DON'T RUN, RACE WALK!
Welcome to USATF Oregon Race Walk! What is Race Walking? Race walking is an event contested at all levels of the sport of track and field, from youth athletics to the Olympic Games. Race walking combines the endurance of the long distance runner with the attention to technique of a hurdler or shot putter. Producing less impact, this technically demanding event continues to grow in popularity across all age groups for its fitness and competitive aspects. USATF Oregon has an active Race Walk Program, hosting three to four Association and Regional Championships per year, including 5K, 10K, and One Hour Postal Race Walk. The program has also conducted 20K Championships – including “Last Chance” qualifiers for the U.S. Olympic Trials. There are several elite race walkers who got their start in Oregon, including Erin Taylor-Talcott and Stephanie Casey.
Oregon Race Walk Chair - Marie VerMeer Questions or additional information? Contact Marie: racewalking@oregon.usatf.org Vice Chair - Roger Hall hallro24@aol.com Upcoming events in 2025: USATF Oregon Association 5K Race Walk Championships, Jim Bean Memorial 1500 Developmental Race Walk, Race Walk Clinic, and 1500M Power Walk Sunday, April 27 at Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie, OR. (Location and date are tentative) USATF Oregon Association 10K Race Walk Championship Date and Start Time TBD Location: Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie OR (tentative) USATF Northwest Regional 1 Hour Postal Race Walk Race Date: September - Date and Start Time TBD Location: Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie OR (tentative) Links to other events around the Region coming soon! Previous 2024 events: USATF Northwest Regional 10K Race Walk Championship Race Date: September 22, 2024 - 9:00 a.m. Location: Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie OR We contested the last Race Walk event of the Oregon season under sunny skies and balmy temperatures! You can find the results here. USATF Oregon 5K Race Walk Saturday, August 17 - 8:00 a.m. Rex Putnam High School - Milwaukie, OR The 5K was one of the events in the USATF Oregon Association Open/Masters Meet. You can find the meet results here.
Washington Senior Games – 5K and 1500M Race Walks Saturday, July 27 Tumwater High School, Tumwater, WA Go here to view the results. Oregon Senior Games - 1500M Race Walk Saturday, August 10 Oregon State University, Whyte Track & Field Center, Corvallis, OR Go here to view the results.
USATF Oregon Association 5K Race Walk Championships, Jim Bean Memorial 1500 Developmental Race Walk, Race Walk Clinic, and 1500M Power Walk. Held Sunday, April 28 at Rex Putnam High School, Milwaukie, OR. Terrific turnout for the 2024 Developmental events and for the 5K Championship. Unfortunately no entries for the Power Walk. Eleven athletes participated in the 5K and 18 in the Developmental 1500! Conditions were showery - and of course the showers stopped and the sun came out as soon as the 5K (last event) was over! Go here to see the results from the 1500M Developmental event and here to view the results from the 5K.
Oregon Track Club Hayward Classic – 3K Race Walk Sunday, May 5 Hayward Field – Eugene, OR It was a chilly but mostly dry event (save for a few sprinkles!) Go here for the results of all events. Race Walk results can be found on the last two pages of the PDF. Portland Masters Classic Saturday, June 8 Mt. Hood Community College - Gresham, OR 3K Race Walk and 3K Power Walk: 10:00 am Results for all Portland Masters Classic events can be found here: https://www.pdxmasterstrackandfield.com/results-classic-2022 (Note: click on the drop down at the top of the page and select results-classic-2024)
Interested in learning to officiate Race Walking? Contact Marie VerMeer, USATF Oregon Race Walk Chair: racewalking@oregon.usatf.org. Also watch this recording of a virtual Race Walk officiating clinic with Jeff Salvage and Gary Westerfield. Jeff and Gary presented a clinic hosted by Oregon Association in 2021 and 2022, and they were back this year with updated material! Both are experts in the field of Race Walk officiating. Follow this link to the clinic recording. Use this passcode: 3=M=O3K4.