David Eisenberg Moves to Gold at 2024 USATF National Masters Outdoor Championships
In his first USATF National Masters Outdoor Championships in 2023 in Greensboro, NC in the 70-74 division, our president David Eisenberg brought home two Silver Medals (5000-meters and 10K). This year he moved up on the medal stand with Gold Medals in both races in Sacramento, CA (see Results). Next year, David will move up to the 75-79 division and will be aiming to add to his Gold Medal collection.
The downside to the races this year was the DQ’s that Alan received in the races for bent knees. He attributes those rare red cards to his almost exclusive training on the treadmill this year that led his muscle memory to flatten his feet too soon. He learned his lesson and consequently has not returned to the treadmill for serious training. HRW learned from Jeff Salvage that there are training exercises that reduce the problem with the “bent knee” rule. You can find these at his website racewalk.com.