Vaill, Green win USA 1 Hour Race Walk titles
By Tom Surber, USATF
Posted Tuesday, 16 October, 2007
Teresa Vaill and Mark Green were the respective women's and men's winners Sunday at the 2007 USATF 1 Hour Race Walk Championships at the Bentley College track in Waltham, Mass.
A 2004 Olympian and three-time USA 20 km champion, Vaill won the women's national championship leading from start to finish in walking a total of 12,501 meters within the hour-long time limit. Maria Michta was the runner-up three laps behind Vaill with 11,356m. Diana Rado was third overall, winning the U.S. junior title with 11,254m, with Lauren Forgues finishing fourth overall and second in the junior competition with 11,249 meters.
In winning the men's title, Mark Green set a pending U.S. masters 50-54 age-group record with his final distance of 12,225 meters. Mike Kazmierczak was the runner-up with 12,094m, with Roberto Vergara winning the junior competition and finishing third overall in walking 11,917 meters.
Paul Johnson, who placed 15th in the men's competition, set a pending U.S. masters M70-74 record with his measurement of 10,250 meters.
Pegasus AC of Michigan won the men's team title, with Varsano's Chocolate Walkers the runners-up and New England Walkers third. None of the women's clubs had the required three finishers for team competition.
For more information on the 2007 USA 1 Hour Race Walk Championship, visit www.usatf.org.
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