Penn Relays: Saturday's racewalk result

Congratulations to junior racewalker Katie Miale for her outstanding personal-best time at Penn Relays on Saturday morning. She went out at a crazy, breakneck pace (sub-8:00 for the first mile!) but hung on for a great PR. Katie has battled numerous issues in training through the late winter and spring, so this PR was gratifying and displays how much grit, determination and hard work she has put in. Great for her. Up next is her primary racewalking distance, 20km, next weekend. Also, kudos to Coach Chuck for his extra dedication to the program this weekend. Chuck drove down to Philly for the Thursday night women’s distance races, drove back to northern New Jersey on Thursday night, stayed in a hotel, worked a full day of teaching on Friday, and then got Katie and drove her back down to Philly on Friday night. Then up early to Franklin Field for Katie’s excellent race, and back to Marist this afternoon. And tomorrow morning? On a bus to Yale for a full day at THAT meet. That’s a lot of driving and a lot of track in a few days and it shows Chuck’s ironclad loyalty to the program. Not many part-time coaches would do all that. Nicely done. To both of them. Today!

Penn Relays

Franklin Field

Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Women’s Olympic Development 5km racewalk

6. Katie Miale 25:56.81 (personal-best time)

Spilts courtesy of Coach Chuck

1:00.56 (opening 200-meter), 1:57.72, 2:00.43, 1:57.75, 2:00.50, 2:03.15, 2:09.53, 2:12.17, 2:08.97, 2:10.47, 2:09.03, 2:07.28, 1:59.25