Racewalker Takes Gold in Kansas Senior Games Road Race (for runners)
Alan Poisner noticed that the winning times for runners in the 5K Road Race in the KS Senior Games were slower in the older age divisions than his training times. So, he entered the 5k race the day before the racewalking events on Sunday. He was the only competitor who walked. He not only walked the full 5K but put in an additional 0.6 mile because the unmanned turnaround point was not very clear. A few runners also put in some additional mileage. Since there was no one else in his age division (90-94), he won another Gold medal in the Kansas Senior Games, the day before he raced again in Topeka in a regular racewalk event (1500 meters) and set a new age group record. He has been walking in the Kansas Senior Games since 1993.