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Race Walking Record
April 2015
England Debutants in Podebrady
Sophie Lewis Ward ~ Molly Davey
Heather Butcher
Tom Partington ~ Tim Snook
Race Walking Record – April 2015
Yorkshire Race Walking Club
present
Open 35km and 50km Road Races
Inc. Northern Area RWA 35km Championship
Sunday May 24th
To be held under RWA "B" rules – permit No. 20150218a
Kirkby Fleetham Village Hall
Nr. Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 0SJ
April 2015
PROGRAMME
10.00am
50km start (Classification from 35km)
11.00am
35km start (classification from 25km)
11.00am
Soup & Roll League (Event 12) – Enter on day – 5km or 10km
2.30pm
Under 11 Village Green Athletics (Walk – Throw – Run –Jump)
4.30pm
Free Buffet for all
5.00pm
Presentations
5km Lap + Splits – Feeding & Sponge Stations every 2.5km
Team and Individual Prizes for all Finishers – Free Refreshments
Travel & accommodation details from Trevor McDermot
Tel: 01748 830621
Email: [email protected]
Download entry form from: http://www.northernracewalking.com/ or http://racewalkingrecord.co.uk/
Race Walking Record – April 2015
International
National
EAA Permit Race Walking Meeting, Podebrady,
Czech Republic (Sat. 11th Apr.)
British Athletics & Race Walking Association 20km
Championships, Hillingdon Cycle Circuit (Sat. 18th Apr.)
An England Athletics Team of largely junior athletes enjoyed good
results in the Czech spa town of Podebrady reports Andi Drake. For
the second time in 2015 an England athlete featured on the podium
at an EAA Permit Race Walk Meeting!
Tom Bosworth 1:29:16 and Heather Lewis 1:43:36 took the British
Athletics 20k titles at Hillingdon reports Chris Smith.
U18 5 km
rd
Sophie Lewis Ward took 3 in the U18 5km on her England debut
with a personal best of 24:17, backed up by fellow debutant Italian
based Molly Davey who also improved her personal best to 25:30 in
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9 . Teresa Zurek (GER) enjoyed a gun to tape win and Lewis-Ward
was in a three way battle for the remaining podium places with
Anthea Mirabello (ITA) and Zurek’s teammate Julia Richter. The pair
dropped Richter after 3km and Mirabello secured second only in the
final kilometre. Lewis Ward had a busy week: on Tuesday following
this event she lined up in the freestyle heats at the national
swimming championships!
U20 10km Women
Emma Achurch could not repeat her fine performance from Lugano
in March, where she was a close second to Eleonora Domenici (ITA).
Neither were a match for Noemi Stella (ITA) who won in 46:56, with
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Domenici 4 in 49:12 and Achurch 9 in 50:39. Heather Butcher
rd
placed 23 in 56:24 on her England debut.
U20 10km Men
Callum Wilkinson bounced back from a disqualification in Lugano to
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equal his personal best in 4 with 44:15. Wilkinson was part of a
group of six 20 seconds behind the leading trio going through 5km
in 21:55. Miloslav Urbanik (SVK) was a clear winner in 42:36, while
Wilkinson broke away from his pursuing pack by 7km in a
performance that brings him a GB&NI Team qualifying time for the
European Race Walking Cup in May. Cameron Corbishley lost out on
a top 10 position with disqualification at 8km when heading for a
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sub-45 minute clocking while in 9 place. 15 year old Tom
Partington broke 50 minutes (49:52) for the first time on his England
debut with a strong even paced effort splitting 5km in 24:25 to
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place 30 . His fellow U18 debutant Tim Snook clocked his fourth
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quickest 10km for 36 after a fast start in 52:51.
20km Women
Johanna Atkinson dropped out at this race for the second year in
succession feeling discomfort in her hamstring and stepping off at
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6km. Leicester Walking Club’s Tatyana Gabellone was a fine 5 in
1:35:51 on her return to the Italian team after a gap of several
years. Bethan Davies (Wales) completed her first 20km for two
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years after missing most of 2014 with injury, 25 in 1:48:23; and
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Rebecca Collins (North Down AC) was 28 in 1:55:45.
Team Leader Andi Drake said, “This was a strong set of junior
performances and we really focussed in the performance process
working again with Commonwealth Games Team Physio Dan
Nicholls to support the physical preparation of the athletes. It was
good to add another qualifier to the pool for the European Cup and
give positive experiences to several debut athletes.”
It was Bosworth’s fourth title and clearly he was using it as a
nd
training effort. Dominic King took 2 in an isolated 1:39:26 after his
brother Daniel was disqualified. Richard Gerrard took bronze in
1:47:31.
nd
Emma Achurch, 2 in the BA Championships, removed Ellie
Dooley’s British U20 best from the record books with 1:45:29 to
take the Race Walking Association title. Bethan Davies won British
Athletics bronze in 1:47:29.
Men’s 20km
Posn Athlete
1
Tom Bosworth
2
Dominic King
3
Richard Gerrard (M40)
4
Trevor Jones (M55)
5
Christopher Hobbs (M60)
6
Richard Wild (M40)
7
Matthew Haddock
8
John Ralph (M55)
9
John Hall (M65)
10
Peter Bozsko (M65)
11
Ken Bobbett (M70)
12
David Mackay
13
Shaun Lightman (M75)
14
Arthur Thomson (M75)
15
Colin Vesty (M45)
16
Christopher Flint (M70)
17
Mark Byrne (M50)
Mark Culshaw (M45)
Adam Cowin (U23)
Ed Shillabeer (W75)
Andrew Cox (M60)
Jonathon Hobbs (U23)
Daniel King
Peter Hannell (M70)
Club
Tonbridge Athletic Club
Colchester Harriers
Isle of Man Veterans
Steyning Athletic Club
Ashford Athletic Club
Northern Athletic Club
Manx Harriers
Enfield & Haringey AC
Belgrave Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Hillingdon Athletic Club
Manx Harriers
Surrey Walking Club
Enfield & Haringey AC
Leicester Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Redcar RWC
Belgrave Harriers
Manx Harriers
Ilford Athletic Club
Hillingdon Athletic Club
Ashford Athletic Club
Colchester Harriers
Surrey Walking Club
Perf
1:29:16
1:39:26
1:47:31
1:51:26
1:52:41
1:59:02
2:02:19
2:02:52
2:04:42
2:05:57
2:06:52
2:07:38
2:16:45
2:17:08
2:18:44
2:19:33
2:24:12
DNF
DNF
DNF
DNF
DQ
DQ
DQ
Club
Pembrokeshire Harriers
Leicester Walking Club
Cardiff AAC
Hyde Park Harriers
Northern Athletic Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Leicester Walking Club
Ryston Runners AC
Surrey Walking Club
Belgrave Harriers
Perf
1:43:36
1:45:29
1:47:29
1:51:38
1:52:10
2:03:58
2:07:49
2:16:57
2:20:42
DQ
Women’s 20km
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Athlete
Heather Lewis (U23)
Emma Achurch (U20)
Bethan Davies
Brenda Gannon (W40)
Michelle Turner (W45)
Penelope Cummings (W40)
Jasmine Nicholls (U23)
Cath Duhig (W60)
Angela Martin (W50)
Maureen Noel (W60)
GB & NI Team Selected for European Cup
Six athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain &
Northern Ireland at the 2015 European Race Walking Cup on 17
May in Murcia, Spain.
Event
Athlete
Coach
Men’s 20km
Tom Bosworth
Andi Drake
Women’s 20km
Jo Atkinson
Maureen Jackson
Junior Men’s 10km
Cameron Corbishley
Christopher Hobbs
Guy Thomas
Peter Selby
Callum Wilkinson
Michael Graham
Emma Achurch
Steve Arnold
Junior Women’s 10km
The highly successful Manx Harriers Team at Hillingdon
Race Walking Record – April 2015
Race Walking Association Young Age Group Championships,
th
Hillingdon Cycle Circuit (Sat. 18 Apr.)
The top two U20 men Callum Wilkinson and Cameron Corbishley
walked a fraction outside the European Cup qualification time in
45.03 and 45:36 respectively reports Chris Smith, but both have
bettered 45 minutes recently.
Under 15 Boys 3km
Posn
1
2
3
4
Athlete
Ben Allen
Stephen Waddington
Owain Nicholas
George Wilkinson
Club
Leicester Walking Club
Manx Harriers
Pembrokeshire Harriers
Enfield & Haringey AC
Perf
16:48
17:37
19:08
20:38
Chris Snook took the U17 men's title in 24:16 and was awarded the
style award to the delight of his mum and coach Verity. Tom
Partington, another walker with international parents, took silver
just ten seconds back in 24:26.
Ben Allen retained the U15 boys’ title after straining his back at
school a few days before the event. Whilst the U13 boys was a
battle royal with four walkers within 32 seconds as Archie Walter
nd
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beat the Alkhamesi brothers. Faris and Hisham into 2 and 4 with
rd
Chris Smith league winner Kai Cindy splitting the brothers for 3
knocking 40 off his much improved personal best.
On the girls side Rebecca Greatbatch had a solo win in the U20
women’s 10k and Sophie Lewis Ward was well clear in 25:46
although she slowed after keeping the early pace with the boys over
5k.
Ana Garcia leas home the U15 Girls 3k in 15:44 with Kara Lane only
20 seconds behind in 16:04 winning a great battle for the medals
ahead of Lucy Lewis Ward also 16:04 and Evie Butcher 16:08, a race
worth watching on Northern Race Walking YouTube.
Finally style winner Suki Ly took the under 13 girls in 11:08 just
three seconds behind the boys winner with Molly Meleady-Hanley
taking second in 12.12.
Under 13 Boys 2km
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
Athlete
Archie Walter
Faris Alkhamesi
Kai Cundy
Hisham Alkhamesi
Kyle Smith
Nicholas Hart
Club
Manx Harriers
Nuneaton Harriers
City of Sheffield AC
Nuneaton Harriers
Nuneaton Harriers
Aldershot F & D AC
Perf
11:05
11:17
11:21
11:37
13:41
13:51
Club
Cambridge Harriers
City of Sheffield AC
Aldershot F & D AC
Perf
11:08
12:12
14:04
Under 13 Girls 2km
Posn
1
2
3
Athlete
Suki Ly
Molly Meleady-Hanley
Emma Ratcliffe
Individual Under 15 Winners Ben Allen & Ana Garcia
(Photographs courtesy of Mark Easton (http://markeaston.zenfolio.com))
Under 15 Girls 3km
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Athlete
Ana Garcia
Kara Lane
Lucy Lewis Ward
Evie Butcher
Pagen Spooner
Alice Bellando
Laura Achurch
Mollie Dainton
Kathryn Elliott
Jessica Finney
Club
City of Sheffield AC
Birchfield Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
Weatherby Runners
Manx Harriers
Leicester Walking Club
Llanelli Athletic Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Birchfield Harriers
Perf
15:44
16:04
16:04
16:08
16:47
18:30
18:37
19:03
19:22
DQ
Club
Cambridge Harriers
Neath Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
Aldershot F & D AC
Perf
25:46
30:35
32:19
32:53
Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Manx Harriers
Lewes Athletic Club
Breacon Athletic Club
Neath Harriers
Cardiff AAC
Perf
24:16
24:26
30:18
31:58
33:04
34:12
Club
Manx Harriers
Perf
63:12
Club
Enfield & Haringey AC
Medway & Maidstone
Aldershot F & D AC
Cambridge Harriers
Perf
45:03
45:36
52:09
DNF
Under 17 Women’s 5km
Posn
1
2
3
4
Athlete
Sophie Lewis Ward
Amy Phipps
Indigo Burgin
Abigail Jennings
Under 17 Men’s 5km
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
Athlete
Chris Snook
Tom Partington
Oliver Hopkins
Jordan Price
Matthew Phipps
Daniel McKerlich
Under 20 Women’s 10km
Posn
1
Athlete
Rebecca Greatbatch
Under 20 Men’s 10km
Posn
1
2
3
4
Individual Under 13 Winners Archie Walter & Suki Ly
(Photograph courtesy of Mark Easton (http://markeaston.zenfolio.com))
Athlete
Callum Wilkinson
Cameron Corbishley
Tim Snook
Luc Legon
Race Walking Record – April 2015
5km
Posn
1
2
Race Walking Association trophy winners for the calendar year 2014
Congratulations to each and every one
President’s Trophy – Southern Area
1km
Lancashire Trophy – Emma Achurch
(Best female race walker during calendar year)
Posn
1
2
Edgar Horton Cup – Dominic King
(Best performance at distances of 50km or over)
A.D. McSweeney Trophy – Surrey Walking Club
(Best all round club in male RWA Championships)
Hammond Cup – Surrey Walking Club
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(Club achieving highest N of points in men’s RWA Championships)
Thayer Memorial Cup – Surrey Walking Club
(Best all round club, male & female, in RWA Championships)
Pauline Flora Trophy – Leicester Walking Club
(Best all round club in the RWA female championships)
Sparta Trophy – Enfield & Haringey AC
(Club achieving the greatest increase in points)
Manx 10km and Younger Age Group Championships
National Sports Centre, Douglas, (Sun. 29th Mar.)
Adam Cowin won the 10Km Race Walking Championships on the
NSC Perimeter Roadway in a time of 50:16 reports Bridget Kaneen.
Isle of Man Veteran Athletes' Club (IOMVAC) walker Richard Gerrard
was runner up recording 50:59, with Dave Walker of the host club
third in 56:40. Louise Smith of IOMVAC won the ladies title in a time
of 65:11 just over 2 minutes ahead of club mate Louise Hollings
67min 57sec and Jayne Artz third.
Rebecca Greatbatch of Manx Harriers took the 5km title recording
31:01 ahead of Northern AC's Erika Kelly. Stephen Waddington won
the 3km in 17:47 ahead of Leah Goddard of Northern AC. Lottie
Dawson claimed the 1km title recording 8:24 with Grayse FletcherMerryweather second, Orla Goddard third and Ben Dawson fourth.
Athlete
Adam Cowin (U23)
Richard Gerrard (M40)
Dave Walker (M40)
Richard Haddock (SM)
Stewart Jones (M40)
Brian Kelly (M50)
Andrew Dawson (M40)
James Quirk (M40)
Ray Beattie (M55)
Ian Callister (M60)
Louise Smith (W35)
Louise Hollings (W35)
Jane Artz (W45)
Dale Farqhuar
Richard Wild (M40)
Tony Artz (M50)
Club
Manx Harriers
Isle of Man Veterans
Manx Harriers
Unattached
Manx Harriers
Isle of Man Veterans
Manx Harriers
Unattached
Unattached
Manx Harriers
Isle of Man Veterans
Isle of Man Veterans
Unattached
Manx Harriers
Northern Athletic Club
Unattached
Perf
31:01
33:43
Athlete
Stephen Waddington (U15)
Leah Goddard (U15)
Club
Manx Harriers
Northern A.C.
Perf
17:47
20:21
Athlete
Lottie Dawson (U11)
Grayse FletcherMerryweather (U9)
Orla Goddard (U9)
Ben Dawson (U9)
Club
Unattached
Unattached
Perf
8:24
9:01
3
4
Northern A.C.
Unattached
9:11
9:17
Sarnia Walking Club Channel Island Ceramics 2 Mile Track
for Eric Waldron Trophy Osmond Priaulx (Fri 10th Apr.)
Ken Smith Trophy – Callum Wilkinson
(Best performance by a young athlete)
10km
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Club
Manx Harriers
Northern A.C.
3km
Posn
1
2
(RWA Area achieving highest No of points in RWA National Championships)
International Trophy – Tom Bosworth
(Most worthy individual performance in international competition)
Athlete
Rebecca Greatbatch (U20)
Erika Kelly
Perf
50:16
50:59
56:40
58:47
59:28
59.54
61:09
61:58
64:12
64:30
65:11
67:57
75:46
DNF
DNF
DNF
Stuart Le Noury walked to victory in the second race of the Channel
Island Ceramics sponsored classic Guernsey races when adding the
Eric Waldron 2 miles trophy to his recently won Chilcott Cup reports
Rob Elliott. With the company of brother Jason and Rob Elliott for
the first of the eight laps, he gradually pulled away to pass the half
way point in 7:35, ten seconds up on his brother. Elliott was now
well adrift in 8:04. The leading woman at this point was Olga
Sinkevica in 10.29, with a sixteen seconds lead over the next woman
Marie Macdonald. With a slight slowing down, on a warm evening,
Stuart finished in 15:19 to retain the trophy and record a new
personal best time by a few seconds, followed by Jason in just under
16 minutes. Olga held on to her lead as fastest woman with 20:57,
with Marie in second place but dropping well back.
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Athlete
Stuart Le Noury
Jason Le Noury
Rob Elliott (M55)
Kevin Le Noury (M55)
Olga Sinkevica
Peter Beckerleg (M55)
Mick Le Sauvage (M75)
Marie Macdonald (W40)
Kay Coulson (W45)
Dave Dorey (M65)
Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Perf
15:18.6
15:58.5
16:23.4
20:36.2
20:56.5
21:13.4
21:24.4
22:14.2
22:54.2
22:55.2
2nd South Yorkshire League, Millhouses Park, Sheffield
(Fri. 10th Apr.)
No close finishes in the 2nd South Yorkshire League, with most
places decided soon after the start of the last 500m lap and the
smallest gap at the finish being 9 seconds reports Brian Adams.
Natalie Myers quickly opened up a 20 sec gap over Alana Zeidler on
the first lap; they then walked at almost the same pace over the
remaining 5 laps.
Simon Pugh stayed ahead of all but Ana Garcia to take second place
number two in the league. This takes him to the top with the two
race winners Ana and Lara MacColl sharing second spot.
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
Athlete
Ana Garcia
Simon Pugh
Natalie Myers
Alana Zeidler
Molly Meleady-Hanley
Peter Bilson
Club
City of Sheffield
Rotherham HAC
City of Sheffield
City of Sheffield
City of Sheffield
City of Sheffield
Dist
3km
3km
3km
3km
2km
1km
Perf
15:02
18:25
17:32
17:51
13:04
9:57
Race Walking Record – April 2015
Surrey Walking Club Open/Development Races, Lewes,
th
East Sussex (Sat. 11 Apr.)
Twenty walkers, including a numbe of novices, started in all the
events in the first open race to be held in East Sussex for many
years.
600m
Posn Athlete
1
Charlotte Sida (U13)
2
Kitty Rahman (U13)
Club
Lewes Athletic Club
Lewes Athletic Club
Perf
4:09
4:48
Athlete
Helen Sida (W45)
Club
Lewes Athletic Club
Perf
6:58
Athlete
Christopher Snook (U17)
John Lennon
Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Steyning Athletic Club
Perf
14:21
18:21
Athlete
Ian Richards (M65)
Christopher Hobbs (M60)
David Crane (M35)
Martyn Corbishley (M50)
Ollie Hopkins (U17)
Dan Maskell (M65)
Paul Gaston (M65)
Elizabeth Claridge (W40)
Ronald Penfold (M70)
Shaun Lightman (M70)
Judith Carter
Martin Ford-Dunn (M70)
Club
Steyning Athletic Club
Ashford Athletic Club
Surrey Walking Club
Medway & Maidstone
Lewes Athletic Club
Surrey Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Steyning Athletic Club
Steyning Athletic Club
Surrey Walking Club
Brighton & Hove AC
Steyning Athletic Club
Perf
24:43
25:28
26:34
29:25
30:02
31:04
31:07
31:32
31:58
32:57
34:05
37:42
1000m
Posn
1
3000m
Posn
1
2
5000m
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Veterans AC 5 Mile, Battersea Park (Tue. 14 Apr.)
Ilford AC’s Peter Ryan was a convincing winner of the first of the
2015 series of the Veterans AC five mile road races in Battersea
Park.
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Athlete
Peter Ryan (M60)
John Hall (M65)
Mark Culshaw (M45)
Maureen Noel (W50)
Dan Maskell (M65)
Michael Harran (M75)
Christopher Flint (M70)
Ron Powell (M75)
David Hoben (M60)
Sandra Campbell (W45)
Kathy Crilley (W65)
Kevin Burnett (M75)
Club
Ilford Athletic Club
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Belgrave Harriers
Surrey Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Enfield & Haringey AC
Surrey Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Surrey Walking Club
Perf
44:57
46:24
49:48
50:20
50:21
52:48
55:34
57:08
57:53
61:05
61:49
67:17
Hewitt Cup 2015 - Round 1 (Tue. 21st Apr.)
Ben Allen (Leysland High School) took his ninth victory in this long
established race walking series (75 years and still going!) well clear
of the Blaby Stokes Striders trio of Jake Fish, Jack Harrison and Julian
Mason Boot reports George Smolinski.
All the girls beat their previous best times in the girl’s event. Lyla
Bryan continues to impress and won her first ever Hewitt Cup race.
She finished ahead of team-mates Erin Gurney, Rhea Harris and
Megan Hughes.
In the Hewitt Cup series the individual standings are based on a
handicapping system which encourages all competitors to improve,
or get close to, their best times over the 3 race series.
In the boy’s event Jack has taken an early lead in the league
standings ahead of previous winners Jake and Ben.
In the girl’s section, Megan, tops the table ahead of Lyla, Rhea and
Erin in that order.
Megan, Jake and Rhea caught the eye of the judges and won style
awards.
Boys
Posn
1
2
3
4
Athlete
Ben Allen
Jake Fish
Jack Harrison
Julian Mason Boot
Club
Leysland High School
Blaby Stokes Primary
Blaby Stokes Primary
Blaby Stokes Primary
Perf
10:11
14:42
15:39
22:38
Athlete
Lyla Bryan
Erin Gurney
Rhea Harris
Megan Hughes
Club
Blaby Stokes Primary
Blaby Stokes Primary
Blaby Stokes Primary
Blaby Stokes Primary
Perf
14:12
14:40
14:44
15:40
Girls
Posn
1
2
3
4
Welsh Athletics League, Cardiff (Sun. 26th Apr.)
Twelve competitors lined up to race the open 2000m walk writes
Bethan Davies. After a little unrest on the start line due to a
hammer induced false start it was Swansea's Megan StrattonThomas who lead from the gun. After a shockingly fast 200m by
Megan (really did scare me) Cardiff ACC's Bethan Davies took up
residence at the front of the race. By the second lap the race had
split into two, with a brave bunch of novices battling it out near the
back and Martin Bell’s team fighting for the front.
Jordan Price took the lead for the men, while Daniel McKerlich who
was in second in the men’s race had a tooth and nail battle
throughout with Amy Phipps. This pair was closely chased by Amelia
Davey and Matthew Phipps. John Collins followed this group but
unfortunately dropped out. The novices, who were a little stunned
at the pace of their more experienced competitors all put up
sterling debut performances, with Steve Julien almost pipping Jay
Briggs to the line, but he thought better of the spurt once cautioned
by the judges.
A fabulous collection of personal bests and times in rather blustery
conditions.
Men’s 2000m
Posn Athlete
1
Jordan Price (U17)
2
Daniel McKerlich (U17)
3
Matthew Phipps (U17)
4
Jay Briggs
5
Steven Julien
John Collins (M75)
Women’s 2000m
Posn Athlete
1
Bethan Davies (U23)
2
Megan Stratton-Thomas (U17)
3
Amy Phipps (U17)
4
Amelia Davey (U17)
5
Hazel Wheeler (W40)
6
Jennifer Aylward (W45)
Club
Breacon Athletic Club
Cardiff AAC
Neath Harriers
Aberdare Valley AC
Aberdare Valley AC
Swansea Harriers
Perf
11:01.5
11:28.0
12:18.2
14:29.4
14:33.5
DNF
Club
Cardiff AAC
Swansea Harriers
Neath Harriers
Carmarthen Harriers
Run4All Neath
Run4All Neath
Perf
8:54.6
10:24.9
11:21.5
11:46.5
15:32.2
15:36.8
Sarnia WC, Heritage Group Championships, Race 3.
10km Road Walk, Les Amarreurs, Vale, (Sun. 26th Apr.)
Stuart Le Noury hung on to claim victory in the Heritage Group
Championships as brother Jason ran out of road as he closed the
gap in the final kilometres. Long-time leader Stuart had forged a
comfortable winning lead in the early stages of the race but found
he had a race on his hands as the gap closed to within two seconds
at the finish line as he won in 51:22. Third place went to Rob Elliott
in 54:38, a slight improvement on his January race time, since he
has found a new lease of life in his races. On a misty day but in
conditions almost perfect for racing, women’s winner Olga Sinkevica
in 1:08:05 removed 1:39 off her previous best time as she led home
Marie Macdonald and Kay Coulson, the latter two also creating new
best times by almost two minutes in Marie’s case and one minute in
Kay’s. On a day for new best times, Peter Beckerleg also improved
his by 37 seconds in the men’s section.
Race Walking Record – April 2015
Posn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Athlete
Stuart Le Noury
Jason Le Noury
Rob Elliott (M55)
Kevin Le Noury (M55)
Olga Sinkevica
Peter Beckerleg (M55)
Marie Macdonald (W40)
Mick Le Sauvage (M75)
Kay Coulson (W45)
Jayne Le Noury (W50)
Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Sarnia Walking Club
Perf
51:22
51:24
54:38
1:07:24
1:08:05
1:10:08
1:10:13
1:11:00
1:14:12
1:16:24
Birchfield Harriers Open Meeting (Sun. 26th Apr.)
Ben Allen just missed his personal best at the Birchfield Open; a rare
chance for U17’s to be part of a track and field event with medals
reports Chris Smith. Considering the midlands has quite a few under
11’s it was a shame only one boy contested the 800 metres.
2000m
Posn Athlete
1
Ben Allen
2
Kara Lane
3
Jessica Finney
Club
Leicester Walking Club
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Perf
10:12.91
10:29.75
12:15.23
800m
Posn Athlete
1
Adrian Judge
Club
Coventry Godiva H
Perf
5:22:54
Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Walks
the back it did indeed sometimes look as though my legs were
slightly bent on some first contact. However slow-motion and still
pictures proved the exact opposite – both contact and straightening
were correct. Often the leading leg was even perfectly straight well
before ground contact!
Two of the short videos were taken at incredible speeds (40% faster
than racing speed!) in order to ascertain what precisely occurred
under real stress, which had never been the case at the start of the
recent race. Amazingly, even in these scenes both the contact and
the straightening were correct, which actually surprised me. Thus it
seems that some walkers are not helped by the lack of electronic
judging assistance at events, but even disadvantaged by this,
completely the opposite of what generally occurs! In my case I
would definitely press for cameras to be used in order to prove that
IAAF rules are being followed. Has anybody else experienced
problems in this apparently unusual way?
Since I have studied sport successfully in two countries and have
spent some time coaching walkers I believe that my analysis of the
films is correct, but it would be informative to hear some top
judges’ views. Please write to me at [email protected] and I will
send copies of the films with some notes on the shown speeds and
styles. I believe these clips could even be useful for coaching and
judge training sessions.
By the way, I have written 15 books on various sports and am
presently working on a collection of historical interest on various
sports from 1960 till 1980, including many anecdotes on top walkers
I have had the pleasure to meet or train with. Arthur Thomson and
Shaun Lightman are two of my former Metropolitan WC club mates
still active and I am pleased to see that their excellent performances
continue. As soon as the book is finished I will also advertise it for
sale in race walking echelons.
Best wishes,
Wilf Holloway
(Open event in aid of Help for Heroes)
Saturday 13th June 2015 at 12:30pm
Tilgate Park, Crawley
(Registration: Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Titmus Drive, Crawley, RH10 5EU)
Judging based on loss of contact only (B Category)
For further information contact David Hoben
Email: [email protected]
Entry form can be downloaded from:
http://racewalkingrecord.co.uk/
http://www.scvac.org.uk/walking.htm#13/06
Readers Letter(s)
Dear Editor RWR
Many years ago I was a relatively good junior race walker who gave
up the event because of repeated shin-splint problems. I moved on
to running, orienteering and cycling but have now come back to
walking again as a pensioner in order to vary the training stress on
joints. Since walking was fun I worked on my style again, felt that
everything was well within the modern definitions and recently
entered the German 20km championships which Steve Allen also
raced in. There I expected to achieve about 140 minutes and soon
got into an easy, fair rhythm of 6:50 kilometres – only to receive 2
warnings inside 3 km for ‘late straightening’!
Totally shocked and depressed I left the race voluntarily and soon
had a friend film my action at various speeds and various style
emphasises. Owing to very short, bow-legs and unusual muscle at
Current Positions in RWA YAG GP after three events
U13 Girls
Posn Athlete
1
Suki Ly
2
Molly Meleady-Hanley
3
Lara MacColl
4
Emma Ratcliffe
5
Hannah Gold
6
Katie Haynes
7
Emily Davis
U15 Girls
Posn Athlete
1
Lucy Lewis-Ward
2
Evie Butcher
3
Ana Garcia
4
Kara Lane
5
Alana Zeidler
6
Mollie Dainton
7
Laura Achurch
8
Katie Elliott
9=
Pagen Spooner
9=
Mia Loten
11
Alice Bellando
12=
Anna Hinchcliff
12=
Beatrice Fury
U17 Women
Posn Athlete
1
Sophie Lewis-Ward
2=
Amy Phipps
2=
Indigo Burgin
4
Abigail Jennings
5
Molly Davey
6
Amelia Davey
Club
Cambridge Harriers
City of Sheffield AC
City of Sheffield AC
Aldershot F & D AC
Dudley & Stourbridge
Dudley & Stourbridge
Dudley & Stourbridge
Perf
118
78
37
37
36
35
34
Club
Cambridge Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
City of Sheffield AC
Birchfield Harriers
City of Sheffield AC
Llanelli Athletic Club
Leicester Walking Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Wetherby Runners
Aldershot F & D AC
Manx Harriers
Aldershot F & D AC
Maidstone & Medway
Perf
113
112
80
75
72
68
67
65
35
35
34
33
33
Club
Cambridge Harriers
Neath Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
Aldershot F & D AC
Athletica M & G
Carmarthen Harriers
Perf
120
111
111
108
38
34
Race Walking Record – April 2015
U20 Women
Posn Athlete
1
Emma Achurch
2
Rebecca Greatbatch
3=
Heather Butcher
3=
Jessica Mills
Club
Leicester Walking Club
Manx Harriers
Cambridge Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Perf
80
40
38
38
U13 Boys
Posn Athlete
1
Kai Cundey
2
Hisham Alkhamesi
3
Faris Alkhamesi
4
Nicholas Hart
5
Archie Walters
6
Kyle Smith
Club
City of Sheffield AC
Nuneaton Harriers
Nuneaton Harriers
Aldershot F & D AC
Manx Harriers
Nuneaton Harriers
Perf
114
76
76
72
40
35
Club
Leicester Walking Club
Enfield & Haringey AC
Manx Harriers
Pembrokeshire Harriers
Perf
120
74
38
37
Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Brecon Athletic Club
Neath Harriers
Cardiff AAC
Manx Harriers
Lewes Athletic Club
Perf
120
77
72
70
38
37
U15 Boys
Posn Athlete
1
Ben Allen
2
George Wilkinson
3
Stephen Waddington
4
Owain Nicholas
U17 Men
Posn Athlete
1
Chris Snook
2
Jordan Price
3
Matthew Phipps
4
Daniel McKerlich
5
Tom Partington
6
Oliver Hopkins
U20 Men
Posn Athlete
1
Tim Snook
2
Callum Wilkinson
3
Luc Legon
4
Cameron Corbishley
5
Daniel Watling
Boys Team
1
Aldershot F & D AC
2
Nuneaton Harriers
3
Enfield & Haringey
4
Leicester WC
5
Manx Harriers
6
City of Sheffield AC
7
Brecon Athletic Club
8
Cambridge Harriers
9
Neath Harriers
10
Cardiff AAC
Medway & Maidstone
11
12
Lewes Athletic Club
13
Pembrokeshire H
14
Birchfield Harriers
26
306
187
154
120
116
114
77
74
72
70
38
37
37
36
Club
Aldershot F & D AC
Enfield & Haringey AC
Cambridge Harriers
Medway & Maidstone
Birchfield Harriers
Girls Team
1
Cambridge Harriers
2
Aldershot F & D AC
3
City of Sheffield AC
4
Leicester WC
5
Birchfield Harriers
6
Neath Harriers
Dudley & Stourbridge
7
8
Manx Harriers
9
Llanelli Athletic Club
10
Athletica M & G
11
Wetherby Runners
12
Carmarthen Harriers
Maidstone & Medway
13
Perf
114
80
38
38
36
616
278
267
147
113
111
105
74
68
38
35
34
33
Results Roundup
April
05
11
19
Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting, Tonbridge School
U11: 1000: 1 Thomas Lewis Ward (UnAtt) 8:18.66
U13: 2000: 1 Suki Ly (Cam) 11:32.94.
Mixed 3000: 1 Malcom Martin (M60 - SWC) 16:14.46, 2 Lucy Lewis
Ward (U15 – Cam) 16:35.43, 3 Martyn Corbishley (M50 – M&M)
16:57.33, 4 Emily Ghose (U17 – Ton) 16:59.34, 5 Evie Butcher (U15 –
Cam) 17:23.70, 6 Ollie Hopkins (U17 – Lewes) 17:50.16, 7 Shaun
Lightman (M70 – SWC) 18:04.93, 8 Dan Maskell (M65 – SWC)
18:27.41, 9 Sue Davies (W50 – AFD) 19:30.57, 10 Angela Martin (W50
– SWC) 19:42.69, 11 Rebecca Cope (Ash) 20:04.85.
Podebrady International Walks (CZE)
Masters 5km: 2 Steve Allen (M55 - Barnet) 25:17 (PB).
46th Internationales Straengehen, Naumberg (GER)
16 Steve Allen (M55 – Barnet) 1:49:55 (PB).
29
29
Downham Market Open Walks (Including BMAF & EVAC Champs.)
20km: 1 Ian Richards (M65 – Stey) 1:55:29, 2 Steve Allen (M55 –
Barn) 2:01:19, 3 John hall (M65 – 2:02:07), 4 Peter Bozsko (M65 – Bir)
2:03:03, 5 Sean McMullan (M65 – IRE) 2:03:10, 6 Ken Bobbett (M70 –
Hill) 2:07:39, 7 Cath Duhig (W60 – Ryston) 2:15:14, 8 Arthur Thomson
(M75 – 2:15:38, 9 Christopher Flint (M65 – SWC) 2:19:00, 10 Angela
Martin (W50 – SWC) 2:20:45, 11 John Borgars (M65 – Herts) 2:22:29,
12 Mark Byrne (M50 – Red) 2:27:35, 13 Liz Blackie (W45- Ryston), 14
Paul Frimage (M60 – Ryston) 2:29:41, 15 Jo Miles (W55 – Hill)
2:32:09, 16 Andrea Cameron (SW – LDWA) 2:37:17.
10km: 1 Sue Clements (W60 – Vids) 74:26, 2 Sue Smith- Ryston)
89:08.
Veterans AC 10,000m Track Walk, Battersea Park
1 Steve Allen (M55 – Barn (g)) 53:38.2, 2 John Hall (M65 – Bel)
56:42.3, 3 Penelope Cummings (W35 – HHH (g)) 59:21.8, 4 Andy
Millbank (M50 – HHH (g)), 5 Maureen Noel (W60 – Bel) 62:57.3, 6
Shaun Lightman (M70 – SWC) 63:59.3, 7 Christopher Flint (M65 –
SWC) 65:44.2, 8 Peter Hannell (M70 – SWC) 66:05.3, 9 Arthur
Thomson (M75 – E&H) 66:42.2, 10 Ron Powell (M75 – E&H) 70:36.9.
Manx 10,000m Track Championships & Supporting Races, Douglas
10,000m: 1 Adam Corwin (U23 -Manx) 47:39.5, 2 Michael George
(M45 -Manx) 52:49.7, 3 Sam Fletcher (Manx) 53:00.4.
5000m: 1 Tom Partington (U17 – Manx) 23:37.1, 2 Erika Kelly (SW –
NAC) 30:13.2, 3 Rebecca Greatbatch (U20 – Manx) 31:16.1.
3000m: 1 Danielle Oates (U20 – Manx) 17:44.5, 2 Archie Walter (U13
– Manx) 1655.4.
1000m: 1 Stephen Waddington (U13 – Manx) 5:06.5, 2 Leah Goddard
(U15 – NAC) 5:46.6, 3 Alice Bellando (U15 – Manx) 5:47.2, 4 Olivia
Corran (U11 – Manx) 7:12.3, 5 Daniel Lawrie (U11 - U/A) 7:44.9, 6
Orla Goddard (U11 - NAC) 7:59.1, 7 Grayse Fletcher-Merryweather
(U11 U/A) 8:02.7.
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Hertfordshire Championships & Open
Pendor Open 5 Mile (Enfield League)
Allen Trophy (Lancashire WC)
Midland Championships
Graham Mann Handicap (Sarnia WC)
Veterans AC 5 Mile
Sean Pender Handicap (Sarnia WC)
Manx Harriers Club Walk
Hampshire County Championships
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Kent County Championships
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NARWA Championships 50k/35k
Sarnia WC 1 Hour Track Walk
Fred Pearce Trophy Relay (Lancs WC)
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Stevenage
Chesham
Chorley
Tamworth
Vale
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Footes Lane
TT Access Road
Portsmouth
Lee Valley
Ashford
Chelmsford
Veterans AC 5 Mile
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Woodford Tuesday Walks (3000m)
South Yorkshire League
Sarnia WC 1 Mile Track Walk
Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Races
Sarnia WC Championship #5
Manx Telecom Parish Walk
Samll Nations Match
England Athletics U20/U23 Champs
BMAF 5k Road Championships
South Yorkshire League
ESAA Development Walks
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Sarnia WC Championship #6
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Moulton
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Woodbourn Rd
Footes Lane
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Footes Lane
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