RACE WALKING

SMR Championships 2011 Race

Walking events held at Ballam Park, Frankston

Under 14 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 14 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Chloe NcNicol-Davidson	Skye Valley	9:08.21		1. Troy McGill	Mornington	7:21.09

Under 13 Girls - 1500m Race Walk			----------	Under 13 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Jemima Montag	Caulfield	7:29.78		1.Cody McNicol-Davidson	Skye Valley	9:43.00


Under 12 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		time	----------	Under 12 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Philipa Huse	Brighton	8:55.74		1.
2. Bronte Segota	Brighton	9:33.69
3. Tessa McCann	Brighton	9:36.65

Under 11 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 11 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Paris Owen-Wilson	Dandenong	11:26.50		1. Harley Davidson	Skye Valley	12:51.94
2. Mia Lopez	Caulfield	11:53.63		2.
3. Ashley Barrett	Mornington	12:47.70
4. Catherine Simonsen	Seaford	13:20.48


Under 10 Girls - 1100m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 11 Boys - 1100m Race Walk
1. Tegan Miller	Skye Valley	6:55.15		1. Zach Lane	Mornington	6:57.63
2. Daina Kasperaitis	Mentone	7:41.55		2. Thomas Rickard	Mornington	8:40.78
3.				3. Scott Nicholson	Westernport	9:32.68
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VLAA State Championships - 2010 Race Walking Results

Australian Little Athletics Championships 2009

Boys 1500m Walk	State	Time	-----------	Girls 1500m Walk	State	Time
1. Ben Tesch	Qld	07:11.4		1. Jmara Hockley Samon	Vic	07:07.3
2. Jason Dredge	NSW	07:57.4		2. Lotta Danner	SA	07:18.4
3. Tarwyn Filipek	WA	08:20.8		3. Gabrielle Maseley	NSW	07:30.0
4. Zachary Rouse	Vic	08:32.0		4. Ally Durr	ACT	07:30.2
5. Martin Campbell	Qld	08:33.1		5. Rachael Barker	Qld	07:38.6
6. Mitchell Walker	Tas	08:37.4		6. Samantha Prime	Vic	07:50.7
7. Kieran Thompson	Vic	08:56.8		7. Brooke Barritt	WA	08:07.5
8. Daniel Herbert	Tas	09:42.6		8. Rachelle Taylor	Tas	08:47.6
9. Jacob Mitchell	ACT	10:12.9		9. Stephanie Holloway	Tas	09:36.9
10.Ivor Metcalf	NSW	10:59.3		10.Becky Clark	NSW	09:49.0
11.James Martens	ACT	11:00.4		11.Hannah Watt	WA	10:29.8
--Joshua Russo	SA	Disq		12.Shannon O'Dempsey	Qld	11:57.1
--Daniel Weetra	SA	Disq		--Jemma Potezny	SA	Disq
--Ethan-Lee Nolan	WA	Disq		--Naomi Stewart	ACT	Disq

SMR Championships 2009

Race Walking events held at Ballam Park, Frankston

Under 15 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 15 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Amy Burren	Waverley	7:17.76		1. Dylan Sloan	Seaford	7:74.98
2. Nicole Hallett	Casey	8:09.51		2. Anthony Vella	Casey	8:08.61
3. Samantha Cannizzaro	Cranbourne	10:14.14		3. Joshua Kaiser	Frankston	9:09.64
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Under 14 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 14 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Talie Collins	Waverley	9:00.02		1. Aaron Tam	Waverley	8:38.69
2. Sarah Maslen	Frankston	9:58.97
3. Corey Pendry	Dandenong	11:26.15
Eva Zeleznikow	Brighton	13:41.24
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Under 13 Girls - 1500m Race Walk			----------	Under 13 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Ashley Albert	Waverley	7:44.22		1. Dale Crawley	Casey	9:33.40
2. Rebecca Guy	Casey	7:58.48
3. Samantha Prime	Casey	8:43.54
4. Charlotte Cleary	Brighton	8:51.67
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Under 12 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		time	----------	Under 12 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Sarah Burren	Waverley	7:53.29		1. Stephen Lees	Waverley	9:52.63
2. Billie Whitelaw	Mornington	8:43.80		2. Paul Tremigliozi	Caulfield	10:07.31
3. Chloe NcNicol-Davidson	Seaford	9:08.89
4. Shelby Mance	Casey	9:35.58
5. Jade Diaz	Oakleigh	10:18.21
6. Mikaela Thomas	Casey	10:52.64
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Under 11 Girls - 1500m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 11 Boys - 1500m Race Walk		Time
1. Jemima Montag	Caulfield	8:44.17		1. Lewis Vella	Casey	9:02.78
2. Jade Sanders	Oakleigh	8:50.75		2. Nicholas Babinczky	Waverley	9:19.76
3. Amy Ventura	Waverley	9:15.77		3. Cody McNicol-Davidson	Seaford	9:25.58
				4. Jacson Lalande	Caulfield	10:28.25
				5. Cameron Howard	Caulfield	10:39.75
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Under 10 Girls - 1100m Race Walk		Time	----------	Under 10 Boys - 1100m Race Walk
1. Paige DeLisen	Waverley	6:07.06		1. Joel Cendamo	Waverley	7:13.74
2. Rachael Guy	Casey	6:27.11		2. Matthew Sullivan	Cranbourne	7:17.77
3. Taylor Vasiljevic	Casey	6:54.08		3. William Stark	Casey	7:55.73
4. Tessa McCann	Brighton	7:08.50
5. Ally Gloury	Caulfield	7:15.35
6. Bronte Segota	Brighton	7:22.99
7. Emily Boribon	Waverley	7:23.87
8. Eliza Howard	Caulfield	7:27.48
9. Feaven Gebremariam	Dandenong	7:36.80
10. Charlie Harrison	Waverley	7:37.49

VLAA Championships 2008

Rachael Tallent was in great form and stamped her authority to win the Under 15 girls even in 6:58.59. Beth Alexander was second ahead of Ayla Collins and Emily Payne with a strong field of 20 girls contesting the event.
Amy Burren with a broken big toe still managed to win the Under 14 girls 1500m event. Chelsea Dyer battled with Amy early in the race but was overtaken by the stronger Hilary Brazel.
Ebony Whiley had a narrow win over Amelia Finnegan in the Under 13 girls race. Not far behind Ebony Tallent narrowly took third spot from Caitlin Campbell. This was a very keenly contested event with all seventeen girls in the field walking with great style.
Knox is a very strong walking club and Bianca Attard showed her strength to win the under 12 girls event from Stephanie George and Jmara Hockley Samon.
Dandenong's Sarah Burren made it a family double again when she won the Under 11 girls 1500m race. Carly Bertrand was the only one to again keep Sarah honest with a much improved Chloe McNicol-Davidson from Seaford in third place. Rebecca Campbell finished a close fourth from Alexandra Brunton and Billie Whitelaw.

The under 15 boys 1500m event was won by Bradley Simpson. David Cowan has improved greatly this season and finished in second place ahead of Adrian Coad. Steven Marsh faded to fifth after a strong showing early in the race.
Lewis Clark eventually cleared out to clinched another gold medal in a very closely contested under 14 boys competition. Jacob Wright finished second from the much improved Dylan Sloan from Seaford.
Showing a lot of control, Nunawading's Ryan Antidormi went on to win the under 13 boys race from Josh Dillion. The tall figure of Aaron Gardner finished third from Dacy Irwin who finally broke away from a great contest further back in the field.
The tightest finish of the day came in the under 12 boys race with Caulfield's Sebastian Graham just holding off a great surge by Lucas Taylor in a race that was action packed. Both boys have improved greatly this season and we look forward to their progress in the future. Corio's Lachlan Dillion eventually finishing third from B Maskell and Connor McShanag. photo of SMRwalk photo of Amy photo of Daniel

SMR Championships 2008

Under 15 Girls	1500m Walk
1. Ayla Collins	Waverley
2. Madeline Grahame	Caulfield
3. Hannah Irvine	Caulfield
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Under 14 Girls	1500m Walk	----------	Under 14 Boys	1500m Walk

1. Amy Burren	Dandenong		1. Dylan Sloan	Seaford

2. Nicole Hallett	Casey		2. Daniel Pangbourne	Westernport

3. Nikki Maher	Seaford		DQ Joshua Kaiser	Frankston

4. Samantha Cannizzaro	Cranbourne
5. Kirri Bloomfield	Seaford
6. Eleanor Rieniets	Mentone
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Under 13 Girls	1500m Walk
1. Talie Collins	Waverley
2. Emma Prolucci	Waverley
3. Sarah Maslen	Frankston
4. Georgia Maslen	Frankston
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Australian Little Athletics Championships 2007

Held at the Erin Clarke Athletics Track, Perth, WA

Girls 1500m Walk
1.	Amy Burren	Vic	6:56.0
2.	Emma Bettiol	NSW	7:02.2
3.	Chelsea Dyer	Vic	7:11.9
4.	Breanne Goschnik	Qld	7:14.8
5.	Lauren Harrington	SA	7:37.5
6.	Krystal Leinasars	WA	7:51.6
7.	Tayla Langley	Qld	7:56.6
8.	Stephanie Griffin	ACT	8:37.8
9.	Alexandra Havlat	ACT	8:52.8
10.	Cherlyse Yates	Tas	9:52.2
11.	Anna Howarth	WA	10:19.3
12.	Courtney Pearson	Tas	10:26.3
13.	Samantha Hulme	NSW	10:52.9
	Lahlie Davies	SA	DQ

Boys 1500m Walk
1.	Samuel Dib	WA	7:05.5
2.	Jacob Allen	NSW	7:21.6
3.	Lewis Clark	Vic	7:24.2
4.	Braden Howlett	Tas	7:22.4
5.	Daniel Crouch	SA	7:24.9
6.	Kye Mathews	Qld	7:58.3
7.	Shannon Wheedon	Tas	8:16.1
8.	Tom Kingston	Vic	9:10.9
9.	Jack Pegrum	ACT	9:13.4
10.	Alec Bryce	SA	9:41.2
11.	Wayne Gehan	Qld	9:53.8
-	Jordan Cant	NSW	DQ
-	Sam Richardson	ACT	QD
-	Dalton Duplock	WA	DQ

Australian U13 Teams Championships 2005

Held at Hobart, 23-24 April 2005

U13 Boys 1500m Race Walk
1.	John Tilden	NSW	7:25.51
2.	Stirling Caiulo	WA	7:29.34
3.	Lachlan Muir	Vic	7:42.52
4.	Cameron Tew	Qld	8:10.93
5.	Bobby Malcolmson	Tas	8:16.04
6.	Rory Brokate	SA	8:18.81
7.	Cameron Clark	SA	8:53.48
8.	Daniel McLean	Qld	9:11.16
9.	Jordan Williamsz	Vic	10:38.43
10.	Christopher Jenkins	ACT	11:10.81
11.	Thomas Apps	ACT	11:11.76
	George Burbury	Tas	Disq
	Jeremiah Tiatia	NSW	Disq
	Levi Richardson	WA	Disq

U13 Girls 1500m Race Walk
1.	Rhearne Ryan	NSW	7:18.48
2.	Regan Lamble	Vic	7:49.15
3.	Rose-Leigh Tobin	Qld	7:55.83
4.	Macey Olsen	Tas	8:20.43
5.	Ellen Mills	SA	8:24.31
6.	Madeleine Knee	Tas	8:33.86
7.	Naomi Burgess	ACT	8:49.98
8.	Kristie-Lee Addyman	Act	9:27.06
9.	Sharnee Griffiths	SA	10:05.11
10.	Cassi Smetherham	WA	10:07.75
11.	Carly Dymond	Vic	10:55.03
12.	Georgina McKenzie	Qld	13:15.15
	Brydee Clarke	NSW	Disq
	Shannae Hartley	WA	Disq

VLAA State Championships 2004

Results are available at the VLAA web site.
Congratulations to all of our young walkers who competed at the state championships. The standard of race walking was very high and there were very few reports in most of the races. A little bit of training can make the world of difference at this level of competition.
A.Burren(Dandenong)was the only girl from SMR to win a gold medal in an outstanding time of 5:56.7 in the Under 10 1100m event. Dana Neilsen(U14, Waverley), C.Di Francesco (U12 Brighton) and T.Collins (U9 Dandenong) won silver medals with Sarah Alexander (U15 Oakleigh) and M.Graham (U11 Caulfield) winning a bronze medal.
D.Sloan from Seaford patience paid off in the Under 10 Boys event and he eventually took out the gold medal. T.Harrison (U12 Waverley) and S.Grayson (U13 Casey) won silver medals with J.McSweeney (U9 Dandenong) picking up a bronze medal with a very controlled performance.

RACE WALKING RULES

1. Race Walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground, so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact occurs.
2. The advancing leg shall be straightened (i.e. not bent at the knee) from the moment of first contact with the ground until the vertical upright position.

WALK JUDGING

Without judging the sport would not exist. Judging attempts to make it as fair as possible for all walkers who are complying with the rules of race walking.
"Cautions" - these are verbal instructions to the athletes that they may be in danger of not complying with the rules of race walking. The athlete should take notice of the judge and try to correct their style.
"Reports" - If a judge believes that the athlete is not complying with one of the rules of race walking, they will be given a report which is noted on judge's report card. The judge's report cards are handed to the chief judge at the end of a race (for short track races)for the chief judge to take the appropriate action.
"Chief Judge" - The chief judge explains the rules of race walking before the competition commences and tallies up the reports at the end of a race (short races). The chief judge also informs the athletes about their reports and advises them if a disqualification has been imposed on their result and gives them the reasons for that action.

RACE WALKING TECHNIQUE

Posture - The body should be straight and tall with a very minimal lean forward.
Head - Chin up and looking long down the track. Keep the head still and not rocking from side to side.
Shoulders - Keep them down and relaxed so that there is an easy arm swing.
Arms - Should be bent at about 85o and the arm swing should be from the shoulders. The hands should swing from the hip up to about chest height. The hands should not cross the centre line of the body with the action forward and back not across the body.
Hips - By rotating the hips slightly forward and driving from the rear leg there is a noticeable increase in stride length. Try not to rock the hips from side to side, it should be a forward and back action.
Knees - Do not lift the knee too high as it swings forward and the leg should be straightened as contact is made with the ground. The leg remains straight until it passes under the body and into the driving phase.
Feet - Hold the toes up on contact with the ground and roll over the foot as the body pushes forward. The rear leg drives forward with the toes rising higher as the athlete gains more strength. With proper hip rotation foot placement should be in a straight line for maximum stride length.
Speed - Practice techniques slowly at first and build up speed gradually. Quicker leg speed can be achieved with a little practice. Longer stride length will usually come as the athlete gets stronger with race fitness.

Racewalking Links

Racewalking Australia
Victorian Race Walking Club
Ballarat Racewalkers
Athletics Victoria
Athletics Australia
ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club
Racewalking New South Wales
NSW Race Walkers Club
Racewalking Queensland
South Australian Racewalkers Club
Tasmania Walk Club
Race Walking Club of Western Australia (needs some work)
Racewalk.com(USA)
Walking resources - directory of Walking related websites.
Dave's World Class Racewalking
Race Walking email news group (Yahoo)

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