RACEWALKER
Y.OUJMEXVI, NUMBE.'116 COWMBUS I OH IO DECEMBER198o 11TH ANNUALORW RANKINGS The Ohio RacewalkP.r staff has o~at down around the table (it takes only one chair to seat us) and come up with our annual rankings, which we know the whole world a.traits with baited breath . Top men in the world are ranked at both 20 and .50 Km for the eleventh yea:r, U.S. men at the same iwo distances for the ninth year, and women, both world and U.S., at 5 and 10 Kmfor the third time. This year's world rankings for men ha.ve been the most difficult ever- nothing is very clear cut with no one showing great consistency or standing out above tbe rest--an d there is certainly plenty of room for arguments. Oly"'lJic results, of cours e, play a major ro1e as 1,felook at each person's collection of time s , results in major competitions, and record in head-to head competition with other leading walkers. With that preface, we will take th~ plunge and let you see what we have come up with, l98o WORLD20 KM RANKINGS 1, Daniel Bautista, Mexico 6. Ernesto Canto , Mexico 1120159 (1) Jalapa J/JO 1:19:02 !l~ Russe 4/1) l r20:47t (1) Formia ~/13 1 :2) :06 2 Rhode 1~/19 DQ Rhode i+/19 1:20102 J Tjerka ss y 4/28 l121 :06t (1) Bergen 5/J I :22:4lt J) B~rgcn 5/) DQ Mosco~ 7/zl• 7. Werner. Heyer, E, Germany 2, Maurizio DaMil'lno, Italy 1:21:)6 (3) Sef'tenturg 1/27 (Ind) lt21:48t Formia 4/lJ 1:22:lJt ~l) Berl in 3/J0 1 :2):16 i2l ~Pincenza 5/18 1:24:28 4) Nau~btrr& 5/1 1 :2J :2J 2 Lille 5/Jl 1:221)9 1) Lille 5/Jl l:2J:J6 (l) Moscow7/21} DQ Moscow7/24 3, :Pyotr Potschen chuk, USSR 8. Nikolai Vinnets chan..~o, USSR 1:24:16 Jalapa 3/)0 1121140 (2~ Jala~, J/J0 l12?.:J7 19l2 Moscow 6/11 l :21 :4'l (1 Don.1tz 9/6 1124145 2 Moscow7/24 f ', l.1': } '< (4 I'. & Vj M 'fJ l 9. Anatoiliy Solomin 1 USSR l:211JOt 1 Leningrad 8/14 1:20:JO (4) Tjer kass y 4/27 4. Rolll.nd Weiser , E. Germany 1:221)) (1) Moscow6/l.l 1 :P.2 : 18 (J.) Naum bur~ 5/1 DQ. itioscow 7/24 1:24:)9 (J) Lille 5/31 1:22:JJ (a) Donetz 9/6 1125150 (J) Moscow7/24 10. Jose Marin, Spain 5, Yevgeniy Yevsyukow, USSR 1:25127 (1) Barcelona 3/23 l:19:5J (2) Tjerkassy 4/28 1,23,52 (J) Rhode 4/19 1122:51 (J) Moscow6/11 1:26146 (5) Moscow7/24 1:26 128 (4) Moscow7/24 1:211.56 (2) Donetz 9/6 PAC~2 DECEMBP.;R1980 PAGE '.3 OH10aACEWAIKER 1120•50 Niltolai PoJozov, USSR 1:22:li.6 Bohdan Bulakowski, foland (USPS J06 -050) 1 :20 :53 Aivars R;1mbcnieks, USSR 1:22:50 Ronald Weigel, East Gexina.ny DEC!:MBER198o VOL, XVI, NO. 10 l:20:57t Erli ne; Anoerson, Norway 1:22:5) Nikolai Matveyev, USSR The Ohio Racewalke r is published monthly in Columbus, Ohio. Subscr i p 1:2] :16 A11drei Per}'JV, USSR 1:22 155 Enrique Vera, Mexir.o tion rate is $!~.ooper year ($6 .oo for First Cla.ss Mail, $8.00 ~or 1: 21 :21 A. Polasov , USSR 1:22:57 Rall' Meise) , East Germany Overseas Air Mail. Editor and Publisher: John !l!. (Jack) Mortland, 1 :21:22 K.'lrl-Heinz 3tadtmuller , E,G, 1 :2):00 Ivan Sanovski, USSR Address all correspondence regarding both editorial and subscription 1 :21,JO Pyotr Potachencbuk.1 USSR l: 2J :Q?. Raul Gonzales, Mexico matters to1 Ohio llacewalker, 3184 Summit St, , Columbus, Ohio 4J2Q2. 1 :21, J9 Josef PribU :inec, Czech. l:2J :06 Viktor Semyenov, USSR 1 :21 :40 Nikolai Vinn~tschenko , USSR Second Class Postage paid at ColUJ11busOhio. li2J:16 Antonio Carrera, Mexico 1 l :21:4J Alexander Siattachenko , USSR l :2J :22 Jor& Paseman, East Germany J :21 1l~,q Maurizio Dat1ilano, Italy- 1:2Js3} J>.lessandro Pezzatini , Italy. 11, Domingo COli n, Mexico lJ. 11,,u-is Petersons, USSR l :21 :50 P'elix Gomez, Mexico 1 ,2J :J7 P.ans Gauder, East Germany l:22:5J ~4) Jalapa. J/Jo 1:21:40 19~Tjerkassy 4/27 1:22 :05 A. Zankin, US3R 1:2):.52 ~uriy Bencik, Czech. 1 :22 :18 If) !lusse 4/lJ 1:20:09 l Moscow5/1 1:22:lJ Wwrner Heyer , East Germany l: 2J :52 Jose Marin, Spa.in l :19 :J4 1) Tjerk°d-S!:lY!)/28 l 12J 1J?t ) Leningrad 8/15 1:22:16 G. Mironov, USSR 1:24:05 Willi Sa.wall , Australia ~ Moscow 7/24 112) :14 6) Donetz 9/6 1 :22 :16 .8. Gerus , USSR 1 :24:07 Ralf Kowlaski, Fast Germany l :?.2:1~ RoJand W~i sser , East Germany 1:24-:lJ Ste.fan Petrik, Czech 12. Bohd.an .Bulakowski, Poland 14. Raul Gonzales , Mexic o 1:22:22 Martin B rmudez, Meldco 1 :2J :02 (5) Jalapa J/30 1:24: 14 Yansko Kamenov, :Bulgaria 1:22 :46 ~2~ Naumbtirg 5/1 1:22:27 Angel Flores , Mexico 1:24 :17 Marcel Jobin, Canada 1:24:22 J Trnava 5/10 l:25:06t (5) Formia 4/lJ 1 :22:)9 Vladis Kaslaukas , USSR 1: 24 :56 l Kaliaz 5/7 1,27 ,49 (6) Moscow7/24 l 1Z4:)2 Alexander Vlalov, USSR 1 :28:59 (1) Star.r,ord 6/7 1:2),J) (21) Tjerltassy 4/27 198Q ORWU.S. 20 KMRANKINGS 1:24 :58 '~llPuck 7/6 15, Karl -Heinz Stadtmul l er 1 , M,1.rr.o Evoniuk 8, Ray Sh;i.rp 1:2 8 :)6 7 Mosco w 7/24 l 122 :5J ~2~ Seftsnber g 1/27 (Ind) 1:2?:li lli Eugene 6/2 DQ Eugene 6/21 1126:lJ 1 uxlz 8/29 1 122 :2_5 l Eisenhutten stadt 6/ 1 1 :26 :.51 l Neideraichbach 7/12 1 :JO :44 (1) Grand Island 10/4 1129:22 8 Mo~cow7/24 1 :29 :46 4 W. G,,irmany7/lJ 1·.,q· "II \' H) .1~1, f' lH <> 9, John VanDenBrandt Bauti:;ta h;i.d been a very clear winner of top spot in rankings for the last 2. Ji m He.iring l:Jl:JS (2) Seattle t20 fot.:r years , but this year'"' cro1m sits ver y precario usly with hii; disqual:i.f 1:27:12 ~J) E\lgene 6/Jl . n11-r. l' \ Eue:ene 6 21 icaUo nsin the Olyn1pic s and also in an Inter nation al match against Werit 1 :28 :41 J) Neiderachba.ch 7/12 t , J • ~t\ ~o ~C..T'~'" ~ •" \ ',3 I:..,., >'fl )c>lc. r <- 3l~o 10. Terry Ling~oom Ger.:,;.ny, Spain, and Sweden. However , he beat a strong -field in the Mexican J. Dan O' Connor 1 :)2 :18 (J) Se~tt le 5/20 WaJ~in; ~ee~ race and had two fa s t track times, beating Damilan o decis ively l:JO:J6 l~ng Beach J/15 l•J7 :41 (9) Eugene 6/21 in one 3r.d seve r~l t op walkers in the other. , .Da.mi Lano lost to Bautista ll) 1 :26 :26 1) Seattle 4/20 11, l',:lrtin Kraf t and to East Germany's Werner Heyer in a dual match but was t here when it 1:29 :0_5 J) Eugene 6/21 counted at the Cllympics in Moscow. FollowinB closel y behi nd Bautista and 1 :27:53 2) Neideraichba.ch 7/12 1:J6:4J ~2) Ba_einaw J/ 26 So,omin, he moved to an easy win with their DQs• • . ¥otschc nchuk had a shaky 1 :)2 :48(10) W. Germapy 7/lJ 1:J2150 .5) Dearborn 9/28 st.art i n Mexico, but had two good domesti c ra ces to back up his Olympi c silver l1J9:1J 2) Grand Is land 10/4 .. .-~e.i.s:er beat a good field a.t Naumburg and captured the Olympic bronze . , 4 . Todd Scull~ l2. Al Hal bur ca~to W'!.S by pa~sed in Mexico's Olyf:.~ic selection but had the most consistent l:J4 :J5 !2 3outhwich 4/6 l:JJ:01 ~4) Seattle 5/20 re cor.! among his Gowitrymen , incluling a win over a strong field in Russe , l:J0:28 4 Eugene 6/21 l: J0 :09 1~) Neidex·aichbach ?/J2 l:4J:10 14)Eugene 6/21 ;:i,;:.e3.ria, on what may be a sh:>rl course •• ,Heyer , despite his oump i c D~, 1 :)4 :10 5) Dee.rborn 9/28 had_ the second best recoi-c among East Gerl'lany's strong cont.ingent and had l :Jl ,49 9) W, Germany 7/lJ a llin over Dami,l.ano. , . "/i:-.n~t.schenr.owalked well in Mexico and won the 5, Gar]. Schuel er lJ. JOhn Knifton So•riet title ,i n Septe mber, outlfeigh:L~ hill 1,rcaJtx-a.ce in Barge2 , • ,Solomin l: Jl :17 (6) Eugene 6/21 l !JJ :29 (1) Houston 10/19 did. very well i.n t hree t.oui:;hciomentic ra.ces but suffers from his Moscow l.1J0 :26 (5) Neideraichbach 7/12 14, Joe Berendt diqu:.li!'ication ..• Marin ~eta the te nth slot of£ his Moscowfinish and 1:34-:01 (12) W. Germany 7/lJ l1J5:J2 (7) Eugene 6/21 a ;:;07.: race in t he multi - nation match including Mexico . •. Colin beat 1:)5 :27 (7) Dearborn 9/28 seve=l of t.hos~ :ranked alx>ve him in TjerJr..assy to get 11th •. •Bulakowski 1,5, Wayne Clusker had goc:xlcompeti tive showings in Naumburgand the Olympics, although he had 6. la.rr y Walker 1 :JJ14o (1) San Francisco 5/Jl no super fa.s t times, . .Pete rsons appears to be best a.mongthe rest of 1:)2:44 (2) Long Beach J/15 l1J9:07 (11) Eugene 6/21 the ~ov~et continga at with consistent performances ••• Gonzales was way l: JJ:09 !1) Westlake Vill, 5/4 bac.;t at Tjerltassy, but cari:e through well in the Olympics •. ,Stadtmuller l:Jl:06 5) Eugene 6/21 mi ssed his cha.nee for a much higher ranking with a sub-i.ar performa nce 1n l 1J2 :4o 7) Neideraichba.ch 7/12 the Cly.:ipics. 1:39:35 15) W. Germany 7/ l J l9 SJ-Xorld List 20 Kilometers 7, Steve Pecinovsky 1:19:02 tznesto Canto, Mexico 1:20:09 Maris Peter sons, USSR 1128:Jl (1) Sagin;.w J/ 26 1:12:11 Terekhov, USSR l1201J5 Ana.toiliy S0 lomin , USSR DQ Eugene 6/21 1:1 9 :)5 Reima 8alonen , Finland l120:J7 Alexa nder Pankov, USSR l tJ 2:49 (4) Dearborn 9/28 l:19137 µ~~ingo Col in, Mexico 1 :20147 Is.nial Ba.utista, Kexico 1 :19 :5) Yevgeniy Ievsyukov, USSR li20 ,47 Zvetkov, USSR PAO!::4 . iJe:W·Ullin1980 ~ott~oo manh explanation needed here. E»oniu){ moves up from sixth place DECEMDEHl98o PAG! 5 as year and Heiring from fourth The 01 · T · decisive race and other races amo• the ymp1c n.al race in Eugene was a 6 J4. Nikolai Udovenko, USSR 15, Vladimir Rezayev, USSR Schueler edges Walker on the ba.el~of hi!e;!:~ ~?porled th: result there, J:40:4) (5) Moscow7/2J J:48,59t (2) Bergen 5/2 win ever ta t tf id er ir,e am1 ?..sher clear . rry a e eralchl:aoh af'te.r Iarry nipped him at Eugene. J,46,11t (1) Uzhgorod 10/J J:280 0 .S. LIST-- 20 KII.OMETERS Gonz.aJes fell apart in the Oly:;ipic race but his season up until then ·was 1 126 :26 Ian O'CoMor impressive enough to give hu hia fourth straight top spot, .• Miesch also 1:26:51 Marco Evoniuk l1J7:44 Bob Rosencrantz fell on l:ad times at Moscow, but had beaten the gold medalist, Gauder, t,;ice liJf3:2J Denn.ls Reilly before that ..• Gaud.er, with three very coneiRtent races and the Clympic 1127112 Jim Heiring l:J8:4J Jen:y Young 1:28:Jl Steve Pecinovsky gold is third just as Llop.arL'e consistency and silver medal give him fourth l :)9 :01 l'iel 11cGinnis ... Ivchenko won tho super - fast early-season R,,ssian race and took third in 11)0:09 TOdd Scully l :110:45 Ron Kulik l1J0126 Ca.rl Schueler the Olympics to capture the next spot , • ,Although so:,iewhat off at Mosco~, 11)0:44 Ray Sharp 1:40147 Mike ~iorris l"..:i.rinh ad a wl.n over Uopart plus a close second to him and takes sixth, • • 1:41101 Al Bouchekouk Altho~h DQrl ln Moscow, Dunkel beat both Meisch and Gaito.er at Nawnbure; and 11)1:06 Ia.cry Walker 141:14 Jay Byers l1Jl:J8 John VanDenBrand.t was cloee to them at Lille , a good enough reco:td for seventh ahead of the 1:41:4) Sam Schick fifth- pla ce Olympic finisher, Fursov, •• Simonsen had no fast times but proved l:J2 1l8 Terry Lingbloo m 1:41158 :Bob Falciola 1:)2:,50 Martin Kraft. his competi~ive ability with h1s fourth in the Ol.Y111pics• •• Bermude~ r.ac two 1142:01 Mika DeWitt good races early but then faltered to miss out on a chance at a high er l:JJ10l Al Halbur 1:42:2) Manny Adriano l1JJ:25 Ee. ilouldin 4 raokin5 ..• Colin had only the one race, but beat Yakovlyev in that one, • l : 2 125 Ron Daniel The Sovie t's disqualifil!ation in Moscowcost him a shot at a much hifhe~ l:JJ:29 John Kni!ton 1:42: 27 Phil Millard l:JJ:4J Wayn~Glusker ranking • •• I am not giving a world list for the event at this time ~CGuse 1:421)2 Steve Hoger I still have some question about the validity of the dista nce in the May l ,J4,o4 Bruc e Harlarvi l 1421J8 Tim Lewis 11Jt1,51 BiJl RaMey Moscowrace and can ' t locate the complete results of that race at this ~ime l:J5:J2 Joe Berondt in any case . rt would prolaoly account for at least half the times on the l:J6:J6 Alan Frice list. 1 :)6 :.54 Jay Byers 19P.0 ORWU.S. Rankirm--50 KM 198o OR:-1wonw RANKING- - 50 KM 1, OJ.rl Schueler 9, DeMiS Reilly 1. Raul Gonzales , Mexico 4 :06107 (1) New York City 4/lJ 4:35,50 (8) tfiagara Falls 5/10 7. Uwe Dunkel, E. Germany J1591JJ (1) Niagara. Falls 5/10 J: 45:26 ~l~ Mexhuca J/23 10. Martin .Kraft Ji,50:12 1 Rhede 4/20 Ji,50:02 (1) llau:,iburg c/1 J:48:40 (J) Lille 5/)1 ?.• Marco Evon1.uk 4:24140 (2) Oshawa J/2J J14J :42t 1 aergen 5/?. 4:00:JO (2) Niagara. Falls 5/10 4149 :28 (12) Niag-d.ra Falls 5/10 DllF Moscow 7/aO 0~ lfo!'.COW 7/)0 8. Vyacheslav :\t.rsov , CS3R J. D3.n o' connor 11. Ray So:,iers 2 .Dietma..r Miesch, E. German., 4 :19:26 (2) New York City 4/l) 4:,50:14 (10) New York City 4/lJ J:50 :58 (2.) Naumburg 5/1 J :37 :J9 ~J~ :•iosco;; 5/2) 4 :11:0J (J) Niagara. Falls 5/10 4:J?:JO (9) Niagara Falls 5/10 Js 11?1J8 (1)!,ille 5/Jl J:52:40t J Bergen 5/7. J:53:)2 Mosco117/}0 4. Ji:,i Heirin~ 12. Alan Price IJQ Moscow 7/JO 5 4 :12157 (4) Niagara Falls 5/10 9 , &nrt Sil:lom1en, S1reden 41)8:56 (4} New York City 4/lJ J, Hartwig Ca~-c.er, E. C~nnany 4'Ll4:56 (1) Niagara Falls 5/10 )159 :]1 (J) .lfaW!lburg'5/1 4 :CY.)109 i4)lt1ede 4/2.r:, 5, Vincent O' Sullivan 1 J:57 1013 4) i.:C.:icm1 4:17:57 (5) Niagara Falls 5/10 lJ. Bil1 Ranney ]1 18:l.5 (2) Lille 5/Jl 7/''i 4:0 6 ,12 l) Nalden ~/20 J 149:~4 (1) Moscow 7/JO 6. Wayne Glusker 4:44:,56 (5) New York City 4/lJ 4 . Jori;e Llo,;iart., Spa.in 10, Martin Ber::n.:r.cz, t·iexico 4:2.J:114 (6) Niagara Falls 5/10 14, Brian Savilonis J:4,5:55 (2) B2Pratde Llob.J/9 J1_51-1,:ll (2) Rhed.e 4/20 4:45:22 (6) New York City 4/lJ J:118122 (2) ffax.hu<'.aJ/2J 7 . Tom Dooley J148 :59 (1) Prague 6/1 4:26:15 (7) Niagara, Falls 5/10 15 . Chrie Knotts J :51 :25 (2) Moscow 7/20 Dl:P Berg,m 5/2 D!'fF Moscow7/Jo 8 . John Knifton 41%142 (7) New York Cit y 4/lJ 5, Yevgeniy Ivchimko , USSR 11. no,,i11zo Colin Maxi.co 4122:JO (1) Houston 2/17 3:J7 1J6 (1) Moscow5/2J t11J2 :14 (J) New York City Lf/lJ J•,50:J2 (J} ~oscow 7/JO J :49 :J9 (J) M~xhuca ;/2) DQ Niagara Fal la 5/10 6. Jose Marin 5l)ain 12. Boris Yakovlyev, U~SR J 1J? 1J6 (2) No:acow5/2J 1980 U.S. LIST--50 KM J 14J:J5 ~ll ElPrat de Llob.J/9 3150129 2 ~e 6/1 J:52 105 (4) Mexhuca J/2J J•59:JJ earl Schueler 4,2):114 Wayne C1usker 4:0J108 6 Moscow 7/30 D~ Moscow7/JO 4 100 :JO Y.arco Evoniuk 4:24149 Hartin K~ft lJ , Vladinu.r Suritsov , USSR 41ll10J 03.n O'COMOr 4126:45 Tom Dooley J:J?15? (4) Moecow5/2) 4:12 :57 Ji m Heiri ng !},J5:,50 Dennis Reilly 4117157 Vincent O'Sullivan 4 ,371)0 Ra.y SoDers 4 122,20 John Knlfton ~ 1)81..56 Alan Price I PAGE7 FACE6 DEC!!:MBER1980 I DECl!:MBF:R1980 1930 WOME!ll'S_WORLD UST--5 KM 4 :"'4 : 56 BUl Ranney Vanhouten 241J6 Susan Liers -~esterfield 1 USA 4:45:22 Briar. Savilonis Leonard Jansen 2?.:54 Sue Cook, Australia 24 : J8. 8 Svetlene Ki,rpitsche1\ko, . USSR 4:46:42 Chris Knotts Pete Tiinmons 23:12 13.ri't.t Holmquist, Sweden 24 :39.8 Lillian Harpw:, AuGtralia 4 :47:12 Gary Westerfield Tim McCoy 2)1 16 ·Thorill Gylder, Noniay 24140.J Bonnie Oillon, USA 4:47:23 Bob Falciola Ju Stroud 2):19 Britt - Marie Karlsson, Sweden 24 :4) Line Vv:en, Norway 4 :49159 Feter Doyle Roger Brandwein 23:19.1 Sue Brodock, USA zL11l.l4 Margot Vetterli, Switze,:-land ~:.52:10 Al Bouchekouk 2):19,7 EliQ ------·------• - - ·-- - •. •· ·- j PACE 10 DECICMB!l:Rl.980 FACE 11 l Mile (In:! oors ) , NewYork city 1 llov. 21--1. Lorry Beckerle 6149.7 ?.. Ron Recor:\ (Briti,;h) hai; t'lade their annual selections for lfalkP.rs of t.he Year . Kulik 7:01,) ) . Jim 1Jou6her~y 7:12.8 4. Ray Hema.ndez 7 ,16,9 5, aive Among the mgn , thelr ranel placed Hartwig Cauder fiJ::;t, Maurizio 03.n,ilano DePiba.ugh 7125.6 6. :aen 11£1.rsh71)8,8 7. Jim · Golan 8119 women: 1. Susan second , and ·l)i.niel Ba.uti sl:.a and Yevgeniy Ivcheoko equ'l-l third. C'11the Liers-\/estsr£ie!d 7:J0,7 2 . Dorothy Kelly 8:41 J. Karen I-lard 9:52 2 Mile Hor.ien'~ aide , they picked Sue Orr, with Ann J;.nsson seconracewalking and g~ves flexibility exerciees. It se lls for $9.95 , J:aula 15 Km1 New York City , Oct. 5-- 1. Ali Bouchekouk 1116:26 2. Stephen Johnson rel)Orts she has some extra copies . Her addre~a is 1124} Cot'ning St. , Los 1:26:51 J . .Eru.no Caleotte 1:)2:51 .10 Km, Queens , N. Y. Nov. 2--1. Ali Bouch Angeles , CA 900)4 . • . Another book hot off th& press ia"What •s Rac~wa.lki.ng?? " ekouk 52 :41 2 . un:ry Selen _5L!:48 J . D01·othy Kelly 57, 4'7 Women' s 4 Mile , A Colloction of Humorous Poems • •• by Dr. Ti.m Jacobs. lt ' s a=ilable for llew York City, llov . 1.5-- 1.. Norma Arnesen 34:59 2 . Dorothy Kelly J5:47 J. $Zi.oofro111 Tim at J720 Cherry St. H-)1 , Ctand Forks, tm 58201. • • The Sharon Kiruiielcnan 4J ,C9 (7 finishers) 5 Miles, .ilt'oGklyn 1 ~lov. 2~ - 1 - Al i Lugano Cup for 1981 has now been moved from ~iexico to Valencia , Srain , How BcuchP.ko•li< 39,:;o 2. Dorothy Kelly 46:Jl J . Jacies Robinso n 51 1 4. l'lary ever , according to Athletics Weekly, the top Xexicans plan to remain in comp Walter _52:19 5. Micha.el Natale .52:Jl (11 finishers) 6 Mile , New York Cit y, etition through 1984 , with only Daniel Bautista hanging it up . naul Gonz Dec. 7-- 1 . rcno Calleot te ,58:24 2. Howard Stevens 6214) (7 finishrs) alei; , D<'lniel .Bautista , Joce Pedraza (1968 ei;.ver ir.edalist ai. ?O k..11, speaking 10 Mile , IIP.wfor~: City , Dec. )4--1. All Bouchel ,,..- ·__ ...... __ , _; __. ·····-· ·---· - ---- . PACE14 D~GEMBER1980 DECEMBER1980 PACE15 disqualification. Th'!!re are many judges who can competently distinguish To Marketing and Med:i.a, Dan Stanek between walking and running , but incompetently mark their card "caution" when they should mark disqualification, allowing illegal athleteG to proceed To Sports Medicine and Sciences I Frank Alongi with a caution ~:hen they shou1d have been disqualified. When the number of To Officials I La.ny · I..a.rson judges is lir.uted• one incomietent judge can result in few walkers being disqualified b-acause the all important number three (the chief judge, plus To Reco:r:ds: Tom Dooley one, or three associates) required for notice does not occur. To be eff To Membership a.n/or Registration (which may be merged): To be appointed ective, races ~ust be judged with one set of rules. Whythen is it stated by Cha.i.rma,n that a walker may onl,y be notified of a caution one time? It is not because a second caution will result in diEqualification, It is because cautioning To International Competition ddmm.ittee 1 1st Delegate- -Dr. Dean Ingram is~ £orm of coaching. ~hat ~-alker would not like to be told he was just 2nd Delega.te~-Bob Bowman inside the rules (olose to being illegal)? Isn ' t this the purpose of race Ath, Rep,--Uarl Schueler walking? To be just within the rules, but not go beyond? To be as close as Tl{ Development Committee: Bob Kitchen as representative and Bob Ial!aon possible? If an athlete was allowed to receive more than one caution, it as #1 Coach and Martin Rudow a.a #2 Coach is c~nceivable that cautions would be given every step of the way to tne "perfect" walker who stays just within the rules , who walks to the optimum. To Rijles Committee: Ron Daniel The r-J.los µre vent second cautions for this reason. The rules require that To Youth Athletics: Kip McEwen notice only be give n by the chief judge for this reason as well. Judges are To Master's Traci< and Field, Ron Kulik not coachoe~ To allow every judge the opportun~ty to coJ!ll!\unicate to the walker makes him one. The tentative lineup for Na.tional races in 198J. is, AccoroinGlY, ~n athlete can and should be di5qua.lified without cautio n. 20 Km--a.t U. of Wisconsin-Parkside, May J When? When the athlete is il legal . For one moment' s infraction? Yes, if 50 Km--Seattle, JW1e 7 three Jud.6es, or the chief jud.ge plus one other see it. An athlete who is Thes! two r~ces will serve as trial for the U.S. ~o Cup team illegal does not deserve a caution. We do ourselves a disservice everytime 5 Km--wit? National T&E Cbampipnshi ps--.at Sacramento? (221.54.2 stand.a.rd) ~c allc~ athletes to settle down, etc, They should bot be up or creeping 10 Km--Clucago, i-lay 2J (Zinn Memorial 10 Km on 24th) · in ti'.-? first place! Wedo owsselve.e a disservice "!hen we ihcorrectly judge 15 Km--Nia gara. Falls, July 11 walking races~ We mu.st all judge by the same rules! 25 Km-I.ew-.1;ston, Maine, July 19 JO Km--So~thern Pacific Association, March 29? ll· * * * * * * * * • * 35 Km--St. Louis , March 29? (perhaps moved to fall) TAC NATIONAL OONVl1iTION- - RACEWAl.KING COMNI'ITEE 40 Km- -Long Branch , N.J., Nov. 8 100 Rm--Poto~.ao Valley Association, April 11 or 25 The race walking 00111,'llitteeof The A·t:.hJetics Congress met in Atlanta cin 100 M--~oston, May 10 Saturday, December 6 with Dean Ingram, completing his second2-year tern Postal 2 Hour-~Gulf Association (also Postal l Hour for Junior and. Masters) as chairr.ian, pre_siding, ile l!on't yet ha.Ve the official min\Jtes of the meeting, but tarry Larson has provided comprehensive notes. We 11111 Jr. 3 Krn--Gulf Association, July 19 highlight the important items now a.nd them publish the ml..nutes when we get Jr, 5 Km--New lochelle, N.Y., March 1,5 them, (Where applicable , the Senior races above will also include Junior The new chairman is Bob Kitchen, who was elected to the 2-yea r term and Masters races) without opposit~on. 3ob has always been a tiJ:eless Horker for the sport, 1-lomen's: ac well as an outstanding athlete. As a matter of fai;t , when still a teen ,5 Km--~lith National T&.FChampionshi-:;is, Sacremento?, June lJ? ager, he was Meet Director for the N~tional 20 Km in Baltimore and put on 10 Km--Reno, Nevada, December (with National Convention) an excellent race. Given the support ha will need , I am sure Bob Will 20 Km- -Westla ke Village, cal., May J · continue to move the sport forward as Dean )')a.s during his term. In reoog• New IAA.Frules will go into effect April l 198).. The major walking ru.le nition of the excellent job he has done, Dr. Dean Ingram was awarded the cha~ge e~iminc.tes the dot(l;,le vote of the Chiief' Judge. There wi.ll be ao IA» apecial plac1ue given aMually to the Outstanding Contributor to the seminar . in France in February and Kitchen will investigate the possibilities sport.. Michigan got the award as the Outstanding Association and, as I of sendl.hg a delegate. read the notes, there were two awards for Outstandin~ Athlete -- Marco Evoni.uk at 20 and earl Schueler at .50 Km. ~ * * • * * • * * * * * * * * * * A MCK OF FORESIGHT The following individua.le were elected as representatives from the In November 1970, ~e published A Guide To Pace---a. matrix I worked up so Racewalking Committee to other TACcommittees: walkers could quickly calculate their mile pace for whatever time they had ' &-a.the standard metric distances. However, the fastest mile pace I showed To National Executive C0 llllllittee1 Bob Kitcehn as National Chairman Ron Daniel w~e 6:45~-a. 41:.56:6 10 Km or l12Jt5J 20 Km. I thought I was being quite Ron laird (elected by athletes onlr liberal l.ll going ..hat fa.st. At .50Km , I cut it off at 7 ,JO pace - --a J•5J 101. as Athlete Representative Better I should ha.ve gone on down to 7100-- 3•37128. Time marches on, and To Budget and Audit Collllllittee: Augie Hi.rt so do walkers. To Ia.w a.nd legielation I Steve Pecinovsky (Graduated from Ohio State I.aw School in spring and pa.seed Ohio :Bar this summer. ) DE:CEMFSil 1980 PAGE1 7 PACE16 DECEMBERJ.980 The Weight Management Center is an "I thought, 'Hey, this is great.' I kept walking, and in six monUis,I'd reached hy Mm or thci school's psychologydepart Articles o~ lntere s t or~vi~ ed ~~~rlie Silcoc k: ment. my dem ed weii;i1t Now I walk because I enjoy it." ''It's a research-oriented program op erating under a Nalional Institute of Pleas sap he does his serious walking Informationon walking Mental Health grant," Pleas says, "to early in the morning, when he takes a UnlttdPress lnlernallonal /0-E;° -80 ation, 7172 Transit Rpad, Buffalo, train paraprofessionals in dealing with brisk, five-mile trip around his Music N.Y. 14221;National Wildlire Feder · the problems of obesity. Row neighborhood. There's a wide variety or organiza ation, 141216th St. , N.W., Washington, tions lhal promole walking. Among O.C., 20036; New England Trail Con· "We use community participants, and "I try to pace myself at H\ to 5 miles them, you can cont.ad: ference, P.O. Box 115, West Pawlet, walking is the major physical activity an hour to prime my cardiovascular sys The AmericanForestry Association, Vt., 05775; component," he says. tem,'' he says. "I do a lot of arm-swing 1319 18th St. N.W., Washington,D.C. Sierra Club, 530 Bush St., San Fran ing, long-stepping,and hill-climbing. I He's role model also do a lot of my best ,thinking while 20036;The appalachian Trail Confer cisco, Calif., 94108; Walking Associ I'm walking.'' ence, P.O. Box 236,Harpers Ferry, W. ation, 4113 Lee Highway, Arlington, Pleas says most of his clients are peo VA. 25425; The Federation Western Va.,22207 ; Wilderness Society, 1901 pie from 50 to 150 pounds overweight,so He says walkers don't have to spend OutdoorClubs, 512-¼ Boylston E., Se Pennsylvania Avenue,N .W., Washing when he introduced walking, be fjgured much cash to get started, aside from attle, Wash., 98102; ton, D.C., 20006;and the President's he should serve as a role model. buying a pair of comfortable shoes. National Audubon Society, 950 Council. on Physical Fitness and "About that time I was 35 pounds too "Andyou can imagine the money I save Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022; Sports, 400 Sixth St. S.W., Washington, because I don't need gasoline or car in National Campers and Hikers Associ- D.C. 20201. heavy.anyway, so I decidedto drop some weight along with my group," he says. "I surance," Pleas says. "With the energy weighedin in front of them after walking crunch, walking has become almost pa triot le," for a week, and I'd lost two pounds, Walking's good psychology 8'-J· S'o By Dean Fosdick TheAssocialed Press · Not Corjogging John Pleas says he generally tries to Pleas says be had a car unUIabout two slay at least a step ahead of the rest of us. years ago, when he got rid of it. When In a world of joggers, Pleas walks. ever he goes out or town,he hitch~sa ride Al a tlme when the American dream ls with a friend, takes a bus, or, "very oc two cars in every garage, Pleas has none. cassionally," rents a car. He walks. Pleas admits.be tried jogging, but says Pleas, 41, walks from home to work. be couldn't stick with lt. The clinical psychologist walks down "I think jogging ha~ peaked,' anyway," town to shop. ,He leads two weekend he maintains. "A study I saw recently walkinggroups on tours of Percy Warner ' said 17 miJlionpeople jog while 34 mil and Centennialparks on Nashville's west lion are serious walkers. I don't think too side. He walks an average of 12 miles on many new peopleare jogging.I think the weekdays and about 22 miles on week movement has bottomed out.". ends. A football player in high school,'a bas As co-director of Vanderbilt Universi ketbail player while in college, Pleas ty's Weight Management Cent.er, P1eas says he was lookingfor a sport he could became an avowed walker about three fit around his disposition. years ago when the exercise was recom mendedfor a weight loss program, Now "After jogging, I tried karate. I tried Pleas calls himself a crusader for walk tennis. And I tri~d racquet baJ_!,too," he 1980 Clympic ~O Kmgold meed. lis t, Mauriz i o !.a:iila. no, i: . c.. ; tlo n. ing, wearing out a pair of running shoes aays. "But 1 wasn't satisfied with any of each month and preaching the virtues of those on a consistent basis. Once I sta rled (fho t o fro m ~en~ Och V~ndri ng) walkingat every opportunity. walk.Ing, it blossomed into a love aff~ir." He says he's even writing a book. DECEMBER1980 PAGk; )9 PAGE 18 DECEMBc:R1980 ~ . I ··- .#-.:.,·_-.... .... : - ...... -: Left : Swe~en ' s 0 engt Si~onsen , f nurt~ in t he Olyrnnic SC. Pight: J::hn !Ii kae l sson , Sw?-den, Olymoic 10 km g::>l d ~edalist in~- 4e and 1952 witr. times o~ rtl :13 . ?. 3n~ Fo~mer East Ger ~an great : ~r:stonh Hohne, 0lvm~1c r.ol~ dS :02. B. ~3~ hest o' 42 :5? , 4 anrl l :31:d 4, (c~ot::>s merlalist anrl ranked Nu~ber l in the OPW' s first annual from Gang 1~~ ~an~rin 0) r anki ngs i n 1970, (?hoto co~rtesv of John Allen . )