Results 2007 (Results 2003-7 click here)

(Photo) The June 2007 racewalk on an idyllic Green Lake day. That's Gregg on his bike with Steve, Stan and Ann following. Note last June I was wearing pants and a jacket so not much different from this June, 2008.

November 1 , Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Temperature in 50's and calm so a decent day for November. Same folks raced as month before. I was at two and a half weeks after my arthroscopic knee surgery but did OK and only a little out of shape from less training versus any effect from the surgery. That arthroscopic is minimally invasive and heals quickly. Bob was content to pace me and Rebecca followed. My last race at age 60 as turned 61 on the 3rd of November.

Bob Novak, 59, 27:27
Stan Chraminski, 60, 27:27
Rebecca Kettwig, 37,30:07

Oct 19, Hour Walk, Banks Orego. Nice calm cool morning.

Men - Open
Shawn Magee, M21 (Concordia University) - 10,438m (1)
Men - 50-59
Rob Frank, M56 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 10,721.27 (1)
Bob Novak, M59 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 10,318.11 (2)
Men - 60-69
Norman Frable, M63 (Pegasus) - 10,213.27 (1)
Dennis Robeson, M61 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 9,799.90 (2)
1 DQ
Men - 70-79
Dick Vaughn, M77 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 7, 882.73 (1)
Women - 40-49
Nana Bellerud, W49 (Western Women Go the Distance) - 9,084.24 (1)
Dora Choi, W42 (Western Women Go the Distance) - 8,634.95 (2)
Kimmy Simon, W42 (Unattached) - 7,548.70 (3)
Women - 50-59
Bertie August, W55 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 8,148. 60 (1)
Women - 60-69
Kathy Frable, W63 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 8,880.00 (1)
Darlene Backlund, W63 (Racewalkers Northwest) - 8,821.04 (2)

Judges: Doug VerMeer, Chief
John Backlund
Jim Bean
Fred Seewerker
Margaret Seewerker

October 11 , Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Sunny after a foggy start and was 37 degrees before the fog started burning away. I never warm up right on cold days so had a bad start but Bob graciously hung around and we finished a little better. Ann got stuck behind an accident on I-5 so missed the start but came around clockwise to cheer us on and walk in with Rebecca.

Bob Novak, 59, 27:01
Stan Chraminski, 60, 27:12
Rebecca Kettwig, 37, 29:24

September 13 , Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Sunny and nice. Bob tweaked his knee and I'm in shutdown mode as will have arthroscopic surgery on knee Oct. 15th so mentally my season is over. That's our excuse for slow times. Ann and Rebecca, however, were fast. Ann was back from the Oregon Portland to Coast team and Rebecca did a marathon this summer and then took time off to help her mother move to Virginia. She drove cross country three times!

Bob Novak, 59, 26:07
Stan Chraminski, 60, 26:08
Ann Tuberg, 48, 26:13
Rebecca Kettwig, 37, 29:43

USATF National Masters Championship, Spokane, WA, August 7-10

W35 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Tamara Stevenson W38 Salt Lake City, UT 28:36.23
2 Janelle Nesbit W36 Dupont, WA 58:03.76

W40 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Kathryn Grimes W44 Sherwood, OR 28:35.69
2 Darla Graff W40 Denver, CO 28:59.37
3 Stephanie Matthews W44 Helena, MT 29:06.30

W45 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Ginger Armstrong W45 Canterbury, CT 32:09.25
2 Christine Long W49 Tustin, CA 43:23.41

W50 5000 Meter Race Walk
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-- Denise Janneck W54 Rancho Santa Margar DQ

W55 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Lynn Tracy W56 Racine, WI 28:31.78
2 Marianne Martino W58 Littleton, CO 29:21.15
3 Mary Snyder W57 Boise, ID 29:41.14
4 Cathy Mayfield W57 Indianapolis, IN 30:42.03
-- Carol Wilkinson W58 Kennewick, WA DQ

W60 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Panseluta Geer W61 Hazlet, NJ 30:17.63
2 Yoko Eichel W61 Woodland Hills, CA 30:35.77
3 Jolene Steigerwalt W64 San Diego, CA 32:33.87
4 Kathleen Frable W63 Ivins, UT 33:14.00
5 Darlene Backlund W62 Redmond, OR 33:21.18
6 Diane Brandt W61 Surprise, AZ 34:14.94
-- Pat Walker W61 Greenwood, IN DQ

W65 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Louise Walters W68 Nipomo, CA 31:14.45
2 Kathleen Balser W65 Phoenix, AZ 31:51.68
3 Rita Sinkovec W68 Evergreen, CO 33:46.46
4 Doris Cassels W69 San Rafael, CA 34:15.20
5 Sandra Hults W66 Leesburg, FL 35:51.96
6 Yvette Lavigne W68 Los Angeles, CA 37:36.49
-- Kay Cella W68 Houston, TX DQ

W70 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Bev McCall W72 Mazama, WA 33:41.15
2 Essie Faria W73 N. Miami, FL 37:13.89

W75 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Shirley Dockstader W75 Mill Valley, CA 34:48.41
2 Marcia Shafmaster W77 Hallendale, FL 42:32.42
3 Grace Moremen W77 Claremont, CA 43:07.25

W80 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Miriam Gordon W83 Hollywood, FL 42:43.96

M40 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Art Morrow M44 Palm Desert, CA 33:23.15
2 Don Young M44 Port Townsend, WA 36:22.49

M45 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Donald Lawrence M48 Albany, NY 24:24.34
2 James Kurtzman M46 Coto de Caza, CA 24:27.85
3 Tommy Aunan M49 Bellevue, WA 26:20.56
4 Michael Blanchard M47 Castle Rock, CO 27:22.98
5 Alberto Medina M48 Cedar Creek, TX 27:23.13

M50 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Jonathan Matthews M52 Helena, MT 23:32.55
2 Barton Kale M52 Des Moines, WA 32:59.91
3 Lynn Walker M51 Scotts Valley, CA 34:07.35
-- Len Broberg M52 Missoula, MT DQ

M55 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Michael Wiggins M59 Hawarden, IA 25:33.36
2 Andrew Smith M58 Whittier, NC 27:54.73
3 Mike De Witt M57 Kenosha, WI 28:05.55
4 Steve Harper M57 Helena, MT 28:15.38
5 Robert Novak M59 Seattle, WA 28:30.06
6 Michael Marshall M57 Murrayville, IL 33:25.45

M60 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Max Walker M61 Greenwood, IN 27:47.78
2 Christoph Schmid M61 Wooster, OH 28:02.33
3 Stanley Chraminski M60 Seattle, WA 28:19.64
4 Richard Campbell M62 Orange, CA 29:38.99

M65 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Ted Moore M69 Reno, NV 29:55.61
2 James Beckett M69 Vacaville, CA 29:58.31
3 Edoardo Sorrenti M65 Greenwood Lake, NY 30:57.19
4 Truvor Bodnar M65 Spokane, WA 33:25.06

M70 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Paul Johnson M70 Fort Smith, AR 29:52.56
2 Robert Cella M71 Houston, TX 32:01.48
3 William Hosken M71 Zion, IL 32:21.46
4 L Calvin Brown M71 Spokane, WA 32:52.64
5 Ronald Walters M70 Nipoma, CA 33:14.45
6 Peter Bayer M70 Jupiter, FL 34:44.90
-- Carlos Acosta M74 North Hollywood, CA DNF

M75 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Jack Bray M75 Greenbrae, CA 30:29.17
2 Alfred Dubois M76 West Allis, WI 34:06.57
3 Robert Fine M77 Delray Beach, FL 36:03.38
-- George Solis M76 Los Angeles, CA DNF
-- Dick Vaughn M77 Portland, OR DQ
-- Charles Williams M76 Atlanta, GA DQ

M80 5000 Meter Race Walk
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1 John Starr M80 Newark, DE 34:08.44
2 William Moremen M80 Claremont, CA 34:24.05

W35 10000 Meter Race Walk
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Finals
1 Tamara Stevenson W38 Salt Lake City, UT 58:43.00

W40 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Kathryn Grimes W44 Sherwood, OR 58:37.00
2 Darla Graff W40 Denver, CO 59:15.00
3 Stephanie Matthews W44 Helena, MT 59:44.00

W45 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Ginger Armstrong W45 Canterbury, CT 1:06:32.00
2 Christine Long W49 Tustin, CA 1:27:45.00

W50 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Denise Janneck W54 Rancho Santa Margar 1:28:13.00

W55 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Lynn Tracy W56 Racine, WI 58:52.00
2 Marianne Martino W58 Littleton, CO 59:09.00
3 Mary Snyder W57 Boise, ID 1:00:54.00
4 Cathy Mayfield W57 Indianapolis, IN 1:02:50.00
5 Carol Wilkinson W58 Kennewick, WA 1:08:39.00

W60 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Yoko Eichel W61 Woodland Hills, CA 1:02:40.00
2 Panseluta Geer W61 Hazlet, NJ 1:02:44.00
3 Mary Baglin W61 Reno, NV 1:04:20.00
4 Jolene Steigerwalt W64 San Diego, CA 1:04:56.00
5 Kathleen Frable W63 Ivins, UT 1:07:22.00
6 Darlene Backlund W62 Redmond, OR 1:08:04.00
7 Diane Brandt W61 Surprise, AZ 1:09:10.00
8 Pat Walker W61 Greenwood, IN 1:20:08.00

W65 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Louise Walters W68 Nipomo, CA 1:03:40.00
2 Kathleen Balser W65 Phoenix, AZ 1:04:20.00
3 Doris Cassels W69 San Rafael, CA 1:09:36.00
4 Sandra Hults W66 Leesburg, FL 1:13:51.00
-- Rita Sinkovec W68 Evergreen, CO DQ

W70 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Bev McCall W72 Mazama, WA 1:09:06.00
2 Essie Faria W73 N. Miami, FL 1:18:33.00
3 Julie Johnson W74 Medford, OR 1:21:00.00

W75 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Shirley Dockstader W75 Mill Valley, CA 1:11:17.00
2 Rita Hildreth W76 Medford, OR 1:21:11.00
3 Marcia Shafmaster W77 Hallendale, FL 1:25:41.00
4 Grace Moremen W77 Claremont, CA 1:28:29.00

W80 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Miriam Gordon W83 Hollywood, FL 1:27:48.00

M40 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Art Morrow M44 Palm Desert, CA 1:09:51.00
2 Don Young M44 Port Townsend, WA 1:15:06.00

M45 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Donald Lawrence M48 Albany, NY 51:58.00
2 James Kurtzman M46 Coto de Caza, CA 53:35.00
3 Michael Blanchard M47 Castle Rock, CO 55:08.00
4 Tommy Aunan M49 Bellevue, WA 55:33.00
5 Alberto Medina M48 Cedar Creek, TX 56:02.00

M50 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Jonathan Matthews M52 Helena, MT 48:29.00
2 Lynn Walker M51 Scotts Valley, CA 1:17:28.00

M55 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Michael Wiggins M59 Hawarden, IA 52:22.00
2 Andrew Smith M58 Whittier, NC 56:09.00
3 Mike De Witt M57 Kenosha, WI 57:10.00
4 Steve Harper M57 Helena, MT 57:51.00
5 Robert Novak M59 Seattle, WA 58:03.00
6 Brian Savilonis M58 Princeton, MA 1:07:44.00

M60 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Max Walker M61 Greenwood, IN 56:04.00
2 Stanley Chraminski M60 Seattle, WA 58:03.00
3 Christoph Schmid M61 Wooster, OH 58:53.00
4 Peter Armstrong M63 Albuquerque, NM 1:02:45.00

M65 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 James Beckett M69 Vacaville, CA 1:01:06.00
2 Ted Moore M69 Reno, NV 1:02:26.00
3 Edoardo Sorrenti M65 Greenwood Lake, NY 1:03:15.00

M70 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Paul Johnson M70 Fort Smith, AR 58:16.00
2 Robert Cella M71 Houston, TX 1:04:46.00
3 William Hosken M71 Zion, IL 1:05:05.00
4 Ronald Walters M70 Nipoma, CA 1:06:34.00
5 L Calvin Brown M71 Spokane, WA 1:07:54.00
6 Carlos Acosta M74 North Hollywood, CA 1:07:56.00
7 Peter Bayer M70 Jupiter, FL 1:09:28.00
8 Ed Lane M72 Mill Valley, CA 1:10:37.00

M75 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 Jack Bray M75 Greenbrae, CA 1:02:51.00
2 Alfred Dubois M76 West Allis, WI 1:08:50.00
3 Charles Williams M76 Atlanta, GA 1:12:53.00
4 Robert Fine M77 Delray Beach, FL 1:14:27.00
-- Dick Vaughn M77 Portland, OR DQ

M80 10000 Meter Race Walk
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1 John Starr M80 Newark, DE 1:09:02.00
2 William Moremen M80 Claremont, CA 1:10:26.00

August 2nd, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Small turnout with other races and upcoming Nationals in Spokane.

Bob Novak, 59, 26:03
Gordon Hartwig, 64, 30:36

August 2, 2008, the 2008 Hayward Classic 5000
meter racewalk was held at the University of Oregon on Hayward Field
in Eugene Oregon. The weather at the 10:15 AM start of the 5000 meter racewalk was mostly cloudy, temperature of 65 F (18C), and an unusually strong 10 mile per hour wind coming at the competitors on the back straight away.

Men 5000 meter racewalk

1) Rob Frank, 55, Banks Oregon, 27:10.63
2) Stan Chraminski, 60, Seattle Washington, 28:04.79
3) Paul Johnson, 70, Fort Smith Arkansas, 28:16.82
4) George Opsahl, 66, Lake Oswego Oregon, 29:02.00
5) Denny Robeson, 61, Eugene Oregon, 29:39.82
6) Doug VerMeer, 54, Portland Oregon, 30:28.33
7) Richard Hansen, 82, Oakland California, 41:49.81

Women 5000 meter racewalk

1) Kathryn Grimes, 44, Sherwood Oregon, 27:39.50
2) Kathy Frable, 62, Ivins Utah, 32:35.34
3) Nana Bellerud, 49, Gresham Oregon, 32:44.87
4) Rita Sinkovec, 68, Evergreen Colorado, 33:03.34
5) Darlene Backlund, 62, Redmond Oregon, 33:04.69
6) Donna Lafayette, 65, Portland Oregon, 33:26.99
7) Judy Heller, 62, Portland Oregon, 35:14.49
8) Bertie August, 55, Portland Oregon, 36:20.12
9) Sandy Coila, 57, Portland Oregon, 36:45.19
10) Catherine Huhn, 46, Salem Oregon, 43:58.25

August 3rd, 2008

Men 1 mile racewalk

1) Rob Frank, 55, Banks Oregon, 8:04.84
2) George Opsahl, 66, Lake Oswego Oregon, 8:44.17
3) Denny Robeson, 61, Eugene Oregon, 9:06.69
4) Keith McConnell, 64, Eugene Oregon, 9:56.58
5) Conrad Williamson, 53, Portland Oregon, 10:34.16
6) Richard Hansen, 82, Oakland California, 12:28.55

Women 1 mile racewalk

1) Kathryn Grimes, 44, Sherwood Oregon, 8:35.71
2) Annmarie Bruning, 43, Portland Oregon, 9:12.75
3) Rita Sinkovec, 68, Evergreen Colorado, 10:21.68
4) Donna Lafayette, 65, Portland Oregon, 10:43.41
5) Catherine Huhn, 46, Salem Oregon, 13:11.59
6) Janelle Nesbit, 36, Dupont Washington, 15:50.82

Washington State Senior Games, July 26th.

1500 meters women
55-59
1 Catherine H. Bishop 11:33.01 Versailles KY
65-69
1 Diane L. Johnson 9:56.32 Lacey WA
2 Karen H. Munro 10:29.58 Olympia WA
3 Sandy Frederick 11:32.33 WA

Women's 5 K
65-69
1 Karen H. Munro 37:44 Olympia WA

Men's 1500 meters
50-54
1 James M Nelson 12:55.22 Roy WA
55-59
1 Robert J McKenzie Sullivan 10:48.09 Tenino WA
60-64
1 William E. Bruner 9:44.04 Olympia WA
2 Jerry L. Ford 11:18.83 Gresham OR
65-69
1 Gordon E. Hartwig 9:57.21 Bothell WA
2 Allen Johnson 10:40.91 Olympia WA
75-79
1 David G. Naber 13:14.46 Lacey WA

Men's 5 K
50-54
1 Barton Kale 32:43 Des Moines WA
55-59
1 Bob Novak 28:05 Seattle WA
60-64
1 Stan Chraminski 29:03 Seattle WA
2 Terry M. Buchanan 32:07 Sequim WA
3 William E. Bruner 34:06 Olympia WA
65-69
1 Gordon E. Hartwig 34:49 Bothell WA
2 Allen Johnson 35:50 Olympia WA
3 Steven D. Popell 36:27 Los Altos Hills WA
70-74
1 Richard Q. Zerbe 36:55 Seattle WA

July 19-20, Pacific Northwest Regional Track and Field Meet. West Seattle Stadium. 5K on Saturday and a nice cool morning with high quality judging. Thanks to all the officials.

Tommy Aunan, 49, 26:03.65
Bob Novak, 59, 28:11.06
Stan Chraminski, 60, 28:16:26
Bill Bruner,63, 34:06.57
Bev McCall, 72, 34:07.38
Dora Choi, 42, 35;01.26
DQ. Richard Zerbe

1 Mile Racewalk (Sunday mid-morning on a sunny and warm day)

McCall, Bev W72 10:31.36
Choi, Dora W42 10:34.08
Singh, Selwyn M30 12:37.87
Nesbit, Janelle W36 17:51.05

July 12, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Nice day at 65 degrees with light breeze.All had fastest time of year in tuning up for Nationals next month in Spokane. Jim Fields judged the start and finish and served as official timer. Thanks Jim.

Bob Novak, 59, 25:15
Stan Chraminski, 60, 25:30
Darlene Backlund,62, 30:38
Gordon Hartwig, 64, 30:42
Oscar Werner, 76, 44:19 (Raced early as thought we started at 8:30 so went off on his own.)

July 4, Yankee Doodle Dash, Everett. 60's and cloudy so not bad conditions. As usual the splits were all screwed up as had between 8:15 and 10:15 for some of the mile marks but overall 10K seemed fairly accurate. 5K has been been notoriously long course. Richard and I both finished 2nd in our age groups despite competing against runners. Pays to be old...(Two weeks ago I was only person over 60 in Run with Pride 10K at Seward Park. Did 59:42. Shows demographics of gay community. Not many over 60 left alive it looks like, sadly, or at least not competing. I was one of few "straights" participating.)

Bob Novak, 59, 57:52
Stan Chraminski, 60, 59:02
Richard Zerbe, 69, 36 plus in 5K.

On Friday evening June 27, 2008, the 2008 USATF Portland Masters
Classic 5000 meters racewalk was held in Gresham Oregon. Gresham is
located about 100 miles (160 KM) north of the USA Track and Field
Olympic Trials that are being held in Eugene Oregon from June 27 to
July 6, 2008 with the 20 KM USA Olympic Trials held in Eugene on
July 5 and July 6. (Compliments of George Opshal)

The 5000 racewalk in the Portland Masters Classic was held on the
excellent 400 meter rimmed track at Mt. Hood Community College. The
weather at the 5:30 PM (that is correct time of 5:30 in the
afternoon) start time was a temperature of 96 F (36C) and a very
blue hot sunny sky with moderate of 50% humidity. The participants,
age, home towns, and their times are:

Men 5000 meter racewalk

1) Dave McGovern, 43, Locust Valley NY, 25:01.19
2) Rob Frank, 55, Banks OR, 28:24.01
3) George Opsahl, 66, Lake Oswego OR, 29:53.06
4) Les Shields, 56, Portland OR, 34:44.58
5) Conrad Williamson, 52, Portland OR, 34:45.73
6) Ron MacPike, 75, Milwaukie OR, 35:40.84

Women 5000 meter racewalk

1) Kathryn Grimes, 44, Sherwood OR, 29:01.12
2) Mary Snyder, 57, Boise ID, 29:44.76
3) Dee Mardian, 46, Boise ID, 29:52.19
4) Carmen Jackinsky, 45, Aloha OR, 31:58.03
5) Nana Ballerud, 48, Gresham OR, 34:11.28
6) Dora Choi, 42, Seattle WA, 35:31.29

June 14 , Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Cool day, 52 degrees, but calm and cloudy so decent although nowhere near a real summer day. Another small turnout although times much better than last month when was colder and breezy.

Bob Novak, 58, 25:37
Stan Chraminski, 60, 25:41
Ann Tuberg, 48, 26:30

June 7, Master Track and Field Meet sponsored by Seattle Parks and Recreation dept. Cool and cloudy but at least no wind. Several folks did the 1500 meters right before the 3K.

3K
Tommy Aunan, 49, 15:45.6
Bob Novak, 58, 16:34.8
Stan Chraminski, 60, 17:01.9
Ann Tuberg, 48, 17:13.9
Bev McCall, 72, 19:38.7 (Just missed her age group record by 10 seconds)
Bill Bruner, 63, 19:52.1
Dora Choi, 41, 20:01.8
Paul Kaald, 75, 21:59.1

1500 Meters
Tommy Aunun, 49, 7:33.5
Ann Tuberg. 48, 8:04
Paul Kaald, 75, 11:02.0

Next three were developmentally judged as new walkers.
Don Shepherdson, 13:29, Ruggles Larsen, 13:29, Bruce Schmid, 15:24.

Report from Gordon Hartwig. I was in Indianapolis for continuing education and race walked the 2008 OneAmerica 500 Festival MiniMarathon on May 3. There were 35,000 registrants...the largest half marathon in the US. A very flat course that takes a lap at the Brick Yard. I felt like one of the Indy cars on the track. I met a few other race walkers along the way. Indianapolis actually has a bigger group than we have in Seattle. My time was 2:27:55, about 2 minutes faster than my Mercer Island Half.

May 10, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Cool day, 48 degrees with breeze and threat of rain. Small turnout and slow times. We decided it was more mental than physical after the nice warm day we had last month. Back in pants and jackets so discouraging. Backlund's visiting from Oregon to fill in our field as locals didn't make it.

Bob Novak, 58, 26:23
Stan Chraminski, 60, 26:24
John Backlund, 68, 28:18
Darlene Backlund,62, 31:12

April 26, 2008, racewalkers gathered for the 2008 USA
Track and Field Regional Masters Championship and Pacific Northwest
Track and Field Association Championship. The 10000 meter racewalk
drew competitors from Salem Oregon to Vancouver BC Canada. In
addition to the 10000 meter masters racewalk, there were held a
10000 meter open, 5000 meter and 3000 meter racewalks.

As usual, all the racewalkers, spectators, judges, and volunteers
celebrated the birthday of Bev LaVeck McCall who is the race
director as well as one of the 10000 meter racewalk competitors.
Bev is a great race director as well as a great competitor and what
makes Bev a very special person is that Bev brings the food and cake
for everyone to share at the event.

The sky was absolutely clear blue without a cloud to be seen. The
temperature on the track at the 10:00 AM start time for the 10000
meter racewalk was 64 F (18C) with a very light swirling breeze.

The judges for all the racewalks were:

Darlene Hickman, Chief
William Hickman
Jim Bean
Jan Kavadas
Char Engelhardt

The timer was Carole Langenbach.

Men USATF NW Regional 10000 Masters Championship

1) Tommy Aunum, 49, Bellevue WA, 54:21.8
2) Jerry Dragomir, 56, Vancouver BC Canada, 54:42.8
3) Bob Novak, 58, Seattle WA, 58:40.9
4) Stan Chraminski, 60, Seattle WA, 58:41.1
5) George Opsahl, 66, Lake Oswego OR, 60:20.1
6) Les Shields, 54, Portland OR, 71:34.4

DNS 2
DQ 1

Women USATF NW Regional 10000 Masters Championship

1) Katherine Grimes, 44, Sherwood OR, 59:04.6
2) Carmen Jackinsky, 44, Aloha OR, 59:26.4
3) Ann Tuberg, 48, Forest Park WA, 61:25.7
4) Donna Lafayette, 65, Portland OR, 68:35.9
5) Karen Karavanic, 45, Portland OR, 69:54.8
6) Judy Heller, 62, Portland OR, 70:20.1
7) Bev McCall, 72, Mazama WA, 70:31.5
8) Natalie Osburn, 43, Portland OR, 70:42.9
9) Rebecca Kettwig, 37, Seattle WA, 71:47.0

DNS 2
DNF 1

Men 10000 Open Racewalk

1) Inaki Gomez, 20, Vancouver BC Canada, UBC, 45:54.8
2) Creighton Connelly, 19, Vancouver BC Canada, UBC, 49:09.0

DQ 1

Women 10000 Open Racewalk

1) Stephanie Casey, 24, Salem OR, 51:00.7
2) Heather Warwick, 17, Richmond BC Canada, 58:54.7

DQ 1

Men 5000 Open Racewalk

1) Jeremy Bahr-Worley, 19, Concordia University Portland, 26:24.6
2) Shawn Magee, 21, Concordia University Portland, 27:06.3
3) Creighton Connelly, 19, University of BC, 27:11.0
4) Richard Zerbe, 69, Seattle WA, 34:05.5

Women 3000 Open Racewalk

1) Nicola Evangelista, 19, University of BC, 14:48.1
2) Megan Huzzey, 22, University of BC, 14:49.4
3) Amanda Davis, 20, Concordia University Portland, 17:42.0
4) Kristen Hamman, 18, Concordia University Portland, 22:15.3

George Opsahl provided the results.

April 20, Mercer Island Half Marathon.

Rebecca Kettwig, 37, 2:29:26.0
Gordon Hartwig, 64, 2:29:26.3
Dora Choi, 42, 2:38:10.6

April 19, Cottonwood, Arizona 10K. (A running road race with a hilly course with mile 4 almost all uphill and couldn't make it up on the downhill.)

Stan Chraminski, 60, 1:00:43

April 12, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. Nicest Seattle day of the year as reached 70's in the afternoon and about 60 for our race with a slight breeze. Of course, rest of the week afterwards back to 50's and wet. Most everyone was faster than last month. Snowbird Oscar is back in town although hasn't been walking much but still participated.

Bob Novak, 58, 25:33
Stan Chraminski, 60, 25:49
Anne Tuberg, 48 26:19
Gordon Hartwig, 64, 29:20
Richard Zerbe, 69,30:24.
Dora Choi, 42. 30:26
Oscar Werner, 76, 41:13

March 8, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. A little warmer than last two months at 46 degrees and very light breeze with slight sprinkle of rain so best conditons so far although a small turnout. Most did decently faster that last month. Dora took some videos and didn't race as she was tapering for the Mercer Island half-marathon the next day.

Bob Novak, 58, 25:42
Stan Chraminski, 60, 26:04
Anne Tuberg, 48 27:06
Richard Zerbe, 69, 28:04 ** Admitted he didn't keep form all the way as was training for skiiing versus walking lately.
Joslyn Slaughter, 49, 30:54

February 9, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. This sounds familiar. Same 41 degrees and slight drizzle at the start as last month but a pretty stiff breeze blowing from the south so we were happy to get close to times of last month. Several folks did somewhat faster so I suspect they have been actually training. Exact same people as last month participated and finished in same order so don't know what that means. Consistency I guess.

Bob Novak, 58, 26:53
Stan Chraminski, 60, 26:53
Anne Tuberg, 48 27:47
Rebecca Kettwig, 37, 29:37
Gordon Hartwig, 64, 29:48
Joslyn Slaughter, 49, 30:18
Dora Choi, 42. 31:34

January 12, Second Saturday Racewalk, Green Lake, Seattle, Unjudged. 2.8 Miles. 41 degrees and slight drizzle at the start but calm and not a bad day for this time of year.

Bob Novak, 58, 26:49
Stan Chraminski, 60, 26:52
Anne Tuberg, 48 27:13
Rebecca Kettwig, 37, 30:14
Gordon Hartwig, 64, 30:32
Joslyn Slaughter, 49, 31:13
Dora Choi, 42. 31:14