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RWNW Club Walks
All walks begin at 8:00 am
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July 2010
July 3, Sat - Mt. Tabor Park
July 10, Sat - Springwater Willamette
July 17, Sat - THPRD
July 18, Sun - Springwater Willamette (note location change!)
July 24, Sat - THPRD
July 25, Sun - Duniway Park Track
August 2010
Aug 1, Sun - "Fifth Weekend Walk" at Old Spaghetti Factory
Aug 7, Sat - Mt. Tabor Park
Aug 14, Sat - Springwater Willamette
Aug 21, Sat - THPRD
Aug 22, Sun - Springwater Trail
Aug 28, Sat - THPRD
Aug 29, Sun - Duniway Park Track
| Mt. Tabor Park. Meet at the Park entrance (near the corner of SE Salmon St. and SE Taylor Ct., just east of SE 60th Ave. Salmon is south of SE Belmont St.). A good option for newcomers.
Springwater Willamette. Meet in the parking lot at Sellwood Park (on SE Oaks Park Way near the entrance to Oaks Park. Oaks Park is near the east end of the Sellwood Bridge, off SE Tacoma and SE Spokane Sts.)
THPRD Meet at Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, 158th and Walker Road (gymnasium building, near the outdoor basketball courts).
Springwater Trail. Meet at the trailhead parking lot (SE 45th Ave. and Johnson Creek Blvd.)
Duniway Park Track. Meet on the track (on SW Barbur Blvd. - just north of the Metro YMCA). A good option for beginners. Optional for members: join a one or two hour workout coached by Jim Bean, USATF Coach and Oregon Association Racewalk Chair. Fee is $5 for one hour, $10 for two hours.
Old Spaghetti Factory. Meet near the Old Spaghetti Factory, SW Moody and SW Bancroft/Lowell.
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Join a Weekday Track Workout!
Join other Racewalkers Northwest members and friends for a weekday track workout!
Workouts are held April-October.
Tuesdays - 5:30-6:30 PM: Tualatin High School Track, Tualatin OR
Tuesdays - 5:30-6:30 PM: Sunset HS Track, Portland OR
Wednesdays - 5:30-6:30 PM: Floyd Light Middle School Track (10800 SE Washington St., near Mall 205)
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RWNW Grand Prix Competition
RWNW members compete in a series of races, the overall winners are scored with age grading so everyone has a chance to win.
April 18 - USATF Oregon 10K Racewalk Championship
June 20 - Portland Masters Classic - 1 Mile Racewalk
June 26 - Hayward Classic - 5K Racewalk
July 10 - State Games of Oregon - 3K Racewalk
August 15 - RWNW Whistle Stop 10K Racewalk
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2010 "Predict Your Time" Races!
Think you know your race pace? Try the "Predict Your Time" series! Participants will predict their total race time (no watches allowed during the event). Whoever comes closest to their predicted time will be the winner!
(Note - races are unjudged, but please obey the USATF racewalking rules!)
All races start at 7:00 PM
Thursday, June 10 - Mt. Tabor
July 8 - Dawson Creek
August 5 - Buxton Trailhead (CANCELLED)
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Local Sanctioned Races and Events with Racewalk Competitions - 2010
August 15 - RWNW Whistle Stop 10K Racewalk
Banks to Vernonia Trail (start at Buxton Trailhead) - Buxton, OR
To download an entry form, click here
October 10 - Portland Marathon Half-Marathon (new!!) and Marathon Racewalks
For information/entry, click here
October 17 - USATF Western Regional One-Hour Postal Racewalk
Banks High School - Banks, OR
Registration information/entry coming soon!
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