1 Timothy 4:8.....There are 2 ways to live!

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STATS on Championships, state titles etc see bottom of this page....This page Last updated Feb 2005...

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Jonathon's Personal Best performances.

(of all time in an official athletics competition, track or road race.)
R denotes on Road, min is minutes, secs is seconds, hrs is hours

RACEWALKING PB's;

1500m 6 min.15secs...9th January 1993
3000m 13 min.20secs ...25th February 1998
5000m 23 min.36secs...18th February 1996
10,000m 48 min.28secs...20th February 1993
12km (R) 1hr 3 min.2secs...7th June 1991
20km (R) 1hr 46 min.27secs...3rd May 1998
30km (R) 2hrs 50 min.35secs...3rd August 1997
50km (R) 5hrs 38 min. 19 secs...13th December 1998

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Jon's training PB's

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Running P.B.'s;

600m 1min.43secs...27th February 2004
800m 2min 23 secs...29th November 2003...also 14/3/04...(ran 2.16-2.19 at school?????)...
1500m 4min.52secs...1990 (interschool for Emmaus)
3000m 11min.11secs...1st March 1997
10km (R) 41min.01secs...5th April 1998 (104th out of 2391)
12km (R) 52min.52secs...31st August 1997 (565th out of 6005)
Half Marathon (21.1km) (R) 1hr 41min 07secs.....12th June 2005 (168th of 394)
Marathon (42.2km) (R) 3hrs 55min 02secs.....11th July 2004 (139th of 253)
See Jon's Marathon BLOG 2004 or main blog (since December 2005)pages...

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Jon's Running racing, swimming training page

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Racewalking;

State records I used to hold

3000m Walk ; (inauguaral u/16 All Schools) 14min 39.9 - 22nd October 1989
5000m Walk ; (under 16 Men) 25min 34 secs - 6th January 1990
10,000m Walk ; (under 18 Men) 53min 38secs - 27th March 1990,
; 53min 22secs - 27th February 1991,
; 49min 53 secs - 4th February 1992,
10,000m Walk ; (under 20 Men residential); 49min 53 secs - 4th February 1992
; 49min 39 secs - 16th December 1992
; 48min 28 secs - 20th February 1993

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Long term goals

Strongly subject to limitations like 1.when Christ returns 2.what is wise, right. 3.other important priorities 4. finances, time 5. management of injuries and health etc.

Ongoing Racewalking goals;

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In 2000, Jon experienced three serious knee related injuries, The first one from May 2000 still requires an operation, the other two injuries occurred in October 2000 in a basketball game. An operation in December 2000 successfully corrected 1 of the injuries from October, and after a lot of slow rehab in 2001, by April/May 2001 some running was possible. The 2nd injury from October (a torn ACL) is still yet to be corrected although it doesnt seem to stop him running carefully in straight lines (i.e. no tight turns or jumping off that leg) and no racewalking either. The injury from May 2000 still hasnt been operated on (finding enough money AND getting time off from work is proving an elusive mix in the last 4 years), and this will probably be fixed some time in the next few years. The ACL problem is probably more of a priority if it can be fixed, especially as I get soreness from this one after long periods of running/cycling, have problems with going down steep downhill, which I noticed descending Bluff Knoll and Mt Toolbrunup, and whenever I go down stairs. The ACL problem also restricts my movement in a lot of other sports. (Neither of these injuries include the back injury which has been managable since 1996.) Therefore

Jon is out of action

as far as racewalking goes at this stage, and although I have made huge gains during 2002/2003, (see races 2001-2005, and stepped up the training volume considerably mainly with low intensity cycling,(see data3 page) and Track running pages..)I am still restricted in how much running I can do.....after an ankle injury in December 2003, also significant problems with medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints), or something similiar Feb 2004->May 2004....

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Old (2000) racewalking goals;

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GOAL 1. To do BIG P.B.'s in 20km (at least sub 1hr40), 30km (at least sub 2hr 45) and 50km Walk (at least sub 5hr)
GOAL 2. To do 50km Walk in under 4hrs 20min.

GOAL 3. To be selected for, and/or compete against international competitors as a racewalker; ACHIEVED? on Feb. 26 when competing in Australian Men's 20km Championship at Sydney...In this Olympic trials and Olympic test event there was at least 8 athletes from other countries competing...although I was only competing for my state, the race had an awesome atmosphere starting and finishing in the Olympic Stadium... Photos here

1999 Racewalking and running goals achieved;

GOAL 4. To compete in the 5km walk list of events) in the 1999 University Games in September/October in Perth... DONE! :-) see Highlights section...

GOAL 1. Run the Joondalup (23rd May) 10km race under B-Grade qualifying (45min)....ACHIEVED!!!:-) see My runswim.html page

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Running goals still to achieve;

GOAL 1. Beat my P.B.'s for 800m,1500m, 5km,10km,Half-Marathon, Marathon.
GOAL 2. Run the City to Surf 12km in a P.B.....(52min52secs in 1997, 58min in 1999, 54min in 2003)...
GOAL 3. Run 10km race (sub 38min) and City to Surf as an A-grade runner.

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OTHER GOALS

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GOAL 1. Climb at least one mountain every year.
GOAL 2. Hike the Stirling Range Ridgewalk with some mates...(takes several days),(2006; DID my First ARROWS CIRCUIT/Half-Ridgewalk)
GOAL 3. Do some more /Mountainbiking/cycling on the Munda Biddi trail...
GOAL 4. Do some more bushwalking on the Bibbulumun Track and explore the Appalachian trail (USA)....
GOAL 5. Do some more triathlons?
GOAL 6. Run more Trail races like the 6-INCH TRACK 45km and maybe 6-FOOT TRACK...
GOAL 7. Try and encourage my wife to climb more mountains with me... Have started with Bluff Knoll 2005 & 2006, and Mt Trio 2006.

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Links;

1.USA T&F worlds qualifying standards
2.USA T&F Standards,
3. Cool running results page!!!
4.Results of 1998 Optus Perth Grand Prix Athletics Meet
(I won the 3km walk in an ok time of 13.46 in hot conditions.--its the last result listed.)
5. 1998 Australian T&F Championships results (includes Men's 20km Walk and 5km track walk.)
One of the guys I used to train with (Graham Watt) was 11th in the 20km.--again its the last two results.
Note: In the late 1990's, Graham Watt moved to Melbourne on the east coast of Australia, and went on to become Centurion 48 in April 2004, completing the 100 mile walk in under 24 hours, following in the footsteps of our coach Stan Jones who is C10......

6. Jon's triathlon page

See bottom of this page for links to Jons racewalking, running, swimming, triathlon life-goals pages.....

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Some of my Highlights as a racewalker over the years have been;

1987 :Winning my first medal (silver) at the State Little Athletics (LA) Championships in the Under 13 boys 1500m walk in 7min 58 secs.
1988 :1. Breaking the Southern Districts LA Centre record for Under 14 Boy's 1500m Walk with a time of 7min 34.4 secs.
2. Getting some expert technique advice, and distance work guidance from Stan Jones, and the subsequent training group, and racewalking club that developed under Stan's guidance at Armadale S.H.S.... (See Photo 3 below)
1989: 1.Winning the state Under 15 1500m Walk in 7min 09 secs. (See 1st photo below)
2.Competing in, and recording a then P.B. of 6min 54 secs, in my first Australian Championship in the 1500m Walk in Brisbane. (see 2nd photo below.)
3. Racing the Under 17 Australian All Schools 5km Walk on part of Adelaide's Grand Prix circuit, watching Chelsea Groves (from Willetton S.H.S.-- my school in 1991/1992) almost beat Jane Saville (1996, 2000,2004 Olympian--Athens 2004 Bronze Medallist 20km Walk, ranked No 1 in the world in 2004 {website here}) in the girls 5km walk, and watching Jodie Blechyndyn (my second cousin) finish 8th in the under 17 girls Australian cross country championships.
4. Racing my first 20km (2hours and 4 min) as a 15 year old, and winning the Under 20 state title in the process.
5. Winning an Australian team title in the Under 18 8km Walk along with Michael Bisset and Glen Bucar.
6. Travelling to Adelaide by bus to compete in the National All Schools 3km walk.

1990:1. Breaking Jason Burton's State Under 16 Residential record for the 5km Walk with a time of 25min 34 secs.
2. Setting a state under 18 residential record in the World Junior trials 10km race of 53min 38 secs at Olympic Park in Melbourne.
3. Being part of the State Junior Development squad.
4.Winning the state Under 20 20km title in a good time of 1hour 51min as a 16 year old.
1991: 1. Represented WA in Junior National Championships on track for the 3rd year in a row, finishing 7th in the U/18 3,000m in 14.20.
2. Won the State U/20 20km for the 3rd year in a row, beating my P.B. by a few seconds with a 1hr50min49.
1992: 1.Setting a new under 20 and under 18 state residential record in the 10km of 49min 53 secs, and therefore coming under consideration (but not selected)for an Australian Junior team for Korea just before I turned 18.
2.Completing my first 30km race as an 18 year old in 3hrs 15min. (although I was disqualified).

1993: 1. Extending my own under 20 10km record to 48min 28 secs.
2. Winning the State under 20 20km for the 5th consecutive year.
3. Winning the State 30km in 2hrs 51min as a 19 year old.

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1994-1995; Took some time out to adjust to life at University.

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1996: Winning the Men's State 5km Walk championship in 23min 36 secs.

1997: Recording a P.B. for 30km of 2hrs 50min which was good for second in the State Championships.
1998: 1. Winning the 3km race (13min 46 secs) at the Optus Grand Prix meet on 24th January in Perth._._
2. Winning the State 20km Championship in 1hr 46min on May 3 with little preparation. (in hot conditions.)
3. Completing my first 50km in the Australian championships in 5hrs 38min in great conditions!
(lotsa refreshing rain)

1999; 1. getting second in the state 10km walk at Coker Park in 51.52
2. getting second in the state 30km walk in 3hr 20min at Murdoch (despite severe problems with bursitis making it difficult from 14km-25km)...
3. Having fun racing against some decent competition in the 5km walk (finished 8th in 26min 10 secs) at the Australian University Games in Perth on September 28th...
4. Competing in the Australian 50km walk in Melbourne. Results here

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2000; 1.Finishing in the Olympic Stadium in the Australian 20km walk in Sydney in a mediocre time of 1 hr54 for 27th place, it was quite an experience, and the whole race had an awesome atmosphere. Results of all who finished the race here. (Doesnt include DNF's or DQ's in the race...)...See photo 3 below;

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May 2000---->Ongoing knee injuries (May and October 2000) have stopped me racewalking ever since....

L-R; Photo 1: Winning my first state title at Perry Lakes, Perth, March 1989 A.D.

Photo 2: In my first Australian Championship race as a 15 year old, Brisbane, March 1989 A.D.

Photo 3: About 30min after finishing the Australian 20km in Sydney at Stadium Australia, 26th February 2000. The backdrop is Stadium Australia.

Stan Jones, the 10th Australian Centurion was my coach from 1988-1993.
This photo of Stan was taken in 1993 at the Kewdale "factories" course
after I had won the state 30km in 2hrs 51 min at the age of 19.

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Mr Jones is still the one I goto for advice on racewalking training, and a few times I have had a go at trying to train regularly with him, which has always been very good, but unfortunately due to various issues including;
1. Injuries; (1995-hip bursitis), (1996-back injury), (1998-ankle injury),
(2000/2001-3 knee injuries---2 of them in a basketball game in October 2000, and 1 that developed gradually from May 2000...)
2. Lack of commitment by me to training,
3. Me living away from the area (1994-1998),
4. Me losing motivation to compete and train and temporarily dropping out of racewalking (1994/1995 and part of 1999),
for various reasons, mainly financial,job,lifestyle related.
I have been unable to really be an athlete worth coaching in recent years...I dont regret one bit the privelege I have had of benefiting a great deal from Mr Jones' advice and coaching over the years. Mr Jones is an experienced and successful international athlete, coach and official, who I found was highly! regarded in Melbourne, and most likely in England/Europe. I only know about a few of his incredible achievements due to his modesty, and tendancy to focus on what one can achieve now, rather than on what has been achieved..........August 2001, while websurfing, came across his WA State M60 20km walk record of 1hr 55, which has stood for 14years...its online here?... (The WA Masters Athletics(Over 30 years of age) Website.) As of 2001 he is in his 70's now, and I have seen him around our suburb still!!! doing 20-30km training walks at around 6 min/km pace.....

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UPDATE--2003...Stan won the gold in the M75 5000m Walk AND M75 10,000m Walk
at the Australian Masters Championships held in Perth, April 2003.
His "golden double" RECORD! times (33min and 68min)
were better than many in the M70 and M65 races.

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He is a remarkable living legend and the only real coach
I have ever had or wanted.

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Jonathon Phillips; STATS for Racewalking at States & Nationals

Australian Championships on TRACK as a Junior 1989-1993

Australian All Schools Championships

1989 ADELAIDE (road) u/17 5km DQ DNF
1989 ADELAIDE u/17 3000m 8th 15.52
1989 ADELAIDE u/19 3000m DQ 14.38

Australian Championships

1989 Wanneroo PERTH u/18 8km 4th 44.01 (National Team Title-Bisset,Bucar,Phillips)
1998 Albert Park MELBOURNE 50km 6th 5hr 38 (World Cup Trial race)
1999 Albert Park MELBOURNE 50km DNF DNF (44km) (Olympic Trial race)
1999 Perry Lakes PERTH 5000m 8th 26.10 (Australian University Games)
2000 Stadium Australia SYDNEY 20km 27th 1hr 54 (Olympic Trial race, Olympic test event.)

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World Junior TRIALS (Nationals) on TRACK as a Junior 1990-1992

WA State Championships STATS as a Junior

--won (1st) state u/20 10000m (track);
1991--53.22
1992--49.53 (state record).....shortlisted for World Juniors, but didn't have the money and busy with TEE,final year at school, big regrets!
1993--48.28 (state record)

--won over 20 state titles (track and road), set new Junior State Records 5 times on track.
Click -> Records to see Records section on this page

--won (1st) state u/20 20km 5 years in a row;
1989--2hr 04 (as a 15 year old)
1990--1hr 50
1991--1hr 50
1992--1hr 57
1993--1hr 51
--won the open Mens State walk titles while still an U/20 Junior including;
1991 Wanneroo 20km 1hr 54 (as a 17 year old)
1993 Kewdale 30km 2hr 51 (as a 19 year old)

WA State Championships STATS in Open events (post 1993)

1996 Perry Lakes 5000m 1st 23.36 (P.B.)
1997 Perry Lakes 5000m 2nd 24.55
1997 Murdoch 20km 2nd 1hr 51
1997 Murdoch 30km 2nd 2hr 50 (P.B.)
1998 Perry Lakes 5000m 2nd 24.12
1998 Perry Lakes 10000m 2nd 53.53
1998 Murdoch 20km 1st 1hr 46 (P.B.)
1999 Coker Park 10000m 2nd 51.52
1999 Coker Park 5000m 2nd 26.05 1999 Murdoch 30km 2nd 3hr 20

RACEWALKING PB's;

1500m 6 min.15secs...9th January 1993
3000m 13 min.20secs ...25th February 1998
5000m 23 min.36secs...18th February 1996
10,000m 48 min.28secs...20th February 1993
12km (R) 1hr 3 min.2secs...7th June 1991
20km (R) 1hr 46 min.27secs...3rd May 1998
30km (R) 2hrs 50 min.35secs...3rd August 1997
50km (R) 5hrs 38 min. 19 secs...13th December 1998

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1 Timothy 4:8.....There are 2 ways to live!

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