The Victorian Race Walking Club

The Winter Season occurs between April and September and covers the Australian winter. Conditions are generally superb for road walking with mild winter temperatures, fast courses and lots of competition for all age groups.

VICTORIAN  ROADWALK CHAMPIONSHIPS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 1 AUGUST 2021

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225431808122937&set=pcb.10159242694393911)We did not find out until mid week whether our Victorian covid restrictions would be eased sufficiently to allow the Victorian Roadwalk Championships to take place on Sunday morning. The news was good so our walkers had to quickly decide whether to enter before entries closed. Perhaps unsurprisingly, we only saw 40 walkers turn out to race in what was our smallest championship meet field for quite some time. Covid-19 is certainly taking its toll on us all. Well done to those who did turn out and brave the cold conditions.

The long walks were first off, at 8:30AM, with Mark Blackwood leading them out. He finished as the fastest in the AMA 20km postal walk (1:45:44) and then continued on to win the Victorian 30km Championship (his first time over 30km since returning to walking in 2017) with 2:38:39. Sarah Brennan was the only woman in the field and she finished the Masters 20km with 1:55:47, only 1 minute outside her PB.

AV Open 30km Championship and VRWC Ray Smith Championship
1.  Mark Blackwood               KNA    2:38:39    First 30km
    Pramesh Prasad               VMA        DNF
 
AMA 20km Championship (Victorian Race)
1.  Mark Blackwood               M40    1:45:44
2.  Kevin Cassidy                M60    1:53:27
3.  Pramesh Prasad               M45    1:58:00
4.  Terry O’Neill                M65    2:05:58
5.  Andrew Jamieson              M75        DNF    15km - 1.34.06

1.  Sarah Brennan                W45    1:55:47
 
VRWC Open 20km
1.  Madeleine Feain              VRWC   1:59:41

Our junior walkers were contesting the Victorian U20, U18, U16 and U14 roadwalk championships, with a number of excellent walks. Will Thompson (U20 10km in 41:57), Fraser Saunder (U18 10km 47:47) and Marcus Wakim (U16 5km 23:57) were the standouts.
 
AV U20 10km Championship
1.  Will Thompson                MPA      41:57
2.  Heath Beveridge              WES      49:47

1.  Char Hay                     KNA      56:35
 
AV U18 10km Championship Men
1.  Fraser Saunder               BYC      47:47    PB 1:15
2.  Eden Morgan                  KNA      57:31    First 10km

AV U18 5km Championship
1.  Emily Smith                  KNA      29:02
2.  Jade Chitty                  WES      30:19
3.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik      BEL      32:49
 
AV U16 5km Championship
1.  Marcus Wakim                 COL      23:57
2.  Riley Coughlan               KNA      25:18    PB 0:09
3.  Scott Peart                  BYC      28:09    PB 0:15

1.  Ariana Pashutina             KNA      25:50
2.  Maddison Nash                KNA      28:43
 
AV U14 3km Championship
1.  Daniel Pashutin              KNA      16:16

1.  Mietta Morgan                KNA      18:04
2.  Charlotte MacDonell          BYC      19:03    PB 0:02
3.  Lula Parrott                 DON      22:24

The program was rounded out by a series of VRWC championship and non-championship events.

VRWC Open 10km Championship Women - Mabel Robinson Trophy
1.  Char Hay                     VRWC     56:35
2.  Claire Samanna               VRWC   1:00:10
3.  Heather Carr                 VRWC   1:09:39
4.  Donna-Marie Elms             VRWC   1:10:39
 
VRWC 12 Years 2km Championship
1.  Damian Baldy                 VRWC     11:10
2.  Levi Robertson               VRWC     12:45
 
VRWC 10 Years 2km Championship
1.  Ela Uzun                     VRWC     10:00
2.  Havana Ali                   VRWC     11:18    PB 0:05
3.  Julia Baldy                  VRWC     14:27    First one

1.  Haris Ali                    VRWC     16:04
2.  Lachlan MacDonell            BRWC     16:25    First one
    Aydin Uzun                   VRWC        DQ
 
VRWC Open 5km
1.  Marnie Grace                 VRWC     35:00
2.  Karyn O’Neill                VRWC     36:04
3.  Gwen Steed                   VRWC     37:42
 
VRWC Open 2km
1.  Donna Marie Elms             VRWC     12:41

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers who ensured a successful morning’s racing.
        
Officials: Mark Donahoo, Ian Laurie, Darlene Swan, Donna Dickson, Ralph Bennett, Michael Bodey, Karyn O'Neill
Judges: Kathleen Marsh (C), Brenda Felton, Shane Dickson, David Cash, Diane Lowden, Gordon Loughnan, Peter Price. Stuart Cooper, Peter Vysma (Recorder)
Set up & Pack up: Stuart Cooper, Shane Dickson, Terry Swan and others    
Photographer: Terry Swan (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10225431808122937&set=pcb.10159242694393911) Presentations: Mark Donahoo, Stu Cooper

VMA/RWA/VRWC  ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 10 JULY 2021

Saturday afternoon saw one of our biggest meets for the winter, with the Victorian Masters 10km Championships held alongside the Victorian leg of the annual Racewalking Australia State Challenge and our own VRWC races. We had a number of entrants who did not make it to Middle Park but we still had 51 competitors, our biggest number of the winter. The other great news is that we had finishers in EVERY RWA Challenge division, so big thanks to all our walkers who came along and supported the club.

The 10km and 8km walkers were the first to head off. Heather Carr (1:07:43, W71) and Andrew Jamieson (1:00:26, M75) took maximum age graded points in the RWA Challenge. They were amongst the 15 walkers who contested  the annual VMA Roadwalk Championship. Fastest masters times went to Mark Blackwood (46:22, M44) and Carolyn Rosenbrock (W59 1:01:23). 2021 Olympic walker Kyle Swan was fastest overall with a very comfortable 44:18. Fraser Saunder excelled in the U18 8km (a huge PB of 37:15). I can hardly wait to see him take on his first 10km in a few weeks time.

10km VMA Roadwalk Championships and Masters RWA Challenge
1.  Mark Blackwood      40-44    44      46:22
1.  Pramesh Prasad      45-49    47      53:35
1.  David Smyth         50-54    51    1:03:41
1.  Kevin Cassidy       60-64    60      53:37
-   Paul Moritz         60-64    62        DNF
1.  Terry O'Neill       65-69    65    1:02:02
1.  Geoff Barrow        70-74    72    1:15:48
1.  Andrew Jamieson     75-79    75    1:00:26
1.  Gunther Ilgoutz     80-84    83    1:22:14
        
1.  Kylie Irshad        45-49    49    1:04:45
1.  Carolyn Rosenbrock  55-59    59    1:01:23
1.  Donna-Marie Elms    60-64    60    1:07:02
1.  Alison Thompson     65-69    68    1:05:02
2.  Karyn O'Neill       65-69    66    1:15:02
1.  Heather Carr        70-74    71    1:07:43

Open 10km RWA Challenge
1.  Kyle Swan                     OP     44:18
2.  Jason Kozica                  OP     49:31

1.  Madeleine Feain               OP     56:47

U20 10km RWA Challenge
1.  Heath Beveridge               U20    49:31
    Corey Dickson                 U20      DNF

1.  Char Hay                      U20    56:23

U18 8km RWA Challenge
1.  Emily Smith                   U18    47:21
2.  Grace Louey                   U18    49:20
3.  Jade Chitty                   U18    49:52    Longest walk yet

1.  Fraser Saunder                U18    37:15    Big PB
 (see https://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F585).
The 5km and 3km walkers were next off, with 15 year old Marcus Wakim leading the way with a very quick 23:20 for the 5km.

U16 5km RWA Challenge
1.  Ariana Pashutina              U16    26:09
2.  Maddison Nash                 U16    28:00

1.  Marcus Wakim                  U16    23:20    PB 0:07
2.  Riley Coughlan                U16    25:27    PB 2:23
3.  Eden Morgan                   U16    28:00    PB 0:33

U14 3km RWA Challenge
1.  Mietta Morgan                 U14    18:36
2.  Charlotte MacDonell           U14    20:18

1.  Daniel Pashutin               U14    15:46    PB 0:07

VRWC Open 5km
1.  Wendy Muldoon                 VRWC   29:59
2.  Kate Sanford                  VRWC   30:39
3.  Gwen Steed                    VRWC   36:52

The 2km and 1.5km walkers were the last to head off, with 10 year old Ela Uzun a long way out in front and recording an equal PB of 9:45 in the 2km. Other excellent walks from Damian Baldy (11:03) and Havana Ali (8:08).

U12 2km RWA Challenge
1.  Ela Uzun                      U12     9:45    Eq PB
2.  Lula Parrott                  U12    13:44
3.  Matilda Read                  U12    14:33    First one
4.  Amelia Hill                   U12    17:10

1.  Damian Baldy                  U12    11:03    PB 2:58
2.  Levi Robertson                U12    12:28    First one
3.  Lewis McLennan                U12    13:24    First one
4.  Hamish McLennan               U12    13:38    PB 0:24
5.  Lachlan Hill                  U12    14:10

U10 1.5km RWA Challenge
1.  Havana Ali                    U10     8:08    PB 0:05

1.  Jackson Hartley               U10     9:51    PB 0:08
2.  Haris Ali                     U10    11:02
    Lachlan MacDonell             U10       DQ
    Aydin Uzun                    U10       DQ

VRWC Open 2km
1.  Dee Holohan                   VRWC   12:10

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers. We couldn’t do it without tthem.

Officials: Terry Swan, Mark Donahoo, Donna Dickson, Cheryl Beveridge, Darlene Swan, Tim Erickson, Michael Bodey, Bill Carr, Albin Hess, Ralph Bennett
Judges: Shane Dickson (Chief) Stuart Cooper, Di Lowden, Gordon Loughnan, Kathleen Marsh, Brenda Felton, Peter Price.
Photos: Terry Swan (see https://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F585). 

VRWC  ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 3 JULY 2021

Our VRWC winter season continued on Saturday afternoon with another round of roadwalks at Middle Park. I think most of the 45 walkers in attendance approached raceday with some trepidation, given the forecast for very cold and wet weather. The temperature was certainly low, with a cold win, but the rain stayed away and a weak sun even came out to tempt us.

The longer distance walks were first off at 2:15PM, with 2021 Olympian Kyle Swan leading the field from the gun. He stormed through to 43:34 for the 10km, barely raising a puff in what was an impressive workout. 15 year old Emily Smith was attempting her first 10km and she did it in style, finishing with 58:51. Well done to Julian Boland who upped his distance and also completed his first 10km. On the 12km front, Mark Blackwood (59:49) and Madeleine Feain (1:06:29) took line honours.

12km Walk                                       H’Cap Place
1.  Madeleine Feain            Opn   1:06:29    1    PB 0:50

1.  Mark Blackwood             M40     59:49    2
2.  Terry O'Neill              M60   1:15:23    1

10km Walk                H’Cap Place
1.  Emily Smith               U16      58:51    1    PB 0:28 (14 years old)
2.  Alison Thompson           W60    1:06:23    2

1.  Kyle Swan                 Opn      43:34    3
2.  Heath Beveridge           U20      50:33    2
3.  Julian Boland             M40    1:07:28    1    First time over this distance

The 5km race saw PBs by 14 year old Ariana Pashutina (25:20), 10 year old Ela Uzun (25:22), 16 year old Jade Chitty (28:33) and 9 year old Havana Ali (29:23). Overall, Marcus Wakim (23:27) and Char Hay (25:16) took fastest time honours. I do have to draw additional attention to Ela Uzun. Consider her 1km splits 4:50, 5:06, 5:08, 5:12 and 5:06. Her final time of 25:22 set new U11 and U12 club records and, in addition, her 3km split time of 15:04 shattered her own U11 and U12 3km club record time of 15:15. She has already broken lots of our longstanding club records and looks set to create new standards that will be very hard to match.
   
5km Walk                                        H’Cap Place
1.  Char Hay                  U18      25:16    4
2.  Ariana Pashutina          U16      25:20    7    PB 0:15
3.  Ela Uzun                  U10      25:22    3    PB 3:06, VRWC U11/U12 3km/5km Records
4.  Maddison Nash             U16      28:22    10
5.  Jade Chitty               U18      28:33    2    PB 0:17
6.  Havana Ali                U10      29:23    5    PB 1:33
7.  Grace Louey               U18      29:33    6
8.  Carolyn Rosenbrock        W40      30:07    1
9.  Kate Sanford              Opn      31:09    9
10. Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik   U16      32:13    11
11. Karyn O'Neill             W60      35:59    8

1.  Marcus Wakim              U16      23:27    1
2.  Jason Kozica              Opn      24:26    4
3.  Kevin Cassidy             M60      25:37    3
4.  David Smyth               M40      30:03    2

The 3km and 1.5km races followed at 2:30PM, and once again we saw big fields and very competitive walking. The 3km races were won by Mietta Morgan (17:57) and Riley Coughlan (another great walk and a PB 14:03), while the 1.5km walks were won by Violet Froon (10:30) and Damian Baldy (10:30).  Again, we saw lots of Pbs and quite a few first time VRWC attendees -welcome to Julia Baldy, Lilah Stevens and Jackson Hartley. And for quite a few of our 1.5km walkers, they were walking further than ever before – great work all round.

3km Walk                                        H’Cap Place
1.  Mietta Morgan             U12      17:57    2
2.  Donna-Marie Elms          M40      18:38    4
3.  Dee Holohan               W45      18:39    5

I do have to draw additional attention to Ela Uzun. Consider her 1km splits 4:49, 5:07. 5:05. 5:12 and 5:08. Her final time of 25:22 set new U11 and U12 club records and, in addition, her 3km split time of 15:01 shattered her own U11 and U12 3km club record time of 15:15. She has already broken lots of our longstanding club records and looks set to write a standard that will be very hard to match.

4.  Heather Carr              W60      18:47    6
5.  Lula Parrott              U12      20:28    1    PB 0:04
6.  Christal Xie              Opn      20:40    3    PB 0:35
7.  Gwen Steed                W60      21:36    7

1.  Riley Coughlan            U16      14:03    3    PB 0:15
2.  Pramesh Prasad            M40      15:47    5
3.  Daniel Pashutin           U14      15:55    2
4.  Eden Morgan               U16      16:13    1    PB 0:47
5.  Lewis McLennan            U12      20:29         First 3km walk
6.  Geoff Barrow              M60      21:38    4

1.5km Walk                                      H’Cap Place
1.  Violet Froon              U10      10:30    1    PB 0:17
2.  Julia Baldy               U10      10:56         First walk with us, longest walk yet
3.  Lilah Stevens             U10      11:01         First walk with us, longest walk yet

1.  Damian Baldy              U12       8:31    2    First time over this distance
2.  Jackson Hartley           U10       9:59         First walk with us, longest walk yet
3.  Hamish McLennan           U12      10:12         Eq. PB
4.  Albin Hess                M60      10:49    4
5.  Haris Ali                 U10      11:00    3    PB 0:17
6.  Aydin Uzun                U10      11:02    1    PB 0:22

I must draw attention to one set of young walkers who all did PBs today. 10 year old Ela Uzun (25:22 VRWC U11 Club Record) and her 8 year old brother Aydin Uzun (11:02), along with their cousins 9 year old Havana Ali (29:23) and her 8 year old brother Haris Ali (11:00) are on deck every week and always give it their all! The photo below shows them all after their respective races today.



Ela Uzun, Havana Ali, Aydin Uzun and Haris Ali

Thanks to our many officials, judges and helpers who keep the show on the road every week.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Bill Carr, Tim Erickson, Darlene Swan, Donna Dickson, Cheryl Beveridge, Terry Swan
Judges: Peter Vysma (Chief), Di Lowden, Michael Bodey, Peter Price, David Cash, Shane Dickson,  Gordan Loughnan
Set up & Pack up: Stu Cooper, Madeleine Feain, Donna-Marie Elms, Tim Erickson, Terry Swan
Referee:  Stu Cooper
Photos: Terry Swan (see https://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F584)

VRWC  AND AV ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 27 JUNE 2021

Perfect conditions greeted the 50 walkers who assembled at Middle Park on Sunday morning. There were lots of championship events on offer and we saw some fine walking.

First to the 15km and 10km walks which kicked off at 9AM. Our top walkers were all out in force, with Rhydian Cowley leading from the front and going on to win with a super fast 1:00:17. Behind him, 18 year old Will Thompson stormed through to finish with a new VRWC U20 record time of 1:02:51, ahead of Quentin Rew with 1:03:35 and Kyle Swan with 1:05:54. The women were led home by Jemima Montag, whose 1:05:29 was a new VRWC Open record. Not to be outdone, 19 year old Rebecca Henderson came in next with 1:09:56, a new VWRC U20 record. The fastest 10km walkers were Heath Beveridge (48:58) and Charlotte Hay (a big PB of 51:02). Overall, a huge set of results.

AV / VRWC Open Women 15km - Elise Jacobson trophy
1.  Jemima Montag            MUA                   1:05:29    VRWC Open Record
2.  Rebecca Henderson        MEN                   1:09:56    VRWC U20 Record
3.  Sarah Brennan            BYC                   1:18:38
4.  Carolyn Rosenbrock       ANW                   1:36:15

AV Open Men 15km
1.  Rhydian Cowley           GHY                   1:00:17
2.  Will Thompson            PMA                   1:02:51    VRWC U20 Record
3.  Kyle Swan                ANW                   1:05:54
4.  Mark Blackwood           KNA                   1:12:57
5.  Michael Harvey           WAM                   1:48:22

VRWC U20 Men 15km
1.  Will Thompson            VRWC                  1:02:51
2.  Corey Dickson            VRWC                  1:12:29

AV Schools U20 Mens 10km
1.  Heath Beveridge          SEDA                    48:58

AV Schools U20 Womens 10km
1.  Charlotte Hay            Brentwood S.C.          51:02    PB 2:21
2.  Grace Louey              Avila Coll            1:02:13    PB 0:09
3.  Alanna Peart             Ballarat High             DNF

VRWC Open 15km Non-Championship
1.  Quentin Rew              VRWC                  1:03:35
2.  Kevin Cassidy            VRWC                  1:22:45
3.  Terry O'Neill            VRWC                  1:34:25

The shorter distance AV Schools championships followed in quick succession. Well done to all our medallists. Special mentions to Fraser Saunder (22:48), Marcus Wakim (24:33), Riley Coughlan (14:18) and Ariana Pashutina (14:59)

AV Schools U18 Boys 5km
1.  Fraser Saunder           Ballarat G.S.           22:48
2.  Marcus Wakim             Carey Baptist G.S.      24:33
3.  Eden Morgan              Belgrave Heights C.S.   28:33
4.  Owen Costin              Kardinia Int Coll       28:55

AV Schools U18 Girls 5km
1.  Emily Smith              Kilbreda Coll           28:35
2.  Jade Chitty              Emmanuel Coll           28:50    PB 0:05
3.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik  Matthew Flinders        32:23

AV Schools U16 Boys 3km
1.  Riley Coughlan           Salesian College        14:18    PB 0:04
2.  Scott Peart              Ballarat H.S.           15:28
 
AV Schools U16 Girls 3km
1.  Ariana Pashutina         Ashwood H.S.            14:59
2.  Maddison Nash            Hazel Glen Coll         15:52

AV Schools U14 Boys 3km
1.  Daniel Pashutin          Ashwood H.S.            15:53    PB 0:05

AV Schools U14 Girls 3km   
1.  Mietta Morgan            Belgrave Heights C.S.   18:28
2.  Charlotte MacDonell      Carisbrook PS           19:44
3.  Lula Parrott             Boroondara Park PS      21:09

The meet was rounded out by a series of VRWC championship and non championship walks. Well done to U12 walkers Matilda Read and Lachlan and Amelia Hill who had to up their distance to 2.5km for our U12 long distance championship. As they are all very young, it was a big ask but they all got there.

VRWC U12 2.5km Championship Girls
1.  Matilda Read             18:02    First time over this distance
2.  Amelia Hill              18:32    First time over this distance

VRWC U12 2.5km Championship Boys
1.  Lachlan Hill             17:57    First time over this distance

VRWC U10 1.5 m Championship Girls
1.  Ela Uzun                  7:21
2.  Havana Ali                8:16
3.  Violet Froon             11:03

VRWC U10 1.5km Championship Boys
1.  Haris Ali                11:28
2.  Lachlan MacDonell        12:17    First time over this distance
3.  Aydin Uzun               12:39

VRWC Open 5km Non-Championship
1.  Jemma Peart              26:07
2.  Kylie Irshad             29:34
3.  Kate Sanford             31:27
4.  Donna-Marie Elms         33:04
5.  Karyn O'Neill            36:38

1.  Andrew Jamieson          29:35
2.  Gerard Feain             34:33

VRWC Open 3km Non-Championship
1.  Merilyn Thompson         20:23

Thanks as always to our many officials and judges and helpers who keep the show on the road every week.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Karyn O'Neill, Ian Laurie, Donna Dickson, Emily Swan, Darlene Swan,    
Judges: Gordon Loughnan (chief), Shane Dickson, Stuart Cooper, David Cash, DI Lowden, Peter Price, Terry Swan (Bike), Brenda Felton (Board)   
Photos: Terry Swan (https://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F583) 

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 19 JUNE 2021

We were back at Middle Park on Saturday afternoon for the latest round of the VRWC Winter Roadwalking Season. This was our annual ‘Guess Your Time’ raceday. It’s a great idea – walkers choose their distance and then guess their finish time. The gun goes and the race get underway. No watches are worn and no times are called. It’s a case of how well you can judge your pace.

Conditions were just about perfect – cool and still with even a bit of winter sun. We had 39 walkers in total, as our numbers gradually rebuild post-covid. Overall, the racing was very competitive and there were plenty of PBs. The placegetters in each race (ie those who were closest to their guesstimate) got to choose from the prizes tables. We had a lot of very excited walkers!

Congratulations to our winners Kevin Cassidy, Heather Carr, Madeleine Feain, Kelsey Loudon and Annika Semmens Erickson. Well done also to all those walkers who did PBs (details below) and to those who completed their longest ever races and a special shout out for 10 year old Ela Uzun who set another club record (U11 2km roadwalk) with her superb time of 9:45.   

8km ‘Guess Your Time’ Walk            Time     Guess    Difference  Hcp Place
1.  Kevin Cassidy              M60    42:42    42:30    0:12        3
2.  Jason Kozica               Open   40:30    40:00    0:30        6
3.  Mark Blackwood             M40    37:43    38:15    0:32        4
4.  Terry O'Neill              M60    50:16    51:10    0:54        2
5.  Corey Dickson              U20    37:31    36:30    1:01        1
6.  Kyle Swan                  Open   34:45    36:00    1:15        5
7.  Donna-Marie Elms           W40    53:49    51:10    2:39        1      Longest race yet
8.  Julian Boland              M40    54:29    51:18    3:11        
    Paul Moritz                M60    DNF

6km ‘Guess Your Time’ Walk            Time    Guess    Difference  Hcp Place
1.  Heather Carr               W60    38:31    38:30    0:01        3
2.  Pramesh Prasad             M40    31:25    31:40    0:15        2
3.  Charlotte Hay              U18    31:27    32:00    0:33        1
4.  Grace Louey                U18    37:18    36:30    0:48        4
5.  Marcus Wakim               U16    28:22    29:30    1:08        1      Longest race yet
6.  Gerard Feain               M40    41:55    40:00    1:55        3
7.  Kate Sanford               Open   37:59    40:00    2:01        2      Longest race yet
 
4km ‘Guess Your Time’ Walk            Time     Guess    Difference  Hcp Place
1.  Madeleine Feain            Open   19:54    20:00    0:06        2      PB 2:21
E2. Kylie Irshad               W40    22:53    23:00    0:07        3
E2. Riley Coughlan             U16    19:53    20:00    0:07        1      First time over this distance
4.  Geoff Barrow               M60    29:27    29:14    0:13        2
5.  Ariana Pashutina           U16    20:29    20:15    0:14        4
6.  Emily Smith                U16    22:47    22:25    0:22        6
E7. Gwen Steed                 W60    29:09    28:40    0:29        8
E7. Karyn O'Neill              W60    29:59    29:30    0:29        9
9.  Ella Cunningham            U14    26:29    25:56    0:33        5      Longest race yet
10. Jade Chitty                U18    24:00    23:20    0:40        7
11. Maddison Nash              U16    21:36    22:40    1:04        1      PB 1:38

2km ‘Guess Your Time’ Walk            Time     Guess    Difference  Hcp Place
1.  Kelsey Loudon              U10    12:06    12:05    0:01        3      PB 0:19
2.  Lula Parrott               U12    13:23    13:25    0:02        4
E3. Daniel Pashutin            U14    10:37    10:40    0:03        1      PB 0:03
E3. Dee Holohan                W40    11:59    12:02    0:03        5
5.  Havana Ali                 U10    11:11    11:15    0:04        2      PB 0:02
6.  Ela Uzun                   U10    09:45    09:58    0:13        1      PB 0:12, VRWC U11 Record
7.  Albin Hess                 M60    15:05    13:15    1:45        2

1km ‘Guess Your Time’ Walk            Time     Guess    Difference  Hcp Place
1.  Annika Semmens Erickson    U10    08:26    08:30    0:04        1      First time over this distance
2.  Oliver Semmens Erickson    U10    07:26    07:20    0:06        4      First time over this distance
3.  Aydin Uzun                 U10    08:12    07:40    0:07        3
4.  Haris Ali                  U10    07:27    07:20    0:32        2
5.  Levi Robertson             U12    05:45    06:32    0:47        1      First time over this distance

Thanks to our many judges, officials and helpers who keep the show on the row every week.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Bill Carr, Ian Laurie, Tim Erickson, Darlene Swan, Simon Baker, Emily Swan, Stu Cooper, Terry Swan
Judges: Peter Vysma (Chief), David Cash, Shane Dickson, Kathleen Marsh, Peter Price, Gordon Loughnan
Set up & Pack up: Stu Cooper, Madeleine Feain, Gerard Feain, Donna-Marie Elms, Emily Swan, Dave, Char Hay, Geoff Barrow, Terry Swan, Darlene Swan
Referee: Stu Cooper
Photos: Terry Swan (see https://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F582)

We return to Middle Park next Sunday for a big morning of AV, AV Schools and VRWC Championships races, as well as our usual range of VRWC non-championship club walks.

LBG MT STROMLO RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA CARNIVAL, CANBERRA, SUNDAY 13 JUNE 2021

The 54th edition of the annual LBG Racewlking Carnival was successfully contested at the Mt Stomlo Forest Park in Canberra last Sunday. The weather had warmed up from the antarctic conditions of the day before, and it was sunny and still for the day. Alas, no metro Melbourne walkers could make the trip (unless they were already in Canberra) so the carnival numbers were hard hit. Our Victorian team was decimated, with only a very small contingent from Ballarat, Geelong and Gippsland able to attend. They did fantastically, with just about everyone winning a medal or a handicap award. The medals went to

Open Men 30km          1    Kyle Swan            RWV    2:18:25
Open Womern 15km       2    Rachael Tallent      RWV    1:22:27
U20 Men 10km           2    Corey Dickson        RWV      44:57
U20 Women 10km         3    Jemma Peart          RWV      57:03
U10 Boys 1km           2    Lachlan MacDonnell   RWV       7:39
Open Women 5km         1    Alanna Peart         RWV      22:35
                       3    Rachel Tallent       RWV      24:19
Open Men 5km           2    Corey Dickson        RWV      22:13

Open Women 5km Teams   1    RWV1 (Alanna Peart, Rachael Tallent, Jemma Peart)

It’s always tough to highlight particular performances overall, especially when so many walkers do more than 1 event. But here goes:

Open Men 30km       Kyle Swan         RWV        2:18:25
U20 Men 10km        Mitchell Baker    ACTRWC       44:02
                    Corey Dickson     RWV          44:57
U14 Boys 2km        Owen Toyne        ACTRWC        8:55
                    Kodi Clarkson     ACTRWC        8:59
U14 Girls 2km       Sienna Pitcher    NSWRWC        9:38
U16 Boys 3km        Sam McCure        QRWC         14:23
Open Women 5km      Alanna Peart      RWV          22:35
                    Olivia Sandery    SARWC        22:37
Open men 5km        Mitchell Baker    ACTRWC       22:11
                    Corey Dickson     RWV          22:13

Well done to everyone, especially the ACTRWC workers and volunteers who put on Australia’s largest racewalking carnival every year and always do a fantastic job. And well done to the officials, helpers and judges from all our other member clubs as well as to the families who support this event every year. These results include the first 3 in each event, as well as the results of all Victorians.

Event 1: Open Men 30 Km
1.  Kyle Swan              RWV      2:18:25
2.  Kim Mottrom            SARWC    2:27:36
3.  Tim Fraser             ACTRWC   2:31:49

Masters:
1.  Kim Mottrom            SARWC    2:27:36
2.  Peter Crump            SARWC    3:18:48

Teams:
1.  SARWC (K Mottrom, P Crump)                                         4 Points    

Event 3: ACT 30 Km Championship
1.  Tim Fraser             ACTRWC   2:31:49
2.  Peter Crump            SARWC    3:18:48

Event 4: Open Women 15 Km
1.  Hannah Mison           NSWRWC   1:18:54
2.  Rachael Tallent        RWV      1:22:27
3.  Bridget Bell           NSWRWC   1:27:26

Team Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Hannah Mison, Bridget Bell,Teegan Pengilly)               7 Points

Masters Women 15 Km
1.  Antoinette Woodward    NSWRWC   1:45:13
2.  Noela McKinven         QRWC     2:14:35

Event 5: Open Men 15 Km
1.  Tyler Jones            NSWRWC   1:11:14
2.  Tristan Camilleri      SARWC    1:18:36
3.  Mathew Bruniges        SARWC    1:23:37
5.  Andrew Jamieson        RWV      1:32:28

Team Results
1.  SARWC1 (Tristan Camileri, Mathew Bruniges, Greg Metha)             7 Points

Event 6: ACT 15 Km Fitness Walk Men
1.  Bryan Thomas           ACT      1:59:25

Event 7: ACT 8 Km Fitness Walk Women
1.  Di Camilleri           SA         59:03
2.  Nicole Nilon          NSW       1:00:05

Event 7: ACT 8 Km Fitness Walk Men
1.  Peter Bennett         QLD         59:03
2.  John Nilon            NSW       1:00:05

Event 8: Men Under 20 10 Km
1.  Mitch Baker           ACTRWC      44:02
2.  Corey Dickson         RWV         44:57
3.  Jack McGinnisken      NSWRWC      51:14

Event 9: ACT Over 19 10 Km
1.  Nicole Fagan          NSWRWC      52:08

Event 10: Women Under 20 10 Km
1.  Elizabeth McMillen    NSWRWC      51:37
2.  Allanah Pitcher       NSWRWC      54:37
3.  Jemma Peart           RWV         57:03
    Bec Henderson         VIC INV     47:23

Team Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Elizabeth McMillen, Allanah Pitcher, Hannah Bolton)       7 Points

Event 11: Under 10 Boys 1Km
1.  Alexander Richards    SARWC        6:43
2.  Lachlan MacDonnell    RWV          7:39

Event 12: Under 10 Girls 1 Km
1.  Erin Cassiles         NSWRWC       5:30
2.  Cacia Charles         NSWRWC       5:48
3.  Teegan Dummer         NSWRWC       6:39

Team Result
1.  NSWRWC1 (Erin Cassiles, Cacia Charles, Teegan Dummer)              7 Points

Event 13: Boys Under 12 2 Km
1.  Callum Martin         NSWRWC      10:02
2.  Mitchell McCarthy     NSWRWC      10:55
6.  Lachlan Hill          RWV         14:09

Team Results  
1.  NSWRWC1 (Callum Martin, Mitchell McCarthy, Lukas Hall)             7 Points

Event 14: Girls Under 12 2 Km
1.  Sophie Polinghorne    NSWRWC      10:41
2.  Ella Van Der Meer     NSWRWC      11:04
3.  Erin Cassilles        NSWRWC      11:14
6.  Matilda Rech          SARWC       12:22
7.  Charlotte MacDonell   RWV         12:46
12. Amelia Hill           RWV         15:29

Teams Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Sophie Polkinghorne, Ella van der Meer, Erin Cassilles) 16 Points
2.  NSWRWC2 (Alexia Mathison, Emma Hoskins, Lily Twigden)             6 Points

Event 15: Boys Under 14 2 Km
1.  Owen Toyne            ACTRWC       8:55
2.  Kodi Clarkson         ACTRWC       8:59
3.  Sebastian Richards    SARWC        9:14

Team Results
1.  ACTRWC1 (Owen Toyne,Kodi Clarkson,Siddarth Dhawan)               32 Points
2.  NSWRWC1 (Dylan Allabush, Myles Ashby, Maxwell Mayhew)            22 Points
3.  SARWC1 (Sebastian Richards, Orlando Grantham, Cooper Rech)       14 Points
4.  NSWRWC2 (Jaxson Horton, Kane Robson, Thomas varga-Strike         11 Points
 
Event 16: Girls Under 14 2 Km
1.  Sienna Pitcher        NSWRWC       9:38
2.  Grace Beck            NSWRWC       9:44
3.  Zoe Woods             NSWRWC       9:57
15. Charlotte MacDonnell  RWV         12:57

Team Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Sienna Pitcher, Grace Beck, Zoe Woods)                  34 Points
2.  NSWRWC2 (Maisie Mitchell, Matilda Webb, Summer Sivaraj)          21 Points
3.  SARWC1 (Emily Lynch, Katie DeRuvo, Matilda Rech)                 15 Points
4.  NSWRWC3 (Evie Armstrong Reading, Abbey Beckas, Imogen Cochrane)   9 Points

Event 17: Boys Under 16 3 Km
1.  Sam McCure            QRWC        14:23
2.  Sebastian Richards    SARWC       14:44
3.  Jack Robson           NSWRWC      15:06
4.  Scott Peart           RWV         15:26

Teams Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Jack Robson, Darcy Bell, Mark Walker)                   15 Points
2.  NSWRWC2 (Jai Horton, Myles Ashby, Maxwell Mayhew)                 6 Points

Event 18: Girls Under 16 3 Km
1.  Sienna Pitcher        NSWRWC      15:24
2.  Ciara Cassilles       NSWRWC      15:46
3.  Chloe Krklinski       NSWRWC      16:04
5.  Ella Munroe           RWV         16:52

Team Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Sienna Pitcher, Ciara Cassilles, Chloe KRklinski)       25 Points
2.  NSWRWC2 (Madeline Platt, Samantha Torrens, Maisie Mitchell)      15 Points
3.  NSWRWC3 (Emma Hearden, Chelsey Torrens, Zsofia Varga-Strike)      6 Points

Event 19: Boys Under 18 5 Km
1.  Sam McCure            QRWC        24:33
2.  Owen Toune            ACTRWC      24:42
3.  Raven Pyda            NSWRWC      24:55
6.  Scott Peart           RWV         28:24

Team Results
1.  NSWRWC 1 (Raven Pyda, Jack Robson, Grady Platt)                   7 Points

Event 20: Girls Under 18 5 Km
1.  Elizabeth McMillen    NSWRWC      25:28
2.  Tara Laytham          NSWRWC      25:51
3.  Nellie Langford       SARWC       26:08
8.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik RWV       30:45

Team Results
1.  NSWRWC1 (Elizabeth mcMillan, Tara Laytham, Grace Beck)           24 Points
2.  SARWC1 (Nellie Langford, Emily Lynch, Katie DeRuvo)              12 Points
3.  NSWRWC2 (Zoe Woods, Allanah Hickson,Imogen Cochrane)             10 Points

Event 21: Open Women 5 Km
1.  Alanna Peart         RWV         22:35
2.  Olivia Sandery       SARWC       22:37
3.  Hannah Mison         NSWRWC      23:59
4.  Rachel Tallent       RWV         24:19
5.  Jemma Peart          RWV         25:55

Team Results
1.  RWV1 (Alanna Peart, Rachael Tallent, Jemma Peart)                30 Points
2.  NSWRWC1 (Hannah Mison, Bridget Bell, Chloe Krklinski)            23 points
3.  SARWC1 (Olivia Sandery, Nellie Langford, Emily Lynch)            14 points
4.  ACTRWC1 (Hannah Manning, Ann Stauton-Jugovic, Sidney Shaw)       12 points

Masters
1.  Ann Stauton-Jugovic  ACTRWC      30:57
2.  Nicolle Challinor    NSWRWC      34:52

Event 22: Men Open 5 Km
1.  Mitchell Baker       ACTRWC      22:11
2.  Corey Dickson        RWV         22:13
3.  Kim Mottrom          SARWC       23:54

Team Results
1.  SARWC1 (Kim Mottrom, Mathew Bruniges, Sebastian Richards)        15 Points
2.  SARWC2 (Peter Crump, Cooper Rech, Greg Metha)                     6 Points

AV, VRWC AND RWV ROADWALK CHAMPIONSHIPS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 23 MAY 2021

Melbourns was favoured with a wonderful weekend of sunny autumnal conditions, so the 44 walkers who assembled at Middle Park on Sunday morning for the latest round of Victorian Championships were in for a treat.

The 10km walk was the first event to get underway at 10AM and we saw some wonderful walking, with Rhydian Cowley (40:00), Jemima Montag (43:25), Kyle Swan (45:04), Will Thompson (46:27), Bec Henderson (46:34) and Mark Blackwood (47:24) leading the way. Rhydian, who won the Victorian 10km Open Championship, also won the prestigious Bert Gardiner medal.

AV 10km Championship Open Men - Bert Gardiner Medal
1.  Rhydian Cowley           GHY      40:00
2.  Kyle Swan                ANW      45:04
3.  Mark Blackwood           KNA      47:24
4.  Pramesh Prasad           VMA      54:20

AV 10km Championship Open Women
1.  Jemima Montag            MUU      43:25
2.  Rebecca Henderson        MEN      46:34
3.  Alanna Peart             BYC      50:25
4.  Sarah Brennan            BYC      54:21
5.  Carolyn Rosenbrock       ANW    1:02:09
6.  Donna-Marie Elms         PTN    1:06:13
    Jemma Peart              BYC        DNF
         
AV 10km Championship 40+ Men
1.  Mark Blackwood           KNA      47:24
2.  Pramesh Prasad           VMA      54:20
 
AV 10km Championship 40+ Women
1.  Sarah Brennan            BYC      54:21
 
AV 10km Championship 50+ Women
1.  Carolyn Rosenbrock       ANW    1:02:09
2.  Donna-Marie Elms         PTN    1:06:13
 
AV 10km Country Championship Open Women
1.  Alanna Peart             BYC      50:25
2.  Sarah Brennan            BYC      54:21
    Jemma Peart              BYC        DNF
 
VRWC 10km Non-Chamionship Walk
1.  Will Thompson            VRWC     46:27
2.  Jason Kozica             VRWC     47:30
3.  Wendy Muldoon            VRWC   1:01:47

The 5km walkers headed off next at 10:30AM, with Corey Dickson (21:43), Heath Beveridge (23:04), Fraser Saunder (23:29) and Charlotte Hay (26:18) making the pace.

AV 5km Country Championship U18 Women
1.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik  BEL      31:22
 
AV 5km Country Championship U18 Men
1.  Fraser Saunder           BYC      23:29
2.  Owen Costin              CHI      28:05

VRWC 5km Championship U20 Men
1.  Corey Dickson            VRWC     21:43
2.  Heath Beveridge          VRWC     23:04

VRWC 5km Championship U18 Men
1.  Fraser Saunder           VRWC     23:29
2.  Owen Costin              VRWC     28:05
    Marcus Wakim             VRWC       DNF
 
VRWC 5km Championship U18 Women
1.  Char Hay                 VRWC     26:18
2.  Jade Chitty              VRWC     29:20
3.  Grace Louey              VRWC     30:23
4.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik  VRWC     31:22
    Emily Smith              VRWC        DQ
 
VRWC 5km Walk
1.  Jasmin Hass              VRWC     27:19
2.  Gwen Steed               VRWC     38:18

The 3km events got underway at 11AM, with Ariana Pashutina (14:55) and Scott Peart (15:44) out in front.
 
VRWC 3km Championship U16 Boys
1.  Scott Peart             VRWC      15:44
2.  Eden Morgan             VRWC      17:21
 
VRWC 3km Championship U16 Girls
1.  Ariana Pashutina        VRWC      14:55    Eq PB
2.  Maddison Nash           VRWC      16:28
3.  Ella Cunningham         VRWC      18:24    PB 0:24
 
AV 3km Country Championship U16 Boys
1.  Scott Peart             BYC       15:44
 
AV 3km Country Championship U14 Girls
1.  Charlotte MacDonell     BYC       19:16
 
VRWC 3km Championship U14 Boys
1.  Daniel Pashutin        VRWC       16:06
 
VRWC 3km Championship U14 Girls
1.  Charlotte MacDonell    VRWC       19:16

VRWC 3km Walk
1.  Merilyn Thompson      20:05       PB 0:30

The morning finished with RWV 2km and 1km championships for our 12 and 10 year olds. Special mention to Ela Uzun who set an U11 club record and equalled our U12 club record with a wonderful 1km time of 4:43. Her 9 year old cousin Havana Ali was also in great form with her 1km time of 5:15.
 
RWV 2km championship 12 Years
1.  Mietta Morgan         12:21
2.  Lula Parrott          13:33

1.  Cody Wapshott         12:56       PB 0:54
 
RWV 1km championship 10 Years
1.  Ela Uzun               4:43       PB 0:14, VRWC U11 and U12 Record
2.  Havana                 5:15       PB 0:16
3.  Kelsey Loudon          5:41       First time over 1km
4.  Violet Froon           6:36       PB 0:34

1.  Lachlan MacDonell      7:47       First walk with us
2.  Haris Ali              7:50
3.  Aydin Uzun             9:46

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Ian Laurie, Darlen Swan, Donna Dickson, Simon Baker
Judges: Gordon Loughnan (c), Stu Cooper, Paul Nunn, Shane Dickson, Kathleen Marsh, David Cash, Di Lowden, Peter Price. Peter Vysma (post)
Setup & Packup: Stu Cooper, Gerard Feain and others
Photographer: Terry Swan (see http://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F581)
Presentations: Tim Erickson

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 15 MAY 2021

A good turnout of 44 walkers braved the elements at Middle Park on Saturday afternoon for the latest round of the VRWC winter season. As Melbourne suffered through a weekend of antarctic cold, the competitors seemed to thrive in the low termperatures and blustery winds, with lots of PBs and plenty of strong walks.

Alison Thompson (1:18:41) and Donna-Marie Elms (1:21:11) were the only two brave souls who tested themselves out over 12km. Kyle Swan (42:58) led from the front as usual in the 10km while Mark Blackwood (23:03) and Ariana Pashutina (25:41) were best in the 5km walk. Special mentions to Madeleine Feain (big PB of 53:54 in the 10km) and Kate Saviour who did her longest walk yet with the club, finishing her 10km in an impressive 58:48.

12km Walk                                      H'Cap
1.  Alison Thompson          W60    1:18:41    2
2.  Donna-Marie Elms         W60    1:21:11    1
 
10km Walk                                      H'Cap
1.  Madeleine Feain          Open     53:54    1     PB 2:38
2.  Kate Siviour             Open     58:48    2     Longest walk yet

1.  Kyle Swan                Open     42:58    2
2.  Jason Kozica             Open     50:14    3
3.  Terry O'Neill            M60    1:01:52    1
    Heath Beveridge          U20        DNF    
 
5km Walk                                       H'Cap
1.  Ariana Pashutina         U16      25:41    2
2.  Charlotte Hay            U20      26:17    7
3.  Jasmin Hass              U20      28:03
4.  Emily Smith              U16      28:28    8
5.  Jade Chitty              U16      29:21    1
6.  Grace Louey              U20      30:34    9
7.  Kate Sanford             Open     30:54    3
8.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik  U16      31:10    6
9.  Dee Holohan              W40      31:29    5
10. Marnie Grace             W40      32:42    3     Eq. PB
11. Karyn O'Neill            W60      37:24    10

1.  Mark Blackwood           M40      23:03    1
2.  Paul Kennedy             M60      30:06    3
3.  Geoff Barrow             M60      36:52    2

The 3km and 1.5km walks started a bit later, with 22 competitors in total. Riley Couglan led them out and took control, finishing first in the 3km with a PB of 14:22. Behind him, 10 year old Ela Uzun and 47 year old Pramesh Prasad had a great battle, with Pramesh (15:13) just pipping Ela (15:15). Ela’s time was yet another big PB, breaking our VRWC U11 and U12 club records. Her 9 year old cousin Havana Ali was also in PB mode with her 3km time of 17:02. In fact, if you inspect the results, there were PBs galore. Well done to Christal Xie – her first walk last week was a 2km and this week she upped the ante to 3km (21:15).

3km Walk                                       H'Cap
1.  Ela Uzun                 U10      15:15    3     PB 0:28, VRWC U11/U12 Record
2.  Maddison Nash            U16      16:58    5
3.  Havana Ali               U10      17:02    2     PB 0:54
4.  Mietta Morgan            U12      18:19    4
5.  Heather  Carr            W60      18:23    6
6.  Ella Cunningham          U14      18:50    1     PB 1:50
7.  Christal Xie             Open     21:15          Longest walk yet
8.  Gwen Steed               W60      21:33    7

1.  Riley Coughlan           U16      14:22    1     PB 0:01
2.  Pramesh Prasad           M40      15:13    3
3.  Daniel Pashutin          U14      15:58    2     PB 0:34
    Steve Haverly            M60         DQ

The 1.5km event saw Kelsey Loudon (8:52) and Beau McKinnon (9:28) win their respective races. It was Beau’s first walk with the club, as was also the case for Oliver and Annika Erickson, the children of triple Olympian Chris Erickson. Albin Hess must have felt like old father time, mixing it with all the youngsters!

1.5km Walk                                     H'Cap
1.  Kelsey Loudon            U10       8:52    3     First time over this distance
2.  Lula Parrott             U12       9:20    2     PB 0:12
3.  Violet Froon             U10      10:47    1     PB 0:40
4.  Annika Erickson          U10      13:00          First ever walk

1.  Beau McKinnon            U12       9:28          First walk with the club
2.  Cody Wapshott            U12       9:41    2     PB 1:01
3.  Albin Hess               M60       9:46    4
4.  Oliver Erickson          U10      10:53          First walk with the club
5.  Haris Ali                U10      11:17    3     PB 0:06
6.  Aydin Uzun               U10      11:24    1     PB1:57

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers. It was cold out there today!

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Bill Carr, Ian Laurie, Tim Erickson, Darlene Swan, Donna Dickson,
Judges: Gordon Loughlan (C), Shane Dickson, Kathleen Marsh, Diane Lowdeen, Stuart Cooper, David Cash, Michael Bodey
Setup & Packup: Stu Cooper, Madeline Feain, Gerard Feain, Donna Marie Elms, Tim Erickson
Referee: Stu Cooper   
Photos: Terry Swan (see http://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?/category/580)

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021

Conditions were perfect for the 42 walkers who attended the latest round of VRWC roadwalks at Middle Park on Saturday.  The longer events got underway first, at 2:15PM, with Australian international Kyle Swan showing impeccable form to record 33:59 for the 8km. Masters walker Mark Blackwood was also in great form, coming second with 37:42. Others to stand out included 14 year old Ariana Pashutina (20:16 for 4km) and 74 year old Andrew Jamieson (35:39 for 6km). And special mentions to Kate Sanford (having her first walk with us) and Kate Siviour (first year walker and upping the distance to 8km).
             
8km Walk                                  H'cap Place               
1.  Madeleine Feain       Open   43:56    1
2.  Kate Siviour          Open   47:01        Longest walk yet
3.  Kylie Irshad          M40    47:55    2
4.  Alison Thompson       M60    55:11    3

1.  Kyle Swan             Open   33:59    2
2.  Mark Blackwood        M40    37:42    4
3.  Heath Beveridge       U20    40:33    1
4.  Kevin Cassidy         M60    42:28    3
 
6km Walk                                  H'cap Place
1.  Charlotte Hay         U20    32:34    4
2.  Emily Smith           U16    34:50    1
3.  Grace Louey           U20    36:53    3
4.  Heather Carr          M60    38:16    2

1.  Pramesh Prasad        M40    31:26    4
2.  Andrew Jamieson       M60    35:39    1
3.  Paul Kennedy          M60    36:22    3
4.  Terry O'Neill         M60    37:20    2
 
4km Walk                                  H'cap Place
1.  Ariana Pashutina      U16    20:16    1
2.  Maddison Nash         U16    23:12    2
3.  Dee Holohan           M40    24:46    3
4.  Kate Sanford          Open   25:04        First walk with us
5.  Donna-Marie Elms      M40    25:21    4
6.  Gwen Steed            M60    28:58    5
7.  Karyn O'Neill         M60    29:26    6

1.  Eden Morgan           U16    24:01    
2.  David Smyth           M40    24:16    2
3.  Geoff Barrow          M60    29:15    1
    Riley Coughlan        U16      DNF    
    Steve Haverly         M60       DQ    

The 2km and 1km races got underway at 2:30PM, Ela Uzun leading them around in 9:57, wonderful considering she only celebrated her tenth birthday last month. There were lots of PBs, as you can see for yourself. Welcome to first timers Kelsey Loudon and Christal Xie.

2km Walk                                  H'cap Place
1.  Ela Uzun              U10     9:57    2    PB 0:12
2.  Havana Ali            U10    11:13    1    PB 0:08
3.  Mietta Morgan         U12    12:10    4
4.  Kelsey Loudon         U12    12:25        First time with us
5.  Ella Cunningham       U14    12:47        PB 0:59
6.  Lula Parrott          U12    13:19    3
7.  Christal Xie          Open   14:05        First time with us

1.  Daniel Pashutin       U14    10:40    2    PB 0:16
2.  Albin Hess            M60    13:10
3.  Cody Wapshott         U12    13:50    1    PB 0:25

1km Walk                                  H'cap Place
1.  Matilda Read          U12     6:24    1    PB 0:27
2.  Violet Froon          U10     7:25    2

1.  Haris Ali             U10     7:43    2
2.  Aydin Uzun            U10     8:00    1    PB 0:32
     
Thanks to our generous band of officials, judges and helpers who keep the show on the road every week.
        
Officials: Mark Donahoo, Darlene Swan, Tim Erickson, Ian Laurie, Peter Price, Donna Dickson
Judges: Stu Cooper (Chief), Kathleen Marsh, Gordan Loughlan, Michael Bodey, David Cash, Shane Dickson
Set up & Pack up: Stu Cooper, Madeline Feain, Gerard Feain, Donna-Marie Elms
Referee: Stu Cooper   
Photos: Terry Swan (see http://www.vrwc.org.au/piwigo/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F579)

We will be back at Middle Park next Saturday for our next round of the VRWC Winter Roadwalking Season.

VRWC, AV, VMA AND AA ROADWALKS, FAWKNER PARK, SUNDAY 2 MAY 2021

Fawkner Park in Melbourne was the venue for our VRWC races on Sunday morning, with the meet also hosting the Victorian 20km and Victorian Masters 20km Championships, along with an Athletics Australia Invitational 20km walk. Conditions were overcast with temperatures in the low twenties so pretty good overall.

The 20km walkers headed off together at 8:30AM, with Rhydian Cowley going to an immediate lead, shadowed as usual by Declan Tingay and Kyle Swan. Rhydian soon cleared away, going on to win with an excellent 1:21:49, yet another quality performance from our top male walker. Quentin Rew is returning to good form (it looks like he is timing things nicely to return to top form for the Olympic 50km in early August) and came through to take second with 1:24:37, ahead of Kyle who finished third with 1:25:27. Declan faded to finish fourth with 1:27:59, the victim of a badly timed a gastric issue. Mitch Baker was another who was well up early but he also faded and eventually retired. It has been a very long summer for our elite walkers, with one race after another, and a lot of training camps in between, so it was perhaps not surprising that times were a bit down overall.

We only had three women in attendance, but they were our top three so a high quality race ensued. Jemima Montag walked with 19 year old Rebecca Henderson for the entire race, Jemima winning overall with 1:31:51, while Rebecca doing a 19 sec PB to finish with 1:31:53. Katie Hayward was not far behind for most of the race but slowed a bit in the last couple of laps to finish with 1:34:16. Sarah Brennan (1:54:32) and Rhydian won the Victorian Championship and a number of additional walkers filled out the field in the Victorian Masters Championships.

AA Invitational 20km Walk Men
1.  Rhydian Cowley        VIC     1:21:49
2.  Quentin Rew           NZL     1:24:37
3.  Kyle Swan             VIC     1:25:27
4.  Declan Tingay         WA      1:27:59
5.  Carl Gibbons          NSW     1:28:25
6.  Tyler Jones           NSW     1:30.49
7.  Tim Fraser            ACT     1:34:58
8.  Dylan Richardson      NSW     1:36:43
    Mitch Baker           ACT         DNF
    Corey Dickson         VIC         DNF

AA Invitational 20km Walk Women
1.  Jemima Montag         VIC     1:31:51
2.  Rebecca Henderson     VIC     1:31:53    PB 0:19
3.  Katie Hayward         QLD     1:34:16

AV 20km championship    
1.  Sarah Brennan         BYC     1:54:32

1.  Rhydian Cowley        GHY     1:21:49
2.  Kyle Swan             ANW     1:25:27
3.  Pramesh Prasad        VMA     1:51:23
    Corey Dickson         KNX         DNF

VMA 20km championship
1.  Sarah Brennan         W45     1:54:32
1.  Kylie Irshad          W45     2:11:15
1.  Pramesh Prasad        M45     1:51:23
1.  Kevin Cassidy         M60     1:51:47
1.  Terry O'Neill         M65     2:11:48
    Gunther Ilgoutz       M80          DQ

A number of our VRWC walkers contested shorter distances. The stars were our top U20 walkers Will Thompson (42:00) and Alanna Peart (49:15) in the 10km event. Special mentions also to Marcus Wakim (another PB – 23:38 in the 5km), Maddison Nash (PB 27:59 in the 5km) and Ela Uzun (10:13 for 2km at 9 years of age).

VRWC 10km Walk
1.  Will Thompson        VRWC       42:00
2.  Alanna Peart         VRWC       49:15
3.  Jemma Peart          VRWC       55:05
4.  Char Hay             VRWC       55:42
5.  Andrew  Jamieson     VRWC     1:03:43

VRWC 5km Walk
1.  Jason Kozica         VRWC       23:12
2.  Marcus Wakim         VRWC       23:38    PB 0:43
3.  Maddison Nash        VRWC       27:59    PB 2:33
4.  Emily Smith          VRWC       28:56
5.  Jade Chitty          VRWC       29:51
6.  Grace Louey          VRWC       30:10

VRWC 2km Walk
1.  Ela Uzun             VRWC       10:13
2.  Havana Ali           VRWC       11:26
3.  Violet Froon         VRWC       15:16

It’s an enormous job to shift all our infrastructure away from Middle Park and set up  elsewhere, so a big shout out to the volunteers and helpers and judges and officials.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Ian Laurie, Karyn O'Neill, Wayne Peart
Judges: Zoe Eastwood- Bryson (C), Lisa Colquhuon (A), Gordon Loughnan (V), Shane Dickson (V), David Cash (V), Kirsten Crocker (N), Di Lowden (V), , Fran Attard (V), Ralph Bennett (V)
Set up & Pack up: Stu Cooper, Gerard Feain, Karyn O'Neill and others
Penalty Zone: Stu Cooper   
Photos: Terry Swan (see https://www.facebook.com/groups/306385488910/permalink/10159053589103911)

Next Saturday, we return to Middle Park for more VRWC Roadwalks

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 17 APRIL 2021

Saturday afernoon saw perfect weather in Melbourne for the 32 VRWC walkers competing at Middle Park. Special mention to Kevin Cassidy for his 3km PB (14:49) and a welcome to Levi Robertson who had his first race to us. It was wonderful to see so many of our young walkeres in action in the 1.5km walk.

12km Walk                                           H’cap Place
1.  Madeleine Feain           F    Open   1:07:19   1

1.  Terry O’Neill             M    M60    1:18:54   1
2.  Ross Reid                 M    M60    DNF

10km Walk                                           H’cap Place
1.  Heath Beveridge           M    U20    58:03     1

5km Walk                                            H’cap Place
1.  Alison  Thompson          F    W60    30:24
2.  Heather Carr              F    W60    32:32     2
3.  Kaylah Heikkila-Dubowik   F    U20    34:02     3
4.  Karyn O’Neill             F    W60    36:56     1
5.  Gwen Steed                F    W60    39:52     4

1.  Mark Blackwood            M    M40    22:30     2
2.  Marcus Wakim              M    U15    24:53     1
3.  Liam Hutchins             M    U14    27:03     4
4.  Julian Boland             M    M60    33:28     3
5.  Andrew Jamieson           M    M60    33:28
    Steven Haverly            M    M60    DQ

3km Walk                                            H’cap Place
1.  Ariana Pashutina          F    U14    14:55     1
2.  Dee Holohan               F    W60    18:15     2
3.  Donna-Marie Elms          F    W60    18:28     3
4.  Ella Cunningham           F    U14    20:40     4

1.  Riley Coughlan            M    U16    14:23     1
2.  Kevin  Cassidy            M    M60    14:49     3
3.  Daniel Pashutin           M    U14    16:32     2

1.5km Walk                                          H’cap Place
1.  Ela Uzun                  F    U10    07:21     2
2.  Heidi Kuppler             F    U10    07:44     4
3.  Havana Ali                F    U10    08:11     1
4.  Lula Parrott              F    U12    09:32     3
5.  Matilda Read              F    U10    10:45     5
6.  Violet Froon              F    U10    11:23     6

1.  Levi Robertson            M    U10    09:42     First time with us
2.  Haris Ali                 M    U10    11:23     1
3.  Cody Wapshott             M    U12    11:53     3
4.  Aydin Uzun                M    U10    13:21     2

Thanks as always to our many officials. I could not be there as I was at Coburg for the Coburg 24 Hour Carnival, so thanks to Mark Donahoo for the results and listing of officials.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Bill Carr, Ian Laurie, Ralph Bennett
Judges: Peter Vysma (Chief), Stuart Cooper, Peter Price, Gordan Loughlan, Michael Bodey
Set up & Pack up: Stu Cooper, Peter Vysma, Madeline Feain, Kylie Irshad, Donna-Marie Elms
Referee: Stu Cooper

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SATURDAY 10 APRIL 2021

Saturday was a wintery day in Melbourne, with rain and cold strong winds, but it takes a lot to put off a group of determined athletes, with 20 walkers braving the conditions and lining up for our season opener at Middle Park.

Since these were our first Points Competition races for the winter, I need to explain how this works. Firstly, there are 3 separate competitions that accumulate points each week – the Handicap, Style Awards and Actual Time Competitions. These are explained on page http://www.vrwc.org.au/vrwcpointscomps.shtml. Everyone who finishes gets Actual Time Points, but only those who have previous races with us over today’s distance or a comparable one can be awarded Handicap Points. It’s tricky stuff but club handicapper Mark Donahoo keeps tabs on it all and produces regular updates. The Actual Time and Handicap points for today are already uploaded to the vrwcpointscomps page. Style Award still to be done.

The longer races were first up, with Mark Blackwood leading everyone around to finish his 8km with a very respectable 37:19. Behind him, Pramesh Prasad and Kevin Cassidy had a great battle before Pramesh cleared away. Kylie Irshad was the best of the women with a good 47:29 for her 8km. And a special mention to 85 year old club legend Bob Gardiner who walked 4km before deciding to call it quits.
               
8km Road Walk                              H’Cap Place
1.  Kylie Irshad           W40    47:29    1
2.  Alison Thompson        W60    52:28    1

1.  Mark Blackwood         M40    37:19    2
2.  Kevin Cassidy          M60    41:50    3
3.  Terry O'Neill          M60    50:41    1

6km Road Walk                              H’Cap Place
1.  Madeleine Feain        Open   31:35    1
2.  Heather Carr           W60    38:16    2

1.  Pramesh Prasad         M40    31:14    1
    Bob Gardiner           M60    DNF    (4km)

4km Road Walk                              H’Cap Place
1.  Jade Chitty            U15    23:53    1
2.  Laura McLennan         Open   24:33   
3.  Gwen Steed             W60    29:01    3
4.  Karyn O'Neill          W60    29:02    2

1.  Liam McLennan          U15    24:05   
2.  Julian Boland          M40    27:07   
3.  Geoff Barrow           M60    29:14    2
4.  Steven Haverly         M60    36:06    1

The 2km and 1km races were off next, with the littlies zooming around the course and showing us just how it’s done. Ela Uzun was the standout as usual, with 10:25 for the 2km. PBs in the 2km also to Havana Ali (11:22) and Cody Wapshott (14:15). The 1km saw 5 young walkers having their first races with us – Heidi Kuppler, Matilda Read, Violet Froom, Haris Ali and Aydin Uzun. And they all looked great. Unfortunately, Heidi went off course but I think we adjusted her time to take this into accoun – we will make sure we have a bike going around in front of the short distance races so that we can show everyone where to go. Sorry about that! And finally, our usual club photographer, Terry Swan, was not there today, so no photos.

2km Road Walk                              H’Cap Place
1.  Ela Uzun               U10    10:25    2
2.  Havana Ali             U10    11:22    1    PB 0:23
3.  Dee Holohan            W40    12:07    3
4.  Merilyn Thompson       W40    13:41    4

1.  Albin Hess             M60    13:37    2
2.  Cody Wapshott          U12    14:15    1    PB 2:40

1km Road Walk                              H’Cap Place
1.  Heidi Kuppler          U10    5:20          First walk with us
2.  Donna-Marie Elms       W40    5:52     1
3.  Lula Parrott           U12    6:30   
4.  Matilda Read           U12    6:51          First walk with us
5.  Violet Froon           U10    7:10          First walk with us

1.  Lewis McLennan         U12    6:21   
2.  Hamish McLennan        U12    6:34   
3.  Haris Ali              U10    7:20          First walk with us
4.  Aydin Uzun             U10    8:32          First walk with us

It was a cold and windy day so thanks to our officials, helpers and judges.

Officials: Mark Donahoo, Bill Carr, Tim Erickson
Judges: Peter Vysma (Chief), Stuart Cooper, Peter Price, Gordan Loughnan, Michael Bodey
Set up & Pack up: Stuart Cooper, Peter Vysma, Madeline Feain, Kylie Irshad, Donna-Marie Elms
Referee: Stuart Cooper