2005 Carnival Results

Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 April 2005
Racewalking Australia 100 Km Championships for Men and Women
Coburg, Victoria

The inaugural Racewalking Australia 100 km Walking Championships were held as part of the Coburg 24 Hour Carnival in Melbourne on 16-17 April 2005. There were 3 place getters in each of the events and our Australian Champions for the year are Geoff Hain of Queensland and Jill Green of England. Results were as follows

Australian 100 Km Walk Championships

1 2 3	HAIN, Geoff WHYTE, Robin BILLETT, David	QLD ACT SA	13:51:31 13:57:09 14:11:37
1 2 3	GREEN, Jill BOLLEN, Karyn CHESTERTON, Val	ENGLAND VIC ACT	13:28:55 16:32:30 19:33:04

39th Lake Burley Griffin Race Walking Carnival, 12 June 2005, Canberra

The annual Lake Burley Griffin Carnival is held each June in Canberra, the capital of Australia. This is the main event for Racewalking Australia and has a strong team emphasis. The carnival this year involved nearly 300 walkers of all ages. There are Racewalking Australia championship events for age groups from Under 10 through to Masters. The carnival also includes the Australian Under 20 Mens 10000m Road Walking Championship.

The 20 mile race is held on the Sunday morning on a tough hilly course around the lake while the other Championship events are held on the Sunday afternoon. All events are road events.

Once again a Peter Waddell Memorial walk was held on the Saturday afternoon from Western Park. This informal tribute to Peter, held in miserable wet conditions, still attracted a good number of walkers from all States and was a fitting remembrance to Peter, the driving force behind this Carnival.

Canberra 2005 Results.pdf

Saturday 9 July 2005
RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA STATE CHALLENGE
Across Australia

The second staging of this event saw all 10 racewalking clubs participate. Final results were as follows

1
2
3
E4
E4
6
7
8
9
10

Victorian Race Walking Club
New South Wales Race Walking Club
Race Walking Club of WA
Regal Racewalkers
South Australian Race Walkers
Queensland Race Walking Club
Bendigo Walkers Club
Western Australian Race Walking Club
Tasmanian Race Walking Club
ACT Race and Fitness Walking Club

44
45
79
86
86
97
98
105
107
110

So VRWC retain the Perpetual Trophy after their inaugural win last year. Full results are as follows

RacewalkingAustraliaChallenge-09-07-2005.pdf

Sunday 18 September 2005
RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA CARNIVAL AND NSW SHORT WALKS CHAMPIONSHIPS,
TEMPE RECREATION RESERVE, HOLBEACH AVENUE, TEMPE (SYDNEY)

This year the Regal Racewalkers Club hosted this carnival in Sydney, in conjunction with the NSW Roadwalking championships. It was very successful and we congratulate the organisers on their efforts. Well done everyone! Full results are attached.

RWC_Carnival_Results_Sydney_Sept2005.pdf

Sunday 23 October 2005
RACEWALKING AUSTRALIA 50 KM CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN
ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE

Alas, no women took up the race on offer but we will continue to offer it to raise awareness amongst our female walkers.