Long Island has an
active program which has produced some of the country's finest
race walkers, including many Olympians, dating back to the
1960s. 2004 Olympic Team members Tim Seaman, Teresa Vaill and
Curt Clausen compete for USATF-LI registered clubs and Dave
McGovern and Gary Westerfield are world-renowned coaches and
authors. The professionally designed course at the Dennison
Building office complex in Hauppauge is the site of weekly
workouts as well as National and International Championships.
Walk-USA hosts group workouts (open to all) Tuesday evenings at
the Dennison Bldg. in Hauppauge at 7:00 PM. Contact
Gary Westerfield
for details.
Dave and Loretta McGovern conduct (free) weekly group workouts
in Locust Valley on Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm.
Most USATF-Long Island track and field meets and many road
races, including the USATF-Long Island Grand Prix, contain
racewalks or racewalking divisions. Please consult the USATF-LI
race calendar for upcoming events.
For information on other Long Island Racewalking opportunities,
contact USATF-LI Racewalk Chair
Dave McGovern
World Class
Racewalking Top Team in the USA!
Kudos to Locust Valley-based World Class Racewalking's men's and
women's teams who won both team titles at the USATF 5k Racewalk
Championships on October 3rd in Kingsport, TN.
The men's team consisted of:
Dave McGovern, 44, 2nd overall 23:57
Chris Schmid, 62, 3rd overall 25:30 (In the performance of the
day, in my opinion!)
Ian Whatley, 50, 6th overall (and slowed considerably by a bout
of anemia) 25:38
The women were:
Darla Graff, 42, 7th overall 28:53
Vicki Pritchard, 50, 9th overall 29:35
Donna Graham, 50, 15th overall 31:25
and Paula Graham, 46, 34:18
Congrats, ladies and gents!
Congratulations are in order for several USATF-Long Island
athletes who competed at the USATF Championships in Eugene, OR
in June. The NYAC's Tim Seaman won the men's 20k in 1:26:14;
Walk-USA's Teresa Vaill and Maria Michta were 1&3 in the women's
20k in 1:37:12 and 1:41:16 respectively. In the Junior races,
Molly Josephs was 5th in 1:00:09.
Long Island walking clubs:
To all Meet and
Road Event Directors: "The
following shall be considered assistance and therefore not
allowed:
"(f) The visible possession or use by athletes of video, audio,
or communications
devices in the competition area. The Games Committee for an LDR
event may allow
the use of portable listening devices not capable of receiving
communication; however,
those competing in Championships for awards, medals, or prize
money may not use
such devices."
To view results,
highlight the event and click.
Please check the USATF-LI calendar
for all upcoming events.
