Record Dominic King Clocks 3:55:48 for 50km to go Race Walking second on British all-time list October 2016 Race Walking Record – October 2016 Welsh Athletics Awards 2016 Bethan Davies was awarded the Female Endurance Athlete of the Year after an excellent season. Bethan was unbeaten in all her domestic races which included the Welsh Championships, Indoor and Outdoor British Championships and Manchester International. Although just missing out on selection for the 2016 Olympics, her times from this year put her in second place on the all-time rankings for the 3000m walk, 10k walk and 20k walk, and she is now 20 seconds clear of the second ranked athlete on the all-time indoor 3000m walk, where she holds the British record. Source: www.welshathletics.org Ron Pickering Memorial Fund 2016 Young Athlete Awards A key highlight of the England Athletics National Volunteer Awards evening was the presentation of the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund young athlete awards in the U23, U20 and U18 categories. This year’s winners were Dina Asher-Smith (U23), Callum Wilkinson (U20) and George Mills (U18). George Mills ~ Dina Asher-Smith ~ Callum Wilkinson Bethan pictured with Welsh Race Walking legend & Olympian Steve Barry England Athletics 2016 National Community Volunteer Awards – Dave Sunderland Memorial Bursary The bursary set up in Dave Sunderland's memory was also presented - this aims to support development opportunities for coaches and the recipient this year is Andi Drake. Andi has an inclusive high National Championships 2017 performance training group and support team that includes school 07/08 Jan. England Athletics Indoor Sheffield and student athletes training alongside elite U20 world 10,000m walk 11/12 Feb. British Athletics Indoor Sheffield champion Callum Wilkinson and Olympian Tom Bosworth. His legendary Track Tuesday nights, at Leeds Beckett University, are a 04 Mar. England Athletics 10km (with Molly Barnet) Coventry great environment for endurance coaching. His friendship and 11/12 Mar. British Masters Indoors Lee Valley professional coaching role with Dave Sunderland helped Andi to start 22 Apr. RWA Inter-Area Match TBC (South) realising his own personal coaching goals. 29/30 Apr. BA/RWA 10km & RWA YAG Coventry 18 Jun. England Athletics U23/U20 Bedford Andi told us, “It was a lovely surprise. It’s a bit clichéd but I should 24-25 Jun. British Masters Outdoor Birmingham share this with a whole bunch of people I work with.” Two of his 25 Jun. BA/EA/RWA 20km (World Champ. Trial) Leeds athletes were present at the event; Callum Wilkinson said, “He’s a 02 Jul. British Athletics Senior Outdoor Birmingham great coach – very helpful. He’s really helped me with my move to Leeds recently.” Tom Bosworth added, “I’ve been coached by Andi 30 Jul. CAU/EA Senior Outdoor Bedford for seven years. He’s always been most welcoming and 05-06 Aug. 100 Mile Bury St Edmunds supportive. He gets on your back if you slack on training but he’s only 27 Aug. England Athletics U17/U15 Bedford looking out for you. I can’t thank him enough." 16 Sept. English Schools Bolton Source: www.englandathletics.org 01 Oct. RWA Festival of Race Walking & 50km TBC Editor: Noel Carmody – Email: [email protected] Race Walking Record – October 2016 Overseas Deutsche Meisterschaften Straßengehen (German Championships Race Walking), Andernach (Sat. 8th Oct.) Carl Dohmann won the German 50km title in a personal best 3:47:57. Behind him, 20-year-old Karl Junghannß recorded 3:52:46 on his debut over 50km. Dominic King finished fourth in a personal best and UK lead of 3:55:48 to go second on the British all-time list, securing a qualifying time for the 2017 IAAF World Championships. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Selection Policies England Athletics and Commonwealth Games England have announced details of the athletics selection policy for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The published selection standards for the race walks are: Men’s 20km – 1:25:00 Women’s 20km - 1:37:00 Men’s 50km The policy states that with a maximum athletics team size of 75, athletes must realise gaining a selection standard does not guarantee Posn Athlete Nation Perf Notes selection. 1 Carl Dohmann GER 3:47:57 PB The full selection policy can be found at: 2 Karl Junghannß GER 3:52:46 Debut http://www.englandathletics.org/library- 3 Michelle Antonelli ITA 3:53:08 PB media/documents/England%20Athletics%202018%20Commonwealth% 4 Dominic King GBR 3:55:48 PB 20Games%20Selection%20Policy%20FINAL%20-%20Oct%202016.pdf _______________________________________________________ 5 Andrea Argusti ITA 3:56:17 Welsh Athletics in conjunction with Commonwealth Games Wales 6 Nathaniel Seiler GER 3:58:03 Debut have agreed their nomination policy for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. African Centurions 24 Hour Walk, Robben Island, Cape nd rd The published nomination standards for the race walks are: Town, South Africa (Sat. 22 to Sun 23 Oct.) The inaugural African Centurions 24 Hour Walk was held on Robben Men’s 20km A: 1:24:00 Women’s 20km A: 1:37:00 Island, Cape Town, the infamous penal colony where Nelson Mandela B: 1:26:00 B: 1:40:00 was imprisoned for 18 of the 27 years he spent behind bars. To date, The full nomination policy can be found at: three former inmates of the prison have gone on to become http://www.welshathletics.org/media/1067575/cwg-nomination-policy- President of South Africa: Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe and athletics_2018_final.pdf the current President Jacob Zuma. After an opening lap of 11km, the walkers completed 21 laps of 7km Race Walking Association Annual General Meeting and then a final lap of 3km to make up the required 161km (100 miles). The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Race Walking Association is to be held on Sunday 11th December in Birmingham at Alexander Stadium, commencing at 2pm. The formal notice and agenda can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/racewalkingassociation/?fref=ts Richard Gerrard & Janette Morgan The first two places in the men’s race went to Manx walkers Richard Gerrard and Dave Walker ahead of South African Kersten Mosig. It was another Manx walker, Janette Morgan who took the win in the women’s race ahead of Sandra Brown (Surrey WC) and Jackie Goosen Editor: Noel Carmody – Email: [email protected] Race Walking Record – October 2016 (South Africa). Everyone achieving 100 miles within 24 hours were M75 5000m (26th Oct.) awarded African Centurion badges. Posn Athlete Nation Perf Sandra Brown has become the only person in the world to have 1 Christoph Hohne GER 32:20.71 achieved all seven Centurion badges – English, Continental, 2 Jim Seymon AUS 33:38.15 Australian, American, Malaysian, New Zealand and now African. 3 Ed Shillabeer GBR 33:42:46 Men’s 100 Mile GBR Posn Athlete Club Perf 7 Ron Stewart 40:34.20 1 Richard Gerrard (M40) Isle of Man Veterans AC 19:42:01 M80 5000m (26th Oct.) 2 David Walker (M40) Manx Harriers 20:31:29 Posn Athlete Nation Perf 3 Kersten Mosig South Africa 20:37:46 1 Norbert Will GBR 36:05.97 4 James Quirk (M40) Manx Harriers 21:36:33 AUS 5 Peter Miller (M40) Unattached 21:44:39 2 Colin Silcock-Delaney 39:25.87 6 Chris Cale (M45) Manx Harriers 22:11:01 3 Ian Beaumont AUS 44:53.87 Women’s 100 Mile The women’s 5000m took place on the second day. Unsurprisingly Posn Athlete Club Perf the host nation dominated winning 14 medals (5 gold, 7 silver and 2 1 Janette Morgan (W50) Isle of Man Veterans AC 20:56:47 bronze). Highest placed Brit was Cath Duhig, who finished 5th in the 2 Sandra Brown (W65) Surrey Walking Club 22:22:14 W60 age group, achieving her aim of a top eight finish and a sub 31- 3 Jackie Goosen South Africa 23:35:19 minute clocking. W50 5000m (27th Oct.) Posn Athlete Nation Perf 1 Esmeralda Rocha de Souza BRA 28:39.67 2 Ann Staunton-Jugovic AUS 28:43.67 ITA Over 4000 athletes at these championships; unsurprisingly the 3 Manuela Lucaferro 29:32.24 biggest contingent being from the host nation Australia with 1416. 7 Maureen Noel GBR 32:05.20 The second largest is Great Britain with 282, containing just nine race W55 5000m (27th Oct.) walkers. Posn Athlete Nation Perf The men’s 5000m track walks took place on the opening day of the AUS in sunny but not overly hot conditions. 1 Pam Tindal 27:15.69 ITA The first race covered age groups 75 to 94 years and resulted in a 2 Peppina Demartis 27:27.40 clear victory for Christoph Hohne (1968 Olympic 50km champion) a 3 Carmen Garcia Frontons ESP 28:45.93 newcomer to the M75 age group ahead of Australian Jim Seymon and 10 Fiona Bishop GBR 34:38.10 Britain’s Ed Shillabeer. Norbert Will was a clear winner in the M80 13 Carrie Oliver GBR 38:23.57 age group. The M65 age group was always going to be a head to head between W60 5000m (27th Oct.) Briton Ian Richards and the stylish Mexican Jose Lopez Camarena, Posn Athlete Nation Perf especially as Australian Andrew Jamieson had moved out of the age 1 Barbara Nell RSA 27:32.00 group. The Mexican went out hard and straight into the lead ahead 2 Lynette Ventris AUS 27:51.27 of world record pace with Richards chasing hard. Although the Mexican tired Ian had to settle for silver in his fastest time for two 3 Barbara Bryant AUS 28:53.58 years and the satisfaction that he is still the world record holder.