VICTORIAN RACE WALKING CLUB



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The Victorian Race Walking Club is a specialist racewalking club which has been affiliated  with Athletics Victoria since 1921. The club is also affiliated with the Australian Federation of Race Walking Clubs (now known as 'Racewalking Australia').

 The famous flying foot logo has uniquely identified the club since its inception.

The club conducts a comprehensive range of racewalk events including VRWC Club Championships in the following categories.
The club also boasts a weekly very comprehensive email based newsletter ('Heel and Toe Online').

Specialised coaching in racewalking technique can be arranged for all levels from beginner to advanced. Seminars are conducted regularly by Athletics Victoria qualified club coaches.

Club races are conducted regularly on weekends during the winter months in a traffic free environment on the Albert Park Formula One Grand Prix service roads Albert Park Reserve, Middle Park. The clubrooms are in the Middle Park Bowling Club which is shown in the following map.

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All club competition is conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federations. However, walkers participating in club races can also walk under 'Club Rules' which offer a more relaxed interpretation of walking, suited to beginners or older walkers.

The club assists Athletics Victoria to conduct the Victorian Road Walking Championships. The club also assists Athletics Victoria to conduct the Athletics Australia Road Walking Championships when they are allocated to Melbourne.

As well as conducting club events for masters walkers, the club assists in the conduct of the road walking championship events for the Masters Athletic Associations when the events are held in Melbourne.

The club to date has had members selected
VRWC is proud to support Runners World Melbourne which is a club sponsor. We recommend this store for all shoes and related sporting gear.

Runners World Melbourne - VRWC sponsor
RUNNERS WORLD, 598 High Street, East Kew, Victoria (Melways Map 45 G4)
Telephone: 03 9817 3503
Hours : Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Website: http://www.runnersworld.com.au/

To contact VRWC, contact one of the following people: image

 
Tim Erickson
Secretary, VRWC
G.P.O. Box 5192
Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, 3001
Phone: [03] 9012 5431
Mob: 0412 257 496
terick@melbpc.org.au                 
Harry Summers
President, VRWC
Melbourne
Phone/Fax: [03] 9890 9139       
hsummers3@bigpond.com             
Mark Donahoo
VRWC Development Officer
Melbourne
Phone: [03] 9337 1550
Fax: [03] 9331 2469
mdonahoo@optusnet.com.au         

VICTORIAN RACE WALKING CLUB INCORPORATED  A00 194 28B
Postal Address - G.P.O. Box 5192, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3001
Clubrooms and Race Headquarters, Middle Park Bowling Club Complex
Melway ref: 2K F10. St Kilda Light Rail No.96 from Bourke Street, Stop Number 130, Middle Park