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USATF 1 Hour Race Walk Championships, Sunday August 2nd, Gloucester MA

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Upcoming Event:
USATF-New England and the New England Walkers will be hosting the 2015 USATF 1 Hour Race Walk Championships on Sunday, August 2nd at the New Balance Track, Newell Stadium in Gloucester MA.

Schedule:
7:30 AM Registration and late entry
8:30 AM Men’s 1 Hour (all divisions)
9:45 AM Women’s 1 Hour (all divisions)
10:45 AM Novice/Youth mile and instructional clinic

Awards:
-Prize money to the top 3 male and female finishers who are eligible to represent the USA in international competition at the senior level.
-USATF Medals to the top 6 Open athletes and top 3 Junior athletes in the Championship
-Awards to the first 3 athletes in each masters age group, starting at 40-44 category
-Awards to the first 3 overall male and female competitors in the Novice / Youth Mile Race.

An Added Plus:
Gloucester is close to beaches, historic Salem, and great seafood.

For more information and online entry form go to: http://www.usatf.org/Events—Calendar/2015/USATF-1-Hour-Race-Walk-Championships.aspx
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New England Walkers Place 2nd at USA 5K Race Walk Championships!

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Congratulations to our Men’s team of Ed O’Rourke, Nolan Alan, and Bob Keating, for their second place finish — just behind Shore AC — at the 5K Open and Junior Race Walk Championship in Albany NY on Sunday, May 31.

Ed O’Rourke placed 4th overall and first in the M50-54 division with a time of 26:06. Nolan, 8th overall, was the winner of the USA Junior Men’s 5K Championship in 28:33, and Bob Keating won his M65 division in 28:47.

NEW’s Maegan Allen, Massachusetts scholastic record holder in the 1 mile and 1500 meters, placed a respectable 6th place in the talented field of Junior Women with a time of 29:28.

Conditions deteriorated from overcast and in the upper 60’s at the start to the low 50’s with light rain by the end of the race. Rain became heavy and forced cancellation of the awards ceremony.

The men’s race was won by John Cody Risch in 21:50, and Maria Michta-Coffey was first the women in 21:51 — a new US record.

The full results can be found at: http://www.usatf.org/Events—Calendar/2015/USATF-5-km-Race-Walk-Championships.aspx

Results: Ayer Rail Trail 5K/10K

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Ayer Rail Trail 5K/10K
Ayer, MA
Monday, May 25, 2015
Weather: 70 degrees, muggy, no wind, and a few mosquitoes
(Training race, not judged)

The next New England Walkers training race will be Sunday, June 14th at Danehy Park, Cambridge MA–5K,10:30am start, no entry fee, no DQs.

5 Km
1. Brian Savilonis        33:03
2. Charlie Mansbach   35:57
3. Tom Knatt               37:24
4. Annie Montgomery  41:42
5. Joanne Harriman    46:10

10Km
1. Ed O’Rourke           59:12
2. Maegan Allen          59:17
3. Bob Keating            61:12
4. Nolan Allen             62:13

Thanks to Ed O’Rourke and Tom Knatt for organizing the event, and Bill Harriman for timing.

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Results: 2015 Londonderry Invitational

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2015 Londonderry Invitational
Londonderry High School, Londonderry, NH
May 23, 2015
Weather: Sunny, 55 degrees, windy

Girls 1500 M Race Walk
1. Allen, Maegan           Arlington MA   6:57.00
2. Vaitones, Valentina   12 Pinkerton   7:37.75
3. Bickford, Haley          Gorham ME    8:02.07
4. MacGilvary, Isabelle   09 Pinkerton  9:21.60

Boys 1500 M Race Walk
1. Allen, Nolan             Arlington MA     7:11.53

Judges: Vera Vaitones, Todd Bickford, Rich McElvery
Special thanks to Ed Vaitones for coordinating this event and the Londonderry coaching staff for their support and help to set this up.

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1-Mile & 10000m Added to Seacoast USATF-NE Grand Prix Race Walk!

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1-Mile and 10000m events have recently been added to the Seacoast 3000m/5000m in Portsmouth NH on Sunday, May 17th. The 1-Mile is open to novices and athletes under the age of 18.

The Seacoast USATF-NE GP Race Walk is hosted by the New England Walkers. We welcome anyone interested in the sport of race walking. Please come! If you can’t compete consider helping out–lap counters are always needed.

Entry form: S3K-5KEntryForm15

Results: Third Mass. Scholastic Invitational Race Walk Championship

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Third Mass. Scholastic Invitational Race Walk Championship
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Reggie Lewis Center, Boston
Hosted by USA Track & Field – New England

Girls 1 Mile Race Walk
1. Holly Lindoe            Franklin Pierce              7:36.21
2. Maegan Allen          New England Walkers    7:46.27
3. Valentina Vaitones   New England Walkers   8:33.17

Boys 1 Mile Race Walk Scholastic
1. Nolan Allen              New England Walkers   7:55.98

Maeghan and Nolan Allen Set Massachusetts Scholastic RW Records

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Congratulations to brother and sister, Nolan and Maeghan Allen, from Arlington! They each set 3000m MA scholastic records last Sunday at the USATF-NE Masters / Open race in Providence, RI. Maeghan and Nolan were the top New England finishers in a talented field. They clocked times of 15:28.90 and 16:18.08 respectively.
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Meaghan and Nolan after the race with 2012 Olympian Emerson Hernandez.
Photo: Don Lawrence

Results: 2015 New England Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

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2015 New England Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships
Career and Technical Academy, Providence, RI
Sunday, February 1, 2015

1 Mile Race Walk
1. Natalie DeQuarto      W18 unattached                      8:23.7

Women 3000 Meter Race Walk
1. Erin Taylor Talcott     W36 Shore Athletic Club        14:07.74
2. Meaghan Podlaski      W17 unattached                   14:29.84
3. Meagan Allen             W16 New England Walkers    15:28.90
4. Maryanne Daniel        W56 Connecticut                   16:19.66
5. Carol Bendall              W56 Fleet Feet A                   17:04.08
6. Pamela Allie-Morrill     W52 Fleet Feet A                   17:51.22
7. Elizabeth Pasquale     W62 Shore Athletic Club        18:18.81
— Rebecca Goldstein      W63 unattached                   DQ

Men 3000 Meter Race Walk
1. Emerson Hernandez   M25 Shore Athletic Club          12:55.60
2. Dave Talcott               M54 Shore Athletic Club          14:12.63
3. Nolan Allen                 M14 New England Walkers      16:18.04
4. Bob Keating                M67 New England Walkers      16:20.48
5. Stephen Peckiconis     M55 Cambridge Sports Union  17:02.35
6. Joe Light                    M67 New England Walkers       20:15.76
7. Charles Mansbach       M70 New England Walkers       20:36.63
8. Gustave Davis             M77 Connecticut                      23:59.16
— Clyde Wilder               M78 New England Walkers       DQ

Judges: Ron Daniel, Tom Knatt, Steve Vaitones, Ron Boemker