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What is OLYMPIC "A/B" Standard?

Miranda started Race Walking in High School to help her team get points at track meets.

A technically demanding event, race walking is continuing to grow in popularity across all age groups for its fitness and competitive aspects.

The Rush NY native was a champion in the junior ranks and has consistently qualified for the USA Senior Nationals in Track & Field, both Indoors, at the 3000m distance, and Outdoors, at the Olympic 20k distance

The Race Walk has been an Olympic event since 1906!

Racewalking in the Olympics
is contested at 20km and 50km.
"The 2016 Olympics would be awesome, that's one of my goals!." Miranda likes the challenge of trying to go faster and farther.

Racewalking is a Judged event.


What do the Paddles mean?

Miranda racewalked a 10K in under 53 minutes. That's faster than 445 people ran the same distance at the Medved Lilac 10K in Rochester, NY in 2007. --And don't forget, she was walking.

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2008 Jr. Nat'l Champion
"You just have to persevere and stay committed and know that if you put in the time and effort, that's where you could end up."

"Race Walking taught me patience, dedication, & prioritization. I believe through hard work and dedication to the training you become a better athlete."

"I practice every day, seven days a week. No matter how I feel, no matter what the weather, I know I have to show the di scipline to get out there and workout."

USATF Race Walking

The Athlete ...This All American excelled on the USA Junior National team and won the Junior National championship before moving up to the senior ranks. She has compeated on the international stage in Russia, Mexico and Canada for Team USA, and the USA World Cup Teams. She is an Empire State Games Champion, Olympic Trials Qualifier, and scholar athlete...

At the highest levels, an athlete can average 7 minute miles over a 50-kilometer competition.

"Race walking is anything but a stroll in the park, and it certainly isn't like the speed walking you see ladies do at the mall. It's a real sport and it takes practice and intense training both mentally and physically"

On to Rio! 2016 Olympian Miranda Melville!  "Race Walking is an Olympic event of intense technical ability -- you just have to practice, stay focused and stay committed..." -- MM Spring 2016 15K National RW Champ! ** National U.S. Champion's Road to Rio Crowd Funding Campaign ** Melville Punches ticket to Rome IAAF 2016 RW World Team Championships ** Miranda walks Huge 89 second PR in Japan; becomes 2nd fastest American woman EVER! ** Miranda Melville honored with USATF-NY Athlete of Year Award How Fast Does She Walk?   During a race Miranda can race walk a mile in about 6:41, hold around 7:30/mile for a half marathon, can do a half marathon in under 1:40.0, and can walk over 227 steps/ minute using a near flawless technique!  - Rushing For Arica --    MirandaRaceWalks.com  - Inspiration! --     AthleteBiz.us  - Road To Rio -- Sponsors -Miranda Melville, finishes 26th at World Championships Race Walk! -Beijing China -Gritty Performance at Pan Am Games by USA Race Walk Champ -Toronto -Melville Nails Women's 5000m -San Diego -Notable Season Continues as Melville Earns 7th USA National Title! -Riverside -Miranda Melville Sets New American Record, wins National Championship - Rochester NY - Miranda Melville WINS 2015 United States 20km Race Walk Title! -Eugene OR   5/9/2015 RW PanAmCup, Arica Chile - - Miranda finished a strong 8th, her best finish in an international race, helping the USA women's 20k Race Walk Team to a Podium Finish! (5/9/15) Miranda Melville at XVII Copa Panamericana De Marcha Arica 2015 Race walkers have fewer injuries and can get their heart rates as high as runners. (www.Racewalk.com ) 2014 Highlights US World Cup Trials. Walked her 20km best time of the season to become 4th Fastest American Woman Racewalker in USA history! -June 2014 -- Captures Silver at USATF Outdoor Championships USATF Outdoor Champ! -May 2014 -- IAAF World Cup, Taicing, China. -May 18, 2014 -- Fairmount Park, Riverside, California Wins Title 3rd year in a row.

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VIDEOs -Woman set to race walk in the 2016 Summer Olympics, "there's a lot more to it than speed walking." NBC San Diego By Steven Luke -July 14, 2016 -Excited to be named an OLYMPIAN! YouTube 06/30/2016 -TV report National Champion Competing TWC Sports Staff -6/30/2016 - Miranda Melville qualifies for Olympics- WHEC10 NBC -Maria Michta-Coffey, Miranda Melville and Katie Burnett go 1-2-3 in Women's 20 km Race Walk - U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field 2016-Runnerspsace.com -7/13/15 -YouTube Post Win interview- Miranda Melville 20K Race Walk Champ- Gary Morgan - GLSP -6/28/2015 PODCAST Episode 17, Miranda Melville and Michael Mannozzi & road to the Olympic Trials. 7/2016-Walk Magazine Interview USA Race Walker Miranda Melville shares her own journey & facts about race walking, her training regime and Olympic dream. 6/2016-Wisp-world-usa NEWs 07/12/2016 A whale of an achievement for Melville -Kenosha News 07/12/2016 Olympic Experience Coach Tim Seaman -Kenosha News 7/8/2016 Rush-Henrietta Sr High School graduate becomes Olympian -Henerietta Post 06/30/2016 Rochester NY's Newest Olympian! - Press Release -- 07/13/2015 R-H Grad Olympic Hopeful Race Walks-Rochester D&C 12/29/2015 RH Grad Sets Record in Race Walk -Rochester D&C 12/27/2015Wins 5000 National Championship -Press Release 7/13/2015 Rush-Henrietta grad an Olympic hopeful -Rochester D&C 6/28/2015 Gold for R­H Alum at USATF Outdoors Championships 6/13/2015 Melville Nails Women's 5000m 5/9/2015 Podium Finish Pan Am Race Walking Cup 4/16/2015 Pan American Champ Trials -- 11/2014 Melville Receives Funding Grant from Women’s Sports Foundation 5/21/14 Inspiration! -- AthleteBiz USATF-TV post-race interview -6/14 3/30/2014 World Cup Trials (almost 2 minute PR) 3/9/2014- First American Woman Since 2000 to Walk 10k under 45:30 2/23/14- 14 Second PR For Melville at Indoor Nationals -- 12/28/2013 - Takes Home 4th National Race Walk Championship sets New Meet Record 8/09/2013 - Pre-Race Interview, IAAF World Championships 6/22/2013 - 1st World Championships Team Selection! 5/19/2013 - Captures 3rd National Race Walk Title 3/2013 - Miranda Melville - Moving Forward Interview -- 12/20/2012 - Women's Sports Foundation Awards Grant to NY Race Walker Melville Runnerspace post-race interview -7/12 YNN pre-race interview -6/12 7/1/2012- Breathtaking Battle for Gold at Olympic Trials 6/09/2012- Captures first Sr. Nat RW title+ 5/13/2012- Finishes 49 out of 106 World Race Walking Cup Saransk Russia. 5/2012 for release World Cup Bound! 3/13/2012- with a 54 sec PR, Miranda Excels in Huntington Beach Gets OLYMPIC "B" Standard. 1/21/2012- USATFSDAssn.3K Championship 13:42:02 01/12- Local Olympic hopeful, NBC WHEC Ch 10 -- 12/31/11- Meet record RIT Holiday Classic 3K 13:44:07 Fall, 2011- Miranda's in San Diego training under 2x Olympian, 5x USA 20 km champ & race walk coach, Tim Seaman...more Fall, 2011- Received Greater Rochester Amateur Athletic Fed, (GRAAF), travel training fund Grant 12/11- Olympics on her mind, Henrietta Post

Why Race Walk?

" I like being a part of something
a little more unique."

Miranda racewalks or walks anywhere from 3 to 15 miles a day, 80+ miles/ week, lift weights, does core exercises in preperation for 20 kilometer Olympic races.

Race walking can have much the same cardiovascular benefits of running but with less impact on joints, and can burn 90 - 120 calories per mile.

Heart rates of racewalkers are often higher than joggers because both the upper body as well as the lower body is used.

RaceWalk Technique http://www.eracewalk.com/Home.htm

RaceWalking -- is an event of
Technical Ability within the Sport of Track & Field.

It's recognized
within the Olympic Games, the World Track & Field Championships, the Pan American Games, and numerous national championships.

USA Track & Field (USATF), National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and racewalking in the United States.

US World Cup Trials March 2014 --

 

Race walking can have much the same cardiovascular benefits of running but with less impact on joints.

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