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The Summer Season occurs between October and March and coincides with the long hot Australian summer. The emphasis in on track walking and most races are over the shorter track distances. There is also a strong walking presence in the 'Interclub' Track Competition with all Athletics Teams fielding walkers in their regular competitions.

For this reason, VRWC only holds a small number of events during this period.

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2026

With our top walkers on camp at either the AIS in Canberra or at Perisher Valley in the NSW Alps, it was a small group of only 23 walkers who joined us for our first walk of the 2026 year at Middle Park. It was a hot morning with still conditions so all competitors raised a good sweat and had to work hard. Special mentions to Jai Wen Heng (just outside her 10km PB), Lily Lambert (5km PB) and Abigail Verity (first 2km walk). Welcome also to Mentone walker Marina Carpinelli who had her first race with the club.

10km Walk
1. Jai Wen Heng    F    30:19    1:01:53
    Angus Shuttleworth    M    27:55    DNF

5km Walk
1. Colin Heywood    M    33:20
2. Arthur Robinson    M    36:06
3. Steven Stern * M    51:26

1. Lily Lambert    F    28:48 PB 1:22

3km Walk
1. Shaun Lewis    M    16:15

1. Addison Frenken    F    16:48
2. Indigo Marshall-Moodie    F    16:57
3. Emily Smith      F    17:14
4. Caitlyn Shipham    F    19:31
5. Kobe Lewis    F    19:42
6. Anna Dubar    F    19:46
7. Marina Carpinelli * F    20:08 First walk with us
8. Emilie Garside    F    20:58
9. Heather Carr    F    22:28
10. Gwen Steed    F    23:24

2km Walk
1. Summer Patten    F    13:09
2. Cory Lewis    F    14:16
3. Abigail Verity    F    14:47 First 2km walk
4. Merilyn Reynolds   F    14:59

1km Walk
1. Bowie Clarke   M    5:56

1. Abby Fowler    F    6:22

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers.

Manager: Stuart Cooper
Referee: Tim Erickson
Race check in: Stuart Cooper
Recorders: Tim Erickson, Bob Gardiner, Kris Shipham
Judges: Kathleen Marsh (Chief), Brenda Felton, Bec Lewis, Tony Doran, Gordon Loughnan
Set up, Pack up: Tim Erickson, Bob Gardiner, Stuart Cooper, Tony Doran, Kris Shipham
Photos: Therese Smith (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162471529691048)
Canteen: Gwen Steed

With work now well underway for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, that's our last walk for the summer. Competition will return to Middle Park in late April when our winter season kicks off.

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER 2025

Excellent conditions greeted the 30 walkers who contested the latest round of our VRWC summer season on Sunday. Some of our top internationals took the opportunity for the training walk over the 20km and 15km distances, with Rhydian Cowley the fastest with his 15km time of 1:02:51.

The Australian All-Schools T&F Championships were being held over the same weekend in Melbourne, so we welcomed interstate walkers Koby Irvine, Noah Cooke, Phoebe Chadwick and Eliza Kelly from Queensland and Eva Parker from Tasmania. The best performances were in the 10km event, where 14 year old Angus Shuttleworth recorded 49:40 in his first attempt at the distance and 15 year old Koby Irvine recorded a big PB of 49:51. Special mentions to Jade Chitty (10km PB), Eliza Kelly (first 10km) and Steven Stern (5km PB). And we welcomed Katherine Choo for her first walk with us.

20km Walk
1. Marcus Wakim   1:44:54
2. Dylan Richardson    1:44:55
3. Declan Tingay    1:53:07

15km Walk
1. Rhydian Cowley    1:02:51

10km Walk
1. Angus Shuttleworth    49:40 First 10km walk
2. Koby Irvine (QLD) 49:51 PB 2:45
3. Noah Cooke(QLD) 53:40
4. Andrew Jamieson      1:06:21

1. Jade Chitty    54:07 PB 1:03
2. Phoebe Chadwick (QLD)    57:10
3. Eliza Kelly (QLD)    57:51 First 10km walk
4. Eva Parker (TAS)    1:03:40

5km Walk
1. Jordan Galbraith    26:19
2. Kevin Cassidy    28:31
3. Arthur Robinson    34:36
4. Steven Stern    50:55 PB 2:57
    Bob Gardiner    DNF

1. Emily Smith    29:45
2. Donna-Marie Elms    34:54
3. Karyn O'Neill    36:55

3km Walk
1. Addison Frenken    16:49
2. Kobe Lewis    20:02
3. Heather Carr    22:04

2km Walk
1. Lily Bowkett    11:32
2. Anna Dubar    12:13
3. Daisy Hooper    12:15
4. Cory Lewis    14:14
5. Katherine Choo    16:24 First time with us

1km Walk
1. Abby Fowler    6:12
2. Abigail Verity    6:57

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers.

Manager: Mark Donahoo
Referee: Mark Donahoo
Race check in: Mark Donahoo
Recorders: Ian Laurie, Mark Donahoo, Dylan Shuttleworth, Bill Carr
Judges: Stu Cooper (B) (Chief), Tony Doran, Bec Lewis, Terry O'Neill, Terry Swan (B), Shane Pearson (B)
Posting Board: Kathleen Marsh
Set up, Pack up: Terry Swan, Stu Cooper,Ian Laurie, Terry O'Neill, Karyn O'Neill
Photos: Therese Smith (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162307868926048)
Canteen: Donna Marie Elms
Presentations: Stu Cooper
Red cards collectors: Milly Sharpe, Peter Sharpe

VRWC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2025

The VRWC Summer Championships were held at Middle Park on Sunday morning, with 38 walkers in attendance. Conditions were excellent - cool and still - and there were lots of great contests. We were excited to see a number of our top internationals have a training hitout in the 20km club championships - Dylan Richardson, Rhydian Cowley, Declan Tingay, Rebecca Henderson and Jimima Montag all showed us what top walking looks like! Overall the club championship wins went to Dylan and Rebecca, with the others content to stroll around together a little behind.

VRWC 20km Open Men Gus Theobald Championship
1. Dylan Richardson      24:07   47:56   1:11:24   1:36:05
E2. Rhydian Cowley     25:00   50:00   1:15:04   1:39:46
E2. Declan Tingay    25:00   50:00   1:15:04   1:39:46
4. Alejandro Stephens      24:59   50:41   1:18:10   1:44:54

VRWC 20km Open Women Championship
1. Rebecca Henderson    25:00   50:00   1:12:52   1:35:39
2. Jemima Montag    25:00   50:00   1:15:04   1:39:46

Our masters walkers were also out in force, with both VRWC and VMA Championships on offer. Most contested both races, with the fastest times going to Mark Thomas and Erin Reid. Steven Stern showed you are never too old to give it a go, walking his first ever 5km walk in the M70 division.

VRWC 5km Masters Men Championship
1. Mark Thomas    60-64   27:27
2. Shaun Lewis    45-49   28:46
3. Kevin Cassidy    65-69   29:06
4. Simon Evans    65-69   29:30
5. Andrew Jamieson    75-79   32:27
6. John Nottle    75-79   32:53
7. Colin Heywood    70-74   34:38
8. Robert Gardiner    85-89   39:40
9. Steven Stern    70-74   53:52 First time over 5km

VRWC 5km Masters Women Heather Carr Championship
1. Erin Reid    40-44   31:57
2. Donna-Marie Elms    60-64   35:20
3. Karyn O'Neill    70-74   36:25
4. Gwen Steed    80-84   38:07
5. Heather Carr    75-79   39:30

VMA 5km Masters Men Championship
1. Shaun Lewis    45-49   28:46
1. Mark Thomas    60-64   27:27
1. Kevin Cassidy    65-69   29:06
2. Simon Evans    65-69   29:30
1. Colin Heywood    70-74   34:38
1. Andrew Jamieson    75-79   32:27
2. John Nottle    75-79   32:53
1. Robert Gardiner    85-89   39:40

VMA 5km Masters Women Championship
1. Erin Reid   40-44   31:57
1. Donna-Marie Elms    60-64   35:20
1. Karyn O'Neill    70-74   36:25
1. Heather Carr    75-79   39:30
1. Gwen Steed    80-84   38:07

We had club championships on offer for our U20 - U10 walkers, with all the walkers picking up medals. That's waht we like to see. Well done to Caitlyn Shipham, Abigail Verity and Cory Lewis on their PBs.

VRWC 5km U20 Championship
1. Emily Smith    F    28:46

VRWC 5km U18 Championship
1. Arthur Robinson    M    34:55

VRWC 3km U16 Championship
1. Angus Shuttleworth    M    13:20

1. Indigo Marshall-Moodie    F    16:33
2. Addison Frenken    F    16:50

VRWC 2km U14 Championship
1. Harrison Ryan    M    11:21

1. Caitlyn Shipham   F   11:25 PB 0:23
2. Kobe Lewis    F    12:21

VRWC 1.5km U12 Championship
1. Manendu Rohanachandra   M    10:40

1. Lily Bowkett    F    08:35
2. Abby Fowler    F    09:35

VRWC 1km U10 Championship
1. Bowie Clarke    M       05:53

1. Daisy Hooper      F    05:48
2. Summer Patten    F    06:03
E3. Abigail Verity    F    06:11 PB 0:36
E3. Cory Lewis   F    06:11 PB 0:14

and finally, we had non-championship races for anyone else who walked a hitout on the day.

VRWC Open 10km Non-Championship Walk
1. Jonathan Ho    M    1:01:26

VRWC Open 3km Non-Championship Walk
1. Emilie Garside    F    19:50

Thanks as always to our many judges, officials and helpers.

Manager: Mark Donahoo
Referee: Mark Donahoo
Race check in: Mark Donahoo
Chief Timekeeper: Ian Laurie
Recorders: Tim Erickson, Dylan Shuttleworth, Kris Shipham, Ralph Bennent, Mark Donahoo
Judges: Gordon Loughnan- Bronze (chief), Stu Cooper- Bronze, David Cash, Brenda Felton- Bronze, Anthony Doran, Terry O'Neill, Terry Swan- Bronze,
Judges recorder, DQ Board: Bec Lewis, Michael Bodey
Set up, Pack up: Karyn O’Neill, Gordon Loughnan, Ian Laurie, Terry Swan, Robert Gardiner,
Photos: Therese Smith (see https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10162222364236048)
Canteen: Donna Marie Elms, Gwen Steed
Presentations: Mark Donahoo, Stu Cooper, Rebecca Henderson, Declan Tingay, Terry O'Neill

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VRWC Results - Summer Season 2025/2026

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2026

VRWC ROADWALKS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER 2025

VRWC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, MIDDLE PARK, SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2025