Hi everyone

I was approached in June by Simon Baker and Brent Vallance to see if VRWC would be able to schedule a 10,000m track walk late in the winter season so give junior walkers a chance to get a qualifier on the board for the 2008 World Junior Championships.

We discussed this at our July VRWC committee meeting and decided that the best opportunity would be on Saturday 25 August when we currently have the Vic 10 km titles scheduled. It would simply be a case of changing the events from road to track (obviously with AV approval).

It has taken a month to clear all the issues involved and I can now officially announce that the Victorian 10 km racewalking titles for men and women will be held as Track events and that AA will ratify any World Junior Qualifying performances done in this event. We have a full panel of appropriately qualified judges and all is now in place for us to proceed.

Details are as follows:


Event:    Victorian 10,000m Racewalking Track Championships for men and women
Time :    2PM
Date:     Saturday 25 August 2007
Venue:     George Knott Athletics Track, Heidelberg Road, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Entries:     Entries must be made via Athletics Victoria on the correct entry form which can be downloaded from http://www.athsvic.org.au/cache/MeetFile/3592007%20AV%20Walk%20Entry%20Form.pdf

CLifton Hill is an inner northern suburb in Melbourne and the track is close to the Clifton Hill Railway station.

Kind regards

Tim

-- Tim Erickson
Secretary, Victorian Race Walkers Club
03 9012 5431
0412 257 496
terick@melbpc.org.au