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Technical Rules

"Rule 230 IAAF: Race walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground, so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact occurs.

The advancing leg shall be straightened (i.e. not bent at the knee) from the moment of first contact with the ground until the vertical upright position."

A copy of the IAAF rules booklet can be downloaded by 'Clicking Here'

All IAAF rules and regulations for all events can be found by 'Clicking here'.

Resources for Walkers

	A great place to start for information is the ‘Victorian Race Walking Club’ http://www.vrwc.org.au/.
	They have a weekly newsletter http://www.vrwc.org.au/vrwcnewsletters.shtml that covers all of Australian Walkers including Queensland.
	Of particular interest is a slide presentation on the development of long term walkers which can be found at http://www.vrwc.org.au/documents/Walk%20Coach%20Presentation%20june%202010%20-%20%20Tim%20Erickson.pdf
	The VRWC site has links to most of the national and international websites http://www.vrwc.org.au/vrwc-oslinks.shtml
	But the following are some of the more useful sites for athletes starting out in the walks. From Australian the ‘Little Athletics Victoria’ website has some very useful walks resources that can be found at http://www.lavic.com.au/Portals/43/Documents/Coaching%20Handouts/Race%20Walking%20Judging%20Coaching%20Handbook_website.pdf and http://www.lavic.com.au/Portals/43/Documents/Coaching%20Handouts/RaceWalking_2012.pdf
	For new walkers the US web site ‘Race Walking 101’ offers some good tips and interactive presentations http://www.eracewalk.com/racewalk101 The parent website of the ‘North American Racewalking Association’ offers many more tips and guides http://www.eracewalk.com/
	Another very useful site is the US ‘Racewalk.com’ http://www.racewalk.com/index.php . This site also has lots of video, pictures and animations to help with your learning.
	A general site that is worth a look is ‘How to race walk”: http://walking.about.com/cs/rwtechnique/a/howtoracewalk.htm
	Advice from the AIS regarding nutrition: http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/factsheets/sports/race_walking

YouTube

	‘IAAF Introduction to Race Walking’ (Aimed more at adult walkers): https://youtu.be/z47KyUUiQHU
	‘Race Walking Instructional Video from the South Texas Walking Club’ (Video is aimed at very young athletes but is sound technically): https://youtu.be/JWAwlwIV7mg
	‘Race Walk” (This is a interview done with the Edmonton Race walk president and talks about how easy it is to start in walking) https://youtu.be/yhExj5PWcNE

‘Race Walking Instructional Video from the South Texas Walking Club’ (Video is aimed at very young athletes but is sound technically): https://youtu.be/JWAwlwIV7mg