0York CIU member Dennis Jackson outpaced strong – and younger – opposition to win race walking’s Dunnington Fayre 10k.The 65-year-old finished in 56 minutes and 51 seconds. His son, Graham, a fellow York CIU member, was fifth, in one hour and 12 seconds.The popular event attracted a 20-strong field, with competitors travelling from as far [...]
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BBC – Essex Olympian tips London 2012 to produce future stars
Essex Olympian tips London 2012 to produce future stars Eric competed in the 1956 Melbourne Games and then Rome four years later A two-time Olympian from Essex hopes the London Olympics will inspire a whole new generation of sport stars. Eric Hall from Layer Bretton competed in the 1956 and 1960 games in the 50k [...]
JACKSON STEPPING TO SUCCESS | Sporting Life | Tour de France, European Athletics Championships
By Chris Hammer – Johanna Jackson is confident the European Championships and Commonwealth Games will be significant stepping stones in putting her on course for a medal at London 2012. Britain’s number one female race walker naturally harbours dreams of success at a home Olympics and based on her current progression over 20 kilometres, she [...]
Spanish Federation lowered by one year the sanction to the walker Francisco Javier Fernández
The competition committee and jurisdiction of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, has notified the walker Francisco Javier Fernandez reduction of two to one year after the enactment of federal license suspension for racing may return to the February 11, 2011. This was reported by the athlete’s communication department, adding that the reduction of the penalty has been [...]
News – Nunn wins 20K race walk at USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
John Nunn won the 20-kilometer race walk on June 27 at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.Nunn, 32, a race walker in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program who trains in San Diego, won the race in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 21.60 seconds. Defending champion Tim Seaman [...]
Parish Walk 2010
For me, the walk went better than expected! Having never walked beyond about 45 miles, it really was unknown territory. I set off at a reasonably fast pace and was surprised in the early and mid stages how I was maintaining my pace and feeling fresh. It wasn’t until I reached Lezayre that I really [...]
Maria Michta Wins US Racewalk Championship
Maria Michta continues to make strides in the racewalk event. This past weekend, she won the USA Outdoor Track and Field 20K racewalk National Championship in Des Moines, IA with a time of 1:39:46.12.Michta, who graduated from Sachem High School in 2004, finished nearly four minutes ahead of Joanne Dow, who finished second in 1:43:18.14. Teresa Vaill, who holds [...]