Race Walking Record Breakers at the British Athletics Team Trials 2017 Record Tom Bosworth Senior Men’s 5000m – 18:43.28 Race Walking Callum Wilkinson Bethan Davies Under 23 Men’s 5000m – 18:56.96 Senior Women’s 5000m – 21:21.52 June 2017 Photographs courtesy of Mark Easton (http://markeaston.zenfolio.com) Race Walking Record – June 2017 Overseas IAAF Race Walking Challenge, La Coruna (Sat. 3rd Jun.) Following on from Britain’s most successful ever European Race Walking Cup in Podebrady, there were some excellent British performances in the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in La Coruña, reports Ian Richards. Dominic King who has already been selected to represent Great Britain in the 50km Walk in London, showed excellent form over 20km in the as he improved his 13-year-old personal best to 1:27:20. 21st June: British Athletics announced a team of 54 to represent Great He set his previous personal best in June 2004 in Dublin of 1:27:52. Britain & Northern Ireland at the European U23 Championships being After clocking 1:29:28 in the European Race Walking Cup two weeks held in Bydgoszcz, Poland between 13-16th July. previously, Dominic passed the halfway mark in 43:24 and held on Cameron Corbishley (Coach: Andi Drake) has been selected for the over the second half to finally improve his personal best in finishing th th th men’s 20km walk having achieved the qualifying time of 1:26:00 in 34 . This moves him up to 4 in the 2017 British rankings and 24 on Podebrady (CZE) at the EAA Permit Meeting in April. the all-time-list. th Callum Wilkinson (Andi Drake) also has a qualifying time for these Guy Thomas also set a new personal best of 1:28:38 in 37 to move th championships, but has not been selected so that he can focus on the to 5 on the UK 2017 list. Thomas was alongside Dominic King at World Championships in London in August. halfway mark, but dropped off the pace of his compatriot in the second half. Daniel King produced his fastest 20km since 2013, in clocking 1:29:10 in 39th. The men’s race was won by Spain’s Álvaro Martín. He had finished a 24th June: BMAF AGM, Birmingham – Ian Richards (Steyning AC) was very disappointing 31st in the European Race Walking Cup in re-appointed as Race Walking Secretary and was in addition Podebrady two weeks earlier. Martin dictated the pace from the appointed as Vice Chairman with specific responsibility for Policy and start, with only the Japanese duo of Daisuke Matsunaga and Eiki International Affairs. Takahashi able to follow him as they passed the halfway point in 39:46. It was at the 12km point that Martín pulled away to take a popular home victory in 1:19:57. Sweden’s Perseus Karlström who took the bronze in the European Cup came through in the second half to take second in 1:20:20 ahead of Tunisia’s Hassanine Sbai who was 3rd in 1:20:35. The women’s race saw a large pack of seven through the 5km point in 22:36. This included China’s Yingliu Wang, Brazil’s Erica Rocha De Sena, Portugal’s Ines Henriques, Guatemala’s Mirna Ortiz and the Race Walk in Diamond League at London Olympic Stadium Spanish trio of Ainhoa Pinedo, Lidia Sánchez-Puebla and Julia Takacs. Approaching the halfway point, Da Sena and Wang broke away from This coming Sunday (9th Jul.), after breaking the British 5000m race the rest of the pack and led by seven seconds clocking 44:54. Dena walk record, I am pleased to announce the first ever 1 mile race walk moved away from the Chinese athlete at the 14km mark and led by at a Diamond League at the Olympic Stadium in London. 18 seconds at the 15km point. She pulled steadily ahead in the last I'm proud of where the event has gone with the hard work starting 5km to clock 1:29:16. Behind her Spaniard Ainhoa Pinedo (who had with my team in Leeds many years ago with an aim to transform PB of 1:31:58 going into the race) had the race of her life, to overhaul Walking! We have a brilliant national set up now producing major Wang, to take 2nd in a huge personal best of 1:29:50, with Wang 3rd talent on the international stage. Thanks to my management team in 1:29:56. for helping me put the idea forward for a race at the London Diamond Men’s 20km League and help selling it at the highest level to help increase Posn Athlete Nation Perf Notes participation of race walking at athletics clubs - park runs - any one enjoying walking! 1 Alvaro Martin ESP 1:19:57 Please tune in at 12:50, BBC 2 on Sunday and watch the first ever 2 Perseus Karlstrom SWE 1:20:20 Diamond League race walk! – Tom Bosworth 3 Hassanine Sbai TUN 1:20:35 4 Daisuke Matsunaga JPN 1:20:44 5 Eiki Takahashi JPN 1:20:45 34 Dominic King GBR 1:27:20 PB 37 Guy Thomas (U23) GBR 1:28:38 PB 39 Daniel King GBR 1:29:10 SB Finishers = 48; DNF = 20; DQ = 3 Women’s 20km Posn Athlete Nation Perf Notes 1 Erica Rocha de Sena BRA 1:29:16 2 Ainhoa Pinedo ESP 1:29:50 PB 3 Yingliu Wang CHN 1:29:56 4 Ines Henriques POR 1:30:44 5 Lidia Sanchez-Puebla ESP 1:30:51 Finishers = 34; DNF = 7; DQ = 0 Full results - http://www.atletismogalego.com/rcantones2017.pdf Editor: Noel Carmody – Email: [email protected] Race Walking Record – June 2017 England Athletics U20/U23 Championships, Bedford National International Stadium (Sun. 18th Jun.) Welsh Athletics Track Championships, Cardiff (Sat. 10th Jun.) There was a poor turnout for these championships with no women The 100th Welsh Senior Championships were held in dry but gusty starting, only one had entered. Not surprising given that these conditions at Cardiff Stadium, reports Martin Bell. championships are generally held in the middle of A Level exams. First up were the men. Matthew Phipps led out the small field before In extremely hot conditions Cameron Corbishley walked a very Jordan Price took command and walked untroubled to defend his measured race to win the U23 title. Chris Snook took the U20 title. senior title, just dipping under 16 minutes. Matthew looked safe in The runners-up were Luc Legon (U23) and Tom Partington (U20), the second for most of the race, but Daniel McKerlich chased him down only others to finish. and the pair passed the bell together. Dan got his nose in front of Callum Wilkinson went through 5000m in 20:04, on target to better Matthew, before Matthew retained the lead in this battle. Phil Vesty’s 1984 British record but was disqualified at 7000m. Unfortunately, in chasing Matthew down over the penultimate lap, U23 Men’s 10,000m Dan picked up red cards and was disqualified as he entered the home Posn Athlete AG Club Perf straight for the last time. This left Matthew to cross the line in second 1 Cameron Corbishley U23M Medway & Maidstone AC 41:37.44 in a massive personal best around 16:30. Owain Nicholas closed the 2 Luc Legon U23M Bexley Athletic Club 49:47.80 top three finishers, also clocking a new personal best. Callum Wilkinson U23M Enfield & Haringey AC DQ Somewhat harshly, the track referee disqualified Matthew for Guy Thomas U23M Tonbridge Athletic Club DQ allegedly impeding Dan during their last lap battle. This moved Ken U20 Men’s 10,000m Bobbett up to third. Posn Athlete AG Club Perf The women’s race was center stage in the middle of the programme, 1 Chris Snook U20M Aldershot Farnham & Dist. 46:18.98 and with four senior internationals toeing the line, it was probably 2 Tom Partington U20M Manx Harriers 47:41.10 the best quality race of the championships. Bethan Davies took the Tim Snook U20M Aldershot Farnham & Dist. DNF race from the gun and after passing her opening 1000m in 4:03, Oliver Hopkins U20M Lewes Athletic Club DQ slowed slightly, but was never troubled as she stormed to a 12:26 th clocking. Behind Bethan, New Zealand’s Olympian, Alana Barber, British Grand Prix of Race Walking, Leeds (Sun. 25 Jun.) tried her best to keep close but was still a little tired from her 20km (Incorporating British Athletics, England Athletics, Race Walking exploits the previous weekend. Assoc., Welsh Athletics & Southern Area 20km Championships) Photographs courtesy of Mark Easton (http://markeaston.zenfolio.com) Heather Lewis walked solidly for third with no signs of the technical problems that beset her at the UK Senior Indoors. Italy’s Tatyana Roundhay Park in Leeds was witness to a historic day, as four British Gabellone was the fourth of the international athletes. race walkers secured selection for the British Athletics team for the London 2017 World Athletics Championships, reports Ian Richards. Behind these seasoned internationals, juniors Amy Phipps and Jeri- Tom Bosworth and Gemma Bridge took the Grand Prix titles and the Lynne Grabham walk to their own race plan with Amy showing she is British and English titles. The performance of the day came from getting back to her best, whilst Jeri-Lynne improved her personal best Gemma Bridge who clocked a huge new personal best of 1:32:33, the by a minute. second fastest ever performance by a British Athlete.