Goorooyarroo Run/Walk Handicap - 26 October 2014 Fast New Course, Nice Views, Bit Warm

VETRUNNER ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 36 Issue 6 — December 2014

Patron: Jack Pennington OAM

Reporters: Ken and Deb Gordon rechecked it before heading to the recording desk, just in Did you say Goo………Well, we have driven past here case, but Group 8 was correct. many times and this month’s reporters had never ventured Phil has increased his running lately and now runs 2-3 into this area. We thought we would ask some of our times a week, is a regular at the 6km BBQ Stakes on attendees how to pronounce this month’s venue!!! Wednesdays and the 5km Customs Handicap on Fridays. Goomorooyaroo. Gooyarooyaroo. Gooyaroo. Garooyaroo. Walking his dog every morning for 30 minutes also has Boobaroo (twin peaks, Angel Marina always has a sense of helped him regain his fitness level since a quad tendon humour). Double Double. We were having fun and then we rupture doing the high jump 12 months ago. Phil has been asked Rad Leovic. Everything but, the pronunciation. He a member of the Vets for more than 10 years and currently even tore the page out of last month’s Vetrunner with the serves on the committee as Club Secretary. He has won a Course Description, handed it to us and said, “We are couple of gold medals over the years and placed quite a few here”. When we pointed to the venue name, he just smiled times too at both the run/walk handicaps and the throwing and said, “You read it”. Some people are cheeky! handicaps. It's a great Club and he is passionate about Thank you to the organisers and St Johns. It’s nice to seeing it continue to grow into the future and continue to see the green folk and know they are there for us. provide such opportunities for over 30 year-olds to Organisers had considered parking arrangements and participate in their athletic pursuits. Phil also does some volunteers assisted us to safe areas. Many runners were weekly volunteer sessions at Pegasus Riding School for the appreciative of the drink station and definitely were in Disabled, leading ponies with young riders and working need of more by the time they returned to the finish line. with adolescents in the care and grooming of horses. Participants had many favourable comments on Carol Baird was a surprised bronze medallist, rating a Goorooyarroo as a course and venue and of course the odd slick 5:08/km pace and thought Goorooyarroo was great. suggestion. Most thought the course was great, light “One of the last things I said to my husband before I left on breeze, not too hot and a reasonably smooth track. Visually Sunday morning for the handicap was that a back marker pleasant, it’s north side and a little tight for parking. could win this as the distance was a little longer being Maybe better for the cooler months as there is little shade. 5km. WOW, look at the fantastic effort by Bruce!!” Carol Many accolades for the traffic management plan and the started from Group 29 and, putting in a great effort, was water station. It’s always good to hear people’s comments very happy to finish with the bronze. She has been putting and thoughts, on with the results….. in some good training over Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie, Frylink Series getting ready for the Triple Tri (running the first 20km The Morrison family, Nadine and Brett, continue to be leg). On Saturdays, training runs are at the Cotter, pretty our book ends. Nadine was happy to have the run, a little hilly out there and the last couple of weeks had included tough and hot but glad to get back to Darcy and Molly to Mt McDonald. So recent training had helped. After, looking sit in the shade. Second over the line and the gold at the results, Carol realised that the two Ken's were hot medallist was Bruce Graham. Running off Group 46, Bruce on her heels, and was glad she pushed over the last few rated at a slick 3:32/km pace. He found it hot and had to hundred metres to catch Judy Forbes to keep in front of sprint to get to the line!! Bruce will be racing in the the boys. Melbourne, City to Sea 15km and was aiming to better the Just to add re - Goorooyaroo, Carol has discovered that Australian record for the one hour run at the upcoming sometimes it is spelt with the double r - Goorooyarroo, Vets track meet. It currently stands at 17km 357.9m; we Yellow pages have it with the double r, but Google and it look forward to hearing the results of his efforts. comes up with the one r. Now we’re not sure how to spell Phil Toomey took out the silver and was surprised he it! Any opinions? (Ed. Vetrunner is going with double r). did so well. He kept thinking during the run that he might have misread his handicap start group and actually Continued page 5 Time To Renew ACTVAC Membership

ACTVAC memberships for 2015 are now due. Current mains unchanged at $38 for single membership and $62 memberships will expire on 31 December. Memberships for double membership. Please also encourage a friend to taken up now will go through to 31 December 2015. join! Members can either renew online though the website, Please direct enquiries with regard to membership to or by filling in the form available in this month's Vetrun- the Registrar, Mike Clapper ([email protected] or ner (inside back page). The subscription cost for 2015 re- phone 0419 993 893). Page 2 — December 2014 Vetrunner Goorooyarroo Run/Walk Handicap -26 October 2014

Photos from John Kennedy

So far, so good Promising start A scent of victory

Frylink: Bruce Graham (Gold), Carol Baird (Silver) Best seats in the house

Waddell: Dave Mackenzie (Gold), Dorothy Thomas: Jeff Grey (Gold), Steve Bradford (Silver) Seedsman (Bronze) Jayne Hardy: 2014 ACTSPORT Masters SportStar of the Year

ACTVAC congratulates Jayne Hardy on being named as the ACTSPORT Masters SportStar of the Year at an event at the Tradies Club in Woden on 31 October. Jayne is well known to Club members as a champion thrower and excels in shot put. Jayne is always first to arrive at monthly throwing handicaps at Masson Street and our Thursday night’s track and field events at the AIS where she organises the various implements to be used by competitors and marks out the throwing sectors. In winning the award, Jayne beat Carmel Smith (Dragon Boating) and Stephen Carter and Jeremy Flynn (Hockey). Congratulations Jayne – well deserved. December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 3 Another month of masters athletics has flown by with the commencement of our summer track and field season. As always, a fantastic job has been done by Ken Smith and the PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Competition Sub-Committee to get these nights to run so of "European Athletics - Your Sport for Life". The EMA smoothly. It has been great to see some new faces at the track. family, together with the WMA family and the TAF Council As in the last couple of seasons, the number of members handed over the Statue of Nike to Hansjörg Wirz for his turning up to compete every week has been dismal to say the strong commitment to and support for masters athletics.” least, with an average of only 55 members turning up each It shows that even the strong “veterans athletics” week. These are among the greatest and most fun events that organisations can see an advantage in moving forward and this club organises, so let’s get behind it and thank the work changing their name to masters athletics. Hopefully, we can the Competition Sub-Committee does. do the same in the near future to strengthen the future of this I’d like to congratulate everyone who travelled up to the club. Gold Coast recently to compete in the Pan Pacs Masters As this is my final President’s message for the final year, it Games recently. From all reports it was a great event as usual makes me look back on what a big year we’ve had. It’s had its with a lot of fun had by all who entered and some great highs and lows, with some amazing events like the Nationals results. trial in Hobart, and some low points with the passing of some The new Woden track has been laid and is starting to look great club members who are being missed. more like an athletics track. Hopefully, we will be able to use I’d like to thank the members of the main committee of it in the new year for our weekly track and field meetings, as Jan Banens, Phill Toomey, Mike Clapper, Jayne Hardy, Lorna it looks like it’s going to be a great venue for the athletics England, Jim White, Kym Chisholm, Mark Rossiter, and John community of the ACT. The Campbell throwing field is Littler for their hard work this year and look forward to the looking great, with mainly the levelling out of the throwing challenges of next year. areas needing to be completed. I’d like to wish everyone a safe and healthy Christmas and The European Veterans Athletic Association has changed New Year and hope you don’t over indulge. I look forward to its name to European Masters Athletics, with its website seeing you at an event in the new year with the exciting time stating: (with some minor editing to make more sense): of the opening of the new Woden track and the Campbell “The General Assembly of Izmir voted for the proposal of throwing field. Germany, France and Italy to change the name EVAA to European Masters Athletics. Hansjörg Wirz - EA President - Brett Kingston was very pleased to see this progress in the masters athletics President. movement. In his speech he pointed out how important it is for the athletics family to be prepared for the future demands

ACT VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB “Fitness Through Fellowship” The Vetrunner is the official Newsletter of ACTVAC Inc, ISSN 1449-8006 Postal Address: GPO Box 2356, Canberra, ACT 2601. Internet at: actvac.com.au Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of ACTVAC Patron: Jack Pennington OAM Half Marathon: Belinda Bounty Equipment Officer and Throws President: Brett Kingston [email protected] Pentathlon: Jayne Hardy [email protected] Competition (T&F): Ken Smith 0421 610 053 0413 060 070 OR 6231 3319 [email protected] Relays and Cross Country: Jim White Vice President: Jan Banens Social Events: Sherryl Greathead 6231 4168 (h) 0414 411 024 6272 4170 (w), Rosemary Parker 6288 Statistician and Club Records: Phil White Secretary: Phill Toomey 2508 and Robyn Saunders 6288 4787 (h) 0400 711 724 Treasurer: Mike Clapper Marketing and Membership: [email protected] [email protected] Brett Kingston 6231 3319 Uniforms: Sue Archer 6281 3872 (h) Run/Walk Handicaps: Dave Mackenzie [email protected] Main Committee: [email protected] [email protected] or 6288 5891 Vetrunner Editor: Mick Saunders John Littler 0448 738 259 Handicap Rosters: John Alcock 0410 504 787 Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 [email protected] [email protected] Kym Chisholm 6286 3213 Vetrunner Distribution: Lorna England Throwing Handicaps: Frank Nugent Roger Abbott 6251 4051 (h) Mark Rossiter Nick/Narelle Blackaby 6258 8902 (h). Jim White 6231 4168 Other Contacts: Webmaster: Public Officer: Jan Banens Member Protection Information Officers Geoff Moore [email protected] Registrar: Mike Clapper Geoff Barker 0401 494 435 Sue Bourke 0408 266 183 Sub-Committee Contacts: Catering/Lost Property: Mike Roche Annual Awards: 6251 1867 (h) AIS track. John Alcock Bryan Thomas 6161 3635 (h) 6286 3213 (h) Bernie Millett 6299 9065 (h) [email protected] (Monthly Run/Walk Handicaps) Page 4 — December 2014 Vetrunner

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Members are entitled to discounts on prices for The Club is grateful for the generous support of goods purchased from The Runners Shop and for the following local businesses: services from Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Go Troppo Fyshwick Markets for a discount on Injury Centre. Please inform The Runners Shop fruit for our regular athletic events; that you are a club member when you make a purchase, and inform the Kingston Physiotherapy Southside Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic and Sports Injury Centre that you are a club for donating a prize at our monthly throwing member when you book a session. handicaps and for providing a $5.00 discount per consultation to our members. As part of their sponsorship arrangements with Garry Maher of Manuka Drafting Service for the Club, The Runners Shop and Kingston donating prizes for the King and Queen of the Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre each Mountain in both the Thomas and Frylink remit to the Club a payment equivalent to a Series. percentage of their sales to members. Nick Walshe, of The Runners Shop, and Craig Wisdom, Belconnen Soccer Club for their support of the of the Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Injury 200th Throwing Handicap and providing a Centre, are club members. venue for the AGM and committee meetings. December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 5 Waddell Series Grey, starting off Group 39, managed to finish strongly to With 31competitors in the Waddell, Robbie Costmeyer sneak past Steve Bradford and Bruce Wight to take the led in the pack. He started off Group 1 ½ (giving the others gold medal. Jeff joined ACTVAC in 2011 when he returned in his group a 3 second head start) in his first attempt at from a stint in Darwin, where he had started running in the walk. Robbie found Goorooyarroo to be a most pleasant 2009. Jeff competed at track and did his first run/walk walk, “Nice change to walk instead of run.” You might even handicap at Campbell Park in January 2011, starting from see him do the walk events at the track now! Recovering Group 45 in the Thomas series. He was ACTVAC president from a hamstring injury, Robbie enjoyed saying hello to in 2011/12 and a board member with Athletics ACT from people on the walk. 2012 to 2014 whilst managing to squeeze in odd events. Fourth across the line and the gold medallist was Dave Jeff has been running three or four marathons a year Mackenzie. Dave thought “it was a beautiful day for the since 2010 and is in a purple patch since turning 50 this Goorooyarroo handicaps on the smoothest surface of all the year, with personal bests at most distances from 1500m courses.” He was surprised to get a medal, a change from up. A 12th place (2:55.00) in the Australian Running his usual 13th placing! Dave doesn’t keep much track of Festival marathon and 30th (2:54.03) in the Gold Coast walkers ahead, only those challenging close behind. The Australian marathon championships are clear highlights rate was his best this year, “perhaps because my weight this year. “This earned me the M50 AMA marathon was down a wee bit on the day.” Medals Dave has won championship to go with my earlier M45 win. I was include a gold in the first year of the Waddell series (2000), fortunate to win the YCRC winter point score series this and a second gold in 2010. year as well.” Dave’s training is 4-6 brisk walks a week, ranging from Jeff had not won a medal before this month, but went about an hour to the occasional day bushwalk. Val close a couple of times on the longer runs like Mt Majura Chesterton's Friday training sessions are most helpful and and O'Connor Ridge. He blames his partner, “the awesome entertaining. The winter events with the Race & Fitness Elle Knight”, and the effervescent Steve Appleby for Walking Club are good for sharpening up over distances getting him into running hills and mountains as his 'cliffy' similar to our handicaps. Occasional judging of racewalks shuffle struggles with even leaves and twigs let alone roots is rewarding, especially as it helps young walkers stretch and rocks. He had a good warm-up coming third in the their abilities. YCRC Goorooyarroo off-road half marathon the week Silver medallist and sixth across the line, Rod Gilchrist, before this ACTVAC event. “I knew how tough it would be also felt the course was to his liking, the uphill and from that run. I got great encouragement on my effort downhill sections being not too long, but steep enough to be during the run and managed not to fall over, but getting a testing, and the surface free of large protruding rocks. The medal was still a shock as I knew others were in front of weather suited Rod as well, because although it was hot, me because of the out and back track.” Jeff has a busy “the heat doesn't seem to affect me, and I give it 100% November with Pan Pac Masters track and cross country effort as always. My medals so far have all been on hot on the Gold Coast, a 50km event at Stromlo and all three days, so I’ll not complain about the heat.” running legs in the Triple Tri before November's Thomas Rod is working on getting back to a reasonable pace series event where he expects to be back around Group 45 after serious surgery in March, so started in front of due to the win! several "quicks", including Monika Short and John Suiter, Starting off Group 35 and eleventh across the line was and managed to hold them off. “Getting towards the finish, silver medallist Steve Bradford. Robin Whyte flew past (ineligible), and I managed to pass Just behind Steve was bronze medallist Bruce the fast finishing Dorothy Seedsman, while seeing that Wight. “I thought the course was a good course being away Dave Mackenzie had already finished.” from traffic, both people and cars, and on a good surface to Rod was disappointed that he was unavailable for the run on. A key to my success was the distance, which as presentation, but had already left to officiate at the AIS someone who starts a little later gave me time to round up track. “I was forced to stop running 12 years ago because of the field, but also allowed Jeff to round me up, which he did problems with both knees, which unfortunately limits me with less than one kilometre to go. I could also see Steve now to walking only about twice a week, but managed to ahead of me but didn’t have anything more in the tank to run 20 half marathons, 10 City2Surfs and 3 marathons give him a charge.” before I had to give running away.” Bruce believes that the handicap concept is great, Prior to running, Rod’s other sporting achievements giving us all a chance at glory, but suspects that, after the included becoming ACT motor rally champion, national handicapper deals with his result, it may be a while before pistol champion (metallic silhouette, standing), and he is seen again. The day turned out to be very productive national gold medal team member shooting black powder for Bruce as, along with this bronze, he was runner-up in pistol. He joined the Vets in 1993, loves the competition his division at golf that day, “beaten on a count back”. He and the well conducted handicaps, and is happy to have his then followed up on Wednesday with a second at the BBQ wife Jennie, and daughter, Belinda Bounty, also competing. Stakes (still wondering how to make top position on the Coming in at seventh position, and surprised to receive dais). Training at the moment is limited to three days a a bronze medal - soon after getting one at Mt Taylor in week, a long run on Monday of about 11-12km, BBQ Stakes August - was Dorothy Seedsman. “The new Goorooyarroo 6km on Wednesday and around 8km on Friday. Weekends track was pleasantly undulating with no rough patches to and Wednesday are golf. “Can you tell I am retired? I have negotiate or fearsome mountains to climb. I felt very happy no idea how I used to find time to go to work, the rest of my with how I went on the day. Despite being rather hot, the week being the usual household chores or planning our green surrounds, great views, chorus of bird life and a cool next trip away.” breeze all added to an enjoyable morning exercise. Of One of the many talented runners in the top nine (not course, the fresh fruit and a cuppa afterwards were a most eligible) was Julie Bell.. Julie thought the course was welcome treat, also the water at mid station was most fantastic and was grateful for the water station. “Great appreciated. Thank you to the team on the day.” venue, although the uphill start was a little tough, but Thomas Series worth the slog for an easier finish”. In her words, “I go in Seventy runners completed the 10 km Thomas event. everything!” The previous week Julie competed in the With the first nine finishers not eligible for a medal, Jeff Goorooyarroo off-road half marathon on this course. Page 6 — December 2014 Vetrunner Run/Walk Handicap T-shirts DES BUTLER: 100 DAWN CASEY: 50 It was while out on a Sunday morning jog in Stromlo Dawn’s first handicap was at Yarralumla Nursery in Forest way back in early 1989 Des met Trish Thomas who October 2002. All have been in the long course and to date encouraged her to join our weekly pack runs and monthly has won two medals (a silver and a bronze). In 2003 she handicaps. was ‘Queen of the Mountains’ for the long course event. A month later Des participated in Dawn says although she had very little her first handicap at Copland College. sport experience she kept fit by walking, She then had a gap from 1993 until bush walking and swimming and it 2001 when she and husband Warren wasn’t until she was in her 40s that she moved to Sydney. Most of her runs took up running. have been in the long course but she Dawn joined the Vets along with a has also done a number of Frylink and couple of friends who were looking for Waddell events. To date Des has won opportunities to improve their running two gold medals and is currently a by facing new challenges and the chance member of the Handicap Sub- to run at different locations across committee. Canberra. In 2011 Des made her debut in our annual Half Marathon and surprised herself by winning Although yet to tackle a marathon Dawn has the W70 age category. Both Des and Warren are regular completed a number of half marathons including six Vets’ members of the Tuesday Group and are also intrepid Halves. overseas travelers, enjoying extended walking or cycling journeys to fascinating and unusual destinations. Thank You to Reporters From Geoff Barker I would like to say “thank you” to all the monthly So thank you to John Hunt – Campbell Park; Marian handicap reporters for 2014, for their time and effort in Hill – Stromlo Forest Park; Martin Butterfield – Central preparing and writing the reports. Curtin; Jessie Faulks – Majura; George Kubitzky – West I enjoyed reading all of them and found the slightly Stromlo; Belinda Bounty – Mt Ainslie; Kym Chisholm – different style and emphasis of each one was both engaging Little Black Mountain; Terry Giesecke – Mt Taylor; Colin and interesting. In talking to other members l have always Simpson – O’Connor Ridge; Deb & Ken Gordon – received the feedback that members have enjoyed the Goorooyarroo. slightly different approach taken by individual reporters.

End of Year Trophies - Thomas Series

In the November edition, our story on end of year Andina Faragher won the award in 2013. Our trophies said that Kathy Southgate was the only woman to congratulations (again) and apologies to Andina for not have won the consistently fastest award for the Thomas getting it right. series, based on AST percentages. This was not correct. Anzac Ultra - April

marks the centenary of the Gallipoli landing and amongst the many commemorative events that will mark this occasion is an ultra-marathon organised by Vet Phil Essam right here in Canberra. There will be four parallel events, all on the new Centennial track that links the green corridors circling Canberra. These will involve either 1, 2 or 3 laps of the 145km course for soloists or 3 laps for relay teams. Participants will have 2, 4 and 6 days respectively to complete their circuit. Details can be found on the website www.anzacultra2015.com or by telephoning organiser Phil Essam at 0425 347 025. Peter Thompson has already entered a relay team of Vets and the whisper is that a couple of friends of the Vets will be doing it solo. If you think a team effort more your speed but don't know where to find like-minded partners, then contact me or Phil and we'll put prospective relay team members in touch with each other. If this is you ,then Unless you hope to challenge Methusalah and hang out email me John Kennedy at [email protected] or for a 200th anniversary run, then the opportunities to be Phil Essam at [email protected]. part of a unique running event are diminishing. 2015 December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 7 ACT Vets at the Pan Pacs Reporter: John Reynolds In all, over 400 athletes competed in the track & field A small but enthusiastic group of ACT Vets made a section of the games. As well as competitors from all successful journey north to the Gold Coast to participate in Australian states & territories there were entrants from the Pan Pacific Masters Games. Eleven athletes from the New Zealand, India, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Barbados & club took on the rest of Australia as well as several athletes Canada from overseas countries to win a total of 48 medals, including 24 gold. They also broke four Pan Pac records. Results The most successful were Cory Collins, John Lamb and Bob Banens M65 - 1st Shot put 10.70; 1st discus 37.19; Bob Banens who all won four gold medals . Fran Harris 1st javelin 37.68; 1st throws pentathlon 3550 points;2nd won three gold medals while Jeff Grey, Garry Maher, John hammer throw 31.10; 2nd eight throw 13.53; Reynolds, Terri Jones and Consie Larmour all won two Jan Banens W70 – 1st hammer throw 29.73 (record); events each. Jan Banens was the other gold medal winner. 2nd shot put 6.81; 2nd discus 16.50; 2nd javelin 16.53; 2nd In her gold medal winning event, the hammer throw, weight throw 10.68; 2nd throws pentathlon 3722 points; Jan broke the championship record with a new mark of Cory Collins W75 – 1st 60 metres 11:99; 1st 100 metres 29.73. Fran Harris was also a record breaker, establishing 19:2; 1st 200 metres 42:56; 1st 400 metres 1:32:5; a new record of 21:19 in the 80 metres hurdles. Another Jeff Grey M50 – 1st 8km cross country 32.:7:0; 1st 3000 record breaker in the hurdles was John Lamb, whose time metres steeplechase 12:45:25; 2nd 800 metres 2:29:18; 2nd in the 100 metres hurdles set a new standard of 17:43. 1500 metres 5:09:71; 2nd 5000 metres 18:23:72; Theresa Jones was the other record breaker. Her time of Fran Harris W70 – 1st 80 metres hurdles 21.19 1:14:37.5 set a new mark in the 8km cross country. Four (record); 1st long jump 2.59; 1st triple jump 5.57; 2nd 200 club records were also set at the games but they are still to metres hurdles 47.96; 3rd 60 metres 11.94; 3rd javelin 16.10; be confirmed. 200 metres 43.14; The standard in many of the events was quite high Terri Jones W75 – 1st 1500 metres 10:34:18; 1st 8km with several of the ACT athletes having to contend with cross country 1:14:37:5 (record) world and Australian champions and record holders in John Lamb M65 – 1st 200 metres 27.01; 1st 400 metres their events. Fran Harris had to compete against world 60.86; 1st 100 metres hurdles 17.43 (record); 1st 300 metres champion Marge Allison in several of her events and John hurdles 52.34; 2nd 60 metres 8.49; Lamb was opposed by long time sprint champion Peter Consie Larmour W75 – 1st long jump 1.85; 1st triple Crombie. In the throwing events Bob Banens had a good jump 5.04; 2nd 60 metres 12.66; 2nd 100 metres 21.89; 2nd tussle with top New Zealand thrower Rick Davidson and 200 metres 46.69; 2nd 400 metres 2:07:87; John Reynolds had to contend with Guy Quarterman, the Garry Maher M65 – 2nd 800 metres 3:09:14; 2nd 300 winner of the 2013 Royce Foley throwing trophy at the metres hurdles 62.40; 3rd 400 metres 73.76; 60 metres 9.49; nationals in Canberra. 100 metres 15.6; 200 metres 30.88; shot put 7.69; There was an interesting occurrence in the M65 John Reynolds M70 – 1st hammer throw 32.59; 1st hammer throw in which Bob Banens was competing. On his weight throw 14.09; 2nd throws pentathlon 2968 points; 3rd last throw Bob struggled to get much distance and blamed discus 27.19; shot put 8.84; javelin 20.26; tiredness and maybe old age. On further investigation it Mark Young M40 – 2nd 4000 metres cross country was discovered that one of the red painted hammers which 22.03.10; is the colour for the 5kg implement was actually a 6kg. Bob dismissed the idea of a protest as he wasn’t sure how many of his fellow competitors made the same error.

Terri Jones - Gold medal Jeff Grey - Gold medal

Consie Larmour, Terri Jones, Fran Harris and Cory Collins ... Cory Collins and Consie Larmour at the track ... And their 22 medals Page 8 — December 2014 Vetrunner Goorooyarroo Run/Walk Handicap Results 26 October 2014

THOMAS SERIES Over 10.0km Difficulty Factor 1.10 Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 1 Kent Williams M70 35 10 16:05 1:04:30 0:48:25 4:05-4:10 4:51 4:24.1 86.5 0 G 2 Desma Butler W70 12 1 00:00 1:09:40 1:09:40 6:00-6:10 6:58 6:20.0 76.8 0 G Auto Rvw 11 3 Gordon Calcino M65 29 13 20:35 1:14:03 0:53:28 4:35-4:40 5:21 4:51.6 72.8 0 N Auto Rvw 28 4 Alan Duus M65 16 1 00:00 1:15:23 1:15:23 5:40-5:45 7:32 6:51.2 53.6 0 G Auto Rvw 15 5 Cathy Newman W50 13 20:35 1:19:45 0:59:10 5:55 5:22.7 67.5 0 0 Auto Rvw 20 6 Geoff Barker M70 7 1 00:00 1:20:07 1:20:07 6:50-7:00 8:01 7:17.0 52.3 0 G Auto Rvw 6 7 Robyn McClelland W60 20 15 22:20 1:23:04 1:00:44 5:20-5:25 6:04 5:31.3 71.7 0 G Auto Rvw 19 8 Julie Bell W60 18 15 22:20 1:23:23 1:01:03 5:30-5:35 6:06 5:33.0 74.1 0 N 9 Julie Alexander W55 13 20:35 1:24:15 1:03:40 6:22 5:47.3 64.8 0 0 Auto Rvw 15 10 Jeff Grey M50 39 39 43:45 1:24:40 0:40:55 3:45-3:50 4:06 3:43.2 83.1 150 Y Gold 43 11 Steve Bradford M60 35 35 40:10 1:24:46 0:44:36 4:05-4:10 4:28 4:03.3 84.2 149 Y Silver 38 12 Bruce Wight M50 36 36 41:05 1:24:55 0:43:50 4:00-4:05 4:23 3:59.1 78.0 148 Y Bronze 39 13 Blair Phillips M60 14 14 21:25 1:25:01 1:03:36 5:50-5:55 6:22 5:46.9 59.6 147 Y Auto Rvw 16 14 David Baussmann M60 29 29 34:50 1:25:03 0:50:13 4:35-4:40 5:01 4:33.9 75.8 146 Y Auto Rvw 30 15 Ken Eynon M65 20 20 26:45 1:25:33 0:58:48 5:20-5:25 5:53 5:20.7 68.7 0 1 Auto Rvw 21 16 Ian McDonald M50 35 35 40:10 1:26:18 0:46:08 4:05-4:10 4:37 4:11.6 74.6 145 Y 17 Peter Lockey M45 22 22 28:35 1:26:27 0:57:52 5:10-5:15 5:47 5:15.6 58.4 0 1 Auto Rvw 23 18 Jacqueline Millard W60 15 15 22:20 1:26:52 1:04:32 5:45-5:50 6:27 5:52.0 66.6 144 Y Auto Rvw 14 19 Jim White M65 28 28 33:55 1:26:55 0:53:00 4:40-4:45 5:18 4:49.1 72.0 143 Y Auto Rvw 27 20 William Arthur M60 22 22 28:35 1:26:56 0:58:21 5:10-5:15 5:50 5:18.3 65.2 0 1 Auto Rvw 21 21 Kevin Chapman M70 20 20 26:45 1:27:02 1:00:17 5:20-5:25 6:02 5:28.8 69.5 142 Y Auto Rvw 19 22 Peter Thomson M50 35 35 40:10 1:27:04 0:46:54 4:05-4:10 4:41 4:15.8 74.2 141 Y Auto Rvw 34 23 Steve Appleby M60 25 25 31:15 1:27:06 0:55:51 4:55-5:00 5:35 5:04.6 67.5 140 Y Auto Rvw 24 24 Rod Lynch M50 41 41 45:30 1:27:07 0:41:37 3:35-3:40 4:10 3:47.0 83.7 139 Y Auto Rvw 40 25 Bernie Millett M70 29 29 34:50 1:27:12 0:52:22 4:35-4:40 5:14 4:45.6 81.6 138 Y Auto Rvw 28 26 Peter Bourgaize M60 36 36 41:05 1:27:17 0:46:12 4:00-4:05 4:37 4:12.0 81.8 137 Y Auto Rvw 35 27 Charlie Modrak M65 28 28 33:55 1:27:22 0:53:27 4:40-4:45 5:21 4:51.5 71.4 136 Y 28 Ruth Baussmann W60 15 15 22:20 1:27:32 1:05:12 5:45-5:50 6:31 5:55.6 69.4 135 Y Auto Rvw 14 29 Kevin O'Keeffe M65 31 31 36:35 1:27:51 0:51:16 4:25-4:30 5:08 4:39.6 75.9 134 Y Auto Rvw 30 30 Craig Wisdom M50 38 38 42:50 1:28:21 0:45:31 3:50-3:55 4:33 4:08.3 76.5 133 Y Auto Rvw 37 31 Giles Lamb M40 38 38 42:50 1:28:22 0:45:32 3:50-3:55 4:33 4:08.4 69.6 0 N Auto Rvw 37 32 Craig Wurtz M50 30 30 35:40 1:28:23 0:52:43 4:30-4:35 5:16 4:47.5 64.5 132 Y Auto Rvw 29 33 Peter Clarke M60 38 38 42:50 1:28:29 0:45:39 3:50-3:55 4:34 4:09.0 83.1 131 Y Auto Rvw 37 34 Marilyn Banfield W65 13 13 20:35 1:28:30 1:07:55 5:55-6:00 6:47 6:10.5 67.5 130 Y Auto Rvw 12 35 Angel Marina M50 29 29 34:50 1:28:33 0:53:43 4:35-4:40 5:22 4:53.0 64.8 129 Y Auto Rvw 28 36 Rad Leovic M85 5 5 07:10 1:28:41 1:21:31 7:10-7:20 8:09 7:24.6 80.2 128 Y Auto Rvw 4 37 Mike Siers M55 21 21 27:40 1:28:47 1:01:07 5:15-5:20 6:07 5:33.4 59.0 127 Y Auto Rvw 20 38 Sherryl Greathead W60 11 11 17:50 1:28:53 1:11:03 6:10-6:20 7:06 6:27.5 62.1 126 Y Auto Rvw 10 39 David Clarke M55 34 34 39:15 1:28:58 0:49:43 4:10-4:15 4:58 4:31.2 71.5 125 Y 40 Terri Jones W75 1 1 00:00 1:29:05 1:29:05 7:50-8:00 8:55 8:05.9 63.8 124 Y 41 Maria O'Reilly W55 34 34 39:15 1:29:16 0:50:01 4:10-4:15 5:00 4:32.8 85.1 123 Y Auto Rvw 33 42 Alan Mallory M55 27 27 33:00 1:29:20 0:56:20 4:45-4:50 5:38 5:07.3 65.8 122 Y 43 Maree Coldrick W55 24 24 30:20 1:29:23 0:59:03 5:00-5:05 5:54 5:22.1 69.2 121 Y Auto Rvw 23 44 Jennie Blake W55 18 18 25:00 1:29:38 1:04:38 5:30-5:35 6:28 5:52.5 64.5 120 Y Auto Rvw 17 45 Mary Ann Busteed W65 20 20 26:45 1:29:43 1:02:58 5:20-5:25 6:18 5:43.5 72.8 119 Y Auto Rvw 19 46 Maria White W60 15 15 22:20 1:29:48 1:07:28 5:45-5:50 6:45 6:08.0 65.4 118 Y Auto Rvw 14 47 Alan Newton M70 21 21 27:40 1:29:50 1:02:10 5:15-5:20 6:13 5:39.1 68.3 117 Y Auto Rvw 20 48 Prue Bradford W55 14 14 21:25 1:29:57 1:08:32 5:50-5:55 6:51 6:13.8 59.6 116 Y Auto Rvw 13 49 Stephen Gray M55 15 15 22:20 1:30:01 1:07:41 5:45-5:50 6:46 6:09.2 54.0 115 Y Auto Rvw 14 50 Dawn Casey W60 11 11 17:50 1:30:14 1:12:24 6:10-6:20 7:14 6:34.9 60.9 0 1 51 Ewan Brown M65 10 10 16:05 1:30:21 1:14:16 6:20-6:30 7:26 6:45.1 52.4 114 Y Auto Rvw 9 52 Richard Scutter M65 13 13 20:35 1:30:27 1:09:52 5:55-6:00 6:59 6:21.1 56.7 113 Y Auto Rvw 12 53 Bernie Rogers M70 1 1 00:00 1:30:30 1:30:30 7:50-8:00 9:03 8:13.6 46.9 112 Y 54 Ken Smith M55 28 28 33:55 1:30:33 0:56:38 4:40-4:45 5:40 5:08.9 65.4 0 1 55 George Quarmby M55 23 23 29:30 1:30:36 1:01:06 5:05-5:10 6:07 5:33.3 60.6 111 Y Auto Rvw 22 56 Samantha Rampant W35 22 22 28:35 1:30:39 1:02:04 5:10-5:15 6:12 5:38.5 54.7 110 Y Auto Rvw 21 57 John Kennedy M60 32 32 37:30 1:30:48 0:53:18 4:20-4:25 5:20 4:50.7 71.4 109 Y 58 Hugh Crawley M70 21 21 27:40 1:30:51 1:03:11 5:15-5:20 6:19 5:44.6 66.7 108 Y Auto Rvw 20 59 Mick Charlton M60 22 22 28:35 1:31:08 1:02:33 5:10-5:15 6:15 5:41.2 60.4 107 Y Auto Rvw 21 60 Diana Schneider W65 28 28 33:55 1:31:13 0:57:18 4:40-4:45 5:44 5:12.5 85.7 106 Y Auto Rvw 27 61 Will Foster M70 9 9 14:20 1:31:37 1:17:17 6:30-6:40 7:44 7:01.5 54.2 0 1 62 Margaret McSpadden W65 11 11 17:50 1:31:59 1:14:09 6:10-6:20 7:25 6:44.5 64.8 105 Y 63 Belinda Bounty W35 24 24 30:20 1:32:10 1:01:50 5:00-5:05 6:11 5:37.3 54.9 0 1 64 Martin Butterfield M65 22 22 28:35 1:32:26 1:03:51 5:10-5:15 6:23 5:48.3 62.1 104 Y Auto Rvw 21 65 Christopher Lang M60 19 19 25:55 1:34:32 1:08:37 5:25-5:30 6:52 6:14.3 55.3 103 Y 66 Jennie Gilchrist W60 11 11 17:50 1:34:54 1:17:04 6:10-6:20 7:42 7:00.4 57.2 102 Y Auto Rvw 10 67 Jon Donovan M50 14 14 21:25 1:35:48 1:14:23 5:50-5:55 7:26 6:45.7 46.3 101 Y 68 Paul Archer M65 36 36 41:05 1:35:52 0:54:47 4:00-4:05 5:29 4:58.8 69.7 100 Y Auto Rvw 35 69 Mick Horan M55 32 32 37:30 1:35:53 0:58:23 4:20-4:25 5:50 5:18.5 60.0 99 Y Auto Rvw 31 70 Bob Lowry M65 25 7 10:45 1:43:38 1:32:53 4:55-5:00 9:17 8:26.6 42.7 0 G Auto Rvw 24

FRYLINK SERIES Over 5.0km Difficulty Factor 1.11 Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 1 Nadine Morrison W45 30 4 02:45 0:28:12 0:25:27 4:30-4:35 5:05 4:35.1 69.4 0 G 2 Bruce Graham M50 46 46 25:00 0:42:39 0:17:39 3:10-3:15 3:32 3:10.8 95.1 75 Y Gold 49 3 Phillip Toomey M65 8 8 06:15 0:42:42 0:36:27 6:40-6:50 7:17 6:34.1 53.6 74 Y Silver 12 4 Carol Baird W65 29 29 17:25 0:43:04 0:25:39 4:35-4:40 5:08 4:37.3 87.5 73 Y Bronze 31 5 Ken Gordon M50 34 34 19:40 0:43:06 0:23:26 4:10-4:15 4:41 4:13.3 71.6 72 Y 6 Ken White M60 33 33 19:15 0:43:08 0:23:53 4:15-4:20 4:47 4:18.2 75.7 71 Y 7 Judy Forbes W80 1 1 00:00 0:43:12 0:43:12 7:50-8:00 8:38 7:47.0 78.3 70 Y Auto Rvw 2 December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 9

Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 8 Deb Gordon W45 26 26 16:05 0:43:25 0:27:20 4:50-4:55 5:28 4:55.5 66.1 69 Y 9 Jo Cockwill W60 15 15 11:10 0:43:32 0:32:22 5:45-5:50 6:28 5:49.9 66.5 68 Y 10 Hugh Ford M55 29 28 17:00 0:44:00 0:27:00 4:35-4:40 5:24 4:51.9 63.7 0 N 11 Frank Kresse M55 36 36 20:35 0:44:07 0:23:32 4:00-4:05 4:42 4:14.4 75.0 67 Y Auto Rvw 35 12 Katie Forestier W45 40 40 22:20 0:44:10 0:21:50 3:40-3:45 4:22 3:56.0 83.7 66 Y Auto Rvw 39 13 Brenda Ford W65 1 1 00:00 0:44:32 0:44:32 7:50-8:00 8:54 8:01.4 52.3 65 Y 14 Joan Mallory W80 1 1 00:00 0:44:48 0:44:48 7:50-8:00 8:58 8:04.3 72.6 0 1 15 Gwen Gleeson W85 1 1 00:00 0:44:52 0:44:52 7:50-8:00 8:58 8:05.0 81.3 64 Y 16 Wanda Stewart W60 7 7 05:25 0:45:01 0:39:36 6:50-7:00 7:55 7:08.1 55.9 63 Y Auto Rvw 6 17 Cory Collins W75 5 5 03:35 0:45:09 0:41:34 7:10-7:20 8:19 7:29.4 69.3 62 Y 18 Alan Wilson M70 25 25 15:40 0:45:21 0:29:41 4:55-5:00 5:56 5:20.9 69.5 61 Y Auto Rvw 24 19 Nigel Coldrick M55 10 10 08:05 0:45:22 0:37:17 6:20-6:30 7:27 6:43.1 46.5 60 Y Auto Rvw 9 20 Robyn Saunders W60 14 14 10:45 0:46:54 0:36:09 5:50-5:55 7:14 6:30.8 60.4 59 Y Auto Rvw 13 21 Consie Larmour W75 5 5 03:35 0:47:15 0:43:40 7:10-7:20 8:44 7:52.1 67.2 58 Y Auto Rvw 4 22 Jocelyn Bowman W75 2 7 05:25 0:47:38 0:42:13 7:40-7:50 8:27 7:36.4 65.8 0 1 Auto Rvw 3 23 Merv Collins M85 11 11 08:55 0:47:41 0:38:46 6:10-6:20 7:45 6:59.1 82.4 57 Y Auto Rvw 10 24 Nerelle Harrison-Heard W55 18 18 12:30 0:47:54 0:35:24 5:30-5:35 7:05 6:22.7 58.5 56 Y Auto Rvw 17 25 Gary Moss M65 27 27 16:30 0:48:35 0:32:05 4:45-4:50 6:25 5:46.8 59.7 55 Y Auto Rvw 26 26 Diann Bramwell W65 1 1 00:00 0:48:42 0:48:42 7:50-8:00 9:44 8:46.5 48.6 54 Y 27 Theresa Macgregor W50 22 22 14:20 0:49:15 0:34:55 5:10-5:15 6:59 6:17.5 55.5 53 Y Auto Rvw 21 28 Bob Chapman M80 8 8 06:15 0:49:24 0:43:09 6:40-6:50 8:38 7:46.5 53.9 52 Y Auto Rvw 7 29 Anne Young W75 6 6 04:30 0:51:22 0:46:52 7:00-7:10 9:22 8:26.7 62.6 51 Y Auto Rvw 5 30 Beryl Lowry W65 5 9 07:10 0:52:49 0:45:39 7:10-7:20 9:08 8:13.5 51.0 0 1 Auto Rvw 4 31 Jamie Macgregor M60 21 21 13:50 0:53:25 0:39:35 5:15-5:20 7:55 7:07.9 45.4 50 Y Auto Rvw 20 32 Robert Botterill M50 6 6 04:30 0:54:24 0:49:54 7:00-7:10 9:59 8:59.5 33.6 0 0 33 Brett Morrison M45 29 50 26:45 1:02:52 0:36:07 4:35-4:40 7:13 6:30.5 44.5 49 Y Auto Rvw 28

WADDELL SERIES Over 5.0km Difficulty Factor 1.10 Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 1 Robbie Costmeyer M65 1 00:00 0:46:45 0:46:45 9:21 8:30.0 58.7 0 0 Auto Rvw 9 2 Norman Bowman M75 7 7 05:20 0:50:08 0:44:48 8:50-9:00 8:58 8:08.7 71.3 0 1 Auto Rvw 19 3 Alice Scott W65 29 5 03:35 0:50:17 0:46:42 6:35-6:40 9:20 8:29.5 68.0 0 G Auto Rvw 28 4 Dave Mackenzie M80 20 20 13:15 0:52:17 0:39:02 7:20-7:25 7:48 7:05.8 89.3 75 Y Gold 29 5 Robin Whyte M70 33 19:00 0:52:44 0:33:44 6:45 6:08.0 87.0 0 0 Auto Rvw 35 6 Rod Gilchrist M65 27 27 16:25 0:53:05 0:36:40 6:45-6:50 7:20 6:40.0 77.0 74 Y Silver 31 7 Dorothy Seedsman W75 13 13 10:10 0:53:09 0:42:59 7:55-8:00 8:36 7:48.9 88.0 73 Y Bronze 18 8 Neil Gentle M75 11 11 08:50 0:53:16 0:44:26 8:10-8:20 8:53 8:04.7 70.2 0 1 Auto Rvw 14 9 Ray Bramwell M75 17 17 12:00 0:53:53 0:41:53 7:35-7:40 8:23 7:36.9 76.3 72 Y 10 Keith Johnson M70 18 18 12:25 0:53:55 0:41:30 7:30-7:35 8:18 7:32.7 69.8 71 Y 11 Marian Hill W60 24 24 15:05 0:53:59 0:38:54 7:00-7:05 7:47 7:04.4 75.9 70 Y 12 Michael Freer M85 12 12 09:45 0:54:05 0:44:20 8:00-8:10 8:52 8:03.6 82.5 69 Y 13 Edward Towner M60 24 24 15:05 0:54:06 0:39:01 7:00-7:05 7:48 7:05.6 63.8 68 Y Auto Rvw 23 14 Maureen Scutter W65 11 11 08:50 0:54:10 0:45:20 8:10-8:20 9:04 8:14.5 70.0 67 Y 15 Monika Short W65 29 29 17:15 0:54:12 0:36:57 6:35-6:40 7:23 6:43.1 83.6 66 Y Auto Rvw 28 16 John Busteed M65 6 6 04:25 0:54:44 0:50:19 9:00-9:10 10:04 9:08.9 55.3 65 Y 17 Peter Kallio M75 24 24 15:05 0:54:46 0:39:41 7:00-7:05 7:56 7:12.9 79.6 64 Y Auto Rvw 23 18 Colin Simpson M70 29 29 17:15 0:54:51 0:37:36 6:35-6:40 7:31 6:50.2 77.0 63 Y 19 Cilla Chapman W65 9 9 07:05 0:54:56 0:47:51 8:30-8:40 9:34 8:42.0 63.7 62 Y Auto Rvw 8 20 John Suiter M85 31 31 18:10 0:55:10 0:37:00 6:25-6:30 7:24 6:43.6 98.9 61 Y Auto Rvw 30 21 Shona Prince W50 29 29 17:15 0:55:47 0:38:32 6:35-6:40 7:42 7:00.4 67.6 0 1 Auto Rvw 28 22 Peter Prince M55 20 29 17:15 0:55:48 0:38:33 7:20-7:25 7:43 7:00.5 63.3 0 0 Auto Rvw 28 23 Suzanne Counsel W70 12 12 09:45 0:56:59 0:47:14 8:00-8:10 9:27 8:35.3 74.6 60 Y Auto Rvw 11 24 John Hunt M70 15 15 11:05 0:57:01 0:45:56 7:45-7:50 9:11 8:21.1 64.7 59 Y Auto Rvw 14 25 Graeme Small M70 15 15 11:05 1:00:54 0:49:49 7:45-7:50 9:58 9:03.5 59.6 58 Y Auto Rvw 14 26 Bob Banens M65 12 33 19:00 1:01:39 0:42:39 8:00-8:10 8:32 7:45.3 62.5 57 Y Auto Rvw 18 27 Margaret Taylor W65 15 15 11:05 1:01:50 0:50:45 7:45-7:50 10:09 9:13.6 60.0 56 Y Auto Rvw 14 28 Warren Butler M70 15 15 11:05 1:02:18 0:51:13 7:45-7:50 10:15 9:18.7 58.7 55 Y Auto Rvw 14 29 Barry Seedsman M80 15 15 11:05 1:02:19 0:51:14 7:45-7:50 10:15 9:18.9 64.8 54 Y Auto Rvw 14 30 Nick Blackaby M60 1 1 00:00 1:38:09 1:38:09 9:50-10:00 19:38 17:50.7 25.4 53 Y 31 Narelle Blackaby W50 1 1 00:00 1:38:15 1:38:15 9:50-10:00 19:39 17:51.8 26.4 52 Y Run/Walk Handicap Pointscore Competition

THOMAS SERIES Total of best 8 events Name Total Events 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Charlie Modrak 1116 9 117 138 134 143 137 141 146 141 136 Rod Lynch 1114 9 142 138 138 138 143 141 118 135 139 Jim White 1112 9 138 146 136 128 145 145 131 126 143 Robbie Costmeyer 1107 8 140 144 135 142 137 132 141 136 Roger Pilkington 1089 8 150 148 106 142 135 147 115 146 Angel Marina 1080 8 139 147 125 132 147 140 121 129 Bruce Wight 1079 8 124 130 127 147 128 130 145 148 John Kennedy 1074 9 147 149 100 133 143 142 144 107 109 Jeff Grey 1065 8 107 131 141 139 126 138 133 150 Diana Schneider 1035 9 136 132 98 129 133 144 149 106 106 Peter Clarke 1030 8 119 128 124 123 124 133 148 131 Stephen Gray 1025 9 141 124 122 135 134 138 116 113 115 Jon Donovan 1018 9 123 133 110 124 122 138 135 133 101 Kevin Chapman 1018 8 130 133 116 111 127 111 148 142 Jennie Blake 1012 9 149 107 115 109 126 134 114 145 120 Alan Mallory 1003 9 128 141 141 104 121 119 127 101 122 Peter Thomson 992 8 109 129 103 130 125 136 119 141 Craig Wurtz 970 8 99 102 140 116 115 139 127 132 Hugh Crawley 959 9 112 0 120 148 99 122 145 105 108 Ian McDonald 945 7 118 106 140 146 146 144 145 Bernie Millett 938 9 96 106 91 102 112 116 130 138 138 Page 10 — December 2014 Vetrunner

Name Total Events 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Richard Scutter 937 9 108 112 108 110 119 133 128 114 113 Bernie Rogers 929 9 102 97 95 137 139 110 108 124 112 George Quarmby 917 9 0 113 126 149 96 107 100 115 111 Terry Levings 915 8 115 126 147 104 106 104 110 103 Maria O'Reilly 903 7 125 117 129 125 135 149 123 Peter Bourgaize 902 7 83 127 143 134 150 128 137 Paul Archer 883 8 0 119 142 120 131 121 150 100 Alan Newton 874 9 0 0 121 144 148 110 122 112 117 Judi Edwards 874 8 0 137 139 94 108 117 147 132 John Anderson 873 7 148 109 132 112 126 123 123 Steve Appleby 869 8 144 98 96 87 102 102 100 140 Bryan Thomas 860 7 106 122 105 113 130 144 140 Margaret McSpadden 832 8 94 115 118 122 146 132 0 105 Robin Whyte 828 7 95 117 112 108 142 117 137 Martin Butterfield 822 7 131 101 117 118 101 150 104 Steve Bradford 811 6 126 129 136 132 139 149 Kevin O'Keeffe 802 7 93 89 119 148 96 123 134 Jennie Gilchrist 785 7 103 136 148 90 107 99 102 Maree Coldrick 776 6 120 136 140 150 109 121 Marilyn Banfield 775 6 116 123 140 137 129 130 Ruth Baussmann 771 7 90 104 107 106 117 112 135 Robert Ey 765 8 98 99 86 93 129 124 136 0 Bob Parker 750 8 0 0 113 134 141 148 104 110 Jacqueline Millard 748 6 111 125 129 121 118 144 Prue Bradford 748 6 133 123 149 107 120 116 David Clarke 716 6 104 134 128 101 124 125 Mary Ann Busteed 709 6 121 111 114 127 117 119 Andina Faragher 658 5 131 127 136 139 125

FRYLINK SERIES Total of best 8 events Name Total Events 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Katie Forestier 562 9 68 70 71 70 71 69 69 74 66 Ken White 539 8 50 73 67 72 73 65 68 71 Judy Forbes 527 9 54 65 68 68 69 58 58 71 70 Tony Harrison 525 8 67 61 69 65 66 68 64 65 Carol Baird 522 9 65 67 75 56 64 60 53 62 73 Alan Wilson 517 9 60 59 56 60 71 66 67 73 61 Gary Moss 515 8 71 74 55 74 62 66 58 55 Bruce Graham 505 8 54 59 50 65 75 61 66 75 Brenda Ford 496 10 75 42 51 47 55 62 61 57 70 65 Anne Young 489 9 0 51 67 43 72 63 67 75 51 Consie Larmour 473 8 56 53 61 66 59 56 64 58 Merv Collins 468 9 48 43 54 60 70 56 75 48 57 Gwen Gleeson 450 9 47 44 48 64 57 57 60 53 64 Michael Clapper 441 7 64 57 71 63 75 54 57 Jo Cockwill 430 8 51 47 64 67 73 0 60 68 Gary Bowen 423 7 45 60 49 58 69 70 72 Wanda Stewart 418 7 50 58 64 73 65 45 63 Deb Gordon 387 7 62 0 57 64 68 67 69 Nerelle Harrison-Heard 387 6 73 60 72 75 51 56 Claire Perry 373 6 74 52 70 53 55 69 Theresa Macgregor 369 8 0 49 42 54 55 62 54 53 Diann Bramwell 357 7 53 46 52 53 49 50 54 Anitra Kenny 348 6 58 45 59 65 70 51 Cory Collins 347 6 55 64 51 52 63 62 Ray Bramwell 339 5 69 69 65 62 74 Graeme Patrick 334 5 72 63 66 74 59 Carol Ey 332 6 0 73 62 68 74 55 Doug Carney 324 6 52 49 52 61 63 47

WADDELL SERIES Total of best 8 events Name Total Events 26/01/14 23/02/14 30/03/14 27/04/14 25/05/14 29/06/14 27/07/14 31/08/14 28/09/14 26/10/14 John Suiter 555 9 69 64 70 72 67 71 69 73 61 Dave Mackenzie 551 10 69 73 51 61 68 61 72 67 66 75 Monika Short 530 8 71 72 54 64 70 74 59 66 Maureen Scutter 502 9 54 56 50 58 63 68 68 68 67 Barry Seedsman 481 8 52 47 68 59 64 62 75 54 Marian Hill 479 7 65 69 72 73 70 60 70 Rod Gilchrist 477 7 74 64 66 69 69 61 74 Suzanne Counsel 476 9 70 75 44 52 53 60 57 49 60 John Littler 470 7 60 60 69 75 69 68 69 Keith Johnson 445 7 67 73 60 64 60 50 71 John Hunt 432 7 62 52 72 67 75 45 59 Linda Bone 429 7 75 57 49 63 73 58 54 Dorothy Seedsman 412 6 71 73 59 73 63 73 Colin Simpson 409 7 0 68 73 63 71 71 63 Michael Freer 408 7 0 72 74 58 71 64 69 Rosemary Parker 408 7 61 58 58 59 65 52 55 Alan Burdon 403 6 66 65 74 74 66 58 Warren Butler 397 6 67 70 63 70 72 55 Rosalind Gentle 386 6 65 63 67 66 63 62 Lorna England 375 6 68 51 64 61 61 70 John Harding 367 6 50 61 53 71 75 57 Cilla Chapman 353 7 0 63 62 65 53 48 62 Margaret Taylor 350 7 48 42 55 52 51 46 56 Josephine Kulesz 338 6 58 57 50 62 59 52 Graeme Small 308 5 56 66 62 66 58 Margaret Fenotti 282 5 72 71 65 0 74 Caroline O'Clery 281 4 73 68 75 65 December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 11 Run/Walk Handicap Age Standard Competition

THOMAS SERIES Average of best 8 Age Standard scores

Qualifiers (8 or more events) Name Avg Evts 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Kent Williams 85.53 8 78.6 84.0 87.2 84.2 90.4 86.0 87.3 86.5 Diana Schneider 85.14 9 84.3 84.1 82.5 85.8 83.6 85.4 89.6 82.6 85.7 Rod Lynch 84.88 9 84.6 84.9 86.2 84.5 84.5 87.1 83.5 83.5 83.7 Robbie Costmeyer 82.97 8 81.4 81.7 82.5 85.1 81.5 85.7 83.7 82.2 Peter Clarke 81.41 8 80.2 82.0 81.7 80.2 77.5 83.7 82.9 83.1 Bernie Millett 81.24 9 81.4 82.0 81.5 78.7 75.4 82.4 81.8 80.5 81.6 Jeff Grey 80.79 8 78.0 80.7 82.6 79.9 81.9 81.2 78.9 83.1 John Kennedy 75.40 9 74.5 76.6 73.9 77.0 75.7 75.3 78.8 69.2 71.4 Paul Archer 74.35 8 71.3 71.9 76.5 75.8 76.1 75.5 78.0 69.7 Bruce Wight 74.10 8 71.7 72.6 72.5 76.4 70.4 75.9 75.3 78.0 Peter Thomson 72.72 8 72.1 73.8 72.6 73.2 69.8 75.6 70.5 74.2 Jim White 71.67 9 69.3 70.4 71.2 71.2 72.6 72.4 73.3 70.3 72.0 Judi Edwards 71.31 8 72.3 74.4 74.5 66.4 63.8 73.0 73.8 72.3 Alan Newton 70.29 9 68.8 69.5 70.7 71.4 72.7 70.3 70.6 66.5 68.3 Charlie Modrak 70.25 9 67.1 68.6 69.3 70.7 68.7 69.1 72.5 71.7 71.4 Alan Mallory 67.78 9 67.8 68.4 70.1 65.4 66.5 69.9 68.3 58.6 65.8 Roger Pilkington 67.22 8 62.5 68.0 63.8 68.6 66.5 70.4 67.7 70.3 Robert Ey 66.86 8 67.9 67.0 65.9 62.8 68.2 71.1 70.6 61.4 Hugh Crawley 66.66 8 64.4 65.5 69.4 64.3 67.0 72.3 63.7 66.7 Kevin Chapman 66.60 8 67.2 68.3 66.5 65.6 65.1 63.2 67.4 69.5 Margaret McSpadden 66.05 8 64.6 69.2 70.1 69.5 71.0 68.8 50.4 64.8 Angel Marina 66.03 8 66.1 66.8 66.3 64.8 66.6 68.1 64.7 64.8 Jennie Blake 65.26 9 65.2 63.6 66.4 63.2 64.4 67.4 63.7 66.9 64.5

Less than 8 events Name Avg Evts 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Susan Archer 88.90 1 88.9 Maria O'Reilly 84.47 7 83.1 84.4 83.0 85.1 83.7 86.9 85.1 Andina Faragher 84.36 5 85.0 83.2 83.2 87.4 83.0 Anthony Kennedy 82.70 1 82.7 Steve Connor 82.50 1 82.5 Caroline Campbell 81.35 2 79.2 83.5 Steve Bradford 81.02 6 79.2 80.5 80.3 80.7 81.2 84.2 Debbie Cowell 79.62 5 80.5 81.8 83.0 77.8 75.0 Helen Larmour 78.80 5 77.8 77.0 75.3 81.4 82.5 Trevor Jacobs 78.50 1 78.5 Ron Vines 78.10 1 78.1 Craig Wisdom 76.67 4 75.6 79.1 75.5 76.5 Peter Bourgaize 76.37 7 56.3 74.2 77.8 79.9 81.9 82.7 81.8 Amanda Ruffin 76.00 1 76.0 Rad Leovic 75.96 5 74.9 72.0 72.2 80.5 80.2 Rae Palmer 75.78 4 76.5 75.7 75.0 75.9 David Webster 75.67 3 71.5 77.8 77.7 Joan Mallory 75.45 6 72.4 76.8 74.7 79.3 78.1 71.4 Desma Butler 75.07 6 77.8 79.8 77.8 67.3 70.9 76.8 George Mason 74.75 4 75.3 76.3 71.5 75.9 Mary Ann Busteed 74.08 6 76.5 73.6 71.2 77.7 72.7 72.8 Ian McDonald 73.76 7 70.9 71.9 74.7 74.8 75.0 74.4 74.6 Roger Abbott 73.55 4 73.0 76.9 80.1 64.2 Julie Bell 72.80 1 72.8 Carol Harding 72.32 5 70.1 73.3 71.0 75.1 72.1 Nigel England 72.16 5 71.5 73.0 71.0 74.0 71.3 Kevin O'Keeffe 72.00 7 68.5 69.1 73.1 75.9 66.5 75.0 75.9 Mick Saunders 71.87 6 69.0 74.2 77.2 71.6 70.4 68.8 David Clarke 71.80 6 71.2 75.7 75.1 64.2 73.1 71.5 David Baussmann 71.78 6 70.7 69.7 68.8 72.6 73.1 75.8 Gabrielle Brown 71.70 2 71.9 71.5 Elle Knight 71.47 4 71.4 70.6 72.8 71.1 Kym Chisholm 71.20 2 69.1 73.3 Hugh Moore 70.46 5 69.1 65.6 70.4 72.4 74.8 Robyn McClelland 70.30 3 72.0 67.2 71.7 Karen Daniels 69.63 3 75.7 73.2 60.0 Annie Schofield 69.50 1 69.5 George Kubitzky 68.74 5 64.3 68.4 66.8 71.7 72.5 Lynn Williams 68.67 3 66.3 70.3 69.4 Ruth Baussmann 68.03 7 66.2 67.5 70.4 67.8 66.3 68.6 69.4 Cathy Newman 67.50 1 67.5 Bob Harlow 67.32 5 63.8 67.8 67.8 67.8 69.4 Alison Senti 67.30 1 67.3 Richelle Turner 67.10 1 67.1 Ken Eynon 67.10 2 65.5 68.7 Marilyn Banfield 66.80 6 63.8 66.4 67.2 69.3 66.6 67.5 Lorraine Jansen 66.40 2 66.3 66.5 Jenny Hefford 66.00 5 65.4 64.1 67.7 65.3 67.5 Ken Smith 65.73 3 68.0 63.8 65.4 Michael Gardner 65.45 2 66.5 64.4 Jacqueline Millard 65.42 6 64.6 65.0 67.7 65.1 63.5 66.6 Maree Coldrick 65.15 6 62.1 64.6 62.4 66.3 66.3 69.2 Page 12 — December 2014 Vetrunner

FRYLINK SERIES Average of best 8 Age Standard scores Qualifiers (8 or more events) Name Avg Evts 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Bruce Graham 88.50 8 91.0 84.6 83.9 86.1 87.9 86.7 92.7 95.1 Gwen Gleeson 84.67 9 78.2 82.4 91.2 82.9 84.0 80.9 90.7 84.0 81.3 Carol Baird 83.75 9 79.8 82.3 85.6 89.0 76.3 82.4 78.8 84.6 87.5 Katie Forestier 81.85 9 82.3 79.9 85.1 81.6 78.6 79.6 80.2 82.4 83.7 Merv Collins 80.11 9 73.6 78.8 78.7 79.3 78.6 76.7 83.3 83.1 82.4 Judy Forbes 78.72 9 78.2 77.7 81.1 76.4 76.2 75.5 81.1 80.8 78.3 Ken White 71.44 8 60.2 72.8 72.1 71.5 72.1 73.2 73.9 75.7 Alan Wilson 69.45 9 67.6 70.8 64.3 71.7 68.9 67.7 68.7 70.7 69.5 Consie Larmour 69.14 8 67.4 69.5 66.9 73.5 69.4 68.3 70.9 67.2 Gary Moss 65.97 8 59.3 65.6 65.1 69.9 68.8 71.9 67.5 59.7 Less than 8 events Name Avg Evts 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Steve Rohan-Jones 77.20 1 77.2 Cathy Montalto 75.94 5 74.2 74.4 72.5 79.5 79.1 Bob Wright 75.00 1 75.0 Barbara Williams 74.37 3 75.9 75.6 71.6 Ray Bramwell 74.34 5 73.1 75.1 71.5 76.8 75.2 Frank Kresse 71.93 3 68.1 72.7 75.0 Joan Mallory 71.75 2 70.9 72.6 Michael Clapper 70.63 7 70.7 70.2 71.0 72.5 72.6 67.9 69.5 Graeme Patrick 70.60 5 70.5 70.6 69.1 73.3 69.5 Jill Pearson 69.83 3 70.6 71.1 67.8 Gwen Vines 69.80 1 69.8 Gary Bowen 69.60 7 67.8 69.9 69.5 66.7 67.9 71.9 73.5 Peter Kallio 69.53 4 67.0 69.6 67.5 74.0 Carol Robinson 69.30 2 68.7 69.9 Paul Archer 69.00 1 69.0 Garry Lee 68.83 3 64.9 71.3 70.3 Maureen Rossiter 67.90 2 65.6 70.2 Cory Collins 67.80 6 67.3 71.9 62.2 65.4 70.7 69.3 Rae Palmer 67.50 1 67.5 Nadine Morrison 67.43 6 65.2 64.2 68.0 70.2 67.6 69.4 Faye Todd 67.40 2 67.0 67.8 Jill Brown 67.20 1 67.2 Carol Ey 66.30 6 63.4 66.1 64.7 66.0 69.2 68.4 Hugh Ford 65.50 1 65.5

WADDELL SERIES Average of best 8 Age standard scores Qualifiers (8 or more events) Name Avg Evts 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 John Suiter 94.76 9 96.6 92.6 96.5 94.3 89.2 92.0 92.2 95.0 98.9 Dave Mackenzie 84.53 10 81.6 84.6 81.2 84.1 83.6 80.3 85.3 83.1 84.6 89.3 Monika Short 81.24 8 80.6 83.8 79.4 81.7 78.0 80.4 82.4 83.6 Suzanne Counsel 73.14 9 72.5 75.9 72.4 71.1 73.4 71.5 70.4 73.7 74.6 Maureen Scutter 68.86 9 67.1 66.0 68.8 68.1 69.3 68.2 68.5 70.9 70.0 Barry Seedsman 67.45 8 65.3 67.3 72.1 66.5 66.7 65.7 71.2 64.8 Less than 8 events Name Avg Evts 26/01 23/02 30/03 27/04 25/05 29/06 27/07 31/08 28/09 26/10 Robin Whyte 87.00 1 87.0 Mary Fox 84.50 1 84.5 Dorothy Seedsman 83.83 6 84.1 82.5 76.0 85.4 87.0 88.0 Lynn Williams 78.55 2 77.7 79.4 Michael Freer 78.24 7 73.7 76.9 80.4 76.1 79.2 78.9 82.5 Rosemary Parker 77.79 7 78.2 79.1 81.2 76.7 78.7 73.4 77.2 Lorna Burdon 77.04 5 80.1 85.2 71.9 74.1 73.9 Colin Simpson 75.80 6 74.2 77.3 73.5 75.8 77.0 77.0 Marian Hill 75.39 7 75.9 74.5 76.2 74.1 76.1 75.0 75.9 Alan Burdon 74.97 6 72.9 73.0 76.1 75.8 75.3 76.7 Robyn Saunders 74.90 2 73.2 76.6 Peter Kallio 74.70 3 69.2 75.3 79.6 Alice Scott 74.57 3 79.6 76.1 68.0 Rod Gilchrist 74.30 7 74.7 76.0 73.3 73.5 71.6 74.0 77.0 Caroline O'Clery 73.92 4 72.1 73.1 74.9 75.6 Ray Bramwell 73.03 3 75.7 67.1 76.3 Neil Gentle 67.68 5 65.8 68.2 66.0 68.2 70.2 John Alcock 67.50 3 68.5 65.1 68.9 Keith Johnson 67.11 7 69.2 69.8 68.0 64.5 66.0 62.5 69.8 Desma Butler 67.10 1 67.1 John Littler 66.44 7 64.9 63.9 66.0 66.6 66.6 67.9 69.2 Shona Prince 65.85 4 62.5 67.7 65.6 67.6 Cathy Montalto 65.50 1 65.5 John Harding 65.37 6 58.7 68.1 63.7 69.4 66.4 65.9 Christopher Lang 65.00 1 65.0

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Contact Jim White - 02 6231 4168 - for further information. December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 13 Run/Walk Handicap Tallies After 26 Oct 2014 Name Total T F W Name Total T F W Run/Walk Handicap rules prevent the addition of Nearly 150 Warren Butler 94 54 5 35 more than 10 events to any individual's tally in a Val Bland 149 137 3 9 Raine Thompson 94 22 27 45 calendar year. Doug Carney 149 52 95 2 Joe Mayer * 93 93 Name Total T F W Dorothy Seedsman 149 70 5 74 Lorraine Stevens 93 74 13 6 George Hanzar 303 300 3 Jack Thackray 149 9 101 39 Grahame Taylor 93 72 21 Bryan Thomas 301 295 5 1 Ian Kenny 146 142 1 3 Alan Anderson 92 77 15 Nearly 300 Val Chesterton 145 59 64 22 Martin Butterfield 91 84 6 1 Bob Parker 295 226 22 47 Pamela Weiss 145 115 23 7 Tanya Colyer 91 10 35 46 Stuart Reid * 280 195 67 18 Bruce Wight 141 141 Lachlan Lewis 90 88 2 Nearly 250 Christopher Lang 140 127 6 7 Nearly 50 Michael Freer 246 203 21 22 Thelma Reddy 140 124 15 1 Maureen Scutter 49 49 Mary Ann Busteed 245 237 5 3 Nearly 100 Annette Sugden 49 42 6 1 Greg O'Neill 244 139 74 31 Jo Cullen 99 99 Ken Gowans 47 46 1 Roger Abbott 240 227 8 5 Katie Forestier 99 1 98 Deslie Kubitzky 47 46 1 Peter Freeman 240 165 3 72 Ewen Thompson 99 87 12 Frank Stevens 47 13 20 14 John Suiter 240 158 2 80 George Quarmby 98 95 3 Marilyn Banfield 46 25 9 12 Ian Dundas 46 15 31 Nearly 200 Gary Bowen 97 4 93 Beverley Forbes 46 4 42 Steve Appleby 198 198 Carmen Carlon 97 33 64 Nerelle Harrison-Heard 46 46 Dave Mackenzie 196 7 44 Russell Lutton 96 85 11 Andina Faragher 45 45 145 Jamie Macgregor 96 34 62 Ron Ford 45 45 Kevin O'Keeffe 194 193 1 Brian McLachlan 96 96 Chris Higgins * 45 45 Lynn Williams 193 148 25 20 Keith Butler 95 95 Angel Marina 45 45 John Littler 192 102 90 John Richardson 95 93 2 Vicki Matthews 45 44 1 Alan Duus 191 185 5 1 * Deceased Run/Walk Handicap Medallists After 26 Oct 2014 Name Total G S B Name Total G S B Name Total G S B Gary Bowen 9 3 6 Tony Cavuoto 6 2 3 1 Rosemary Parker 25 8 8 9 Tony Fenotti 9 3 2 4 Bob Chapman 6 1 3 2 Trish Thomas * 21 6 7 8 Rod Gilchrist 9 4 5 Paul Considine 6 4 2 Peter Freeman 19 8 7 4 Duane Lowry * 9 4 3 2 Steve Crane 6 1 2 3 Nola de Chazal 18 4 5 9 Alan Norden 9 4 1 4 Mick Dando 6 4 2 Terry Levings 18 8 4 6 Andrina Norden 9 4 4 1 Beverley Forbes 6 2 3 1 Lorna Burdon 17 3 10 4 Frank Nugent 9 6 1 2 Megan Haylock 6 2 2 2 John Busteed 16 3 5 8 Pauline Rohan 9 3 2 4 Peter Hogan 6 2 4 Nigel Coldrick 16 8 4 4 Bryan Thomas 9 1 3 5 David Holmes 6 5 1 Rick Hatcher 16 3 7 6 Jane Bennett 8 2 5 1 Adrian Krauss 6 1 4 1 Dorothy Seedsman 16 2 6 8 Chris Booth 8 3 3 2 Garry Lee 6 3 3 Merv Collins 15 7 3 5 Steve Bradford 8 3 2 3 Bill Leyden 6 1 3 2 John Littler 15 6 6 3 Bev Breen 8 3 5 Sylvia Mackay 6 2 3 1 Thelma Reddy 15 4 6 5 Ewan Brown 8 2 5 1 John McMillan 6 2 4 Alice Scott 15 7 3 5 Maree Coldrick 8 4 2 2 Bernie Millett 6 2 1 3 Monika Short 15 1 8 6 Suzanne Counsel 8 3 1 4 Brian Paxman 6 4 2 Tony Booth 14 7 4 3 Karen Daniels 8 5 3 Bernie Rogers 6 3 2 1 Ray Bramwell 14 2 9 3 Robert Ey 8 2 4 2 Maureen Rossiter 6 2 4 George Kubitzky 14 8 5 1 Bruce Graham 8 6 1 1 Bev Scown 6 4 2 Alan Williams 14 4 7 3 George Hanzar 8 1 1 6 Faye Todd 6 2 2 2 Ken Daniels 13 4 2 7 Gregory Lewis 8 3 5 Edward Towner 6 2 4 Beryl Lowry 13 5 3 5 Brian McLachlan 8 1 7 Glenda Wood 6 1 5 Dave Mackenzie 13 3 5 5 David Meyers * 8 3 5 John Bakker 5 2 2 1 Greg O'Neill 13 9 2 2 Maureen O'Shea 8 2 2 4 Jennie Blake 5 3 2 Margaret Taylor 13 5 5 3 Claire Perry 8 5 3 Linda Bone 5 4 1 Jack Thackray 13 4 2 7 Graeme Small 8 2 3 3 Colin Bridge 5 1 2 2 Ian Bowden 12 4 5 3 Raine Thompson 8 1 2 5 Jill Brown 5 2 3 Diann Bramwell 12 4 3 5 Phillip Toomey 8 2 6 Mary Ann Busteed 5 5 Will Foster 12 5 4 3 Peter Ward 8 3 3 2 Caroline Campbell 5 2 1 2 Bob Parker 12 3 4 5 Ken White 8 3 1 4 Peter Clarke 5 1 1 3 John Suiter 12 2 2 8 David Alden 7 2 4 1 Debbie Cowell 5 2 1 2 Jim Tucker 12 4 4 4 Carol Baird 7 3 2 2 Hugh Crawley 5 2 2 1 Robin Whyte 12 4 3 5 Ruth Baussmann 7 2 3 2 Brenda Day 5 3 2 Anne Young 12 4 3 5 Kerry Boden 7 1 5 1 Grahame Delaney 5 2 1 2 Alan Burdon 11 2 4 5 Prue Bradford 7 3 2 2 Brenda Field 5 1 2 2 Michael Gardner 11 6 4 1 Jillian Clark 7 3 3 1 Lloyd Field * 5 3 1 1 Peter Kallio 11 3 5 3 John Dimitriou 7 3 1 3 Christine Freeman 5 2 3 Jamie Macgregor 11 7 3 1 Otmar Dorfer * 7 3 1 3 Audun Fristad 5 4 1 Lucille Warth 11 6 4 1 Deb Gordon 7 4 3 Jenny Galvin 5 3 1 1 Carmen Carlon 10 4 2 4 Ken Gordon 7 2 1 4 Neil Gentle 5 3 1 1 Cilla Chapman 10 2 4 4 Nerelle Harrison-Heard 7 2 5 Terry Giesecke 5 3 1 1 Cory Collins 10 4 2 4 Keith Johnson 7 3 3 1 Jennie Gilchrist 5 3 1 1 Mike Dwyer 10 3 4 3 Roy Jones 7 6 1 Bill Ginich * 5 3 2 Katie Forestier 10 1 4 5 John MacLeod 7 2 2 3 Faye Green 5 2 3 Michael Freer 10 3 4 3 Joan Mallory 7 2 2 3 John Hunt 5 3 1 1 Lesley Hamilton 10 2 4 4 Kevin Matthews 7 3 2 2 Margaret Johnson 5 2 3 Mick Horan 10 3 5 2 Cathy Montalto 7 3 4 Josephine Kulesz 5 4 1 Anitra Kenny 10 6 4 Brett Morrison 7 2 2 3 Ian Lavering 5 2 3 Al Mallory * 10 4 4 2 Stuart Reid * 7 2 3 2 Lachlan Lewis 5 4 1 Geoff Moore 10 4 6 Maureen Scutter 7 2 2 3 Gary Moss 5 3 2 Terry Munro 10 1 7 2 Lorraine Stevens 7 2 2 3 Pat Mullins 5 2 3 Roger Pilkington 10 3 4 3 Wanda Stewart 7 3 3 1 Jim O'Donnell 5 3 2 Barry Seedsman 10 4 4 2 Grahame Taylor 7 3 1 3 Juani M O'Reilly 5 3 2 John Stenhouse 10 4 6 Kaye Thorpe 7 4 2 1 Graeme Patrick 5 2 3 Roger Stewart 10 2 3 5 Trevor Vogler 7 2 3 2 Rosalie Pilkinton 5 4 1 Maria White 10 4 2 4 Pamela Weiss 7 2 4 1 Julie Triggs 5 2 3 Lynn Williams 10 3 3 4 Mike Worsley 7 6 1 Gwen Vines 5 1 3 1 Geoff Barker 9 1 2 6 Roger Abbott 6 2 2 2 Brian Wenn 5 3 2 Neil Boden 9 2 5 2 Kathleen Bleakley 6 2 2 2 * Deceased Page 14 — December 2014 Vetrunner Obituary: World Champion Dies Too Young By Bryan Thomas ACTVAC one hour race on the AIS Track at Bruce, a few Many people within the Australian sporting community weeks later she set an ACT Record for 10,000m (36.38), were shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Jackie then in April she won the Canberra Marathon in 2:46 before Fairweather on Sunday 2 November. She was just a week continuing on to win the 50km in 3:19, so becoming the first short of her 47th birthday. Jackie was a member from 2007 person to win both the marathon and the 50km. In August to 2012 and on the few occasions she participated in a club she won the ACT Veterans’ Half Marathon in a record time event she demonstrated her remarkable athletic ability. As of 79.10 which equated to a WMA age graded percentage of I did not know Jackie well this report will be limited to 86% - the best performance by a woman in the history of the summarizing her outstanding performances while a race. In September Jackie was the second woman in the member of the Vets. 10km Canberra Times Fun Run and third in the Sydney Jackie Fairweather, nee Jackie Gallagher, sensationally Marathon. In October she traveled to Melbourne for the won both the 1996 World Triathlon and Duathlon Australian Half Marathon Championship in which she Championships over one weekend. She was the inaugural again finished third. AIS triathlon coach and as such had much to do with What a year it had been! In November Jackie was mentoring many of Australia’s elite triathletes. Six years honoured as the 2008 ACT Masters Sportsperson of the after her world championship successes Jackie made a Year. Then to wind up such a busy twelve months she was return to top level competition as a marathon runner. The the first woman and fifth outright in the annual 25km climax was winning the bronze medal in the event at the Canberra Tour de Mountains, a tough hilly event on bush 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. trails. At the 2009 AMA Championships in Adelaide Jackie Jackie enjoyed another incredible “purple patch” during was recognized as the AMA Distance Athlete of the Year. her first year in veterans/masters athletics. She commenced 2008 with a W40 World Record by running 16,056m in an For the Record

First off the mark for the new T&F season was M30 on the old mark set back in 1991 by one of our very best Adam Farlow. Adam previously shared the Club record for woman long distance runners, Anne Young. So this was the 200m with Robert Vidler setting a time of 21.93s which some well-judged running by Helen who really couldn’t he ran near the end of last season. Well straight into the afford to relax to get this new mark. new season, Adam comes out firing at the first meet of the AACT Summer Series with a time of 21.90s. He was clearly Vale Jackie Fairweather very pleased with his early form, so much so that he Many of you may be aware of the recent death of Jackie emailed me the same evening of competition to let me know. Fairweather (nee Gallagher). She made a number of Almost in disbelief, Adam emailed again to announce appearances for our Club in the 2008/ 2009 season and one that he had broken his own 200m record again. On of her many legacies are the Club and Australian records Saturday 18 October at the Athletics ACT meet he ran she set during that time while racing as a W40 which still 21.87s. Adam said that he has his sights set on the M30 stand today: 5,000m – 17:26.44; 10,000 m – 36:34.73; One 200m Australian record which currently stands at 21.84s Hour – 16056m (Australian record); and, as the member of set by Jay Stone in 2012. His hope is to better this time by the Australian record breaking 4 x 1500m W40 relay team – the end of the 2014/2015 summer season. 21:17.01. Jackie’s One Hour Run would have been a World There were no Club records set at the first Thursday record if the event was still being listed by WMA. The last meet for the 2014/15 season at the AIS on 16 October. It listed World record in the W40 age group for this event was was a little cold and breezy and this probably conspired 15,844 metres recorded in 1996. Jackie exceeded this against record breaking. However, conditions were far distance by 212 metres in setting her Australian record. better for the next meet on 23 October and two club records were broken. Fran Harris was able to extend her W70 Getting your record recognised Triple Jump record by a substantial 7cm to a new mark of With the T&F season now well under way and the 6.22 metres. And Margaret Taylor was able to improve promise of many more records to be set this season, now is a the previous W65 High Jump record of 1.00 metre by 10cm good time to remind competitors of their obligations if they to 1.10 metres. want to get their records recognised. Two Club records were also broken at the third of our Firstly, for an athlete to claim an ACTVAC record, they Thursday night meets on 30 October. First off the mark was must be a current financial member at the time of the W65 Margaret Taylor setting a new mark of 16.51s in the event. In addition, performances that may contribute to 80m Hurdles. This took over 3 seconds off the old mark annual awards consideration cannot be counted if you are and adds to the remarkable record of Margaret in this event not financial at the time of the event in question. Therefore for which she holds all the Club records from W40 on. In you should make sure you are covered for the full season by other words Margaret now holds the Club records in 6 getting your registrations in early. Also, as a financial consecutive age groups in this event. She has also six member of the ACTVAC, an athlete is also eligible to be consecutive age group records in the 200m and Long Jump. recognised in setting or breaking National (AMA) or World But wait, there’s more, Margaret has set seven consecutive (WMA) Masters records. age group records in the Triple Jump. These efforts make Secondly, getting your Club record recognised is her our most prolific and enduring record breaker! relatively informal. If you break a Club record you should The second of the two Club records on 30 October was let me know by email. I can verify this off the results that set by W55 Helen Lamour who covered 13,357 metres in are posted on the relevant website. I do check the results for the One Hour Run. This was an improvement of 71 metres (Continued next page) December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 15 records, but I can miss the odd one if you don’t email me, field markings etc comply with WMA/IAAF specifications particularly for events not conducted by the ACTVAC. and that the meet was conducted under WMA/IAAF rules Once verified, I can then put this record onto the website, (including wind gauge readings for sprints up to and update my records list, include your achievement in my including 200m and horizontal jumps). monthly ‘For the Record’ article and print off a certificate If you believe that you may break an Australian and/or for signing and presentation. World record, it is recommended that you have a hard copy Adam Farlow, whose recent record breaking of the application form to hand, as they may not be achievements in the 200m are listed above, was concerned available at the meet. The onus is on the athlete to to inform me that his wind readings for his Club record complete the relevant parts of all Record Application forms 200m runs were within the legal limit of 2 metres per and provide any further information if required. The second or less. Historically, many of the Club records were Record Application form is then provided to me for my made when wind readings were not available. For this verification and then passed on to our Australian Records reason, it is not necessary for you to support an application Officer who organises the records lists to be updated and for a new Club record with a wind reading in order to have for certificates to be printed and sent to me for distribution. it recognised. However, to be able to claim an AMA record, it is essential that the AMA application form found on the Philip White AMA website is completed and properly signed off by the [email protected] Meet Manager who will certify that the track, circles and Records and Statistician officer Throwing Handicap - 25 October 2014

Reporter: John Reynolds This months Oscar was awarded to Kevin Blewitt. On Good performances in both the shot put & discus the Wednesday three days prior to the event Kevin had a enabled Lorna England to win both events on handicap & small operation which required stitches. Not to be deterred, take out the monthly throwing trophy by a margin of 59 he tested the strength of the stitches by competing in both centimetres. It was Lorna’s first victory in the handicap in the shot and discus, performing well in both events. It was fourteen attempts. A close battle for the minor placings noted however that Kevin didn’t push his luck by saw Grant Blewitt take out second place with eight competing in the 56lb weight. This month’s winner of the throwers finishing less than a metre behind Kevin. John bottle of wine kindly donated once again by Southside Reynolds just edged out Nick Blackaby for third Physiotherapy was Diann Bramwell . position. Although not competing this month, Nola de Chazal holds a comfortable lead over John Reynolds and Nick Blackaby in the yearly pointscore competition. However the result will be in doubt right up until the final competition in November as the final scores are based on the best eight results during the year. Ray Green led all throwers in three of the four events held. He threw 11.26 in the shot put, 35.86 in the discus and his last round effort of 14.71 was the leading standard weight throw. Bob Banens led the 56lb weight throw with his best toss of 5.35. Jayne Hardy continued her improved form after a shoulder operation to lead the women throwers in the shot put (7.48), discus (25.31) and standard weight (12.49) A close battle in the 56lb weight saw Raylea Rudov score a two centimetre victory over Jan Banens. Raylea threw 2.57. Both throwers are within reach of the ACT age group of 2.67 Shot and Discus Handicap Results - 25 October

Name Age SHcp SDist STotal SPl DHcp DDist DTotal DPl Total Pl Pts Lorna England W50 9.16 6.33 15.49 1 26.36 16.33 42.69 1 58.18 1 50.0 Grant Blewitt M50 5.80 9.28 15.08 9 14.92 27.59 42.51 3 57.59 2 49.0 John Reynolds M70 6.48 8.78 15.26 5 13.58 28.58 42.16 4 57.42 3 48.0 Nick Blackaby M60 10.72 3.93 14.65 14 32.62 10.02 42.64 2 57.29 4 47.0 Diann Bramwell W65 9.89 5.23 15.12 8 30.21 11.67 41.88 7 57 5 46.0 Narelle Blackaby W50 11.55 3.93 15.48 3 31.35 10.06 41.41 10 56.89 6 44.5 Tanya Colyer W50 10.37 4.70 15.07 10 28.84 12.98 41.82 8 56.89 6 44.5 Margaret Taylor W65 8.74 6.33 15.07 10 26.87 14.85 41.72 9 56.79 8 43.0 Raylea Rudov W70 8.76 6.00 14.76 13 26.99 14.95 41.94 6 56.7 9 42.0 Peter Neill M80 5.76 8.89 14.65 14 23.42 18.56 41.98 5 56.63 10 41.0 Bob Banens M65 5.28 10.19 15.47 4 6.47 34.43 40.90 13 56.37 11 40.0 Mary Wahren W80 10.06 5.18 15.24 6 30.53 10.59 41.12 12 56.36 12 39.0 Jan Banens W70 8.12 7.37 15.49 1 24.45 16.32 40.77 14 56.26 13 38.0 Duncan Macnicol M60 5.53 8.37 13.90 17 11.34 29.95 41.29 11 55.19 14 37.0 Ray Green M70 3.07 11.26 14.33 16 4.47 35.86 40.33 15 54.66 15 36.0 Frank Nugent M55 8.31 6.92 15.23 7 20.81 16.73 37.54 16 52.77 16 35.0 Rad Leovic M85 8.51 6.42 14.93 12 24.31 12.10 36.41 17 51.34 17 34.0 Kevin Blewitt M75 6.76 5.43 12.19 18 14.76 20.49 35.25 18 47.44 18 33.0 Jayne Hardy W50 7.48 25.31 N/E 1.0 Robin Whyte M70 7.21 20.65 N/E 1.0 Page 16 — December 2014 Vetrunner 2014 Monthly Throw Handicap Pointscore

Total of best 8 events Name Total Evts Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nola de Chazal 352.5 8 41.5 44.0 48.0 44.0 44.0 42.0 44.0 45.0 John Reynolds 348.0 9 40.0 50.0 39.0 36.0 46.0 45.0 38.0 42.0 48.0 Nick Blackaby 343.0 8 46.0 46.0 33.0 49.0 40.0 42.0 40.0 47.0 Duncan Macnicol 342.0 9 50.0 35.0 45.0 39.0 41.0 46.0 29.0 49.0 37.0 Raylea Rudov 340.0 9 35.0 40.0 41.0 43.0 50.0 43.0 30.0 46.0 42.0 Diann Bramwell 335.5 9 41.5 38.0 43.0 47.0 48.0 38.0 33.0 34.0 46.0 Peter Neill 331.0 9 39.0 45.0 46.0 46.0 33.0 42.0 32.0 39.0 41.0 Frank Nugent 326.0 8 47.0 33.0 49.0 33.0 33.0 46.0 50.0 35.0 John Hunt 325.0 8 36.0 32.0 44.0 34.0 45.0 44.0 43.0 47.0 Narelle Blackaby 320.5 8 33.0 48.0 31.0 38.0 50.0 28.0 48.0 44.5 Tanya Colyer 317.5 9 37.0 37.0 37.0 42.0 43.0 39.0 34.0 38.0 44.5 Bryan Thomas 307.0 8 44.0 34.0 38.0 41.0 37.0 32.0 45.0 36.0 Kevin Blewitt 306.0 8 30.0 30.0 32.0 39.0 48.0 50.0 44.0 33.0 Ray Green 290.0 8 41.0 1.0 50.0 42.0 47.0 36.0 37.0 36.0 Attila Spaits 281.0 7 38.0 36.0 40.0 49.0 49.0 34.0 35.0 Margaret Taylor 256.0 7 42.0 1.0 45.0 49.0 41.0 35.0 43.0 Claire Perry 244.0 7 48.0 1.0 50.0 36.0 37.0 39.0 33.0 Trish Thomas * 216.0 6 34.0 43.0 34.0 35.0 35.0 35.0 Jan Banens 195.0 6 39.0 1.0 40.0 36.0 41.0 38.0 Mary Wahren 192.0 5 42.0 32.0 32.0 47.0 39.0 Lorna England 187.0 5 49.0 47.0 40.0 1.0 50.0 Wendy O'Brien 170.0 5 1.0 47.0 35.0 40.0 47.0 Peter Freeman 151.0 4 45.0 31.0 37.0 38.0 Jayne Hardy 150.0 6 32.0 28.0 30.0 29.0 30.0 1.0 Sharon Gibbins 111.0 4 1.0 30.0 31.0 49.0 Tim Gulliver 108.0 3 43.0 34.0 31.0 Rad Leovic 94.0 5 1.0 1.0 27.0 31.0 34.0 Joan Mallory 91.0 3 31.0 29.0 31.0 Bob Banens 85.0 4 1.0 1.0 43.0 40.0 Grant Blewitt 83.0 4 1.0 1.0 32.0 49.0 Carmen Carlon 65.0 3 1.0 36.0 28.0 Colin Robbie * 58.0 2 29.0 29.0 Robin Whyte 51.0 3 49.0 1.0 1.0 Phillip Toomey 50.0 3 1.0 48.0 1.0 Robert Kennelly 38.0 2 1.0 37.0 * Deceased Throw Handicap Tally

After 25/10/14 Name Total 2012 2013 2014 Name Total 2012 2013 2014 Al Mallory * 66 Trish Thomas * 242 10 10 6 Duncan Macnicol 64 8 9 9 Ray Green 223 9 9 8 Rad Leovic 62 5 5 5 Jen Bourke 217 1 Colin Robbie * 60 1 7 2 Mary Wahren 217 4 10 5 Geoff Crumpton 50 8 1 Wendy O'Brien 211 9 6 5 Christopher Yardley 50 2 Attila Spaits 196 10 10 7 Robin Whyte 37 2 4 3 Bryan Thomas 186 10 10 8 John Parker 33 6 1 Raylea Rudov 185 8 10 9 John Reynolds 21 4 8 9 Nola de Chazal 177 9 8 8 Jean Thew 21 6 2 Tanya Colyer 176 10 10 9 Brett Kingston 20 6 9 1 Ewen Drummond * 175 Kerry Thew 20 6 2 Frank Nugent 175 10 10 8 Sharon Parker 18 5 Margaret Taylor 168 10 7 7 Pauline Armstrong 16 10 1 Jayne Hardy 167 10 9 6 Grant Blewitt 14 4 Peter Freeman 160 9 8 4 Lorna England 14 9 5 Bob Banens 154 9 9 4 Frances Harris 14 3 1 Peter Neill 153 10 8 9 Garry Maher 13 1 3 Fran Schiller 141 Nick Blackaby 12 4 8 Narelle Blackaby 134 9 10 8 Sharon Kingston 9 9 Kevin Blewitt 124 6 6 8 Anatoly Kirievsky 5 3 2 Joan Mallory 117 4 7 3 Kerry Atkins 4 1 Jan Banens 116 9 9 6 Charlie Bastecky 3 1 John Hunt 103 9 7 8 Glenys Whitehead 3 3 Audun Fristad * 102 Leslie Dawson 2 2 Jean Heath * 102 Gina Etienne 2 2 Diann Bramwell 99 9 10 9 Shé Hawke 2 2 Claire Perry 90 10 7 7 Jane McGlew 2 2 Sharon Gibbins 84 3 2 4 Jamie Muscat 2 1 1 George Mencik 83 6 6 1 Paul Campbell 1 1 Carmen Carlon 80 2 2 3 Raelene Campbell 1 1 Tim Gulliver 80 9 4 3 Noel Donohoe 1 1 Grahame Taylor 77 1 Marion Muscat 1 1 Phillip Toomey 76 1 3 3 *Deceased Robert Kennelly 75 7 2 December 2014 Vetrunner – Page 17 Body Building and Athletics?

By Mark Rossiter Stage 3. After you have a plan, it’s time to execute. Body building. What is people’s general perception of Stick to that plan and make sure others around you know this?? Normally it’s assumed they are some big massive about it and help you stick to it. If you’re not used to it and bloke with less brain cells than a fish and an ego the size of have not committed to changing yourself before and have a house. fallen into traps or off the rails previously, then you will I am one who is out there to show and prove that this is need encouragement and positive influences around you. not the case. To make your body strong physically is an Don’t look for excuses, look for solutions. We all get tired or essential part of long survival in sport and in being able to bogged down with work, family and life in general. Make it conduct day to day activities with ease. There are those of work for you, work around it as we all know life doesn’t get us who understand the art of controlling the shape, easier. It’s how well you can plan for the unknown and functionality and strength of our bodies. This takes a lot of around the known. trial and error, patience and the willingness to put in effort I competed in a bodybuilding competition in the sports to gain the lifestyle changes you will benefit from. How model division held at the AIS arena in the ANB often have you thought to yourself, if only I could get in to (Australian Natural Bodybuilding Federation) on 14 those clothes again, if I was strong enough I could move it September this year. I was lucky in that I watch myself, if I was stronger I could perform better at my everything I do all year round with a good diet, training on chosen sport? a regular basis and daily stretches. Because of this I was Strength and power do not always mean great size. able to alter my body shape and composition in a period of Training can be catered to adapt for what you are after. time much shorter than most. The average competitor diets Work on strengthening your weaknesses while balancing for these kinds of competitions for between 12 and 18 your strong points. Be explosive or concentrate on strength weeks to get to the superior conditioning required for such over a prolonged time frame, or both. competitions. Even before I started dieting, according to But one point that many people fail to understand is the average body fat levels for my age, I am in the top 1% diet. If your diet is not up to scratch you can train all you in the country for my age and top 3% nationally at any age. want but never achieve your desired result. Why?? Guess what? For bodybuilding 7.5-8% body fat isn’t good Because over 70% of your training results will come from enough. I needed to get down to between 5 and 6% which I what you fuel yourself with. What do you think would achieved in that four week period with just a few occur if a motor worth hundreds of thousands of dollars alterations rather than a massive lifestyle change and built for drag racing had a can of Coke put in it for fuel? unhealthy extremes. Nothing, it would not even start and would destroy the I competed in this to show that people over the age of 30 motor in the process. Well, this is the same for your body. can do this, they can stay in great shape, you can stay the And in some cases this means a ground up restoration. same size you were when you were a teenager. I am, and at You can’t expect to do a bit of training for a few weeks and 35, I still wear some of the same clothes I wore in school. then perform at your peak, something will go. They are bit old and tatty now and only used for gardening, Stage 1. You need to think about tendon and ligament but they still fit the same way. I am running faster times strength and flexibility before muscle size and strength. than I could run in school (and I was an athlete then also), This requires lighter weights at quite high repetitions; you I can throw further than I could in school. Rather than won’t notice much if any growth during this phase but it is thinking I’m getting old and I should stop, I think damn, essential to avoid injury if you have not performed any I’m so close to that record. What can I do to beat it? I will exercise for a while. And depending on the level of improve for my next run. Not “I’m getting old, I will never performance you are aiming for, the time required for this get any better, I’m sore, well now I can go and eat rubbish will vary. I still do my very high repetition training with for a while because I did a bit of exercise”. A healthy only water resistance every Sunday for this reason. lifestyle is a complete mentality…..Be positive, be strong, Stage 2. You will need to think about your goals and the be consistent, eat well and don’t ever give in to age or what type of activities you want to do. Do you want to build your others say!!!! body specific to an event? Do you want a specific shape? Do you want to just be strong in general? All these things will Here are some of my photos from the weekend below. determine what comes next, which is how will you train and eat.

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1500m Race Walk M50 Dale Moore 2:53.87 68.6 Age Name Perf Age % M55 David Clarke 2:57.96 68.7 Hammer M50 Peter Baker 8:02.23 50.0 3000m Age Name Perf Age % M65 Rod Gilchrist 10:18.99 45.6 Age Name Perf Age % M45 John Donovan 21.64 29.6 W60 Jennie Gilchrist 10:54.32 49.9 M50 Bruce Graham 10:06.42 84.3 M60 Brian Kingston 19.02 31.5 M45 John Donovan 11:06.38 34.6 M45 Steve Rohan-Jones 10:09.27 79.4 M65 Bob Banens 32.47 59.3 M60 Doug Fitzgerald 11:11.83 39.7 M40 Lance Purdon 10:35.61 74.4 M70 John Reynolds 33.73 62.6 M65 Bob Banens 11:46.80 38.7 M55 Keith Law 10:37.17 83.7 M85 Rad Leovic 16.38 58.3 W60 Sherryl Greathead 11:51.75 45.9 M50 Rod Lynch 10:58.34 79.0 W50 Jayne Hardy 38.07 63.0 W50 Shé Hawke 12:38.23 37.9 M50 Colin Farlow 11:12.79 76.0 W50 Shé Hawke 17.38 29.8 W60 Edna Dundas 13:28.69 41.0 M50 Ian McDonald 11:39.95 73.0 W70 Jan Banens 28.28 76.1 W60 Jo Cockwill 13:30.21 40.3 M50 Nigel England 11:51.62 71.3 W70 Raylea Rudov 21.46 56.1 W75 Terri Jones 13:31.36 50.9 M60 Michael Leahey 11:52.89 76.7 M60 Nick Blackaby 17:35.27 24.9 W45 Emma Adams 12:27.02 74.0 Javelin M45 Damien Kennedy 12:31.00 65.4 Age Name Perf Age % 60m - Women M55 David Clarke 12:55.08 68.2 M45 John Donovan 20.91 26.1 Wind Reading +4.8 M50 Dale Moore 13:11.72 65.1 M50 Peter Baker 25.42 33.0 Age Name Perf Age % W55 Helen Larmour 13:15.47 79.0 M60 Duncan Macnicol 29.03 45.5 W40 Ruth Fry 12.14 61.1 W60 Kathy Sims 13:32.86 86.7 M60 Brian Kingston 21.86 33.5 W45 Emma Adams 9.51 79.8 M55 Phil White 13:34.57 66.6 M65 Bob Banens 30.51 51.1 W55 Marlene Reid 9.65 90.7 M65 Geoff Moore 13:45.07 70.0 M85 Rad Leovic 13.33 39.7 W50 Gabrielle Hodges 10.24 81.3 M65 Ken Eynon 14:47.60 66.3 W45 Gina Etienne 18.57 34.4 W45 Gina Etienne 10.29 76.1 W45 Judy Kennedy 17:49.72 52.9 W50 Shé Hawke 13.11 26.4 W70 Frances Harris 11.91 84.3 W50 Jayne Hardy 12.65 24.2 W75 Consie Larmour 12.78 84.9 4x100 Relay W60 Jo Cockwill 3.62 9.0 Age Name Perf W70 Frances Harris 14.97 49.7 60m - Men Heat 1 M45 John Donovan 1:04.56 W70 Jan Banens 12.94 41.7 Wind Reading +2.1 M55 Darryl Massey 1:04.56 W70 Raylea Rudov 11.01 34.5 Age Name Perf Age % M50 Dale Moore 1:04.56 M45 Michael Roden 7.80 91.9 M50 Nigel England 1:04.56 Shot Put M50 Angel Marina 8.69 85.5 M50 Peter Baker 1:04.62 Age Name Perf Age % M65 Garry Maher 9.54 84.8 M65 Jim White 1:04.62 M45 John Donovan 7.37 35.5 M50 Dale Moore 11.29 65.3 M55 David Clarke 1:04.62 M50 Peter Baker 8.62 42.8 M60 Michael Leahey 1:04.62 60m - Men Heat 2 M60 Duncan Macnicol 8.97 52.2

Wind Reading +2.2 M60 Brian Kingston 8.26 46.7 Age Name Perf Age % High Jump M65 Bob Banens 10.14 64.5 M50 Peter Baker 9.24 78.1 Age Name Perf Age % M65 Garry Maher 8.04 54.7 M55 Darryl Massey 9.56 78.8 M45 John Donovan 1.22 57.8 M85 Rad Leovic 5.87 61.0 M65 Lawrie Kupkee 9.63 84.0 M50 Nigel England 1.31 66.2 W45 Gina Etienne 7.39 46.5 M60 Brian Kingston 10.18 76.4 W50 Jayne Hardy 7.13 44.5 M75 Kevin de Smet 12.39 69.0 Long Jump W50 Lorna England 6.43 42.4 M85 Rad Leovic 14.04 72.5 Age Name Perf Age % W50 Shé Hawke 5.35 34.6 M60 Antoni Podolak 3.70 60.5 W70 Jan Banens 6.51 64.5 W70 Raylea Rudov 5.63 54.2 800m W45 Gina Etienne 3.19 51.9 Age Name Perf Age % W60 Sherryl Greathead 1.96 39.3 W50 Shé Hawke 5.35 34.6 W70 Jan Banens 6.51 64.5 M55 Phil White 2:32.58 82.1 W70 Frances Harris 2.80 68.8 W70 Raylea Rudov 5.63 54.2 M50 Rod Lynch 2:33.61 78.3 W75 Consie Larmour 2.19 62.6 M50 Nigel England 2:45.97 70.7 Track and Field Results - 23 October 2014

1000m Race Walk 400m M65 Ken Eynon 14:01.41 69.9 Age Name Perf Age Name Perf Age % M70 Geoff Barker 20:57.52 47.8 M65 Bob Banens 7:39 M45 Geoff Monro 1:09.09 71.2 W55 Helen Larmour 12:57.49 80.8 M50 Angel Marina 1:07.14 75.8 W60 Kathy Sims 14:02.78 83.6 W60 Ruth Baussmann 16:16.36 73.3 1000m Fitness Walk M50 Nigel England 1:11.57 69.7 W60 Sherryl Greathead 18:33.20 62.4 Age Name Perf M55 Phil White 1:03.35 82.9

W50 Lorna England 8:14 M55 David Clarke 1:15.78 68.0 W75 Terri Jones 8:15 M65 John Lamb 1:01.33 88.9 5000m M65 Garry Maher 1:13.77 76.3 Age Name Perf Age % W45 Emma Adams 1:11.59 77.3 M50 Nigel England 19:40.41 73.9 2000m Steeplechase Age Name Perf Age % W45 Gina Etienne 1:40.05 57.0 M55 Roger Pilkington 23:03.14 65.2 W55 Marlene Reid 1:20.72 78.3 W45 Emma Adams 9:18.60 75.7 Triple Jump Age Name Perf Age % 100m 4x200m Relay Age Name Perf Age % Age Name Perf W65 Margaret Taylor 7.39 79.1 W70 Frances Harris 6.22 75.9 M50 Angel Marina 13.92 81.0 M50 Angel Marina 1:57.81 W70 Val Chesterton 5.58 69.6 M55 Phil White 14.14 82.2 M65 Garry Maher 1:57.81

M65 Garry Maher 14.99 81.4 M55 Phil White 1:57.81 M65 Lawrie Kupkee 15.41 79.2 M65 John Lamb 1:57.81 Discus M65 Robbie Costmeyer 16.50 73.9 W45 Gina Etienne 2:28.77 Age Name Perf Age % M75 Kevin de Smet 19.53 67.6 W60 Kathy Sims 2:28.77 M50 Peter Baker 29.50 39.8 M85 Rad Leovic 22.93 70.1 W55 Marlene Reid 2:28.77 M50 Nigel England 17.00 23.4 W45 Emma Adams 15.68 74.2 W45 Emma Adams 2:28.77 M65 Bob Banens 36.50 61.7 W45 Gina Etienne 16.98 70.7 M65 Phillip Toomey 20.96 38.0 W55 Marlene Reid 15.95 84.1 3000 m M70 Robin Whyte 21.00 42.2 W65 Margaret Taylor 17.24 83.0 Age Name Perf Age % M85 Rad Leovic 11.05 37.5 W65 Jeanette Rayner 18.69 78.6 M50 Bruce Graham 10:04.82 84.5 W50 Jayne Hardy 24.81 43.0 W70 Frances Harris 19.76 78.1 M50 Angel Marina 13:10.31 65.8 W50 Lorna England 15.33 28.1 W75 Cory Collins 19.54 84.0 M55 Keith Law 10:25.34 85.2 W50 Shé Hawke 15.30 27.5 W65 Diann Bramwell 10.42 26.2 M55 David Clarke 12:36.79 69.8 M60 Michael Leahey 11:41.06 78.0 W70 Jan Banens 16.68 48.3

M65 Geoff Moore 13:20.68 72.1

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Shot Put W45 Gina Etienne 7.20 45.3 Heavyweight Throw Age Name Perf Age % W50 Jayne Hardy 7.03 43.9 Age Name Perf Age % M50 Peter Baker 8.52 42.3 W50 Lorna England 6.54 43.1 M65 Bob Banens 13.36 65.2 M50 Nigel England 5.57 28.2 W50 Shé Hawke 6.30 40.8 M70 John Reynolds 13.67 68.4 M65 Bob Banens 10.19 64.9 W65 Diann Bramwell 4.89 43.5 M85 Rad Leovic 7.58 59.0 M65 Garry Rayner 7.51 52.9 W70 Jan Banens 6.65 67.8 W50 Jayne Hardy 12.26 65.6 M65 Phillip Toomey 7.01 49.3 W65 Diann Bramwell 6.82 44.6 M70 Robin Whyte 7.34 43.7 W70 Jan Banens 11.17 84.3 M85 Rad Leovic 5.86 60.9 Track and Field Results - 30 October 2014

1500m Race Walk M35 Lee Glover 11:34.06 64.8 Pole Vault Age Name Perf Age % M60 Michael Leahey 11:35.53 78.7 Age Name Perf Age % W40 Venesser Rogic 10:29 56.5 M50 Ian McDonald 11:40.98 72.9 M50 Nigel England 2.00 41.8 M45 Damien Kennedy 12:08.77 67.4 M50 Peter Baker 1.80 37.0 M50 Dale Moore 12:24.54 69.2 1500m Fitness Walk W70 Val Chesterton 1.06 53.8 M65 Robbie Costmeyer 12:47.42 75.9 Age Name Perf M55 David Clarke 13:13.36 66.6 M60 Doug Fitzgerald 11:14 Discus M65 Geoff Moore 13:29.61 71.3 M65 Rod Gilchrist 10:07 Age Name Perf Age % M65 Jim White 14:07.85 67.5 M65 Phillip Toomey 12:06 M50 Peter Baker 31.54 42.6 W70 Caroline Campbell 16:27.72 82.7 M70 Geoff Barker 9:53 M50 Nigel England 19.36 26.6 W40 Julia Anderson 17:13.00 52.9 W50 Shé Hawke 13:51 M55 Charlie Bastecky 28.29 46.5 W60 Jo Cockwill 18:12.00 63.6 W60 Ruth Baussmann 10:53 M60 Duncan Macnicol 33.25 52.6

W60 Jennie Gilchrist 11:00 M65 Phillip Toomey 21.39 38.8 W60 Jo Cockwill 13:52 800m - Heat 1 M70 Robin Whyte 20.81 41.8 W65 Margaret McSpadden 12:03 Age Name Perf Age % M75 Ray Bramwell 13.70 34.0 M55 Phil White 2:26.98 85.2 W50 Jayne Hardy 26.03 45.1 M50 Rod Lynch 2:26.99 81.8 80m Hurdles W50 Shé Hawke 14.80 26.6 Age Name Perf Age % M35 Lee Glover 2:34.85 65.5 W65 Diann Bramwell 10.29 25.9 M45 Geoff Monro 2:36.62 73.6 W65 Margaret Taylor 16.51 88.7 W70 Raylea Rudov 14.56 39.7 M50 Dale Moore 2:37.08 75.9 W55 Alex Lloyd 16.99 74.0 M60 Ken White 2:37.15 81.0 W70 Frances Harris 21.88 81.3 Hammer M50 Angel Marina 2:45.98 72.5 Age Name Perf Age % M55 David Clarke 2:50.02 71.9 M70 John Reynolds 34.38 63.9 400m - Heat 1 Age Name Perf Age % W50 Jayne Hardy 39.07 64.6 800m - Heat 2 W55 Marlene Reid 1:18.83 80.2 W50 Shé Hawke 18.00 30.9 Age Name Perf Age % W50 Gabrielle Hodges 1:23.72 72.1 W65 Diann Bramwell 16.15 38.8 M50 Peter Baker 2:42.16 71.7 W40 Kat Knope 1:30.04 58.9 W70 Raylea Rudov 22.06 57.7 M45 Cameron Marshall 2:42.72 70.8 W35 Helen Northey 1:42.98 50.4 W40 Kat Knope 3:12.21 61.1 Javelin W40 Julia Anderson 3:13.86 62.3 Age Name Perf Age % 400m - Heat 2 W35 Helen Northey 3:30.51 54.8 M35 Mark Rossiter 43.00 45.6 Age Name Perf Age % W50 Shé Hawke 4:39.71 47.2 M50 Peter Baker 23.19 30.1 M50 Angel Marina 1:05.24 78.0 M35 Lee Glover 1:07.76 65.7 M55 Charlie Bastecky 34.77 53.9 1 Hour Run M45 Geoff Monro 1:10.91 69.4 M60 Duncan Macnicol 30.97 48.5 Age Name Distance M45 Cameron Marshall 1:16.05 64.7 M65 Phillip Toomey 18.02 32.4 M50 Bruce Graham 16,538 metres M55 David Clarke 1:18.52 65.6 M70 Robin Whyte 26.09 48.8 M40 Lance Purdon 14,990 metres M65 Jim White 1:30.35 60.4 M75 Ray Bramwell 18.32 42.5 M60 Peter Clarke 13,752 metres M35 Chris Northey 1:32.42 48.5 W50 Shé Hawke 14.43 29.0 M50 Nigel England 13,378 metres W50 Jayne Hardy 14.17 27.1

W55 Helen Larmour 13,357 metres W55 Alex Lloyd 23.48 52.5 3000m M55 Roger Pilkington 12,910 metres W65 Margaret Taylor 13.67 37.5 Age Name Perf Age % W60 Ruth Baussmann 10,236 metres W65 Diann Bramwell 8.95 25.8 M50 Bruce Graham 10:10.00 83.8 W60 Sherryl Greathead 9,626 metres W65 Jeanette Rayner 8.10 24.0 M45 Anthony Kennedy 10:12.43 79.0 W65 Margaret McSpadden 9,013 metres W70 Frances Harris 14.75 48.9 M50 Colin Farlow 11:00.36 78.1 M70 Geoff Barker 8,400 metres W70 Raylea Rudov 11.88 37.2 M50 Rod Lynch 11:16.68 76.8 Track and Field Results - 6 November 2014

10000m Race Walk Championship 3000m Fitness Walk 60m Heat 2 Age Name Perf Age % Age Name Perf Wind Reading +1.6 M70 Robin Whyte DQ: W60 Ruth Baussmann 21:57 Age Name Perf Age % W70 Val Chesterton 87:01 73.4 W65 Margaret McSpadden 23:56 M35 Mark Rossiter 7.63 84.7 1200m Fitness Walk M40 Paul Boschert 7.94 85.8 10000m Fitness Walk Age Name Perf A M45 Michael Roden 7.61 94.2 Age Name Perf M45 John Donovan 8:46 M50 Angel Marina 8.59 86.5 M70 Geoff Barker 75:42 M50 Peter Baker 9.07 79.6 M55 Kevin Matthews 8.29 90.8 80m Hurdles M55 Darryl Massey 9.45 79.7 5000m Fitness Walk Wind Reading +3.4

Age Name Perf Age Name Perf Age % M60 Doug Fitzgerald 40:10 W65 Margaret Taylor 15.78 92.8 60m Heat 3 M65 Rod Gilchrist 35:52 Wind Reading -0.5 M70 Bryan Thomas 35:49 60m Heat 1 Age Name Perf Age % W60 Jennie Gilchrist 37:09 Wind Reading +0.6 M40 Sean Barwick 9.02 75.5 M45 Geoff Monro 9.70 73.9 Age Name Perf Age % W40 Rebecca Mansell 9.60 75.6 M60 Brian Kingston 9.47 82.2 3000m Race Walk M65 Lawrie Kupkee 9.77 82.8 Age Name Perf W40 Sharon de Smet 12.37 60.6 W45 Emma Adams 9.34 81.3 M65 Jim White 11.54 69.2 W40 Barbara Eddowes 19:57 W55 Marlene Reid 9.74 89.8 M75 Ray Bramwell 11.36 78.4 W50 Helena Bialecki 18:42 W65 Jeanette Rayner 11.42 83.9 M75 Kevin de Smet 11.83 72.3 W65 Mairead Thomas 12.24 76.2 M85 Rad Leovic 14.08 72.3

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200m M60 Michael Leahey 11:34.87 78.7 M50 Nigel England 18.99 25.1 Wind Reading +0.5 M65 Jim White 14:10.78 67.2 M55 Kevin Matthews 32.93 48.0 Age Name Perf Age % M65 Gary Moss 18:02.91 53.8 M60 Duncan Macnicol 30.43 47.7 M45 Geoff Monro 32.58 68.3 M70 Ron Vines 13:37.80 74.4 M60 Brian Kingston 22.05 33.8 W45 Emma Adams 31.33 76.7 M70 Bryan Thomas 17:55.82 58.2 M70 Robin Whyte 22.59 42.3 W55 Marlene Reid 34.09 82.2 W35 Kim Wilmshurst 11:15.03 75.7 M75 Ray Bramwell 17.51 40.6 W65 Jeanette Rayner 41.01 75.2 W45 Emma Adams 12:37.19 73.0 W50 Shé Hawke 16.25 32.7 M40 Paul Boschert 26.37 80.2 W45 Judy Kennedy 17:15.72 54.7 W50 Jayne Hardy 15.02 28.7 M45 Michael Roden 24.16 92.1 W60 Ruth Baussmann 16:13.79 73.5 W65 Jeanette Rayner 10.38 30.8 M50 Angel Marina 28.39 81.2 W60 Sherryl Greathead 17:41.91 65.4 W65 Diann Bramwell 9.30 26.9 M55 Darryl Massey 32.39 72.1 W65 Margaret McSpadden 17:40.75 70.8 W70 Raylea Rudov 12.11 37.9 M60 Brian Kingston 31.89 75.7 M65 Lawrie Kupkee 33.87 74.4 5000m Shot Put Age Name Perf Age % Age Name Perf Age % 1500m M40 Lance Purdon 17:49.27 76.0 M50 Peter Baker 8.68 43.1 Age Name Perf Age % M45 Anthony Kennedy 17:29.23 79.3 M60 Duncan Macnicol 9.21 53.5 M50 Rod Lynch 5:09.00 80.8 M45 Damien Kennedy 20:59.86 67.1 M70 Robin Whyte 7.04 41.9 M50 Nigel England 5:27.92 74.1 M50 Bruce Graham 16:44.60 87.6 M75 Ray Bramwell 5.38 40.0 M50 Dale Moore 5:31.28 74.7 M50 Nigel England 20:40.85 70.3 W50 Jayne Hardy 7.43 46.4 M50 Peter Baker 5:33.05 72.4 M55 Keith Law 18:03.15 84.7 W50 Shé Hawke 6.44 41.7 M50 Jack Laing 6:05.01 66.6 M55 Roger Pilkington 22:10.72 67.8 W65 Diann Bramwell 4.98 44.3 M55 Phil White 5:25.99 79.9 W55 Helen Larmour 22:14.83 80.3 W70 Raylea Rudov 5.48 52.8 M55 David Clarke 5:37.66 75.2 M60 Ken White 5:33.40 79.4 High Jump Weight M65 Jim White 6:45.91 67.3 Age Name Perf Age % Age Name Perf Age % W40 Julia Anderson 6:43.97 63.6 M45 John Donovan .00 M45 John Donovan 7.25 32.9 W50 Shé Hawke 9:49.54 48.8 M50 Peter Baker 1.33 66.5 M60 Duncan Macnicol 10.14 46.5 W60 Ruth Baussmann 7:51.89 71.3 M50 Nigel England 1.30 65.7 M70 John Reynolds 14.01 70.1 M50 Jack Laing 1.25 63.1 W50 Jayne Hardy 11.69 62.6 3000 m M60 Brian Kingston 1.20 68.2 W50 Shé Hawke 6.88 38.2 Age Name Perf Age % M85 Rad Leovic .90 75.6 W65 Diann Bramwell 6.96 45.5 M50 Colin Farlow 11:09.91 76.9 W55 Alex Lloyd 1.25 81.7 W70 Raylea Rudov 9.29 66.1

M50 Ian McDonald 11:47.20 72.3 M50 Dale Moore 12:02.22 71.4 Javelin M50 Angel Marina 13:04.81 66.2 Age Name Perf Age % M55 David Clarke 12:08.35 72.6 M35 Mark Rossiter 42.51 45.0 M55 Ewen Thompson 13:32.97 65.6 M50 Peter Baker 22.81 29.6 Two Special Track Events For December By Bryan Thomas has become an opportunity to remember all members who Since the early 1990s two special track events that have have died and also as a reminder that although veteran/ been popular with participants and spectators alike have masters athletes are a fit and healthy lot, none are immune been held each December. The Higgins Memorial 800m from injury or illness. Handicap has been the feature event on our first athletics Two laps of the track was Chris’s favourite race (2.05.5 night in December since 1991, and in 1992 the first of our as an M45). As he also enjoyed competing in handicap ‘Gifts’, or President’s 100m Handicap, was conducted on the events (47 monthly handicaps and winner of the M45 last track and field night before Christmas. consistently fast medal in 1988 with an average of 3.37/km) 24th Chris Higgins Memorial 800m Handicap it was logical to make this special race an 800m handicap. Thursday 4 December 2014 This year’s event will be conducted as the feature race This annual event is open to male and female veteran/ at the track on Thursday 4 December. It has always masters athletes of any age. It is handicapped according to been a popular event and usually attracts a large field of modified World Masters Athletics (WMA) standards that both men and women of all ages and abilities. Some recognise age and gender differences. members have run many ‘Higgins’ over the years but only Handicapped starting procedure Jim White has participated in all 23 run to date. The starts are the same as the 800m in the Pennington Everyone is encouraged to be part of this year’s race Series & are based on world best age group performances. and help commemorate Chris’s life and the friends within These standards were first used in 2005. veterans’/masters athletics we have lost over the years. Who was Chris Higgins? Previous winners and place getters Chris Higgins (April 1943 – December 1990) was a In recent years the top place getters have been: prominent public official and at the time of his death was 2009: John Lamb M60, Bruce Graham M45, Geoff Sims M60 the Secretary of the Treasury (the person whose signature 2010: Phil White M55, John Lamb M60, Ken White M55 is on the banknotes). He was a popular and enthusiastic 2011: Damian Rutledge M45, Phil White M55,Cory Collins W75, 2012: Phil White M55, Kathy Sims W60, Lance Purdon M40 member of the Vets having joined in 1984. Chris was a 2013: Bruce Graham M50, Phil White M55, Rod Lynch M50 talented veteran athlete with PBs in all track events from Women have won twice: Elaine Cooper won in 1994 400m (54.7) to 5000m (17.29) and marathon (2:46) that and Rosemary Longstaff in 1996. Elaine was also runner- made him very competitive at national M45 level. up in 2000 and was third in 1996. W60 Kathy Sims was In December 1990 Chris collapsed just after finishing second in 2012 while two other women have finished third an ACTVAC 3000m race suffering a heart attack. He was – W45 Margaret Taylor in 1994 and W75 Cory Collins in unable to be revived and died on the track. Chris is the 2011. Kathy was also fifth in 2011 and Cory was fourth in only person to have died at an organized club event. 2012. The inaugural Higgins Memorial 800m Handicap, A back-marker (M30 or M35) has only won once. preceded by a short silence, was held exactly one year later Damian Rutledge stormed home on a rain soaked grass and has been a feature event on the first Thursday in track at Woden in 1999. Damian also finished third twice, December ever since. It began as a tribute to Chris, but in 1998 and 2003, and was a close second in 2004. December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 21 Age group victories: M45 age group has won nine 21st “Gift” or President’s 100m Handicap times, M55 has enjoyed five wins, M60 three and M50 Thursday 18 December 2014 twice. W30, W35, M30 and M40 age groups have each Our ‘Gift’ is a handicapped 100m race in which all tasted victory. No other age group has yet managed a first runners are given a start according to their age and place. W75 Cory Collins is the most senior competitor to gender. The handicapped starts are determined by WMA have been placed in the first three while M65 Merv Collins age standards. The event includes separate races for men is the eldest male to do so when he was third in1993. and women and may consist of a series of heats, semi finals 800m record: Merv Collins broke the M70 ACT Record and a final, depending on the number of entries. It has in the 1996 race. The record was allowable as Merv started traditionally been conducted on the Thursday immediately at the ‘gun’. Cory Collins effort last year was the quickest before Christmas. ever run by a W75. The inaugural ‘Gift’, held in 1992, was won by M40 Ian Back-to-back wins: Phil White was an appropriate Dundas and W40 Margaret Taylor. It was not conducted in winner of the tenth race in December 2000 because a 1994 because of rain, or in 1998 because of program decade earlier he had won the 3000m that Chris ran before difficulties. The 1999 event was held at the Woden collapsing. To prove his win in 2000 was not a fluke, Phil Athletics Track immediately following a heavy did it again the following year and so became the event’s thunderstorm making the grass track heavy and slow. first back-to-back winner. Phil won again in 2010 and Because the AIS Track was being resurfaced during last 2012. M45 John Morton became the second runner to December the 2013 ‘Gift’ was actually held in January achieve back-to-back victories in 2003 and 2004. 2014. ‘Hat trick’: John Morton achieved a ‘hat trick’ by The 2001 event added extra colour and spectator appeal winning the 2005 Higgins making it three wins in a row. with runners wearing coloured bibs designating their lane. He is the only runner to have won the event on four Another innovation that proved popular was the occasions (2003. 2004, 2005 and 2008). John also finished introduction of individual age handicaps in 2003. In 2009 a second in 2002 and third in 2000. sash, bearing the motive of a Christmas gift, was presented Most runs: Over the years more than 300 vets have to the winners of both the male and female finals. run in at least one Higgins but many have participated in The new handicap starts recognize the four-year drop in this special event on numerous occasions, especially: potential performance between a runner at the beginning 23: Jim White is the only person to have run every event. of an age group and at its end. For example a 50 year-old 19: Tony Booth has finished in the top six places 11 times. male sprinter is given a handicap start of 10.5m while his 18: Neil Boden ran in the inaugural Higgins. 54 year-old friend starts 2.5m in front. Similarly a W55 14: Nick Blackaby and Cory Collins starts on 19m and a W59 begins her run from 21.5m. 13: Roger Pilkington Previous winners: 12: Kevin Chamberlain and Rod Lynch In recent years the winners and place getters were: 11: Geoff Sims, Kathy Sims and Phil White 2009: Michael Roden M40, Leo Kennedy M50, John Lamb M60 They also ran in the first Higgins Sue Bourke W45, Margaret Taylor W60 , Cory Collins W70 Both Jim White and Phil White (no relation) 2010: Leo Kennedy M50, John Lamb M60, Geoff Sims M60 participated in last year’s Higgins as well as in the Sue Bourke W50, Margaret Taylor W60, Cory Collins W70 inaugural event in December 1991 won by former M40 2011: John Lamb M60, Michael Roden M45, John Payne M65 Sue Bourke W50, Marg Taylor W60, Maureen Rossiter W60 World Record holder for the mile Tony Murray. Last 2012: Michael Roden M45, Phil White M55, Mark Rossiter M30 December Jim was 20th with a net time of 3.13 but 23 Sue Bourke W50, Cory Collins W75, Consie Larmour W75 years earlier he finished 24th in 2.28. Phil was last year’s 2013: Michael Roden M45, Phil White M55, Angel Marina M50 runner-up in a net time of 2.23 where as in 1991 he was Sue Bourke W50, Cory Collins W75, Maureen Rossiter W60. ninth in 2.06. Obviously the years have told on the Most wins: performances of both of these survivors. Bryan Thomas has 8. Margaret Taylor (1992, 93, 94, 95, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2007) been race organizer since the beginning so he too was 6. Michael Roden (2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2014) involved in both the inaugural and the most recent event. 5. Robert Barbaro (1993, 1994, 1995, 2002 and 2004) Can Jim White can maintain his impressive record in Sue Bourke (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014) 4. Maureen Rossiter (2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004) the event and make it 24 out of 24? It’s testament to Jim’s 2. Leo Kennedy (2008 and 2010) determination that he has so far been able to participate in Best sequence of wins: Sue Bourke has won five in a this special event every year since 1991. row from 2009 to 2014. Margaret Taylor won four in a row Or will it be the year another woman will cross the line from 1992 to 1995 while Robert Barbaro (1993 - 1995) and in front? Could W60 Kathy Sims, who had a very successful Maureen Rossiter (2002 - 2004) have achieved a ‘hat trick’ campaign at the 2011 World Championships in Sacramento by winning three consecutive ‘Gifts’. and continued her excellent form ever since – including Age Groups: M60 is the oldest and M30 the youngest being a member of a select Australian quartet that set a age group to win the men’s division. M40s have won six new World Record for the W60 4x800m relay at the 2013 times, M50 four and both M30 and M45 three. M35 and nationals in Canberra. Can Kathy become only the third M60 have each enjoyed two victories. W55 is the oldest and woman to win the event? W40 the youngest winners of the women’s race. W50 have Or will it be another Kathy to be amongst the leaders? won eight while W45 has five wins and W55 four. W55 Kathy Southgate has the credentials to feature in the Eldest: Cory Collins 77 finished runner-up in 2014 and sprint to the line for she has been one of our top women so is the oldest to place. Jack Thackray at 76 was third in runners for many years. Can W40 Emma Adams, W45 2006 therefore is the most senior male place-getter. W80 Katie Forestier, W50 Helen Larmour, W65 Susan Archer, Gwen Gleeson made the final in 2011 so is the most senior W70 Caroline Campbell or W75 Cory Collins challenge the female member to run in a final. leaders? Or can Bruce Graham make it ‘back-to-back’ victories? Page 22 — December 2014 Vetrunner Most runs: Three men and three women have But is this year the opportunity for W40 Emma Adams, participated in at least half of the ‘Gifts’ conducted to date. W75 Cory Collins (a second and two thirds), W75 Consie 14: Ray Bramwell Larmour or W85 Gwen Gleeson to take the winner’s sash? 13: Jim White Among the men some of the favourites would come from 12: Sue Bourke M35 Mark Rossiter, M40 Scott Yates, M45 Michael Roden 11: Garry Maher, Maureen Rossiter, Margaret Taylor (six victories – in 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 and last 9: Nick Blackaby, Val Chesterton, Kevin Matthews 8: Kevin de Smet, Leo Kennedy, Michael Roden, Jack Thackray January), M50 Leo Kennedy (two firsts - in 2008 and 2010 7: Robert Barbaro, Ken Daniels, John Donovan, John Lamb and as well as four seconds and a third), M60 John Lamb, M60 Ken Telfer Geoff Sims or M65 Garry Maher. Or could it be a couple of They also participated in the inaugural ‘Gift’: Of our very quick M80s in John Burns and Jack Thackray? the January 2014 participants, Phil White also ran in the Several have been regulars in both the ‘Higgins inaugural ‘Gift’ in 1992 while Bryan Thomas has organized and the ‘Gift”: Jim White (23 Higgins + 13 Gifts), Tony all 20 ‘Gifts’ held to date. Booth (19 + 5), Nick Blackaby (14 + 9), Cory Collins (14 + Can Sue make it six in a row? 6), Maureen Rossiter (8 + 11), Ray Bramwell (4 +14), Sue It took Sue Bourke eight attempts to rid herself of the Bourke (5 + 12), Garry Maher (4 + 11) and Phil White (11 + bridesmaid tag. In 2009 she finally won the Gift after 4). having been runner-up on four occasions and finishing Plan now to be part of either special event. Or third three times and then she did it again in 2010, 2011, better still participate in both as a great way to 2012 and the last event. So will 2014 be six in a row? Or celebrate the end of the year. will W60 Margaret Taylor return to the top of the podium? Margaret has now run the event 11 times and has never finished worse than third. The Way We Were - December

By Bryan Thomas Septathlon (7 events) consisting of 100m, 400m, 800m and 3000m runs, long jump, shot put and javelin throw. 30 YEARS AGO (December 1984) M45 Wilf Deck wrote an article in Vetrunner on his 10 YEARS AGO (December 2004) run in the 1982 Riyadh Marathon in which he finished 14th W35 Lisa Wilson was the recipient of the 2004 ACT outright and third vet in the time of 3:13.32. This perform- Masters Sports Star Award (for all sports). Lisa had en- ance earned a ranking of 66 in our Top 100 Marathoners. joyed a superb year – including winning both the 20 and Stuart Manley reported on his 3:09 in the Boston Mara- 50km road walks at the World Masters Athletics Non- thon. Stadia Championships in Auckland, NZ with new Austra- M40 Bryan Thomas ran 2:46.34 to win the 6th an- lian Record performances and blitzing a field of 2600 men nual Nocturnal Marathon. This was Bryan’s third win in and women to win the Gold Coast 7.5km road walk as well the six Nocturnals. M50 Stuart Reid was fifth in 3:03, M35 as numerous other excellent efforts on the track. Brian Wenn made his marathon debut running 3:05 and John Stoney reported in Vetrunner on a run across W35 Jo Cullen finished in 3:09. the dry and dusty bed of drought effected Lake George in Out track and field program was forced to move back early September. John was accompanied by Ruth Bauss- to the Woden Athletics Field for the month. Despite a heavy man, Ray Bramwell, Roy Jones and Margaret McSpadden. grass track five new ACT records were set for the mile; W30 Clive Glover reported on the efforts of the two Vets’ Jan Williams 5.42, W40 Judy Johnson 7.10, W45 Lyndall teams in the recent Sri Chimnoy Triple Triathlon. Our two Hatch 6.05, M35 Geoff Moore 4.37 and M60 Jack Penning- teams - the ‘Over 60 Rattlers’ was made up of Clive on the ton 5.55. bike, swimmer Geoff Llewwellyn and runner Mike Kennedy W40 Irene Rollgejser (Mitchell) 23.95m and M45 and the ‘Over 50 Cancerian Gals’ of swimmer Brenda Day, Warwick Selvey 43.25m set new records in the discus cyclist Rae Palmer and runner Cathy Montalto. throw. Our inaugural hammer throw for women was con- The 14th Chris Higgins Memorial 800m Handicap ducted so all age group winners established ACT records; was won by M45 John Morton just in front of M35 Damian W35 Jo Cullen 9.40m, W40 Irene Rollgejser 23.66, W45 Ruttledge and M40 Colin Farlow. Damian had the fastest Maureen O’Shea 12.84 and W50 Mary Wahren 13.46m. net time of 2.03.90. The 11th President’s ‘100m Gift’ Handicap was held 20 YEARS AGO (December 1994) on the traditional last athletics meet of he year. The Jim O’Donnell was writing a series of member pro- women’s final was won by W50 Maureen Rossiter just edg- files in Vetrunner, this month it featured John Hunt. ing out W45 Vicki Matthews and W40 Jayne Hardy. The Jim White organized five teams each with 8 runners, men’s Gift was won by M50 Robert Barboro from M40 Steve including a minimum two women, of approximately equal Jones and M50 John Payne. This was Maureen’s fourth ability for the annual CCC Parliament House Relays. victory and Robert’s fifth in this annual feature sprint At the track the 4th annual Chris Higgins Memorial event. 800m Handicap attracted a field of 49 runners of all ages Five ACT relay records were set or established dur- and abilities. W35 Elaine Cooper won, just in front of M55 ing the month. In the 4x100m they were by – the W60 team Tony Booth and W45 Margaret Taylor. W35 Elaine Cooper of Caroline Campbell, Val Chesterton, Fran Harris and 400m in 62.9 and W50 Jen Bourke javelin 27.30m set new Terri Jones; the W65 squad of Cory Collins, Alison Ide, ACT records. Consie Larmour and Anne Young and the M75 team of Our final athletics meet of the year on December John Burns, Michael Freer, Rad Leovic and John Suiter. In 29 was a special fun low-key affair at the Woden Athletics the 4x1500m by – M45 team of Gary Bowen, Rod Lynch, Field organized by Geoff Moore. He arranged the competi- John Morton and Roger Pilkington and the M50 quartet of tors into three teams in order to participate in his special Tom Lane, Michael Leahey, Nev Madden and Ken White. December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 23 Track and Field Program: February - March 2015 Page 24 — December 2014 Vetrunner Announcements/Snippets page If anyone has any announcements or small items on Veterans athletics please email them to [email protected].

ACTVAC Social Functions December 2014 and January 2015

December 2014 Date: Wednesday 10 December 2014 (Note change from Tuesday for this event) Venue: Gryphons Caffe Bar Location: 16 Barker Street Griffith (Plenty of parking behind the shops) Time: 7pm Food: A wide range of food including breads, tapas and starters, gourmet mains, grills, salads and pizzas Alcohol: Purchase from the bar

You are invited to meet with fellow members of the Club for an informal social dinner. As this is the final dinner for this year we would like to see as many of you as possible. If you would like to attend, please contact one of the following members of the Social Team by 12 noon on Tuesday 9 December to enable them to advise final numbers. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sherryl: 6272 4170(w) [email protected] Robyn: 6288 4787(h) [email protected]

January 2015 You are invited to join the Social Team for a picnic lunch following the January 25 Run/Walk Handicap which will be held at Campbell Park. This has been a popular event for a number of years and the Social Team looks forward to seeing you there. After the event, travel to Grevillea Park, Menindee Drive, on the lakeside near the Boathouse Restaurant. This location has good shade cover. Bring chairs and a small table as well as BYO picnic food (to share if you like) and drinks. There is no need to advise the Social Team members if you intend going to this picnic - just turn up.

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Vetrunner Online Did you know you can download the Vetrunner from the ACTVAC website? http://www.actvac.com.au/index.php?module=Vetrunner&action=Vetrunner.ListView Did you know that ACTVAC has a facebook page? https://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Veterans-Athletic-Club/154445671239308 We also have some avid photographers amongst our members who take wonderful photos at monthly run/walk handicaps and make them available via their own websites and blogs: John Harding—http://hardingjohn.smugmug.com/Sports/Running/June-2014-ACT-Veterans/ Martin Butterfield—http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 25 Calendar ACTVAC events are shown in bold, other events are run Weekly, Bi-Weekly and Monthly by different organisations, mostly YMCA Runners Club of Canberra (YCRC). Please check with organisers to confirm Events Please check with organisers to confirm details details especially for non ACTVAC events

ACTVAC General Committee Meetings monthly on the Dec 2014 second Wednesday of the month at Belconnen Soccer Club, Tues 2 Dec: YCRC Spring Series, Stromlo Forest Park Belconnen Way, Hawker at 7.00pm. Contact Secretary Thu 4 Dec: Track and Field Phill Toomey at [email protected]. Sun 7 Dec: YCRC Women’s Jogalong ACTVAC Monthly Weight Pentathlons at 9am at Tues 9 Dec: YCRC Christmas Relays, Lennox Gardens Masson Street, Turner — Contact Jayne Hardy Wed 10 Dec: Social dinner at Gryphons, Griffith 0421610053. Thu 11 Dec: Track and Field Sun 14 Dec: Throws Pentathlon Customs Joggers meet every Friday at Stage 88 in Thurs 18 Dec: Track and Field Commonwealth Park at 12.15pm. Mike Stracey 6258 8756

Lake Tuggeranong Stakes every Tuesday on the lake Jan 2015 edge near KFC at 12.20pm. Peter Thomson 0407 702 683 Sun 4 Jan: YCRC Women’s Jogalong BBQ Stakes Handicap every Wednesday from the Thu 8 Jan: Joint Track & Field meet with ACT Athletics. Senior Citizens Club in Woden at 12.10pm. Adrian 10 - 17 Jan: YCRC Thredbo Fun and Fitness Week Plunkett 62832388. Thu 15 Jan: Joint Track & Field meet with ACT Athletics. Thu 22 Jan: Track and Field YCRC Women’s and Girls Jogalong at Weston Park on Sun 25 Jan: Run/Walk Handicap, Campbell Park the first Sunday of the month at 9am (8am in summer). Picnic after event, Grevillea Park Lake Ginninderra Handicap, last Tuesday of the Thu 29 Jan: Track and Field month, from outside the Lighthouse Bar at 12.20pm.

Simon Wall 0404 859 404. Feb 2015 Sun 1 Feb: YCRC Women’s Jogalong Mount Ainslie Run Up, first Tuesday of the month, from Thu 5 Feb: Track & Field Treloar Crescent behind the War Memorial at 12.45pm. Sun 8 Feb: Sprint Marathon Team Relay John Harding 62441153. Thu 12 Feb: Track & Field Thu 19 Feb: Track & Field Black Mountain Run Up held on the third Tuesday each Sun 22 Feb: Run/Walk Handicap, Central Curtin month at 12.45pm, Clunies Ross St, 100m east of Botanic Thu 26 Feb: Track & Field Gardens Entrance. John Harding 62486905 Join a Training Group — Improve Your Fitness

Groups of veteran athletes conduct training sessions 7:00am in summertime at Treloar Crescent Campbell. around Canberra. To train with any one of the groups you 7:30am in wintertime at Cotter Reserve. 6231 7353 (h), should contact the group coordinator listed. It’s always fun 6261 2826 (w) to train with others, to share skills and knowledge. Geoff Moore: Distance training. Mondays 5.30pm at Runners, throwers, jumpers and walkers of all levels are Parliament House underground car park—intervals. welcome. Saturdays 8:00am at Acton Ferry Terminal—easy run. Sundays 8:00am at Stromlo Forest Park when no other Val Chesterton: Strength, Speed & General Fitness for event is scheduled—intervals. 6254 4753 (all hours) runners, jumpers & walkers, Calwell Playing Fields, Brad Osborn: Sprints and Hurdles training. Saturdays Fridays 9am 6292 8994, 8.30am in summer. 10:00am at the AIS when no other track meets. 6241 5592 Katherine Fitzpatrick: FIT (Females In Training). Greg Stretton: Middle distance training. Sundays Tuesdays 12.15pm at the AIS Track. 6214 1239. except long weekends, 9.00am, Grammar School, corner of Fran Harris: Strength, sprints and hurdles training Mugga Way / Flinders Way. 6295 8474 (h), 6257 6127 (w) at the AIS track.6230 2341 (h) Raine Thompson: Race and fitness walking. John Hunt: Jumps. Sundays, 11:00am at the AIS track. Mondays, 5:30pm, Parliament House underground car 6241 9392 (h) park. 6290 1857 (h) Chris Lang: Long distance pack runs. Sundays, ‘Tuesday group’: long distance running and walking. 9:00am (8:00am November thru February) Stromlo Forest Tuesdays 9:00am at Black Mountain Peninsula (8:30am in Park when no ACTVAC events are scheduled. Saturdays summer). Run/Walk Handicaps Notes Your Sub-committee is working on several initiatives to  A new gear trailer is under consideration to replace the improve our events. sometimes overloaded old one.  We aim to reduce manual processing of results and are  To encourage a wider spread of medals in the Waddell trialling a new stop watch to produce automated walks we are modelling changes to penalties for medal results to speed up results at the event. If successful winners for likely introduction in 2015. we will replace all current paper output stop watches.  Streamlining of volunteer requirements is under  We continue to look for new courses with adequate constant review. parking and minimal government conditions for access. Dave Mackenzie, Chair Page 26 — December 2014 Vetrunner January Run/Walk Handicap Campbell Park - 25 January 2015

How to get there (Yellow Page map reference Map 20, H3)

Turn off Fairbairn Ave at Northcott Drive and follow the road to the right around the outside of the car park to the far north east corner.

Course Description Thomas Series (long course) = 6.0k; Frylink/Waddell Series (short course) = 3.0k

All three courses start near he red gate at the North Eastern edge of the car park.

The course follows a track towards the eastern boundary of the Campbell Park area then turns north and follows the fence. About 600m from the start turn right at the gate and horse stile and enter the nature park. Follow the track at right angles to the fence which leads to the eastern boundary of the nature park.

The course continues along the fence line with a brief detour around a dam. About 100m after this detour the short course turns and returns to the start. A little before the 2k mark the long course veers to the left and joins the main Mt Ainslie track after about 600m, turning right. This track is followed for about 600m to the turnaround point (3k). The course then returns to the start.

Run/Walk Handicap Program for 2015

25 January Campbell Park 6km/3km Notes: 22 February Central Curtin 6.3km/3km 29 March Stromlo Forest Park 8km/4km  Good Friday is on 3 April. 26 April Majura 10km/5km  King and Queen of the Mountain events (shown as *) 31 May* West Stromlo 7.5km/4.5km will be decided by Pointscore, with the three best 28 June* Mt Ainslie 9.3km/4.5km scores to count. 26 July* Little Black Mountain 9km/4.5km  This is the proposed program. Any changes will be 30 August Goorooyarroo 10km/5km notified in Vetrunner and the ACTVAC weekly 27 September* O’Connor Ridge 8km/4km Bulletin. 25 October Ainslie Woodlands 7km/3.5km 29 November Weston Park 6km/3km December 2014 Vetrunner — Page 27

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Which of the following Club activities do/will you participate in?

CLUB ACTIVITIES O TRACK & FIELD (sprints, middle distance, hurdles, relays, jumps)

O THROWING EVENTS (hammer, discus, javelin. shot)

O DISTANCE EVENTS (run/walk handicaps, cross-country, half marathon)

The Club’s monthly newsletter, VETRUNNER, is posted on the website each month.

VETRUNNER Do you want to get a printed copy of VETRUNNER? Yes / No

PAYMENT BY: CASH / CHEQUE / BANK DEPOSIT (BSB 062-908, A/c number 0090 0604)

(Please include your name in the direct deposit transaction) In submitting this membership form, I acknowledge my rights and responsibilities as set out in the Club’s constitution and I agree to act in accordance with the Club’s conditions of membership and policies as presented on our website (www.actvac.com.au).

SIGNED: …………………………………………….. / ………………………………………… DATE: ………………….. APPLICANT 1 APPLICANT 2

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ACT Veterans Athletic Club, Inc PRINT POSTAGE GPO Box 2356, Canberra City, ACT 2601 POST PAID VETRUNNER 100000223 Print Post Approved CANBERRA