This weekend will be held Clermont Ferrand, the French Indoor Championships Elite.
Unfortunately still expected the absence of Yohann Diniz in the men event of 5.000m indoor walk, the Clermont Ferrand audience will delight with the presence of another distinguished guest, the Irishman Robert Heffernan, World Champion on 50km in Moscow 2013.
Heffernan has on indoor distance a time of 19:06:58 got to the Belfast Feb. 11, 2012, while in the course of this season has already been able to obtain a good 19:19.83 in Bratislava on Jan. 31, when he finished third behind Tom Bosworth (GBR) and Grzegorz Sudol (POL), but ahead of current World Champion in 50 km Matej Toth (SVK).
To follow with interest the evidence of the two U23 of France, Fabien Bernabe (20: 38.16) and Jean Blancheteau (20: 47.48) both able to get under the wall of 21:00
Here is the entry list of members of the two events.
5.000m. indoor walk men
| Bib | | Athlete | | Club | | | Perf. |
| | | | | | | | |
| 7 | | HEFFERNAN Robert (IRL) | | Spn Vernon | | | 191983 |
| 2 | | BERNABE Fabien | | Sco Ste-marguerite Marseille | | | 203816 |
| 4 | | BLANCHETEAU Jean | | Athle Bourgogne Sud | | | 204758 |
| 9 | | LE COZ Xavier | | Entente Franconville Cesame Va | | | 210129 |
| 11 | | MUTTER Axel | | Ac Roche-sur-yon | | | 210921 |
| 3 | | BLANC Louis-guillaume | | Cognac Ac | | | 211871 |
| 6 | | DELAUNAY Sebastien | | Ca Du Pays Saumurois | | | 212142 |
| 5 | | BOULCH Mael | | Pays De Landerneau Athletisme | | | 212375 |
| 8 | | KUSTER David | | Pays De Colmar Athletisme | | | 212649 |
| 10 | | MAYER Florian | | Alsace Nord Athletisme | | | 213533 |
| 1 | | BAUMERT John | | Ac Vallee Ste-marie-mines | | | 213731 |
| 12 | | SELSELDEB Djamel | | Entente Athletique Grenoble 38 | | | 214734 |
3.000m. indoor walk women
| Bib | | Athlete | | Club | | | Perf. |
| | | | | | | | |
| 12 | | SAOU Virginie | | Asptt Dijon Athletisme | | | |
| 9 | | MARCOU Amandine | | Sa Merignac | | | 132940 |
| 11 | | RINERO CHANFREAU Fabienne | | Ca Montreuil 93 | | | 134814 |
| 13 | | TREBAUL Enora | | Pays De Landerneau Athletisme | | | 135183 |
| 10 | | QUENNEHEN Marine | | Ca Montreuil 93 | | | 135375 |
| 6 | | DUPONT Sandra | | Clermont Athletisme Auvergne | | | 140294 |
| 8 | | MACABEY Aurelie | | Asptt Dijon Athletisme | | | 140700 |
| 1 | | BARRITAULT Lucie | | Athletic Trois Tours* | | | 140729 |
| 7 | | GUILLARD Caroline | | As Fleury Les Aubrais Saran At | | | 142007 |
| 2 | | BERETTA Clemence | | Athletic Vosges Entente Clubs | | | 142276 |
| 4 | | BRUNET Elisabeth | | Tarbes Pyrenees Athletisme | | | 142517 |
| 3 | | BILLA Jeanne | | As Caluire Et Cuire | | | 143498 |
| 5 | | DELEUZE Cecile | | Amiens Uc | | | 143599 |
Robert Heffernan - IRL