World Class Racewalking Clinic, Overland Park, KS Aug 6-8. 2010
Heartland Racewalkers hosted Dave McGovern's World Class Racewalking Clinic Aug. 6-8 in Overland Park. 22 walkers, ranging in age from 12 to 93, participated during one of the warmest weeks this year. Participants came from Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas and Missouri.
The weekend started with a pasta-dinner hosted by BJ Thornburg and some video highlights of a World Cup racewalking competition. Dave and Loretta Schuellein McGovern provided coaching instruction, individual video-taped technique analysis and used heart rate monitors to estimate HRmax and threshold. We all survived the heat on the high school track and the video feedback showed the improvement of both the beginners and the experienced walkers. This was the second time that Dave presented a clinic here and we look forward to the next one. Pictures will be found at our homepage http://www.heartlandracewalkers.com