Heel and Toe 2012/2013 Number 39
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HEEL AND TOE ONLINE The official organ of the Victorian Race Walking Club 2012/2013 Number 39 25 June 2013 VRWC Preferred Supplier of Shoes, clothes and sporting accessories. Address: RUNNERS WORLD, 598 High Street, East Kew, Victoria (Melways 45 G4) Telephone: 03 9817 3503 Hours : Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday: 9:00am to 3:00pm Website: http://www.runnersworld.com.au/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Runners-World/235649459888840 TIM'S WALKER OF THE WEEK My walker of the week this week is South Australian Masters walker George White. George shows up in our results section nearly every week with what are consistently superb times for an M68 walker, This week he was at it again, walking 27:08 (90.12%) in the SAMA 5km Handicap. In 2010, George published a History of the South Australian Masters (Age is an Advantage) and in that, his profile read as follows Athletically I have been fortunate enough to win 17 Open State Walk Titles in distances from 3km to 30km (two of them while a Vet), am still the fifth fastest for 20km in South Australia and achieved a best placing of sixth in the Australian open 20k walk championships. In Masters competition I have won 30 Australian Walk Titles at 5km, l0km and 20km and set four Australian records. At World level I have won three gold, two silver and two bronze medals as well as recording wins at World Masters Games and US Masters Championships. I currently hold 32 SAMA records. In SAMA's Athlete of the Year awards I have won the walks awards in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. I also won administrator/official in 2008. I was also fortunate enough to be recognised at the National level by the receipt of AMA award for Most Outstanding Administrator/Official in 2008. Since then, he has won further awards at a State level, nationally and internationally. In July 2011, he competed in the WMA Championships in Sacramento, coming 5th in the M65 5000m (28:29.87) and 4th in the M65 10km (56:13.55) and winning the M65 Teams Gold along with fellow Aussies Andrew Jamieson and Russ Dickenson. George, Andrew and Russ at the 2010 WMA Champs in Perth George raicing in Sacramento in July 2011 George's athletics career had an unusual start My running began in the West Australian Goldfields town of Kambalda when in 1975 a local service club decided to hold a 5km fun run. At the time I was working as a geologist on the nickel mines where there was always a friendly rivalry between the geologists and the mining engineers. Hearing of the run, one of the engineers casually remarked that if we entered, the engineers would easily beat the geologists. That was a red rag to a bull and very quickly a keg of beer became the prize. The geologists won the keg and I placed second in the race - however without having done any training my body was basically solid the next day and I vowed I would never feel that way again. I have kept on running since that day. My best achievement in the west was a 2.50 marathon in Perth. Well done George, and make sure you give Andrew and Russ a few things to think about in this year's WMA champs in Brazil! VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 22 JUNE A quick announcement before I start on this week's VRWC race report. I know that there are bound to be some qualified LA racewalk judges amongst our new parents at Middle Park so an invitation to you to make yourselves known to our VRWC Chief Judge Peter Vysma with a view to joining our regular judging panels for our club races. It is a great chance to get some additional experience and help us out at the same time. And now onto our race report. Conditions were perfect once again at Middle Park on Saturday - sunny but cool and very still conditions - and the 69 walkers in attendance made the most of it. And of course Terry Swan was active with his camera - check out http://www.vrwc.org.au/coppermine. Again, a large field in our longest event, the 8km. Michelle Laufer was the best of the women with a fast 41:02 while the handicap win went to Chloe McNicol-Davidson with 55:38. In the men's race, Jesse Osborne walked the first 4km with Kyle Swan and then put the pedal down, powering through the second half at top speed to record 36:43. James Christmass also walked excellently for a PB 40:24 to take the handicap win. 8km Open Handicap Place 1. Michelle Laufer 41:02 e2 2. Sandra Geisler 42:53 4 3. Marlene Gourlay 46:55 5 PB 0:13 4. Karyn O'Neill 54:03 6 PB 0:24 5. Alison Thompson 54:43 7 6. Chloe McNicol-Davidson 55:38 1 7. Margaret Beaumont 68:04 e2 1. Jesse Osborne 36:43 7 2. James Christmass 40:34 1 PB 1:07 3. Jason Kozica 41:48 8 4. Simon Evans 42:50 9 5. Ralph Bennett 46:03 5 6. Russ Dickenson 47:54 3 7. Gerard Feain 48:11 4 8. Murray Dickinson 50:24 2 9. Geoff Barrow 55:30 6 10. Tony Doran 57:37 11. Alex Poore 62:51 12. Ian Beaumont 67:50 Mark Donahoo DNF Michelle Laufer, Chloe McNicol-Davidson, Kyle Swan, Reese Walmsley, Jesse Osborne and James Christmass The 4km Open and U15 events also had big fields. Fastest times overall went to U15 walkers Kyle Swan 19:07 and Reese Walmsley 19:55. There were lots of PBs as shown below with handicap wins going to Donna Elms, Paul Tremigliozzi, Gabbie Crea and Lachlan Feain. 4km Open Handicap Place 1. Pam Tindal 20:52 2. Jade Sanders 22:17 6 PB 1:11 3. Heather Carr 22:20 8 E4. Cassie Raselli 23:08 2 E4. Kirstin Shaw 23:08 10 6. Donna Urquhart 23:31 3 PB 1:25 7. Emily Swan 23:43 7 8. Donna Elms 23:45 1 PB 0:55 9. Gwen Steed 24:57 4 10. Celia Johnson 26:46 5 11. Jan Morrey 28:52 9 12. Pam Mews 40:35 11 1. Paul Kennedy 20:36 4 2. Cody McNicol-Davidson 24:50 5 PB 1:21 3. Paul Tremigliozzi 26:17 1 4. John Morrison 28:03 3 5. Gordon Onley 30:07 2 6. Barrie Wicks 30:20 6 4km Under 15 Handicap Place 1. Brodie Richardson 23:06 3 PB 2:46 2. Taylor Vasiljevic 23:11 2 PB 1:00 3. Karla Bulte 24:06 5 First one 4. Gabbie Crea 24:46 1 PB 1:08 5. Jemma Eastwood 26:36 6 First one 6. Madeleine Feain 27:42 4 7. Jessica Lillie 28:25 7 1. Kyle Swan 19:07 2 PB 0:48 2. Reese Walmsley 19:55 3 PB 0:05 3. Lachlan Feain 24:06 1 PB 3:26 Gabbie Crea, Donna Urquhart, Lachlan Feain, Joseph Rickard and Paul Tremigliozzi The U9 and U12 walkers were also in PB form with Mackayla Davison 10:30 and Marcus Byron 5:36 taking the tough double of fastest time and handicap win. Hayley Woolfe and Brianna Briet had great races in the U9 girls' 1km and were rewarded with big PB times of 5:23 and 5:24. Corey Dickson walked his usual superb race to win the boys' U12 2km with 10:03 while Joseph Rickard took the handicap with a big PB time of 11:06. And we welcomed Grace Louey for her first race with us - a quick 5:32 for the 1km. 2km Under 12 Handicap Place 1. Mackayla Davison 10:30 1 PB 0:25 2. Kathleen O'Mahony 11:09 2 3. Mikhala Hodges 11:28 7 4. Brianna Lillie 12:05 6 5. Mackenzie Mielczarek 13:03 4 PB 0:21 6. Chelsea McDonald 13:32 5 PB 0:25 7. Caitlyn Rudston-Brown 14:50 3 PB 2:27 Alexandra Hay Disq 1. Corey Dickson 10:03 2 2. Nikola Mandic 10:31 3 3. Joseph Rickard 11:06 1 PB 1:05 4. Hayden Walmsley 12:39 4 1km Under 9 Handicap Place 1. Hayley Woolfe 05:23 2 PB 0:18 2. Brianna Briet 05:24 1 PB 0:23 3. Grace Louey 05:32 First race 4. Gemma Lillie 06:18 3 5. Charlotte Hay 07:19 4 1. Marcus Byron 05:36 1 2. William Kennedy 08:06 2 3. Angus Hay 08:44 3 Thomas Kennedy DQ Corey Dickson, Marcus Byron, Mackayla Davison, Hayley Woolfe, Brianna Briet and Grace Louey And to the latest videos from Frances Attard's that I have now uploaded to YouTube • Lake Burley Griffin Carnival, Canberra, Sunday 9 June - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXlwXIsgHaQ • VRWC Club Races, Saturday 15 June - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cjPuUg8t58 Thanks to the many officials and judges in attendance - sorry if I missed anyone Officials: Tim Erickson, Harry Summers, Marlaine Stanway, Michael O'Mahony, Bianca Attard, Simon Baker Registration: Mark Donahoo, Damien Elms, Michael Bodey Canteen: Kate Suich, Wendy Cooper, Barb Gardiner Judges: Peter Vysma (C), Lloyd Nichols, Michael Bodey, David Cash, Stuart Cooper, Damian Elms STYLE AWARD POINTS As it was a points competition day at Middle Park on Saturday, the judges awarded their 3/2/1 points for the best stylists and there were no surprises from my perspective as an interested bystander.