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The official organ of the Victorian Race Walking Club 2013/2014 Number 44 29 July 2014

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TIM'S WALKER OF THE WEEK

This week's Walker of the Week goes to 17 year old Tayla-Paige Billington who walked a new PB of 48:40 at the World Junior Championships in Eugene last week. It was her first big international race and her 18 th place was a competitive performance. Dogged by health issues earlier in the year, she bounced back in the best possible way, doing a 28 sec PB on the track in Oregon. She has a big future and this should give her the confidence to kick on.

Tayla (173) shares the lead early in the World Junior 10,000m walk in Eugene last Wednesday (photo www.athletics org.au)

WHAT'S COMING UP

Next Sunday sees our major Victorian roadwalk championships for the winter. We will be using our championship course over near the lake. You sign in as usual at the clubrooms but then walk across to the start/finish line. The timetable reads as follows

Sunday 3rd August 2014, Middle Park AV & VRWC EVENTS 8.30am 30km AV Championship Open top men and women 3 Hours Walk Open 8.30am 20km Non championship event Open 9.00am 10km VRWC Championship - Mabel Robinson Trophy Open Women 9.00am 10km AV Championship Under 20 Men 9.00am 10km AV Championship Under 20 Women 9.00am 10km AV Championship Under 18 Men 10.00am 3km AV Championship Under 14 Boys/Girls 10.20am 5km AV Championship Under 16 Boys/Girls 11.00am 5km AV Championship Under 18 Women 11.00am 5km Open 11.10am 2km VRWC Championship Under 9 Boys/Girls 11.20am 2km VRWC Championship Under 12 Boys/Girls 11:50am Medal presentations at the conclusion of the events.

Note that AV has agreed to our proposal that the Victorian 30km be an Open event, meaning it is open to both men and women. So any current AV member can compete for the gold, silver and bronze medals on offer, regardless of sex. AV championships must be entered via the AV online entry panels - just click on the AV Walk Series - 30km Walk registration button on webpage http://athsvic.org.au/events/calendar/.

All VRWC races, including our club championships, can be entered on the day but we prefer that you also pre-register for all VRWC events via our online panel at http://www.vrwc.org.au/wp1.

And some other dates to store away

• Our annual Falls Creek training camp will run from Sunday 28 December 2014 to Saturday 10 January 2015. You can keep up with the latest Falls Creek Camp news by joining our facebook webpage at https://www.facebook.com/groups/726992100645163.

• Entries are now open for our VRWC 24 Hour carnival on the weekend of 4-5 October 2014. Events include 24 Hours, 12 Hours, 6 Hours and RWA 100km. Check it out or enter at http://www.centurions.org.au/event2014.shtml.

• Entries are now open with Athletics Australia for the Australian Roadwalk Champs which will be held in Albany, WA, on Sunday 24 August. See http://www.athletics.com.au/Compete/Online-Entries. Entries close on August 1st at midnight. See http://www.athletics.com.au/Compete/Events/Event-Details/ArtMID/7504/ArticleID/700066/2014-Australian-Race- Walking- Championships for further information, a map of the course and a draft timetable. The AA website states that Virgin Australia has put on additional flights from Perth to Albany and return for the Cross Country and Road Walks. These are not available from the Virgin Australia website. Further information, and to book, contact your Member Association (that's AV for Victorians).

Mike Reid, the website manager for WARWC has put uploaded some photos of the Albany course to the WARWC website (www.warwc.org). Thanks Mike!

WARWC coach Phil Hollaway advises that 1km Under 10 walks (boys and girls) have been added at the end of the program. Registrations will be taken on day and gold, silver and bronze medals will be provided by the W.A. walks clubs.

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 26 JULY

A wet winter's day greeted walkers for the latest round of VRWC points races at Middle Park and numbers were down. The Open 8km saw Pam Tindal 44:06 and Paul Kennedy 46:19 take fastest times while Emily Hamilton 20:45 and Reese Walmsley 19:57 took fastest times in the Open 4km.

8km Open Handicap 1. Pam Tindal 44:06 3 2. Donna Elms 51:08 2 3. Margaret Beaumont 67:30 1

1. Paul Kennedy 46:19 2. Ralph Bennett 46:43 2 3. Gerard Feain 47:42 1 4. David Armstrong 49:59 3 5. Duncan Knox 53:29 Ian Beaumont DQ Alex Poore DQ

4km Open Handicap 1. Emily Hamilton 20:45 4 2. Heather Carr 22:41 6 3. Sandra Geisler 23:51 10 4. Emily Swan 23:53 3 5. Robyn Shaw 26:24 8 6. Madeleine Feain 25:59 5 7. Gwen Steed 27:32 9 8. Jan Morrey 28:16 2 9. Celia Johnson 28:30 7 10. Pam Mews 37:51 1

1. Reese Walmsley 19:57 3 2. Mark Donahoo 22:17 5 3. Bernie Keirl 23:27 2 4. Bob Gardiner 25:42 1 5. Barrie Wicks 31:29 4

In the younger age groups, Philippa Huse 21:19 and Kyle Swan 18:59 won the 4km U15, Kathleen O'Mahony 18:27 and Corey Dickson 16:02 won the U12 3km and Gemma Lillie 5:48 and Joel Prys 5:14 won the U9 1km. We had our usual share of PBs in the younger age groups. We also welcomed Christian Knox for his first walk with us - and dad Duncan was also in action with a welcome return to Middle Park.

4km U15 Handicap 1. Philippa Huse 21:29 1 PB 0:09 2. Jessica Lillie 24:16 3 3. Brodie Richardson 24:44 4 4. Gabriella Crea 24:50 2

1. Kyle Swan 18:59 3 2. Lachlan Feain 22:40 2 3. Hayden Walmsley 23:23 1

3km U12 Handicap 1. Kathleen O'Mahony 17:27 3 2. Charlotte Hay 18:02 1 PB 1:11 3. Ruby Paten 18:15 2 PB 0:37 Chloe Karagiorgos DNF

1. Corey Dickson 16:02 1 2. Christian Knox 26:00 First one

1km U9 Handicap 1. Gemma Little 05:48 1 2. Elise Carbery 06:47 2

1. Joel Prys 05:14 1 PB 0:05 2. Harrison Karagiorgos 05:33 2

Thanks to Terry Swan for race video (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twl7Ju1kFdw) and race photos (see http://www.vrwc.org.au/coppermine/). Lapsplits for this week are found at http://vrwc.org.au/wp1/?page_id=261.

Start of U9 and U12 races Reese Walmsley, Sandra Geisler, Philippa Huse, Paul Kennedy, Lachlan Feain, Pam Tindal and Emily Hamilton

Charlotte Hay, Ruby Paten, Kyle Swan and Christian Knox

Thanks to everyone who helped out on the day - sorry if I missed anyone.

Checkin and Results: Mark Donahoo, Damien Elms, Ralph Bennett Officials: Tim Erickson, Harry Summers, Ian Laurie, Don McLaren, Stacey McLaren Judges: Peter Vysma (chief), Gordon Loughnan, Lloyd Nichols, Michael Bodey, Judy Mason Photos: Terry Swan

ACT WALKING CLUB ROADWALKS, MOLONGLO REACH, CANBERRA, SATURDAY 26 JULY

Thanks to Val Chesterton for the latest results from Canberra. Nice PB 10km walk by Ally Durr (55:18).

5km Walk 10km Walk 1. Callum Burns 26:09 1. Ally Durr 55:18 2. Gabby Hunt 26:23 2. Robin Whyte 1:03:57 3. Mick Saunders 34:29 3. Derek Robinson 1:11:16 4. Greg Durr 35:01 4. Monika Short 1:12:05 5. Bob Parker 36:12 5. Warren Butler 1:25:36 6. Rod Gilchrist 36:37 6. Pat Fisher 1:25:55 7. Robyn Saunders 39:04 7. Val Chesterton 1:32:03 8. David Mackenzie 39:22 Zoe Hunt DNF 9. Terry Munro 42:27 3km Walk 2km Walk 1. Spencer Burns 15:17 1. Laura Burns 11:35 2. Mitchell Baker 16:58 2. Helen Munro 19:33 3. Connor Frew 17:55

QRWC ROADWALKS, MUDGEERABA, QLD, SATURDAY 26 JULY

QRWC walkers were in actgion in Mudgeeraba last weekend.

A Grade 10km C Grade 3km 1. Nick Dewar 48.71 1. Jamison Stovin 16.24 2. Noela McKinven 79.32 2. Ethan Clarke 20.17 Brandon Dewar DNF 3. Isabella Schofield 20.49 Jess Pickles DNF 4. David Colman 22.32 Nyle Sunderland DNF 5. Amelia Wales 23.31 6. Robyn Wales 25.52 B Grade 5km Kobe Hinton DNF 1. Amelia Schofield 34.37 2. Kay Shaw 34.52 D Grade 2km 1. Ben Jeffrey 11.50 F Grade 1km 1. Scarlett Schofield 6.14 2. Anika Clarke 6.17 3. Charlotte Sly 6.27 4. Emma Brittain 6.44

8 year old Scarlett Schofield winning the U10 1km from Anika Clarke (photo Robyn Wales)

SAMA ROADWALKS, BONYTHON PARK, ADELAIDE, SATURDAY 26 JULY

Thanks to Colin Hainsorth for this week's results from the South Australian Masters in Adelaide. He commented: sunny warmer arvo.

10km yacht handicap 1. M81 David Robertson 1:24:43 71.24% 2. M50 Richard Everson 55:40 75.74% 3. M76 Colin Trengove 1:19:19 70.37% 4. M68 Geoff Byham 1:06:24 75.64% 5. M55 Norman White 1:13:08 60.15% 6. M71 Graham Harrison 1:09:56 74.53% 7. M84 Colin Hainsworth 1:23:36 76.07% 8. W54 Marie Maxted 1:07:35 71.50% 9. W49 Raelene Schild 1:16:35 59,99% 10. W60 Linda Whitelaw 1:21:33 63.51% 11. W70 Margaret Trengove 1:17:08 77.37% 12. M43 Matthew Anderson 1:34:32 42.60%

5km yacht handicap 1. W69 Jill Rogers 42:39 65.10% 2. M64 Jeff Kennett 46:46 49.98% Helen Suridge DNF 2.5k only

SA ROADWALK CHAMPIONSHIPS, PEACOCK RD, ADELAIDE, SATURDAY 26 JULY

Still in South Australia for their State roadwalk championships.

30km Men ASA State Championship SARWC 20km 1. Peter Crump 2:57:11 1. Troy Hooker 1:57:15 2. John Leydon 3:20:06 SARWC 10km 10km Masters ASA State Championships 1. Kristie Goznik FOpen 52:14 1. Louisa Mitchell 1:05:34 2. Bill Starr F35+ 1:13:00 3. James Hoare M35+ 1:15:39 8km U18 ASA State Championships 1. Anna Cross 40:54 SARWC 5km 2. Rhiannon Lovegrove 45:27 1. Chloe Upton FU14 34:03 3. Bethany Cross 47:08 SARWC 3km 1. Alix Harlington 42:36 1. Jay Goode MU16 16:10 Jake Vidler DNF 2. Sarah Damin FU16 16:31 3. Tristian Camilleri MU14 17:09 3Km U14 ASA State Championships 4. Felicity Henderson-Wilson WU18 17:16 1. Ayeisha Wallace 17:18 5. Samantha Findlay WU18 17:39 2. Aleesha Vidler 21:24 6. Victoria Upton WU12 19:15 7. Kitarni Upton WU10 20:49 8. Maddy Wallace WU10 23:15 9. Helen Wallace W35+ 27:42

SARWC 2km 1. Danielle Walsh WU20 10:25

NSW STATE ROADWALK CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLENDENNING, NSW, SUNDAY 27 JULY

Thanks to Frank Overton for the NSW Roadwalk champs from Sunday. The open walks were keenly contested with Adam Rutter 2:21:31 winning the 30km ahead of Ian Rayson 2:22:46 and Beki Smith 1:36:38 winning the 20km ahead of Nicole Fagan 1:37:45. IN the junior ranks, the best walks were probably by Jay Felton (U20 20km 1:38:25), Tyler Jones (U18 8km 36:35), Dylan Richardson (U16 5km 24:46) and Allanah Pitcher (U12 2km 10:34).

Men 30km Race Walk 1. Rutter, Adam M28 Sydney Pacific 2:21:31 2. Rayson, Ian M26 Mingara 2:22:46 3. Osborne, Robert M59 Nepean District 3:41:04

Women 20km Race Walk 1. Smith, Beki W28 Asics Wests Track 1:36:38 2. Fagan, Nicole W25 Sydney University 1:37:45 3. Bourke, Lauren W24 Mingara 1:43:58 4. Klein, Kirsty W20 Asics Wests Track 1:49:43

15km Race Walk Masters W55 1 Brown, Judy W64 2:10:45 M45 1 Jessurun, Ian M47 1:22:35 M55 1 West, John M64 1:47:42 M65 1 Seymon, Jim M77 1:44:59

Women 15km Race Walk Under 20 1. Porley, Tabitha W19 Asics Wests Track 1:37:29

Men 20km Race Walk Under 20 1. Felton, Jay M19 Uts Norths 1:38:15 2. Gibbons, Carl M18 Westlakes At 1:43:56

8km Race Walk CC Under 18 1. Hill, Jayde W17 Nambucca Dis 41:48 2. McKay, Lydia W17 Mingara 47:49 3. Grujoski, Stephanie W17 South Sydney 51:55 4. Robson, Natalia W16 Coffs Harbou 56:49

1. Jones, Tyler M16 Wyong 36:25 2. Kerr, Aidan M16 Sydney Pacific 40:56 3. Brown, Nathan M16 Parramatta C 47:04

5km Race Walk Under 16 1. McDonald, Jasmyn W15 Parramatta C 26:19 2. Goodhew, Chelsea W15 Westlakes At 27:02 3. Francis, Lucinda W15 Sydney Pacific 28:27 4. grujoski, ally W15 South Sydney 30:22 5. Rigney, Paige W12 Wyong 31:15 6. O'Neill, Molly W14 Adamstown Ne 32:43

1. Richardson, Dylan M14 Mingara 24:46 2. Mavin, Harrison M13 Sydney Pacific 27:18 3. Thomson, Ryan M14 Nepean District 27:40 4. Harris, Elijah M14 Girraween At 29:57 5. Catallo, Donald M14 St. George D 33:53 6. Becroft, Lachlan M12 Nepean District 34:00

2km Race Walk Under 12 1. Pitcher, Allanah W11 Mingara 10:34 2. Hardy, Renee W11 Asics Wests Track 10:47 3. Vesper, Danielle W11 Mingara 11:30 4. McKay, sybella W11 Mingara 11:44 5. Thomson, Jada W10 Nepean District 12:42 6. Martin, Brooke W11 Nepean District 13:01

1. Rigney, Lachlan M10 Wyong 11:03 2. tebutt, archie M11 Gosford 11:51 3. Carrothers, Dion M11 Sydney Pacific 13:33

CABOOLTURE 2014 NATIONAL 48 HOUR CHAMPIONSHPS, CABOOLTURE, QLD, 24-16 JULY

Queensland based ultra walker Peter Bennett was back in action last weekend, walking alongside the runners in the Australian 48 Hour Championships at Caboolture on the Gold Coast - and he did pretty well, finishing 4 th overall out of the 12 competitors with a distance of 273.861km. There were lots of smaller events on offer - Full results at http://results.timingplus.com.au/Meet.aspx? MeetID=e31998c1-0dd4-47f1-8ac9-abeb3060b3dd.

48 Hour Australian Championship (first 4) 1. John Pearson 340.183 km 2. Annabel Hepworth 293.856 km 3. Tamyka Bell 283.161 km 4. Peter Bennett (Walk) 273.861 km

RWCWA ROADWALKS, SUNDAY 20 JULY

Thanks to Rick Cattermole for the Racewalking Club of Western Australia results from Perth a week ago. Western Australians had their roadwalk champs last weekend but I can't find any results on the web as yet. 10km Walk 3km Walk 1. Vanessa Brown 60.13 1. Tina Kezic 19.03 2. Daniel Lowe 63.09 2. Jaimee Curry 20.04 3. Breanna Brown 64.10 3. Ryan Kezic 20.11 4. Mellisa Hall 67.20 4. Tim Kezic 21.12

8km Walk 2km Walk 1. Simeon Leatherland 38.07 1. Summer Brown 11.35 2. Christopher Gerken 49.48 1.5km Walk 5km Walk 1. Lily Reynolds 9.43 1. Simeon Leatherland 23.41 2. Caitlin Gerken 31.01 3. Christopher Gerken 31.10 4. Andrea Hahn 31.21

WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, EUGENE, OREGON

The 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships ended yesterday after a week of fantastic competition from the world's best U20 athletes. This biennial major event (http://oregon14.com) just gets better and stronger every time it is held. And the walks were no exception with the two 10,000m championship events producing the strongest results ever seen, along with a large number of National records from various countries.

Australian walks team - Nathan Brill, Jesse Osborne, Jasmine Dighton, Tayla-Paige Billington, Megan Szirom (team coach)

U20 Women 10,000m Championship, Wednesday 23 July Javier Clavelo Robinson reported on the Women's 10,000m walk for the IAAF (see http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/report- women-10000m-race-walk-oregon-2014) .

Czech Republic’s Anezka Drahotova produced the first world junior record of the IAAF World Championships, Oregon 2014, by taking the 10,000m walk with a time of 42:47.25 to smash the former mark of 42:59.48, set by Russia’s Yelena Lashmanova in 2011. Sixth in Barcelona 2012, the 2013 European junior champion set a fast pace from the start and only Russian Oxana Golyatkina was able to join her. She dropped the Russian before the fourth kilometre and maintained a world record pace throughout the race. Golyatkina was disqualified shortly after the fourth kilometres and left her countrywoman Olga Shargina and China’s Na Wang to fight for the minor medals. This duo was joined by China’s Yuanyuan Ni and Spain’s Laura Garia Caro shortly after the halfway mark. The two Chinese and Shargina dropped the Spaniard with four laps to go and the chase group shrank to Wang and Olga Shargina with 1200m remaining, as Drahotova kept on cranking out laps which made it inevitable that she would take a decent amount of time off the world record as long as her technique remained stable. Shargina made a decisive move with 600 metres to go and crossed the line in second place, only to sadly learn she had been disqualified. She had just embarked on her lap of honour but dissolved into tears. Wang got the silver medal with 44:02.64 and Ni secured bronze with 44:16.72, a personal best for both. Laura Garcia-Caro set a Spanish record of 44:32.84 to finish fourth. An accomplished cyclist and mountain runner, Drahotová became the third Czech athlete to win a world junior title, all women, and the first one in 10 years.

Australian team walks coach Megan Szirom summed up the day's proceedings from an Australian perspective

Conditions were a little wet but really excellent for racing, cool and little wind. Tayla-Paige Billington walked a new PB of 48:40, great first up international race, she will learn a lot from this experience. Jasmine Dighton unfortunately was shown the red panel just before 6km, but has held her head high and is determined moving forward.

Left: Tayla and Jasmine early on Right: Winner Anežka Drahotova

1. Anežka DRAHOTOVÁ CZE 95 42:47.25 WR, PB 2. Na WANG CHN 95 44:02.64 PB 3. Yuanyuan NI CHN 95 44:16.72 PB 4. Laura GARCÍA-CARO ESP 95 44:32.84 NJR, PB 5. Maria PEREZ ESP 96 44:57.30 PB 6. Rena GOTO JPN 95 45:54.07 PB 7. Kana MINEMURA JPN 96 46:22.88 PB 8. Stefany CORONADO BOL 96 46:42.06 NJR, PB 9. Jessica HANCCO PER 95 46:47.31 NJR, PB 10. Viktoryia RASHCHUPKINA BLR 95 47:00.30 11. Katarzyna ZDZIEBŁO POL 96 47:10.01 PB 12. Živilė VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ LTU 96 47:19.80 PB 13. Eleonora DOMINICI ITA 96 47:24.48 PB 14. Nicole COLOMBI ITA 95 47:38.82 PB 15. Mihaela ACATRINEI ROU 95 47:47.64 PB 16. Mara RIBEIRO POR 95 47:48.33 PB 17. Karla JARAMILLO ECU 97 47:59.90 NJR, PB 18. Tayla-Paige BILLINGTON AUS 97 48:40.01 PB 19. Hanna SUSLYK UKR 96 48:48.46 PB 20. Monika VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ LTU 96 48:50.07 PB 21. Anel OOSTHUIZEN RSA 95 48:55.26 PB 22. Carmen Bianca MOLNAR ROU 96 49:06.42 PB 23. Mariana MOTA POR 95 49:07.82 PB 24. Sonia Irene BARRONDO GARCIA GUA 95 49:15.32 NJR, PB 25. Maria Guadalupe SANCHEZ MEX 95 49:47.04 PB 26. Diana AYDOSSOVA KAZ 95 49:50.28 PB 27. Da-Seul LEE KOR 96 49:50.90 PB 28. Monika HORNÁKOVÁ SVK 95 49:52.26 PB 29. Rita RÉCSEI HUN 96 50:31.88 30. Daniela PASTRANA COL 96 51:04.22 PB 31. Dana AYDOSSOVA KAZ 95 51:09.74 32. Katharine NEWHOFF USA 97 51:40.42 PB Jasmine DIGHTON AUS 96 DQ Oksana GOLYATKINA RUS 95 DQ Eliška DRAHOTOVÁ CZE 95 DQ Olga SHARGINA RUS 96 DQ Derya KARAKURT TUR 96 DNF

Great interview with Drahotova: http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251659-IAAF-World-Junior-Interviews-2014/video/749127- Anezka-Drahotova-after-a-new-WJR-race-walker-steeplechaser-pro-cyclist?ModPagespeed=noscript#.U9Bv9t9d7Hz

U20 Men 10,000m Championship, Friday 25 July Javier Clavelo Robinson again reported for the IAAF (see http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior- championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-4954/news/report/men/10000-metres-race-walk/final):

Daisuke Matsunaga confirmed his pre-race favourite status in impressive fashion by taking the 10,000m race walk in a championship record of 39:27.19 at Hayward Field. The Japanese race walker made a significant improvement on the previous mark of 39:35.01, set by Russia’s Stanislav Yemelyanov in 2008 and came close to his Asian junior record of 39:18.71.

Second in the junior race at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in May, Matsunaga took the lead straight from the gun and already enjoyed a 55m lead by the first kilometre, covered in 3:54.07. He ticked off sub-four-minute kilometres throughout the 25 laps and went on to win by almost 100 metres. The chase group of 13 shrank to nine after the halfway mark and then to five shortly afterwards. Spain’s Diego Garcia made his move with four kilometres remaining, although the 100-metre gap between him and Matsunaga remained the same, and left the battle for the bronze medal to be be fought between Peru’s Paolo Yurivilca, Ecuador’s Brian Pintado and Russia’s Nikolay Markov. Pintado and Yurivilca broke away from Markov shortly after eight kilometres. Pintado accelerated with two laps remaining and crossed the third, only to learn he had been disqualified. Garcia finished second in a Spanish junior record of 39:51.59 while Yurivilca also walked a national junior standard of 40:02.07 to claim Peru’s second medal in the history of the World Junior Championships, the first one since Alfredo Deza’s high jump gold in 1998. Matsunaga became just the the fourth Japanese athlete to win a world junior title, and two of these champions have come in race walking.

It was a disappointing result for the Australians. The Athletics Australia website reported:

Nathan Brill placed 17th in 42.54.39, but the World Walking Cup representative was not satisfied with his effort. "I am pretty disappointed. My legs felt heavy as hell.” Brill had gone out hard with the leaders in the first five laps, and admitted “that was a shock to the system. I think I overstretched it.”, before fading over the second half. "You have to put up with your performance. You get what you get.” said Brill. Teammate Jesse Osborne has been battling leg problems and was gallant in finishing in 33rd place with 49.53.38. “I have been in the pool for 10 weeks and I was going to finish no matter what I had to go through. I’ll be back. I’m hungry to get back home and get right.”

Left to right: Winner Daisuke Matsunaga, Nathan Brill and Jesse Osborne

1. Daisuke MATSUNAGA JPN 95 39:27.19 CR 2. Diego GARCIA ESP 96 39:51.59 N JR, PB 3. Paolo Cesar YURIVILCA PER 96 40:02.07 NJR, PB 4. Yuga YAMASHITA JPN 96 40:15.27 PB 5. Nikolay MARKOV RUS 95 40:22.48 PB 6. Zacharias TSAMOUDAKIS GRE 96 40:35.89 NJR, PB 7. Ricardo ORTIZ MEX 95 40:40.31 PB 8. Rui WANG CHN 96 40:48.62 9. José Luis DOCTOR MEX 96 40:49.71 PB 10. Cesar Augusto RODRIGUEZ PER 97 41:57.90 PB 11. Jürgen Everhard GRAVE CHAVEZ GUA 96 42:00.06 PB 12. Muratcan KARAPINAR TUR 96 42:01.42 NJR, PB 13. Brayan FUENTES COL 96 42:18.59 PB 14. Jean BLANCHETEAU FRA 96 42:33.44 PB 15. Pablo OLIVA ESP 96 42:41.08 PB 16. Miroslav ÚRADNÍK SVK 96 42:49.92 PB 17. Nathan BRILL AUS 96 42:54.39 18. Jonathan HILBERT GER 95 43:02.55 19. Jose Israel MELENDEZ PUR 95 43:05.12 NJR, PB 20. Nathaniel SEILER GER 96 43:12.78 21. Bence VENYERCSÁN HUN 96 43:25.62 PB 22. Marek ADAMOWICZ CAN 96 43:25.84 PB 23. Gregorio ANGELINI ITA 96 43:34.10 PB 24. Daniele TODISCO ITA 95 43:47.06 PB 25. Tomasz BAGDÁNY HUN 95 43:53.13 PB 26. Byeongho CHOE KOR 95 44:57.84 27. Gang XU CHN 96 45:10.35 28. Anthony PETERS USA 96 45:31.86 PB 29. Martynas JARUSEVIČIUS LTU 96 45:46.96 30. Michal MORVAY SVK 96 46:34.31 PB 31. Al Shaali Hassan Jasim ALNUAIMI UAE 95 48:03.91 32. Hamad Ali ALHINDAASSI UAE 96 48:07.22 33. Jesse OSBORNE AUS 95 49:53.38 34. Maksim KRASNOV RUS 96 DQ 35. Braulio MOROCHO ECU 96 DQ 36. Brian PINTADO ECU 95 DQ 37. Joannis VAITSIS GRE 95 DQ

DUTCH T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, AMSTERDAM, 26-27 JULY

Thanks to Harold Van Beek for the link to the Dutch T&F Champs.

20km Roadwalk Men 1. SLOOTEN van Andre RWV SEN 1:48:16 2. LEIJENAAR Richard RWV SEN 1:49:23 3. TERSTEEG Rob RWV SEN 1:52:24 4. BREMEN van Wilfried RWV SEN 1:57:00 5. VERSTEEG Colin VAV SEN 2:01:31 6. ANDEL van Anne BM DAK SEN 2:01:51 7. TIMMERMANS Ronnie RWV SEN 2:04:19 8. ANDEL van Bas DAK SEN 2:09:45 9. RIEZEBOS Gerrit RWV SEN 2:10:54 10. UIJL den Charles AAV SEN 2:11:38 11. KAENEN Hub RWV SEN 2:13:44 GULIK van der Frank De Lat SEN DNF WAKEREN van Hans Unitas SEN DNF

SPANISH T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALCOBENDAS, SPAIN, 26-27 JULY

25 year old Spanish walker Julia Takacs set a new Spanish national record of 42:23.37 in winning the 10,000m walk at the Spanish T&F Championships in Alcobendas last Sunday. Her splits read impressively: 4.16,6, 4.12,77, 4.14,40, 4.12,21, 4.13,29, 4.15,30, 4.14,21, 4:14, 42, 4.16,30 and 4.13,86. Second place went to Raquel Gonzalez with a PB time of 43.31,21 while Beatriz Pascual rounded out the podium with 43.57,13. The men's race was just as impressive with 26 year old Miguel Ángel López taking his fourth Spanish 10,000m title with a superb 38.54,87. Second place went to Luis Alberto Amezcua with 40.37,17 and Álvaro Martín took bronze with 40.41,97. Talk about depth! Spain are now just so strong in both men's and women's walking as evidenced by these results.

Men 10,000 m Race Walk 1. Miguel Angel LOPEZ ESP 88 38:54.87 2. Luis Alberto AMEZCUA ESP 92 40:37.17 3. Alvaro MARTIN ESP 94 41:40.97 4. José Ignacio Díaz ESP 79 41:54.28 5. Luis CLASP ESP 84 42:10.34 6. Jose Francisco DURAN ESP 93 43:12.54 7. Ivan PAJUELO ESP 93 43:29.68 8. Mario SILLERO ESP 90 44:12.71 9. Mikel ODRIOZOLA ESP 73 44:20.56 10. Fabian BARNABAS ESP 95 44:47.35 11. DOMINGUEZ Rodrigo Fernandez ESP 77 45:40.69 12. Luis Manuel PEREZ ESP 92 46:22.99 13. Marc GUERRERO ESP 95 48:54.06 14. CARMONA Julius Francis ESP 78 49:14.01

Women 10,000 m Race Walk 1. Júlia TAKÁCS ESP 89 42:23.37 2. Raquel GONZALEZ ESP 89 43:31.21 3. Beatriz PASCUAL ESP 82 43:57.13 4. María José Poves ESP 78 44:56.78 5. Ainhoa PINEDO ESP 83 46:35.08 6. Amanda CANO ESP 94 46:52.62 7. Eva Maria Iglesias ESP 85 48:09.86 8. Lidia SANCHEZ-PUEBLA ESP 96 48:09.86 9. Samanta MULLONI MARTINEZ ESP 90 51:25.35 10. Andrea CABRE CARCELLER ESP 88 51:26.91 11. Maria Dolores MARCOS VALERO ESP 79 52:20.83 12. Mar CHILLON ESP 96 52:39.52

PORTUGUESE T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, LISBON, 26-27 JULY

Ana Cabecinha 43:47.84 and Sérgio Vieira 41:09.75 won their respective Portuguese 10,000m track walk titles at the University Stadium in Lisbon last Saturday. Jast as in the Spanish championships the same weekend, good depth was in evidence. So many countries are producing so many good walkers now. The world stage is so competitive!

Men 10,000m Race Walk 1. Sérgio VIEIRA POR 76 41:09.75 2. Pedro ISIDRO POR 85 41:50.68 3. Miguel CARVALHO POR 94 42:42.40 4. Pedro SANTOS POR 86 44:34.91 5. Hélder DOS SANTOS POR 96 45:33.38 6. Rui COELHO POR 94 46:06.26 7. Amaro TEXEIRA POR 89 46:13.45 8. Samuel PEREIRA POR 93 46:22.05 9. Miguel RODRIGUES POR 96 46:48.62 10. Joao MARTINS POR 95 47:35.43

Women 10,000m Race Walk 1. Ana CABECINHA POR 84 43:47.84 2. Ines HENRIQUES POR 80 44:11.18 3. Susana FEITOR POR 75 44:34.57 4. Daniela CARDOSO POR 91 48:37.14 5. Vitória OLIVEIRA POR 92 49:01.22 6. Sandra SILVA POR 75 50:41.74 7. Alexandra LAMAS POR 72 52:08.08

TURKISH T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS, IZMIR, TURKEY, 19-20 JULY

We don't see too many results coming out of Turkey but a good win to Serkan Dogan with 1:30:48 for their men's 20km championship.

Men 20km Race Walk - 19.07.2014 1. Serkan DOGAN TUR 92 1:30:48 2. Sahin ŞENODUNCU TUR 94 1:32:52 3. Pamuk OZGUR OZAN TUR 93 1:41:33 4. Ersin TACİR TUR 85 1:45:47 Mert ATLI TUR 93 DNF

Women 10km Race Walk - 19.07.2014 1. Hülya FANSA TUR 96 59:47 VRWC CLUB RECORD UPD ATE

I mentioned in last week's newsletter that VRWC club records are always up for grabs. Alan Lucas and Liz Feldman noted this and looked back over their results and have submitted the following as new club records. We have ratified them and list them here for posterity. All VRWC members should check the records list (http://www.vrwc.org.au/vrwc-records.shtml) to see in one of your past performances might in fact be a new inaugural record (if the category is currently blank) or might better the currently listed best time.

Alan Lucas M60 3km Road Walk 17:04 VRWC races, Middle Park 03/09/2011 Liz Feldman W65 15km Road Walk 1:40:07 VRWC races, Middle Park 24/05/2014 Liz Feldman W65 5km Road Walk 30:51 VRWC races, Middle Park 12/07/2014

DATES…DATES…DATES

As usual, I finish with a list of upcoming events on the local, national and international fronts. Let me know of any errors/omissions.

2014/2015 Australian/Victorian Winter Season Key Dates July, 2014 RWA Postal Challenge, each member club in its own State Sun 3 Aug, 2014 Victorian Roadwalk Championships, Middle Park Sun 24 Aug, 2014 Australian Roadwalk Championships, Albany, WA Sun 14 Sept, 2014 Victorian 50km and RWA 50km (women), Middle Park 4-5 Oct, 2014 VRWC/Centurions 24 Hour Carnival, Middle Park. Entries at http://www.centurions.org.au/event2014.shtml 11-18 Oct, 2014 Alice Springs Masters Games. See http://www.alicespringsmastersgames.com.au/ Dec 5-7, 2014 Australian All-Schools Championships, Adelaide, SA Sun Dec 14, 2014 Australian 50km Championship meet, Fawkner Park, VIC Dec 28 2014 - Jan 10 Annual VRWC Falls Creek Camp. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/726992100645163/ Mar 11-15, 2015 Australian Junior Championships, Sydney, NSW Mar 26-29, 2015 Australian Open T&F Championships, Brisbane, QLD

2014 International Fixture Aug 16-28, 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China. See http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/

Other 2014 Races of Interest Aug 31, 2014 Voronovo Cup, Moscow, Russia Sun 5 Oct, 2014 International 50km Race Walk (IAAF permit) incorporating British RWA 50km Championship , 10AM Sun 26 Oct, 2014 MTR 10km International Walk, Hong Kong. See http://www.hkaaa.com/page.php?pid=1328&mid=147&ac_id=6&type=%

Remaining 2014 IAAF Challenge Series Walks Aug 10-14, 2014 Marrakech MAR African Championships C Category Aug 12-27, 2014 Zurich SUI European Championships C Category

Looking even further forward July 3-14, 2015 28th Summer Universiade, Gwanju, South Korea July 15-19, 2015 9th World Youth T&F Championships, Cali, Colombia Aug 22-30, 2015 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Beijing, China July/Aug 2015 20th World Masters T&F Champs Stadia, Lyon, France May 2016 27th IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia July 19-24, 2016 16th World Junior T&F Championships, Kazan, Russia Oct 26 -Nov 6, 2016 21st World Masters T&F Champs Stadia, Perth, Australia. See http://www.perth2016.com Aug 2016 31st Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. See http://www.rio2016.org.br/en/Default.aspx July 2017 10th World Youth T&F Championships, ? July 2017 29th Summer Universiade, Taipei, Taiwan August 5-13, 2017 16th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, London, UK May 2018 28th IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Cheboksary, Russia July 2018 16th World Junior T&F Championships, ? Apr 4-15, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Queensland (racewalks on the program). See http://www.gc2018.com 2019 17th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, ? July 2019 11th World Youth T&F Championships, ? July 2019 30th Summer Universiade, Brasilia, Brazil July 2020 32nd Olympic Games, Tokyo

Tim Erickson, Secretary, VRWC, [email protected] Home: 03 90125431 Mob: 0412 257 496 Copies of recent newsletters are kept on the VRWC website (http://www.vrwc.org.au)