Waverley Little Athletics Centre Inc.

News - 2009/2010

A big congratuations to Paige DeLisen who last weekend finished 6th in the u12g 2km Racewalking Australia Championships at Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. Paige was also a member of the GOLD medal winning Victorian's - in the teams event - and she is still only u10 . Charlee Harrison also walked well to finish a credible 16th in a near PB walk in the u10 1km race. Charlee is pictured with Jared Tallent who broke the course record on his way to winning the 20 mile Championship for the 4th time . The weekend saw a record 297 entrants from across the country including WA ! In another notable performance, 19yo ex little athlete Jess Rothwell also walked to within 24sec of Kerry Saxby-Junna's 10 mile Championship record ...... and later said she would have pushed harder had she known she was "that close" ! For those that are unaware .... Kerry Saxby was the Australian "trailblazer of womans racewalking worldwide" and held many world records over her career during the 80's & 90's

Added: 10/06/2009 02:30:05