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We here at Redcar Race Walking Club would like to congratulate Paul Evennett on his recent England call up. It is remarkable to think that only 1 year ago Paul was struggling to get past the judges and now he is being rewarded for the hard work he has put in The full details can be seen in the latest copy of Redcar Walker.

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Redcar proved once again they are the team to beat when winning the Northern 10-miles Championship at Thornton-Le-Clay on Sunday 8th March. With two of the A-Team on duty in Switzerland it was left to the B-Team to bring home the trophy and on a cold, windy and somewhat unforgiving course Glen Blythman made a successful return to competitive action taking the title in 1:32:35. The pace was set early in the race by Dennis Jackson (York CIU) and Colin Scott (Yorkshire RWC) with Redcar's Mark Byrne just behind and Glen a place further back. This only lasted for about 4 miles when Glen decided to take the lead and stroll the last 6 miles to take the Championship. Mark Byrne held off a late surge from John Paddick to grab 4th and secure his first team title with Redcar RWC. The Redcar women's team also produced a fine display with Laurayne Redman and Helen Starling showing they are a force to be reckoned with, but without a third counter could not bring home a deserved medal.

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As mentioned above Redcar's top 3 were in action in Switzerland on Sunday and I'm sure they'll be very pleased with their performances. Johanna Jackson once again improved the British record when winning the Women's 20km race in 1:31:16. No doubt this will give Jo a good platform to build upon for the European Cup in May. For the Redcar men it was equally as impressive as Ben Wears improved his 10km PB to 43:11 and although he had hopes of winning, 2nd place and a new best time can't be too bad. Finally Paul Evernett a recent and very welcome addition to Redcar RWC along with Mark Byrne produced an excellent effort to finish with a time of 1:36:07 in the men's 20km race. This result not only proves Paul is getting faster with each race but also highlights his remarkable efforts to improve his technique, the future is looking good. All of the days results confirm that Redcar Race Walking Club is now the premier club in the country and is a match for anyone.

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Congratulations to Jo Jackson on her selection for the 2008 Beijing Olympics! Jo's selection is very well deserved after a strong winter down under, including a new British 20km record and many other solid performances since. Jo will join an elite group of walkers who have made it to an Olympic Games and will become the second member of Redcar Race Walking Club to achieve this magnificent feat. Let's hope we can have Jo plus others on the start line in 2012!

All at the club wish Jo the best for the race and hope she has a fantastic time in China!

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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!

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Redcar Race Walking Club is celebrating more success after scooping the UK Awards 2007, Off Track Club, North East. Up against some stiff opposition in Gateshead Harriers, Redcar held their own and won through. The club is now entered into the National Awards and with our recent exploits who knows what might happen!
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Both Johanna and Ben performed well at the recent National 10km Championships at Earls Colne finishing first and third in their respective races. Jo's time of 47:49 was another excellent performance especially considering the effort she has made this season. Ben was slightly down on his usual fast pace coming home in 48:06 but with the season drawing to a close it will make little difference to him. Both are now enjoying a well earned rest along with Dave Jones who has just completed the gruelling 28 hours race in Roubaix, France. Dave completed a total distance of 197km in the time limit and finished a very creditable 14th and was the first Brit across the line. Well done Dave, you've defintely earned that beer!
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Johanna Jackson held herself together well in Osaka at the World Athletics Championships and finished a creditable 25th ahead of some seasoned athletes. Her time of 1:39:34 was not her best time of the season but in conditions where 9 walkers failed to finish it was good enough for her to be among the best in the world, well done Jo! The winner of the gold medal was Olga Kaniskina who won by over 30 seconds in 1:30:09. Kaniskina dominated from start to finsh and will be delighted to improve on the second place finish she achieved in Leamington Spa at the recent European Cup.
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Jo is now in Osaka, Japan, getting ready to compete against the best race walkers on the planet in the World Athletics Championships. Jo has made remarkable progress this season and will be hoping to perform well on the big stage. It will be a tough test as conditions in Osaka are certainly not conducive to fast distance races but I'm sure Jo will do both the Great Britain team and Our club proud. GOOD LUCK!!!
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Redcar goes from strength to strength with both Ben Wears and Johanna Jackson being selected to represent Great Britain at two major international competetions. Ben is currently in Ostrava, Czech Republic at the IAAF World Youth Championships. His race is 10,000m on the track and we are all hopeful of a high finish especially after some good recent performances.

Johanna has made her way over to Debrecen, Hungary for the U23 European Championships. There is likely to be some stiff opposition but once again a top ten place is well within Jo's reach as she continues to impress with some great times in 2007.

John Paddick will make his final bow in the Blackpool 50 miles on Saturday 14th July. John has decided to call time on the long distance races and will be turning his attention back to 20km and below, this will come as a relief to some but others will be may be starting to worry.