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June is busting out all over-with races. On June 11 and 12, HRW was represented at the Missouri State Senior Games in Columbia by 6 walkers who brought back a number of medals (1500-meters on Friday and 5K on Saturday). Then, 24 hrs later, a number of them joined some other club members in the USATF Mo. Valley-Ozark Association Border Challenge in Liberty, MO (William Jewell College track). We took more medals in the 1500-meter race (after waiting around for 4 hours) but did not hang around for the 5K (4 hours later). Our youth corps, Santosh and Lakshmi Dandi, did the 3000-meter walk, and also entered some other events. The annual Father�s Day race in Overland Park on June 19 had a 5K with a competitive racewalk division and we supplied the winners, as well as a 10K race (no racewalking division but we also took first place in the 70+ division). The last weekend of the month found 10 HRW members in sunny Houston for the biannual National Senior Games-see the separate report.

Even more racing opportunities will be found in July. These include the region 19 Junior Olympics qualifying meet in Lawrence (9th & 10th) when our youth corps will be trying to qualify for the national Junior Olympics (to be held in Wichita the last weekend in July). Also in July is the World Masters Association meet in Sacramento. There will be a 5,000-meter race on July 7 and a 10K on July 12, with athletes from all over the world. HRW will be represented by BJ Thornburg and Alan Poisner. This event has not been held in the U.S. for 16 years and this is probably the first time that HRW has been represented in this prestigious track meet. Results from some of these races may be found at the RESULTS link on our homepage and the others will follow soon.