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OTTAWA – This year’s Canadian Racewalk championships will be an open event allowing participants of all ages to compete alongside Canada’s best. The event will take place on Sunday July 15th in Windsor, Ontario with all races starting at 7:30am.
The Canadian Racewalk Championships will not only feature Senior Men’s and Women’s 20km divisions but will also host Junior Men’s and Women’s 10km events. The junior 10km championships will serve as the trials for the Canada-USA Junior Dual meet which will be held in August 2007. The 5km and 10km racewalks will be contested at the Canada-USA Dual, as well as the “Michigan vs. Ontario Weinacker Cup”.
For more information or to register for the National Senior 20km Racewalk or the Junior 10km Racewalk enter online at https://www.acdirect.ca/home.aspx. To participate in the open 5km and 10km Racewalk events contact Stafford Whalen at staffordwhalen@rogers.com.
During the course of the Canadian Racewalk Championships everyone is invited to take part in a racewalk symposium. The first session titled “Science in the Art of Racewalk Coacing” will take place on Saturday July 14th from noon until 1:30pm with guest speaker Sherry Watts. This session will cover the use and limitations of monitors, including heart rate and blood lactate monitors, VO2 max testing and video analysis software. The second session, scheduled for Sunday July 15th at 10:30am, will look at Athletics Canada’s New Racewalk Coaching Curriculum presented by Roger Burrows. Attendees will leave the session with a copy of the complete curriculum and can order the skill training video which will be shown in the session.
If you are interested in attending one or both days of the Symposium, please contact Stafford Whalen, Athletics Canada National Racewalk Coordinator by email or by telephone at 416-243-5413.
Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running and road running.
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