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Tim's Walker of the Week What's Coming up Vrwc Road HEEL AND TOE ONLINE The official organ of the Victorian Race Walking Club 2013/2014 Number 48 26 August 2014 VRWC Preferred Supplier of Shoes, clothes and sporting accessories. Address: RUNNERS WORLD, 598 High Street, East Kew, Victoria (Melways 45 G4) Telephone: 03 9817 3503 Hours : Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday: 9:00am to 3:00pm Website: http://www.runnersworld.com.au Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Runners-World/235649459888840 TIM'S WALKER OF THE WEEK My Walker of the Week this time around goes to NSW walker Nicole Fagan who, last weekend in Albany, won her first ever Australian Open championship title with her 20km winning time of 1:41:07. While not fast by her standards, it was a fitting reward for her years of training and dedication. She had previously placed second in the 2009 winter 20km championship and third in the 2011 Summer 20km championship. With a number of international representations under her belt already (2008 World Cup Junior 10km, 2011 World University Games 20km and 2012 World Cup 20km), she is a young walker on the improve. Well done Nicole. WHAT'S COMING UP Next Saturday sees VRWC walkers back at Middle Park for our annual 'Beat Your Season Best Time' competition. The idea is simple - choose a distance that you have raced over during the winter and then go for it. The person who betters his/her season best by the most in each division gets to pick the prizes table. And a reminder that we are trying to get walkers to pre-enter via our VRWC online entry panel - http://vrwc.org.au/wp1. Saturday 30th August 2014, Middle Park VRWC EVENTS: Beat Your Season Best time. Prizes for all winners. The winners are the walkers in each race to beat their season best time by the largest margin. 2.15pm 10km Beat Your Season Best Time Open 2.15pm 5km Beat Your Season Best Time Open 2.15pm 3km Beat Your Season Best Time Open 2.15pm 3km Beat Your Season Best Time Under 15 2.30pm 1km Beat Your Season Best Time Under 9 2.40pm 2km Beat Your Season Best Time Under 12 Looking further forward, the Victorian 50km championship will be held on Sunday 14 September. This must be entered via the AV portal http://athsvic.org.au/event/2014-av-walk-series-50km-walk/ and it is open to all currently registered Athletics Victoria walkers. This meet also includes a Racewalking Australia 50km Championship for Women - any female walker who is a member of one of our racewalking clubs can participate. Entries will be taken on the day or via our VRWC online entry panel. And my usual plugs • Our annual Falls Creek training camp will run from Sunday 28 December 2014 to Saturday 10 January 2015. You can keep up with the latest Falls Creek Camp news by joining our facebook webpage at https://www.facebook.com/groups/726992100645163. • Entries are now open for our VRWC 24 Hour carnival on the weekend of 4-5 October 2014. Events include 24 Hours, 12 Hours, 6 Hours and RWA 100km. Check it out or enter at http://www.centurions.org.au/event2014.shtml. VRWC ROAD RACES, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 23 AUGUST We had a good turnout for our VRWC scratch races at Middle Park on Saturday and conditions were just about perfect, with a sunny and mild winter's day. Only a few more weeks to go until our winter season finishes. And a special welcome back to Anna Wallace after the birth of her first baby. 8km Open 6km Open 1. Alison Thompson 53:53 1. Jason Kozica 29:09 2. Karyn O'Neill 54:36 2. Corey Dickson 32:24 3. Celia Johnson 58:30 3. Paul Kennedy 34:42 Reese Walmsley DNF 1. Adam Garganis 39:17 2. Mark Donahoo 47:47 4km Under 15 3. Terry O'Neill 47:57 1. Philippa Huse 22:20 4. Gerard Feain 50:06 2. Jessica Lillie 25:53 5. Russ Dickenson 52:10 Gabbie Crea DQ Bob Gardiner DNF 1. Kyle Swan 18:53 4km Open 2. Hayden Walmsley 22:59 1. Heather Carr 23:13 3. Lachlan Feain 23:39 2. Emily Swan 24:28 3. Donna Elms 24:30 2km Under 12 4. Gwen Steed 26:51 1. Kathleen O'Mahony 11:20 5. Jan Morrey 29:10 2. Paten Ruby 11:21 6. Liz Wrigley 29:47 3. Grace Louey 12:11 7. Anna Wallace 31:43 4. Chloe Karagiorgos 12:24 8. Donna Campbell 33:19 5. Charlotte Hay 12:44 9. Margaret Beaumont 33:43 10. Pam Mews 39:19 1km Under 9 1. Gemma Lillie 06:14 1. Bernie Keirl 23:08 2. Anthony Doran 27:26 1. Joel Prys 05:46 3. Alex Poore 30:16 4. Barrie Wicks 30:24 5. Gary Turner 31:23 6. John Morrison 31:33 7. Ian Beaumont 34:08 8. Steve Jordan 40:00 You can check out your laptimes at http://vrwc.org.au/wp1. Thanks to our many judges and officials - sorry if I missed anyone - I was not there myself. Officials: Bob Gardiner, Damien Elms, Jason Elms, Ian Laurie, Mark Donahoo, Mark O'Mahony Judges: Stuart Cooper (Chief), Peter Vysma, Ralph Bennett, Michael Bodey, Lloyd Nichols Canteen: Wendy Cooper, Maraine Stanway Photos: Terry Swan Terry Swan captured the action with his camera as usual - check out http://www.vrwc.org.au/coppermine. Adam Garganis, Kyle Swan, Paul Kennedy, Joel Prys and Gemma Lillie Mark Donahoo, Gary Turner, John Morrison and Jessica Lillie Heather Carr, Anna Wallace and Kathleen O'Mahony AUSTRALIAN ROADWALK CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBANY, WA, SUNDAY 24 AUGUST The Australian National Roadwalking Championships were held last Sunday in Albany in Western Australia. From what I heard, the organisation was first rate and the 1km lap was well protected and potentially fast. The only thing missing was the walkers. In total, the results sheet shows only 30 walkers in the Athletics Australia Championships and a further 21 in the purely RWA races - 51 all together. Of these, only 15 were from outside Western Australia (QLD 3, VIC 2, NSW 3, TAS 0, ACT 3, SA 4). What a disaster for racewalking and, unfortunately, just as expected. When Athletics Australia asked stakeholders in November 2013 to provide feedback on Albany as a venue, the walking community was united in saying that Albany was not the right choice (I have the various emails saved for posterity). Alas, AA went ahead and confirmed the city, ignoring our concerns. As they say, the proof is in the pudding. For those who did make the complicated and expensive trip, I am sure that they enjoyed the experience. Congratulations to all our various medallists and congratulations to our new Australian champions. My comments above are not meant in any way to diminish your fine walking last weekend. I reproduce the report published on the AA website: Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) has successfully defended his national 20km race walking title, streeting the field at the 2014 ‘Go For 2&5’ Australian Race Walking Championships on Sunday in Albany, WA. Bird-Smith won the open national crown in Hobart last year and successfully repeated as national men’s Open 20km race walking champion by crossing the line in Albany in the time of 1:27:38. The Queenslander finished well ahead of second-placed Dale Hennighan (WA), who stopped the clock at 1:43:56 to win silver. Bronze went to Dean Nipperess (Qld) who clocked 1:48:01. Five men lined up for the event on the Flinders Parade 1km loop course, and by the time Bird-Smith came finished the first lap he was already a full 26 seconds clear of Hennighan in second place. After opening with a 4:12 first kilometre, Bird-Smith went 4:12 and 4:14 for the next two laps respectively to set up an unbeatable lead early. He went through the halfway point in 42:31 to lead by over five minutes from his nearest competitor and easily strode to victory. In the women’s Open 20km event, Nicole Fagan (NSW) was quite literally unchallenged for the national title. Fagen was the only competitor to make it to the start line after a number of athlete withdrawals. Regardless of the lack of female competition, Fagan pushed herself out to a 4:40 first kilometre and challenged herself all the way around the course to cross the line in 1:41:07. Results follows. Lapsplits available at http://www.nswathletics.info/liveresults/2014/aa_rw. AA 20km Walk Open Men 1. Bird-Smith, Dane QRWC 1:27:38 2. Hennighan, Dale WARWC 1:43:56 3. Nipperess, Dean QRWC 1:48:01 4. Hastie, Garry WARWC 1:57:15 Crump, Peter SARWC DQ AA 20km Walk Open Women 1. Nicole Fagan NSWRWC 1:41:07 RWA 10km Open and Masters Women 1. Brown, Vanessa RWCWA 58:34 2. Hahn, Andrea RWCWA 1:02:26 3. Tolardo, Karyn WARWC 1:02:49 4. Hall, Melissa RWCWA 1:03:14 5. Tingay, Sonia WARWC 1:11:57 6. Hughes, Robyn WARWC 1:16:29 Mitchell, Louisa SARWC DQ AA 10km U20 Men No starters AA 10km U20 Women 1. Holt, Kate WARWC 58:22 2. Hennighan, Bree-Anna WARWC 1:04:40 AA 10km U18 Men Leatherland, Simeon RWCWA DQ AA 5km U18 Women 1. Hughes, Holly WARWC 29:57 2. Gerken, Caitlin RWCWA 30:37 3. Tolardo, Isabella WARWC 34:10 4. Reid, Aimee WARWC 39:15 AA 5km U16 Women 1.
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