Race Walking on
Long Island is an active program and has produced some of the
country's finest race walk athletes 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. 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 and Thursday evenings at the Dennison
Bldg. in Hauppauge at 7:00 PM. Contact
Gary Westerfield for
details.
Most 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
Dave and Loretta
would like to start conducting (free) weekly group workouts in
Locust Valley on Wednesday evenings. We'll begin as soon as we
get some positive RSVPs.
Congratulations are in order for several USATF-Long Island
athletes who competed at the USATF Championships in Eugene, OR
this past weekend. 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.
