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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.

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2025

19 VRWC walkers returned to Middle Park on Sunday morning for the final round of our 2024/2025 summer season. Luckily, we were done and gone before thunderstorms and torrential rain struck Melbourne just after midday. It felt very much like a quiet Sunday morning with Eden Morgan the only starter over 15km, having his debut at the distance and settling down for a first-up 1:17:58 after an early string of sub-5:00 kms. Angus Shuttleworth and Jonathan Ho set up the most competitive finish of the morning in the 5km, with Jonathan chasing Angus over the last 1km before turning on a burst of speed that fell 2 secs short of catching him and 10 secs outside his PB. The 3km attracted the biggest field, with Mietta Morgan taking line honours in 17:51 from Emily Smith by a mere 5 secs. 9yo Anouk Morgan had her first crack at the 3km distance for a pleasing 22:20 It was great to see Heather Carr back in harness after a long period of injury recovery. Welcoming new members is always a pleasure, and on this occasion it was Shaun Lewis and daughter Kobe who had their first races with us. Shaun’s 2km time of 11:43 came off the back of his first-ever 5000m the day before at AVSL, a sub-30min effort in the  scorching heat. Kobe had also raced at Meadowglen on Saturday, over 2000m, so her 5:46 in our 1km race was a good follow-up.
        
15km Walk       
1.  Eden Morgan              M  1:17:58
        
10km Walk       
1.  Alejandro Stephens       M    51:44

1.  Kelly Ruddick            F    53:23
                
5km Walk       
1.  Angus Shuttleworth       M    27:49
2.  Jonathan Ho              M    27:51
    Nikola Mandic            M       DQ

3km Walk       
1.  John Nottle              M    20:00
2.  Arthur Robinson          M    23:17

1.  Mietta Morgan            F    17:51
2.  Emily Smith              F    17:56
3.  Donna-Marie Elms         F    20:07
4.  Anouk Morgan             F    22:20
5.  Heather Carr             F    23:52
        
2km Walk       
1.  Shaun Lewis              M    11:43

1.  Indigo Marshall-Moodie   F    12:29
2.  Gwen Steed               F    15:38
3.  Abby Fowler              F    18:50

1km Walk       
1.  John Nottle              M     6:32
    Oliver Crowl             M       DQ

1.  Kobe Lewis               F     5:46
2.  Donna-Marie Elms         F     6:34

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers. Apologies if your name is not on the list. Everyone is appreciated – the events would not run without your help.

Manager: Mark Donahoo
Referee: Terry Swan
Race check in: Emilie Garside
Recorders: Bob Gardiner, Stu Cooper, Dylan Shuttleworth, Therese Smith, Mark Donahoo
Judges: Gordan Loughnan (Chief), David Cash, Anthony Doran, Brenda Felton, Michael Bodey
Set up, Pack up: Terry Swan, Stu Cooper, Bob Gardiner, Emilie Garside
Bike rider: Terry Swan
Photos: Terry Swan (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10234595178121460&)
Canteen: Donna Marie Elms

AUSTRALIAN 35KM CHAMPIONSHIP MEET, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2024

The Australian 35km Championship this year was changed from its usual Fawkner Park venue to Middle Park and was held on the VRWC 1km Championship Course alongside Albert Park Lake. The 7AM start ensured good conditions early but it did warm up as the morning progressed. But the event was well timed, with the Melbourne temperature on Monday expected to reach 40C. Thanks goodness we did not have that sort of day to contend with.

The 35km Championship and the 20km Invitational Walk were both high quality events and are well reported by Athletics Australia at https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sandery-and-cowley-crowned-35km-race-walk-champions-in-melbourne. VRWC report in https://www.vrwc.org.au/newsletters/heelandtoe-2024-num50.pdf.

Australian 35km Walk Championship Men
1.  Rhydian COWLEY            1991    VIC    2:32:33
2.  Will THOMPSON             2002    VIC    2:34:15
3.  Mitchell BAKER            2001    ACT    2:35:06
4.  Carl GIBBONS              1996    NSW    2:36:58
5.  Dylan RICHARDSON          2000    NSW    2:47:02
    Corey DICKSON             2002    VIC        DNF
    Timothy FRASER            2000    ACT        DNS

Australian 35km Walk Championship Women
1.  Olivia SANDERY            2003    SA     2:45:31  Australian Open Record
2.  Elizabeth MCMILLEN        2004    NSW    2:47:26    
3.  Allanah PITCHER           2003    NSW    2:57:51
4.  Kelly RUDDICK             1973    VIC    3:09:53  AMA/VMA/VRWC W50 Records
5.  Hannah MISON              2001    NSW    3:11:42
6.  Bridget BELL              2002    NSW    3:13:36
    Christina PAPADOPOULOUS   1996    GRE        DNF
    Rebecca HENDERSON         2001    VIC        DNS

Invitational 20km Walk Men
1.  Declan TINGAY             1999    WA     1:25:54
2.  Jack MCGINNISKIN          2002    NSW    1:31:47
3.  Marcus WAKIM              2006    VIC    1:31:48
4.  Alejandro STEPHENS        1993    VIC    1:40:22
    Fraser SAUNDER            2004    VIC        DNF

Invitational 20km Walk Women
1.  Alexandra GRIFFIN         2005     WA    1:36:32
2.  Hannah BOLTON             2003    NSW    1:43:55
3.  Nellie LANGFORD           2005    SA     1:45:50
    Tayla BILLINGTON          1997    QLD        DNF
    Alanna PEART              2003    VIC        DNF
    Char HAY                  2003    VIC        DNF

We also scheduled two shorter distance VRWC events, over 5km and 3km. The highlight here was provided by 13 year old Ela Uzun who once again broke the Australian road walk 5km U16 record and her own U14 VRWC record with a PB time of 23:41. 
            
VRWC 5km Walk            
1.  Ela Uzun                  2011    F        23:41  Australian U16 5km record
2.  Hannah Matthews           2010    F        29:26
    Havana Ali                2011    F           DQ

1.  Angus Shuttleworth        2011    M        25:42

VRWC 3km Walk            
1.  Emily Smith               2006    F        17:22
2.  Carolyn Rosenbrock        1962    F        17:32
3.  Donna-Marie Elms          1961    F        19:59
4.  Marnie Zakis              1974    F        22:39

1.  Jonathan Ho               2004    M        16:02
2.  David Smyth               1969    M        17:41
3.  John Nottle               1950    M        21:05
    Oliver Crowl              2014    M          DNS

Thanks to Therese Smith for her usual superb photos: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161030443581048&set=oa.1043286077485558

VRWC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2024

We had 21 walkers in attendance for our VRWC summer road championships at Middle Park on Sunday morning. Conditions were perfect and we were excited to welcome 4 of our 2024 Olympians (Will Thompson, Rhydian Cowley, Declan Tingay and Rebecca Henderson) who had signed up for a training stroll in the 20km Club Championship. They were joined by NSW and Australian rep Dylan Richardson, along with VRWC members Alejandro Stephens and Jia Wen Heng. Alejandro led them through the first 15km before finally being swept up by the chasing group, around the same time that Jia retired. Back together, the 6 walkers all crossed the line together, with a shared final time of 1:44:36. It required a bit of scrutiny to pick the placegetters - Will, Rhydian and Declan in the men's championship and Rebecca in the women's championship.

20km Open Men VRWC Gus Theobald Championship                 
1.  Will Thompson          VRWC   25:55     52:01    1:18:17    1:44:36
2.  Rhydian Cowley         VRWC   25:55     52:01    1:18:17    1:44:36
3.  Declan Tingay          VRWC   25:55     52:01    1:18:17    1:44:36
4.  Dylan Richardson       NSW    25:55     52:01    1:18:17    1:44:36
5.  Alejandro Stephens     VRWC   25:47     51:51    1:18:18    1:44:36
                 
20km Open Women VRWC Championship                 
1.  Rebecca Henderson      VRWC   25:55     52:01    1:18:17    1:44:36
2.  Jia Wen Heng           VRWC   30:44   1:03:03    14km 1:30:54   DNF

A number of other club championships were contested

10km Masters Men VRWC Championship     
David Smyth                VRWC     DNF
     
10km Masters Women VRWC Heather Carr Championship     
No entries     
     
5km U20 VRWC Championship     
1.  Eden Morgan            VRWC   22:23    PB 0:17
2.  Emily Smith            VRWC   30:43
     
5km U18 VRWC Championship     
No starters     
     
3km U16 VRWC Championship     
1.  Arthur Robinson        VRWC   22:06

1. Mietta Morgan           VRWC   18:26
2.  Aangi Shah             VRWC   21:14    PB 0:05
     
2km U14 VRWC Championship     
1.  Angus Shuttleworth     VRWC    9:40
     
1.5km U12 VRWC Championship     
1.  Abby Fowler            VRWC   10:49

1km U10 VRWC Championship     
1.  Anouk Morgan           VRWC    5:39    PB 0:04
2.  Aria Di Benedetto      VRWC    5:46

There were also a small number of non-championship races, with Char Hay in the 15km and Jonathan Ho, Emilie Garside and Donna-Marie Elms in the 4km.

Open 15km Walk            
1.  Char Hay               VRWC   27:10    55:42    1:24:52

Open 4km Walk    
1.  Jonathan Ho            VRWC   21:32    PB 0:33
2.  Emilie Garside         VRWC   25:38
3.  Donna-Marie Elms       VRWC   25:54

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers. Apologies if your name is not on the list. Everyone is appreciated – the events would not run without your help.

Manager: Mark Donahoo
Referee: Terry Swan
Race check in: Mark Donahoo, Donna- Marie Elms
Recorders: Bob Gardiner, Mark Donahoo, Madeleine Feain, Tim Erickson, Karyn O'Neill
Judges: Kathleen Marsh (Chief), Gordan Loughnan, David Cash, Stu Cooper, Terry O'Neill
Set up, Pack up: Terry Swan, Tim Erickson, Stu Cooper, Bob Gardiner, Ian Laurie, Terry O'Neill, Merlyn Thompson, Donna-Marie Elms
Bike rider: Terry Swan
Photos: Terry Swan, Therese Smith  (see https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.581769757601656&type=3)
Canteen: Donna Marie Elms
Presentations: Mark Donahoo, Stu Cooper, Tim Erickson

VRWC ROAD WALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2024

The opening round of our VRWC summer season saw 19 walkers in attendance on Sunday morning at Middle Park for a selection of different road races. Conditions were perfect and there were some good performances from the small group. Kelly Ruddick was the standout with a swift and good looking 15km time of 1:19:08. Special mentions to Emilie Garside (PB of 18:49) and Aangi Shah (PB of 21:19) in the 3km Walk.

15km Walk       
1.  Kelly Ruddick            F    1:19:08
        
10km Walk        
1.  Alejandro Stevens        M      51:28
2.  Ariana Pashutina         F      56:47
    Jonathan Ho              M        DNF    (4km in 23:43)
        
5km Walk        
1.  Angus Shuttleworth       M      29:56
2.  Emily Smith              F      30:05
 
3km Walk        
1.  Kevin Cassidy            M      17:33
2.  Emilie Garside           F      18:49    PB 0:32
3.  Mackenzie Turner         F      18:56
4.  Donna-Marie Elms         F      20:18
5.  Aangi Shah               F      21:19    PB 1:12
6.  Arthur Robinson          M      22:36
7.  Gwen Steed               F      23:29
       
2km Walk        
1.  Indigo Marshall-Moodie   F      11:11
2.  Caitlyn Shipham          F      13:26
3.  Abby Fowler              F      16:52

1km Walk        
1.  Dimitri Pashutin         M       5:54
2.  John Nottle              M       6:18
3.  Aria de Benedetto        F       6:33

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

Manager: Stuart Cooper
Referee: Terry Swan
Race checkin: Stuart Cooper
Recorders: Bob Gardiner, Tim Erickson, Ian Laurie, Alla Pashutina
Judges: Gordon Loughnan (Chief), Michael Bodey, Di Lowden, David Cash, Tony Doran
Set up Pack up: Terry Swan, Tim Erickson, Stu Cooper, Bob Gardiner, Ian Laurie, Tony Doran, Michael Bodey
Bike rider: No
Photos: Terry Swan  (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10233185897290320)
Canteen: Donna-Marie Elms
Red cards collector: Terry Swan


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