2010 Canberra International Walking Weekend

Canberra International Walking Weekend

The Canberra International Walking Weekend is a non-competitive event open to everyone.

The walking weekend is usually held late March/early April each year.
The next walk will be held on 27 – 28 March 2010.

Walkers can choose a 5, 10, 20 or 30 kilometre course each day for one or both days of the weekend. A marathon course (42.2 kilometres) is also offered on the Saturday.

The walk is a member event of the IML Walking Association (IML) and also sanctioned by the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV).

The Canberra International Walking Weekend is a not-for profit event and a proportion of all entry fees is donated to various community organisations.

Walking for PTSD – Canberra 2009

http://pickingupthepeaces.org.au/html/upcomingevents2.html

Join us on Saturday October 10th to celebrate the 2nd National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. On this day everyone is encouraged to walk around Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, to help ’stomp’ out the stigma of PTSD.

If your organisation has a stake in post traumatic stress, contact Picking Up The Peaces with a view to having a presence during the event. Those who participated last year reported remarkable support and interest from the 500 people who attended.

Tentative Schedule for 10 October 2009
National PTSD Awareness Day

13:00 Hrs – The VVFACT Veterans Voices Choir
13:30 Hrs – Lindon Kinder MC gathers everyone – 5 mins
13.35 Hrs – Group Captain Dr Len Lambeth –  former Director of the Directorate of Mental Health in the ADF – Discusses PTSD – What it is and the affects it has on people – 15 minutes
13:50 Hrs – Mr Alan Griffin – Federal Minister for Veterans Affairs – To discuss PTSD within our troops: 10 minutes
14:00 Hrs – Maj Gen Paul Alexander – Commander Joint Health, Australian Defence Force. His topic is ‘What the Australian Defence Force is doing about PSTD’.  10 minutes
14:00 Hrs – Mr Simon Corbell MLA – Minister for Police and Emergency Services – To talk about emergency service personnel and PTSD – 10 minutes
14:20 Hrs – Trisha Broadbridge – 2006 Young Australian of the Year – Her experience with PTSD – 15 minutes
14:35 Hrs – Katy Gallagher – Minister for Health. – The Health consequences of PTSD – The importance of early detection. The burden PTSD imposes on our healthcare system: EG Drug and alcohol addiction, Smoking, Relationship/family breakdown. The physical health problems associated with the above mentioned. – Open ended -
Normie Rowe to call for minute silence to honour those who have lost their lives due to suicide from PTSD.

Walk launched.

Following the walk there will BBQ/Beverages – The band to play – Face painting for the kids – Community group informational stalls – Display of Emergency Services & Defence vehicles – Police horses – Those who can answer questions about PTSD.

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So grab friends, family, or just bring yourself & enjoy the walk, which will be followed by a sausage sizzle.

Show your support for all those affected by PTSD.

Time: 1pm – 6pm

Start & finish: Kings Park (near the Carillon), Lake Burley Griffin

National PTSD Awareness Day was officially declared and supported by the Federal and ACT Governments in 2008. It has now been cemented into the National Mental Health Week program, and will be celebrated on the Sunday nearest to October 11 each year. (The 2009 walk is on Saturday 10th because of a prior booking.)

ACT Walking Club results – 12 Sep 09

Athletics

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club

Saturday 12 September 2009 Lennox Gardens

50K P Strangman 8.09.25  6hour P Essam 38.475k  2hour D Robinson 15.198k D Fitzgerald 13.340k P Fisher 12.500k. 5K M Griffin(f) 33.19 J Bates(f) 36.09 N Gloe 36.38 J Gilchrist(f) 37.35 J Gloe 37.49.  3K H Bates 15.06 K White(f) 20.55 M Halpin(f) 23.51 A Fitzgerald(f) 26.34.  1K C Burns 6.40 C Carlon(f) 10.05

Robin Whyte

Race Secretary

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club Inc

ACT Walking results – 5th September 09

Athletics

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club

Saturday 5 September 2009 Townsend Place, Lake Ginninderra

10K A Jugovic(f) 56.53 H Bialecki(f) 61.07 C Baird(f) 66.49 B Thomas 67.13 N Gloe 77.41 J Gloe 78.47 P Fisher 80.29.  4K H Bates 23.45 M Griffin(f) 24.28 R Gilchrist 26.52 R Chapman 26.55 D Robinson 26.59 B Parker 28.30 J Bates(f) 28.34 M Banfield(f) 28.40 J Reading(f) 29.50 T Munro 29.50 J Gilchrist(f) 29.54 D Fitzgerald 30.30 J Thackray 31.51 C Chapman(f) 32.18 V Chesterton(f) 34.18 J Bourke(f) 34.42 N de Chazal(f) 38.25.  2K K White(f) 13.17 A Fitzgerald(f) 16.59 D Wildwood 21.05.

Robin Whyte

Race Secretary

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club Inc

ACT Club results – 22 Aug 09

Athletics

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club

Saturday 22 August 2009 Diddams Place

12K M Reading 69.46 H Bialecki(f) 72.54 R Whyte 76.09 C Baird(f) 83.38 N Gloe 91.44 J Gloe 94.13 P Essam 103.26.  6K M Worrall 39.55 R Gilchrist 42.05 J Reading(f) 45.22 T Munro 45.22 J Gilchrist(f) 45.44 G Barker 50.04 J Bourke(f) 52.33 C Carlon(f) 55.28 N de Chazal(f) 57.54.  2K H Munro(f) 18.15.  1K C Burns 6.58 M Halpin(f) 7.06.

Robin Whyte

Race Secretary

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club Inc

Canberra Club results – 8 August 09

Athletics

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club

Saturday 8 August 2009 Lake Tuggeranong

Handicap 8K C Baird(f) 53.27(13.05) H Bialecki(f) 46.44(20.20) N Gloe 58.57(8.15) R Whyte 48.22(18.55) D Robinson 54.11(13.30) B Thomas 53.34(16.10) B Reading 37.54(32.30).  4K J Thackray 31.43(5.15) J Bourke(f) 35.12(5.00)  29.30 R Thompson(f) 34.48(5.45) M Worrall 25.48(14.55) G Barker 30.10(10.55) T Munro 29.32(11.55) H Munro(f) 37.03(4.30) B Chapman 28.17(13.35) M Griffin(f) 24.52(17.15) C Chapman(f) 32.35(9.40) D Fitzgerald 31.59(6.05) P Fisher 36.02(11.20).

2K A Fitzgerald(f) 15.41(4.50) C Burns 14.02(6.30) M Halpin(f) 14.24(6.30) J Bates(f) 15.34(10.20) H Bates 12.55.

Robin Whyte

Race Secretary

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club Inc

ACT Walking Club results – 27 June 09

ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club

Saturday 27June 2009 Acacia Inlet

12K H Bialecki(f) 75.06 R Whyte 76.17 P Fisher 87.17 J Short 87.53 D Fitzgerald 98.45. 6K B Reading 29.15 M Reading 30.00 H Bates 35.43 M Griffin(f) 37.43 L Wilkinson 40.28 D Robinson 40.31 R Gilchrist 40.45 B Chapman 41.35  M Banfield(f) 43.27 J Gilchrist(f) 44.34 J Gloe 44.41 N Gloe 46.56 P Essam 48.11 C Chapman(f) 50.17 V Chesterton(f) 53.35.  2K K White(f) 14.13 A Fitzgerald(f) 16.43 C Carlon(f) 19.08.

ACT Walking Club results – 13 June 09

Saturday 13 June 2009 Lennox Gardens

Handicap Events  8K D Fitzgerald 60.52 (5.55) J Gloe 59.39 (7.10) D .Robinson 55.01 (13.45) V Chesterton(f) 68.45 (0.15) B Parker 57.43 (11.35) B Reading 37.24 (32.10) N Gloe 63.10 (6.45) M Reading 40.48 (29.15) R Whyte 49.50 (22.30). 4K N de Chazal(f) 37.50 (1.20) H Bates 20.50 (18.40) M Worrall 25.33 (14.20) B Chapman 26.45 (13.30) R Parker(f) 27.19 (13.20) R Thompson(f) 34.53 (6.00) H Munro(f) 37.28 (3.35) J Bates(f) 32.22 (8.50) C Chapman(f) 32.21 (9.00) J Bourke(f) 35.36 (7.55) T Munro 32.13 (11.45) G Barker 33.10 (14.50) . 2K A Fitzgerald(f) 17.09 (4.20).

2009 LBG Carnival results

http://www.racewalkingaustralia.com.au/2009LBGResults.html

Phil

TALLENT WINS CANBERRA 20 MILE RACEWALK

TALLENT WINS CANBERRA 20 MILE RACEWALK

Dual Olympic Silver medallist and AIS athlete, Jarred Tallent, won the Lake Burley Griuffin  20 mile racewalk in a new course record of 2h14.57s. This is the third year in a row that Jarred Tallent has won the event and will be entitled to claim ownership of it, from now on. In atrocious conditions, he held on to beat Luke Adams  who recorded a time of 2h18m49s. Chris Erickson from Victoria and also training at the AIS came third with a new PB for the course and a time of 2h22m47s.

The Womens 10 mile race was won by Jess Rothwell from Victoria in a time of 1h14m33s.  She beat Cheryl Webb who finished in a time of 1h16m50s.  Both walkers represented Australia last year at the IAAF Racewalking Cup.  Third place was Jillian Hosking from Canberra who finished with a time of 1h18h19s. Jillian is representing Australia later on this year at the World University Games.

Over 300 inidividual walkers from every state were present at the Carnival on Sunday for the various events and distances. ACT Racewalking Club President, Mark Worrall was quoted as saying that  “Ït was the most successful Carnival  in the 43 years that it has been going and the future of the sport is looking very rosy”.