Augie Hirt: former #1 ranked USA long distance race walker, set ten American records (1 is 50 miles at 9 minutes per mile), qualified for the 1976 USA IAAF 50 kilometer RW team, All-American, Reebok International RW Instructor, Founder of Chicago Walkers Club, consultant to Heartland Resort, Kenneth Cooper Aerobic Institute and Nike. Augie is a CPA by trade.
Click here to read an article for the October 18, 1976 edition of Sports Illustrated highlighting Augie's victory in a 100 mile walk.
Click here to read an article by Augie on the racewalking technique. This article appeared in the August 1987 edition of Windy City Sports.