Race Walking Record

The magazine started as a monochrome newsletter, later progressing to full colour, and has varied between 8 and 40 pages in length over time. Content includes race reports, results, nutrition advice, technique and coaching advice, photos, letters, editorial, news, international coverage, and upcoming event previews. A digital (pdf) version of the magazine has been available since 2000. ==Distribution==

The main readership after the UK is Australia, the US, Canada, New Zealand and Russia. Several major athletics organisations around the world are among the subscribers, along with past and current Olympic athletes. ==Special editions==

In June 2009 the first special edition of the magazine was produced as a way of encouraging people to take part in more walking events and increasing awareness of the sport. The first special edition the 2009 Clerical Medical Parish Walk, an event which saw nearly 2,000 walkers in an 85-mile multi-stage race on the Isle of Man. The 800th issue was 40 pages, and celebrated the development of racewalking as a sport. == Full list of editors ==

• Alf McSweeney - 1941–1948, 1953-1962 (Issues 1-81, 116–243) • Gerald Swan - 1948-1953 (Issues 82–115) • John Keown - 1962-1968 (Issues 244–305) • Ken Best - 1968-1970 (Issues 306–335) • Alan Buchanan - 1970-1981 (Issues 336–468) • John Hedgethorne - 1981–1985, 1988-2000 (Issues 469–511, 554–687) • Peter Marlow - 1985-1988 (Issues 512–553) • Peter Cassidy - 2000 (Issues 687–689) • Tim Watt - 2000-2009 (Issues 690–791) • John Constandinou - 2009-2013 (Issues 792–811) • Catharine Telling - March 2013 to date (Issues 812 to 830) • Noel Carmody - March 2013 to date (Issues 831 to date) ==References==