History

Racewalking Queensland (incorporated as Queensland Racewalking Club) was established in 1955 as a means of providing regular road walking competition for race walkers and to build  interest in the sport and has had member athletes compete with distinction at State, National and International level. The Club is proud to be one of only a few athletic clubs that run its own full season of competition and has for many years run State Championships on behalf of Queensland Athletics.

The Club has five Life Members:

Affiliation

Racewalking Queensland (incorporated as Queensland Racewalking Club) is affiliated with Queensland Athletics and the Federation of Australian Racewalking Clubs.

Location and Contacts

Management Committee and Office Bearers for 2007

The Annual General Meeting was held on Feb 10th 2007

Management Committee
Position	Name/s	Phone	Email
President	Peter Bennett	38703824
Vice-President	Paul Sorensen
Secretary	Noela McKinven
Treasurer	Stephen Iselin
Committee Members	Robyn Wales, David Smith, Andrew Ludwig, Mike Petith, Ignacio Jimenez.
Office Bearers
Handicapper / Results and Publicity Officer	David Smith
Registrar	Julianne Bennett
Trophy Officer	Noela Mckinven
Canteen Convenor	Julianne Bennett
Delegates to QA	P Bennett , Paul Sorensen
Patron	Sid Bray
Auditor
Equipment Officer	Paul Sorensen
Coaching Director	David Smith
Newsletter Editor	Peter Bennett
First Aid	Robyn Wales, Noela McKinven
WebMaster	Ignacio Jimenez (aka Iggy)
Club Captain 07/08	Andrew Cross
Sports Trainer/Massage	Ignacio Jimenez
IAAF Qualified Course Measurer	Paul Sorensen

Registration/Membership

Sunsafe Policy

The health of  participants is of primary concern to the Queensland Race Walking Club Inc. The club acknowledges that skin cancer is a major public health problem in Australia. It is also recognizes that skin cancer is preventable and is best dealt with by the application of preventative measures.

While Racewalking Queensland will take steps to assist in sun protection at its competitions the ultimate responsibility is with the each individual athlete or official and in the case of children their parents or guardians.

1. Where practical Racewalking Queensland will endeavor to programmed races at times outside of peak UV readings. Where this is not practicable (in the case of 50km races that take up the six hours for example) members are advised of the need for extra sun safety precautions during those hours i.e. approx. 10am to 2pm.

2. Racewalking Queensland undertakes to make available for all competitors, officials and spectators a broad spectrum 15+ sunscreen or zinc cream.

3. Club members and volunteer officials will be encouraged to wear a hat/cap which protects the face, ears, neck, shoulders and crown of the head while participating in Racewalking Queensland events.

4. Racewalking Queensland supports the use by its members of 100% UV protective sunglasses during Racewalking Queensland events. It is also recommended that sunglasses have safety lenses.

5. The club will endeavor to make maximum use of existing natural shade. This is often  non-existent at many of the road venues that the club uses for meets.

6. Where natural shade is not adequate Racewalking Queensland will endeavor to maximize the use of alternate shade facilities and will endeavor to provide suitable portable facilities.

7. Racewalking Queensland will endeavor to promote sun safety in a positive way through the club newsletter, web site and club yearly handbook.

8. Racewalking Queensland will ensure that coaches, volunteer officials  and senior athletes will act as strong role models in respect of sun safety practices.

9. Racewalking Queensland will revise and upgrade sun protection measures as deemed appropriate.

Definition of Race Walking

 

Race Walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground so that no visible (to the human eyes) loss of contact occurs. The advancing leg shall be straightened (ie. not bent at the knee) from the moment of first contact with the ground until in the vertical upright position. from I.A.A.F. Handbook 2001-2002 - rule 230.1

Event Notes

There are six different groupings in the winter road walking programme. The events for all members are spilt into the following grades.

• A Grade is for the top men and women who will usually compete over the maximum distances ie. 15, 20, 30 and 50k

• B Grade is for U18 and U20 groups together with the senior members who do not wish to compete distances longer than 10k.

• C Grade is for the U16 group together with other senior members who do not wish to compete distances longer than 5k.

• D Grade is for novice senior members and U14 members although U12 members may also walk D Grade. It is based on the U14 programme with the maximum distance of 3k.

• E Grade is essentially for U12 members although U10 and U14 members may also walk as E Grade. It is based on the U12 programme with the maximum distance of 2k.

• F Grade is essentially for U10 members although U12 members may also walk as F Grade. It is based on the U10 programme with the maximum distance of 1k.

General and Handicap Rules

1. All competitors must be registered with Racewalking Queensland (not necessary to be a member of a Queensland Athletics Club).

2. Any member who is not a member of a Queensland Athletics ordinary, or associate club will not be allowed to compete in a Queensland Athletics Championship event and will not be eligible for state team selection, but will be eligible for selection in Federation events.

3. Competitors must wear their Queensland Athletics numbers and Queensland Athletics Club uniform in Queensland Athletics Championships and must wear their Racewalking Queensland number in Racewalking Queensland championships and competitions and are encouraged to wear the Racewalking Queensland uniform in Racewalking Queensland championships and competitions. Competitors must wear the Racewalking Queensland uniform in Federation competitions.

4. Entries for Racewalking Queensland championships close one week prior to the event. Entries for Queensland Athletics championships close on the date specified in the Queensland Athletics handbook (usually two weeks prior to the event). Queensland Athletics championship rules allow competitors to compete in their own age group or open only and no intermediate age group.

5. Composition of teams for relays are to be submitted one week prior to the event. Team compositions may be altered, with approval, on the day of the event.

6. No unauthorised assistance is to be given to competitors during the course of an event. Coaching from outside the course proper is allowed by I.A.A.F. rules.

7. Members are restricted to certain grades depending on their current age. The following table sets out the age restrictions for each grade and the nominal grade for that age group.

   Age	Nominal Group	Other Grades
   18 yrs +	A	B, C or D
   16/17 yrs	B	A, C or D
   14/15 yrs	C	A, B or D
   12/13 yrs	D	C or E
   10/11 yrs	E	D or F
   9 yrs and  under	F	E

8. Members 13 years and under should only on the odd occasion compete in grades outside their nominated grade, unless their date of birth falls prior to the date of the last winter season road walking championship and such a birthday would put them in a higher grade for that championship. In which case these members may compete in the higher grade during the season.

9. Members may compete on any day of the above grade for their age, and must nominate the event to be undertaken prior to the start of the event.

10. The member's first handicap grade during the current winter road walking season will be determined by the member's grade in the first handicap event in which the member competes during the season.

11. A member may choose to compete in a higher grade, in which case, the member may have two choices of either:
    (a) Accepting all the handicap points available for the higher grade. In which case, the points already awarded to that member are carried to that higher grade and as such, the member for handicap trophy purposes, will remain in the higher grade throughout the season or
    (b) by nomination prior to the start of the event that he/she does not wish to be put in the higher grade for the remainder of the season and therefore will accept only starting and completed points for the higher grade and thus forfeit the points for the best season performance and the actual handicap that may have been awarded for the higher grade on the day.

12. A member may also walk in a lower grade in which case the points awarded for that walk will be significantly less.

13. When Racewalking Queensland members are competing interstate in Australia including All Schools Championships or Queensland Athletics championships points will be awarded for three of the four categories. Viz; starting, competing and season best performance. No points will be awarded for the fourth handicap category in any grade. For the Racewalking Queensland competition, the three categories of points will be allocated according to the grade in which the member competed on that day and will follow the rules defined on that section on the handicap rules and the next season on handicap points. For Racewalking Queensland members competing interstate or in Queensland Athletics championships as defined above, the value of three categories of points allocated will be based on the values of the higher grade in which the member has competed during the season thus far, however, the start, completed and season best performance determination will be based on the non Racewalking Queensland event undertaken. If the member has not competed in a Racewalking Queensland handicap event during the season thus far the points will be awarded in the grade in which the member first competes. If the Athlete is not registered with Racewalking Queensland at the time, no points will be awarded.

14. No prior entry is required for handicap events. Competitors with no previous road walking recorded performances will be handicapped on scratch.

15. To be awarded handicap points for the best season performance, the member must have competed in a prior Racewalking Queensland or Queensland Athletics road walking event over the same distance during the current winter season.

16. To be eligible for Handicap Trophies a member must participate in a minimum of 50% of designated Handicap Races during the season.

Handicap Points

For each grade the following table indicates the points to be allocated for each week's handicap races for males and females.

Initial enquires concerning coaching should be directed to our Coaching Director.

Racewalking Queensland is fortunate to have the services of Mr David Smith as Coaching Director. David is a Level 3 Coach, dual Olympian and won a record number of National Championships at open level during a long career as an elite competitor.