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MAY/JUNE 1999 edition of Australian Raewalkers Newsletter;

Race Walkers Newsletter
Editor  Peter Waddell                          13  June  1999
PO Box 3501  Belconnen ACT 2617
The 33rd LBG
Nick A’hern, Mike Harvey and Lisa Paolini (who all raced in the World Walk
Cup in France on 2 May) will compete in the LBG this year.  Lisa who was the
third Australian  to finish in the WWC  20km title will compete in the
10miles and 5,000m.
Iron man Mike Harvey will contest  his 16th LBG 20 miles title in June 1999.
What an athlete  Mike recorded 4hr 8min in the World Walk Cup in  France in
May and heads the strong Victorian team.
Always in the top group Harvey won the event in 1994 and has recorded the
sixth fastest time ever. Only Willi Sawall (on the old one lap course) Craig
Barrett 139.37, Nathan Deakes 141.50, Nick A’hern 142.19, Duane Cousins
144.39 and Simon Baker 145.15  have gone faster than  Harvey’s 145.55.
One eyed Essendon AFL supporter Duncan Knox will race his 20th LBG 20 miles
He is fast catching Frank Overton and Bill Starr and is years younger than
them. Frank is only doing the 10 miles this year owing to illness.
Craig Barrett, the Aust 30km champion, and winner of the 1998 LBG 20 miles
also competed in the WW Cup finishing about 11th.  And raced walked the NZ
marathon on 6 June in 3hr 21m (that was just five weeks after  his gruelling
50km effort in France)
Nick A’hern (trained by Craig Hilliard) will clash with Craig Barrett  in
the 20 miles but the other AIS walkers are not competing..
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    1998 LBG Winners
Last years winners were: 20 miles Craig Barrett in 2h 19m 37s from Nathan
Deakes and Dion Russell,  Men’s 10 miles Ex olympian Dave Smith 77m 20s from
Keith Knox,  Women’s 10 miles Linda Coffee 78m 47s from Cheryl Webb,  5,000m
Michelle French 22m 6s from Nat Saville and Jane Saville,  under-20 10km
Liam Murphy 43m 28s from Matt Golebiowski,  Open 10km Andrew Mitchell from
Bob Chapman, Under-17 5km Chris Erickson 23m 21s from Dan Vellis and Shane
Wilson, Under-15 3km Kurt Harply 14m 5s from T Wells and C Clifford,   Girls
under-15 3k Lisa McIlvenie 14m 32s from Y Becker and A Dickson, under-12 2km
K Corbett 10.46 from Jill Hosking and Peta Gough, under-12 boys 2km J
White-Spiers 10m 23s, from Nathan Rowe and Matt  Erickson
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Someone pointed out to me that I had left former Olympian Dave Smith out of
the list of walkers now living in Qld.  Dave as most older walkers know
repped at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics  was selected but didnt not compete in
the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
He won umpteen state and Australian titles and is still very competitive as
a 40 year athlete.

Overseas (USA) Young Lachlan McDonald is going well in the States. >Men's 5
km
1. Lachlan McDonald (UWP) 24:03,  2. Matt De Witt  25:46, 3. M Reneker
27:14

For the benefit of athletes I missed with the last Newsletter at the NSW
State Champs at  Ourimbah on 8th  May 1999.  MICHELLE FRENCH blitzed the
field to win the NSW 5km road title in 21m 23s  defeating CHERYL WEBB (23m
45s) with RENEE McASKILL picking up another medal   ANNE RYAN  won the W35
in 27.27 from Sue Overton. Judy Brown took the W45 title and Joan Purcell
the W55 title in 31m 40s.
Kelly EXCELL  scored a good victory in the under-20 10km title in 53.43 with
Cathy Nilon winning the silver medal.   LISA GRANT was in great form winning
the under-16 5km title in 25.00. Lisa beat Bianca SAIT (25.35) and Kate
Connolly (26.16)
Two former West Australians won the NSW open and under-20 titles. CHRIS BONE
scored an impressive victory in the open 30km title. Chris clocked 160m 59s
to defeat  MICHAEL PEARSON.  JON GAWLEY, the national under-20 10km
champion, won the under-20  10km title. Jon clocked 41m 01s.to defeat Dan
VELLIS (46.25) and young Darren BRECKON (51.49).
   CHRIS CLIFFORD was also
in good form to win the under-16 5km title. Chris clocked 24.38 and beat
Aaron Mellon 25.06 and Tim Nesbitt-Hawes (28.48). The under-14 title was won
by Steven FREW in 15.21 from Jamie MASTERS and Matt Mellor

May 1999                                        Walkers Newsletter…Peter
Waddell
THE  IAAF COUNCIL SELECTS TURIN TO HOST
2001 WORLD RACE WALKING CUP
If you are planning your holidays well in advance. Try Italy or if you are
an athlete train hard and  go to the next World Walk Cup.
The IAAF has  awarded Turin  (Italy) the 2001 World Race Walking Cup
and Naumburg (Germany) for the 2003 World Walk Cup
The IAAF confirmed the selection of  Palermo (Italy) , as host of the
World Half Marathon Championships, which will take place next October 1999
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West Aust 20km Champs
Men  Andrew Duncan won the state 20km championship  in 105.01.
As Terry Jones tipped a few years ago that young Scott Hollaway would be a
future champ. Well  he has collected an Australian gold medal age title and
now The WA state under-18 6km title (yes 6km)  was won by Scott Hollaway in
28m 51s. He defeated John Klauz 31.33 and Clay Foster 37.03
Nyssa Cobby won the open women’s 5km title in 28.28 from Rose-Maree
Hollaway 29.00.  Linda Clark 36.07 won the under-18 6km title from Rebecca
Gray 38.17 and Cherie Piercy 38.58. Shana Cobby won the under-14 4km title
and Stuart Walker the boys under-14 4km titles.  I noticed in the other
events  that John Back, Lesley Romeo, Bob Chalmers are still racing over
there.
Dont forget the LBG on Sunday 13th June
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Jane Saville and Nathan Deakes
Fast in Germany
Congratulations to Commonwealth Games champion Jane Saville who produced a
great 10km time in the German Grand Prix . Less than a week after her
sub-92-minute  20km time in the World Walk Cup   Jane recorded a PB time to
finish sixth in 42m 15s. By the time the 2000 Olympic are held Jane could be
well under the 90minutes barrier.
Nathan Deakes finished 8th in the 20km in 81m 30s. It was another World
championship qualifying time for him. He finished in front of Huerta who was
10th and Chaohong who was 11th in WW Cup in France.
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NSW State Championships  Ourimbah 8  May 1999
Frank Overton advises from NSW that young MICHELLE FRENCH blitzed the field
to win the NSW 5km road title. Michelle who is heading off overseas soon
finished in 21m 23s. She defeated CHERYL WEBB (23m 45s) with RENEE McASKILL
picking up another medal in third place.   ANNE RYAN  won the W35 in 27.27
from Sue Overton. Judy Brown took the W45 title and Joan Purcell the W55
title in 31m 40s.
Kelly EXCELL  scored a good victory in the under-20 10km title clocking
53.43 with Cathy Nilon winning the silver medal.   LISA GRANT was in great
form winning the under-16 5km title in 25.00. Lisa beat Bianca SAIT (25.35)
and Kate Connolly (26.16)

Two foreigners (former West Australians) won the NSW open and under-20
titles. CHRIS BONE  scored an impressive victory in the open 30km title.
Chris clocked 160m 59s to defeat  MICHAEL PEARSON.
JON GAWLEY, the national under-20 10km champion, won the under-20  10km road
title. Jon clocked 41m 01s. He defeated Dan VELLIS (46.25) and young Darren
BRECKON (51.49).
CHRIS CLIFFORD was also in good form to win the under-16 5km title. Chris
clocked 24.38 and beat Aaron Mellon 25.06 and Tim Nesbitt-Hawes (28.48). The
under-14 title was won by Steven FREW in 15.21 from Jamie MASTERS and Matt
Mellor
Running
Sussan Classic. Former Canberra/AIS based athlete Caroline Schuwalow won the
Melbourne Sussan 10km Classic in stormy, windy conditions. Schuwalow beat
Lisa Dick, Emma Carney, Krishna Stanton (Woods), Tania Warrick and Clare
Carney. The 5km was won by Melissa Rollison from Michelle Sosteric and
Hayley McGregor.
In Sydney  SUSIE POWER won the Sussan from Kate Maslen and Tani Ruckle.
In Adelaide Kylie Risk won the womens Challenge from Liz Miller, C
Schuwalow. The mens was won by  Sisay Bezabeh from Paul Arthur and
marathoner Pat Carroll.
Olympic 2000
If you are planning to run in the Sydney 2000 marathon trial on 30 April
(7-30am start) . It is open to everyone. There is a five hour limit. There
is also preferred section for 150 invited runners. To qualify for the
special preferred section runners will have had to break 2hr 30m for men and
3hours for women in 1999.

Walkers Club Newsletter
Editor Peter Waddell
May 1999
I Have been trying to send some of these newsletters out via  the Internet
and have duplicated some of the info ((Board of AA etc)         If you have
an E-mail address could you let me know   it will be cheaper than postage to
send em out thanks…
My internet address is   waddellp@mpx.com.au and postal address is still PO
Box 3501 Belconnen ACT 2617
The 1999 World Walk Cup in France
There was six women under the 90 minute barrier in the first major
competition for women over the now recognised 20km distance, . Liu of China
won in 87m.32s.
Commonwealth Games 10km champion JANE SAVILLE was the best of the Australian
women in the Eschburn Cup. Jane finished with an excellent time of 91m 58s
for 18th place. It was a World Championship ‘A’ time and will get her a
place in the world T/F team at Seville in August.. Only three Aust men were
slightly faster than Jane’s time.
Kerry Saxby-Junna was 21 in 92m 24s. . The big surprise was the outstanding
time by Lisa Sheridan-Paolini who finished 40 in 96m 20s. Lisa was selected
to replace Natalie Saville who was not satisfied with her form and withdrew.
What a decision. I dont think many athletes would have done what Natalie did
and dropped her self because her performances were not up to scratch. Simone
Wolowiec was 59 in 99m 31s…Wendy Muldoon was fifth Aussie in 87 in 106m.45s.
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The  men’s 20km  was won by Segura (Mex) in 80m.20s by one second from Yu
(China) with Andreyev eight seconds back in third place. Tim Berrett (Can)
based at AIS for a while was 47 and young Pierce O’Callaghan IRL 57,, Chris
Maddocks 77,, Jamie Costin IRL 95th.
SA’s champion Darren BOWN let the Australian in  Darren finished 50 in
89m.31s . Luke Adams was 55 in 90.11. and teenager and two time WJC rep Troy
Sundstrom 59 in 90.19. Nick A‘hern DNF and Nathan Deakes was DQ’d when in
top 10 near end of race.
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The 50km produced some great results and times. Sergey Korepanov clocked
3.39.22 in winning (about the fifth best ever reports states) Lipiec 3.49.9.
The Canberra LBG star Craig Barrett (NZ) was 13th in 3h.48m.14s.
DOMINIC McGRATH  the C/wealth Games bronze medallist was first Aussie
in.46th place.  Domonic recorded 4h 00m 50s and beat Duane Cousins (4.2.27).
Mike Harvey cut ten minutes off his trial time and Aust title time to finish
in 61st with 4h 8m 58s. and Shane Pearson was 73rd in 4h 16m 43s.
In Brief
...The 33rd LBG Interstate classic on 13 June looks like being a success
with early inquiries indicating good entries expected again.
...Former NSW rep Vic Townsend, Frank McCaffrey and George McGrath will
celebrate their 80th year this year. .
...I was going thru the address book. Queensland still attract former walkers
up there. Former world champ sue Cook and Bruce are now Qlders, Bob and Rita
Mee are at the Gold Coast, Keith Heness at Caloundra way. Greg Sockhill at
Calboolture, Don Cox at Cairns, Tom and Betty Daintry and Gwen Vines at
Deagon, Logan Irwin at Southport, Brian Overton at GC Caleb Maybir still in
Brisbane somewhere and former NSW champ Liz Inglis in Brisbane.


The 1999 World Walk Cup Women’s 20Km  France.
1  LIU  Hongyu CHN 1:27:32,  2  FEDOSKINA Natalya RUS 1:27:35,,3 CIMPEAN
Norica ROM 1:27:48,  4  NIKOLAYEVA Yelena RUS 1:28:23,  5 WANG  Yan CHN
1:29:15,    6  IOVAN Claudia ROM 1:29:39,,  7  GAO Hongmiao  CHN 1:30:03,  8
MENDOZA Maria Graciela MEX 1:30:03,,9  FEITOR Susana  POR 1:30:13,  10
KOVALENKO Tamara RUS 1:30:20,  11  LI   Hong  CHN 1:30:35,    12  SANCHEZ
Maria del Rosario MEX 1:30:52,

13 PAN  HailianCHN 1:31:17, 14 RADTKE Katarzyna POL 1:31:26, 15 DOLGOPOLOVA
Lyudmila BLR 1:31:43,  16 PLÄTZER Kjersti-Tysse NOR 1:31:45, 17  TOLSTAYA
Svetlana KZK 1:31:46,                   18   SAVILLE   JANE AUST 1:31:58,
19 MARCÉN Celia ESP 1:32:14, 20  PERRONE Elisabetta ITA 1:32:21,        21
SAXBY-JUNNA KERRY AUS 1:32:24,

Summary of contents;

(January 1999 edition)

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