaximal exercise at the same VO2. Female racewalkers and runners have similar attributes ↑ Training = ↑ performance for racewalkers, just as it does for runners. 6 1/9/2009 Yet there is little correlation between : running success and walking success 1 mile run 1 mile walk 5k run 5k walk Philip Dunn 4:17 6:11 15:35 20:19 Ian Whatley 4:18 6:16 14:52 20:31 as Curt Clausen 4:30 5:48 14:48 19:35 Ray Sharp 4:35 5:46 16:12 20:04 Dave McGovern 4:43 6:00 16:18 20:06 Steve Pecinovsky 4:50 5:51 17:00 20:45 Paul Schwartzburg 4:49 5:58 17:21 20:23 : Tim Seaman 5:07 5:46 17:05 19:09 (AR) Ben Shorey 5:10 6:11 17:30 20:05 Athletes who may not have the inherent athletic talent to be elite distance runners but who have the work e thic requ ired t o be elite athletes may be taught to be exceptional racewalkers. Racewalking is an endurance event, but also a technique-specific skill for which not everyone has an aptitude. It takes consistent training over time (10 years+?) to develop a top racewalker. But our chain has too many broken links to keep walkers around long enough to reach the top. The few programs that do support There are many strong youth programs racewalking have had a huge impact. One across the US that support the walks, school, UW-Parkside has produced yet only Maine and parts of New York dozens of National Champions and five State have racewalking in their track ppgrograms. And bey ond hig h school, Olympians. only the NAIA and a few small Division II conferences conduct racewalks.
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