Walking with Purpose
Watch the archived version of this clinic, by Don Lawrence.
HSRW-EP6 A Chat with Abby Smith
Abby Smith, the 2010 Bruce MacDonald AOY, sits down to discuss the state of affairs in Maine HS Race Walking and her plans to return the program to prominence.
LTAD in Race Walking
Race Walking, while traditionally kept outside the “normal” opportunity zones for long term athlete development, displays the same pattern of growth to achieve standing at the national or international level of competition. Athletes reaching the level of competency to compete
Understanding the Antidoping Process
As high school athletes start to achieve a higher level of performance that has them qualifying for and competing in national championship level events, they will encounter the Antidoping process. This necessary function in sport is there to assure that
Proper Pacing for Race Walkers
In a recently released study, Pacing behaviour of middle-long distance running & race-walking athletes at the IAAF U18 and U20 World Championship finals, the subject of proper pacing for Race Walkers in the U18 & U20 divisions was evaluated over
The Complete Guide to Competitive Walking – Book Review
Oftentimes the title of a book may be an attempt to grab attention where it is not warranted or perform a bait and switch on the intended reader, The Complete Guide to Competitive Walking, by Dave McGovern, does none of
Join the Heffernan Challenge
In an effort to grow Race Walking in the UK and around the world, Irish 50 km World Champion Robert Heffernan has put together a program with top RW Official Pierce O’Callaghan where young athletes can have their technique evaluated
It’s All About Heart:
The Benefits of Training Using a Heart Rate Monitor The following article appeared in Walk! Magazine, Vol 4 Issue 1, Spring 2008.Some edits have been made by the author since it was originally published. Much has been made over the
Coach Amberly Melendez
The budding cross country/track & field programs at Pratt Community College have added yet another accomplished coach to its ranks, hiring Amberly Melendez as an assistant. A former North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) U23 silver medalist, Melendez will assist
Coach AC Jaime
July 23, 2020 will be remembered for many things, but in the Race Walk community, it will be mostly for the passing of a giant, Coach AC Jaime of the South Texas Walking Club, aka The Turtles. Coach, or AC,