Here are the results of the 800 meter race walk held as part of the 2010 Reggie
Lewis Center Youth Meet on Thursday, February 18, 2010, in Boston Massachusetts.

 1 Abby Dunn (F15)              Maine Racewalkers    3:46.12
 2 Nicole Court-Menendez (F15)  Maine Racewalkers    4:16.50
 3 Spencer Dunn (M11)           Auburn Running Club  4:17.78
 4 Talia Frazier (F14)          Waltham TC           5:08.03
 5 Daniel O'Donoghue (M10)      Waltham TC           5:18.05
 6 Kaitlin McCauley  (F14)      Waltham TC           5:21.62
 7 Emma Fitzgerald (F12)        Waltham TC           5:21.71
 8 Ariel Kahan (M13)            Waltham TC           5:35.93
 9 Michael O'Donoghue (M10)     Waltham TC           5:49.50
10 Halle Kahan (F8)             Waltham TC           6:13.36
11 Einat Gavish (F9)            Waltham TC           6:15.40

Judges included Tom Menendez, Justin Kuo & Steve Vaitones.

Here are the results of the Kathy & Ken Hayden, 3.8 Mile Racewalk (6-kilometers), held at D.W. Field Park, Brockton MA on Monday February 15, 2010. The event was not judged. Thank you. — Justin Kuo

 1 Emmett Schmarsow (M58)  Milton     37:52
 2 Justin Kuo (M55)        Brookline  39:16
 3 Steve Vaitones (M54)    Waltham    40:42
 4 Thomas Knatt (M69)      Groton     40:56
 5 Charlie Mansbach (M65)  Newton     41:05
 6 Bill Harriman (M62)     Tewskbury  41:54
 7 Paul Schell (M72)       Malden     44:43
 8 Josef Dellagrotte (M72) Watertown  45:08
 9 Jim Brown (M61)         Norfolk    46:46
10 Joanne Harriman (W67)   Tewskbury  50:41

Conditions: sunny, breezy, 32F, course was nearly traffic free.
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CONNECTICUT RACEWALKERS 19th ANNUAL INDOOR MALL 3 KM RACEWALK CHAMPIONSHIP (USAT&F Sanctioned)

WESTFIELD CONNECTICUT POST MALL, MILFORD CT; LOWER LEVEL CENTER

February 14, 2010 Results

   Name M/F Age           Time (age graded) (+/- predicted)
1. Theron Kissinger (M39) 14:21.51 (13:35)
2. Amy Cheung (F17)       15:44.06 (15:06) (+21.06)
3. Bob Harjes (M47)       18:24.30 (16:26) (+41.40)
4. Barry Fowler (M50)     18:24.59 (15:49) (+25.59)
5. Brittany Collins (F15) 18:42.54 (17:21) (+16.34)
6. Joe Light (M62)        18:48.79 (14:46) (+26.21)
7. Kevin Greene (M15)     18:53.32 (17:42) (-62.68)
8. Lee Chase (F56)        19:04.50 (15:37)
9. Panseluta Geer (F63)   19:18.98 (14:44) (+18.78) ****
          New (F60) World’s Mall best; lowers her previous 19:31.42 set in 2007
10. Taylor Kissinger    M9       19:29.05 (15:38)
          New M<14 World’s Mall best; lowers Michael Cotto’s 19:46 set in 2004
11. Alyssa English (F15)  20:12.74 (15:52) (+39.24)
12. Bob Watkins (M61)     20:37.81 (16:21)
13. Frank Bergson (M71)   20:42.60 (14:47) (-27.40)
14. Janice Watkins (F58)  20:49.95 (16:44)
15. Jim Brochin (M56)     21:26.94 (17:45)
16. Gus Davis (M72)       21:35.88 (15:14) (-24.12)
17. Jennifer Ranck (F40)  24:29.76 (22:58) (+4:30)
18. Geof Bye (M79)        25:10.25 (16:15) (+40
19. Flo Dagata (F80)      29:57.39 (17:28)

No DQ or DNF
Predicted time winner: Brittany Collins (+16.34 seconds)
Team: Connetquot HS (Lake Ronkokomo NY) 54:39.14
Cheung, Collins, English ((F14)-19)

Officials (with thanks): Judges: Maryanne Daniel, Ron Daniel, Richard Huie, Luke Torrellas; Registrars/results: Jane Davis, Geof Bye ; Starter/Timer: Bill Beven; Finish Line: Sue Davis; Landlady: Rachael Hanley Shove, Marketing Director Westfield CT Post Mall, and of course all of our walkers, family and friends who have make this such a successful and enjoyable event.

Here are the results of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology One Mile Race Walk held on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the indoor track in Cambridge MA.

1. Abby Dunn (F15)             Maine Racewalkers    7:58.75
2. Larry Epstein (M51)         New England Walkers  8:32.15
3. Nicole Court-Menendez (F15) Maine Racewalkers    8:38.30
4. Courtney Williams (F16)     Maine Racewalkers    8:38.76
5. Spencer Dunn (M11)          Auburn Running Club  8:55.36
6. Emmett Schmarsow (M58)      New England Walkers  8:59.99

Judges included Tom Menendez, Justin Kuo & Steve Vaitones.

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Here are the results of the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational 3000 meter judged race walk held on the Harvard Indoor track on January 24, 2010.

Thank you. —  Justin

 Women 3000 Meter Race Walk COED 
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  Name                     Age Team                    Finals 
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  1 Forgues, Lauren           21 Maine Racewalker      14:23.30 
  2 Dunn, Abby                15 LA Racewalke          15:58.91 
  3 Thuotte, Jenny               Maine Racewalker      16:06.77 
  4 Court-Menendez, Nicole    15 LA Racewalke          17:31.02 
  5 Williams, Courtney        16 Maine Racewalker      17:54.59 
  6 Flanders, Katie              Maine Racewalker      18:33.81 
  7 Lochala, Abigail          15 Maine Racewalker      18:51.32 
  8 Romeo, Esther             32 Musketeers Track      23:59.80 
  9 Reid, Nadia               32 Musketeers Track      26:21.93 
 
 Men 3000 Meter Race Walk COED 
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  Name                     Age Team                    Finals 
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  1 Forgues, Matthew          17 Maine Racewalker      14:08.75 
  2 Vincent, Evan             17 Maine Racewalker      14:15.78 
  3 Peckiconis, Stephen       50 Cambridge Sp          16:41.45 
  4 Epstein, Larry            51 New England Walk      17:22.45 
  5 Fowler, Barry             52 CT Racewalke          18:15.06 
  6 Knatt, Thomas             69 New England Walk      19:13.11 

 Mixed 1 Mile Race Walk
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     Name                     Age Team                    Finals 
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   1 Jampel, Sonya            W13 Waltham TC             9:36.10  
   2 Fitzgerald, John Henry   M14 Waltham TC            10:34.60  

Judges included: Mark Dennett, Tom Eastler, Justin Kuo and Steve Vaitones 

Here’s Jay’s report on the 1-mile race walk at the Dartmouth Relays:

The Dartmouth Relays is a 2-day meet in Hanover, NH that includes track and field events for high school, college, open, and masters competitors. The 1-mile racewalks were on Sunday, and were “open” events (since there usually aren’t enough competitors to break it down further.)

The indoor track is completely flat, and is 8 laps/mile, The turns are not too sharp, but the straights are quite short. The women went off first, at 8:30 a.m.. Lauren Forges (age 21, with MRW) won easily in 7:29.91.

The men’s field was even smaller, with 7 competitors, ranging in age from 11 to 69. In the men’s race, 4 of the starters were from the New England Walkers (with two from New Hampshire). The men’s race was won by Evan Vincent (age 17 from MRW) in 7:21.45. I had never raced at 1-mile before (my shortest race prior to this was at 5K), so I was curious to see what I could do. I spent most of the race trying to chase down little Spencer Dunn. Every time I came up on his shoulder, he found another gear and surged ahead. We did that 3 times. Eventually, I started to get a bit sloppy, and got a warning paddle for a bent knee. So I focused a bit more on my form, and am sure I slowed down a bit in the process. I should have surged again in the last lap, but we were going along, and all of a sudden it was over. I didn’t really have a game plan going into the race, and that probably hurt me in the long run. The mile is not a race in which you can make it up as you go along! Still, it was a good race, a great experience, and good to be able to watch some talented female racewalkers, and to compete against some very good male racewalkers.

Here are the results of the Dartmouth Relays 1-mile race walk on January 10, 2010:

Women
  1. Lauren Forges (21)          Maine Race Walkers       7:29.91
  2. Abby Dunn (15)              Maine Race Walkers       7:50.50
  3. Maryanne Daniel (51)        Connecticut Racewalkers  7:50.79
  4. Amanda Johnson (20)         Lindsey Wilson College   8:02.11
  5. Jenny Thuotte ()            Maine Race Walkers       8:10.65
  6. Nicole Court-Menendez (15)  Maine Race Walkers       8:53.87
  7. Emily Reed (16)             Maine Race Walkers       8:54.84
  8. Courtney Williams (16)      Maine Race Walkers       9:08.57
  9. Abby Lochala (15)           Maine Race Walkers      10:03.88
 10. Lorrie Wilkes (59)          New England Walkers     13:28.05

Men
  1. Evan Vincent (17)           Maine Race Walkers       7:21.45
  2. Larry Epstein (50)          New England Walkers      8:56.58
  3. Richard McElvery (52)       New England Walkers      9:17.01
  4. Spencer Dunn (11)           Maine Race Walkers       9:41.39
  5. Jay Diener (61)             New England Walkers      9:46.14
  6. Thomas Knatt (69)           New England Walkers     10:08.30
  -- Douglas Johnson             Kentucky Racewalkers        (DQ)
  -- Fairfield Bonsail           Maine Race Walkers         (DNS)

Women's race judges:  Ron Daniel, Elizabeth  Dunn, Tom Eastler, 
  Michael Forgues and Thomas Knatt.

Men's race judges:  Ron Daniel, Maryanne Daniel, 
  Elizabeth Dunn, Tom Eastler, Michael Forgues and Tom Menendez.

Because no US masters age group standards had been established at this distance before, these finishers are now (pending certification) the US age group record holders for the 1-mile race walk: Maryann Daniel, Lorrie Wilkes, Larry Epstein, Jay Diener, Thomas Knatt.

Congratulations to NEW member, Larry Epstein, Tom Knatt and Lorrie Wilkes for their age group victories! — Jay Diener

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From Steve V.
Needham Indoor Classic kindly allowed us to hold an 800 meter walk to open their meet even though it was not on the schedule.

All 4 competitors were from Waltham TC
1. Hugh O’Neil (13), 4:50.7
2.Daniel O’Donoghue (10), 4:53.8
3.John Henry Fitzgerald (14), 4:59.8
4.Jacqueline Fitzgerald (9), 5:54.3

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Here are the results of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology One Mile Race Walk held on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the indoor track in Cambridge MA.

1. Maryanne Daniel (F51)       CT Racewalkers       8:02.33
2. Abby Dunn (F15)             Maine Racewalkers    8:37.01
3. Nicole Court-Menendez (F15) Maine Racewalkers    9:37.28
4. Spencer Dunn (M11)          Auburn Running Club  9:45.84
5. Thomas Knatt (M69)          New England Walkers  9:59.55
6. Luke Torrellas (M15)        CT Racewalkers      11:21.56

The event was judged by Ron Daniel, Steven Dunn, Steve Vaitones, and Justin Kuo

MIT One-Mile Race Walk