Monthly Archives: January 2010

Jan 21
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Tim Berrett gives kids inside view of what it takes to be an Olympian

A five-time Olympic athlete paid a visit to the students of St. Vladimir Elementary as the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver approaches. Tim Berrett’s first Olympic competition for race walking was during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and he has competed in every Summer Olympics since. He was one of the torch carriers [...]

Jan 14
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Colin starts preparations for European Championships – County Leitrim Today

After a mixed 2009 season, Colin Griffin’s preparations for 2010 are in full swing with the European Championships in July in Barcelona, where he will take part in his specialist 50km event, the main target. Colin, who this week flew out to Portugal last week for a warm-weather training camp with the Athletics Ireland High [...]

Jan 12
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Irish stars hit the hot spots with perfect timing – The Irish Times

WARM-WEATHER training was invented by athletes, for athletes, for cold snaps like this – although rarely with the spectacular sense of timing demonstrated by Athletics Ireland. Since the start of the year, a dozen of Ireland’s top athletes have been attending a camp at Monte Gordo in the Algarve, and will return this weekend, which, [...]

Jan 11
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Champion walker Nathan Deakes fears terror attack on New Delhi Commonwealth Games | Herald Sun

CHAMPION walker Nathan Deakes fears road athletes will be particularly vulnerable to terrorist attack at New Delhi’s Commonwealth Games. But the Geelong endurance athlete says he has no intention yet of pulling out. “With us being a road event, it probably leaves us a bit more exposed to an incident happening – more so than [...]

Jan 08
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Race walker putting himself, Surprise on the map

Jim Troche pounded out 12.5 miles at a quick pace one Sunday morning in preparation for a race that will test his endurance and mental strength.The Chandler resident has been logging 45-mile weeks to gear up for the USA 50 km Race Walk Championships that will take place in Surprise on Feb. 7. Race walkers will [...]

Jan 05
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Chinese stars lay platform for London 2012

Du Zhaocai, director of China’s Athletics Administrative Center (CAAC), told China Daily … ”We lack overall depth. Even in our strong events, such as race walking, there were only 10 athletes competing at the National Junior Championships last year, which shows we lack young talent.” To deal with the situation, Du said the CAAC had set [...]

Jan 03
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iaaf.org – 2009 – IAAF Race Walking Challenge review – Patience pays off for Sanchez and Platzer

Monte-Carlo – Winners of the 2009 IAAF Race Walking Challenge Eder Sanchez of Mexico and Kjersti Platzer proved that experience counts when it matters as both veterans of race walking they prevailed over the younger challengers in the season-long challenge. It pays to keep going if you race walk – ask Eder Sanchez. It may [...]

Jan 03
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iaaf.org – 2009 – End of Year Reviews – ROAD: Running/Race Walking

Monte-Carlo – In the fifth of their eight part season review, Statisticians A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) highlight the key action on the Roads – long distance running and the Race Walks. via iaaf.org – 2009 – End of Year Reviews – ROAD: Running/Race Walking.

Jan 03
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Yorkshire Race Walking Clubs top-ten hits From Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Two members of the Bradford-based Yorkshire Race Walking Club are included in the top six of the UK Masters Race Walking Rankings for 2009.Brighouse postman Dave Turner, a six-time winner of the Bradford Walk, is listed second in the 10,000 metres and fourth in the 5,000m in the over-50 category, while club president, 77 year-old [...]