Katie Miale: Huge 20km racewalk PR!

Congratulations to junior racewalker Katie Miale for her phenomenal performance this morning at 20 kilometers. Although official results have yet to be posted, I got all of her 2km splits (and some photos) from her mom, as well as her mile splits from Katie’s watch. Her time of 1:57:18 was a more than seven-minute improvement from her time of 2:04:39.91 last year in this race. She went out aggressively. Her 10km split of 56:50 was a personal-best time by more than a minute! She had a predictable and understandable fade in the last 10km, but she hung tough for a great time. When she texted me last night, saying her goal was 1:56, I admitted that I thought that was a too aggressive goal and recommended a slightly more cautious approach. She nearly got that pie in the sky goal, and her goal of making it to the USATF 20km championships is getting closer to reality. Katie deserves a ton of credit for her success. She does most of her training alone. She does not have any team members accompany her on her Tuesday and Friday walk workouts or her Sunday long walk workouts. This race is a validation of the great fitness level she has achieved, and provides great hope for her future at this distance and in this sport. Nicely done, Katie.

USATF 20km race (part of the USATF 30km racewalk championships)

Hauppauge, Long Island, 2km paved loop

20km final time: 1:57:18

2km splits:

11:15

22:46 (11:31)

34:12 (11:26)

45:34 (11:22)

56:50 (11:16)

1:08:36 (11:46)

1:20:39 (12:03)

1:32:44 (12:05)

1:45:12 (12:28)

1:57:18 (12:06)

First 10km: 56:50

Second 10km: 1:00:28

Mile splits:

8:52, 9:11, 9:14, 9:09, 9:14, 9:02, 9:17, 9:48, 9:33, 9:45, 10:08, 9:53