Record Tom Bosworth - 3000m World Best at Muller Race Walking Games & 5000m National Record & World February 2018 Lead at BritishPhotograph Indoors courtesy ofChampionships Mark Easton (http://markeaston.zenfolio.com) Photograph courtesy of Jodi Hanagan (www.jodihanaganphotography.com) Race Walking Record – February 2018 RACE WALKING ASSOCIATION FOUNDED 1907 (www.RaceWalkingAssociation.com) PRESIDENT – Noel Carmody HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY Colin Vesty ([email protected]) HONORARY TREASURER Mark Easton ([email protected]) HONORARY CHAMPS SECRETARY Petr Marlow ([email protected]) CHAIRMAN Glyn Jones ([email protected]) President’s Appeal 2018 Dear All I am very honoured to have been elected as your President for 2018. As your President for 2018 I am launching my President's Appeal. The funds raised will be made available to the Race Walking Association to assist with funding the annual Nihill Shield match versus Ireland. Hopefully, finds raised through this appeal will reduce the financial contribution that young athletes (parents of) have to make towards the cost of travel and accommodation. Especially taking into account that they are selected by the RWA to represent the English Race Walking Association. I look forward to a very good year and the continuation of the excellent progress the UK has made over recent years. May I look to you to play your part, by sending a donation to me at the address below, handing to me at a race meeting or by bank transfer, details below. Thank you once again for your support. Kind regards Noel Carmody President Race Walking Association Cheques Payable to Race Walking Assoc. Bank Transfer Details Noel Carmody Race Walking Association 41 Herbert Road Account No: 33395057 Bexleyheath Sort Code: 20-74-12 Kent Show Ref: Appeal 2018 DA7 4QF Editor: Noel Carmody – Email: [email protected] Race Walking Record – February 2018 International Results Muller Indoor Grand Prix, Glasgow (Sun. 25th Feb.) Having broken his own indoor British 5000m record the previous weekend Tom Bosworth produced another outstanding performance to set a World Best time for 3000m of 10:30.28 bettering the time set by Andreas Erm of 10:31.42 in 2001. Lugano and Dudince Walks teams’ selections announced England Athletics looks to support developing athletes and provide international experience towards major Championships, in particular the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2020 Olympic Games. We are pleased to announce the race walk teams for the Lugano Trophy 15th Memorial Mario Albisetti 20km in Switzerland (11th Mar.), and for the 37th edition Dudinska 50km in Slovakia (24th Mar.). England Athletics have sent teams to these events for several Shearman Mark years now and many athletes have had very successful races. He led from the gun and has become the norm pulled away from the For Race Walkers, the 2018 England season highlight will be the field mid-race reeling off 1000m splits of 3:31.24, 3:31.96 and Commonwealth Games 20km walks on 8th April in Gold Coast, 3:26.39. Australia. Gemma Bridge (Coach: Mark Wall, Club: Oxford City), Tom Tom was followed home by training partner Callum Wilkinson in a Bosworth (Coach: Andi Drake, Club: Tonbridge) and Callum Wilkinson personal best 10:52.77 with Marius Ziukas in a Lithuanian National (Coach: Andi Drake, Club: Enfield & Haringey) will be competing there Record 10:56.30 third. and therefore have been selected for the Lugano 20km race in Spain’s Diego Garcia in 5th also set a National Record. Switzerland to continue to provide international race opportunities and experience. Erika Kelly (Coach: Steve Partington, Club: Northern (Isle of Man) AC) will also wear the England vest in Switzerland as she has been selected to represent the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games. Cameron Corbishley (Coach: Andi Drake, Club: Medway & Maidstone) completes the 20km team. The 50km event which will be held in Dudince, Slovakia is also the official British Athletics Trial for European Championships which will take place in Berlin, Germany this August. Daniel King (Coach: Dominic King, Club: Colchester Harriers) and Dominic King (Club: Colchester Harriers) have been selected to represent England Athletics at this race which is always strongly contested at this European Athletics Permit event. Source: England Athletics Men’s 3000m (i) Posn Athlete Nation Perf Notes 1 Tom Bosworth GBR 10:30.28 WL NR 2 Callum Wilkinson (U23) GBR 10:52.77 PB 3 Marius Ziukas LTU 10:56.30 NR 4 Dawid Tomala POL 10:58.89 PB Young Athletes Grand Prix Fixtures 2018 5 Diego Garcia ESP 11:06.57 NR ITA 1 London Open Walks Enfield 4th Feb. 6 Giorgio Rubino 11:38.25 PB GBR 2 Molly Barnett Open Walks Coventry 11th Mar. 7 Cameron Corbishley (U23) 11:48.07 SB GBR 3 RWA Inter-Area Match Nuneaton 29th Apr. 8 Christopher Snook (U20) 12:45.25 PB GBR 4 RWA Young Age Group Championships Coventry 20th May 9 Tom Partington (U20) 13:17.57 5a England Athletics U20 Championships Bedford 17th Jun. World all-time top 10 Men’s 3000m walk list 5b England Athletics U15/U17 Championships Bedford 26th Aug. 10:30.28 (i) Tom Bosworth GBR Glasgow 25-Feb-18 6 Youth Development Finals Bedford 8th Sept. 10:31.42 (i) Andreas Erm GER Halle 04-Feb-01 7 Jeff Ford Memorial Walks Sheffield TBC 10:47.11 Giovanni De Benedictis ITA San Giovanni Valdarno 19-May-90 (Guests will be permitted to race in the YAG events at the Inter-Area) 10:49.33 (i) Christopher Linke GER Erfurt 09-Feb-18 Under 20, Under 17 & Under 15 five best scores from 7 races 10:52.15 (i) Nils Brenbach GER Erfurt 09-Feb-18 Under 13 four best scores from 6 races 10:52.77 (i) Callum Wilkinson GBR Glasgow 25-Feb-18 For further information contact Brian Adams 10:54.61 (i) Carlo Mattioli ITA Milan 06-Feb-80 Email: [email protected] 10:54.70 Dane Bird-Smith AUS Brisbane 11-Feb-17 10:56.22 Andrew Jachno AUS Melbourne 07-Feb-91 10:56.30 (i) Marius Ziukas LTU Glasgow 25-Feb-18 Editor: Noel Carmody – Email: [email protected] Race Walking Record – February 2018 London Open Walks, Donkey Lane, Enfield (Sun. 4th Feb.) National Results (Incorporating Southern Area Championships – positions in brackets) Spar Athletics Indoor Championships, Arena Birmingham Conditions were cold for the race with a strong wind blowing across th (Sun. 18 Feb.) the park. The entry for the senior men’s 10km was disappointing. The British Indoor Championships were held at Arena Birmingham as Neringa Aidietyte (Ilford AC) was a clear winner of the women’s 5km a test event for the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the same although Belgrave’s newcomer Maddy Shott took the Southern title. venue in early March and saw a new National record for Tom Chris Snook (AFD) enjoyed a comfortable win in the combined 10km Bosworth (18:28.70) and an inaugural Championship Best ahead of Luc Legon (Camb. Hs) who retained the senior men’s title Performance for Bethan Davies (21:25.37), both completing gun to with Snook taking the junior men’s. tape wins. Tom said, “The bends were tricky for walking, but I managed to find Abigail Jennings (AFD) (pictured below), having secured the junior some rhythm” and added “I set off on PB pace and realised quite women’s title over 5km, continued to complete the 10km, knocking early on that I could hold it, which was encouraging.” almost four minutes from her previous best. This was the first time that the women’s British indoor title has been contested over 5000m and the first time a British woman has recorded a performance indoors. Bethan commented “I am pretty confident over the distance outdoors, technique, but it was nice to have a go at it and walk close to my outdoor PB.” Toms time is the fastest in the world for the indoor 5000m walk since 2014 and removed 11 seconds from his own British record. Commonwealth Games selectees Heather Lewis (Wales) and Callum Wilkinson (ENG) were disqualified from clear silver medal positions. Men’s 5000m (i) Pos Athlete AG Club Actual 1 Tom Bosworth SM Tonbridge Athletic Club 18:28.70 2 Cameron Corbishley U23M Medway & Maidstone AC 20:57.26 3 Christopher Snook U20M Aldershot Farnham & Dist. 22:42.76 4 Luc Legon U23M Bexley Athletic Club 23:33.41 5 Timothy Snook U23M Aldershot Farnham & Dist. 24:59.73 Guy Thomas U23M Tonbridge Athletic Club DQ (230.7a) Callum Wilkinson U23M Enfield & Haringey AC DQ (230.7a) Women’s 5000m (i) Pos Athlete AG Club Actual 1 Bethan Davies SW Cardiff A.A.C. 21:25.37 2 Gemma Bridge SW Oxford City Athletic Club 22:38.29 3 Erika Kelly SW Northern (Isle of Man) A.C. 23:23.69 4 Erika Pontarollo U20W Italy 26:43.83 5 Natalie Myers SW C of Sheffield & Dearne AC 26:51.73 6 Emily Ghose U20W Tonbridge Athletic Club 27:45.99 7 Megan Stratton-Thomas U20W Swansea Harriers 27.55.39 EastonMark Heather Lewis SW Pembrokeshire Harriers DQ (230.7a) Under 13 Girls 2km Domestic Results Pos Athlete AG Club Actual 1 Katie Brash U13G (1st) Blackheath & Bromley 12:06 Essex & Eastern Counties Indoor Championships, Lee Valley Athletic Centre (Sat. 3rd Feb.) Under 15 Boys 3km The event attracted a field of nine starters. First across the line was Pos Athlete AG Club Actual U17 George Wilkinson ahead of Stuart Bennett and the 2017 winner 1 Christian Hopper U15B (1st) Cambridge Harriers 16:46 Adam Hills. Loughton’s Melanie Peddle was the first lady.