Race Walking 2012 Olympic Trials

2012, 20K Race Walk Olympic Trials, Eugene, OR.

Miranda Melville

a champion race walker from New York

USA 2012 TEAMmates Olympian Maria Michta & Olympic Alternate Miranda Melville

During a race Miranda can walk over 227 steps/ minute using a near flawless technique!

WOW! What an Amazing Race for Miranda!

USATF RW Chairperson Vince Peters presents Miranda the Silver medal at 2012, 20K Olympic Trials

Michta out walked team mate Melville in the last 100m to finish in 1:34:53, to Melville's 1:34:56

"no one could ever be more proud of a 2nd place finish. A gutsy race with almost the perfect storybook ending, Melville crossed the line in a huge PR of 1:34:56.92."
-- racewalk.com

GateHouse News Service
Jul, 2012 ,Henrietta, N.Y. - -
  Miranda Melville mounted a furious challenge at the USATF 2012 20K Race Walk Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. to finish with a 3+ minute personal best 1:34:56 for silver, but missed a trip to the London Games by three seconds.
  The early morning crowd at Hayward Field were on their feet cheering as seemingly out of nowhere, Melville moved from fifth nearly three quarters of a lap back, to fourth, to third then to second as she challenged national champion and team mate Maria Michta of Long Island.
  "I knew I had to race smart and keep pushing," Melville said, in a news release. "I wasn't going to give up on this easily. I was on the hunt and I was not going to slow down."
  All of the top three finishers met the Olympic "B" standard, but none of them surpassed the "A" standard of 1 hour 33 minutes 30 seconds. As a result, only first place Michta qualified for the Olympic Team.

What is an OLYMPIC "B" Standard?

During a race Miranda can walk over 227 steps/ minute using a near flawless technique!

VIDEO - WNY to Represent in Race Walking at Olympic Trials

06/19/2012 08:25 PM

By: Don Heins - Local Olympic Hopeful back home

Local Olympic hopeful back home
Submitted by Robin De Wind, News 10NBC Sports Director
Thursday, January 5th, 2012, 5:54pm