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.