Results: 2nd Annual Tom Knatt NE Indoor 1 Mile Championship

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Rich McElvery

M.I.T. Cambridge MA
Saturday, December 12, 2015
200m, flat, Mondo surface

1 Mile Walk
1. Meagan Allen      17 NEWalkers 7:56.09
2. Ed O’Rourke          54 NEWalkers      7:57.25
3. Nolan Allen            15 NEWalkers      8:24.34
4. Stephen Peckiconis 56 Cambridge SU 8:53.60
5. Hayley Bickford      15 Gorham ME    8:59.85
6. Val Vaitones       19 NEWalkers   9:11.63
7. Maryanne Daniel 57 CT RW       9:25.60
8. Grace West          15 Kennebunk ME 9:37.35
9. Holly Wenninger     51 Unat       10:07.10
10. Charles Mansbach 71 NEWalkers 10:48.39
11. Pat Yingling         71 Liberty AC    12:43.70

Judges: Ron Daniel, Rich McElvery, Ed Vaitones, Todd Bickford

Start of the 2nd Annual Knatt 1 Mile Indoor Championship

Start of the 2nd Annual Tom Knatt 1 Mile Indoor Championship

2015 Knatt 1 Mile Champions, Maegan Allen and Ed O'Rourke

2015 Tom Knatt 1 Mile Champions, Maegan Allen and Ed O’Rourke

Results: 2015 CT Association 10,000m Championship

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Peter’s Recreational Complex, Clinton, CT.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Weather: Cool, overcast, 53 degrees

From Maryanne Daniel:

Our numbers are tiny but we managed to have athletes from MA, NY and NH. Nice to see the young girls, Lucy and Val continue on in the sport and it was very impressive to see Lauren (who came to do the 1 mile fun walk and was talked into going 6x farther) finish strong prevailing over Ginger who was dealing with an injury.

In an effort to bring more judges into the fold, we trained three judges who had not seen RW before. Ron did an excellent job leading a learn by doing clinic where they observed an entire 10,000m.

We appreciate our judges – Debbie (Chief) and Shawn Frederick, who came from NY, Jean Tenan and Ron Daniel.

Thanks to our lap counters, John Palmer, Ed Vaitones, Barbra Gill-Vayo and Adam Raimondi, and Geoff Bye for registration. Thank you Bob Gemske for bringing the clock, even though our number are few, it helps feel official.

Men:

1. Ed O’Rourke (54), New England Walkers, Groton MA 57:26.1 (1st Open/Masters)
2. Bill Vayo (51), Park Walkers, White Plains NY 59:51.3 (2^nd Open/Masters)
3. Charlie Mansbach (71), New England Walkers, Waban MA 1:12:24.7 (3rd Open/Masters)

Women:

1. Valentina Vaitones (19), New England Walkers, Derry NH 1:12:27.4 (1^stJr/Open)
2. Lucy Vayo (14), Park Walkers, White Plains NY 1:13:32.3 (2^nd Jr/Open)
3. Lauren Gemske (30), CTRW, Milford CT 1:15:22.8 (1^st CT Champ, 3^rd Open)
4. Ginger Armstrong Palmer (53), CTRW, Canterbury CT 1:16:42.5 (1st Masters, 2^nd CT, 4^th Open)
DQ Denise Hambrick

2015 CT Association 10,000m Championship start

USATF-CT 10000m medalists: (Front) Val Vaitones, Lauren Gemske, Ginger Armstrong Palmer, Lucy Vayo (Back) Charlie Mansbach, Ed O’Rourke, Bill Vayo

Results: Pepperell Rail Trail 4K/8K

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Pepperell Rail Trail 4K/8K

Pepperell, MA

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Weather: clear, cool 50 degrees, no wind

1. Annie Montgomery 30:36

2. Pat Yingling 34:30

1. Ed O’Rourke 47:44

2. Nolan Allen 48:22

3. Maegan Allen 49:05

4. Val Vaitones 52:19

5. Brian Savilonis 53:22

6. Holly Wenninger 54:18

7. Valeria Graffeo 56:47

8. Charles Mansbach 57:31

9. Tom Knatt 1:02:33

Judges: Bill and Joanne Harriman, Ed Vaitones, Rich McElvery

Special thanks to Ann Neuberg for timing, and Bill and Joanne Harriman for hosting the race and post-race pot luck lunch.

2015 Pepperell Rail Trail 4K/8K

Results: Region 1 Junior Olympics 1500m/3000m RW

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Region 1 Junior Olympics
Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg MA
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Weather: Sunny, low 80’s

1500 Meter Race Walk Boys
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1. Thomas, Michael Waltham Track 8:24.93 (1st, 11-12 Boys)

3000 Meter Race Walk Men
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1. Capuano, Paul Averill Park 25:06.00 (1st, 17-18 Men)

1500 Meter Race Walk Girls
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1. Trefts, Izabelle       Old Town Track      8:18.49 (1st, 11-12 Girls)
2. NearyWood, Theia Chatham Gold         10:53.08 (1st, 9-10 Girls)
3. NearyWood, Jacy    Chatham Gold   11:07.90 (2nd, 11-12 Girls)
4. Walster, Sabrina     Chatham Gold         11:18.16 (2nd, 9-10 Girls)
5. Jackson, Tiarra       Velocity Track         11:56.75 (3rd, 9-10 Girls)

3000 Meter Race Walk Girls/Women
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1. Caira, Alessia          Waltham Track       17:13.30 (1st, 13-14 Girls)
2. Vayo, Lucy             Unattached             18:36.88 (2nd, 13-14 Girls)
3. Vaitones, Valentina New England           19:36.42 (1st, 17-18, Women)
4. Gabrielsen, Jainee Walk USA                20:04.64 (2nd, 17-18, Women)
5. Mendez, Victoria    Walk USA                 20:23.22 (3rd, 17-18, Women)
6. Capuano, Priscilla   Averill Park              21:52.76 (1st, 15-16 Girls)
7. Walster, Olivia       Chatham Gold          24:35.18 (3rd, 13-14 Girls)
8. Danay, Kateri        Litchfield Track        30:36.93 (4th, 17-18, Women)

Results: Danehy Park 5-Kilometer Race Walk

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Rich McElvery

Danehy Park, Cambridge, MA
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Weather: Sunny, 71 degrees
(Training race, not judged)

5-kilometers
1. Ed O’Rourke 53 Groton MA 28:00
2. Nolan Allen 15 Arlington, MA 32:03
3. Maegan Allen 16 Arlington, MA 33:20
4. Valeria Graffeo 34 Somerville, MA 37:18

Timer: Justin Kuo

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

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Rich McElvery

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

Results: Ayer Rail Trail 5K/10K

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Rich McElvery

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.

Results: 2015 Londonderry Invitational

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Rich McElvery

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.

Maeghan and Nolan Allen Set Massachusetts Scholastic RW Records

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Rich McElvery

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.

Meaghan and Nolan after the race with 2012 Olympian Emerson Hernandez.
Photo: Don Lawrence

Lindoe & O’Rourke Winners of the Tom Knatt NE 1-Mile Championship

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Rich McElvery

Tom Knatt USATF New England Indoor 1 Mile Race Walk Championship
Johnson Athletic Center, M.I.T, Cambridge MA
13 December 2014

In a classic photo finish, Holly Lindoe of Franklin Pierce University edged out New England Walkers Ed O’Rourke at the line to win the overall inaugural Tom Knatt NE 1-Mile Championship at MIT last Saturday.

1 Holly Lindoe Franklin Pierce U 7:49.33

2 Ed O’Rourke NEWalkers 7:49.36

3 Nolan Allen Unattached 7:56.22

4 Maegan Allen Unattached 7:59.64

5 Val Vaitones NEWalkers 9:06.59

6 Alessia Caira Waltham TC 9:34.18

7 Jay Diener Granite State RW 9:40.43

8 Charles Mansbach NEWalkers 10:49.92

9 Tom Knatt NEWalkers 11:50.65

Tom Knatt NE 1-Mile Championship (Photo: Ed Vaitones)

Winners Holly Lindoe and Ed O’Rourke with Tom Knatt (Photo: Ed Vaitones)