2021 Yearly Report
Canberra 48 Hour Carnival, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra, 27-29 March 2021
I ventured to Canberra on the weekend of 27-28 March to watch the annual Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Carnival. My main reason for going was to watch Justin Scholz (C 61) who had entered the 48 Hour Track Championship as a walker. Justin wanted to complete another centurion walk (100 miles within 24 hours) and he did just that, passing the mark in 22:50:00. It was his 14th centurion walk - a wonderful achievement.
April 2021 - We welcome new centurion Pramesh Prasad (C81)
The Coburg 24 Hour Carnival has co-hosted the annual Australian Centurions 24 Hour qualifying race since 2002 and has provided the venue for 38 new members to be added to our club (C27, C36-C48, C50, C52-60, C67-80).This year was no exception, with Melbourne based racewalker Pramesh Prasad adding his name to our membership list and earning Australian Centurions badge C81 with a 100 mile walk time of 20:43:42. His walk in the 2021 Coburg Carnival 24 Hour walk was an impressive performance. He headed out fast, using the full racewalking technique,and powered through 52.693 km in the first 6 hours. Then he switched to an efficient strolling action that continued to eat up the miles. He passed the 100 km mark in 11:49:11 and reached the 100 mile mark in 20:43:42. From then he strolled a few laps to a total distance of 162.559km, his goal achieved.
To add further icing to the cake, Victorian based ultra walker/runner Justin Scholz (C61) also covered 100 miles within 24 hours with a time of 21:32:28.
Coburg 24 Hour Carnival, Coburg, Victoria, 17-18 April 2021
| Coburg 24 Hour Walk - Men | |||
| 1 | Justin Scholz | VIC | 165.756km |
| 2 | Pramesh Prasad | VIC | 162.559km |
| 3 | Sim Beow Lim | VIC | 122.998km |
| 4 | David Isaacs | VIC | 107.573km |
| 5 | Mark Kani | VIC | 103.468km |
| 6 | John Timms | VIC | 102.049km |
| 7 | Anubhav Tewari | VIC | 61.016km |
| 8 | George Alexandropoulos | VIC | 40.327km |
| Coburg 24 Hour Walk - Women | |||
| | No starters | ||
The 24 Hour walks also hosted the Racewalking Australia 100km walk championships, with placings as shown below.
| RWA 100km Walk Championship Men | |||
| 1 | Pramesh Prasad | VIC | 11:49:11 |
| 2 | Justin Scholz | VIC | 12:43:46 |
| 3 | Sim Beow Lim | VIC | 19:38:04 |
| RWA 100km Walk Championship Women | |||
| No starters | |||
The meet also included 12 Hour and 6 Hour categories, but only a small number of walkers took up the challenge.
| 12 Hour Walk Men | |||
| 1 | Laurie Tinson | VIC | 75.827km |
| 2 | Albin Hess | VIC | 73.470km |
| 3 | Patrick Styles | VIC | 55.404km |
| 4 | Ian Hoad | VIC | 43.645km |
| 12 Hour Walk Women | |||
| 1 | Elise Hess | VIC | 49.823km |
| 6 Hour Walk Men | |||
| 1 | Tony Wilms | VIC | 29.012km |
| 2 | Ken Carter | VIC | 20.882km |
| 6 Hour Walk Women | |||
| 1 | Marnie Grace | VIC | 45.421km |
| 2 | Tracy Colbert | VIC | 33.659km |
| 3 | Donna-Marie Elms | VIC | 20.000km |
A number of masters track walking records were set as follows by Pramesh Prasad
| Pramesh Prasad Pramesh Prasad Pramesh Prasad Pramesh Prasad | 6 Hour Walk 12 Hour Walk 100 km Walk 100 Miles Walk | M45 Residential M45 All Comers / Residential M45 All Comers / Residential M45 All Comers / Residentia | 52.693 km 100.652 km 11:49:11 20:43:42 | Coburg Coburg Coburg Coburg | 17-18/04/2021 17-18/04/2021 17-18/04/2021 17-18/04/2021 |
August / September 2021 - There's no stopping Justin Scholz!
Justin Scholz (C 61) and Sharon Scholz (C 63) interrupted
their cycle around Australia on the weekend of 14-15 August 2021 for
the Track Ultra WA 24 Hour Carnival in Bunbury, Western Australia.
Although having done nothing but cycling since his last hundred in
April, Justin was able to complete yet another one hundred mile walk,
his 16th, in a time of 23:10:55. They then continued on with their
ride, stopping in Adelaide just in time for Justin to pursue another
one hundred mile walk. Competing in the first day of the South
Australian 6 Day Race at Thorndon Park in Adelaide on 26-27 September,
Justin completed 100 miles in 21:31:52 before retiring, task completed.
There seems no stopping the Scholz machine!
VALE Jim Turnbull (C21): 1936 - 2021
It is with great sadness that I must advise of the passing on 5th November 2021 of Jim Turnbull (C21) who
qualified as an Australian Centurion with a 100 mile walk of 23:38.3 in
Wanaroo, Western Australia. He was in fact our first Western Australian
member and one of only two, the other being George Audley who qualified
a year later, in 1986. Jim, who was born in 1936, died on 5th November
2021, aged 85. Jim and I last saw each other at the Lake Burley Griffin
walking carnival in Canberra in 2011 but we kept up correspondence
until he want into aged care 5 years ago. We pass on our condolences to
his children Janine, Craig, Jamie and Glenn and their families.
You can read a little about him at http://www.centurions.org.au/centprofiles/21%20jim%20turnbull.pdf.
Gone but not to be forgotten by his fellow centurions.
Documents
The following documents are displayed here for public scrutiny2021 Annual Report
2021 AGM Minutes
Records in 2021
This
year, we saw a number of new Age Group records, as follows
| Justin Scholz Pramesh Prasad Pramesh Prasad Pramesh Prasad Pramesh Prasad Heather Lee Linda Christison Linda Christison Linda Christison Linda Christison Linda Christison | 24 Hour Walk 6 Hour Walk 12 Hour Walk 100 km Walk 100 Miles Wal 6 Hour Walk 50 Km Walk 50 Miles 100 Km 12 Hour Walk 24 Hour Walk | M45 Residential M45 Residential M45 All Comers / Residential M45 All Comers / Residential M45 All Comers / Residential W90 All Comers / Residential W60 Residential W60 Residential W60 Residential W60 Residential W60 Residential | 166.000km 52.693 km 100.652 km 11:49:11 20:43:42 26.358 km 6:46:44 11:19:51 14:27:00 85.100 km 151.881 km | Canberra Coburg Coburg Coburg Coburg Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney | 27-29/03/2021 17-18/04/2021 17-18/04/2021 17-18/04/2021 17-18/04/2021 05-06/06/2021 05-06/06/2021 05-06/06/2021 05-06/06/2021 05-06/06/2021 05-06/06/2021 |