10km road walking championships and younger age group championships.
Held Sunday 6th April on the perimeter roadway at the National Sports Centre, Douglas.
U11 girls 1 kilometre
Pos. Name Club Time
1st Lauren Whelan Manx Harriers 5.36
2nd Fay Latham Manx Harriers 5.56
3rd Abbie Moore Manx Harriers 6.52
4th Sinead Kaneen Manx Harriers 6.52
U13 girls 2 kilometres
1st Bronwen Kaneen Manx Harriers 12.52
U13 boys 2 kilometres
1st Joe Partington Manx Harriers 14.03
U15 girls 3 kilometres
1st Emma Latham Manx Harriers 16.44
2nd Ciara Kaneen Manx Harriers 19.09
U15 boys 3 kilometres
1st Callum Taylor Manx Harriers 17.40
Men 10 kilometres
1st Steve Partington Manx Harriers 44.36
2nd Peter Kaneen Manx Harriers 45.14
3rd Neil Bates Manx Harriers 48.30
4th Allan Callow Manx Harriers 52.44
5th John Stubbs IOM Veterans 57.13
6th Ian Callister Manx Harriers 57.19
7th Les Brown Manx Harriers 1.00.59
8th David Cain Unattached 1.01.38
9th Dougie Corkill Manx Harriers 1.02.36
=10th Ron Ronan Manx Harriers 1.06.06
=10th David Wilkinson Manx Harriers 1.06.06
=12th Kevin Martin Northern A.C 1.11.26
=12th Brian Brough Manx Harriers 1.11.26
14th Alan Pilling IOM Veterans 1.18.15
Women 10 kilometres
1st Bridget Kaneen Manx Harriers 54.21
2nd Karen Locking Manx Harriers 1.06.59
3rd Jan Hodgson Unattached 1.10.47
4th Sarah Goldsmith IOM Veterans 1.12.33
5th Brenda Charlton IOM Veterans 1.18.15
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be delighted
Current release attached
kind regards
Kate
do you think it likely that the rules of race walking will be changed in the near future to abolish the contact rule. I know that this is an old chestnit but I don't think that it is likely to go away in the near future. We recently thought that walking was to be excluded from teh Olympic programme, problems with judging being cited as one of the main reasons. (I am aware of the reasons behind the problems as Sydney 2000.)
It appeared to me that when I stood with Sylvia at the Steam Packet walks more emphasis was placed on looking for the straight leg rather than loss of contact.
Do you have any thoughts that you could share with me,
Dear All,
Please note my new home phone number-01284754177
Regards,
Peter Marlow
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From: "Emily Lewis" <elewis@...>
To: "Press Releases" <PressReleases@...>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: UK Athletics press release
>
> Time: 10:00am
> Date: 26 March 2003
>
> For Immediate Release
>
> UK ATHLETICS NOMINATIONS FOR IAAF AND EAA ELECTIONS
>
> UK Athletics are pleased to announce the following nominations to
> positions at the International Association of Athletics Federations
> (IAAF) and the European Athletic Association (EAA). The nominations
> have been proposed by the International Group of UK Athletics and
> endorsed by the UK Athletics Executive Board.
>
> It is an integral part of the work of the International Group to ensure
> that the UK is represented at the highest levels in World athletics in
> order to enable us to positively influence the direction and strategies
> of the sport.
>
>
> IAAF
>
> Elections to the IAAF Council and Committees take place at the IAAF
> Congress in Paris on 19-21 August 2003.
>
> IAAF Council: As announced in June 2002, UK Athletics is nominating
> Sebastian COE for election as an IAAF Council member. The UK's current
> Council member Robert STINSON retires as Honorary Treasurer of the IAAF
> in March 2003 after 19 years in the post.
>
> Cross Country & Road Running Committee: David BEDFORD, Race Director of
> the London Marathon, is the UK's nomination for the Cross Country and
> Road Running Committee. Alan WARNER, who has served on the Committee
> for eight years, is standing down.
>
> Women's Committee: Gwenda WARD is nominated for the Women's Committee.
> She is a member of the UK Women's Forum set up by UK Athletics and will
> be seeking to replace Sally GUNNELL who was voted on to the Committee in
> 1999.
>
> Technical Committee: David LITTLEWOOD, who is head of the UK Athletics
> Rules Revision Group, is nominated for election to the Technical
> Committee. David served on the Technical Committee in 1997-99 and was
> part of the working group that rewrote the IAAF rule book in 2000.
>
> Race Walking Committee: Peter MARLOW, Head of UK Athletics Race Walking
> Policy and Support Team, has been a member of the Race Walking Committee
> since 1976 (the longest serving member of any IAAF Committee) and will
> stand for re-election.
>
> Masters Committee: Bridget CUSHEN, Secretary of the British Masters
> Athletics Federation, was elected on to the Masters Committee in 1999
> and is standing for re-election.
>
>
> EAA
>
> Elections to the EAA Council and Committees take place at the EAA
> Congress in Athens on 12 April 2003.
>
> Competition Committee: Roger SIMONS, Head of UK Athletics Track and
> Field Policy and Support Team, is standing for election to the
> Competition Committee.
>
> Development Committee: Adam WALKER, UK Athletics Development Director
> and Deputy Chief Executive, is standing for election to the Development
> Committee.
>
> The EAA Council will appoint the members of the Cross Country, Race
> Walking and Mountain Running Committees at its first meeting on 13
> April.
>
> UK Athletics is lobbying for the reappointment of its three current
> representatives on these committees:
>
> Graham HEELEY, Head of UK Athletics Cross Country Policy and Support
> Team, is a member of the Cross Country Committee.
>
> Peter MARLOW is currently Chair of the EAA Race Walking Committee.
>
> Danny HUGHES is the President of the Mountain Running Committee.
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Peter Davis admits he is old enough to be "everyone's grandad" - but he still knows what it feels like to be a champion.
Seventy-six-year-old Davis came away from the recent national masters athletics championships in Invercargill with four gold medals and two New Zealand championships.
He won the 3000m racewalk on the track in 18min 46sec, in the process breaking the age-group record he set in Wellington last year by 56sec.
In the 10,000m racewalk, he finished in 1hr 7min 19sec, also breaking his own record, this time by 1min 43sec.
Davis won the men's age group 1500m in 6min 32sec and the 2000m steeplechase without having competed in the event before. He won his 75-79 age group in 10min 46sec.
Davis admitted he did not have much competition in his events but he still took pride in lining up with competitors decades younger than himself and finishing midway through the field.
He took up racewalking after moving from Pukekohe to Nelson almost six years ago and received a lot of encouragement in the sport from local walkers.
Before that he was a keen runner, completing 26 marathons and 27 half marathons. He won two half marathon age group titles and three marathon titles before giving up running at the age of 70.
He attributed his fitness to making sure he "keeps going - I go out walking regularly".
He planned to keep up his training, although he might "reassess things" when he reached 80.
Gary Little & Asta Wistrand Race Walking & Running Programs & Coaching Phone/fax 64 9 846 6671 www.profitness.net.nz
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wrote:
> From: "Racewalking International"
> <walkrwi@...>
> To: jeffcassin@...
> Subject: RWI YOUTH TEAM SCHEDULES ENGLAND VISIT
> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:48:10 -0800
>
> RACEWALKING INTERNATIONAL (RWI) NEWS
> SUNDAY - MARCH 23, 2003
>
>
> YOUTH TEAM SCHEDULES ENGLAND VISIT
> by Paul Smith
>
> INCLINE VILLAGE (RWI)-Members of Racewalking
> International's (RWI)
> Youth Development Team, led by Zachary Pollinger
> (New Jersey), have been
> making waves on the East Coast lately and next month
> several members will
> travel to England for international competition on
> the other side of the
> Atlantic.
>
> Pollinger, a high school junior, made indoor
> track headlines earlier
> this season when he became the first high school
> walker to win the
> prestigious Susan B. Rudin Mile at the Millrose
> Games. Last weekend he
> followed up his outstanding indoor walks with
> victories at the Nike
> Scholastic Meet in Maryland and the New York State
> Championships in New York
> City.
>
> Pollinger earned "All American" honors along
> with RWI Youth Team
> members Christoper Diaz (Texas) and John Koziel
> (South Carolina) who placed
> second and third in Maryland.
>
> During April walkers from six (6) states will
> be traveling with the RWI
> team and competing against young walkers from the
> Coventry, England, area
> about 100 miles north of London.
>
> The Youth Development team is coached by Ray
> Kuhles, track and field
> mentor at California University-Pennsylvania, near
> Pittsburg. He will be
> assisted by Amber Antonia, University of
> Wisconsin-Parkside, during the trip
> to England. The RWI coaching staff has also been
> invited to share clinical
> duties with English walking coaches during the
> Easter stay.
>
> John MacLachlan, RWI CEO, who has been
> coordinating the excursion with
> England's Andi Drake, is looking forward to RWI's
> first international foray
> for youth walkers. "We need to give our young
> walkers a sense of
> international competition and avail them to all
> opportunities as they
> prepare for the coming years of race walking events.
> Hopefully, this will
> be the first of many international opportunties for
> RWI Youth Development
> Team members."
>
> Along with the walking clinics and competition,
> RWI walkers will have
> the opportunity to tour London and maybe watch the
> "Changing of the Guard"
> at Buckingham Palace and/or visit other historical
> spots. The trip will
> include a train ride to Coventry about two (2) hours
> from London on
> Saturday.
>
> Drake and UK hosts will meet the RWI visitors
> at the station and escort
> the young walkers to their quarters at Warick
> University before attending
> scheduled clinics and races. RWI will host a
> reception for both teams and
> coaches on Saturday so that everyone can get to know
> each other as friends
> and competitors.
>
> Additional clinics are scheduled for Sunday
> before the team returns to
> London on Monday and flies home with more walking
> knowledge ready for use
> during the Spring outdoor season.
>
> Coach Kuhles provides all team members with
> monthly individualized
> training schedules and one-on-one evaluations during
> trips to hometowns when
> time permits. The goal of the RWI Development Team
> is to build a bridge for
> youngsters across America to enjoy the discipline of
> walking through
> personalized training and opportunities not
> available through other venues.
>
> For more information regarding the RWI Youth
> Development squad, please
> write to RWI, 745 Kelly Drive, Incline Village, NV
> 89451 or
> e-mail RWI at rw-international@.... You can
> also call us at
> 775-833-2121 or fax us at 775-833-2122.
>
> Enjoy race walking around the world with RWI.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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4 Doug Allen I.O.M.Veterans 55.46 26.20 82.06 14th
5 John Stubbs IOM.Vets 57.13 26.03 83.16 21st=
6 Ian Callister M.H 58.56 25.36 84.32 29th
7 Steve Locking M.H 59.30 25.30 85.00 30th
8 David Cain unattached 59.34 23.20 82.54 19th
9 Sean Hands unattached 59.55 23.20 83.15 20th
10 Doug Corkill M.H 61.47 21.29 83.16 21st=
11 Ray Pitts IOM Vets 62.33 18.17 80.50 6th
12 Sue Biggart unattached 63.32 21.02 84.34 28th (L)
13 Mick Holgate M.H 64.46 16.32 81.18 9th
14 Alan Kinvig IOM.Vets 64.46 16.26 81.12 8th
15 David Wilkinson M.H 64.48 18.30 83.18 23rd
16 Ron Ronan M.H 65.00 16.47 81.47 11th
17 Kevin Tasker IOM Vets 65.52 14.06 79.58 3rd
18 Moira Hall Western A.C 66.20 15.52 82.12 16th (L)
19 Karen Locking M.H. 67.34 16.08 83.42 26th (L)
20 Kevin Martin Northern A.C 67.47 13.45 81.32 10th
21 Linda Shimmin unattached 67.56 15.35 83.31 25th (L)
22 Enid Watson IOM Vets 68.19 15.30 83.49 27th (L)
23 Dot Watterson IOM Vets 69.43 13.02 82.45 18th (L)
24 Val Kneale IOM Vets 69.48 12.17 82.05 13th (L)
25 Jan Hodgson unattached 70.30 12.50 83.20 24th (L)
26 Brian Brough M.H. 71.36 10.31 82.07 15th
27 Sarah Goldsmith IOM Vets 71.56 p.b 8.42 80.38 4th (L)
28 Judy King unattached 72.11 9.40 80.51 12th (L)
29 Geoff Hall Western A.C 72.30 7.06 79.36 1st
30 Mary Sharpe unattached 82.25 0.00 82.25 17th (L)
5 Kilometres
pos Name Club Actual Time H/cap position
1 Robert Moore Manx Harriers 26.28 4th (under 20)
2 Marie Latham M.H 27.53 p.b 1st (L)
3 Mike Kneale IOM Vets 34.15 2nd
4 Claire Hammill unattached 38.12 3rd (L)
5 Viv Callister unattached 44.16 5th (L)
2 Kilometre Junior
Pos Name Club Actual H/cap position
1. Callum Taylor Manx Harriers 10.47 p.b 1st (under 13)
2. Emma Latham M.H 11.16 5th (under 15)
3. Lauren Whelan M.H 11.56 7th (under 11)
4. Fay Latham M.H. 12.46 6th (under 11)
5. Bronwen Kaneen M.H 12.50 4th (under 13)
6. Ben Locking M.H. 15.25 2nd (under 11)
7. Adam Locking M.H. 15.31 3rd (under 13)
1 Kilometre Junior
Pos Name Club Actual H/cap position
1 Kirsty Taylor Manx Harriers 6.12 p.b 3= (under 11)
2 Abbi Moore M.H 6.34 p.b 1st (under 9)
3 Sinead Kaneen M.H. 6.34 2nd (under 9)
4 Emily Biggart unattached 7.07 6th (under 11)
5 Matthew Locking M.H 7.44 p.b 3= (under 11)
6 Catreena Moore unattached 8.35 5th (under 9)
FINAL LEAGUE TABLES 2002/2003 4 BEST RESULTS
Senior 10km
1st David Cain 25 points
2nd Sue Biggart 29 points
3rd Sean Hands 33 points
4th Mick Holgate 35 points
5th Geoff Hall 37 points
6th Doug Allen 38 points
7th Kevin Martin 39 points
8th Alan Kinvig 41 points
9th Dot Watterson 43 points
10th Ray Pitts 45 points
11th Ron Ronan 49 points
= Dave Wilkinson 49 points
13th Sarah Goldsmith 50 points
14th Kevin Tasker 52 points
15th Moira Hall 53 points
= Steve Locking 53 points
17th Judy King 55 points
18th Alan Pilling 59 points
19th Brian Brough 61 points
20th Karen Locking 63 points
21st Les Crowe 66 points
22nd Linda Shimmin 71 points
23rd Mary Sharpe 86 points
24th Brenda Charlton 90 points
5 Kilometres
1st Robert Moore 6 points
2nd Mike Kneale 13 points
3rd Viv Callister 17 points
2 Kilometres
1st Callum Taylor 6 points
2nd Bronwen Kaneen 11 points
3rd Ben Locking 13 points
4th Lauren Whelan 14 points
= Adam Locking 14 points
6th Fay Latham 15 points
1 Kilometre
1. Kirsty Taylor 7 points
= Abbi Moore 7 points
3rd Sinead Kaneen 9 points
4th Matthew Locking 10 points
5th Emily Biggart 11 points
6th Catreena Moore 21 points
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Phone: 619-410-1181
North American Racewalking Institute
March 15, 2002
For immediate release
US Men win again; women finish 2nd
Chula Vista, CA--The rain came down and the US poured it on. Fighting off a steady stream of showers in usually sunny southern California, Tim Seaman led the US team to another stunning upset at the Pan Am Cup this afternoon. This time the red, white, blue toppled Ecuador in the 20 km, which was led by Olympic Champion Jefferson Perez. Although Perez won the race in 1 hour, 23 minutes, 12 seconds, the US won a tiebreaker to win the team title. Seaman walked a season best 1:25:24, one-second faster than last week, to claim fourth overall. In the women's 20 km Samantha Cohen finished seventh in 1 hour, 44 minutes, 56 seconds to lead the US to a second place finish. Mexico's Rosario Sanchez won the race in 1:37:14 as Mexico won their third consecutive women's title.
Perez walked with Cristian Berdeja of Mexico for 6 km, before steadily pulling away by 11 seconds a lap. John Nunn was the brightest early hope for the US, walking just over a minute off of the leaders for the first three laps. But Nunn had been ill all week and a shot of penicillin was not enough to get him back to top form.
Perez had opened up a 22-second lead on Berdeja by 10 km with a split of 41:00. Christian Munoz was solidly in third, with Seaman and US teammate Kevin Eastler (42:59) in a large chase pack.
"I realized how the conditions were affecting the race and I tried to maximize my performance considering the weather, the large pack of walkers, and how Kevin was doing," Seaman said.
Perez, the 1996 Olympic Champion, did his job, with Berdeja (1:24:17) and Munoz (1:24:34) claiming silver and bronze. Seaman and Eastler, fifth in 1:25:34, broke away from a pack including two Ecuadorians on the last lap to put the US in position to win. Meanwhile, USA's Sean Albert passed Xavier Moreno of Ecuador in a move that proved pivotal in the team scoring.
The US and Ecuador both finished with 13 points in the cross country scoring system. The tie breaker was the third place finisher for each team, which the US won via Albert's finish over Moreno.
"There were puddles all over the place. It was a great battle. I knew the team championship would be decided in the pack and it was very fun to compete. This was a true track meet and Sean won it for us in his last lap," Seaman said.
A pre-race strategic error actually ended up costing Ecuador the title. Ecuador didn't declare Rolando Sequipay as one of their five designated scorers. The move made sense because Sequipay had just walked the Pan Am 50 km last weekend and didn't figure to be a factor. But he finished eighth (1:26:37) and would have given Ecuador the team title. Instead, Xavier Moreno, 12th in 1:28:05, was the third scorer.
Elite Racing's Tracy Sundlun, the meet announcer, was impressed.
"Anyone who wasn't there, missed a great show. It was a thrill to see Jefferson Perez. You always like to see one of the greats in sports whether it's sailing or sumo wrestling," he said.
The US also won the 50 km Pan Am Cup last weekend in Tijuana.
In the women's 20 km, Sanchez was in control of the race from the outset with only Bolovia's Geovana Irusta and Gianetti Olivera de Sena Bonfim of Brazil daring to go with her for the first two kilometer loop (9 minutes, 35 seconds). Susan Armenta started strong for the US, as she was just 12 seconds back in a large trail pack after the first lap.
Sanchez opened up a 14-second gap by 4 km and increased her lead every lap. Irusta grabbed a firm hold on second, with Sena Bonfim fading quickly. Walking even splits, Cohen caught Armenta just before 8 km.
"My Coach (Mike De Witt) thought I was ready to walk about 1:46:00, so I tried to stay with that pace," Cohen said.
At the halfway point, Sanchez was in control at 47:36 with Irusta 15 seconds back. Cohen was sixth in 52:02, followed by her teammates Jolene Moore (52:42), Bobbi Jo Chapman (52:48), Cheryl Rellinger (52:52), and Armenta (52:56).
"At 10 km, I was unsure if I could keep it going at the same pace. It's still early in the season and we haven't done much speed work. Mostly, we've only done distance," Cohen said.
Sanchez continued to gain at least five seconds a lap and cruised to her first Pan Am Cup victory. She had won the bronze at the 1998 Pan Am Cup. Irusta claimed second (1:37:53), while Colombia's Sandra Zapata surged on the last lap to pull away from 39-year-old Graciela Mendoza (Mexico) for the bronze. This was Mendoza's ninth World Cup, which she has won four times individually.
The US worked well together as Chapman (1:44:56) followed Cohen for eighth. Moore (1:46:52) was ninth. Rellinger came on strong to pull away from Armenta for tenth.
"I was very proud to be the first American finisher today. Now I'll focus on placing high at the US Championships in June," Cohen said.
XI Pan American Race Walking Cup Men's Top Finishers
1 Jefferson Perez ECU 1:23:12
2 Cristian Ordejas MEX 1:24:17
3 Christian Munoz CHI 1:24:34
4 Tim Seaman USA 1:25:24
5 Kevin Eastler USA 1:25:34
Other US
11 Sean Albert USA 1:27:42
15 Curt Clausen USA 1:30:45
17 John Nunn USA 1:32:13
19 Dave McGovern USA 1:39:32
20 Mark Green USA 1:45:42
22 Dave Doherty USA 1:53:55
US finishers
7 Sam Cohen USA 1:44:56
8 Bobbi Jo Chapman USA 1:45:47
9 Jolene Moore USA 1:46:52
10 Cheryl Rellinger USA 1:47:27
11 Susan Armenta USA 1:49:03
13 Lisa Sontag USA 1:52:27
14 Heidi Hauch USA 1:53:11
15 Lee Chase USA 1:53:52
16 Erin Taylor USA 2:02:45
Marianne Martino DQ
Sara Sheets DQ
An item in the "City Diary" in the the Business Section of today's
Times refers to the forthcoming final appearance of the Stock
Exchange London to Brighton walk. It appears that sweepstakes
were once held on the result; gambling on unpredictable events
seems suitable for the Stock Exchange!
Peter Cassidy
The race website is now up and running. Surf to
http://mysite.freeserve.com/LeamingtonGrandPrix/
More news to follow soon!
Calling all race organisers
Why not advertise in the official programme at the Leamington GP?
No other event will attrcat as many race walkers in the UK this year!
This provides an ideal opportunity for your event to get maximum
coverage amongst the race walking community.
Special rate for clubs/race organisers
Full Page Advert £20
Half Page Advert £10
Quater Page Advert £5
Anyone interested please contact me for further deatils.
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From IAAF.org
Race Walking sets out on a Golden path in Tijuana
Tuesday 11 March 2003
Tijuana, Mexico - Some spectators would be willing to
swear that Cuauhtemoc beamed down over the city this
past weekend. The 16th century ruler, the last emperor
of the Aztecs, is represented by an imposing monument
in the middle of 'El Paseo de Los Heroes' in Tijuana,
the avenue where the inaugural event of the IAAF Race
Walking Challenge was held.
Along with Cuauhtemoc more than 60.000 onlookers in
summer like temperatures, lined up along Mexico’s
equivalent of the Champs-Elysées to acclaim the
world's best Race Walkers and to sing traditional
tunes.
"This first leg of this new challenge was a real
success," believes Poland's Robert Korzeniowski, the
multi Olympic and World Championships gold medallist.
"This is what happens in Cracow (Poland), and how Race
Walking ought to be: it should welcome the competitors
into the heart of major cities. It didn't matter
whether they chanted 'Adelante Mejico, Adelante' (Go
Mexico, Go), it still felt nice to be supported by
such a crowd."
Although Mexico "breathes, eats and smells football"
as Riverio Juanez, a retired elementary teacher put
it, the Central American country has traditionally
been enchanted by Race Walking. Mexico has indeed been
organizing 'La Semana Internacional de Marcha" (the
International Week of Race Walking) since 1977, and in
Tijuana alone, a city which now boasts close to 2
million inhabitants, thousands of kids are said to
practice this Olympic discipline.
The expression of joy on people's faces when Bernardo
Segura of Mexico City broke the tape in the men's 20km
on 8 March, was just another proof of their passion
for this individual sport.
"Every year, thousands of spectators come to see the
'marchedores' and they all go crazy when a Mexican
does well. Walking is really popular here. Look at
them all,” Patricia Obligado, a local police woman,
said after pushing the fans back behind the barriers.
They had ecstatically invaded the circuit as Segura
just as if he had scored the winning goal in
football’s World Cup final.
Tijuana suffers from a bad reputation. This booming
city, nestled in a valley just a few miles south of
San Diego, is the main gate of entrance for illegal
immigrants lured by the ‘American Dream’. To many, it
is associated with tourist traps and violence. To many
Tijuana is an adventure, and almost everybody leaves
the city with a story to tell.
"We want the athletes, the people and the press to
remember that our city was welcoming," said Carlos
Mercenario, winner of the IAAF 1991 and 1993 IAAF
World Race Walking Cup over 50km, who helped set up
the competition.
His wish is fulfilled. The athletes all applauded the
crowd while the spectators flocked to the streets on
both days to see the races. Their traditional music
accompanied the walkers and the city showed itself off
for this special occasion.
I, as a journalist, will not remember the loss of our
TV equipment at the airport. Nor will I recall our
two-day-long struggle to find a camera with an
appropriate battery, but I will always have etched in
my memory the look of joy on the faces of two little
boys standing next to the finish line, as they saw
Bernardo Segura triumph. "The walkers are real heroes
in this country. This is a good example of success,"
added Korzeniowski.
Tijuana set the note. Race Walking is on a path paved
with gold. "At last, walking is recognised. I hope we
showed the world that this Olympic event is
attractive," explained Cesar Moreno, a Mexican member
of the IAAF Council. "Every country is interested in
this sport, and I am glad that Mexico was given the
opportunity to share this passion with many. We will
do it again."
Patrick Merle for the IAAF
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US wins first ever Pan Am Cup 50 km
Tijuana, Mexico--Philip Dunn's second place Pan Am finish, fourth overall, in the Semana Internacional (Mexican Walk Week) 50 km led the US to the Pan American Cup team title. Dunn walked 4 hours, 15 minutes, 1 second. Spain's Jesus Garcia won the race in 3:46:46; fastest in the world this year. Mexico won the previous 11 Pan Am Cup 50 kms.
Mexico's Omar Zepeda took over the lead at 14 km on the cloudless day and looked very relaxed going through 20 km in 1:30:59. Garcia was 29 seconds back. Americans Curt Clausen (1:34:25) and Dunn (1:34:41) were in the chase pack.
"By 20 km, I could tell I wasn't going to have the kind of race I wanted. At that point it was just a matter of convincing myself to continue. It would have been much easier just to step off (the course)," Dunn said.
Zepeda was able to extend his lead over Garcia, which peaked at 1:18 at 29 km. Meanwhile, Clausen began to really struggle, slowing to 5:30/km before calling it a day at the halfway mark (2:00:18). Dunn continued after reaching 25 km just three seconds behind Clausen.
"I haven't trained for three weeks because of a hamstring injury. It didn't bother me today, but (because of the missed training) I wasn't fast enough. I was over two hours at 25 km, so there was no reason for me to continue because I need the "A" standard. I'm just going to reset and focus on the 50 km in Naumberg (Germany), which is five weeks away," Clausen said.
Zepeda, who was rolling off one kilometer splits in the mid 4:20's, started to slow in the heat after 30 km. After walking his 36th km in 4:57, Zepeda dropped out shortly afterwards. Initially it was announced that Zepeda stopped due to stomach problems, but then Zepeda explained that he thought he had been disqualified. It is very doubtful, however, that he would have been able to withstand a charging Garcia. By the time Zepeda quit, Garcia was well on his was to victory. With walkers fading in the hot sun all over the course, Garcia dropped the hammer, walking averaging just over 4:32 per km for his final 10. As he approached the finish line, Garcia was handed a Mexican flag, which he carried across the tape to the delight of the packed grandstand.
New Zealand's Craig Barrett, who led briefly before Zepeda, stayed consistent throughout to finish second in 3:51:15. Mexico's German Sanchez was third in 4:04:10 and took the Pan Am Individual Gold.
Dunn struggled a bit in the second half, with some late kilometers in the 5:20's, but save Garcia and Berrett, everyone else faded more. The American battled hard, caught the fourth place walker with less than two laps to go, and pumped his fist in elation as he crossed the line. As Dunn walked over to greet his family on the sidelines, the pain of the grueling race was evident in his face.
"My conditioning was pretty close to where I needed to be. I was going for the "A" standard (3:57:00), but I would have needed a perfect day. The harder concrete service (as opposed to asphalt) and the brick road in the middle portion of the course really took its toll. But the crowd was amazing, especially when I was walking with a Mexican walker," Dunn said.
Said Clausen of the conditions, "The heat made for a slow race. Just two walkers got under the "A" standard (or "B" for that matter). This is not the kind of day you wish for when you're reaching for a time goal. Today I needed (good weather)."
Still, Dunn was pleased with the results.
"I was happy with my place finish and that we won as a team. That's always cool."
Theron Kissinger finished 14th (4:58:10) and Bill Vayo 15th (5:16:44) in a personal best to round out the scoring for Team USA. Several Mexican walkers finished in the top ten, but teams had to designate five scorers for the Pan Am Cup. Only two of their designated scorers made to the finish line, leaving them one short of the required number for the team championship.
American Rod Craig was well out of contention in 16th, yet still a fan favorite. He urged the crowd to pump up the volume by waving his arms every time he went by the grandstand. The fans responded with a roar.
Mexico has perhaps the greatest racewalk fans in the world. Thousands of enthusiastic spectators lined the streets for both days of the Semana Internacional, including the Corona and Powerade Girls, the former of which performed dances on a stage. A band provided music entertainment and the race was held on a main street next to large shopping mall called the Plaza Rio.
The US won Pan Am Cup women's 20 km in 1998 and the men's 20 km 10 years earlier, but had never won the 50 km. The 20 km Pan Am Cup races will be held next weekend in Chula Vista, CA.
50km Men: 9 March 2003
1. Jesús A. García (ESP) 3:46:46.
2. Craid Barret (NZL) 3:51:15.
3. Germán Sánchez (MEX) 4:04:11.
4. Dunn Philip (USA) 4:15:01.
5. Miguel Solís (MEX) 4:18:02.
6. Juan Toscano (MEX) 4:18:52.
7. Saúl Méndez (MEX) 4:19:12.
8. Cristian Bascuñan (CHI) 4:19:27
9. Rogelio Sánchez (MEX) 4:26:09
10. Felipe Nava (MEX) 4:29:58
Other US
14. Theron Kissinger 4:58:10
15. Bill Vayo 5:16:44
16. Rod Craig 5:18:33
Curt Clausen DNF
John Souchek DQ
Martin,
Have only one video. Do you have a source to copy?
Regards,
Peter
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March 9, 2003
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Seaman, Armenta top US finishers in Tijuana
Tim Seaman walked his fastest time in nearly three years at the Mexican Walk Week 20 km (12.4 miles) in Tijuana, Mexico last night to finish 14th in a world class field with a mark of 1 hour, 25 minutes, 28 seconds. Meanwhile, Susan Armenta, 18th place, was the top US woman (1:43:20) in a racewalk won by Ireland's Gillian O'Sullivan in 1:29:55.
In a stacked field that included the last two Olympic Champions, World Record Holder Bernardo Segura of Mexico won a thrilling race in 1:19:06. After battling Spain's Francisco Fernandez, owner of the 20 km world best on the road, and three-time Olympic Champion Robert Korzenowski for 19 km, Segura pulled away on the final straight away to the delight of the crowd which chanted "Mexico! Mexico!" for the entire race. Fernandez was second; just two seconds back with Korzenowski five ticks off the winner.
A large lead pack had dwindled to four by 10 km (39:54), with fourth place finisher Alexandro Lopez also in the mix. Seaman, who competes for the New York Athletic Club was midway in 42:30, with the US Army's John Nunn at 42:57. Sean Albert (43:51) and Kevin Eastler (44:45) followed for the US contingent.
Lopez fell off the pack before 18 km and finished in 1:19:49. Mexican teammate Christian Verdeja was fifth in 1:22:43. Nunn finished behind Seaman in 1:26:59.
"When I woke up this morning, my whole body ached and my chest was congested. I was really feeling it by 4 km, but I wasn't going to quit. I kept breaking it down, telling myself to just get through the next lap. I ended up OK for how I felt. I should get the "B" standard in my next race," Nunn said.
For Nunn, it was his second fastest time ever, behind his 1:24:49 in Germany last year. Albert (1:29:37) held off Eastler (1:29:39) at the tape.
The women's race was much less dramatic. O'Sullivan, who recently broke the world record in the 3 km, got away from a pack of five before 7 km and never looked back. At 45:03, she was already 26 seconds ahead of Norway's Kjersti Platzer by 10 km. Armenta was 50:04 halfway through.
O'Sullivan cruised to victory, widening her margin as the race wore on. Nadejda Ryashkina of Russia came on strong in the second half of the race to finish second (1:31:37). She was followed by Portugal's Susana Feitor (1:32:34), Platzer (1:32:46), and Jane Saville of Australia (1:33:34). Cheryl Rellinger of the US finished 25th in 1:54:54.
Armenta, who has been focusing on her studies in Physical Education, was pleased with her performance.
"I had done 1:53:00 in training, so I was hoping to go under 1 hour, 50 minutes. Considering my training has been on and off, I'm pleased with my result," she said.
The 20 km races were the first stop on the inaugural IAAF Racewalk Challenge, which carries a purse of $30,000 to the winner who will be crowned at this August's World Championships in France.
The Mexican Walk Week 50 km will be held this morning at 10 AM PST in Tijuana and is part of the Pan American Racewalk Cup. Curt Clausen and Philip Dunn lead the US Team hopes.
Dear All,
Aplogies to anyone who has tried to e-mail me at the
tim@... address, but this wasn'tworking for 10 days
or so until Wednesday this week.
It should work fine now, so if anyone had messages returning, please
resend them and they should get through now.
The website will be out of action for a few days more.
Best wishes,
Tim
From www.iaaf.org
Tijuana welcomes Race Walking elite for the inaugural
IAAF Race Walking Challenge
Friday 7 March 2003
Tijuana, Mexico - The northern city of Tijuana,
located on the USA-Mexican border, will this weekend
(8 - 9 March) host the inaugural event of the IAAF
Race Walking Challenge, which will culminate at the
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Paris,
this August.
Mexico, is one of the world's leading Race Walking
countries, and so a fitting venue for this IAAF
initiative, the country having formerly hosted other
major athletics events including the 1968 Olympic
Games (Mexico City), 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
(Monterrey) and the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon
Championships (Veracruz).
Poland's reigning World, Olympic and European 50km
champion Robert Korzeniowski (35), who took a
remarkable 20km/50km double at the Sydney Olympics was
one of the first athletes to arrive in Tijuana, on
February 26.
The Pole who is without doubt the world’s greatest
ever Race walker, has been training on Tijuana's beach
and the track at the Unidad Deportiva, as well as
promoting the event in the local media.
"Tijuana is part of my plan towards the World Champs
in Paris. The field is very deep with so I'll be glad
to finish in the top five," said Korzeniowski, who
aims to retire after the 2004 Olympics.
Korzeniowski will race the 20km, where he will face
Ecuador's Jefferson Perez, the 1996 Olympic champion
and the 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup winner. Perez
is Latin America's best bet to take the highest spot
on the podium, together with some of the most heralded
Mexican athletes. The host nation will be fielding,
Alejandro Lopez, third last year in Turin at the World
Race Walking Cup, and Olympic medallists Bernardo
Segura (bronze 20km 1996) and Noe Hernandez (silver
20km 2000), although the latter has just recovered
from injury.
Spain's Francisco Javier Fernandez, the European
champion and the fastest walker ever over 20km
(1:17:22), is also in the Tijuana 20km field.
Tijuana will be the only stop on the IAAF Race Walking
Challenge, other than the World Championships in
Paris, where the men's 50km race will also be
contested.
Spain's Jesus Angel Garcia, the World silver medallist
in 2001, will start as the favourite, but should be
challenged by New Zealand's Craig Barrett, USA's Curt
Clausen and Mexicans Rogelio Sánchez, Germán Sánchez,
Miguel Angel Rodríguez, who was third in the 1997
Athens World Championships, and Edgar Hernández, World
bronze medallist in 2001.
In the women's 20km, Russia's Olimpiada Ivanova, owner
of the world best and winner in the 2001 Edmonton
World Championships will face Norway's Kjersti
Platzer, second 2000 Olympics, Commonwealth Champion
Australian Jane Saville, Italian Elizabeta Perrone the
bronze medallist from the 2001 Worlds, and Ireland’s
Gillian O`Sullivan, fresh from her recent World Indoor
3000m record on home soil.
Mexico's best hopes are Rosario Sánchez, Maria
Guadalupe Sanchez, fifth in the Sydney Olympics, and
Victoria Palacios. Korzeniowski's sister, Silwia
Korzeniowska, will also compete.
In total, over 130 athletes from 20 countries are
registered for the three races in Tijuana, a city with
over two million inhabitants.
Race Walking has provided Mexico's best international
sports results (along with the sport of diving) with
nine Olympic medals.
The Mexican’s have also taken six World Cup, three
World Junior and two World senior titles, won by stars
like Daniel Bautista, Ernesto Canto, Raul Gonzalez,
Carlos Mercenario and Daniel Garcia, among others.
The event will be officially opened today, Friday 7
March , and will kick off on Saturday with the women's
20km, followed by the men's 20km. The 50km will be
held on Sunday.
The races start and finish in Plaza del Rio and the
course runs along the Paseo de los Héroes.
There is substantial prize money on offer for the six
event IAAF Race Walking Challenge, with US $30,000
awarded to first place, $20,000 for second place and
$15,000 for third…, graduating down to $5,000 for an
eighth place finish.
The point system is also straightforward – 10 for the
winner, 9 for second place, 8 for third etc…will make
the challenge easy to follow during the course of the
year, with rankings based upon the addition of the
three best results achieved by athletes in any of the
competitions.
The six scoring events are as follows –
date, venue, distances (W - Women; M - Men)
7/8 March - Tijuana (MEX): 20km W + 20 km M + 50 km M
5 April - Rio Major (POR): 20 km W + 20 km M
1 May - Sesto San Giovanni (ITA): 20 km W + 20 km M
24/25 May - Shanghai (CHN): 20 km W + 20 km M
7 June - La Coruòa (ESP): 20 km W + 20 km M
23 -31 August - Paris/St Denis (FRA): 20 km W + 20 km
M + 50 km M (IAAF World Championships)
Javier Clavelo Robinson for the IAAF
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Seaman wins 6th straight in near record time; high performance team makes strides
Reggie Lewis Center, Boston--Tim Seaman held off the US Army's John Nunn to win his sixth consecutive US Indoor National Championship in the 5000 meter racewalk this afternoon in the second fastest US time ever (19 minutes, 21.56 seconds). Joanne Dow won her second straight women's 3000 meter walk yesterday in 13:07.68.
Seaman, competing for New York Athletic Club, led teammate Curt Clausen and Nunn through the first two kilometers (3:51 and 3:45) in record pace. Clausen fell back after 2 km, while Seaman opened up a 10-second gap on Nunn over the fourth kilometer.
"My main focus was to win. I knew John was in good shape," Seaman said.
Nunn charged back with a 3:56 last kilometer to halve the gap on Seaman, but it was not enough. Still, Nunn's finishing time of 19:26.43 was the third fastest ever by an American. Clausen finished third in 20:38.34.
"The fourth kilometer really got me. I didn't realize I had slowed (to 4:00). I wasn't watching the clock so I had no idea how close we were to the record. If I would've known, we could've raced for the record. I felt I had more to give," Nunn said.
Still, what Nunn gave today was over a minute better than he had ever given before. His previous best was 20:35. Seaman's and Nunn's times were the sixth and seventh fastest in the world this year. The American Record of 19:18.40was set by Tim Lewis in 1987. However, that was a different era in which walkers competed in a series of indoor races as part of a grand prix and the indoor world championships. Now the focus for most is solely on the 20 km and the 50 km.
"I was pleased with my race today, especially considering I haven't done much speed work. I hope to translate this type of performance into my upcoming 20 km races," Seaman said.
In the women's 3 km, Dow was able to defend her title over three-time Olympian Michelle Rohl. For the first 11 laps, Rohl led the way.
"I could hear (Michelle) breathing hard late in the race, so I decided to pass her with four laps to go. I gave it my best the rest of the way and it all worked out," Dow said.
Last year, Rohl missed the championships while she was pregnant with her fourth child. Yesterday, she could not outlast Dow and finished second in 13:21.19
Meanwhile, several members of the High Performance Team, based at the ARCO Olympic Training Center, qualified for the Indoor World Championships March 14-16 in Birmingham, England by finishing in the top two at Indoor Nationals.
The team was led by Sasha Spencer, who cruised to second place in the 800 meters (2:03.20).
"I did a lot of work over the past couple of months, so I knew I was ready to compete here. Making the team for the World Championships was the most important to me. (I) came here thinking that if I ran my best race I would be right there at the end," said Spencer, a Georgetown graduate now competing for Nike.
Megan Addy led a 2-4-6 finish in the 400 meters. Addy won the silver in 53.88 seconds, with Brenda Taylor (54.04) and Tanisha Mills (54.37) following.
"Making the Indoor World Championships was a complete surprise, given that I've only been training with my current coach (Brooks Johnson) at the (San Diego) US Training Center for less than a month. At the start of the indoor season, I thought I would be training through it. Now I'm off to Birmingham," Addy said.
Both Taylor and Mills will likely be added to the World Championships Team in the 4 x 400 meter relay. The 400 meter hurdles, which is not contested indoors, is the best event for all three of the training center-based athletes.
Kenta Bell (55 feet, 11.75 inches) and Von Ware (52-4.50) took third and fifth in the triple jump, while Jamie Nieto placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of 7 feet, 5.25 inches.
Performing double duty, Shakeema Walker leaped 44 feet in the triple jump for fifth and 19 feet, 4 inches in the long jump for 11th. Finally, defending 3000 meter champion Amy Rudolph finished third in 8 minutes, 57.44 seconds.