On February 15 I won the 2009 USA National 50k Racewalk Championship!! I'm proud to be a National Champion in the only country that allows women to compete at this distance at the national level, equal to men.
If I'm not doing computer science, I'm probably out racewalking.
Racewalking is an Olympic sport with two rules: at least one foot must be in contact with the ground at all times, and the leg must be straightened from first contact with the ground until it passes behind the torso. These rules are enforced by judges along the course, who disqualify walkers who break them. In the USA competitive racewalking is run by USATF .
I'm currently training for the 2010 USA National 50k Racewalk Championship.
On February 15 I won the 2009 USA National 50k Racewalk Championship!! I'm proud to be a National Champion in the only country that allows women to compete at this distance at the national level, equal to men.
"How much training did you do for the 50k?" 20 hours/week.
"How did you train?" racewalking, walking in sand barefoot, swimming in the ocean, weight training, core strength classes at UCSD, "Personal Athlete" class at UCSD, yoga, and mental training with music.
"What's the longest training walk you did?" 22 miles.
"How long have you been racewalking?" 5 years.
"Fifty-kilometer racewalkers consider themselves the toughest of the tough" -- Elliott Denman
"Veinte kilometros es para ninos y cincuenta kilometros es una distancia para las mujeres." -- Mexican saying, in translation