RACE WALKING

VLAA State Championships 2008

VLAA State Championships 2007	SMR Championships 2007	Other Victorian Results
VLAA State Championships 2006	SMR Championships 2006	Lake Burley Griffin Races	Lake Burley Griffin 2008
VLAA State Championships 2005	SMR Championships 2005	SMR Championships 2004

Victorian All Schools Track Championship 2009

The under 14 Girls produced some great walking. Stephanie George managed to hold off a determined challenge from Sarah Burren. A short distance back had Zoe Boldiston holding off a tight bunch just slightly ahead of Jemima Montag and Lauren Stadus.
Amy Burren easily won the under 16 race ahead of Cassandra Raselli and Ella Mason. Amy did have a good contest with the under 15 girls Jamara Hockley Samon and Amelia Finnegan who collected the top awards for their age group. Ebony Whiley picking up the bronze after a close race with Ashley Albert.
The 5000m race for the under 17 and 18s was held in the hotest part of the day and the athletes struggled in the conditions. Beth Alexander had a steady walk out in front of Rachael Tallent who failed to make it to the finish. Hilary Brazel was next across the line as first under 17 with Emily Payne and Mykaela Gage having their own little contest further back.
Billy Allamby secured another gold medal in the under 14 boys race but this time holding off Connor McShanag and Jeremiah Jones who have both improved over the winter months.
Joshua Dillon was too strong for Lewis Clark over the closing stages of the 3000m under 16 event. Matthew Felton picking up the bronze medal just in front of the under 15 medal winners in Ryan Antidormi and Jared Walker. Lucas Taylor putting in a good effort for third place.
Again the under 17 boys in the hot conditions did a great job in just finishing the event. Brad Simpson taking the win over Michael O'Mahony and Joshua Kaiser.

VRWC Season Awards

Great to see a lot of personal best performances on the last day of competition as many prizes were up for grabs. Trophies were handed out for winter season top point scorers in the fastest time and handicap categories. A $500 scholarship from Runners World was handed to Amelia Finnegan and Rhydian Cowley in the Under 20 section for their efforts at VRWC races over the season. It is a great encouragement for our younger walkers to regularly compete in the local competitions.

2009 Victorian Schools Road Walk Championships

U14 Boys 3km Walk
1. Billy Allamby	Karoo Primary	15:49
2. Andrew Hogan	Salesian College	15:54
3. Connor McShanag	St Bernards College	16:10
4. Lucas Taylor	Lilydale High	16:36
5. Dane Heiden	St Joseph's Primary	17:23
6. Harry Coleman	Jells Park Primary	18:23
7. Cody McNicol-Davidson	Karingal Heights Primary	19:15
8. Paul Tremigliozzi	Mount Scopus Memorial College	21:23

U14 Girls 3km Walk
1. Stephanie George	Yarra Valley Grammar	15:26
2. Sarah Burren	Killester College	15:45
3. Zoe Boldiston	St Mel's Primary School	16:06
4. Rebecca Guy	Berwick Secondary College	16:20
5. Lauren Stadus	Ivanhoe Girls Grammar	16:34
6. Megan Walker	Lara Primary School	17:18

U16 Girls 3km Walk
1. Amelia Finnegan	Mater Christie College	14:57
2. Jmara Hockley-Samon	Clonard College	15:16
3. Amy Burren	Killester College	15:33
4. Amanda Heard	Goulburn Valley Grammar	15:44
5. Ashley Albert	Killester College	15:57
6. Bianca Attard	Aquinas College	16:25
7. Ella Mason	Melbourne Girls College	16:33
8. Ebony Tallent	Ballarat High	16:56
9. Ebony Whiley	Catholic College Bendigo	17:16
10. Nicole Hallett	St Francis Xavier College	17:21
11. Jessica Callaway	Mater Christie College	18:18
12. Lauren Gelov	Craigieburn Secondary College	19:37

U16 Boys 3km Road Walk
1. Lewis Clark	Christian College Geelong	14:56
2. Ryan Antidormi	Emmaus College	15:14
3. Aaron Gardner	Maribyrnong College	15:29
4. Jared Walker	Lara Secondary College	15:31
5. Matthew Felton	Aquinas College	16:13
6. Peter Curtis	Bendigo South East College	17:42
7. Aaron Tan	Glen Waverley SC	18:02

2009 State Championships

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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

2008 State Championships

Victorian Youth Track & Field Championships 2009

Held at Olympic Park, Melbourne

U18 Men 5000m Race Walk
1. Bradley Simpson	Knox AC	25:18.03
2. Michael O'Mahony	Knox AC	28:56.60
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U18 Women 5000m Race Walk
1. Rachael Tallent	BYC	24:01.29
2. Beth Alexander	Knox AC	24:21.37
3. Hilary Brazel	ANW	27:24.80
4. Emily Payne	Corio AC	28:49.65
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U16 Men 3000m Race Walk
1. Lewis Clark	LA Geelong	14:56.82
2. Matthew Felton	Knox AC	15:37.82
3. Ryan Antidormi	ANW	15:52.10
4. Aaron Fiddes	SSH	18:26.48
5. Anthony Vella	LA Casey	18:31.07
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U16 Women 3000m Race Walk
1. Amy Burren	MAL	15:47.37
2. Ashley Albert	MAL	15:58.02
3. Ebony Tallent	BYC	16:07.42
4. Bianca Attard	Knox AC	16:16.93
5. Jessica Callaway	LA Knox	16:33.35
6. Nicole Hallett	LA Casey	16:38.98
7. Annemaree Gellich	LA Diamond Valley	17:57.13
8. Ebony Jones	Eag	20:12.27

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. Jemina 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

Athletics Australia Road Walking Championships 2008

Under 14 Boys - 3km 1. Jesse Osborne (Qld) 2. Ben Tesch (Qld) 3. Matt Oswalds (Regal)	15.28 ******** 15.46 16.12	Under 14 Girls - 3km 1. Amy Bettiol (NSW) 2. Elizabeth Hosking (ACT) 3. Tayla-Paige Billington (NSW)	14.39 14.54 15.20

Under 16 Boys - 5km 1. Blake Steele (SA) 2. Steven Washburn (NSW) 3. Brad Simpson (Vic)	23.44 ****** 24.45 24.53		Under 16 Girls - 5km 1. Shannon Jennings (NSW) 2. Kristie Goznik (SA) 3. Amy Burren (Vic)	24.19 24.48 25.06

Under 18 Boys - 10km 1. Dane Bird-Smith (Qld) 2. Sean Fitzsimons (WA) 3. Rhydian Cowley (Vic)	45.00 ******** 45.10 48.10	Under 18 Girls - 5km 1. Beth Alexander (Vic) 2. Kristie Goznik (SA) 3. Nicole McInerney (SA)	24.36 26.26 26.45

World Junior Racewalking Championships 2008

Congratulations to Jessica Rothwell who finished 4th at the World Junior Race Walking Championships in Poland.
Jessica's time of 44:44.22 for the 10km event was a new Australian Junior record.
Melissa Hayes finished 26th in a time of 50:38.35

Australian Teams Championships 2008 - Nunawading, Victoria

Nathan Fazldad confirmed his status as the best walker for his age group with a great win in the Australian Teams Championship over Jacob Did and Jesse Osbourne.
Amy Bettiol had a very close win in the girls race over Hannah Watson and Elizabeth Hosking. This group of girls plus a few who were not selected to compete in these championships will be worth watching as they climb there way into the senior ranks.
Full results are on the Australian Little Athletics - National web site.

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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2007
Feb 9-11 - Australian U20 & U23 Championships, Hobart, Tasmania
Feb 17-18 - SMR Championships- Murrumbeena, Victoria
Mar 17-18 - VLAA State Championships, Olympic Park
Apr 22 - Australian Little Athletics Championships, Perth
Jun 10 - RWA Carnival - Canberra, ACT
Jul 01 - Victorian Schools Championships, Albert Park, 9.30am start
Jul 28 - RWA Carnival - Adelaide, SA
Sep 02 - Australian Road Walk Championships, Perth, WA
Dec 6-9 - Australia All Schools Championships, Sydney, NSW

photo of Regan

2007 Victorian All-Schools Championships

Happy birthday to Regan Lamble who set a blistering pace to win the Girls Under 17 Championship from Natalie Laurie and Beth Alexander.
Tamara Attard has found a new gear and set a cracking pace to win the Under 18 Girls race.
The smooth walking Rhydian Cowley was also in great form finishing in 22:05.44 for the 5.0km distance in the Under 20 Boys event. Nicholas Mirachi had another solid walk for second place. Daniel Payne had a fantastic race to try and hold back Regan but could not contain her over the closing couple of laps. He continued on bravely to win the Boys Under 18 event. Jason Elms finished second and had his own little battle to try and stay with Kristin Shaw over the 5km distance. Well done to both athletes.

Australia Road Walks Championships 2007 - Perth, W.A.

Women Under 20 - 10km

Men Under 20 - 20km
Place	Name	Team	Time
1	Ian Rayson	NSW	1:34.35
2	Anson Perin	NSW	2:14:20

Place	Name	Team	Time
1	Fiona Alldis	NSW	50:03.32
2	Katrina Grgurovic	WA	53:42.33
3	Emma Simmons	WA	59:42.80

Men Under 18 - 8km
Place	Name	Team	Time
1	Rhydian Cowley	Vic	37:56.00
2	Brook Keys	NSW	38:11.00
3	Kyle Malone	NSW	38:25.00
4	Derek Mulhearn	NSW	39:02.00
5	Daniel Payne	Vic	39:53.00
6	Tim Jenyns	WA	41:52.00
7	Nathan Jones	NSW	44:05.00
8	Bobby Malcomson	Tas	44:40.00

Women Under 18 - 8km
Place	Name	Team	Time
1	Melissa Hayes	NSW	39:47.00
2	Natalie Laurie	Vic	42:54.00
3	Samantha Tesch	Qld	43:52.00
4	Gabrielle D'Agnone	WA	45:09.00
5	Ana Grgurovic	WA	46:09.00
6	Kimberley Smith	WA	46:24.00
7	Nicolie Byrne	WA	47:14.00

Men Under 16 - 5km
Place	Name	Team	Time
1	Sean Fitzsimmons	WA	23:31.58
2	Jordan Mulhearn	NSW	25:18.29
3	Christopher Ninyett	WA	27:36.68
4	Harley Chapman	WA	28:24.89

Women Under 16 - 5km
1	Paige Hooper	SA	25:23.81
2	Kate Fitzsimmons	WA	26:33.08
3	Kristie Goznik	SA	27:23.36
4	Danielle George	NSW	27:53.17
5	Ayla Collins	Vic	28:07.39
6	Shenna Hartley	WA	28:22.24
7	Ebony Gralton	NSW	29:21.23
8	Emily Payne	Vic	29:35.00
9	Kate King	WA	29:41.05
10	Jacqueline Smith	WA	29:42.04
11	Andrea Hahn	WA	30:04.82
12	Sarah Littke	WA	30:06.84
13	Louise Richardson	WA	31:00.50
14	Ashley Albert	Vic	33:47.00

Men Under 14 - 3km
Place	Name	Team	Time
1	Samuel Dib	WA	14:37.99
2	Nathan Fazldad	NSW	15:21.55
3	Steven Washburn	NSW	15:41.87
4	Jacob Byrne	WA	16:44.93
5	Jacob Dib	WA	16:54.33
6	Peter Curtis	Vic	17:20.50
7	Jesse Osborne	Qld	17:26.82
8	Corey Littke	WA	17:43.29
9	Michael Green	Vic	18:33.52
10	Kevin Buchanan	WA	18:47.25

Women Under 14 - 3km

1	Amy Burren	Vic	14:27.88
2	Amy Bettiol	NSW	14:33.04
3	Ebony Whiley	Vic	15:17.51
4	Tiffany D'Agnone	WA	15:23.96
5	Krystal Leinasais	WA	15:32.22
6	Hannah Watson	WA	15:36.91
7	Cassandra Raselli	Vic	15:44.09
8	Amelia Finnegan	Vic	15:46.73
9	Caitlin Campbell	Vic	16:01.84
10	Nicole Hallett	Vic	16:14.14
11	Tayla Paige Billington	NSW	16:56.39
12	Melissa Terace	WA	16:59.96
13	Ciara Duffy	WA	17:08.65
14	Rebecca Melville	NSW	18:02.62
15	Sarah Broadhead	NSW	19:47.82

Winter Competitions

Racewalking events held at the Victorian Racewalking Club, Albert Park (near the Middle Park Bowling Club)
most Saturday afternoons at about 2.00pm.

AV Road Walk Championships 2007

Held at Albert Park, 12-07-2007

Under 18 Women - 8km

**Under 18 Men - 8km**
1	Daniel Payne	COR	39:34
2	Nicholas Mirachi	COR	40:07

1	Regan Lamble	ABW	40:25
2	Natalie Laurie	ANW	44:20
3	Tamara Attard	KNA	44:27
4	Jessie Palfreyman	Eag	47:39
5	Mykaela Gage	Cor	57:11

**Under 16 Boys - 5km**
1	Brad Simpson	KNA	27:16
2	Robert Walsh	ANW	27:39
3	Filip Cosic	COB	28:12

Under 16 Girls - 5km

1	Rachael Tallent	BYC	26:45
2	Ayla Collins	MAL	27:35
3	Hilary Brazel	ANW	28:18
4	Emily Payne	Cor	28:54
5	Erin Brunton	Cor	29:35
6	Amy Callaway	KNA	29:52
7	Danielle Davis	Cor	31:58
8	Cara Jones	SBE	32:38

**Under 14 Boys - 3km**
1	Ryan Antidormi	ANW	15:53
2	Jacob Wright	ANW	15:56
3	Billy Allamby	KNA	15:59
4	Peter Curtis	SBE	16:12
5	Michael Green	GPA	17:14
=6	Jeremiah Jones	SBE	17:40
=6	Andrew Hogan	MAL	17:40

Under 14 Girls - 3km

1	Amy Burren	MAL	15:20
2	Amelia Finnegan	KNA	15:38
3	Nicole Hallett	ANW	15:47
4	Ebony Tallent	BYC	15:48
5	Caitlin Campbell	ATE	16:04
6	Ebony Whiley	EAG	17:04
7	Ashley Albert	MAL	18:42
8	Rebecca Campbell	ATE	19:01
9	Katelyn Jones	BYC	19:50
10	Taylor Brogan	Invit	19:55

Lake Burley Griffin 2007

Results are on the
Presentation photos from Canberra are available at here courtesy of Doug Fitzgerald.

IAAF World Youth Championships 2007

ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA has announced the Australian for the 5TH IAAF World Youth Championships
to be held at Ostrava, Czech Republic on 11-15 JULY 2007.
Melissa Hayes (NSW) and Paige Hooper (SA) have been included to compete in the girls 5000m event.

Australian Little Athletics Championships 2007

Held at the Erin Clarke Athletics Track, Perth, WA

< bold>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 U20 Championships 2007

Racewalking results:-

**Men Under 20 - 10,000m Walk**
1.	Daniel Coleman	Tas	44:55.91
2.	Kyle Bryant	Vic	45:12.22
3.	Brendon Reading	ACT	49:16.64
4.	Chase Richardson	Tas	55:15.27
5.	Ben Henman	SA	57:54.47
DQ	Adam Dunn	SA	-
DQ	Ian Rayson	NSW	-

**Women Under 20 - 10,000m Walk**
1.	Tanya Holiday	SA	48:56.51
2.	Jessica Rothwell	Vic	49:29.10
3.	Fiona Alldis	Vic	52:39.16
4.	Stephanioe Stigwood	SA	55:29.96
5.	Cassandra Staples	NSW	55:53.69
6.	Rukshani Keenawinna	NSW	58:12.86

2006 Australian All Schools Championships - Sydney

**Boys Under 18 - 5000m Walk**
1.	Daniel Coleman	Tas	22:07.83
2.	Kyle Bryant	Vic	22:59.25
3.	Brendon Reading	ACT	23:24.53
4.	Cody Attwater	NSW	24:20.98
5.	Adam Dunn	SA	25:02.11
6.	Andrew Smith	NSW	30:08.31
DNF	Ben Henman	SA	-

**Girls Under 18 - 5000m Walk**
1.	Jessica Rothwell	Vic	24:24.34
2.	Nicole Fagan	NSW	25:35.01
3.	Lauren Drennan	Vic	25:47.57
4.	Roxanne Busuttil	NSW	26:23.61
5.	Lizzy Malcomson	Tas	27:19.68
6.	Caitlin Brunton	Vic	27:34.34
7.	Cassandra Staples	NSW	27:28.55
8.	Natalie Laurie	Vic	28:28.06
9.	Natasha Agius	NSW	29:34.64
10.	Roslyn Jones	Qld	29:39.80
11.	Nicole McInerney	SA	29:53.57
12.	Sarah Stewart	Qld	30:25.30

**Boys Under 17 - 5000m Walk**
1.	Brook Keys	NSW	22:15.13
2.	Sean Fitzsimons	WA	23:40.77
3.	Kyle Malone	NSW	23:55.15
4.	Jared Loi	Qld	24:33.09
5.	Daniel Payne	Vic	24:39.20
6.	Michael Reading	ACT	25:17.18
7.	Derek Mulhearn	NSW	25:37.93
8.	Jonathon Birt	Qld	25:50.46
9.	Ian Dewhurst	NSW	26:03.14
10.	Timothy Jenyns	WA	26:11.21
11.	Chase Richardson	Tas	26:52.49
12.	James Pisani	NSW	27:57.35

**Girls Under 17 - 5000m Walk**
1.	Melissa Hayes	NSW	25:55.30
2.	Steph Stigwood	SA	26:01.28
3.	Danielle Densley	WA	26:53.15
4.	Samantha Tesch	Qld	27:10.57
5.	Rukshani Keenawinna	NSW	27:34.61
6.	Tamara Attard	Vic	27:38.58
7.	Jessie Palfreyman	Vic	28:11.26
8.	Melissa Sullivan	WA	28:21.50
9.	Jessica Currie	Qld	32:55.20
NDF	Natasha Sorensen	Qld	-
DQ	Paige Hooper	SA	-
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**Boys Under 16 - 3000m Walk**
1.	Rhydian Cowley	Vic	13:58.59
2.	Kyle Malone	NSW	14:07.01
3.	Chase Richardson	TAS	14:16.57
4.	Mitchell Flood	NSW	15:07.23
5.	Shaun Ninyo	NSW	15:13.02
6.	Bobby Malcomson	Tas	15:22.95
7.	Nathan Jones	NSW	16:04.74
DQ	Nicholas Mirarchi	Vic	-

**Girls Under 16 - 3000m Walk**
1.	Melissa Hayes	NSW	14:42.97
2.	Samantha Tesch	Qld	15:17.76
3.	Natalie Laurie	Vic	15:34.16
4.	Rukshani Keenawinna	NSW	15:59.20
5.	Jessica Bennett	NSW	16:05.66
6.	Nicole Dryden	NSW	16:15.71
7.	Teagan Roberts	WA	16:56.71
8.	Paula Venz	Qld	18:11.09
9.	Naomi Roberts	SA	18:51.94
DQ	Tanya Poppett	NSW	-
DQ	Nicole McInerney	SA	-

**Boys Under 15 - 3000m Walk**
1.	Sean Fitzsimons	WA	13:57.52
2.	Jordan Mulhearn	NSW	14:12.89
3.	John Tilden	NSW	14:40.12
4.	Timucin Girgin	Vic	14:48.33
5.	Blake Steele	SA	15:02.66
6.	Nick Dewar	Qld	15:47.90
7.	Brandon Dewar	Qld	16:21.13
8.	Brad Simpson	Vic	16:37.24
9.	Daniel Crouch	SA	16:47.17
10.	John Hallam	Qld	16:51.78
11.	Kai Maruta	NSW	17:02.63
DQ	Cheyne Egleton	NSW	-
DQ	Samuel Dib	WA	-

**Girls Under 15 - 3000m Walk**
1.	Paige Hooper	SA	15:04.31
2.	Kate Fitzsimons	WA	15:18.22
3.	Beth Alexander	Vic	15:28.80
4.	Rhearne Ryan	NSW	15:40.08
5.	Lauren Harrington	SA	15:54.10
6.	Rachel Tallent	Vic	16:01.26
7.	Teletha Phillips	Tas	16:11.78
8.	Ebony Gralton	NSW	16:13.65
9.	Samara Holliday	SA	16:31.69
10.	Kini Chapple	NSW	16:38.11
11.	Hilary Brazel	Vic	17:10.25
12.	Caragh Thomas	SA	17:32.82
13.	Melissa Currie	Qld	18:57.26
DQ	Caitlin Campbell	Vic	-

Australian Road Walk Championships 2006 - Tasmania

Check out the Australia Athletics web site for the full results.

**Men Under 16 - 5km Walk**
1	Sean Fitzsimons	WA	24:12.00
2	Nicholas Mirarchi	VIC	25:09.00
3	Chase Richardson	TAS	27:11.00
4	Bobby Malcomson	TAS	27:57.00

Men Under 18 - 8km Walk

1	Daniel Coleman	TAS	36:33.00
2	Kyle Bryant	VIC	36:45.00
3	Brendon Reading	ACT	38:57.00
4	Michael Reading	ACT	40:35.00
5	Adam Dunn	SA	40:52.00
6	Daniel Payne	VIC	41:44.00
7	Shaun Burgess	VIC	42:25.00
8	Ian Dewhurst	NSW	43:04.00

**Women Under 16 - 5km Walk**
1	Paige Hooper	SA	24:08.00
2	Melissa Hayes	NSW	25:08.00
3	Regan Lamble	VIC	25:31.00
4	Natalie Laurie	VIC	26:36.00
5	Samantha Tesch	QLD	27:03.00
6	Rukshani Keenawinna	NSW	27:45.00
7	Karla Barrett	WA	28:18.00
8	Marie Decker	WA	29:58.00
9	Shennae Hartley	WA	30:12.00
10	Louise Richardson	WA	30:28.00
11	Samantha Buckler	QLD	31:12.00

Women Under 18 - 8km Walk

1	Jess Rothwell	VIC	40:31.00
2	Cassandra Staples	NSW	42:02.00
3	Lauren Drennan	VIC	42:42.00
4	Katarina Grgurovic	WA	43:11.00
5	Danielle Scott	WA	43:45.00
6	Lizzie Malcomson	TAS	44:24.00
7	Kimberly Smith	WA	44:32.00
8	Gabrielle D'Agnone	WA	44:37.00
9	Natasha Sorensen	QLD	44:45.00
10	Jessie Palfreyman	VIC	45:39.00
11	Nicole Byrne	WA	46:47.00
12	Anna Grgurovic	WA	47:32.00
13	Tamara Attard	VIC	47:41.00
14	Emma Simmons	WA	49:18.00
15	Laura Mogenson	NSW	50:14.00
16	Melissa Sullivan	WA	54:02.00

Racewalking Australia Carnival - Albert Park 2006

There was some excellent race walking at Albert Park during the Racewalking Australia Carnival.
Many of the Junior athletes set personal beat times during the competition and there were plenty of individual and team medals and trophies handed out at the presentations post race.
Tasmania's Daniel Coleman showed greatly improved pace to win the U20 Men's race from Kyle Bryant and Anson Perin.
Jessica Rothwell also found some extra speed to win the U20 Women 10km event from Chloe Jones and Siobhan Donovan.
Victorian boys dominated the U18 race with Daniel Payne winning from Nicholas Mirarchi and Shaun Burgess. NSW girls Shannon Jennings and Melissa Hayes lead home Lauren Drennan and a string of other Victorian walkers in the U 18 girls event.

The U16 boys race went to Rhydian Cowley from Michael Reading and Ian Dewhurst.
Natalie Laurie has been gradually improving and she scooted away to beat home Melissa Hayes and Kini Chapple in the U16 girls 3km event.
The boys U14 race was won by Nathan Fazldad from Steven Washburn and Brad Simpson.
Another big field of athletes contested the U14 Girls 2km event. Shannon Jennings backing up for another win this time over Beth Alexander and Rachael Tallent.

Keep watching the Racewalking Australia website for all the full details of the results, including all teams and handicap awards. There are also the results of the Open Men 20km and Open Women's 10km events.
There will also be details of another amazing walk from Andrew Jamieson and Heather Carr. It just goes to show that race walking can be for all age groups.

A.V. Schools Championships 2006 - Albert Park

Under 18 - 5km Championships
Kyle Bryant won the boys race from Daniel Payne.
Lauren Drennan continued her good form with a win over Jessie Palfreyman in the girls race. Tamara Attard set another personal best performance to pick up the bronze medal.

Under 16 3km Championships 2006
Rhydian Cowley had a strong win over Jared Larkins and Timucin Girgin in the boys event.
Regan Lamble held off Beth Alexandra and Natalie Laurie to win the girls race which was very competitive.

Under 14 3km Championships 2006
Ergenekon Girgin continued the family tradition by winning the boys Under 14 event. Brad Simpson was second ahead of a great effort from Jeremiah Jones. Cassandra Raselli won a very hotly contested girls event. Amy Burren was second from Rachael Tallent

Lake Burley Griffin Carnival 2006

Cassandra Raselli(Vic) won the U12 2000m event in a sensational finish from Amy Bettiol. Tayla-Page Billington and Shay Southern battled out for third place ahead of Nicole Hallett(Vic) and Caitlin Campbell(Vic).
Nathan Fazldad won the boys U12 2000m race from Steven Washburn and Ryan Antidormi(Vic).

Beth Alexander(Vic) showed great style and strength in the U14 2000m race to win from Rachael Tallent(Vic) and Emma Bettiol.
The U14 boys event was dominated by NSW walkers with Nathan Fazldad taking his second victory for the day. Steven Washburn again took second place with Cheyenne Skeleton picking up the minor placing. Bendigo walkers Adrian Coad, Jack Palfreyman and Peter Curtis all put in solid performances and they picked up the team silver award.

Paige Hooper took a strong lead early in the girls U16 race and went on to record a good win. Regan Lamble(Vic) paced herself well and overtook Shannon Jennings during the closing stages of the race for second place. Not far behind them were Melissa Hayes and Natalie Laurie(Vic) who had a close contest throughout the race.
Kyle Malone was a popular winner in the boys U16 race from Michael Reading and Jared Larkins(Vic). James Pisani, Dane Bird-Smith and Nicholas Mirarchi(Vic) were a tight group and finished next across the line.

Tasmanian Daniel Coleman dominated the boys U18 5000m race. Bendigo's Kyle Bryant was a clear second ahead of Daniel Payne(Vic) who work hard for his third place. Shaun Burgess(5th) and Nicholas Mirarchi(8th) gave Victoria the team gold medal.
Tanya Holliday would have given Daniel a close contest but she was in the girls U18 race and she recorded a comfortable win over Fiona Alldis and Nicole Pagan. Cassandra Staples and Lauren Drennan(Vic) had a thrilling finish for fourth place. Further back in the field Caitlin Brunton found an amazing burst of energy to edge past Tamara Attard in another dramatic finish.

VLAA State Qualifying for Racewalking

Athletes who fail to better the times listed below for their age group at the Region Qualifying events
shall not automatically qualify or be progressed to state finals.

Age Group - Distance	Girls	Boys
U9 -- 1100m	9:00	9:00
U10 - 1100m	8:30	8:30
U11 - 1500m	11:30	11:00
U12 - 1500m	11:00	10:45
U13 - 1500m	10:30	10:15
U14 - 1500m	10:15	10:00
U15 - 1500m	10:15	10:00< yt>

Australian Road Walking Championships 2005

U14 Men 3km Road Walk
1.	Nathan Fazldad	NSW	15:14
2.	Jordan Mulhearn	NSW	15:26
3.	Timucin Girgin	Vic	15:41
4.	Jack Palfreyman	Vic	18:06
5.	Daniel Crouch	SA	18:54

U14 Women 3km Road Walk
1.	Paige Hooper	SA	14:21
2.	Shannon Jennings	NSW	14:45
3.	Kini Chapple	NSW	15:16
4.	Karla Barrett	WA	16:05
5.	Rachael Tallent	Vic	16:57
6.	Danielle George	NSW	17:33
7.	Shennee Hartley	WA	17:42
8.	Tiffany D'Agnone	WA	17:55
9.	Ebony Gralton	NSW	18.06
10.	Ellen Mills	SA	18:51
11.	Emily Payne	Vic	20:02
12.	Caragh Thomas	SA	20:42

U16 Men 5km Road Walk
1.	Brook Keys	NSW	25:01
2.	Kyle Malone	NSW	25:31
3.	Chase Richardson	Tas	26:01
4.	Daniel Payne	Vic	27:03
5.	Derek Mulhearn	NSW	27:29
6.	Nicholas Mirarchi	Vic	27:44
7.	Michael Reading	ACT	28:20
8.	Douglas Mayfield	SA	28:42
9.	Cash Davies	SA	29:01

U16 Women 5km Road Walk
1.	Regan Lamble	Vic	25:40
2.	Natalie Laurie	Vic	26:56
3.	Danielle Densley	WA	27:16
4.	Jessie Palfreyman	Vic	27:51
5.	Stephanie Stigwood	SA	28:04
6.	Gabrielle D'Agnone	WA	28:26
7.	Rukshani Keenawinna	NSW	28:55
8.	Naomi Roberts	SA	29:14
9.	Jessica Bennet	NSW	29:18
10.	Nicole Byrne	WA	31:22
11.	Katrina Biteznik	NSW	32:08
12	Nicole McInerney	SA	32:13

U18 Men 8km Road Walk
1.	Daniel Coleman	Tas	39:22
2.	Grzegorz Wolszczak	SA	41:08
3.	Brendon Reading	ACT	42:34
4.	Adam Dunn	SA	44:54
5.	Anson Perin	NSW	47:57
6.	Ben Henman	SA	48:39

U18 Women 8km Race Walk
1.	Fiona Alldis	NSW	41.54
2.	Jessica Rothwell	Vic	43:27
3.	Siobhan Donovan	Vic	45:36
4.	Natasha Agius	NSW	47:04
5.	Brianna Hollitt	SA	47:36
6.	Ellen Lingley	NSW	48:48
7.	Elizabeth Malcolmson	Tas	50:02
8.	Emma Simmons	WA	50:45
9.	Megan Huitema	SA	51:55

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

Australian Race Walk Championships 2005

Held at Brisbane on 8-10 April 2005

Women's U18 - 3000m Race Walk
1.	Tanya Holliday	SA	14:33.27
2.	Fiona Alldis	NSW	15:24.30
3.	Natasha Sorenson	Qld	16:00.42

Women's U20 - 10,000m Race Walk
1.	Tanya Holliday	SA	54:40.86
2.	Fauve Jacobs	VIC	58:18.53
3.	Lesley Cantwell	NZL	60:49.50

Men U18 - 3000m Race Walk
1.	Brendon Reading	ACT	13:41.73
2.	Daniel Reading	TAS	14:09.25
3.	Jarred Loi	Qld	14:35.88
4.	Blake Egelton	NSW	14:39.54

Men U20 - 10,000m Race Walk
1.	Adam Rutter	AIS	43:32.63
2.	Michael McCagh	AIS	43:52.31
3.	Ashley Colquhoun	ACT	46:25.35
4.	Ian Rayson	NSW	46:35.46
5.	Daniel Colman	TAS	49:48.48
	Brendon Reading	ACT	DNF

Australian Race Walking Championships 2004

Full results can be viewed on the Athletics Australia Website.
Victoria's Emma Gray finished fourth in the Under 20, 10km race in a very good time and a personal best of 55:02.
Jessica Rothwell had a tough walk to finish second behind WA's Katrina Grgurovic in the Under 16, 5km race after giving the leader too much distance early in the race. Sarah Alexander put in another solid walk to finish seventh.
Rachael Tallent and Mietta Feery finished seventh & eighth in the Under 14, 3km event with both girls recording personal best times. South Australia's Paige Hopper just getting the better of Lauren Biagioni to take a narrow win in the race.
Brendan Reading confirmed his supremacy in the Boys Under 16 event with a good win over Greg Wolszczak and Daniel Coleman.
Kyle Bryant finished fifth with Shaun Burgess having a close battle with Brook Keys and recording a personal best time to finish seventh.

Australian All Schools Championships 2004

Held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Full results can be viewed on the Athletics Australia Website.

U16 Boys		3000m Walk
1.	Brendon Reading	ACT Belconnen HS	13:28.80
2.	Gregorz Wolszczak	SA Thomas More Coll	13:45.79
3.	David Beach	WA Ocean Reef SHs	14:06.50
4.	Daniel Coleman	Tas St Virglis	14:09.80
5.	Kyle Bryant	Vic Flora Hill SC	14:34.90
6.	Cody Attwater	NSW Sth Grafton HS	15:31.48
7.	Shaun Burgess	Vic Belmont SC	15:44.87
8.	Anson Perin	NSW Leumeath	15:51.07
9.	Ashley Surman-Jenkins	Vic Rowville	16:23.11
10.	Ben Henmon	SA Mt.Gambier	16:55.75

U15 Boys		3000m Walk
1.	Jared Loi	Qld Bribie Is Shs	14:09.53
2.	Brook Keys	NSW Mitchell HS	14:43.62
3.	Rhydian Cowley	Vic Glen Wav	15:05.13
4.	James Pisani	NSW Condell Park HS	15:22.86
5.	Dan De Wit	NSW Nth Syd BH	15:38.38
6.	Aaron Jeffs	SA Modbury PS	15:43.96
7.	Daniel Payne	Vic Kardinia	15:59.28
8.	Michael Reading	ACT Belconnen HS	16:16.40
9.	Jonathon Birt	Qld West Moreton	16:31.36
10.	Jarrod Harvey	Qld Boonah Shs	16:59.83
11.	Derek Mulhearn	NSW Mari Eas	18:13.52

U15 Girls		3000m Walk
1.	Paige Hooper	Sa St.Francis	14:03.77
2.	Natasha Sorensen	Qld Somerville Hse	15:24.73
3.	Rukshani Keenawinna	NSW Carolin	15:41.77
4.	Natalie Laurie	Vic Kingswood Coll	15:45.58
5.	Jessie Palfreyman	Vic Golden Sq	15:56.00
6.	Jessica Hills	NSW Lisarow HS	16:02.56
7.	Dianne Petith	Qld Chisholm Coll	16:09.38
8.	Katrina Biteznik	NSW Bev Hill	17:04.34

U16 Girls		3000m Walk
1.	Cassandra Staples	NSW McCarthur Ang	14:34.24
2.	Jessica Rothwell	Vic Goulburn	14:36.77
3.	Katarina Grgurovic	John Forrest Shs	15:08.17
4.	Lizzy Malcomson	Tas Fahan Sch	15:09.71
5.	Natasha Agius	NSW Emmaus Coll	15:24.57
6.	Caitlin Worrall	ACT Melrose HS	15:58.47
7.	Aimee Jones	NSW St.Agnes High	16:02.97
8.	Andrea Keenawinna	NSW Carolin	16:07.00
9.	Roxanne Busuttil	NSW Munmora	16:08.43
10.	Sarah Alexander	Vic Karingal	16:09.05
11.	Shannon Hayes	Qld Lourdes	16:36.61

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.

Australian Federation Championships 2003

Frankston athletes Megan Peters and Jayson Stoddart helped Victorian teams to gold medals at the Australian Federation of Race Walking Championships in Canberra.
Megan finished a close third over the tough 10 mile course around lake Burley Griffin. Simone Wolowiec and Nicole Sansonetti were the other team members who gave Victoria the first gold medals of the day.
Later in the day Megan finished second in the 5km race which had a big field of 28 competitors. She was the first Victorian home with Heather Carr and Eda Girgin assisting to gain a team bronze medal.

Jayson finished third in the Under 12 boys 2000m event and combined with brothers Timucin and Ergenekon Girgin to win the team gold medal.
David Butteriss helped secure the team bronze medal in the Under 9 boys event.

Other SMR athletes Sarah Alexander (3rd) and Daina Neilsen helped to win the team silver medals in the Under 15 girls 3000m event.
Cloe McNicol-Davidson fell late in the Under 9 girls race but battled on to finish fourth. She was pleasantly surprised with the third place handicap trophy at the presentations.

Winter - Race walking events are conducted by the Victorian Race Walking Club from the Middle Park Lawn Bowls Club at Albert Park during winter. They have a variety of distances and and age groups include under 9, 12, 15, 20, Veterans and Open.

Summer - Race walking events are conducted at the following Little Athletic Centres during summer:-
Caulfield, Chelsea, Dandenong, Oakleigh, Pakenham, Seaford, Southern Peninsula (Rosebud West), Waverley, Westernport (Hastings).

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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