WELCOME
Welcome to the home of Redcar Race Walking Club. With our new web site we hope to keep you up-to-date with the latest news about the club and its members and maybe persuade you to join a club very much on the rise.
With former Olympian John Paddick coaching and England international Dave Jones alongside, Redcar Race Walking Club is the place to be if you want to walk into the record books!
Our members train at all different levels so there is something for everyone. Currently we train on Wednesday evenings, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. We cover various distances from 2 to 20 miles.
Current News
Well done to Jo and Ben! Johanna had an amazing walk in the Australian National 20km Championship at the end of her 2 month stay in Oz, recording a time of 1-31-40 which not only knocked around 5 minutes off her PB but in the process smashed the female 20km British record. This record is well deserved after the training Jo has put in and it should see her on the plane to Beijing where we all hope she can go even quicker and produce another amazing performance.
Ben Wears has also made people sit up and take note after his awesome debut at 20km. Ben clocked a time of 1-32-38 which places him first in the current UK rankings and at only 17 he is sure to make some big waves in the sport for many years to come.
Lets hope that the success continues and Redcar can bring race walking back to the big time!
***Redcar Walker Special published***
UPDATE
National 50km Race Programme
Course Map
The National 50km sponsored by Ken Munro, Stockton Council and SABIC Petrochemicals UK will be held in Ropner Park, Stockton-On-Tees on Sunday 27th April 2008 at 11am. The course is a loop around a splendidly restored park and has the potential for fast times.
Top of the range changing and presentation facilities have been arranged at Fitness First Gym on Yarm Road, Stockton-On-Tees from 9am on race day. Competitors present themselves to Reception where they are then issued with an electronic card allowing entry to the facilities and the use of the lockers. Registration will take place in the lounge where numbers will be collected then if necessary competitors can proceed to the changing rooms. Competitors may use showers (individual cubicals) plus if they wish they can make use of the sauna, steam room or aromatherapy room but no access to the gym equipment is permitted. Free tea, coffee and soft drinks will also be available in the lounge. (Please note that for security Fitness First require all persons wishing to enter the premises to sign in).
When competitors and officials are ready to go to the course they will use the minibus shuttle service that has been organised (approx 3mins journey). This minibus will run when required between 9-30am and 10-45am. When competitors and officials are ready to return the same shuttle will be available and the final presentation will take place upstairs in the gym studio as soon as RWA officials have produced a full result sheet.
There numerous accommodation options a list of which can be found on smoothhound.co.uk There is a Premier Travel Inn with Brewers Fayre directly opposite Fitness First if you wish to be close to both the changing and race venue.
Redcar Race Walking Club is making an enormous effort to stage a first class event and with Stockton Council handling the publicity you can expect plenty of interest and spectators.
For any information not covered please feel free to contact us.