Note: Karen got Silver and broke 90% in the 3000 Meters!
David was the top American male his age division in both races
*Age-Graded using 2023 WMA tables
Huntsman World Senior Games 2023
St. George, Utah, October. 13-15
Race Walk
3000 Meters Time
Place
Age Graded
1500 Meters Time
Place
Age Graded
5000 Meters Time
Place
Age Graded
McCarter, Martha
20:23.8
2
70.4%
9:28.5
2
73.1%
34:47.2
2
71.1%
Eisenberg, David
10:165.3
1
73.1%
35:00.5
1
74.3%
Power Walk
3000 Meters Time
Place
1500 Meters Time
Place
5000 Meters Time
Place
McCarter, Martha
20:23.2
1
09:46.9
1
34:39.9
2
Be-A-Walker 3K predicted walk
Roe Park, Overland Park, KS. Oct. 7, 2023
Walker
Predicted
Actual
Difference
Place
McCarter, Martha
25:20
25:15
-5
1
Felton, Pamela
29:48
29:58
+10
2
Durkin, Pat
27:37
27:48
+11
3
Kelble, Janice
24:55
24:44
-11
3
McCoy, Maggie
25:00
25:15
+15
Dobbelaere, Kathy
26:00
26:25
+25
Schmelze, Debbie
30:30
30:00
-30
Haller, Julie
31:32
32:25
+53
Kelble, John
25:00
26:06
1:06
Anderson, John
27:30
25:35
-1:55
Groom, Lori
23:15
20:51
-2:24
Hall, Marti
39:00
28:00
3 laps
Patriots' Day Run - September 9, 2023
Asperia Campus. Near the J
Patriot Pedestrians
Lap time
Total Time
McCarter Martha
16:17
16:17
Ross, Vicki
22:45
38:02
Schmelzle, Debbie
21:33
59:35
Poisner, Alan
20:20
1:19:55
Kelble, John
19:25
1:38:20
Heartland Sole Mates
Lap time
Total Time
Kelble, Janice
18:03
18:03
Anderson, John
22:28
40:31
Haller, Julie
26:34
1:07:05
Ippel, Pam
19:10
1:26:15
Eisenberg, David
15:25
1:41:40
Heartland Hipsters
Lap time
Total Time
Durkin, Pat
20:42
20:42
Thornburg, BJ
24:18
45:00
McCoy, Maggie
19:42
1:04:42
Dobbelaere, Kathy
22:08
1:26:50
Swisher, Karen
14:52
1:41:42
Kansas Senior Games
Topeka, KS - Sept. 10, 2023
1500 Meters
Sex
Age
Time
Finish
Age-Graded
McCarter Martha
F
61
09:55.2
1
70.6%
McManus Eileen
F
67
09:53.5
1
75.7%
Ippel Pam
F
69
11:19.4
2
67.8%
Swisher Karen
F
72
09:03.4
1
88.2%
Kelble Janice
F
71
10:30.7
2
74.9%
Dobbelaere Kathy
F
72
12:37.8
3
63.2%
Durkin Pat
F
78
12:05.7
1
72.2%
Haller Julie
F
86
15:25.5
1
65.5%
Gustus Calvin*
M
66
11:19.4
1
60.9%
Eisenberg David
M
73
09:17.3
1
80.7%
Kelble John
M
72
11:44.8
2
63.0%
Anderson John
M
81
12:47.9
1
65.5%
Poisner Alan
M
89
11:15.7
1
85.4%
* Non-member HRW
5000 Meters
Sex
Age
Time
Finish
Age-Graded
McCarter Martha
F
61
36:14.9
1
69.0%
Ippel Pam
F
69
43:30.2
1
63.8%
Kelble Janice
F
71
38:58.9
1
73.4%
McCoy Maggie
F
73
43:27.2
2
67.9%
Durkin Pat
F
78
45:32.1
1
70.7%
Kelble John
M
72
45:26.2
1
56.5%
Heartland Racewalkers Staggered-Start Mile
Roe Park, Leawood, Kansas August 5, 2023
One mile race
Prediction
Time
Difference (sec)
Place
Age-graded
Kelble, John
13:00
13:04
+4
1
61.0%
McCoy, Maggie
13:40
13:33
-7
2
64.9%
McCarter, Martha
12:00
12:12
+12
3
61.5%
Eisenberg, David
11:00
11:21
+21
4
71.5%
Ippel, Pam
15:00
15:22
+22
5
53.5%
Kelble, Janice
11:15
11:41
+26
6
72.2%
Haller, Julie
16:25
17:00
+35
7
63.3%
Poisner, Sharon
18:30
17:52
-38
8
60.5%
Dobbelaere, Kathy
15:19*
14:01
-78
9
61.0%
Anderson, John
14:44*
13:20
-84
10
66.8%
Felton, Pamela
18:36
16:02
-134
11
65.0%
Schmelzle, Debbie
18:12
15:36
-156
12
48.6%
*based on 1500-M prediction
USATF National Masters Outdoor Championships
July 21-23, 2023 – Greensboro, North Carolina
5000-meter walk July 21
Walker
Division
Place
Time
Age-Graded
David Eisenberg
M 70-74
2
33:28.7
77.7%
Alan Poisner
M 85-89
1
40:01.38
82.5%
10 K walk July 23
Walker
Division
Place
Time
Age-Graded
David Eisenberg
M 70-74
2
67:07.6
79.7%
National Senior Games 2023
July 7-8, 2023 - Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania
Race Walk - NSGA 2023
5 K - Men
Men
Name
Age
Time
Place
Age-Grading
70-74
David Eisenberg
73
32:13.9
2
80.7%
80-84
John Anderson
81
45:30.04
5
64.2%
85-89
Alan Poisner
88
38:53.9
1
84.9%
5 K - Women
Women
Name
Age
Time
Place
Age-Grading
60-64
Lori Groom
60
35:53.6
3
68.9%
65-69
Eileen McManus
66
34:20.25
3
77.6%
70-74
Karen Swisher
71
31:40.2*
1
90.4%
Maggie McCoy
73
38:26.8
7
76.8%
*New Record! (Old record 32:07)
Race Walk
1500 meters - Men
Name
Age
Time
Place
Age-Grading
70-74
David Eisenberg
73
09:15.0
2
81.0%
80-84
John Anderson
81
12:53.2
5
65.1%
85-89
Alan Poisner
88
11:01.9
1
85.5%
1500 meters - Women
Name
Age
Time
Place
Age-Grading
65-69
Eileen McManus
66
10:12.5
2
72.5%
70-74
Karen Swisher
71
08:56.1*
1
88.2%
Maggie McCoy
73
11:58.8
7
67.6%
*New record! (Old record 9:05.4)
Powerwalk
1500 meters - Women
Name
Age
Time
Place
85-89
Sharon Poisner
85
16:05.3
4
Notes: Karen Swisher earned Gold Medals and broke the existing records in both races.
Alan won Gold Medals in both races, repeating his wins in 2019.
David Eisenberg took Silver Medals in both races and achieved All-American status.
Lori and Eileen took Silver and Bronze Medals. John and Maggie got ribbon awards.
Sharon entered her first competitive race at age 85. The Power Walk, and earned a 4th place ribbon.
Missouri State Senior Games
June 10. 2023 - Columbia, Missouri
Walker
Division
Time
Place
Age Gr
Couts Dave*
65-69 M
7:51
1
86.8%
Eisenberg David**
70-74 M
9:04
1
82.7%
* Former member-new record. Previous record Alan Poisner 8:52, 2003
** PR-new record. Previous record Alan Poisner 9:14, 2008
World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
Torun, Poland - March 26-April 1,2023
Walker
Division
3K Time
Place
Age Grade
10 K Time
Place
Age Grade
Swisher Karen
70-74 W
18:27.4
2/11
91.2%
1:06:56*
5/11
87.2%
Eisenberg David
70-74 M
18:47.1
7/18
79.3%
1:07:02**
8/20
75.1%
* Gold Team USA
** Bronze Team USA
Karen had PRs in both races and was the top American in the 3000-meters.
David had PRs and was the top American in both races.
Karen’s age-graded result in the 3000M is the highest recorded in HRW history.
USATF National Masters Indoor Championships
Louisville, Kentucky, 10-11-March 2023