World Class Racewalking Alumni, and Future Alumni!



As my Williamsburg '09 clinic alumni already know, biomechanist, world-renowned
shoe designer, and 2009 Pan Am Cup 20k Team member, Ian Whatley, has been
building the USA Racewalking Training Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The
site features a 400m track, athlete housing, a weight training facility, and a
four-camera, dual-monitor video treadmill system for state-of-the-art technique
analysis. The wooded 40-acre site is also bisected by dirt and paved walking
trails and there are miles of great road walking courses beginning at the
Training Center's front gates. 




I'm holding my first World Class Racewalking camp at the Training Center in late
September/early October, culminating at the USATF National 5K Championship in
Kingsport, TN. The camp will focus specifically on getting you race-ready for
the event, and is being billed as a training/taper camp. The goal is to have my
World Class Racewalking team, and interested others, as ready as possible for
the Kingsport race. Everything is included in the camp fee, from transportation
from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to housing at the
Training Center or local hotels, meals, transportation to Kingsport, TN for the
race, hotels in Kingsport, and transportation back to Greenville or to Kingsport
Tri-Cities Airport (TRI). The camp runs from Monday September 28th - Sunday
October 4th, 2009. 




The USA Racewalking Training Center camp is in addition to, not a replacement
for, my 19th Annual World
Class Racewalking Training Camp, held once again at the National Training
Center in Clermont, FL in late November. The annual camp features first-class
housing, and a truly world-class training facilty. When comparing the two, think
of my annual camp as Drago vs. the USA Racewalking Training Center camp's Rocky
Balboa in Rocky IV. The Greenville facilities are a bit more Spartan than
Clermont's, but if I'm not mistaken, Rocky won that one... Both are unique,
educational, fun racewalking experiences, but your personality and goals will
dictate which camp is right for you. The Florida camp is suitable for all
levels, including marathon and ultra-walkers, while the USA Racewalking Training
Center camp is specifically geared for racewalkers planning to compete at the
National 5k in Kingsport. The brochure for the Greenville/Kingsport camp is
downloadable at www.racewalking.org/greenville.pdf while the Florida training
camp's brochure is available at www.racewalking.org/camplfie.pdf




In other news, I've added several weekend clinic dates to my summer/fall '09
schedule. World Class Racewalking is coming to you on Long Island, NY; Hamilton,
Ontario; Indianapolis; Denver; Bellingham, WA; Louisville; Dallas, and Santa
Cruz, Aruba; as well as our 4th Annual Advanced Weekend Clinic in Solana Beach,
CA. Clinic dates, registration forms and online entry are available
at: www.racewalking.org/clinics.htm 




And finally, Ian and I, who have been putting on camps and clinics together
since 1992, will be conducting a 2-3 hour clinic the a
fternoon before the Kingsport race. Details on that mini-clinic will be
available when Bobby Baker (Kingsport 5K race director) updates the event
website with the 2009 information and entry form. We'll make sure it's a fun,
educational event that won't wear you out before your 5k! Check back at
www.kingsportracewalk.com soon for details. 




Looking forward to seeing you at a World Class Racewalking clinic or camp soon!




Dave McGovern

World Class Racewalking

www.racewalking.org


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