FRONT COVER: The start of the Open Walks 2010 on January 31st. PHOTO: by Mark Easton Editorial It looks like 2010 is going to be a renaissance year for race . Athletes have shown that they have been training hard over the winter, and many people have set themselves targets for the coming year, whether they be to do well in certain races, achieve selection, improve PB’s, or just to finally beat a close rival.

The public interest in race walking is also increasing, and people’s general perception of the event is now more serious and less mocking. The number of people entering some races is increasing. Old faces are re-appearing, and new faces are showing signs of rapid improvement. Who knows, perhaps more walkers not seen for a few years will be tempted to come back and have a go…

There are more events to choose from this year, and some events are being tweaked to make them more appealing. Also, huge city walks look set to return, as more people try to get active, without wishing to become runners.

Records will fall this year, and the British team are likely to do better than they have for many years. Things are definitely looking up!

P.S. Although RWR is being published every month, the calendar month on the cover does not currently match when the magazine actually comes out - thank you to everyone who has repeatedly pointed this out to me! There is a seven week gap that has built up between ‘when it should’ and ‘when it does’ and this will now be reducing. I’ve been focusing on increasing the quality and size of the magazine at the cost of the schedule. You will all be happy to know that the quality will get even get better over the coming months, as we get back on schedule. This special 800th issue at 40 pages is now double the size it was this time last year. Regular issues are 28 pages, but expect a bumper sized colourful issue 801 very soon… Magazine info Race Walking Record (founded 1941) is the international magazine for the sport of walking and walking events, published each and every month.

Issue: 800 - January 2010 (issued 10/3/2010). Subscriptions: UK £30, International £40, PDF by email £20. Advertisements: Full page £40, Half page £20. Club advertisements: Full page £20, Half page £10. Editor: John Constandinou, 60 Claverdon Drive, B43 5HP. Website: www.racewalkingrecord.net Contributors: Pat Reeves, Phil Howell, Mark Easton, , Dave Ainsworth, Ron Penfold, Peter Hannell, Rob Elliott John Hall, Ray Sharp. Please post all news, results, announcements, letters, photos and articles to me or email them to [email protected]

RACE WALKING ASSOCIATION (FOUNDED 1907) PRESENTS

THE NATIONAL 50 KM ROAD WALK (Including RWA and UK Championships)

11:00 a.m. Sunday 25th April 2010 RWA Permit 17/09/120

Race Circuit is in Ropner Park, Stockton-on-Tees The first class changing and presentation facilities are at; Fitness First, Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3SF

Entries close on Saturday 17 April - Late entries or entries without fees or forms will not be accepted - Your entry will be acknowledged by 2nd class post.

For further details about the event contact Ken Munro, telephone No: 01670 732426 before 21:00 hours.

The Northern 50km Championship will be held in conjunction with this event. Walkers who wish to enter MUST enter the National 50km and then submit an entry to Mick Hague on the correct form. Further details are available from Russ Jackson on 01673 861208. ------Entry Form: National 50km Walk Championships - Male and Female First Name______Age______Surname______Tel______Address______Affiliated Club______UKA Reg No______Entering Northern Championships? ___Yes__/__No___

Individual Entries £10.00 There are no team fees - Cheques to: Ken Munro, 8 Coomside, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6HW

I am an amateur as defined by the rules of UK Athletics. I agree that the race organisers will not be held responsible for any loss, injury or illness however caused. Signed______Date______

Please Note: Whilst the race is on helpers must not use mobile phones, walkie talkies are not to be used in anyway to assist a competitor who is walking. ------A copy of this form can be downloaded from RacewalkUK.com, or just copy the details and post them. Spanish Racewalker Admits Contents Doping Possession, Denies Use

2 - Editorial/Magazine info Spanish 20km Francisco 4 - News "Paquillo" Fernandez has informed 7 - Announcements sports authorities and police that he 11 - YAG Grand Prix has been in possession of a banned 13 - Features substance. In a press conference 13 - Dreaming of Glory at 50 shown on Spanish television, 18 - Nutrition Spanish 20km walker Francisco 19 - Technique "Paquillo" Fernandez admitted that 22 - Special Features he has informed sports authorities 28 - Results and Reports and police that he has been in 36 - Archived Results possession of a banned substance. 37 - 200 Club 38 - Letters The 2004 Olympic silver medallist 39 - Fixtures said he had obtained the substance with a view to using it in 2010, News although "fortunately, these products were never used." The substance is

reported to be EPO. Recent RWA Decision

It has been unanimously agreed to present the ‘John Keown Award’ to Derek Hayward in recognition of his services to race walking through his work with the English Schools Athletics Association.

Annual Trophies for 2009

The annual trophies have been awarded to the following people: Fernandez at his press conference

Edgar Horton Cup: Sandra Brown, 's Civil Guard investigated for her performance in the National Fernandez in November as part of Long-Distance Championship; Operation Grial, which saw 11 people arrested in November International Trophy: Johanna Jackson, including a former doctor. When for her winning performance at Lugano; Fernandez made his confession to the authorities he was not facing any Lancashire Trophy: Johanna Jackson disciplinary action. The Andalusian

athlete ended his statement by Ken Smith Memorial Trophy: Mark apologizing to his sponsors and O’Kane, for his performance at Lugano fans.

Fernandez has been suspended by the 7th March - EAA Grand Prix Lugano Spanish Athletics Federation for "his Senior Men and Women 20km, admission of possessing a banned Junior Men and Women 10km substance" but still hopes to compete at the London 2012 . 20th June - EAA Grand Prix TO BE CONFIRMED Senior Men and 2010 - 20th European Women 20km Road, U23/U20 Men Athletics Championships and Women 10000m track 26th July - 1st August 11th April - UK/EA/RWA 20 km For the first time in the championships’ Champs and YAG Champs, Victoria history, the five road events (two Park, London marathons and three race walking events) will take place on a city circuit 11th September - UK/EA/RWA in the city centre. This initiative aims to 10km Championships and Challenge bring Barcelona 2010 closer to citizens final, Coventry. and to give athletes the support from their fans, who will be closer to them. It New Junior World Best has been decided that the athletes will Performance walk and run through the heart of the city of Barcelona, at the bottom of the Anna Lukyanova set a world junior hilly Montjuic mountain. The wish of the best indoors for the 5000m Walk City and the Organising Committee is when the 18-year-old produced a that it should take the athletes and the 2010 world-leading mark of 20:44.25 crowd to the most symbolic places of at the Russian Students the city. Championships in Volgograd on 24th February. UK Athletics Selection Policy Junior indoor world records are not To maintain the momentum gained at officially recognised but the previous the World Championships we will use best on record was a hand-timed the same selection standards that were 21:30.1 by another Russian Vera used in as we expect these to be Sokolova back in 2005. close to the standards for the 2012 Olympics. Just behind Lukyanova in second place, after a nail-biting race for the UKA Standards line, was the 2009 World Youth 20k Men - 1:22:30 (B: 1:24:20) Championships gold medallist 20k Women - 1:31:15 (B: 1:33:30 ) Yelena Lashmanova. 50k Men - 3:55:00 (B: 3:58:00) Lashmanova, still 17, was also well Athletics Internationals inside the old best, and also improved on her outdoor personal England Athletics will again support best over the same distance by more Race walking events in 2010 via a than a minute, when she clocked number of events listed below; 20:44.37. Racewalker honoured on Top 10 He said: “We hope to get 10,000 Athletes of the Decade walking, if each raised £25 that’s £250,000.” Track & Field News magazine in the USA (founded 1948) in its recent £65 million Walking Man ‘Athletes of the Decade’ issue summing up the events of 2000-2009, honoured A LIFE-SIZE bronze sculpture by selecting him depicting the figure of a man by 5th overall on their list of the decade's Alberto Giacometti was recently sold top men, ahead of numerous notables at auction for the world record price of all other athletics disciplines. of £65,001,250.

Track & Field News are not known for The sculpture “Walking Man” or their support of , and this is “L'Homme qui marche” took just a breakthrough in a publication that in eight minutes for bids to reach the past years has had perhaps a hesitant hammer price after opening at £12 attitude about the sport. million at Sotheby's in London.

Birmingham Walkathon Relaunched The winning bid – the highest for any work of art ever sold at auction – A popular event has been resurrected was made by an anonymous buyer after an 18-year break. The BRMB over the phone. Walkathon, first launched in 1983, will take place again on June 6 on a 26- The 6ft tall mile route around the city’s outer circle sculpture, cast in bus route. 1961, is considered to be Over 250,000 people walked in the one of the most event over the years, and members of important by the the public welcomed the return. 20th century Swiss artist. It It is hoped that around 10,000 people had been will enter, in a bid to raise enough estimated to sell money to lay a deposit for a new for between critical-care support facility which will £12m and £18m. help injured troops returning from the front lines in Afghanistan. Furious bidding saw more than ten rivals bump the price up to ever BRMB chief executive Phil Riley said higher levels, eventually topping the since a change in ownership last year £65m mark. In so doing it beat the the radio station had been inundated price of $104,168,000 (£58,520,830) with calls for the Walkathon to return. paid for the previous auction record- Mr Riley added that to make the event holder – Pablo Picasso's Garçon à la accessible a half and junior Walkathon Pipe, or Boy With a Pipe, which was had been introduced. sold in New York in 2004.

Bradford Walk Reborn Date: Spring Bank Holiday Monday It has been confirmed that the Bradford 31st May. Events 35km & supporting Walks will be held this year after last 15km. Entries close 19th May. See years abortive attempt - which the advert later in magazine. foundered in part because of the cancellation of the Blackpool and the “The future of this event depends on change of distance and course due to the walkers. For those that may safety concerns over increasing traffic. lament the passing of the traditional course I can only say that nobody The new course will be over a 7km road regrets that more than me, but long circuit around Baildon Moor, near point to point courses are out in Bradford. (Just 14 miles from Leeds...) today’s risk averse society. I hope people will give it a try. We will put This is the 108th consecutive year of on good prizes for individuals, and the famous Bradford Walk, and all teams, dependant on entries. walkers are encouraged to support it. All the best, Alan Brooks” Announcements

Centurion Walk to be Missed M35, M50, M60, M70, W35, W40, W50 - most events covered, walks There will be no 100 mile walk in the included. UK this year. The Isle of Man was originally listed to host the 2010 edition The Midlands team will be selected but had to cancel. At the Centurions from the Midland Masters AGM, an alternative venue could not be Championships, being held on found. The only possibility for a UK Sunday 13th June 2010 at Saffron Centurions walk now would be for Lane, Leicester: Manager Paul another club to step forward and offer Tasker 07760 298089 to organise an event. [email protected]

Would-be 100 milers can try for Athletes in other areas please make Continental Centurion status on 22nd- yourself known to your selector so 23rd May in Rotterdam, Holland. The that racewalking can be well Dutch have long supported the British represented! event. Invitation to Race in Masters Inter Area T&F Match From Lyn Atterbury

The Inter Area Challenge takes place There are a couple of events that on Sunday 8th August 2010 at Norman people might be interested in: Green Stadium, Solihull. Please make a note in your diary. 19th June - Rumia: Polish Coastal Championships and National Vets 10k. Events for walkers in all age on ‘behind the scenes’ at England groups from 10 years upwards. Flat, Athletics and UK Athletics. Martin is fast course on closed roads. This is an another valuable resource for "international" event as walkers from racewalking, and we welcome him. more than one country take part.

28th August – Gdansk: 46th International Festival of Race Walking. Events as above. Flatish course of 1km on closed roads. The event incorporates the National Vets 5km Championships. The event is "international" as per the above definition. My role is as National Coach Mentor. This is to support named coaches Anyone interested in taking part in who coach long endurance events, these should contact me. There are no essentially 10000m upwards entry fees for these events due to including walks. This support takes sponsorship: [email protected] the form of an individual mentoring project, where the coach on the Walker reaches new heights National Coach Development Programme draws up an individual Centurion 1001 Kevin Marshall walked learning/development programme for up No.1 Tower at Canary Wharf themselves and it is the role of the (around 50 floors, 800 feet) in just over National Coach Mentor to support, 7 minutes as part of a fund-raising challenge, motivate, facilitate (in initiative for Shelter - up the stairs. The short ,mentor) this programme. The event was covered by Mike Bushell of role and structure is detailed on the BBC Breakfast Time Sport, and was England Athletics website screened 4 times on BBC1 with Kevin specifically under the page ‘Contact prominent. a Mentor’.

Prestigious Post for Walker The process of selection onto this programme was started in the Popular walker Sean Pender has been summer of 2009 with flyers to clubs, appointed as Middlesex County adverts in athletics weekly and President. headline banners and details on the England website inviting coaches to England Athletics Opens Its Doors apply for a place on either the Local or National Coach Development The following article is from Martin Programmes. From this process a Rush of England Athletics, explaining number of race walking coaches his role. Martin has attended the RWA were placed onto the programmes. committee meeting where he was happy to answer any questions, and On the national level these currently explained extensively about what goes include; Mark Wall, Dave Ratcliffe, Steve Partington, Allan Callow, Steve coaching group which in time will put Arnold, Verity Snook, Andi Drake, more feet on the road (track). Maureen Jackson and Peter Selby. In addition there are a number of coaches Conversations with the English on the Isle of Man who are being Schools AA, the RWA and George supported through Allan Callow and Smolinski of Leicestershire have led Steve Partington. to development ideas of an introductory web league to cater for This process was open to all and simply new groups in schools supported by required application. Currently there are coaches. It will not be a short term no more places available on the process and there will be many more National Programme, however, a good ideas and activities bubbling network of England Athletics Club and around over the country that have Community Support Officers, looks potential and indeed are working to after the Local Coach Development develop numbers and performance. Programme and if coaches are But supporting coaches and helping interested in developing their coaching coaches develop local groups is one then this would be a good point of key way I can see that we are going contact. to get more and better walkers.

Having said that, I am fully aware that In addition to this England Athletics walking although another endurance role to support coaches; Leeds event has some particular skills and Metropolitan University have driven challenges. So in my role I am through a full time coaching position available to talk through coaching for race walking. This post is issues and challenges and if I can’t help supported in part by UKA, and so the directly to may assist in directing the role is responsible for providing enquiry to someone who can. direct coaching to athletes based at the centre and also to provide Not my direct responsibility is the walking specific input to the UKA development of the event in terms of endurance team of Ian Stewart and participation or competition. I simply do Spencer Barden for major games not have the time to do this as well as policy and standards. Training carry out my mentoring role to the level weekends for ‘futures’ athletes are it needs to be done to. However, I am organised (standards and open fully aware that without more walkers application were published in coming through the system the event is Record) and alongside these we going to continue to struggle, so I have have integrated group coach undertaken some work in this area education work for those coaches on recognising the partnership that needs the National Coach Development to work between England, the RWA, Programme. As these programmes ESAA and coaches and clubs across develop more opportunities will be the country. On a very simple level one promoted. England Athletics are of my challenges to the coaches on the providing England International national programme has been to Competition opportunities for encourage them to develop a larger walkers, see http://www.englandathletics.org/page.a walkers? Not much I would imagine. sp?section=1003§ionTitle=Race+ However, mention the marathon or a Walking. UKA will continue to provide half marathon and instantly most of policies and selection opportunities for the population knows what you are the major Championships/Games in talking about. They have become line with the structure of the sport. classic distances to serious athletes and fun runners alike. So in short although there is no National Event Coach for Walks, there An interesting idea put to me are now two individuals hopefully able recently by Peter Selby, was that the to answer queries on coaching and profile of race walking might well be team activities. Andi Drake holds the enhanced if walks were staged over National Centre Director post at Leeds those distances. There is a general Carnegie. Martin Rush holds the knowledge about the challenge and position for National Coach Mentor for demands of these distances and the England Athletics. We are both easily direct correlation between the times contactable and happy to talk to posted in running and walking individuals, see contact details below. events would have some meaning. In addition the RWA retains its role and Race walkers already take part in there is regular contact between its these events and often to the dismay officers and Martin Rush. of many runners, finish ahead of them. There would be interesting Regards, Martin comparisons and the respectable time that our top walkers are capable Martin Rush of would be wonderful PR for the National Coach Mentor - Endurance discipline. England Athletics Mobile: 07803 671969 With the support of Hillingdon AC the Email: [email protected] Enfield League Committee has Website: www.englandathletics.org decided that the September fixture, previously listed as a 20km, will be Dr Andrew Drake changed to a half marathon - 21km. Carnegie Director of Race Walking The venue is to be the traffic-free Carnegie Annexe Hillingdon Cycle Circuit which is Leeds Metropolitan University, 1500m in length Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QS, The committee hopes that walkers P: +44 (0)113 8123527 throughout the country will support M: +44 (0)7824 482624 this innovative event, which will of E: [email protected] course be under the B category rules. Official Half Marathon Race Walk From Ron Wallwork Editor: Half marathons are now the fastest growing athletics event in the What does talk of 20km and 50km world, and this initiative might be a events mean to anyone other than race way forward for race walking. RWA Younger Age Group Grand Prix 2009 - Overall Results

Team Results:

Cup race walk team, or had time finally caught up to me? Having Features turned 50 last November, was I Dreaming of Glory delusional to think I could still compete at a high level? Our 50 year old racewalker Ray Sharp in national 50-kilometer race walk the USA dreamed of one last shot at championship would provide the making a major international. In the answers. following article, he describes his attempts to qualify for World Cup in There is perhaps no more abrupt . Reading his words you will transition in the continental United know how it feels to race at the States than leaving Houghton, highest level, every step of the Michigan in February and arriving in way… Arizona's Valley of the Sun. Phoenix is a sprawling city of 2 million with no On 7th Feb 2010 at the USATF discernable focus or memorable National 50k Championships in building, as if you took Boston or Phoenix, Arizona, fifty-year-old Ray Miami and squashed it to the height Sharp (USA) attempted to qualify for of one-storey, flat-roofed, stucco- the IAAF Race Walk World Cup. sided ranch house that spreads Here is his story, re-printed with across 500 square miles of pancake- permission from flat Sonoran Desert ringed by dry rayswalkingdigest.wordpress.com. scruffy mountains resembling dusty desert beasts, like Camelback Ray Sharp was a USA national team Mountain north of Scottsdale. It is race walker at the 20 km distance in good to be away from winter, to the 1980s, and then following a 15- smell tortillas and mesquite and palo year hiatus when he battled chronic verde. fatigue, he returned to competition in 2005. In his first go-around, his best time for 20 km was 1:24:58, set in 1986. His indoor 3000m best of 11:16 in 1984 still stands as the U.S. record. On Feb.7, at age 50, Ray competed in the USA 50k championship in a bid to make his World Cup appearance in May in Mexico.

By Ray Sharp (USA) The 2010 USATF 50 Kilometre Race I left my snowy hometown on the Walk was awarded to race director shore of Lake Superior for the sunny Cliff Elkins and Surprise, Arizona, a Southwest with a sense of purpose city name that begs for an tempered by apprehension. Would I exclamation mark. Surprise is the be able to qualify for another World next outpost west of Sun City, the famed retirement community, and in the chain restaurants that dot the for me and for all the racers, main artery, Bell Road, the median actually. During the morning we had age of the diners is probably 75. The dry air and a mix of sun and clouds, race would be held on a flat L- perfect conditions for racing, though shaped 2-kilometer loop near a large chilly for the spectators, officials and sports complex with a tennis stadium volunteers. I stretched and paced and the spring training grounds of the hallway in my hotel, had one cup the Chicago White Sox baseball of coffee, about 10 soda crackers team. I went to the nearby race and 2 generic ibuprofen pills, and left headquarters at the Holiday Inn for the race around 6:20. Express motel on Saturday afternoon and looked over the By 6:45 I was at the venue, had procedures for the World Cup team picked up my electronic timing chip, selection with national race walk gone to the bathroom, and was just chairman Vince Peters. In addition to walking very slowly for a couple a top-five finish, a time of 4 hours hundred meters as a warm up. I and 35 minutes would be required, stripped off my track suit at about an improvement from the 4:45 7:00, and stood freezing in black standard of recent years. I would shorts and my white mesh Pegasus have my work cut out for me. I A.C. singlet, listening to the national recorded a brief interview with Race anthem and final instructions. I took Walk Planet TV's Chris Rael and left a final short sprint which felt loose to prepare for the next morning. and easy, as it should, and awaited the start. This would not be easy There was light rain in the forecast because I have been very busy at for Saturday night and perhaps into work this year and had only trained the next morning. It would not be too with any consistency and vigor for hot, fortunately. I had an early dinner about the last 5 weeks, but I could of pasta, salad and bread, and went give myself a chance of making the back to the hotel to relax. I had been team if I started no faster than 53:00 very stiff all day (which happens for the first 10k and just stayed when I have carbo-loaded and not focused on the goal -- breaking 4:35 trained much for a few days) so I and qualifying for a fifth lifetime spent 10 minutes stretching in the World Cup squad. hot water of the Jacuzzi spa, until I was almost able to touch my toes. Off we went! Tim and Rachel Close enough. I slept from 11 p.m. to Seaman and Trevor Barron took the 5:30 a.m. and awoke refreshed and lead, followed by Lauren Forgues. ready for the challenge. Tim and the young women walked 10k; Trevor went on to 20k. Rachel It had rained much of the night; there is ’s best woman walker, and were puddles in the parking lot and a she showed it with a comfortable light mist was still falling. But the 46:25. Trevor, just 17, walked a very temperature was around 10 C and smooth 1:31:51. the wind was light. It would not warm up much that day, a very lucky break Among the 50k walkers, I figured Behind these 4 great walkers, a that four men would most likely beat resurgent Dave McGovern, Theron me -- John Nunn, Steve Quirke, Kissinger and I figured to comprise Allen James and Jonathan Matthews the second tier. It was likely that one (which was the order I had them or more of us could make the World ranked in my mind coming in). Steve Cup team if -- a big if -- we could especially seemed like a good bet to break 4:35. My first dilemma would contend, being the youngest, and be whether to walk with the top four, having walked well for 20k in with Theron and Dave, or at some Eugene at the nationals last June. other pace, perhaps between them. His 50k PR is somewhere around One thing was certain -- I had better 4:19 I believe, from the last World not try to walk any kilometre faster Cup, and he was fourth, one place than 5:20, which is on pace for a but 30 minutes ahead of me in the 4:26:40. And on the other hand, not last Olympic Trials in 2008. With his much slower than 5:24 per km, a tall, slender frame and relaxed 4:30 50k pace, which would bring technique, Steve looks to me like the me to 3:36 at 40k and mean I would next great American 50k walker, need a 59:00 or better to make 4:35. should he decide to make the time A narrow window indeed for a racer along with his teaching career and prone to impetuous energy-sapping other obligations. John, a 2004 changes of pace. I will always be a Olympian, has been one of the best 20k walker at heart. American 20k walkers of the last decade, and showed his 50k Matthews edged into the early lead, potential with a 3rd place national while I tucked in behind James, finish in 4:14 in 2007. John was said Quirke and Nunn for a 5:23 first km. I to be in sub-4:10 condition this knew we were on about that pace winter until an injury struck a few when I heard Dave a few meters weeks ago. Allen, another Olympian, back, about 400m into the race, say was the best American at 50k in the "we must be on 5:25 pace, because mid-1990s, between the Sharp doesn't straighten his knees Schueler/Evoniuk and Clausen eras, until 5:20 pace or faster," (What a and nearly as fast at 20k as John as kidder, that one!). I decided to stay well. Allen doesn't train much these with the tall trio as we started days, but a 20-miler (32.2 km) last cranking out steady 5:20s, 10:40 per month in 2:52 convinced him that he lap, perfect pace. Meanwhile, up was ready for a time of 4:27 or so -- ahead, Matthews was walking 5:15s, 5:20 per km. And finally, the inching farther in front with each lap. enigmatic Jonathan Matthews posed One of our group of four was the biggest mystery. With a 50k PR impatient and a bit perturbed. We of 4:01 at age 37, and a legendary talked the situation through and 1:24 20k performance at age 40, decided that if Jonathan walked 4:19 what kind of fitness would be have and won the race, more power to 10 years later in a return to action? him, but for the time being, it was better to stay on a conservative pace and let him go. There is strength in numbers, a chance to relax and back felt a little better when I went enjoy a few ribald stories to pass the faster; and 2. sheer stupidity. But pleasant morning, waiting for the there is also a third, harder to difficult work to begin after 35k. explain but here goes.

We passed 10k in 53:32, with I knew that I was still breathing Jonathan already about a minute easily at 20k, a full 40 percent of the ahead and still gaining. I felt fine at way finished with my heart rate this speed except for a dull ache in around 130. My legs felt good, just my lower back. I explained to the the beginning of a dull ache, but full "boys" that it was probably caused of energy. This is a critical time to because as my big belly hangs DO NOTHING but stay on that pace, forward, my hips go back for to remind yourself that the race balance, much like a pregnant starts at 40k. But I was feeling a little woman. Allen and I weigh about the euphoric to be alive, in cool weather, same but he is much taller. All these still racing with the big boys at age guys are fitter than I, and younger, 50, and I was fully aware and certain and have faster PRs at 50k. My best at that point that I was going to make time, 4:21:06, walked twice -- in the team. So I guess I knew that Seattle in 1981 and Florida in 2006, even if I sped up, I would somehow is one second slower than Gary make it under 4:35, and that made Westerfield's best, and the odds of me a bit reckless, or at least gave passing him on the all-time list get me license to take a chance. I began slimmer as I get -- well, not slimmer. to accelerate, very gradually. I just figured to walk 5:15 per km and get Our little band stayed together to 2:39:00 at 30k so I could close in through 20k, which we reached in 56 and 60, but that became 5:10 and 1:46:46, meaning that the second they were letting me go, and then 10k was slightly faster. I was taking became 5:05 and I was gaining Coke about every third lap, and about 50 meters a lap on Jonathan, water on the other laps. A couple until I was more than a minute ahead times, when I moved ahead to get of Allen and Steve at 30k, and 32 my aid and inadvertently picked the seconds behind Jonathan at some pace up for a few hundred meters, point. we would walk a kilometre in 5:15, and then the group would settle back And John Nunn? At some point he to 5:20. I did this again at 22k, and dropped back and was reduced to accidentally held the faster pace slow walking, probably an effect of long enough to open a gap. At this his prior injury. He did not finish. I point, Jonathan was perhaps 90 or hope his luck will turn at the 20k 100 seconds ahead, but there was trials. And Theron and Dave, who no good reason for me to make a were a bit behind at the start? move to accelerate with a full 17 Theron tracked about 40 seconds miles to go in the 31 mile behind us through about 25k and ultramarathon. There are 2 main then dropped back. I called out to reasons this happened: 1. my sore encourage him but he too would DNF. Dave marched on, maybe 3 Olympic Trials, and I would make my minutes back from me at halfway, 5th World Cup team. We've both which I passed in 2:12:55, and he been here before, and knew what to was still a dangerous threat. My do. Left, right, left, right, count down fastest 5k was the sixth, a 25:20 the laps, it's that easy. We both which brought me to 2:38:15 at 30k, made our goals, I in 4:31:41 (4th but which turned out to be my place) and Dave in 4:42:14 (5th). Up undoing, at least in terms of breaking ahead, I watched Allen and Steve 4:30. That third 10k in 51:29 had set about reeling in Jonathan, who been dangerously beyond my (remarkably) never slowed down. readiness. I knew at 32k that my big Steve made up the three minute gap push was over, that I would (as a young man should!) and took eventually drop from second to the lead in the last mile for his first fourth, and that I needed to 50k title in 4:23:02. Allen's bid for concentrate on breaking 4:35. glory, after a series of 5:05 kms, fell a bit a short as Jonathan, at age 53, By 34k I was just focused on the clung to a gutsy second place, just grim work of 11-minute laps, where I 13 seconds behind the young had been walking 10:10s a half hour champion. The three of them earlier. I had about 95 minutes finished within a minute of each available for the last 10 miles, so I other, about 7-8 minutes ahead of knew I could make it under 4:35 if I me. Steve walked about 5 minutes concentrated on good technique, slower than his best, Allen 29 staying hydrated, and above all, if I minutes slower than his best, kept a positive attitude. Even before Jonathan about 23 minutes off his Allen and Steve passed me at PR, and I was almost 11 minutes around 40k, I was calling loudly to shy of my best, but we were all racers, lap counters and bystanders, extremely happy, and afterwards we "I am going to Mexico!" the site of shared handshakes, hugs and the World Cup. It is important to congratulations all around for a great believe in yourself and to focus on day of racing. This is why I still the positive when you are tired. My compete. aid station helper kept me supplied with about 6 ounces of Coke for Leading results… each remaining lap, and while the 1st Stephen Quirke (M29) 4:23:02 legs were gradually succumbing to …Qualified but declined the effort, my spirits remained high. 2nd J. Matthews(M53) 4:23:15 …Qualified The 40k split came at about 3:33, so 3rd Allen James (M45) 4:24:01 I needed a sub-62:00 last 10k, or …Qualified about 12:20 per lap. Dave was about 4th Ray Sharp (M50) 4:31:04 1200m, or 6- 7 minutes, behind. We …Qualified called words of encouragement to 5th Dave McGovern (M44) 4:42:14 each other as we passed on the out- …Will be Team Manager and-back course, so that he could 6th Mark Green (M54) 4:52:04 break 4:45 and qualify for his 7th 7th Chris Schmid (M63) 5:04:46 Drunk every day by millions the version I want to recommend is either white or green tea, as opposed to black tea with milk/and/or sugar. Black tea is fermented, with reduces its health-giving properties: If milk is added to back tea, its anti-oxidant potential is enormously diminished. Black tea without milk is still a reasonably healthy drink. However, the active nutritional constituent Ray Sharp (50), Allen James (45), properties - polyphenol catechins Jonathan Matthews (53) and Dave (expressed as epigallocatechin McGovern (44) gallate in supplementation form) - are many times higher in white and In second place, Jonathon Mathews green tea. won $3,000 and becomes probably White tea is simply when the leaves the oldest competitor at the World are picked in their 'youngest' form, Cup at age 53. He led the race until green tea is slightly more mature 48km. USA will also probably have and black tea - such as 'Typhoo' is the highest average age in history fermented. for any 50k team at this level of Over the last several years, green event. tea has undergone hundreds of biomedical and epidemiological Dave, Jonathan and Ray also have studies and scientific symposia. the dubious honour of being the only Even the National Cancer Institute three Americans with a 20k PB has intensively researched this drink under 1:25 not to make an Olympic and endorsed its anti-carcinogen team... I wish them well in Mexico. and anti-oxidant properties. If you are currently 'getting your NUTRITION: caffeine fix' from coffee - I definitely Sport Supplements - part four recommend the switch to green or white tea - you will still receive lower By Pat Reeves doses of caffeine and also Last month, I discussed caffeine in theophylline. For those who do not its various forms with its contentious want to drink this beverage, for up and downsides. whatever reason, I recommend supplementation via a product that GREEN TEA provides around 2750mg of green leaf tea as a 5.5:1 extract. My first 'supplement' for this issue - under a broad herbal heading is the GINSENG beverage produced from the leaves of camellia sinensis. It's our amazing This herb is renowned for improving TEA! neurological performance as in improved cerebral circulation, product has been sourced from impacting upon mental alertness and either of these two types. overall brain functioning - and Echinacea is renowned for fighting whether race-walking or not - this is infections, colds, flu etc and anything something relative to everyone! acute. Its properties activate Gingko is effective via increasing interferon and other immune-active blood flow throughout the body. compounds increasing numbers of Elevating the production of ATP immune cells in circulation and their (adenosine triphosphate) - our activity, which ultimately strengthens universal energy molecules - and our immune system. involved is the brain's ability to Echinacea, taken as a supplement, metabolise glucose, preventing though the plant is easily grown in platelet aggregation within the the UK and decocted is pivotal for arteries, as it improves their flexibility acute conditions and also for chronic and further improves transmission of conditions. Earlier information nerve signals. Even better - it is a suggested that it should only be powerful anti-oxidant and has proved used for one-two weeks during the effective with short-term memory- acute-phase of infection - now we loss, tinnitus, depression and low know better: Hence anyone with a energy. long-term immune-compromising There are different types of ginseng - condition can benefit from this herb some purported to be more 'suitable' taken on a daily basis - in its various for women - namely Siberian forms. ginseng. Certain types seem to suit As far as athletic endeavour impacts the masculine personality more. - I have found this is definitely a herb Please contact me via my email ad to include for around two weeks or for further information as, although so before your chosen event, this is a great herb with enormous improving your immunity and stress potential, it can be contra-indicated response. by certain conditions and orthodox More to come in next issue! medications. Pat Reeves www.foodalive.org ECHINACEA TECHNIQUE: A herb very much involved with our Checking Technique on the Fly body immunity. I find this brilliant in my practice and would recommend By Phil Howell to anyone wishing to 'up their game' in whatever sport. There are nine Over the next few months, I plan to species of echinacea though only go into more detail about each of the two types have been extensively 12 items outlined below. studied, these are Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea The process of using good race angustifolia - so when seeking a walking technique is too complex to supplement, do ensure that the think about in its entirety while walking. Good technique relies primarily on muscle memory 4. arms - close to body, elbows at 80 developed over many hours of to 100 degrees depending on speed practice while using good technique. 5. hands - loose fist (like holding raw Thinking too hard about the entire egg but not breaking it), from waist process often gets in the way of band to sternum height, don’t cross actually doing it. (The same principle centreline holds true for many actions we take in life - e.g., walking down stairs, or Lower Body driving a car.) 6. hips - emphasize horizontal rotation, vertical drop needed to limit During practice sessions, it is vertical body motion, no side sway important to focus on a single 7. knees - straight from heel plant technical element at a time as you until legs passes centreline of torso check your performance or try to 8. feet - rolling action (heel to toe), improve it. Better yet is having narrow track (one in front of other), someone else (especially a skilled skim ground when swinging forward coach) focus on it and give you 9. step rate - not too slow or fast, objective feedback. Reviewing based on training photos or videos of your own 10. step length - not too long, heel technique adds value to the process. plant under down turned eyes, any increase due to delayed toe off During races, however, most good race walkers have a way of spot General checking their technique “on the fly” 11. body relaxed - letting muscle that does not interfere with their memory do its thing overall performance. While I can not 12. breathing - periodically taking address the technique used by top deeper breaths (both in and out), in walkers, I can offer a spot-checking sync with step rate technique that works for me - and should work for most walkers at the Having memorized the twelve items beginning or intermediate level. listed above, I periodically perform a quick, 12-item check during most The guidelines for good race walking practice sessions and during all technique can, for the most part, be races. For the upper body, I think of broken down by body part. My spot- the items 1-5 (posture, head, check list focuses on the essentials shoulders, arms, hands). As I think for each part in a 12-item process. of each item, the important elements of that item pop into my head and I Upper Body make a quick check - making 1. posture - stand tall but not rigid corrections as needed. Then I do the 2. head - head up, use eyes to look same for the lower body (items 6-10) down at the walking surface and for the general items (items 11- 3. shoulders - not raised, minimal 12). horizontal rotation, may drop to compensate for hip drop (hip down, The brief amount of time I spend shoulder up) checking technique in this way often pays handsome dividends - and the knees), I might focus on that side does so during all parts of my walk. more often. Just after getting underway, a quick check helps me settle in to my best You may want to add to, delete from, technique; mid-walk, it helps me stay or change items in my spot-check on track; and, as I get very tired list. Each person’s list might well be toward the end of my walk, it helps different. But, I suspect that the spot- me hold my technique together when check concept will work for many (if I am most likely to lose it. not most) race walkers. Give it a try.

There is one more element of my Phil Howell is the Webmaster for technique-checking routine that is eRaceWalk.com, a Web site that critical. Unless your mind works a lot focuses on race walking technique. faster than mine, you can not focus on both sides of the body at the Phil invites feedback or suggestions same time (see items 4-5, and 7-8). for future articles. As I check those items, I focus first on one side and then the other. If I You can email him at am having more trouble with one [email protected]. side than the other (especially with

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1:22:19 Vadim Tsvetkov (URS) 1979-05- 13 Klaipeda, Special Edition 1:22:16 (MEX) 1979-05- Starting with this 800th edition and 19 Valencia, Spain continuing with the next issue, a number of 1:21:04 Daniel Bautista (MEX) 1979-06- interesting statistical lists will be included. 09 Vretstorp, 1:21:01 (FIN) 1979-06- World Record Progression 09 Raisio, For current Olympic level events. How far 1:21:00 Daniel Bautista (MEX) 1980-03- back do you have to go to beat an old world 30 Xalapa, Mexico record? 1:19:35 Domingo Colin (MEX) 1980-04- 27 Cherkasy, Soviet Union Mens 20k walk (World Records) 1:19:30 (TCH) 1983-09- 1:38:43 Hermann Müller (GER) 1911-10-04 24 Bergen, Norway Berlin, 1:19:24 (MEX) 1987- 1:37:57 Emile Anthoine (FRA) 1913-07-13 05-03 New York, USA , 1:19:12 (GDR) 1987-06-21 1:34:15 Václav Balšán (TCH) 1933-08-13 Karl-Marx-Stadt, GDR Ceský Brod, Czechoslovakia 1:19:08 (URS) 1:33:25 Fritz Bleiweiss (GER) 1936-06-07 1988-07-30 Kiev, Soviet Union Fürstenwalde, Germany 1:18:20 (URS) 1990-05- 1:32:12 John Mikaelsson (SWE) 1937-05- 26 , Soviet Union 30 Malmö, Sweden 1:18:13 Pavol Blažek (TCH) 1990-09-16 1:31:44 John Mikaelsson (SWE) 1946-06- Hildesheim, Germany 10 Stockholm, Sweden 1:18:04 Bu Lingtang (CHN) 1994-04-07 1:31:21 Josef Doležal (TCH) 1955-06-05 , PR , Czechoslovakia 1:17:25 (MEX) 1994- 1:30:36 Vladimir Golubnichy (URS) 1955- 05-07 Bergen, Norway 09-23 Kiev, Soviet Union 1:17:22 Francisco Javier Fernández 1:30:00 Josef Doležal (TCH) 1956-07-25 (ESP) 2002-04-28 , Finland Prague, Czechoslovakia 1:17:21 Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 2003-08- 1:28:39 Vladimir Guk (URS) 1957-04-13 23 Paris, France Kiev, Soviet Union 1:17:16 (RUS) 2007- 1:27:29 (URS) 1959-07-07 09-29 , Moscow, Soviet Union 1:16:43 Sergey Morozov (RUS) 2008- 1:27:04 Vladimir Golubnichy (URS) 1959- 06-08 Saransk, Russia 07-15 Moscow, Soviet Union 1:25:58 Anatoliy Vedyakov (URS) 1959-09- Mens 50k walk (World Records) 06 Moscow, Soviet Union 4:40:15 Hermann Müller (GER) 1921-09- 1:25:22 Gennadiy Agapov (URS) 1968-07- 07 , Germany 21 Leningrad, Soviet Union 4:36:22 Karl Hähnel (GER) 1924-09-24 1:25:19 Gennadiy Agapov (URS) 1972-05- Berlin, Germany 07 Berlin, Germany 4:34:03 Paul Sievert (GER) 1924-10-05 1:24:50 (GBR) 1972-07-30 Munich, Germany Munich, Germany 4:30:22 Romano Vecchietti (ITA) 1928- 1:23:40 Daniel Bautista (MEX) 1976-05-30 09-16 , Bydgoszcz, Poland 4:26:41 Edgar Bruun (NOR) 1936-06-28 1:23:30 (URS) 1978-07- Oslo, Norway 19 Vilnius, Soviet Union 4:24:47 Viggo Invorsen (DEN) 1941-08- 1:23:12 (GDR) 1978-08-30 17 , Denmark Vilnius, Prague, Czechoslovakia 4:23:40 Josef Doležal (TCH) 1946-08-04 Podebrady, Czechoslovakia 4:23:14 Josef Doležal (TCH) 1952-08-24 1:57:35 Marie van Tonder (RSA) 1962- Podebrady, Czechoslovakia 07-28 Cape Town, 4:20:30 Vladimir Ukhov (URS) 1952-08-29 1:57:26 Irma Hansson (SWE) 1963-10- Leningrad, Soviet Union 27 Copenhagen, Denmark 4:16:06 Josef Doležal (TCH) 1954-09-12 1:54:30 Irma Hansson (SWE) 1967-10- Podebrady, Czechoslovakia 22 Copenhagen, Denmark 4:07:29 Anatoliy Yegorov (URS) 1955-11- 1:53:46 Karin Møller (DEN) 1968-10-27 17 Tbilisi, Soviet Union Copenhagen, Denmark 4:05:13 Grigoriy Klimov (URS) 1956-08-10 1:51:05 Irma Hansson (SWE) 1969-10- Moscow, Soviet Union 12 Copenhagen, Denmark 4:03:53 Anatoliy Vedyakov (URS) 1959-08- 1:47:10 (SWE) 1973- 13 Moscow, Soviet Union 09-22 Copenhagen, Denmark 4:03:02 (ITA) 1960-10-16 1:43:38 Lilian Harpur (AUS) 1977-07-16 Ponte San Pietro, Italy Adelaide, 4:01:39 Grigoriy Klimov (URS) 1961-08-17 1:43:20 Thorill Gylder (NOR) 1978-04-23 Leningrad, Soviet Union Mixhuca, Mexico 4:00:50 Mikhail Lavrov (URS) 1961-09-05 1:41:42 Susan Cook (AUS) 1980-02-03 Kazan, Soviet Union , Australia 3:55:36 Gennadiy Agapov (URS) 1965-10- 1:39:31 Susan Cook (AUS) 1981-12-20 17 Alma Ata, Soviet Union Melbourne, Australia 3:52:45 (GDR) 1972- 1:36:36 Susan Cook (AUS) 1982-12-19 05-27 Bremen, Melbourne, Australia 3:45:52 Raúl González (MEX) 1978-04-23 1:36:23 Susan Cook (AUS) 1984-07-07 Mixhuca, Mexico Canberra, Australia 3:41:20 Raúl González (MEX) 1978-06-11 1:36:19 Sally Pierson (AUS) 1984-07-17 Podebrady, Czechoslovakia Melbourne, Australia 3:40:46 Josep Marín (ESP) 1983-03-13 1:29:40 Kerry Junna-Saxby (AUS) 1988- Valencia, Spain 05-13 Vårname, Sweden 3:38:31 (GDR) 1984-07-20 1:27:30 Hongyu (CHN) 1995-05-01 Berlin, Germany Beijing, PR China 3:38:17 Ronald Weigel (GDR) 1986-05-25 1:27:30 (RUS) Potsdam, Germany 1999-02-07 Adler, Russia 3:37:41 Andrey Perlov (URS) 1989-08-05 1:26:22 (CHN) 2001-11-19 Leningrad, Soviet Union Guangzhou, PR China 3:37:26 (RUS) 2000-05-21 1:25:41 (RUS) 2005- Moscow, Russia 08-07 , Finland 3:36:39 Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2002- 08-08 Munich, Germany National Records by fastest Country 3:36:03 Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2003- As of June 2008 where known. How 08-27 Paris, France many countries are you faster than? 3:35:47 (AUS) 2006-12-02 Geelong, Australia 20km Walk - Men 3:34:13 (RUS) 2008- RUS 1:16:43 Sergey Morozov 1988 06- 05-11 , Russia 08-2008 Saransk WR ECU 1:17:21 Jefferson Pérez 1974 08- Womens 20k walk (World Record) 23-2003 Saint-Denis AMS 2:24:00 Antonie Briksová (TCH) 1931-09- ESP 1:17:22 Francisco Fernández 1977 06 Prague, Czechoslovakia 04-28-2002 Turku 2:14:07 Antonie Odvárková (TCH) 1931-09- MEX 1:17:26 Bernardo Segura 1970 05- 14 Prague, Czechoslovakia 07-1994 Fana 1:59:02 Lina Aebersold (SUI) 1934-06-09 AUS 1:17:33 Nathan Deakes 1977 04- Zürich, Switzerland 23-2005 Cixi OCE CHN 1:17:41 Zhu Hongjun 1983 04-23- ROU 1:21:06 Costica Balan 06-13-1996 2005 Cixi ASI Bucuresti GUA 1:17:46 Julio Martínez 1973 05-08- CUB 1:21:45 Jorge Pino 1969 07-30- 1999 Eisenhüttenstadt 2002 Matanzas SVK 1:18:13 Pavol Blazek 09-16-1990 SRB 1:21:50 Predrag Filipovic 1978 03- Hildesheim 22-2003 Surcin BLR 1:18:14 Mikhail Khmelnitskiy 1969 05- USA 1:22:02 Tim Seaman 1972 05-22- 13-2000 Soligorsk 2004 Vallensbaek POL 1:18:22 Robert Korzeniowski 1968 07- GBR 1:22:03 Ian Mccombie 09-23-1988 09-2000 Hildesheim SWE 1:18:36 Stefan Johansson 1967 05- DEN 1:22:18 Claus Jörgensen 1974 05- 15-1992 Fana 11-1996 Eisenhüttenstadt GER 1:18:42 Andreas Erm 1976 06-17- NZL 1:22:20 Craig Barrett 1971 01-26- 2000 Eisenhüttenstadt 1998 Adelaïde ITA 1:18:54 1957 06-06- RSA 1:22:21 Christian Britz 1963 11-21- 1992 La Coruña 1989 Pretoria FRA 1:18:58 Yohan Diniz 1978 05-20-2007 TUR 1:22:36 Recep Celik 1983 04-21- Leamington 2006 Istanbul TUN 1:19:02 1973 05-10- ALG 1:22:52 Abdelwahab Ferguene 08- 1997 Eisenhuttenstadt AFR 23-1992 Hildesheim NOR 1:19:11 Erik Tysse 1980 05-10-2008 EST 1:23:01 Vassili Matvejev 1957 10- Cheboksary 13-1985 Alushta CZE 1:19:18 Jirí Malysa 1966 06-17-2000 ISR 1:23:01 Vladimir Ostrovskiy 02-15- Eisenhüttenstadt 1992 Ein Gedi IRL 1:19:22 1978 05-10- GRE 1:23:08 Christos Karageorgos 2008 Cheboksary 1953 02-24-1980 Veria LAT 1:19:25 Aigars Fadejevs 1975 08-24- CRC 1:23:12 Allan Segura 1980 05-10- 2002 Hildesheim 2008 Cheboksary LTU 1:19:29 Valdas Kazlaukas 02-19-1989 BEL 1:23:13 Jos Martens 04-10-1988 Sochi Goirle JPN 1:19:29 1971 01- PER 1:24:02 Edwin Centeno 1981 06- 30-2000 Kobe 26-2005 MDA 1:19:32 1963 05-03- CHI 1:24:25 Cristian Muñoz 1981 09-15- 1987 New York 2002 Porto Saavedra UKR 1:19:43 Anatoliy Solomin 09-24-1989 VEN 1:24:50 Carlos Ramones 1954 10- Fana 09-1993 FIN 1:19:52 Reima Salonen 1955 06-21- AZE 1:24:57 Sergey Shildkret 04-25- 1986 Pihtipudas 1987 Novopolotsk BRA 1:19:56 Sérgio Vieira Galdino 1969 PAN 1:25:07 Ricardo Concepción 10- 05-14-1995 Eisenhuttestadt 13-2001 Ciudad de Panamá POR 1:20:09 João Vieira 1976 08-08-2006 IND 1:25:22 Gurudev Singh 1980 07-30- Göteborg 2000 Madras COL 1:20:19 Querubín Moreno 1959 05- ESA 1:25:23 Walter Sandoval 1984 06- 03-1987 New York 02-2007 La Coruña KEN 1:20:40 06-29-1996 HON 1:25:25 Santiago Fonseca 05-15- 1988 Danli HUN 1:20:41 Sandor Urbanik 1964 04-19- AUT 1:25:46 Martin Toporek 1961 06- 1997 Prague 09-1984 Frederikstad BUL 1:20:43 Lyubomir Ivanov 1960 06-26- SUI 1:25:55 Pascal Charriere 1964 05- 1988 Sofia 22-1999 Monthey CAN 1:21:03 Arturo Huerta 1964 07-07- LUX 1:26:13 Lucien Faber 04-13-1980 2000 Etobikoke Ruse EGY 1:26:21 Hamed Farag Abdel Jalil 02- BAR 1:43:25 Eo Mitchell 06-25-1999 12-1999 Ismailia ARG 1:26:36 Juan Manuel Cano 1987 05- ISV 1:43:58 Henry Klein 09-18-1976 10-2008 Cheboksary Malmö GEO 1:26:46 Alexander Scherbina 07-21- LBA 1:44:26 Idriss Bakloul 04-26-1985 1968 Leningrad Tripoli ETH 1:26:56 Getachew Demisse 05-29- COD 1:44:59 Kalamba Beya 07-21- 1996 2007 El Djezair ARM 1:27:01 Vartan Tumasyan 06-11- TRI 1:47:34 Nolan Simmonds 05-13- 1988 Leningrad 1978 Coventry BOL 1:27:38 Ronald Huayta 1980 05-07- STP 1:54:22 Ousmane Dias 03-01-2003 2005 Lima São João da Madeira ALB 1:27:40 Orest Laniku 1987 04-02-2005 CGO 1:54:38 Bemba Toussaint 08-13- Pomigliano d'Arco U20 2006 Bambous NED 1:27:49 Harold Van Beek 1962 07-15- CYP 1:55:54 John Constandinou 1972 1995 Bergen 04-14-2007 Coventry SLO 1:28:04 Milan Balek 1950 08-28-1983 UGA 1:57:02 Nelsensio Byingingo 08- Postojna 27-1982 Al Qâhira CRO 1:28:26 Aleksandar Rakovic 1968 09- IRQ 2:01:33 Munther Mohamad 1973 21-1991 Balassagyarmat 12-08-2005 Ad-Dawhah BIH 1:28:52 Mico Cvjetkovic 04-17-1988 ZAM 2:06:11 Feston Bwalya 06-01- Ruse 1991 San José IRI 1:29:15 Amir Khairgorazlighi 1985 03- ZIM 2:07:55 A. Johnston 07-31-1979 16-2008 Nomi Hannover PUR 1:29:21 Ezequil Nazario 1983 06-07- 2003 La Coruña 50km Walk - Men NCA 1:29:30 Luis Canelo 01-23-1989 RUS 3:34:14 Denis Nizhegorodov 1980 Ranchuelo 05-11-2008 Cheboksary WR GHA 1:30:27 Ahmed Tijani 06-2004 Cape AUS 3:35:47 Nathan Deakes 1977 12- Coast 02-2006 Geelong OCE MAR 1:31:34 Nassir Hasnaoui 04-21-1991 POL 3:36:03 Robert Korzeniowski 1968 Oujda 08-27-2003 Saint-Denis CMR 1:32:17 Gabriel Ngintedem 1980 07- ITA 3:36:04 1984 02-10- 30-2006 Yaoundé 2007 Rosignano Solvay SMR 1:33:56 Stefano Casali 1962 04-14- CHN 3:36:06 1976 10-22- 1985 Ferrara 2005 Nanjing ASI DOM 1:34:20 Antonio Morales 04-06-1987 GER 3:37:46 Andreas Erm 1976 08-27- La Romana 2003 Saint-Denis MAD 1:34:33 Pietron Randrianandrasana ESP 3:38:43 Valentin Massana 03-20- 08-13-2006 Bambous 1994 Orense MRI 1:36:42 Kaviraj Mardemootoo 1982 FIN 3:39:34 1969 03- 05-02-2004 Naumburg 25-2000 Dudince NGR 1:39:16 Olukole Odunuga 07-22- BLR 3:40:02 05- 2001 Lagos 26-1990 Moskva PAR 1:39:20 Oscar Meza Achi 1979 07-15- FRA 3:40:58 1962 09- 2001 Xalapa 29-1996 Héricourt AND 1:39:36 Antoni Martinez 01-29-1984 MEX 3:41:20 Raúl Gonzales 06-11- Barcelona 1978 Podébrady JAM 1:40:11 Byron Williams 04-15-1972 NOR 3:41:30 1976 05-14- Brighton 2006 La Coruña NAM 1:42:05 Elvin Alberts 07-01-1995 JPN 3:41:55 Yuki Yamazaki 1984 04-13- Windhoek 2008 Wajima SVK 3:42:20 Pavol Szikora 04-04-1987 SUI 3:59:20 Pascal Charrière 1964 04- Dudince 14-1996 Fribourg LAT 3:43:18 Aigars Fadejevs 1975 06-06- ROU 3:59:43 Costica Balan 04-05-1992 1998 Ogre Békéscsaba UKR 3:43:57 Vitaliy Popovich 08-05-1989 ESA 3:59:51 Salvador Ernesto Mira Leningrad 1984 07-28-2007 SWE 3:44:49 Bo Gustafsson 1954 09-30- HON 4:01:07 Santiago Fonseca 01-12- 1988 Seoul 1986 Ciudad de BEL 3:47:34 Godfried Dejonckheere 09- MDA 4:01:38 Feodosii Chumachenko 10-1989 Arras 1973 09-24-1999 Kiev CAN 3:47:48 Marcel Jobin 1942 06-20- AUT 4:02:39 Stephan Wögerbauer 1959 1981 Terrebonne 06-07-1992 Prerov SRB 3:48:01 Aleksandar Rakovic 1968 05- CHI 4:07:09 Cristian Bascuñan 1983 03- 02-1999 Mezidon 31-2007 Puerto Saavedra USA 3:48:04 Curt Clausen 1967 05-02- EST 4:07:10 Olav Laiv 1948 06-14-1975 1999 Mézidon Kohtla-Järve NZL 3:48:05 Craig Barrett 1971 06-16-2001 RSA 4:07:30 Johan Moerdyk 1967 09- New Plymouth 14-1996 Durban HUN 3:48:41 Sándór Urbanik 1964 03-24- BUL 4:07:46 Bontcho Lapkov 04-14- 2001 Dudince 1985 Bekestchaba CZE 3:49:08 Milos Holusa 04-14-1996 LUX 4:10:05 Lucien Faber 04-15-1984 Fribourg Bad Krotzingen LTU 3:49:30 Donatas Škarnulis 1977 03- IND 4:10:42 Basant Bahadur Rana 1984 29-2008 Dudince 02-21-2008 Patiala GUA 3:49:37 Julio Cesar Urias 03-24-1995 PER 4:13:50 Edwin Centeno 1981 08- 21-2005 Armenia IRL 3:51:32 Colin Griffin 1982 03-24-2007 BOL 4:14:36 Eloy Quispe 04-29-1993 Dudince Cochambamba GBR 3:51:37 10-28-1990 ARG 4:17:03 Benjamín Lorefice 1987 Plymouth 11-03-1991 Mar del Plata DEN 3:51:46 Jacob Sørensen 1974 06-16- ARG 4:17:03 Jorge Lorefice 1987 11-03- 2002 Dublin 1991 Mar del Plata POR 3:52:00 João Vieira 1976 02-21-2004 ISR 4:17:07 Shaul Ladany 07-02-1972 Beja Marcinelle ECU 3:52:07 1979 07-28- PUR 4:17:46 Nicolas Soto 09-27-1993 2007 Rio de Janeiro AMS Ponce COL 3:52:16 Héctor José Moreno 1963 05- SLO 4:18:28 Milan Balek 1950 10-16- 25-1997 Naumburg 1983 Wien CUB 3:52:19 Edel oliva 03-24-1995 Mar ALG 4:19:15 H'Mimed Rahouli 03-12- del Plata 1987 Boumerdès GRE 3:54:11 Spyros Kastanis 1964 03-18- ARM 4:20:40 Vagarhak Arzumanian 10- 1990 Athina 11-1955 Yerevan AZE 3:54:47 Sergey Shildkret 07-17-1985 NCA 4:23:55 Luis Canelo 04-02-1989 Leningrad Ranchuelo GEO 3:57:28 Alexander Scherbina 10-17- KEN 4:25:24 William Sawe 09-30-1988 1965 Alma Ata Seoul NED 3:58:21 Harold Van Beek 1962 04-05- VEN 4:26:31 Carlos Ramones 1954 10- 1992 Bekescsaba 04-1986 Saint-Leonard BRA 3:58:30 Mario José dos Santos Jr GHA 4:30:26 Ahmed Ali 09-21-2002 1979 05-11-2008 Cheboksary Accra TUN 3:58:44 Hatem Ghoula 1973 03-04- SMR 4:37:12 Stefano Casali 1962 03- 2007 Santa Eularia des Riu AFR 20-1994 Pescara PAN 4:37:17 Leonel Ramos 04-17-1983 Mexico Team GB - Olympic Medals by Sport ALB 4:40:04 Dimitri Sadik 08-21-1976 Elbasan Athletics 191 EGY 4:43:20 Moujahid El Sayed 05-22- Swimming 64 1987 Zagazig Cycling 54 TRI 4:47:05 Francis Thomas 06-18-1972 Rowing 48 Port-of-Spain Shooting 47 CRC 4:50:24 Sergio Gutierrez 08-18-1984 Boxing 45 Ciudad Guatemala Sailing 45 TUR 4:51:19 Hakan Çaliskan 1968 03-10- Tennis 39 2002 Sint-Oedenrode Equestrian 25 MAR 4:57:29 Hassan Kouchaoui 04-21- Judo 16 1984 Albi (Race Walking 15) ETH 4:58:54 Debeko Yanka Degife 1976 Figure skating 15 05-14-2006 La Coruña CMR 5:05:51 Daniel Foudjem Ganno 1974 Team GB - Athletics Olympic Medals 05-14-2006 La Coruña Sprints 30 (10:100m, 8:200m, 12:400m) ISV 5:09:04 Henry Klein 09-18-1976 Middle distance 28 (13:800m, 15:1500m) Malmö Relays 27 LBA 5:15:53 Ahmed Issa Hurdles 18 09-15-1967 Tunis Race Walking 15 CYP 5:16:59 John Constandinou 1972 10- Steeplechase 12 29-2006 Yverdon-les-Bains Long track 10 (2:3,000m, 4:5,000m, CRO 5:24:28 Zelemir Haubrih 1963 10-07- 4:10,000m) 2007 Bad Deutsch Altenburg High Jump 7 Long Jump 7 20km Walk - Women Javelin 7 Currently unknown: these will appear in a Combined events 7 future issue when I have them… Triple Jump 6 Marathon 5 British Olympic Medals Team 5 (3:3000m, 1:3 Mile, 1:5,000m) (Pre 2008 - not including Beijing) 5 Miles 3 Cross Country 2 Whilst racewalking is certainly 'one of Shot 1 Britain’s most successful athletics Hammer 1 disciplines' it might help some people to see Discus 0 the following information so that they can Pole Vault 0 word themselves more accurately in future. Team GB: Racewalking Olympic Nine other sports have won more medals Medals won than race walking, although Athletics is the most successful sport overall for Great 1908 3500m Walk Men George Larner Britain at the Olympics - if winning medals is 14:55.0 GOLD the measure of success. Within athletics, 1908 3500m Walk Men Ernest Webb Race Walks have won 15, but Hurdles have 15:07.4 SILVER 18, and Jumps 20 medals. Running has 83 1908 10 Mile Walk Men George Larner medals, with Track sprinting making up 68 1:15:57.4 GOLD of that total. Of those, 30 are for short 1908 10 Mile Walk Men Ernest Webb sprints, and 28 for middle distance. Of 1:17:31.0 SILVER those, 15 were for 1500m, with 14 of them 1908 10 Mile Walk Men Edward Spencer being won by men. 1:21:20.2 BRONZE 1912 10km Walk Men Ernest Webb 46:50.4 1948 50km Walk Men Tebbs Lloyd- SILVER Johnson 4:48:31 BRONZE 1920 10km Walk Men Charles Gunn 1960 20km Walk Men Stanley Vickers 49:44.4 est. BRONZE 1:34:56.4 BRONZE 1924 10km Walk Men George Goodwin 1960 50km Walk Men Don Thompson 48:37.9 SILVER 4:25:30.0 GOLD 1932 50km Walk Men 1964 20km Walk Men 4:50:10 GOLD 1:29:34.0 GOLD 1936 50km Walk Men 1964 50km Walk Men Paul Nihill 4:30:41 GOLD 4:11:31.2 SILVER

The Bradford Walks 2010: Monday 31st May - Spring Bank Holiday

Events 35km & supporting 15km

Start time 11.00 a.m. Changing venue: Jenny Lane, Baildon - Sat Nav BD17 6

The course will be over a 7km circuit around Baildon Moor, near Bradford.

Entry fees: 35km - £6. 15km - £4 Entries close 19th May.

Please post entries to Alan Brooks at; The Well Spring, 50 Fieldhead Lane, Birstall, West Yorkshire WF17 9BJ

The future of this event depends on the walkers. The passing of the traditional course is regrettable but long point to point courses are out in today’s risk averse society. Please come and try this new version of the oldest continual walking event in the UK.

Good prizes for individuals, teams, dependant on entries. The earlier the better for entries - organisers need encouragement too! Results and Reports

Enfield League Race 1 provided a pleasant racing temperature. 2nd January 2010 The five one mile out and back laps Lee Valley Stadium provide a good view of the head of the race and the surrounding competition for The first race of the New Year saw all taking part and the spectators. The Surrey well represented with 6 starters fist four were soon well away from the and 5 finishers in good field of almost 50. main bunch. The course, just outside of The cold weather and a little snow the the new stadium, is attractive with a previous night may have put some off short hill to add interest, very little traffic but a warming sun and no wind in fact and pleasant surroundings. Peter Hannell 17 Sean Pender Enfield M55 c1067 (Judges: M.Croft, M.Graham, R.Pearce, 48.54 P.Wilson. Timekeeper: M.Oliver. 18 Michael Harran Surrey M70 49.54 Recorders: P.Kates, J.May. Marshalls: 19 Ken Bobbett Hillingdon M65 50.29 C.Lawton, T.Perkins, K.Roost, J.Rooke) 20 Steve Kemp unatt M45 c1075 50.43 21 Peter Crane Surrey M65 51.48 2 Miles 22 Ron Powell Enfield M70 53.22 1st Helen Croft Ilford AC U15 25.49 23 John Borgars Loughton M60 53.37 24 Peter Howard Enfield M65 54.07 3 miles 25 David Hoben Surrey M55 54.07 1st Mal Blyth Leicester M70 c384 35.46 26 Oliver Browne Ilford M55 c789 55.04 27 Alan O'Rawe Ilford M65 c791 55.04 Ladies 5 miles 28 Peter Cassidy Loughton M70 55.24 1 Diane Bradley Tonbridge W45 43.40 29 Bernie Hercock Enfield M70 56.29 2 Verity Snook Aldershot W35 44.11 30 Doug Fotheringham Belgrave M75 3 Helen Middleton Enfield W45 45.02 c373 58.40 4 Becky Collins Medway/M U20 46.38 31 David Ainsworth Ilford M60 c540 5 Maureen Noel Belgrave H W45 50.08 66.09 6 Anne Belchambers Steyning W55 DQ Steve Crane Surrey WC 29 50.32 7 Fiona Bishop Aldershot W50 51.29 Sarnia Walking Club road walk 8 Sue Davies Aldershot W40 51.44 3rd January 9 Ann Lewis Aldershot W60 52.29 Lancresse to Bulwer Avenue, Guernsey 10 Jo Stringer Aldershot W35 52.45 11 Sue Barnett Cambs/Coll W60 54.04 Guernsey race walkers opened up the 12 Norma Grimsey Enfield W50 55.26 New Year with an easy three miles road 13 Francios Fernandez Loughton W55 walk between Lancresse and Bulwer 56.38 Avenue. The Le Noury brothers were 14 Sue Smith Ryston W45 60.03 content to walk together for most of the 15 Jennie Grimwood Newmarket Jgrs race, until Jason opened a small gap to W50 62.29 claim the win in 24.35. Stuart finished 16 Serena Queeney Enfield W55 66.26 eight seconds down, but well ahead of also walked third man home Phil Lockwood. Jo Miles Hillingdon AC W50 62.30 Seventy year old Mick Le Sauvage, who just held off Dave Dorey in a race to the Men's 5 miles line beat the old Guernsey Age Best time 1 Nick Silvester Aldershot M50 39.23 set by Austin Mann in 1993 on the same 2 Phil Barnard Ilford AC 25 39.57 course. Ladies entrant Carol Bates was 3 Trevor Jones Steyning AC M50 41.26 happy with her performance, finishing 4 Peter Ryan Ilford AC M55 c984 42.17 close to Le Sauvage and Dorey. 5 Fransisco Reis Ilford AC M45 42.38 Rob Elliott for SWC 6 Steve Uttley Ilford AC M50 43.29 7 John Hall Belgrave H M60 43.29 3 mile 8 Steve Allen Barnet DAC M50 44.21 1 Jason Le Noury M 24.35 9 Shaun Lightman Surrey M65 45.44 2 Stuart Le Noury M 24.43 10 David Kates Ilford AC M60 46.14 3 Phil Lockwood M35 26.48 11 John Ralph Chiltern H M50 46.21 4 Terry Bates M55 30.09 12 Amos Seddon Enfield M65 46.24 5 Kevin Le Noury M50 31.13 13 Andy Cox Hillingdon AC M55 47.27 6 Mick Le Sauvage M70 34.04 14 Alan Ellam Enfield H AC 47.47 7 Dave Dorey M60 34.04 15 Peter Hannell Surrey WC M65 48.08 8 Carol Bates W55 34.54 16 David Sharpe Ilford M50 c578 48.40 Coventry Godiva New Year Race Fastest of the ladies was Judith Quane, 3rd January who is now getting close to breaking the 5 mile hour, second fastest was Terri Salmon 94 38:48 S. Arnold Nuneaton M45 with rapid improver Michele Turner, third 144 47:15 M. Williams Tam M45 fastest. 153 49:35 G. Jones Coventry M65 156 51:41 A. Wheeler Nun. W50 In the 5k, junior Alexander Eaton 161 66:07 A. Qureshi Birchfield M55 showed a greatly improved technique and a good turnover to take the win both HSBC Winter League Round 4 and on handicap and on actual time. He 10th January is sure to improve further as both his Ronaldsway, Isle of Man fitness and his skills increase. A Ronaldsway welcome return to racing for Lisa Motley in second, showing that she still has a The fourth round of the HSBC Securities good turn of foot and is getting back to Services Winter Walks League took fitness. Miriam Kelly took third spot, place in cold but surprisingly good edging out Pauline Clague by a mere 4 conditions underfoot given the recent big seconds on handicap. freeze the Island had been experiencing for the last week or so. Walkers are Juan Bellando walked his fastest race by notoriously hardy souls though, and fifty a minute in a determined effort in the four braved the winter chill to set off junior 3k event. Danielle Oates was a together on a scratch start with race clear second and she was followed handicaps for the 10k and 5k being home by a trio of elves, namely added on after the race. Michele Turner Alexandra Ross, Sinead Kaneen and had been announced as the overall Hannah Kelly who were determined to winner on handicap due to an error wear their Christmas racing outfits in this transposing her actual time but round after the December round had to nevertheless her corrected time still was be called off due to icy conditions. enough to give her second place on the Olivia Watterson and Ellen Quane made podium and good league points with a 4 up the rest of the field, both walking with minute improvement on her last effort pleasing techniques throughout. and showing a solid technique. She was just five seconds ahead of Angela Martin Just 2 juniors walked in the 2k event, in third. The winner on handicap was Daniel Scarffe taking the win, but Sandra Halpin, who walked with Angela Rebecca Greatbatch pushed him hard throughout but took the win by virtue of a the whole race. In the junior 1k, Steven longer handicap, both improving Waddington walked a fast race and significantly from the Andreas round in enjoyed a comfortable win, he was November. In fact all those featuring in followed home by brothers Toby and the top 10 had to have improved by at Matthew Young. least 2 minutes so it was a very competitive race. Fastest on the day was Thanks to everyone who helped officiate Kevin Walmsley, returning to racing after and support in bitterly cold conditions too long an absence, he used all his and to everyone for staying behind to racing experience, sitting on the heels of support the raffle. Thanks also to Jim Jock Waddington before pulling ahead Cottier of Ronaldsway Social club for the around halfway and having just under a kind use of their facilities. minute in hand at the finish. Jock held on to second with a minutes cushion from Round 5 takes place at Andreas on Vinny Lynch who recorded a new Sunday 7th February. Due to the personal best in third. cancellation of the 4th round, this year’s league will be calculated by the best 3 5 Sharon Christian 49.49 (44.49) races from 5 events. This means that if 6 Wendy Ross 37.23 (51.38) you have only competed in one race so Adam Cowin (dnf) far, you can still finish the league as long as you take part in the next two rounds. 3k 1 Juan Bellando 18.10 (All races were scratch start with 2 Danielle Oates 18.47 handicaps on the 10k and 5k events 3 Alexandra Ross 19.37 added after the event) 4 Sinead Kaneen 19.41 5 Hannah Kelly 19.55; 10k 6 Olivia Watterson 21.36 Handicap position, name, time (handicap 7 Ellen Quane 21.45 time) 1 Sandra Halpin 1.11.42 (1.21.02) 2k 2 Michele Turner 1.05.32 (122.06) 1 Daniel Scarffe 14.13 3 Angela Martin 1.11.42 (1.22.11) 2 Rebecca Greatbatch 14.27 4 Jane Foster 1.06.53 (1.22.12); 5 Tony Dugdale 1.00.40 (1.22.15) 1k 6 Helen Stone 1.10.10 (1.22.31) 1 Stephen Waddington 7.09 7 Dave Corrin 1.03.55 (1.23.39) 2 Toby Young 9.18 8 Judith Quane 1.00.49 (1.23.41); 3 Matthew Young 10.14 9 Dave Walker 56.53 (1.23.53) 10 David Dodson 1.08.26 (1.23.59) Bob Wright Handicap Series Race 5 11 Alison Crellin 1.10.52 (1.24.01) January 17th 12 John Stubbs 1.08.10 (1.24.06); Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey 13 Robbie Breadner 1.10.03 (1.24.08) 14 Jim Caley 1.09.57 (1.24.14) Third place in the fifth walk of the Bob 15 Dick Callin 1.04.51 (1.24.21) Wright Handicap Series was good 16 Dougie Corkill 1.03.55 (1.24.44); enough for Phil Lockwood to increase 17 Terri Salmon 1.04.06 (1.24. 49) his overall lead. Walking close to his best 18 Simon Spencer 1.23.28 (1.24.54) ever time, Phil claimed the fastest time of 19 Dave Wilkinson 1.05.50 (1.24.55) the day with a 14.57 clocking, four 20 Mick Holgate 1.07.49 (1.25.03) seconds up on Stuart Le Noury. Jason 21 Samantha Draper 1.08.15 (1.25.08) Le Noury, third quickest of the day was 22 Michael Salmon 1.08.50 (1.25.09) hampered by a bruised foot picked up 23 Gordon Erskine 1.10.58 (1.25.25) whilst playing football. 24 Colin Moore 1.08.28 (1.25.25) Winner of the handicapped event was 25 Jock Waddington 54.31 (1.25.31) Jayne Le Noury, with second home, 26 Vinny Lynch 55.34 (1.25.35) Terry Bates, only three seconds behind. 27 Tony Ball 1.19.24 (1.25.44); Making full use of his few minutes start 28 John Hotchkiss 1.10.58 (1.25.45) Terry held fast finishing Lockwood at bay 29 Janette Morgan 1.10.46 (1.25.46) by only inches. 30= Kevin Walmsley 53.37 ( 1.25.49) 30= Mike Readshaw 1.00.45 (1.25.49) 3000 metres track walk 32 Marie Gilbertson 1.08.25 (1.26.07) 1 Jayne Le Noury W45 23.24 (watch 33 Simon Cox 1.02.33 (1.26.29). time) 20.24 (actual time) 2 Terry Bates M55 23.27 / 16.57 5k 3 Phil Lockwood M35 23.27 / 14.57 1 Alexander Eaton (u15b) 28.57 (45.28) 4 Carol Bates W55 23.47 / 21.47 2 Lisa Motley 31.43 (46.17) 5 Mick Le Sauvage M70 23.55 / 20.25 3 Miriam Kelly 38.05 (48.05) 6 Stuart Le Noury M 24.06 / 15.01 4 Pauline Clague 37.01 (48.09); 7 Jason Le Noury M 23.41 / 15.11 8 Kay Coulson W40 25.14 / 25.14 by about a minute although the latter recorded an excellent time. A second Steyning AC Open 15K Road Walk half surge from Shaun Lightman gained 23rd January only a couple of places but stretched the Steyning gap back to Peter Hannell from a few seconds at 5km to over 6 minutes by the 19 walkers set off in cool overcast end although the latter’s time was a conditions in this annual race over an considerable improvement on last year. undulating out and back course from Although the course is mainly up on the Steyning out towards Ashurst and into way out and back down the return and down Spithandle Lane towards journey still includes a testing climb and Wiston and returning to Steyning. After the tiring walkers tended to close up and negotiating a flooded road at the places change as fitness told. The finish Steyning Leisure Centre Ian Richards of back up through the village, as always, Steyning AC, Mark Easton and Stephen brought welcome cries of Crane of Surrey WC were pretty much encouragement from the supporters as together to the 7.5K turning point well as passing shoppers. followed closely by Steynings Trevor Peter Hannell Jones, about a mile into the return the faster Easton broke up the group to go 15km MEN on to win in a useful time, while his Pos.Name.Age.Club .Halfway.Finish younger club mate Crane pulled away 1 Mark Easton M45 Surrey 37:58 74:33 from Richards and Jones, several 2 Stephen Crane Surrey 37:59 75:27 walkers did well to record faster times on 3 Ian Richards M60 Steyning 37:52 the tough return leg. In the Women’s 76:50 race held in conjunction, Helen 4 Trevor Jones M50 Steyning 38:31 Middleton from Enfield Harriers was a 77:44 clear winner from the fast finishing Joan 5 Peter Ryan M55 Ilford 40:21 82:01 Lennon of Steyning AC who was tackling 6 Shaun Lightman M65 Surrey 44:26 this distance for the first time and had 86:45 started at a steadier pace. 7 Arthur Thomson M70 Enfield 44:17 -Ron Penfold 88:57 8 Carl Lawton M60 Belgrave 47:03 The bad weather and a gap in the racing 91:30 calendar meant it has been three weeks 9 Ron Penfold M65 Steyning 45:50 since the last event. For this reason the 91:38 25 starters by the town clock in Steyning 10 Sean Pender M55 Enfield 45:41 High Street were pleased to get back to 92:40 their sport. They were not deterred by 11 Peter Hannell M65 Surrey 45:40 the extra distance from 7 to almost 10 92:58 miles, the hills and, for some, the 12 Steve Allen M50 Barnet 44:09 95:37 complicated journey to this pleasant 13 Chris Flint M60 L.Vids 47:21 95:47 town. The conditions were ideal – cool 14 Peter Crane M60 Surrey 49:07 98:53 but not too cold with no wind - and good 15 Dave Boxall M75 Seaford Striders times were recorded by the majority with 51:10 102:20 Surrey Walking Club well to the fore in 16 Bernie Hercock M70 Enfield 54:44 first and second places. Mark Easton, 109:25 turning out for his longest race for many months, intended this as a warm up for TEAMS the imminent 10 miles Club 1 Surrey WC 9pts championship was still able to hold off 2 Steyning AC 16pts his younger club mate, Stephen Crane, 3 Enfield Harriers 33pts 15k WOMEN Reid (St Pauls, Erdington) with Amy 1 H. Middleton W45 Enfield 43:00 85:56 Sanders (Croft Junior) only 2 points 2 Joan Lennon W50 Steyning 46:12 further back. 89:49 3 Anne Bellchambers W55 Steyning Daniel Watling (Perton Middle School, 50:02 101:51 Staffs) repeated his success from the last race. Daniel Waples (Guilsborough, Sarnia Walking Club Road Walk Northants) took a significant chunk off 24th January his best time to finish second ahead of Les Amarreurs, Guernsey Sheffield duo Shaun Cohen and Dan Stuart Le Noury dominated the 5 Chaib. Watling remains top of his league kilometres road event from start to finish but Cohen has made inroads into his as he won the event by a minute from lead. Edward Poyser (Blaby Stokes), Phil Lockwood. Stuart crossed the line in with the top handicap score in this race, 25.34, half a minute outside his best leapt into third place overall. time, whilst Lockwood got within twenty seconds of his previous best time. Rob Current Chris Smith league team Elliott finished a distant third. champions, Blaby Stokes Striders, maintained their lead in the team 5 kilometres category ahead of High Storrs, Sheffield. 1 Stuart Le Noury M 25.34 2 Phil Lockwood M35 26.28 George Smolinski (L.P.S.A.A.) 3 Rob Elliott M50 28.43 4 Kevin Le Noury M50 33.47 GIRLS 2k 5 Dave Dorey M60 34.59 1 Jasmine Nicholls Countesthorpe 6 Mick Le Sauvage M70 35.16 College Leics 11:03 7 Jayne Le Noury W45 35.56 2 Emma Achurch Leysland, Leics 11:26 3 Toni Webley Kingstanding, Chris Smith Race Walking League Birmingham 12:09 2009/10 Round 3 4 Rebecca Chambers Meadowhead, 26th January Sheffield 12:20 5 Sarah Sheasby High Storrs, Sheffield A quarter of the 36 finishers in the third 12:45 round of the Chris Smith race walking 6 Isobel Reid St Paul's Catholic School, league improved on their personal bests. Edgbaston 13:26 7 Kara Sanders Hartshill, Nuneaton Leicester Mercury Young Sportswoman 13:56 of the Year runner-up, Jasmine Nicholls 8 Jessica Mills Grace Academy, (Countesthorpe College) maintained her Chelmsley Wood 14:19 unbeaten record in this year's series but 9 Kezia Brown Blaby Stokes, Leics 14:22 was chased hard by Emma Achurch 10 Laura Achurch Blaby Stokes, Leics (Leysland H.S.). Toni Webley 14:34 (Kingstanding, Birmingham) took over 11 Amy Sanders Croft Junior 14:40 half a minute from her previous best time 12 Georgina Hollinshead Hurley Primary, to finish third. Atherstone 15:02 13 Chloe Merton NDS Birmingham 15:16 The girls league is proving to be a close 14 Sophie Naylor Blaby Stokes, Leics competition and will only be resolved 15:50 after the final race. Sarah Sheasby (High 15 Rosie Parsons Etone College, Storrs, Sheffield) clawed her way back to Nuneaton 16:14 the top of the standings but holds a 16 Amelia Furniss Brixworth Primary, narrow 3 point advantage over Isobel Northampton 16:37 17 Rhiannon Cole St Edwards, Kettering 9 Dave Ainsworth Ilf 23:25.28 16:48 10 Stella Angeyu unatt 25:18.14 18 Neve Duguid Blaby Stokes, Leics 17:03 Loughton Athletic Club: 19 Rebecca Hughes Isham Primary, The London Open Walks Kettering 17:15 31st January 20 Sophie Hammerschmidt Victoria Park, London Wellingborough School 17:39 21 Charley Coleman Blaby Stokes, Leics On a fine crisp day, the only 19:15 disappointment to the organisers was the rather thin turnout of younger walkers. BOYS 2k On the other hand, with competitors from 1 Daniel Watling Perton Middle School, Wales ( two of them, both taking awards) Staffs 11:15 and France, we had a broader 2 Daniel Waples Guilsborough, geographical spread than usual, and a Northants 11:30 new club, Abingdon Amblers A.C., 3 Shaun Cohen Handsworth Grange, appeared in the results and missed third Sheffield 11:49 place in the Women’s 5k by a whisker. 4 Dan Chaib High Storrs, Sheffield 12:10 Apologies are due to any who were 5 Joe Smith Blaby Stokes, Leics 12:59 inconvenienced by the slightly creaky 6 Matthew Redfern William Allitt, administration, largely due to the taking Swadlincote 13:07 on of the Southern R.W.A. Senior 10 7 Edward Poyser Blaby Stokes, Leics Championships, which had been 14:20 cancelled because of the weather on the 8 Matthew Kibble Mount Grace, Leic 6th January. Our thanks to all walkers 14:35 and officials who supported the event. 9 Thomas Butler Stockingford,Nuneaton Pauline Wilson & Peter Cassidy 15:53 Loughton A.C. 10 Declan Harbour Brixworth, Northampton 16:17 11 Benjamin Allen Blaby Stokes, Leics 16:27 12 Jake Smith Blaby Stokes, Leics 16:30 13 Joseph Hardy Rushton, Northants 16:41 14 Peter Bilson SHEAF 16:50 15 Callum Harris Brixworth, Northampton 17:45

London Indoor Games & Essex/Kent Open/SCVAC Indoors. 31 January 2010 Lee Valley Stadium, London 3000m 1 Nick Silvester AFD 14:03.69 Under 11 Girls 1k 2 Francisco Reis Ilf 15:23.59 1 Ella Cairns Newmarket Joggers 7:51 3 Mark Culshaw Belg 16:41.70 2 Olivia Stevens Newmarket 7:51 4 Dave Sharpe Ilf 18:15.18 5 Sue Davies AFD 19:04.41 Under 13 and Under 15 Girls 2·5k 6 Ann Lewis AFD 19:21.98 1 Emma Achurch U15 Leicester 14:13 7 Norma Grimsey E&H 20:08.06 2 Becky Chambers U13 Sheffield 15:00 8 Bernie Hercock E&H 21:36.59 3 Heather Butcher U13 Cambridge 15:18 4 Georgia Parsons U13 Tonbridge 17·03 Southern Championships: 5 Rosie Parsons U15 Nuneaton H. 20:43 U17 Howard, Funnell, Cotterill Southern Championship: Junior Collins, Symons, Rukin U13 Butcher, Parsons Under 17 Men 5k Under 13 and Under 15 Boys 2·5k 1 Shaun Cohen Sheffield 31:22 1 Guy Thomas U15 Tonbridge 15:09 2 Ben Parsons Tonbridge 32:00 2 Andrew Statter U15 Surrey 15:18 3 Peter Bilson (Senior Guest) Sheffield 3 Matthew Redfern U13 Nuneaton 15:25 42:10 Southern Championship: Southern Championship: Parsons U15 Thomas, Statter Combined Men and Women 10k Combined Women 5k Senior Men, unless indicated Senior, unless otherwise indicated 1 Brendan Boyce Coventry 42:49 1 Kelsey Howard U17 Tonbridge 26:20 2 Tom Bosworth Tonbridge 43:55 2 Fiona McGorum Leicester W.C. 26:48 3 Darell Stone Steyning A.C. 44:12 3 Diane Bradley Tonbridge A.C. 27:15 4 Scott Davis Ilford A.C. 45:14 4 Heather Lewis U17 Pembrokeshire 5 Dominic King Colchester 46:28 Harriers 27:50 6 Antonio Cirillo JM Swansea H. 5 Rebecca Collins J Medway & (Coventry Godiva H.) 50:10 Maidstone 28:17 7 Phil Barnard Ilford A.C. 50:24 6 Helen Middleton Enfield 28:44 8 Ian Richards Steyning A.C. 50:26 7 Kate Funnell U17 Ashford A.C. 9 Trevor Jones Steyning A.C. 50:48 (Tonbridge A.C.) 29:10 10 Jim Ball Steyning A.C. 51:14 8 Jasmine Nicholl U17 Leicester 30:32 11 Jonathan Hobbs JM Ashford 52:19 9 Maureen Noel Belgrave H. 31:17 12 Steve Arnold Nuneaton H. 52:28 10 Stephanie Rukin J Tonbridge 31:26 13 John Hall Belgrave H. 53:56 11 Emily Symons J Tonbridge 32:00 14 Liam Baldwin JM Tonbridge 53:59 12 Noël Blatchford Abingdon 33:56 15 Fiona McGorum SW Leicester 54:02 13 Katerina Johnson J Radley A.C. 16 Diane Bradley SW Tonbridge 54:39 (Abingdon A.A.C.) 34:00 17 Helen Middleton SW Enfield 57:26 14 Susan Barnett Cambridge & 18 J. Constandinou Birchfield H. 57:32 Coleridge A.C. (E. & H.A.C.) 34:09 19 Rebecca Collins JW Medway & 15 Judy Howard Abingdon 34:31 Maidstone A.C. 57:34 16 Karen Davies Birchfield H. 34:53 20 Graham Chapman Headington 57:47 17 Catherine Coterill U17 Tonbridge 21 Shaun Lightman Surrey 58:00 36:34 22 Dave Kates Ilford A.C. 58:09 18 Sue Smith Ryston R. 38:08 23 Arthur Thomson Enfield 58:13 19 Serena Queeney Enfield 39:15 24 Kate Funnell U17W Ashford 58:54 20 Jenny Grimwood Enfield 39:25 25 Andy Cox Hillingdon A.C. 59:11 21 Helen Croft U17 Ilford A.C. 42:21 26 Ron Penfold Steyning A.C. 59:31 27 Carl Lawton Belgrave H. 60:22 Combined teams 28 Alan Ellam Enfield 60:33 (Each Club may score one second-claim 29 Mark Culshaw Belgrave H. 61:56 member, as shown in brackets above) 30 James Cotterill JM Tonbridge 61:59 1 Tonbridge A.C. “A” 11 31 Glyn Jones Coventry 62:02 2 Tonbridge A.C. “B” 38 32 Sean Pender Enfield. 62:02 3 Enfield & Haringey A.C. 39 33 Steve Allen Ilford A.C. 62:15 4 Abingdon Amblers A.C. 40 34 Paul King Belgrave H. 62:18 5 Leicester W.C. (Scoring 2) 10 35 Maureen Noel SW Belgrave 62:24 First Veteran (no other individual award) 36 Stephanie Rukin JW Tonbridge 62:36 Noel 37 Michael Harran Surrey W.C. 63:40 38 Chris Flint London Vidarians 64:00 Teams: 1 Steyning A.C.141: 2 Ilford A.C. 39 Dave Sharpe Ilford A.C. 65:26 125: 3 Belgrave H. 116 40 Ron Powell Enfield 66:45 Senior Women Bradley, Middleton, 41 Gary MacDonald Surrey W.C. 68:02 Collins 42 John Borgars Loughton A.C. 69:06 43 Ben Parsons U17M Tonbridge 69:41 THE REG JACOBS TROPHY 44 Emmanuel Tardi L.P.Longjumeau (All finishers score for their first-claim 69:45 clubs.) 45 Karen Davies SW Birchfield 69:51 1 Tonbridge A.C. 579 46 Peter Howard Cambridge & Coleridge 2 Enfield & Harigey A.C. 261 A.C. (E. & H.A.C.) 72:27 3 Ilford A.C. 223 47 David Hoben Surrey W.C. 73:19 4 Steyning A.C. 207 48 Bernie Hercock Enfield 73:28 5 Belgrave H. 175 49 Eric Horwill Dudley & Stourbridge H. 6 Surrey W.C. 149 (Loughton A.C.) 74:16 7 Leicester W.C. 147 50 Sue Smith SW Ryston R. 78:01 8 Nuneaton H. 140 51 Serena Queeney SW Enfield 79:42 9 City of Sheffield A.C. 100 10 Newmarket Joggers 99 Combined Mens teams 11 Ashford A.C. 97 (Each Club may score one second-claim 12 Abingdon Amblers A.C. 90 member, as shown in brackets) 13 Birchfield H. 82 1 Steyning A.C. 20 14 Coventry Godiva H. 79 2 Ilford A.C. “A” 29 15 Cambridge & Coleridge A.C. 63 3 Coventry Godiva H. 33 16 Medway & Maidstone A.C. 50 4 Tonbridge A.C. “A” 41 17 Swansea H. 50 5 Belgrave H. 59 18 Cambridge H. 49 6 Enfield & Haringey A.C. “A” 69 19 Pembrokeshire H. 49 7 Surrey W.C. 81 20 Colchester H. & A.C. 46 8 Enfield & Haringey A.C. “B” 109 21 Ryston R. 42 9 Ilford A.C. “B” (scoring 2) 60 22 Headington R.R. 38 10 Loughton A.C. (Scoring 2) 75 23 Hillingdon A.C. 34 24 London Vidarians W.C. 33 Southern Championships 25 Loughton A.C. 20 Junior Men Hobbs, Baldwin, Cotterill 26 L.P.Longjumeau 19 Senior Men Barnard, Richards, Jones 27 Dudley & Stourbridge H. 15 Archived Results Continuing on with results that for one M60 - 3rd John Hall 25:35.57 reason or another never made it into the last eight issues of the magazine… 10k road walk W50- 10th Fiona Bishop 69:11 World Masters Association Athletics W45 - 3rd Diane Bradley 55:30; Championships Stadia W45 - 7th Helen Middleton 60:16 28th July - 8th August 2009 W45 TEAM - 3rd GB&NI (Fiona, Diane, Lahti, FINLAND Helen) 3:04:57 M75 - 9th John May 76:09 5,000m track walk M70 - 1st Arthur Thomson 56:27 W50 - 10th Fiona Bishop 34:06.44 M60 - 2nd John Hall 53:08 W45 - 8th Helen Middleton 30:56.84 M75 - 7th John May 36:56.7 20k road walk M70 - 1st Arthur Thomson 27:47.44 W50- 6th Fiona Bishop 2:26:24 W45 - 3rd Diane Bradley 1:56:48; jumping was being done by the local W45 - 6th Helen Middleton 2:04:11 experts while we were there, using W45 TEAM - 3rd GB&NI (Fiona, Diane, artificial landing surfaces - pretty Helen) 6:27:22 spectacular. The town sits at the edge of M75 - John May DNF (fell over foot of a fairly large lake and plenty of athletes barrier - hospitalised) took advantage of trips on the lake, M70 - 1st Arthur Thomson 1:58:19 some of us in a paddle steamer. The M60 - 3rd John Hall 1:53:28 weather was kind, with plenty of warm sunshine and the only substantial rain That makes 8 individual medals and 2 came one night. team medals from just 6 walkers - an excellent result. Bad luck for John May The race venues were good - the 5k falling over the extended foot of a barrier walks were at the second track, not separating the two sides of the course in much more than half a mile from the the 20k. Others fell over these barely main stadium and the 10 and 20k road noticeable obstacles and I found myself walks were all held on the same 2k treading on one before I saw John lying circuit round Fellman Park, little over a on the ground being attended to. Bad quarter of a mile from the main stadium luck also to two entrants who didn't get and on the route to the town to the start line - Harvey Jaquest, who centre, so that quite a lot of people was out there supporting but not over a involved in the championships passed by recent illness and Dave Kates, looking and encouraged the walkers. after Pauline, still immobile after her garden accident. I'm sure you will all join Some of our team had a problem with me in wishing John, Harvey and Pauline the local transport. Usually free transport well. With Dave present and getting is provided to all those people carrying round in his usual form we could have the championship accreditation (part of had another team medal (M60 gold?), the cost of entering enables the local with help from Arthur, in the 20k. organising committee to fund this en bloc). In Lahti a number of our people, The judging was another lottery, with including some of our walkers, had to knees being the focus at the expense of pay to reach official hotels, which were the first principle of walking - CONTACT. further away from the town centre than As an example, the women's 20k (all age might have been expected. groups together) resulted in 32 red cards - ALL FOR KNEES! I wasn't alone in Overall, despite a few problems, thinking that was well "over the top". All including the very high price of of the women over 70 (W70, W75, W80 accommodation, this appeared to me to and W85) were disqualified. Is this age be a good championship meeting. discrimination? I sat at the side of the John Hall road for the Women's 60+ 10k and tried to keep a judge's card - I then compared my observations with the recorder's 200 Club board and found little resemblance to Recent winners: what I had seen. Some trotters did come January 2010 out of some races but they had to be £25 J. A. Sales pretty bad to do so. For more on knees, see the bit about Congress, below. £10 S. Wynn £10 Midland Area Lahti was a pleasant venue, with the main athletics stadium overshadowed by Details: 3 enormous ski-jump ramps. Some ski- The 200 Club is a monthly prize lynch-pin in putting GB back on the draw run solely for the benefit of the podium in the major athletic forums. RWA, and is one of its most Keep it "gooing" Andi. important sources of funding. There are up to 200 members each with a Geoff Tranter unique number that is entered into a Birmingham monthly prize draw. ------Do not overdo the international Every month 3 numbers are drawn scene in future issues. After all, at random to win prizes of £25 - 1st without wishing to be narrow in this prize, £10 - 2nd prize and £10 - 3rd day and age, the magazine is about prize. In June and December there is British Race Walking and so it a bonus fourth prize of £50, should remain. depending on the number of members at the time. John Eddershaw Sheffield The cost is £13 per number, or £12 if ------you agree to pay your subscription With regards international coverage by standing order or to receive your in the magazine. I do tend to agree renewal notifications by email. that under the last editor there were too many obscure results from The club is run by Bill Wright. Please overseas and I am certainly happy send a cheque for £13 per number that the focus has been put back on requested payable to RWA to the the UK, as in my case it makes more following address, including your interesting reading and has certainly name, address, how many numbers rekindled some of the old you require, and whether you wish to enthusiasm that I had lost for the be paperless, along with your sport. Whilst I appreciate that we signature and the date. have to have an interest in what is going on overseas I feel that Bill Wright (200 Club), certainly major overseas results 212 Weddington Road, should be included but certainly not Nuneaton, obscure results which could have an CV10 0ER. adverse effect on the publication of British results so I suppose I would side with the roughly 50/50 split. Letters Bob Care Best of luck to Andi Drake and his training at Leeds. This could be the In the next issue… More of the 800th special edition features in 801, Lugano, Nutrition, Technique, Drugs, Results, Reports, News, Photos… And anything I have missed out of this issue. DON’T MISS IT! -OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Fixtures March B 13th 5 mile Enfield League (2pm) Lee Valley 14th 10 mile Northern Championships Thornton-le-Clay, Yorkshire 14th var EAA Lugano Grand Prix Lugano, SWITZERLAND 20th 5k Bexley Winter League (2pm) Bexley, Kent B 21st 10,000m Sarnia WC Championship 1 Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey 21st var Midland Championships TBC 23rd var South Yorkshire League (6pm) Sheffield 27th - 28th var BMAF Indoor Championships Lee Valley, London 27th 20k Northern Championships (1:30) Simister, Lancashire 27th 10,000m/YAG Slater Bryce Memorial Walks/Sussex 10k Track Champs 27th var EAA Permit Meeting Dudince, B 28th 5,000m Sarnia WC Championship 2 Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey B 28th 7 miles Chilcott Cup Albecq to North Side, Guernsey 28th 10k/var HSBC Winter League/10k Champs NSC, Douglas, Isle of Man April B 2nd 5 miles Sudbury 5 (9.17am) Sudbury, Suffolk 3rd - 4th var IAAF Racewalking Challenge Wuxi, CHINA 8th 5k IOMVAC Handicap NSC, Douglas, Isle of Man B 9th 2 mile track Eric Waldron Cup Osmond Priaulx, Guernsey 10th var EAA Permit Meeting Podebrady, 11th 10k/20k UK/RWA National 20k Championships/Junior 10k/YAG/England Trials Victoria Park, London 11th 1000m/2000m Tipton Games Tipton, West Midlands 17th 10k Northern Championships Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield 17th 2000m/3000m Birchfield Games Alexander Stadium, Birmingham 17th 20k/var IAAF Racewalking Challenge Rio Maior, B 18th 5k MMAC Road Walk Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham (11am) B 18th 1 mile Philadelphia Cup Team Handicap Amarreurs Road, Vale, Guernsey 18th 5k/var Manx 5k Champs/Junior Championships NSC, Isle of Man 18th var Jeff Ford Memorial Walks/YAG GP/Northern Champs Sheffield 23rd var South Yorkshire League (6pm) Sheffield B 24th 10 mile Goodwin Cup (1:30) Chorley, Lancashire B 24th 1000m/3000m LICC/Enfield League/YAG Copthall (11:45am) B 25th 50k/var IOM Fire and Rescue - Sara Killey Memorial Walk Isle of Man B 25th 10k Sarnia WC Championship 3 Delancey Park, Guernsey 25th 50k UKA/RWA National 50k Championships Stokton-on-Tees 25th 3k/5k Somerset Schools/Somerset AAA Champs TBC May 1st 20k/var IAAF Racewalking Challenge Milan, ITALY B 2nd 3k Graham Mann Team Handicap Amarreurs Road, Vale, Guernsey B 3rd 2 mile/5 mile The Pednor Walks - Open/Bucks. Champs Chesham 8th - 9th var County T&F Championships various venues