HRW strikes Gold in Iowa
Two of our speedsters took Gold Medals in Iowa this summer. In June, Lori Groom raced in the 60-64 division at the Iowa Senior Games and finished first in the 1500 meters (9:02.7=76.4% age-graded) and the 5K walk (33:02; 74.5%). In another Senior Games success, Lori took 1st in the Mississippi Sr Olympic in the 5K with a time of 33:30 = 73.4%.
In July, David Eisenberg made a one-day visit to Ames for the biannual State Games of America and returned with a Gold in the 70-74 division with the swift time of 9:18.17=80.05%). The age-graded values were calculated using the table from Howard Grubb on our website and using the month of birth instead of the lower number. In David’s case, he was 72.4 which would qualify him for All-American status if they used fractions. But it is only a matter of time before he reaches that standard without needing to use a fraction. We look forward to his bettering this time at the Kansas Senior Games in September.
We are proud of these speedy club members who have taken advantage of the Sunday morning training sessions that we have carried out at Blue Valley North High School and more recently at Leawood Middle School. We expect more racewalking accomplishments from these HRW stars.