ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club

Aim
The ACT Race and Fitness Walking Club aims to promote the sport of walking and encourage walking in general as a means of maintaining health and fitness in the Canberra region. Fitness and race walkers of all abilities are welcome.

Activities
The club conducts a road walking series over winter using cyclepaths around Canberra and holds track races in summer at the AIS. On the Queen's Birthday weekend in June each year, the club conducts the Lake Burley Griffin Race Walking Carnival, Australia's largest race walking event.

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The 43rd Lake Burley Griffin Racewalking Carnival was another highly successful event with some great performances all round. Congratulations to Jared Tallent who broke his race record for the 20 mile event in walking 2:14:57 - a truly world class performance. A sensational performance from Jess Rothwell, also, in winning the 10 mile event in 1:14:33, only 24 seconds outside the course record held by the great Kerry Junna Saxby. Full results are on the Racewalking Australia site. Doug Fitzgerald's photos from the presentation night can also be viewed.

The Club held its AGM and BBQ in somewhat cold and windy conditions on 16 May. Congratulations to Mark Worrall on his election as Club President, and Phil Reading on moving up to Vice President. No-one offered to take over from Robin Whyte as Club Handicapper but Robin did get some consolation by taking second place in the Summer Handicap Series. For full committee details, see our About the Club page.

The winter season has started and our full winter race program is now available.

Membership fees for the 2009-10 year are now due. Go to the About the club page for the membership form and drop it in to one of our winter events.