Results: 2016 Tom Knatt One Mile Race Walk/USATF-NE Indoor One Mile Race Walk Championship

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Rich McElvery

2016 Tom Knatt One Mile Race Walk/USATF-NE Indoor One Mile Race Walk Championship
Shobrys Indoor Track, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA
Saturday, December 10, 2016

1.   Kayla Allen           17 Lewiston ME     Maine Racewalkers 7:54.89
2.   Meagan Allen       18 Arlington MA        NEWalkers         7:57.81 – 1F USATF-NE
3.   Ed O’Rourke        55 Groton MA           NEWalkers          8:35.07 – 1M USATF-NE
4.   Hayley Bickford    16 Gorham ME       Gorham Track         8:45.30
5.   Maryanne Daniel   58 Clinton CT           CT Racewalkers       8:49.14
6.   Tom Finn         60 Southington CT    CT Racewalkers       8:58.32
7.   Moira Burgess     16 Monmouth ME    Maine Racewalkers 9:02.12
8.   Val Vaitones        20 Derry NH              NEWalkers         9:08.44 – 2F USATF-NE
9.   Morris Smith        12 Arlington MA         Waltham TC          11:08.33 – 2M USATF-NE
10.   Thomas Knatt     76 Groton MA            NEWalkers        12:07.78 – 3M USATF-NE
11.   Baker, Ellie        62 Lexington MA       Unattached       12:56.45

Judges: Ron Daniel, Tom Menendez, Steve Vaitones, Rich McElvery

The distinguished field at the 3rd Annual Tom Knatt One Mile Race Walk Championship, December 10th at MIT:
Front row: Maryanne Daniel, Maegan Allen, Morris Smith
Back row: Ed O’Rourke, Moira Burgess, Hayley Bickford, Kayla Allen, Tom Knatt (Champion Emeritus), Ellie Baker, Val Vaitones, Tom Finn

Results: 10000m CT Association Championship

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Rich McElvery

Peters Recreational Complex Track, Clinton, CT
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Weather: Partly sunny, humid, 65-70 degrees

1 Mile Race Walk
1. Elizabeth Schretzenmeyer 11:24:06

10000m Race Walk
Men:
1. Ed O’Rourke, 54 New England Walkers            59:32 (1st Open/Masters)
2. Tom Finn, 60 CT Racewalkers                         1:05:29 (1st CT, 2nd overall)
3. Charlie Mansbach, 72 New England Walkers    1:16:15 (3rd Open/1st Master over 70)
– Gus Davis, 78 CT Racewalkers 5000m in 41:22
Women:
1. Panse Geer, 70 Shore AC                                  1:15:13 (1st overall)
2. Ginger Armstrong Palmer, 54 CT Racewalkers 1:18:08 (1st CT, 2nd overall)

Judges: Jean Tenan, Maryanne and Ron Daniel
Special thanks to:
Geoff Bye for registration/ lap counting
Lap counters/timers, John Palmer, Gene Geer, Kristen and Peter Schretzenmeyer.
A big thank you to Bob Gemske for bringing the clock, even though our number are few, it helps it feel more official.

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Results: 2016 Bay State Games, 3000m

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Rich McElvery

2016 Bay State Games, 3000m
Tufts University, Medford, MA
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Weather: Overcast, 63-degrees, occasional drizzle

Mixed 3000 Meter Race Walk
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1. Allen, Nolan                   M16 Arlington, MA         15:20.86
2. Allen, Maegan                W18 Arlington, MA         15:24.37
3. Peckiconis, Stephen      M57 Roslindale, MA        17:45.22
4. Epstein, Larry                M57 Stoneham, MA        18:36.86
5. Savilonis, Brian              M66 Princeton, MA         18:41.63
6. Vaitones, Valentina         W19 Derry, NH               19:26.47
7. Mansbach, Charles        M71 Waban, MA             21:03.96

Start of the 2016 Bay State Games 3000m race walk.

President Ed O’Rourke congratulates Bay State champions Nolan and Maegan Allen.

Results: 41st Annual Kathy & Ken Hayden, 3.8 Mile Racewalk (6-kilometers)

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Rich McElvery

D.W. Park, Brockton, MA
Monday, February 15, 2016
Conditions: Sunny and 20 °F (balmy).

1. Edward O'Rourke (M54), Groton MA     35:54
2. Rich McElvery (M58), Mont Vernon NH  37:09
3. Steve Vaitones (M60), Waltham MA     43:02
4. Charles Mansbach (M71), Waban MA     43:37
(The event was not judged.)

Thank you Justin for volunteering to time this event.

Start of 2016 Kathy & Ken Hayden 3.8 Mile Racewalk: Steve, Ed, Rich, and Charlie.

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