Local "Turtles" speedwalk to top place, new records

We thought that our USATF Junior Olympic Competition had been tough, having won it by only seven points, but we never dreamed of what awaited for us in Norfolk Virginia at the AAU Junior Olympic Championship.

From the reception we received, it is now apparent that our combined efforts to promote race walking at the grass roots level is beginning to pay off.  We were elated when we found out there were over one hundred teams with race walkers in attendance and surprisingly, it seemed as thou everyone and their grandmother came to participate.

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