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Where are the American 50km Racewalkers?

February 21, 2009 by

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This was posted on Dave McGovern’s Blog. A shame! Step up! Posted by rayzwocker Feb 20, 2009 So it’s come to this… The USATF National 50k took place last weekend in Santee, CA and the results were less than stellar. With marathon walking becoming more and more popular, this shouldn’t be the case. There are more […]

Australian Centurions Newsletter – September 2008

September 25, 2008 by

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Results from Roubaix 28hrs

September 23, 2008 by

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Link WOMEN 1.Varin Sylviane FRA 216,370 km 28 h 0 mn 53 s 7,723 km/h 2 Anxionnat Claudine FRA 198,040 km 28 h 1 mn 15 s 7,068 km/h 3 Attias Dorit USA 191,090 km 28 h 1 mn 46 s 6,817 km/h 4 Perevalo Iryna FRA 171,805 km 28 h 1 mn 34 s […]

Australia’s got Tallent – and it’s fuelled by Pizza!

August 22, 2008 by

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Racewalker Jared Tallent today became the first Australian male track and field athlete in one hundred years to win two medals at the same Games.  This occurred when he won silver today in the 50km walk at Beijing. Link AUSTRALIAN Jared Tallent has made history, taking a silver and bronze medal at the Games, fuelled […]

Beijing 50km Racewalk Preview

August 15, 2008 by

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Link For the first time since 1992, there will be an Olympic gold medalist in the 50 km Race Walk whose name is not Robert Korzeniowski. With the post-Athens retirement of the Pole, who won every 50 km event he finished in the eight years between Atlanta and Athens, including three World Championships titles and […]

Australian Centurion July Newsletter

August 1, 2008 by

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Geoff Hain clocks up his 8th Centurion walk in 4 years at Schiedam in Holland and Sandra Brown beats all comers to win the 100 mile event in 20:14:23 and, in so doing, chalked up her 129th Centurion performance. What an amazing athlete. For more info, see Australian Centurions July newsletter.

Nathan Deakes out of Beijing 50km Racewalk

July 21, 2008 by

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Bugger! From the Geelong Advertiser WEB EXCLUSIVE GOLD medal favourite Nathan Deakes has been ruled out of the Beijing Olympic Games. In a major shock, the Geelong race walker has been forced out with a persistent hamstring injury, which dates back to the 2005 world championships in Helsinki. An announcement was made by Athletics Australia this […]

Australian Centurions Newsletter – May 08

May 25, 2008 by

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Photos from Coburg 24hr Presentations

May 2, 2008 by

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Female Walkers Men’s walkers Australia’s newest Centurion Mick Francis Leading Runners Leading Runners Arun from India Thanks to Pat Fisher from Canberra for submitting these photos.

24hrs for Legacy – 6 days away

April 12, 2008 by

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Friends On the 19th and 20th April this year (6 days away), I will be competing in the Victorian 24hr Track Championship at Coburg, Victoria. This is my first one for a few years and I do have a personal best of 121km. This one – My aim is to survive the 24hrs and get […]

FANS 24hr and Centurions Walk

February 20, 2008 by

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The web site for FANS 24 hour is http://www.fans24hour.org/ The event is Saturday, June 7 – Sunday, June 8, 2008. Check the web site for details on briefings, start time, etc. FANS elected not to make the Centurion walk an official part of the FANS event. BUT – they did give me permission to have […]

Coburg 24hr Entries – Almost full

February 1, 2008 by

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See attached for the latest competitor listing Latest entries – 2 Feb 08

24hrs for Legacy

January 28, 2008 by

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http://www.everydayhero.com.au/24hrs_for_Legacy In 2008 I will be walking in my first 24hr for a few years. It will be at the Coburg 24hr on the 19/20 April. I have walked 122km in 24hrs but that was in 1998. A few kilos heavier now. Well it’s time to get serious and hit the training. I have seen […]

Coburg 24hr entries filling in fast

January 25, 2008 by

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The Victorian 24hrTrack championships scheduled for 19/20 April is filling fast. If you havent got your entry in, do it now (the Editor did yesterday). Here is the list of entries so far. Coburg entries – 26 Feb 08

Tallent qualifies for 50km Racewalk at Beijing

December 21, 2007 by

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Link BALLARAT walker Jared Tallent smashed his personal best by more than ten minutes to confirm his nomination for the Beijing Olympics with a dominant display in the national 50km walk championship. The 23-year-old produced the third-fastest time ever by an Australian to stop the clock at 3 hours 44 minutes and 45 seconds, well […]

Australian Centurions December Newsletter

December 7, 2007 by

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Once again, some very interesting information sent out by Tim Erickson. Well worth the read. December Newsletter

Reebok dumps Nathan Deakes

December 5, 2007 by

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Link Canberra’s world champion race walker Nathan Deakes has given new meaning to doing Europe on a shoestring. After a year living in Italy to better his chances of winning gold at next year’s Olympics, Deakes returned home yesterday strapped for cash and lugging as many pairs of shoes as he could. Deakes, who had […]

Ultracentric – Six new Centurions

November 22, 2007 by

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Here are nearly-complete results for last weekend’s Ultracentric Centurion race in Grapevine, Texas. I’ll rely on Ed Parrot to forward his correct time. If anything else looks wrong, please let me know. The Centurion roster, based on Ulli Kamm’s list, is at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ultrawalking/files/ , which I think can only be accessed by members of the […]

Video from the 28hr Roubaix Walk

November 16, 2007 by

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Extra Mile Endurathon – the new Ultras?

November 15, 2007 by

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http://www.extramileendurathon.com/index.php THE WINNER: Is the last person walking, after everyone else has dropped out. THE RULES: Every competitor will walk as long as he or she feels comfortable and able to participate. When only 2 competitors are left, they walk until one drops out of the race. Then the last one remaining has to go […]

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