Issue 803 - April 2010 - Race Walk UK

excitement and expectation that are buildingaround this year’s Commonwealth Games.”As part of her preparation Johanna will usethe Environmental Chamber in CarnegieSport Performance for three weeks prior todeparting for the pre-Games holding camp.Jo's acclimation will form part of a studyawarded a seeding grant from the Facultyentitled "The effects of an intermittent heatacclimation protocol on race walkingeconomy".Small Nations MatchJune 20th sees England hosting the annualSmall Nation's match at Bedord. The eventhas an EAA Permit and is rumoured to bethe domestic highlight of this years racewalking calendar. It will be be contested byteams from England, Ireland, Belgium,Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark. Theevent includes a final CommonwealthGames trial and is of crucial importance forthe development of the senior walkers forthe future of the sport in England. TheJunior 10,000m races will take place in thestadium as part of the UK Junior/U23Championships.USA Walkers IncentiveCash prizes are to be awarded in the 2010USATF 20k Race Walk Nationals in DesMoines, Iowa later this month. The prizemoney for men and women will be: 1st$4,000, 2nd $3,000, 3rd $2,000, 4th $1,000,5th $500, 6th $500.Ilford Get FaciltyThe purchase of the freehold of Ilford AC'sforest clubhouse site at Chigwell Row hasbeen completed. Ilford had leased thisfacility until now. The project has beencompletely funded from the legacy of clubstalwart Edgar Moon's estate and fromgenerous donations from many clubmembers including Edgar’s son, Brian. TheIlford spokesman commented on signing thedeal; “The club has had a strong presencein the area since 1923 and now that wecompletely own our Clubhouse we canguarantee that this will continue for yearsto come and also seek to develop the siteas a road and cross country centre forthe benefit of all”.Announcements100 Mile Walk Back ONLong distance enthusiasts should reservethe weekend of 7th/8th August, as a 100mile walk is to be held in Castle Park,Colchester. The event is being organisedby Chris Flint and preparations are wellunder way. Chris expects a good turnoutof over 30 for this Centurion qualifyingevent, despite the short notice. It has notyet been decided whether this event willalso be the 2010 National Long DistanceChampionships, but the number andquality of entries received within the nextfew weeks will affect the decision. Theannual 100 miles was originallyscheduled to take place on the Isle ofMan but was cancelled due toconstruction works.RWR ArchivesFollowing a call in the last issue, DougFotheringham has kindly offered toprovide the entire 400 missing backissues of Race Walking Record for thenew online archives. Doug recentlycelebrated his 80th birthday, and hasbeen heavily involved in race walking for60 years.International ResultsRace Walking Record magazine will nowinclude all major overseas walking resultsby popular request. A new section on thewebsite will also list international resultsas soon as they are available. Resultsstart later in this issue. Only major gamesopen to international walkers will bepublished, along with foreign races whereUK walkers have appeared. OtherNational results from various countries