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What is an OLYMPIC "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.

"Race Walking is an intense event of technical ability -- you just have to practice, stay focused and stay committed..."

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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." "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".

Miranda Melville is a champion race walker from New York

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

USA 2012 TEAMmates Olympian Maria Michta & Olympic Alternate Miranda Melville

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.

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

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...

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.

As a member of the USA Race Walking Team, "I like being a part of something that is a little more unique."

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

Miranda racewalks or runs anywhere from 3 to 15 miles a day, lift weights, and trains in preperation for 20 kilometer Olympic races

Checking her time @ USATF National Championships, Eugene OR, 2009 photo from www.Racewalk.com

For more information go to, USATF Race Walking

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

"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 discipline to get out there and workout."