Latest Racewalking News
The recent activity of the racewalking group has brought some impressive performances.
At the Hampshire Veterans League meeting in Portsmouth in April, Marcin Wojtowicz set a new all time club record for the 2000 metres event, winning in a time of 10:39.4 in the V35 category. This eclipses the record which was previously held by Ian Leedham. At the same time, Derek Smith, by finishing third in the V50 race, set a new V70 club record with a time of 13:14.2. A week later, at the Hampshire Championships also held in Portsmouth, Derek posted a time in the 3000 metres event of 22:36.4 to secure the bronze medal, and also set another V70 club record in the process.
In other news, a small bit of history will be created shortly, as there will be a 2000 metres racewalking event taking place on the track at the club’s open meeting on Wednesday 16th July. This will be the first time that WADAC has hosted a walking race and it is hoped that, if it proves successful, there could be more races added to the club’s calendar in the future.
