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Our two most recent roster additions to the Raleigh Walkers are Ivonne Chirino-Klevans and Dean Freitag. Both come with impressive resumes as endurance athletes and should prove to be excellent representatives at the National and International level for the team.
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Ivonne comes to us originally as a gymnast, who has shown excellent range as a distance runner over the last decade. Looking to continue to compete at a high level and avoid the injuries that come from the higher impact sports of her younger years, she has taken up Race Walking. While running, she had the following times: 22:00 5km, 47:00 10km, 1:42 half marathon & 3:48 marathon. In her first two walks, she completed 1500m in 9:33 and 5000m in 34:16. Both excellent times for the 55-59 age group.
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Dean arrives after completing his collegiate racing career at the University of Rio Grande, where he was a 2x National Champion and 5x All-American in the Race Walk for the NAIA school. Turning pro will mean new challenges as he looks to make a mark on the US, then International, scene at 20 km. Coming in with PRs of 12:33.03 (3000m) and 21:47.62 (5000m), he fits in well with a strong men’s squad that is preparing to earn podium spots at all the major US Championships in the build up to the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games.