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Welcome to the manxathletics.com forum. Please share information and your views on the sport in the Isle of Man with others.

The forum has been operating in its present form since April 2004 and I particularly welcome comments from new contributors, whether you live on or off the Isle of Man, if you have an interest in Manx athletics.

Many people have used the forum to give thanks to the officials or their own supporters when they have enjoyed an event. Contrustive criticism is always welcome as an additional means of communication, although it is not intended to replace formal communication between clubs and other bodies and their members.

If you are unable to find information about an event on any of the Manx websites, then the forum is the best place to ask for help from other people. Whilst you can email me at murray@manxathletics.com and I will do my best to point you in the right direction, the people who have the answer to your question are likely to visit the forum so it is better that you ask it here. manxathletics.com is an independent site and I do not hold office within any of the five Manx clubs.

There are a few rules. Firstly, you should always use your real name as, apart from making people accountable for what they say, one of the objectives of the website is to make the sport friendly and appealing so please do not hide behind a nickname (anonymous entries will be deleted). Secondly, (it should go without saying) you must not insult or offend anyone. Thirdly, pesistent abuse of rules 1 and 2 will result in the forum being withdrawn.

Thanks for being sensible and I hope you continue to enjoy the forum and the sport.

Murray Lambden

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Subject:		Re: 20k Racewalking Championships...Non race walkers allowed?
Name:		bridget
Date Posted:		May 1, 08 - 9:32 PM
IP Address:		213.137.20.118
Message:		The 20k champs are walked to A rules - leg straight on contact until passing under the body and continuous contact. The only Manx race walks that are under B rules that I am aware of are the Parish and End to End. B rules allow a bent knee, but both A & B rules require continous contact. Regardless of this all walkers demonstrating the ability to walk to A rules will a) look better and b) go quicker. The current Parish Walk record holder is a perfect example of this. The popular winter league is held under A rules, and we have walkers of all levels of fitness and ability taking part. We are lucky to have very experienced judges who will offer a walker constuctive advice or critisism on their technique - early signs of injury have also been picked up upon during races, so having judges there is a very valuable resource in my book. For most 20k, is an effort of longer than 2 hours, so this race could be a valuable session for anyone wanting to line up in the Parish walk in June and the timing is perfect - all walkers of all standards will always be made welcome. Sign on at Andreas village hall from 9.30am

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