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USATF Pacific Race Walking

Start of the PA-USATF 1-mile RW Championships, 2015-01-14, UC Berkeley
Start of the PA-USATF 1-mile RW Championships, 2015-01-14, UC Berkeley

The Pacific Association has an active Race Walk Committee representing Race Walk Clubs and an annual series of events that make up the Pacific Association’s Championship Race Walks. PLEASE CLICK ON the “Schedule/Results” link to the right or below or HERE for the latest information on the schedule of events (including registration forms), and results of recent races including judging summaries.

RACE WALK SCHEDULE
 EVENTS OVERVIEW

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RACE WALKS

In addition to the USATF Pacific Race Walk Championship events, we are aware of this Schedule of National & International Race Walks (contact organizers for details):

For 2024

  • USATF National Masters Track & Field Outdoor Championship, 5,000 meter track and 10-kilometer road race walks to be held on two days between July 17 and 21, American River College, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, CA
  • World Masters Outdoor Championship, August 13-25, 2024, Gothenburg, Sweden
There will be an Introduction to Race Walk Judging Clinic early in 2024. You will then become a non-scoring Apprentice Judge. After being mentored by experienced Judges, you can advance to become an Association Judge. If you are interested, please email the USATF Pacific Officials Training Chair.

 

2025 Race Walk Events
The 2025 Season consists of the following Pacific Association Race Walks events (* indicates PA RW Championships):

  • *1,500-Meters, Sun, Feb 2, PA Indoor T&F Championships, Reno, NV
  • *One Mile (1,609 meters), Sat, Feb 15, Cal Berkeley before All-Comers Meet
  • 1,500-Meters, Mon, Feb 17, President’s Day Invitational Indoor, Reno, NV
  • *3,000-meters, Sat, Mar 8, Cal Berkeley before Cal Season Opener Meet
  • 5,000-meters, Sat, May 10, before Not Just For Runners event, Sacramento, CA
  • *5,000-meters, Jun 7 or 8, Rancho Cordova, CA as part of PA Open Championship and Golden West Invitational Meets
  • *10 kilometers, Sat, Oct 4, Robla Community Park, Sacramento, CA

For more information on the above events click on the “Schedule/Results” link to the right or CLICK HERE


PAST Race Walking Grand Prix Seasons

2024 Race Walking Grand Prix Season

The 2024 Season consisted of five USATF Pacific Association Race Walk Championship events:

  • 1,500-Meters, Sat, Feb 3, Cal Berkeley before All-Comers Meet #1
  • One Mile (1,609 meters), Sat, Feb 17, Cal Berkeley before All-Comers Meet #2
  • 3,000-Meters, Sat, Mar 2, Cal Berkeley before Cal Season Opener Meet
  • 5,000-Meters, Sat, Jun 1, Rancho Cordova, CA as part of PA Open Championship T&F Meet
  • 10-Kilometers, Sat, Oct 5, Robla Community Park, Sacramento, CA
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    2023 Race Walking Grand Prix Season

    The 2023 USATF Pacific Association Race Walk Grand Prix Championship consisted of the following races:

    • 1,500-Meters, Sat, Feb 4, 9:30am, Cal Berkeley before All-Comers Meet
    • One Mile (1,609 meters), Sat, Feb 18, 9:30am, Cal Berkeley before All-Comers Meet
    • 3,000-meters, Sat, Mar 4, 9:30am, Cal Berkeley before Cal Season Opener Meet
    • 5,000-meters, Sat, Jun 3, Rancho Cordova, CA as part of Golden West Invitational Meet
    • 10 kilometers, Sunday, Oct 29, Fair Oaks, CA concurrent with 20 km RW and before 3k Power Walk
    • 20 kilometers, Sunday, Oct 29, Fair Oaks, CA concurrent with 10 km RW and before 3k Power Walk

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    2022 Pacific Association Race Walk Grand Prix Season

    The 2022 USATF Pacific Association Race Walk Grand Prix Championship consisted of five races.

    • 1,500-meters, Saturday, Jan 29, at Cal Berkeley as part of All-Comers Meet
    • One Mile (1,609 meters), Saturday, Feb 19, at Cal Berkeley as part of All-Comers Meet
    • 5,000-meters, Sat. June 4, Cordova HS, Rancho Cordova, CA at the Golden West Track & Field Invitational.
    • 10 kilometers, Sunday, Sept. 11, Fair Oaks, CA concurrent with 20 km RW and before 3k Power Walk
    • 20 kilometers, Sunday, Sept. 11, Fair Oaks, CA concurrent with 10 km RW and before 3k Power Walk

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    2021 Pacific Association Race Walk Grand Prix Season

    The 2021 USATF Pacific Association Race Walk Grand Prix Championship events were all virtual. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no sanctioned in-person events for the Grand Prix.
    We had seven virtual races, following the rules established in 2020 for the #AloneTogether COVID-19 VIRTUAL events (see below):

    • 1,500-meters, anytime from Saturday, February 6, to Sunday, February 28
    • 1-mile (1,609 meters), anytime from Saturday, March 6, to Sunday, March 28
    • 3,000-meters, anytime from Saturday, April 3, to Sunday, April 25
    • 5,000-meters, anytime from Saturday, May 1, to Sunday, May 23
    • One-Hour, anytime from Saturday, June 1, to Sunday, July 18 (longer due to the Olympic Trials & JOs)
    • 10 kilometers, anytime from Wednesday, September 1, to Thursday, September 30
    • 20 kilometers, anytime from Wednesday, September 1, to Thursday, September 30

    Rules, Entry Forms, and Race Reports for the VIRTUAL events are at the “Schedule/Results/GP Standings” link to the right or below CLICK HERE for all information related to the rules and entry for 2021 Race Walk Grand Prix events.

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    PA Race Walking Latest News

    PA You’re invited! – Tues, 17 Sept. Assoc Annual Meeting details

    Posted by on Sep 15, 2019 in Awards, Coach, coaching education, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Masters News, Officials, Officials News, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

    USATF Pacific Annual Meeting

    Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 @ 7:30PM

    All Pacific Association members are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September from 7:30-10:00pm.
    Site: Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404
     
    Teleconference Option: We are offering a call-in and web conferencing option for those who wish to participate remotely. More information on how to access this service will be available prior to the meeting in an email and posted to the PAUSATF website in the Meeting Page.
    Initial agenda items:
    1. Review of proposed 2020 committee budgets with comments/amendments before approval
    2. Selection of association delegates for 2019 USATF Annual Meeting in Reno (refer to Association Operating Procedures item 6 for requirements)
    3. Recap of past events including Association T&F Championships, etc.
    4. Future Association events
    For full agenda, previous meeting minutes, committee reports, and additional information click on the Meeting Page. Items will be added closer to the meeting date.
    Thank you all for contributing to our sports of USATF!
    PA You’re invited! – Tues, 17 Sept. Assoc Annual Meeting details

    Posted by on Sep 7, 2019 in Coach, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Forms, legacy, Masters LDR, Masters News, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Officials News, PA Masters TF News, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

    USATF Pacific Annual Meeting

    Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 @ 7:30PM

    All Pacific Association members are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September from 7:30-10:00pm.
    Site: Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404
     
    Teleconference Option: We are offering a call-in and web conferencing option for those who wish to participate remotely. More information on how to access this service will be available prior to the meeting in an email and posted to the PAUSATF website in the Meeting Page.
    Initial agenda items:
    1. Review of proposed 2020 committee budgets with comments/amendments before approval
    2. Selection of association delegates for 2019 USATF Annual Meeting in Reno (refer to Association Operating Procedures item 6 for requirements)
    3. Recap of past events including Association T&F Championships, etc.
    4. Future Association events
    For full agenda, previous meeting minutes, committee reports, and additional information click on the Meeting Page. Items will be added closer to the meeting date.
    Thank you all for contributing to our sports of USATF!
    RW 20 km Race Walk (Sept. 29) may be on 2019 RW Grand Prix

    Posted by on Jul 9, 2019 in Race Walking | 0 comments

     

     

    Hosts Sierra Race Walkers are exploring the possibility of adding a 20-kilometer race walk to the 2019 Grand Prix Schedule. It would be a combined men’s and women’s event, contested concurrently with the 10-kilometer race walk tentatively scheduled for Sunday, 29 September, 2019. There will also be a 3-kilometer power walk event.

    PA PA Strategic Plan 2017-2020 (Revised 6.14.19) – Check it out!

    Posted by on Jun 15, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters News, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Para Athletics, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

    CLICK HERE to view USATF Pacific’s Strategic Plan (Revised June 14, 2019).

    This document is updated with information from the March 19, 2019 Board of Athletics meeting, where the ongoing Strategic Plan was discussed and conclusions were achieved, under the guidance of the Strategic Plan Coordinator, Mark Winitz. The primary emphasis for this Olympiad is “membership growth”. There are five planning areas:

    • Administration and Governance
    • Athlete Development and Competition
    • Communications
    • Marketing and Promotions
    • Resources and Education/Training

    At the meeting, after breakout sessions for each planning area, the leader of each session gave a report to all the meeting’s attendees, answered questions, and accepted additional input.

    Following the meeting, the leaders of each of the planning areas updated their planning area’s strategic plan and submitted the information to Mark Winitz, who then compiled all five of the planning areas’ information into this document. USATF Pacific’s Strategic Plan is a very useful document to show how PA Committees join forces to set goals for the USATF Pacific’s future. Review this document to understand how USATF Pacific plans to move forward as we approach the 2020 Olympics. If you have questions or suggestions, direct them to the “responsible party(ies)” listed for each planning area.

    PA Statements for Contested Positions on PA Youth & Coaches Committees (rev. 1 June); post includes ballot details.

    Posted by on Jun 1, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Para Athletics, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

    Board of Athletics members: Watch for an email arriving May 25 with the ballot for candidate voting.
    Elections for these positions will take place from 25 May-26 June, with results announced before 30 June. Details below:

    1. June 26 at midnight is the deadline for ballots to be returned.
    2. Send ballots to [email protected]
    3. Email addresses that have opted out of Constant Contact will not receive the ballot. Please contact Secretary Stephanie Trafton if you think you have not received a ballot in error. Those in the Coaches Committee and Youth Committee (eligible clubs with SafeSport, 3+ athletes, etc.) and other eligible voters will receive a ballot for only the contested positions in their committee.

    Direct questions to USATF Pacific Secretary, Stephanie Trafton.

    ELITE USATF Foundation Elite Athlete Grant Application May 31 Deadline Reminder

    Posted by on May 28, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, elite athlete grants, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field | 0 comments

    Hello All!

    This is a REMINDER that the USATF Elite Athlete Grant Program cycle has changed.  In the past we have asked that applications be submitted in the fall October/November – that has changed.  Please submit your Elite Athlete Renewal Application by this FRIDAY, MAY 31 to be considered for our 2019 grants.  (Some of you receiving this email may have already done so – thank you and disregard this email).  Any athlete hoping for a grant needs to reapply every year so that we have updated information.

    Here is the link to apply:

    http://usatffoundation.org/grant-info/athlete-applications/elite-athlete-development-renew/

    We will be awarding grants that range from $4,000 – $25,000.  The grants will be announced on our USATF Foundation website and social media (twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram) following the July 25-28 USATF Outdoor Championships in Des Moines.

    Thank you and if you have any questions feel free to email me.

    Happily,

    Trixie Saumsiegle

    USATF Foundation

    COO

    usatffoundation.org

    Cell – (302) 332-5043