2004 / 2005 THE RACEWALKING YEAR IN REVIEW COMPLETE VICTORIAN RESULTS MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RESULTS Tim Erickson 6 November 2005 1 Table of Contents SUMMER SEASON AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY GAMES, PERTH, SEPTEMBER 2004 ...................................................................... 4 U17-U20 VICTORIAN SCHOOLS T&F CHAMPS, DONCASTER, OCTOBER 9-10, 2004 .................................... 5 AUSTRALIAN 50 KM CHAMPIONSHIP, SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2004 .............................................................. 6 U12-U16 VICTORIAN SCHOOLS T&F CHAMPS, MEADOWGLEN, OCTOBER 30, 2004 ................................. 8 VRWC RACES, SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2004 ...................................................................................................... 9 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER 2004 ....................................................................... 11 IGA ALL SCHOOL & YOUTH ATHLETICS CHAMPS, SYDNEY, 9-12 DECEMBER 2004 ............................... 13 VRWC RACES, SUNDAY 23 JANUARY 2005, ALBERT PARK ........................................................................... 15 2005 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL, 20-21 JANUARY 2005, SYDNEY .................................... 17 VICTORIAN COUNTRY T&F CHAMPS, GEELONG, JANUARY 28-30, 2005 .................................................... 18 TELSTRA A SERIES MEET, CANBERRA, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2005 ......................................................... 20 VICTORIAN OPEN & U20 T&F CHAMPS, MELBOURNE, FEBRUARY 11-13, 2005 ........................................ 22 TELSTRA A SERIES 10,000M WALK, ADELAIDE, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2005 ................................... 24 VICTORIAN YOUTH AND U23 T&F CHAMPS, OLYMPIC PARK, 26-27 FEBRUARY ..................................... 25 VICTORIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLENHUNTLY, 5-6 MARCH 2005 .............................................. 26 AUSTRALIAN 20 KM ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SYDNEY, SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2005 ................................... 27 VLAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, OLYMPIC PARK, MARCH 19-20, 2005 ........................................................ 29 IAAF GRAND PRIX WALKING EVENTS, TIJUANA, MEXICO, 20-21 MARCH 2005 ....................................... 31 WINTER SEASON VRWC WINTER SEASON OPENING DAY – SATURDAY 2 APRIL ................................................................... 33 AMA CHAMPIONSHIPS, BRISBANE, MARCH 25-28, 2005 ................................................................................. 35 DEAKES AND SAVILLE IN ACTION IN RIO MAIOR, SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2005 ................................................ 37 VRWC RACES, SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2005, ALBERT PARK ............................................................................... 39 TELSTRA U20 & U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS, 8-10 APRIL, BRISBANE ................................................................... 42 VRWC RACES, SATURDAY 16 APRIL .................................................................................................................... 43 AUSTRALIAN CENTURIONS 24 HOUR WALK, 16-17 APRIL, COBURG .......................................................... 45 VRWC RACES, SATURDAY 16 APRIL .................................................................................................................... 48 AUSTRALIAN LITTLE ATHS CHAMPIONSHIPS, HOBART, 23-24 APRIL 2005 ............................................... 50 IAAF RACEWALKING CHALLENGE, CIXI, CHINA, 24 APRIL 2005 ................................................................ 51 AA, AV AND VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 1 MAY 2005 ............................................................. 53 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 7 MAY 2005 ................................................................................. 57 VRWC RELAY RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 14 MAY 2005 ................................................................ 60 VRWC AND VMA CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 22 MAY 2005 ............................................ 62 VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 28 MAY 2005 ............................................................................ 65 EUROPEAN CUP RACE WALKING 2005, MISKOLC, HUNGARY, 21 MAY 2005 ........................................... 67 VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 4 JUNE 2005 .............................................................................. 72 RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA CARNIVAL, CANBERRA, SUNDAY 12 JUNE 2005 ........................................ 74 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 18 JUNE 2005 ............................................................................. 79 VRWC AND AV RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 25 JUNE 2005 ............................................................. 81 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 2 JULY 2005 ............................................................................... 84 2 RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA CHALLENGE, ALBERT PARK, SAT 9 JULY 2005 ......................................... 85 AV AND VRWC CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBERT PARK, SUNAY 17 JULY 2005 ................................................. 87 AV EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 23 JULY 2005 ................................................................................. 92 RUSSIA DOMINATES THE EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ................................................................. 95 BRUGNETTI SETS 10 KM WALK WORLD BEST - SUNDAY 24 JULY 2005 ..................................................... 97 AV EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 30 JULY 2005 .................................................................................. 98 AV AND VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2005 ......................................................... 101 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, HELSINKI, 5-11 AUGUST 2005 ................................................................. 105 VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2005 ................................................................... 111 VRWC EVENTS, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2005 ................................................................... 113 AUSTRALIAN ROADWALKING TITLES, ADELAIDE, AUG 28, 2005 ............................................................ 115 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 27 AUGUST, 2005 ..................................................................... 121 VRWC RACES, ALBERT PARK, SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER, 2005 ................................................................ 122 WORLD MASTERS CHAMPS, SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN, AUG 22 – SEPT 3, 2005 ......................................... 124 3 AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY GAMES, PERTH, SEPTEMBER 2004 The Australian University Games were held in September in Perth and Tom Barnes narrowly took out a very keenly contested Mens walk. Tom’s time of 21:56.6 was an 18 second PB and indicates that he will be a major contender on the track this summer. Italian Raffaele Rinaldi, who is Melbourne based and who walked at Albert Park occasionally during the winter, took third place with a good 23:39. Full results were as follows Men 5000 Metre Race Walk 1. Barnes, Thomas MELB 21:56.60 (PB) 2. Smith, Michael UOW 21:57.09 3. Rinaldi, Raffaele MELB 23:39.72 4. Humphrey, Aaron TUL 25:19.45 5. Easterbrook, Patrick UWA 28:48.63 Women 5000 Metre Race Walk 1. Johnson, Laura ACPE 23:19.54 2. Grant, Lisa USYD 23:57.76 3. Heazlewood, Brianna USYD 24:04.85 4. Rutter, Jillian USYD 26:22.16 5. McGrath, Lauren ECU 27:29.40 6. Alldis, Christina UTS 28:45.43 4 U17-U20 VICTORIAN SCHOOLS T&F CHAMPS, DONCASTER, OCTOBER 9-10, 2004 The first instalment of the Schools championships was held last weekend at Doncaster and the pick of the walks would definitely have to be Siobhan Donovan who took over 20 secs off her PB, recorded during the winter season. Siobhan is improving with every race and will soon be making her presence felt amongst the senior walkers. Jess Rothwell also walked very well for her 25:31. Girls 5000 Meter Walk Under 20 1. JESS ROTHWELL 89 Gou 25:31.13 2. EDA GIRGIN 90 Mgi 28:23.72 3. KYLIE VANDENHEILIGENBERG 86 Lyn 34:44.41 Girls 3000 Meter Walk Under 18 1. FAUVE JACOBS 87 Ccg 16:33.62 Girls 3000 Meter Walk Under 17 1. SIOBHAN DONOVAN 88 Bor 14:43.51 (PB) 2. SIBON FUZZARD 88 Gir 16:10.47 Boys 3000 Meter Walk Under 18 1. TIM STEVENSON 87 Spa 16:32.01 BRENT WOOD 87 Mon DQ Boys 3000 Meter Walk Under 17 1. JAMES CURTIN 88 Whi 21:13.41 2. BRADLEY ELMS 88 Lal 21:29.71 5 AUSTRALIAN 50 KM CHAMPIONSHIP, SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2004 This prestigious event saw a disappointing entry list of only 4 Victorians – sad but not too hard to understand given the very late notification of this event - it was only announced in early August. By that stage, of course, everyone had completed their season and it is not possible to just drop everything, train for a couple of months and expect to walk a 50 km competitively. This illustrates the need for AA to set championship dates at least 12 months in advance. I believe that AA are now working towards this (let's keep our fingers crossed). With defending champion Duane Cousins a late scratching, only 3 walkers started – Chris Erickson, Daniel Walters and Andrew Jamieson. Chris and Daniel walked together for the first 10 km (49:23) before Daniel increased the tempo to pass 20 km in 1:38:01, some 40 secs in front of Chris. Andrew was walking his own race further back, passing 20 km in a very conservative 1:50:01. Daniel started to suffer from a hip problem soon after and was forced to retire around the 24 km mark. That left Chris well in front and he powered on to pass the 30 km mark in 2:28:35. But soon after this, he started to suffer back spasms (perhaps from the cold wind) and