Autumn 1980 I t Vol. 11, No. 4 VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB
& the 34th Annual Report
MARCH 1980 PRICE 60c
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REGISTERED FOR POSTING AS A PERIODICAL CATEGORY B. The VICTORIAN m a p a t o o n CLUB HEWSEETTER is published for the information of members of the V#M.C. and is covered by the payment of your Annual Membership Pee# It is issued four times a year * SPRING (September) , SUMMER (December) , AUTUMN (March/ & WINTER (June) All athletes, irrespective of age or sex, are invited to cintribute letters, results, comments, etc., to the EDITOR, 1 Golding St., CANTERBURY, 3126, Victoria. PLEASE NOTE that material submitted for publication SHOULD be on sinle-spaced, typed Foolscap or A4, irrespective of length, to facilitate lay-out* Articles should not exceed one and a half pages of Foolscap? preferably half that I Articles for publica tion MOST be accompanied by the name and address of the contributor, together with his or her signature. The author of the article shall retain full responsibility for the content of the item submitted. DEADLINE for copy is the 16th day of the month preceding the month of issue but we ask contributors to aim for the 1st day of that month* THE VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB IS * O E M FOR MEMBERSHIP for any registered amateur athlete. COSTS *6 per year ( 1st of April to VIst of March) for Seniors; $3 for Juniors (u.20) CHARGES RACE FEES* Marathon $1 - Eknil Zatopek 10 000m $1 - All other feature races non-prize carrying minor events 20/. RACE ENTRIES* Marathon closes three (3) weeks before the date of the event. E.Z.10 000m closes three (3) weeks before the date of the event. Other major track events also three weeks before the date of the event# All entries for these events must reach the QQhyislfcllMON SECRET ART t toed Lester , 1 Golding St.,CANTERBURY,3126, as set out above# DO NOT SEND RACE BEES BY POST } you pay as you check in for the race itself. ALL OTHER RACE ENTRIES are taken 1 hour before advertised starting time with your fee* FOR wiHTWgR INFORMATION send your inquiries, which MOST BE ACCOMPANIED by a Self- addressed Stamped Envelope, to the General Secretary of the V.M.C. - Pam TURNEY, 35 Churchill Park Drive, HIDEAV0UR HILIS , 3802 (Tel. 79^ 8o90). MiaumiaBSffTP FEES and slips and other poneys go to the General Treasurer George WILSON, 48 Argyll Street, CHADS TONE, 3148. ENQUIRIES ABOUT TROPHIES should be sent to the Asst .Treasurer (Trophies) Vic ANDERSON, 12 Wright Street, CLIFTON HELL, 3068. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx INTERSTATE LINES OF COMMUNICATION * AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF AUSTRALIA* Hick Pannell, 377 Lit.Collins St, Melb.3000. NSW SOUTH WALES* Clive Lee,AAA of KSW,P.0.Box N l01,Grosvenor St,Sydney,2000# VICTORIA* John Bruce,VAAA,103 Pelham St,CARLTON,3053• QUEENSLAND* John Bailey, QAAA, 33 Wighton St,NASH7ILLE,4017. SOUTH AUSTRALIA* Brian Ch£jH*aa,G.P.O.Box 57,KENSINGTON PARK, 5068. WESTERN AUSTRALlAiffirs ,W,Sheridan,P .0 .Box 208,WEMBLY, 6014 TASMANIA: Noel Ruddock,TAAA, 10 Reynolds Court,DYNNEINE, 7OO 5 R.R.C. of NSW* Fred Howe,5/30 Hooper Street, HANDWICK,2031. D.R#C. of S.A.tDon Dohnt,31 First Avenue,NAILSWOHTH,5083. A*C.T. C.C.C.*Bryan McCarthy,P.O.Box 252,CANBERRA,2601. W.A.MARATHON CLUB* Geoff Wall,26 Kveda Way,N0LLAM4RA,606l. * * * ******************************* * * * * ****** T/tnATTm QF VENUES MELWAY REFERENCE DOMAIN,Bear of Shrine hill,Birdwood Are,above StXLlda Bd 43 K 12 at.thbbt PARK,Robinson Hall at rear of Basketball Stadium,next to lake 57 J 3 PRINCES PAHK,Walker St.Pavilon,near Carlton F.C.Royal Parade 29 G 12 TWO BRIDGES,opposite Botanic Gardens entrance at Morell Bridge 44 B 12 TULLAMAHINE RESERVE, Lancefield Road,800m NW Mickleham Bd comer 5 H 11 BUNGAEEE,Football Ground alongside Western Highway, 13km before Ballarat 239 B 1 Por VAAA venues look up the Crosscountry Handbook. *j|.^******** The VMC Newsletter is the most informative magazine for long distance enthusiasts* fhy not sell it to a friend or a newcomer, 1 J?ou can also inform us so that we can infom others I V.M.C.NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1980 MARCH VOL. 11 No. 4 VICTORIA^ MARATHON CLUB 34th ANNUAL REPORT 1979 - 80 . When the Newsletter editor asked me to write a yearly report , I felt I would start with my thoughts on the past year and what the future may hold* There is no doubt of course that marathon running has increased tremendously in popu larity and consequently so has membership of the V.M.C. The upsurge in women's parti cipation has delighted me and I was very pleased to see the introduction of a Women's division of the Zatopek 10 000m which Banners World so generously sponsored* This trend is bound to continue next year with more marathons and fun runs being intro duced every week • This can only mean increased membership, larger Newsletter circulation and more work for often over-worked committees. This brings me to what I think is the major problem in the V*M*Co and that is obtaining promises from members to help at races* It is much easier if officials can be verified before the day, it is also obvious that not all members who are able to offer their services at races and promotions. Although the roster worked reasonably well, it wasn't good enough. Fred or myself were usually left trying to round up helpers. The bright spot was our own marathon at Tyabb where the response for help was overwhelimng. I feel that we must split up the jobs even more, with a record membership this shouldn't be difficult. For myself, the actual secretarial work caused no problems, but the race dates inevitably clashed with VWAAA dates or coaching: ©ommitiments and in this way I felt I did not fulfill the job as secretary as well as might be expected* I also feel that the V.M.C. has a lot going for it but there is a lot of work involved with promoting races and producing the excellent newsletter* We must have sore people involved. Surely 1 i n 3 is not too much to ask. Names cannot be drawn out of a hat , members must send or give their names in* It would be great if the roster could be com pleted prior to April and printed in the Newsletter - that would be my wish for the future of the V.M.C. This would show more than anything else the desire of the members to help and would also alleviate much of the committee members' work* Pam Turney * ******************************************** NOTICE OF ANNUAL GEHERAL MEETING * NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL FINANCIAL MEMBERS OF THE VXSTOEIAN MARATHON CLUB TEAT THE 34th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 13th OF MARCH. 1980.AT 8 P M AT ROBINSON HALL , ALBERT PARK LAKE* Business will include reports by Executive Officers,Election of Officebearers for the ensuing year,Motions to amend the Constitution of the club and General Business brought forwardfrom members of the club* NOTICE OF MOTION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION 1 It is moved by the Committee of the V.M.C. that in all clauses of the Constitution the wordings be adjusted in such way that they cover all members of both sexes; that in Clause 4‘Membership b) the Annual Fee be 16 for seniors and 13 for juniors } that in Clause 4»M@robership the following sentence be added: Members must be in at least their second year of continuous membership to qualify for subsidies in connection with official representation at home or abroad*} that Clause 5«ELeotion of Officers a) read: President, 5 Vice-Presidents, General Secretary, General Treasurer, 2 Assistant Secretaries, 2 Assistant Treasurers and 3 Committee members j with consequential alteration from "Treasurer” to "General Treasurer"in Clauses 7 .Executive and 13<3anking»
PAGE PAGE 2 Basic Information, Venues 13 E.Z.10 000m reports "A" and Women* 3 Annual Report , Notice of A.G.M* 14 Olympic Tyres Marathory/ 4 laps P.P. 4 State Insurance Games/Montreal Letter 15 Olympic Gomes and Politics 5 E.Z* 10 000m A , B , C results 16 Ultra-Marathon 50 m lle r/ Stretching 6 E.Z* 10 000m D , E , Women's HLle 17 Women,Sport & Recreation 7 E.Z. 10 000m Women , F , Masters Mile 18 Altitude Stress / A Foot Problem 8 VMC 16km results 19 Marathon Man 9 VMC 12km results 20 Marathon Man (cont.) 10 V M C 8km results 21 All-time lists 11 V M C 8km results (Cont.) 22 12 VMC 6,4 & 2km / Figures in summary 23 Fixture List / Membership Form 24 More Fixtures/^telboume Games 10 000 V*M«CoKSWSLETTSR AUTOMN 1980 MARCH VIL.II No, 4 An Open Letter to organisers of the State Insurance Games (Ron Dewhurst & Co.) Held at Olympic Park,Melbourne,February 6th,1930 0 Why were Victoria's long distance women stars ignored at the above games ? One cannot say that there were no overseas stars for them to race against as there was a com pletely domestic field in the women1s 800 and a second rate one at that (barring one entrant). Why have a 400 and an 800, anyone knows that the former distance would claim at least a couple of the top 800m runners anyway. The 800m is virtually a sprint now and long distance athletes must be recognised in their own right. The days of sprint dominated meets are gone, organisers please note, and this applies to women as well as men* As far as the Victorian women are concerned, at the time of the games there were five Victorians in the top ten of the current Australian 3000m ranking lists. Like their counterparts, the men, Victorian women show great depth in this distance and it would be no problem to have a top quality field of 12 Victorian women all capable of break ing 10 minutes. If the top women are going to get down to 9 minutes, they must be given the opportunity to race together whenever possible on occasions such as the State Insurance Games, when the atmosphere of a big meet helps so much0 I did hear a suggestion that the women should have paraded with a placard on the night, the media would have "lapped it up"(pardon the pun0 but what about the organisers ? Come on, Ron, doesn't your "stable" include any of the top L.D. women ? Pam Turney. ******************************************** A WINTER'S RON IN MONTREAL. Paul Key. Today has been bitterly cold,despite the bright sunshine it's now -14 C» Much colder than we like, but it's not unusual. On top of the -14 0 there is a moderate wind blowing, so by the time Bruce and I run this evening at 5*30pm, the temperature will most likely be around -30 C. Believe me, that's cold I We arrange to meet at our usual spot at the bottom of Mount Royal at 5• 30pm. Now begins the winter ritual of getting prepared. It's 4*30 and almost dark. Gentle stretching begins, a cup of tea to 'flush' the system, more stretching. Limbs are tight. Get dressed, two pairs of briefs, vaseline the feet, thick woollen s6cks, long thermal underpants, track suit pants, and finally on the lower half, nylon pants and running shoes. On the upper half, two T-shirts, a .longsleeved rollneck, track suit top, then finally mylon jacket. Around my neck I wear a nylon collar which can be pulled up over my face. Head and hands are also well covered with thick mitts or gloves on the hands,(I have to wear two pairs of gloves) and because it's so cold tonight , I'll wear two woollen tuques on my head. We park our cars on Mount Royal Ave. and jog the 400 yards or so to the Cartier Monument at the bottom of the mountain. The wind is really freezing and our faces stiffen with the cold. Hurriedly we adjust the collars over our faces. Slowly we begin our ascent on the winding road wMch leqds to the top of Mount Royal. It is now quite dark, but at least there is moonlight, and the road which is snow covered glistens like a white ribbon flanked by stark naked sha dowy trees. The footing is icy, a little slippery, but we are accustomed to this , although needless to say we take care, it's very easy to slip and twist an ankle» We try to increase our speed to about 8min mile pace, which we do for a while, but with the cold it becomes hard to breathe, and after about a mile we slow down appreci ably. Despite the freezing conditions we are not really cold as our layers of clothing keep us warn. My fingers within the two pairs of gloves are cold but not too bad. We are now approaching Beaver Lake at the mile mark, the wind whips up from the lake hitting us as we pass along the roadway at the top. Tonight there are few skaters on the lake and no toboggoners, it's far too cold. We circle the lake once and then proceed back down the mountain to complete a 5 mile run* On the way back down we pass other runners. We're all too rugged up to wave or greet, it's .strictly concentration only tonight. The snow crunches loudly under our shoes and that, plus our laboured breathing, are the only sounds we can hear. The buildings in the downtown area which are lit-up cover sections of the mountain roadway in a frosty haze. We've about a mile to go now and the run is far from easy. At last we reach the bottom, a few quick stretches before our wet clothes freeze, then it's back to our car* to thaw out. We drive home to our warm apartments and a hot shower. Yes, we've survived another winter's run, they're tough and I suppose in a way exhilarating, but I much prefer running in the warmth of summer and spring. We covered the five miles in 43 minutes - tomorrow we'll try for 40 minutes and if it's not so cold we'll run a 6 or 7 miler. But who knows about tomorrow's run ? The main thing is - that we do. So, here's to you all in sunny Melbourne, enjoy your running I E M U ZATOPEK 10 000m Division A 18 Starters 20-1^-79 Waim & Hunid NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC I ftE CASTELLA ROB 22 23:23 0:3 7 50 * 950 919 28:54 2 I.ITTLE MAX 30 23:56 0:37 68 * 917 919 28:54 HENRY GA3Y 24 29: 7 0:35 77 EQ ♦9 06 921 28:52 4 AUSTIN STEVE 29 29: 21 0: 0 139 ♦892 956 28:17 5 ANDREWS JOHN NSW 29:43 l: 16 77 EO * 866 881 29:33 ty LLCYD ANDREW 20 29:58 1:25 81 EQ * 857 872 29:42 7 WHITTY LA'JRIE 19 30:12 1:39 81 EQ * 844 859 29:56 3 KENNEDY GRAEME 21 30:18 2:59 32 EQ * 839 787 31:16 9 MCDONALD ROB NSW 30:23 1:50 81 EQ * 8 34 849 30: 7 10 KIPP GRAHAM 33 30:29 1:45 110 EQ * 829 853 30: 2 11 JONES BRUCE 30 30:44 l: 0 144 * 815 896 29: It 12 shilston ROSS 26 30:46 3: 8 45 * 813 780 31:25 13 NORDHCFF PETER 23 30:54 2:20 85 * 806 821 30:37 14 0 * HARE PAUL 30 30:56 2:23 81 FQ ♦805 819 30:40 1*5 LAMBOFN ANDRE 22 31:38 0: 7 153 ♦769 949 28:24 16 WHITEMAN COLIN NSW 32:23 3:47 87 EQ * 732 747 32: 4
EMIL ZATOPEK 10 000m Division B 20 Starters 18-12-79 Cool NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC I MCINERNEY BRIAN 29 30:25 3:27 23 EQ ♦ 832 764 31 44 2 WILSON ROBERT 28 30:27 3:22 27 * 830 768 31 39 3 GUTHRIE BOB 36 31:15 3:31 49 ♦ 788 760 31 48 4 BENNETT PAUL 24 31:16 4: 7 28 EQ ♦ 787 731 32 2 4 5 MCLENNAN BRIAN 35 31:26 2:43 106 EQ * 779 801 31 0 6 COZENS JIM 23 31:28 4:43 18 * 777 703 33 0 7 ANDREW DENNIS 31 31:38 3: 3 86 * 769 784 31 20 8 PCTTS DAVID 21 31:43 4:47 22 * 765 700 33 4 9 ORINKWATER PAUL 31 31:53 3:45 62 ♦ 756 749 32 2 10 CROKER NEIL 25 31:58 4:28 40 EQ * 752 715 32 45 11 CLARKE TONY 19 32: 6 3:30 37 EQ * 746 761 31 47 12 JOHNSON BRIAN 28 32:21 3:45 87 EQ * 734 749 32 2 13 O'MALLEY MARTIN 24 32:26 3:36 120 EQ * 730 756 31 53 14 JAMIESON ROB 29 32:46 4:26 69 * 714 716 32 43 15 MONEGHETTI STEPHEN 17 32:49 4:12 91 EQ * 712 727 32 29 16 STERN STEPHEN 26 34:29 6: 4 71 EQ * 638 644 34*21
EMTL ZATOPEK 10 000m Division C 26 Starters 19-12-79 Cool NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC I KNEEN JOHN 37 31:25 S 40 4 ♦780 661 33:57 2 ROBINSON STFWART 27 32: 8 4 32 43 ♦744 712 32:49 3 ALLAN JOHN 27 32:17 5 30 19 * 737 663 33:47 4 DANOS TOM 32 32:35 5 51 16 EQ * 723 653 34: 8 5 SEYMON JIM 42 32:43 4 45 55 * 716 702 33: 2 6 RANDS IAN 34 32:46 4 45 59 * 714 702 33: 2 7 SHARE PETER 31 32:54 3 51 133 * 708 744 32: 8 8 SLOANF IAN 26 33: 6 4 29 91 FQ * 699 714 32:46 9 STEVENSON CARL 34 33: 7 5 15 52 EQ * 698 679 3 3:32 10 ARMISTEAD PETER 33 33:11 4 35 87 EQ * 695 709 32:52 11 AITKFN GRAHAM 17 33:28 6 30 23 EQ * 682 626 34:47 12 RYAN JACK 57 3 3:36 3 1 2 * 676 567 36:18 13 SMITH GRAEME 23' 33:44 5 6 94 EQ * 670 686 33:23 14 SCHICKERT BOB 38 33:53 7 20 11 * 664 593 35:37 15 RAYNER MAURIF 30 34: 9 5 32 91 FQ * 652 667 33:49 16 JONES DAVIO 28 34:10 6 37 42 ♦652 621 34:54 17 KEY STEVE 22 34:17 6 3 63 * 647 641 34:25 18 CANNY PAUL 23 34:44 7 17 38 * 628 595 35:34 19 KEY WARREN 20 35:39 6 53 98 EQ * 5 92 607 35:15 20 BERRY TONY 44 36:31 6 21 152 * 559 632 34:38 21 NICHOLSON HAMIEN 33 36:54 3 12 102 EQ * 545 560 36:29 NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FO*M MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 C0NNELLAN JHHN 25 33 46 6:20 35 EQ ♦669 633 34* 37 2 YOUNG *» ROBIN 31 33 50 6:24 35 EQ * 666 630 34*41 3 THOMPSON WAYNE 27 34 19 8:19 6 ♦645 556 36*36 4 MCVEIGH BRENDAN 33 34 25 4:38 145 ♦641 707 32*55 5 GRIFFITHS JOHN 17 34 33 5:54 96 * 636 651 34* 11 6 KIRKW000 MAL 42 34 34 8:58 3 * 635 533 37*15 7 LYNCH BARRY 31 34 42 7:47 21 * 629 576 36* 4 8 COUTTS NEIL 36 35 3 8:46 8 * 615 540 37* 3 9 LUDER STEVE 29 35 7 8:14 20 * 612 559 36*31 10 SIMPSON OAVIO 39 35 7 8:44 9 EO * 612 541 37* 1 11 MMtea* ouney DAVID 33 35 11 8:11 25 * 610 561 36*28 12 ZAHARIAS PETER 22 35 13 9:46 1 * 609 506 38* 3 13 DUNN IAN 32 35 27 8:46 14 FQ * 599 540 37* 3 14 FRANZKE OAVIO 35 35 28 6:42 115 * 599 618 34*59 15 HYSEN OAVE 24 35 54 8:53 26 * 582 536 37*10 16 RYCROFT BRIAN 47 36 46 6:54 148 ♦550 610 35*11 17 SCROGGIE JTM 47 37 6 7: 0 151 * 538 606 35*17 18 MATTHEWS RAY 29 37 12 8:29 106 EO * 535 550 36*46 19 SANOILANOS BRUCE 32 37 16 8:34 10 2 EQ ♦532 547 36*51 20 DAVIES CLIVE 38 38 15 9:31 110 EQ * 499 514 37*48 21 RICE JOHN 33 38 16 10:17 56 EQ * 499 489 38*34 22 ANSELL OAVIO 38 38 52 9:19 142 * 480 521 37*36 BEL ZATOPEK 10 000m Division E 28 Starters 17-12-79 Cool NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 OOOLAN LAWRENCE 31 34 26 5 48 94 EQ * 640 655 34 5 2 YOUNG RON 48 34 54 8 42 7 ♦621 542 36 59 3 MCLENNAN JIM 35 35 5 8 21 16 EQ * 614 555 36 38 4 LYNCH OAVIO 43 35 12 7 18 54 * 609 594 35 35 5 PAYNE GFOFF 35 35 29 6 49 97 * 598 613 35 6 6 SALTHOUSE GRAHAM 42 35 47 7 29 67 ♦586 587 35 46 7 BUNN ING KEN 38 35 53 8 4 51 * 583 565 36 21 8 GOREL JOE 42 35 59 7 59 58 ♦579 568 36 16 9 B ARR ! E JOHN 35 36 9 8 44 34 * 573 541 37 1 10 O'BRIEN VIN 51 36 10 7 42 73 EQ * 572 579 35 59 11 BRAOD LES 27 36 22 8 56 35 EQ * 565 534 37 13 12 HICKEY GREG 20 36 37 8 26 64 EQ * 555 552 36 43 13 OWYER FRANK 28 36 44 8 3 98 EQ ♦551 566 36 20 14 BROWN BARRY 36 36 46 8 4 102 EQ * 5 50 565 36 21 15 EVANS JOHN 42 37 8 10 27 14 EQ * 537 484 38 44 16 RILEY GFRRY 49 37 10 8 46 70 * 5 36 540 37 3 17 BEATCN LTNOSAY 29 37 33 9 22 64 EQ * 523 519 37 39 18 SMITH JOHN 44 37 51 7 58 149 EQ * 512 569 36 15 19 LYONS GEOFF 33 37 57 9 14 106 EQ * 509 524 37 31 20 OALLI GRECH 2 8 38 5 9 51 66 * 505 503 38 8 21 TELECKI STFVE 26 38 14 10 15 56 FQ * 500 490 38 32 22 WOOOGATE MERV 50 39 35 11 58 44 * 458 438 40 15 23 MCDONALD TED 60 40 4 13 27 12 * 444 398 41 44 24 TFMPERTON RAY 40 41 10 12 20 120 EQ * 413 428 40 37 25 LUCAS ARTHUR 39 41 27 12 37 120 EQ * 405 420 40 54 26 DAVI S RICHARO 33 41 41 1? 50 124 EQ * 399 414 41 7 27 EARNSWCRTH D *V T 0 41 41 55 13 4 124 EQ * 393 408 41 21 WOMEN'S MILE 11 Starters 20-12-79 Wat* & Hamid NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC I WILKINSON KATHY 4:59 0: 8 1 EQ * 478 493 4*55 2 LORO ANNE 5: 1 0:10 1 EQ ♦470 485 4*57 3 PYE MEGAN 26 5: 1 0:10 1EQ * 470 485 4*57 4 TURNEY JACKIE 21 5:13 0: 1 9 * 424 525 4*48 5 PETRIE LAVINIA 36 5:17 0: 0 10 * 410 529 4*47 6 PETR IF JUNE U 5:19 0: 28 1 EQ * 403 418 5*15 7 NIELSEN CAROLYN 5:21 0:30 1 EQ * 3 96 411 5*17 8 BARKER CORAL 20 5:36 0:44 6 EQ * 349 364 5:31 9 BARKER CATHY 18 5:39 0:4 7 6 EQ * 340 355 5*34 10 SALTHOUSE NICOLA 14 6: 8 1*15 8 * 266 281 6* 2 11 BARKER ROWENA 48 6:29 is 0 11 * 222 319 5*47 Tam. ZATOPEK 10 000m Division Women 18-12-79 23 Starters Cool NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 CAMERON JOAN 23 36: 1R 9:22 13 * 578 519 37:39 2 BRADLEY SUE 17 36:52 8:11 98 EQ * 546 561 36:28 3 PETRIE LAVINT A 36 37: 1 8:56 61 * 541 5 34 37:13 4 PYE MEGAN 26 37:11 8:29 102 EQ * 535 550 36:46 5 TURNEY JACKIE 21 37:28 11:36 5 * 525 449 39:53 6 BYRNES BAP B 27 38: 5 10:13 52 EQ * 505 491 38:30. 7 TURNEY KERRIN 16 38:42 9:57 112 EQ * 485 500 38:14 8 BROWNE DOROTHY 33 39:29 10:42 116 EQ * 461 476 38:59 9 CLARKE SUE 18 40:40 11:52 119 * 426 441 40: 9 10 MCLENNAN MARY 31 41:26 11:52 143 * 406 441 40: 9 11 BARKER CAROL 20' 42: 4 13:13 124 EQ * 389 404 41:30 12 KEY SUE 25 42:50 13:27 140 ♦370 398 41:44 13 HUMPHREYS GLENDA 40 42:57 15:38 32 EQ * 367 345 43:55 14 YOUNG SHIRLEY 49 43:39 16: 0 46 * 351 337 44:17 15 RYAN KATHY 23 44:23 16:19 60 * 335 330 44:36 16 BARKER ROWFrNA 48 45: 7 18:44 9 EQ ♦319 282 47: 1 17 MCKERR CLARE 49 45:31 16:33 132 * 311 325 44:50 18 LYNCH ANN 43 49:34 20:20 134 239 254 48:37 19 KENT MARG 35 50:29 21:12 135 ♦225 240 49:29 20 JOHNSTON HEATHER 35 50:38 21:20 136 EQ * 223 238 49:37 21 ROROTHAM KATE 36 50:42 21:24 136 EQ * 222 237 49:41 22 PHILLIPS LORAINNE 27 57:19 27:31 146 * 144 159 55:48 23 JOHNSON MAGGIE 40 58? IT 28:24 149 EQ * 135 150 56:41
EMIL ZATOPEK 10 000m Division * 28 Starters 17-12-79 Cool NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 MFNNIE CHRIS 26 36:34 8: 4 75 EQ ♦557 565 36:21 2 KELLEHER MICHAEL 16 36:42 8: 1 98 EQ * 552 567 36:18 3 BRAITHWAITE JOHN 23 36:59 8:27 77 EQ * 542 551 36:44 4 BAKER NEIL 24 36:59 8: 31 73 EQ * 542 549 36:48 5 SHEPPARD GRAHAM 31 37: 7 8:24 106 EQ * 538 553 36:41 6 TASSELL JOHN 30 37:18 9:35 48 * 531 512 37:52 7 ROBOTHAM IVAN 37 37:54 10:44 30 * 511 475 39: 1 8 DICKINSON MURRY 41 38: 2 9:37 71 EQ ♦506 511 37:54 9 BOWDEN DEREK 30 38: 7 9:10 130 EQ * 504 526 37:27 10 HO«>K INS JIM 30 38: 16 9:31 112 EQ * 499 514 37:48 11 FOX RAY 44 38:45 9:53 128 * 483 502 38:10 12 OPIE ROD 30 38:51 10: 6 112 EQ * 480 495 38:23 13 CUMMINS TERRY 40 38:57 9:38 138 * 477 510 37:55 14 MACKENZIE COLIN 45 39: 4 10:34 75 EQ * 473 480 38:51 15 GOLQMB DAVID 31 39:12 10:40 77 EQ * 469 477 38*57 16 JOHNSTON JOHN 56 39: 18 12: 3 31 * 466 436 40:20 17 BAT TRICK PETER 36 39:36 12: 7 39 ♦457 434 40:24 18 KELLY BRYAN 56 39:48 11: 1 116 EQ * 451 466 39:18 19 SHARPE JEFF 31 40:19 12:39 47 * 436 419 40:56 20 8RUNT0N JOHN 41 40:20 12:50 40 EQ * 436 414 41* 7 21 OECASTELLA ROLET 56 40:25 11:38 116 EQ * 433 448 39:55 22 NICHOLLS STAN 68 40:33 10:44 147 * 430 475 39* 1 23 HERON ROD 49 4d:52 13:43 28 EQ * 421 391 42* 0 24 TRACEY MERV 31 41: 3 12:13 120 EQ * 416 431 40*30 25 LARTER MERV 36 42:18 13:27 124 EQ * 383 398 41*44 26 EDMONDS JOHN 41 42:51 13:57 129 * 370 385 42*14 27 ELLIS ARTHUR 51 43:43 14:46 130 EQ * 350 365 43* 3 28 80NECKER FRANK 54 4**40 17:11 141 * 288 312 45:28 MASTERS MILE 6 Starters Warm & Humid 20-12-79 NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 HANNAFORD peter 40 4:32 0: 0 6 * 601 784 4: I 2 FRASER KEN 44 4:40 0:39 1 * 561 560 4:40 3 CHUGG REX V 4:41 0*35 2 * 557 582 4:36 4 YOUNG RON 48 4:48 0:27 5 * 525 621 4*28 5 SALTHOUSE GRAHAM 42 4:52 0:34 4 *5 0 7 587 4:39 6 GC8EL JOE 42 4:54 0:41 3 * 498 554 4*42 V.M.C.NEWS LETTER AUTUMN 1 980 MARCH V O L . 11 No. 4 VMS 16km Two Bridges 74 Starters 7- 11 - 1979 Cool,Steady Breeze. NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP PCI NTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 RYAN NEIL 37 53 0 2 2 28 * 756 760 52! 53 2 DUXBURY KEN 25 5 3 7 2 59 20 * 753 732 53 50 3 HANDASYOE STEWART 30 53 53 1 24 52 * 731 779 52 15 4 ANDREW DENIS 30 54 10 3 37 25 * 723 714 54 28 5 WELSH BOB NF 54 46 0 0 67 ♦ 706 823 50 51 6 RANDS IAN 34 54 56 3 52 30 EQ * 701 707 54 43 7 MCMAHON PETER 30 55 0 3 37 35 * 699 714 54 28 3 COZENS JIM 23 55 15 I 50 61 * 692 766 52 41 9 PHELAN TERRY 31 56 45 3 16 63 * 653 724 54 7 10 MCCARTHY TERRY NF 57 8 7 51 10 EQ * 643 . 605 58 42 11 CARROLL BOB NF 57 42 7 35 19 * 629 611 58 26 12 CARMONA GABRIEL 38 57 46 9 30 4 * 627 567 60 21 13 SCHICKERT BOB 38 57 58 5 28 5 3 * 622 664 56 19 14 ELLIOTT ERNIE 38 57 58 7 28 23 * 622 614 58 19 15 ANDERSON PETER 27 58 2 8 6 17 * 621 599 58 57 16 TOOHEY JULIAN NF 58 6 6 39 36 * 619 634 57 30 17 MACKEN KEVIN 34 58 8 8 21 16 * 618 593 59 12 13 HARRY IVAN 38 58 13 8 8 18 * 616 598 58 59 19 SUNNING KEN 37 58 14 9 22 6 * 616 570 60 13 20 BLAND DAVID 32 58 17 6 49 37 * 615 630 57 40 21 PATTON PAUL 3 3 .58 21 10 3 5 * 613 555 60 54 22 VALLANCE ADRIAN 27 58 28 8 45 14 * 610 584 59 36 23 RYCROFT BRIAN 47 58 35 7 58 26 * 608 602 58 49 24 ONLEY DAVID 32 58 55 8 11 27 * 600 597 59 2 25 JONES DAVID 28 59 17 6 56 50 EQ * 591 627 57 47 26 HYSEN DAVE 24 59 35 9 24 22 * 584 569 60 15 27 NICOL STUART 29 59 43 10 33 8 * 581 544 61 24 28 HALL BILL 25 59 49 8 50 29 * 579 582 59 41 29 LOGAN PETER 24 59 53 12 9 2 ♦ 577 511 63 0 30 BRADD LES 27 60 41 9 35 32 * 560 565 60 26 31 BARRIE JOHN 34 60 42 9 38 30 EQ * 559 564 60 29 32 ZAHARIAS PETER 22 61 7 7 41 62 * 550 609 58 32 3 3 FAY JOHN 40 61 8 10 36 24 * 550 543 61 27 34 CRAWFORD JIM 44 61 16 9 46 38 * 547 561 60 37 35 TASSELL JOHN 30 61 34 11 48 15 * 541 518 62 39 36 TARAMAS JOHN NF 61 38 10 5 39 * 539 554 60 56 37 MCINTOSH KEITH 29 61 42 10 22 34 * 538 548 61 13 38 MOORE BARRY NF 61 49 12 18 13 * 535 508 63 9 39 BYRNES BARB W27 61 57 12 54 7 * 532 496 63 45 40 BARKER BRUCE 22 62 16 8 24 65 * 526 592 59 15 41 SCOTT MAL 42 62 22 14 46 1 * 524 461 65 37 42 FULTON BILL 44 62 24 13 7 10 EQ * 523 492 63 58 43 BURDEN BARRY 35 62 36 11 2 40 * 519 534 61 53 44 SMITH GARRY NF 62 48 11 13 41 ♦ 515 530 62 4 45‘ TURNEY JACKIE W21 62 48 15 0 3 * 515 457 65 51 46 CUMMINS TERRY 40 62 54 13 38 9 * 513 482 64 29 47 BRAITHWAITE JOHN NF 63 29 10 47 58 * 501 539 61 38 48 TAYLOR NEIL 34 63 32 10 44 59 * 500 540 61 35 49 EVANS JOHN 42 64 11 11 30 57 * 488 524 62 21 50 WEAVER GEOFF 30 64 33 12 54 42 * 481 496 63 45 51 WEINSTEIN ROGER 29 64 42 15 13 12 * 478 453 66 4 52 HUBBERT MIKE NF 65 3 10 56 66 * 471 536 61 47 53 SPARKS ARNOLO 33 65 16 15 6 21 * 467 455 65 57 54 RICHARDS PETER 25 65 42 12 27 60 * 460 505 63 18 55 'RICE JOHN 33 65*^45 t3 10 54 * 459 491 64 1 56 SMITH MITCH 39 66 42 15 0 43 * 442 457 65 51 57 ANSELL DAVID 38 66 53 11 39 68 * 439 521 62 30 58 DAVISON TOM 46 67 9 15 6 48 * 434 455 65 57 59 HORWOOD BRIAN 38 67 14 14 53 50 EQ * 433 459 65 44 60 TEMPERTON RAY 40 68 46 16 58 44 * 408 423 67 49 61 BRADSHAW TONY 46 70 25 19 6 33 * 382 389 69 57 62 THREADWELL ALAN NF 70 29 18 39 45 381 396 69 30 63 SHAND JIM NF 72 25 20 31 46 353 368 71 22 64 BARKER CORAL W20 73 9 17 34 69 343 413 68 25 65 KELLAM ROBERT NF 75 24 23 22 47 314 329 74 13 66 LARTER MERV 36 76 47 19 50 70 298 378 70 41 67 8IVIAN0 FRANK 35 76 48 24 34 49 297 314 75 25 68 RYAN KATHY 23 77 39 24 5 64 2 88 320 74 56 69 TRASK ANNETTE NF 86 7 33 31 55 EQ 206 221 84 22 70 SHAW BRAD NF 86 7 33 31 55 EQ 206 221 84 22 8 V *M *C .NEWSLETTER AOTDMN 1980 MARCH VO L. 11 No* 4 VMC 12km Two Bridges 84 Starters 21-11-79 Cool & Overcast NAME TIME H/CAPH/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 WARDLAW CHRIS NF 35 27 R 0 0 26 * 902 911 35 16 2 ANDREW DENIS 31 39 15 4 47 15 * 736 705 40 3 3 COZENS JIM 23 39 58 3 39 64 EQ * 708 749 38 55 4 SMITH GRAEME NF 40 6 6 58 9 * 703 627 42 14 5 ROBINSON STEWARTNF 40 21 3 39 68 * 694 749 38 55 6 DOWLING DICK 29 40 33 4 28 54 EQ * 686 717 39 44 7 CROKER NEIL 25 41 19 4 0 70 * 658 735 39 16 8 CONNELLAN JOHN NF 41 21 6 33 19 * 657 641 41 49 9 VINCENT TREVOR V41 41 26 3 17 74 * 654 764 38 33 10 STEVENSONCARL 34 41 37 5 29 56 * 648 679 40 45 11 HARRY RON 31 41 39 5 3 67 * 647 695 40 19 12 AITKEN GRAHAM J 17 41 45 8 56 5 * 643 564 44 12 13 MCCARTHYTERRY NF 41 54 8 35 10 ♦ 638 575 43 51 14 O'BRIEN GEOFF NF 42 20 7 19 22 * 624 615 42 35 15 BLAND DAVID 32 42 36 6 52 29 * 615 630 42 8 16 MCLENNAN NORM 26 42 46 3 24 77 * 609 759 38 40 17 MACKEN KEVIN 34 42 57 9 6 20 * 603 590 43 22 18 HALL BILL 25 42 58 8 23 17 * 603 581 43 39 19 LOOGE KEITH 48 42 59 7 56 23 * 602 595 43 12 20 BUNNING KEN 38 43 10 10 44 3 * 596 512 46 0 21 SIMMONS BRUCE NF 43 27 10 29 7 * 587 519 45 45 22 JONES DAVID 28 43 30 6 23 69 * 586 647 41 39 23 WAITE JOHN 39 43 51 6 12 72 * 575 653 41 28 24 VALLANCE ADRIAN 27 43 56 a 35 24 * 572 575 43 51 25 DABBS PETER NF 44 4 9 19 30 EQ * 568 583 43 35 26 FAY JOHN 40 44 12 10 38 11 * 564 515 45 54 27 LYNCHDAVID 43 44 16 8 31 30 EQ * 562 577 43 47 28 BERRY TONY 44 44 41 6 49 73 * 550 632 42 5 29 KIRKWOOD MAL 41 44 52 9 26 25 * 544 549 44 42 30 BRAITHWAITE JOHN NF 45 10 9 22 34 EQ * 536 551 44 38 31 BARKER BRUCE 22 45 10 9 22 34 EQ # 536 551 44 38 32 MENNIECHRIS NF 45 19 9 32 32 EQ * 531 546 44 48 33 MCINTOSH KEITH 29 45 28 9 26 50 EQ * 527 549 44 42 34 HICKEYGREG NF 45 29 12 34 6 * 527 464 47 50 35 KAEHNE JIMNF 45 37 9 39 48 ♦ 523 543 44 55 36 BAKER NEIL NF 45 40 9 53 32 EQ ♦ 521 536 45 9 37 EVANS JOHN 42 45 55 10 57 21 * 514 506 46 13 38 HANCY TOM NF 45 58 10 10 34 EQ * 513 528 45 26 39 DICKINSON MURRY NF 46 2 16 47 2 * 511 370 52 3 40 TASSELL JOHN 30 46 10 11 38 16 * 508 488 46 54 41 GRAY TOM 35 46 14 12 20 12 * 506 470 47 36 42 BEATON LINDSAY 29 46 18 10 40 28 * 504 514 45 56 43 MORRIS PETER 35 46 19 13 14 8 * 503 448 48 30 44 HUTCHISON ANDREW 29 46 27 10 38 37 EQ * 500 515 45 54 45 BOWDEN DEREK 30 46 27 10 38 37 EQ * 500 515 45 54 46 CUMMINS TERRY 40 46 44 10 55 37 EQ * 492 507 46 11 47 MOORE BARRYNF 47 6 10 55 59 EQ * 483 507 46 11 48 PARSONS GREG NF 47 28 11 38 41 * 473 488 46 54 49 WEAVER GEOFF 30 47 34 11 43 42 ♦ 471 486 46 59 50 CLARKE ALAN 44 47 55 11 45 57 EQ * 462 485 47 1 51 KELLY BRYAN 31 48 I 12 8 43 EQ ♦ 460 475 47 24 52 SPARKS ARNOLD 33 48 16 12 6 57 EQ ♦ 453 476 47 22 53 MACKENZIE COLIN 45 48 27 34 ,43 EQ * 449 464 43 50 54 MURRIE SCOTT NF 48 52 12 59 43 EQ * 439 454 48 15 55 GOLOMBDAVID NF 49 55 13 59 47 * 415 430 49 15 56 DAVISON TOM 47 49 14 11 36 71 * 431 489 46 52 57 HORWOOD BRIAN 38 49 18 13 24 46 * 429 444 48 40 58 SHARPE JEFF 31 49 20 13 46 27 * 428 435 49 2 59 JOHNSTON JOHN 56 49 20 13 31 37 EQ ♦ 428 441 48 47 60 BRUNTON JOHN 41 49 48 15 49 13 * 418 390 51 5 61 DAVIS RICHARD 33 49 53 13 49 53 * 416 434 49 5 62 HERON ROD 49 50 32 22 52 1 * 402 267 58 8 63 WOODGATE MERV 50 51 14 12 25 75 ♦ 387 468 47 41 64 KELLAM ROBERT NF 51 20 15 20 49 * 385 400 50 36 65 FAYBARBARA W38 52 1 15 43 63 * 371 392 50 59 66 KIMBER PETER 20 53 6 17 3 52 * 350 365 52 19 67 FLANAOAN PAUL 34 53 10 18 55 14 * 349 330 54 11 68 YOUNG SHIRLEY 49W 53 18 18 35 18 ♦ 346 336 53 51 V.M.C .NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1980 MARCH VOL.11 No. 4 VMC 12km (cont.) 69 LARTER MERV NF 53:20 17:18 50 EQ * 345 360 52:34 70 YOUttG RON 48 53:21 9: 41 78 * 345 542 44:57 71 ROBOTHAM PAUL NF 53:54 17:49 54 EQ * 335 350 53: 5 72 ROBOTHAM IVAN 37 54:51 15:31 76 ♦ 318 396 50:47 73 PALMER MIKE 32 56: 9 23:22 4 ♦ 297 260 58:38 74HOARE MIKE NF 56: 9 19:58 59 EQ ♦ 297 312 55:14 75 ANOERSON KEN NF 56:57 20:42 61 * 285 300 55:58 76 THOMPSON PAT 34 57:55 2 1:39 62 * 270 285 56:55 77 RYAN KATHY W23 58:26 22: 7 64 EQ * 263 278 57:23 78 BARKFO ROWENA W48 58:39 22:19 66 * 260 275 57:35 VMC 8km Two Bridges 149 Starters 5-12-79 Pine, Fair Breeze NAME TIME H/CAP H/CAP POINTS ON FORM MIN SC MIN SC PLACE RACE AV. MIN SC 1 MCINERNEYBRIAN 29 24 44 0 59 19 * 781 759 25 5 2 KINGSLANDARTHUR 23 24 52 0 48 30 * 773 770 24 54 3 GUTHRIE BOB 36 24 58 1 12 20 * 766 745 25 18 4 WILSON HUGH 31 25 1 1 38 12 EQ * 763 719 25 44 5 NOLAN JOHN 22 25 12 1 25 21 * 752 732 25 31 6 WELSHBOB NF 25 37 0 0 126 EQ * 726 823 24 6 7 BREEN KEN NF 25 42 I 21 42 EQ * 721 736 25 27 8 ANOREW DENIS 31 25 46 1 30 36 * 717 727 25 36 9 DUXBURY KEN 26 25 48 1 23 52 EQ * 715 734 25 29 10 LAMBETHDARREN NF 25 51 1 30 42 EQ * 712 727 25 36 11 CROKER NEIL 25 26 15 1 22 97 EQ * 689 735 25 28 12 HALLINAN GERARD NF 26 18 1 57 42 EQ ♦ 686 701 26 3 13 O’MALLEY MARTIN 24 26 28 1 2 119 EQ * 677 756 25 8 14 SHAREPETER 31 26 35 1 3 123 * 670 755 25 9 15 HARRY RON 31 26 49 2 6 91 * 658 692 26 12 16 RANDS IAN 34 26 52 1 51 108 * 655 706 25 57 17 AITKEN GRAHAM J17 27 0 3 9 22 * 648 634 27 15 18 YOUNG ROBIN 31 27 9 3 42 14 * 640 606 27 48 19SMITH ROGER NF 27 14 2 51 46 EQ * 635 650 26 57 20COOPER JOHN NF 27 15 2 52 46 EQ * 634 649 26 58 21 OANOS TOM 32 27 17 2 37 89 EQ * 633 663 26 43 22 MCCARTHY TERRY NF 27 25 3 20 31 * 626 625 27 26 23 BROWN REX NF 27 34 3 11 46 EQ * 618 633 27 17 24MEISELBACH ROB NF 27 35 3 33 28 * 617 614 27 39 25 MOLLARD LES 25 27 36 4 55 4 * 616 548 29 1 26 WATT IE DENNIS 29 27 36 4 43 6 ♦ 616 557 28 49 27 BILBROUGH SID NF 27 41 3 8 78 EQ * 612 635 27 14 28 KEY STEVE NF 27 45 3 21 49 EQ ♦ 609 624 27 27 29LODGE KEITH 48 27 54 3 54 25 EQ * 601 596 28 0 30 SZEGEDI STEVE NF 27 55 2 44 112 EQ * 600 657 26 50 31 ANDERSONPETER 27 27 59 4 6 24 * 597 586 28 12 32 JONES DAVID 28 28 4 3 8 102 EQ * 593 635 27 14 33 ELLIS BOB 32 28 7 3 49 37 EQ * 590 600 27 55 34 CARROLL BOB NF 28 13 3 47 55 EQ * 5 86 602 27 53 35 HALLBILL 25 28 17 4 11 32 * 582 582 28 17 36GOBEL JOE 42 28 21 5 2 11 * 579 543 29 8 37LYNCH DAVID 43 28 26 3 47 88 * 575 602 27 53 38 O'BRIEN GEOFF NF 28 28 3 30 104 EQ * 574 616 27 36 39 MCLENNAN JIM 35 28 30 5 56 3 ♦ 572 504 30 2 40 MCVEIGHBRENDAN 38 28 32 1 50 138 * 570 707 25 56 41 BUNNING KEN 38 28 36 4 15 42 EQ ♦ 567 579 28 21 42 BARKER BRUCE 22 28 37 4 19 37 EQ * 567 576 28 25 43REICHER ALAN NF 28 38 4 38 25 EQ * 566 561 28 44 44 HARGREAVES BRUCE 26 28 43 4 18 52 EQ * 562 577 28 24 45WAITE JOHN 39 28 44 3 11 124 EQ * 561 633 27 17 46 SCHICKERT BOB 38 28 48 4 3 93 EQ ♦ 558 589 28 9 47 NICOL STUART 29 28 53 5 36 10 * 554 518 29 42 48 KEY WARREN NF 28 54 4 29 52 EQ * 553 568 28 35 49 RAYMEN BOB NF 28 55 2 1 141 * 553 697 26 7 50 BERRY TONY 44 28 56 3 12 129 EQ * 552 632 27 18 51 BRADD LES 27 28 57 6 45 2 ♦ 551 471 30 51 52 COZENS GARY 28 28 59 5 36 12 EQ * 550 518 29 42 53 MENNIE CHRIS NF 29 1 4 25 82 EQ * 548 571 28 31 54BARRIE JOHN 35 29 2 5 23 16 EQ * 547 527 29 29 55 FAY JOHN 40 29 5 5 2 29 * 545 543 29 8 VOL.11 No. 4 V M C 8km (cont.) 56 MEMMOLO ANDREW 16 29: 9 4 43 55 EQ * 542 557 28:49 57 MICKEY GREG NF 29:18 4 52 55 EQ * 535 550 28:58 58 DOUMA JOHN 23 29:20 4 6 114 ♦ 534 586 28:12 5*9 BAKER NEIL NF 29:31 4 38 97 EQ ♦ 526 561 28:44 60 HUEGEL HELMUT NF 29:33 5 7 55 EQ * 524 539 29:13 61 HARRISON GRAEME NF 29:35 5 8 60 EQ * 523 538 29:14 62 DWYER FRANK 28 29:36 5 10 55 EQ * 522 537 29:16 63 BRAITHWAITE JOHN NF 29:45 4 19 119 EQ * 516 576 28:25 64 HALL GEOFF 33 29:45 4 34 112 EQ * 516 564 28:40 65 TASSELL JOHN 30 29:46 5 22 49 EQ * 515 528 29:28 6 6 ZAHAR IAS PETER 22 29:49 5 15 81 * 513 533 29:21 67 HUBBERT MIKE NF 29:52 4 59 97 EQ * 511 545 29: 5 6 8 SIMMONS BRUCE NF 29:56 4 33 117 * 508 565 28:39 69 KELLEMER MIKE 16 29:56 5 29 60 EQ * 508 523 29:35 70 TARAMAS JOHN NF 29:57 5 30 60 EQ * 507 522 29:36 71 MULRANEY PAUL NF 29:58 5 30 65 EQ * 507 522 29:36 72 RICE JOHN 33 29:59 6 25 15 * 506 484 30:31 73 BOWDEN DEREK 30 30: 5 5 6 106 * 502 540 29:12 74 YOUNG ROBERT 29 30:12 5 44 65 EQ * 497 512 29! 50 75 COCHRANE ROBERT NF 30:15 5 47 65 EQ * 495 510 29:53 76 VINCENT GREG NF 30:17 5 49 65 EQ * 494 509 29:55 77 DALLI GRECH 28 30:18 5 51 60 EQ * 493 507 29257 78 GRAY TOM 35 30:19 6 9 33 EQ * 492 495 30*15 79 RAYSON RON 34 30:21 5 25 102 EQ * 491 526 295 31 80 HALFORD NOEL NF 30:26 5 59 60 EQ * 487 502 30 is 5 81 TURNEY BOB NF 30:30 3 28 142 * 485 618 27*34 8i FULTON BILL 44 30:31 6 12 39 * 484 493 30? 18 83 SCOTT MAL 42 30:37 6 24 35 * 480 485 30630 84 CUMMINS TERRY 40 30:41 5 17 118 * 477 532 29*23 85 BEATON LINDSAY 29 30:42 5 42 107 * 477 514 29*48 8 6 ROBOTHAM IVAN 37 30:44 10 4 1 * 475 358 34S10 87 FREELAND DICKNF 30:45 6 53 23 * 475 466 30f59 8 8 WEAVER GEOFF 30 30:51 5 46 110 * 471 511 29*52 89 WADE KEITH NF 30:53 5 32 115 * 470 521 29*38 96 CARAHER MIKE 39 30:56 5 49 111 * 468 509 29*55 J9jl HOPKINS JIM 30 30:59 6 30 69 EQ * 466 481 30*36 912 EVANS JOHN 42 31: 3 5 26 126 EQ * 463 525 29*32 9j3 CLARKE ALAN 44 31: 3 6 27 82 EQ * 463 483 30 J 33 Wk CRAWFORD JIM 44 31: 6 4 19 139 * 461 576 28125 95 MACKENZIE COLIN 45 31: 8 6 18 96 * 460 489 30324 96 HUTCHISON ANOREW 29 31:13 5 6 135 * 457 540 29 J12 ^7 VAN ALLAN 38 31:13 6 43 71 EQ * 457 472 30^49 98 NEVE ED NF 31:13 7 34 16 EQ * 457 440 314*0 99 SPARKS ARNOLO 33 31:14 6 54 40 EQ * 456 465 31. 0 100 MURRIE SCOTTNF 31: 18 6 33 93 EQ * 454 479 30*39 101 BATCHELOR OICK 39 31*19 3 14 144 * 453 630 27*20 102 GOLOMB DAVID NF 31:20 7 10 33 EQ * 452 455 31:16 103 OPIE ROD 30 31:26 6 56 71 EQ * 449 464 31* 2 104 STRONG WAYNE NF 31:29 6 59 71 EQ * 447 462 31* 5 105 HORWOOD BRIAN 38 31:43 6 48 100 EQ * 438 469 30:54 106 COSTELLO MAX NF 31:47 7 16 74 EQ * 436 451 31*22 107 BATTRICK PETER 36 31:50 7 26 49 EQ * 434 445 31*32 108 HOY PAUL NF 31:55 7 24 74 EQ * 431 446 31*30 109 HOWARD JOHN 37 32:13 9 4 7 * 421 389 33:10 110 VINCENT GARY NF 32:18 7 46 76 EQ * 418 433 31*52 111 MCLENNAN MARY W31 32:24 6 19 133 * 414 488 30*25 112, DAVISON TOM 47 32:27 6 21 134 * 413 487 30*27 113 JOHNSTON JOHN 56 32:27 6 48 128 * 413 469 30:54 114 BRUNTON JOHN 41 32:33 7 38 100 EQ * 409 438 31:44 115 GOYER JEFFNF 32:37 8 4 78 EQ * 407 422 32*10 116 iROBOTHAM PAUL NF 32:43 9 30 8 * 403 375 33*36 117’ NICHOLLS STAN 68 32:47 5 54 140 ★ 401 505 30* 0 118 BARKER CORAL W20 33: 11 8 38 78 EQ * 388 403 32*44 -119--QA VIS RICHARD 33 33;2_Q __ 8 22 _LQ4 EQ * 383 412 . 32*28 120 HERON ROD 49 33:26 8 4 116 * 380 422 32*10 121 LARTER MERV NF 33:40 9 11 69 EQ * 373 385 33*17 122 FAY BARBARA W38 33:44 8 40 109 * 371 402 32*46 123 PALMER MIKE 32 34:21 11 32 5 * 352 317 355 38 124 HOARE MIKE NF 34:30 10 48 18 * 348 337 34*54 Page V V M C 8km (cont.) 125 KEY SUE NF 34 30 9 54 82 EQ * 348 363 34 0 126 CROKER MIKE NF 34 32 9 56 82 EQ * 347 362 34 2 127 EDMONDS JOHN 41 34 36 10 0 ,82 EQ * 345 360 34 6 128 LANHAM JOHN NF 34 42 10 6 82 EQ * 342 357 34 12 129 LISTER ROB NF 35 22 7 20 143 * 324 449 31 26 130 MAGAREY JIM 34 35 37 10 4 124 EQ * 317 358 34 10 131 SHAN0 JIM NF 35 47 11 7 89 EQ * 313 328 35 13 132 ANDERSONKEN NF 35 58 11 14 92 * 308 325 35 20 133 RYAN KATHY W23 36 6 12 5 27 * 305 303 36 11 134 THOMPSON PAT 34 36 8 11 48 40 EQ * 304 310 35 54 135 GRAYANDREWNF 36 41 12 9 76 EQ * 291 301 36 15 136 WILLIAMS MAX NF 36 41 13 26 9 * 291 271 37 32 1378EEHRE DALE NF 38 8 13 20 95 * 258 273 37 26 138 BARKER ROWENA W48 38 21 12 12 136 253 300 36 18 139 B0NECKER FRANK 54 39 47 10 58 145 ♦ 225 332 35 4 140 JOHNSONROSEMARYNF 46 48 21 19 121 * 126 141 45 25 141 THOMPSON PATRICIAW25 47 11 21 40 12 2 * 122 137 45 46 142 WATTIEJENNY NF 48 13 18 10 146 * 112 183 42 16 143 BARKERJACKIE NF 49 0 23 16 129 EQ * 105 120 47 22 144 ROBOTHAM KATE NF 49 39 23 53 131 EQ * 99 114 47 59 145 JOHNSON MAGGIE NF 49 39 23 53 131 EQ * 99 114 47 59 146 SIMPSONWENDY NF 53 21 27 1 137 * 73 88 51 .<7 147THOMPSON WAYNE NF ' 53 22 4 24 147 * 73 572 28 30 VMC 6km 7-11-1979* (30 Starters) 1. Tom DANOS 20*06 1 1 .Allan CLARKE 22*42 21 .Rob LISTER 26*13 2.Bruce WATT 20*55 12 .Bryan KELLY 23*37 22 .Don O'DELL 26*40 3.Bob ELLIS 21*03 1 3<-5'red LESTER 23*56 2 3-Peggy SMITH 26*55 4 .Andrew MEMMDLO 21*08 14 •Kevin MALLORY 24*07 24 .Peter BIGGS 28*39 5 .Keith LODGE 21*22 15.Richard DAVIS 24*11 25•Judy DAVISON 31*21 6,Robert YOUNG 22*13 16 . Jim DA V Y 24*13 26.Janet O'DELL 33*02 7.Lindsay BEATON 22*13 17 .Angus BAIRD 25*01 27►Eate ROBOTHAM 33*02 8.Charlie COLLISTER 22:16 18.Bruce MARKHAM 25*35 28 .Kerry McGOWAN 34*14 9 .Keith WADE 22*22 19.Glenda HUMPHRIES 25*49 29•Jacinta TRASK 36*41 10j)ick EREELAND 22*29 20.Connie DAVY 25*54 VMC 4km 21-11-1979* (23 Starters) 1 .^Andrew MEMMOLO 13*32 9.Craig WHITEHEAD 15*57 17.Kate ROBOTHAM 20*07 2 .Peter ANDERSON 13*43 10.Bruce MARKHAM 15*58 18.Margaret KENT 20*09 3.Jim Mclennan 13*52 1 1 .Mary Mclennan 16*01 19.Rosemary JOHNSON 20*09 4 .Allan CORNET 14*42 12.Glenda HUMPHREYS 16*02 20 .Peggy SMITH 20*10 5 .'Ian McPherson 14*45 1 3 .Sandra MACKEN 16*32 21.Inna SHEKO 20*39 6.1an SMITH 14*50 14•Connie DAVY 18*43 22.Lee BUUTS 20*45 7 .Jim DAVY 15*07 15«Denise BURDEN 19*12 23.Maggie JOHNSON 22*35 8.Brett WHITEHEAD 15*49 l6.Judy DAVISON 20*01 VMC 2km 5-12-1979* (11 Starters) 1.David WAITE 7*42 5.Judy DAVISON 9*19 9 .Lucas SPARKS 14*29 2 .Jennie MORONET 8*41 6.Christian STRONG 9*24 10.Leanne McGAIN 14*29 3.Cameron ELLIS 9*06 7 .Arnold SPARKS 10*32 4 •Nicholas WADE 9*06 8.Lynne SCHICKERT 11*19
Bather than a detailed rehash of the main placings in VMC events of the past year, we are presenting some summaries in figures to illustrate present trends in participation* More detailed figures are available in the separate result lists previously published. The 8 major winter events produced 730 Starters, an average of 91 per race } the eight subsidiary runs held in conjunction gave 286 and 36 respectively for totals of 1016 and 127« The 3 major early summer events gave figures of 307 (ave.102) and 64.(ave.2l) plus a total of 170 Starters in the anil Zatopek series out of 249 entries(l53 finished). For the whole year that gives 1207 in major races, 350 in minor events for 1557 Starters on the 12 regular race days. Our track days, the 1 hour run and 'Run for your Supper 1 programs, have not really taken on and re-thinking is overdue on that score. The Midnite Bun and the early Sunday morning taidespnmer events have had excellent response with close to 100 taking part each time. These latter events have not been included in the summary 1980 Preview ? The E.Z. 10 000m » DECASTELLA wins but HENRY surprises I Dick Batchelor. Over the years the Enil Zatopek race at Olympic Park has become Australia's most prestigious 10 000m track event and the 1979 edition on December 20 again proved most significant. Eighteen runners faced the starter in warm and humid conditions at 9.20pm, with a headwind on the backstrai^h.t providing only light relief. Titleholder Gerard BARRETT unfortunately was forced to scratch due to back trouble , while Chris WARDLAW and Bill SCOTT did not take part as they were still recovering from Fukuoka (which for the uninitiated is a Japanese marathon and not something acquired in a St. Kilda massage parlour). Considerable interest centred on the five NSW competitors, particularly the slight and gentle-looking Andrew LLOYD, who had annihilated a huge field in the Big "M" Mara thon two months previously. Steve AUSTIN, who ran such a great race in 1978, took the field through lap one in 66 sec (or about the same pace as the Victorian Mile contestants earlier that evening). He was closely followed by Rob DECASTELLA, Max LITTLE, Lloys and Rob McDONALD (NSW). On lap two, former Australian Crosscountry Champion Bruce JONES eased into fourth and Traralgon's Gary HENRY (winner of the Olympic Tyres Marathon in November after a long stint in the USA) was also moving through the field. Lap three, completed in 3*22, saw him lying fifth. On lap five (5*38) DeCastella took a turn in front, followed by Austin, Little, Henry McDonald, Lloyd, Andre LAMBDEN, John ANDREWS (NSW) and Jones. Austin ran a sub 68 sec lap to regain the lead on lap six. By now the leading bunch comprised eight runners , while Gary BENTLEY headed a second group 20 metres behind. Austin remained leader after seven laps (7*55) but the following lap DeCastella took over and was never headed again. Lloys and Jones were dropped reducing the leading group to six. DeCastella completed lap nine in 10133 and ten in 11*21. Andrews and Lambden were dropped and the leading bunch comprised DeCastella, Little, Henry and Austin. Positions were unchanged on lap 11 and the leading quartet had opened up a 50 metre gap on Andrews, followed by Lambden, with Laurie WHITTY (NSW) and Lloyd a further 10 metres back, then Bentley (later to retire), Jones, McDonald and Peter N00HDH0FF. Lap 12 (13*38) saw the by now sensational Henry move into second as the tailenders were being lapped. DeCastella was starting to pour it on and reached 14 laps in 15*55> four metres ahead of Henry who had six metres on Little and Austin. More 68 second laps from the leader saw 15 laps reached in 17*03 and 16 in 18*11 . Henry remained second with Little still in contention and Austin hanging on grimly. The young NSW trio Whitty, Lloyd and Andrews were still fighting hammer and tongs ahead of Bentley, Graeme KENNEDY, Graeme KIPP, Noordhoff, McDonald and Jones, now one lap behind the leader. Lap 20 saw Little overtake Henry into second place. DeCastella reeled off the final circuits, lapping the NSW trio on lap 22. Andrews "hung on" to the leader and finally was able to shake off Lloyd and Whitty. DeCastella1s last lap took 63sec and he hit the tape in 28:23.6, 200 metres ahead of Little's 28*56.0 with Henry 29*07*4 for a good third.
WOMEN'S 10 000m. AN AUSTRALIAN FIRST 1 Fred Lester, The suggestion came from the women members of the VMC : Let's have a 10 000m women only, that will get away from a lot of inhibitions and make for more participants 1 Too right, it did I And what is more a sponsor was found, RUNNERS WORLD , to give as winning prize a trip to New Zealand to a race of the winner's choice, preferably a race of similar nature. 37 women put in an entry, 23 started, 100$ finished and each was in the general pool for the Snil Zatopek handicap. It was a ding-dong between Joan Cameron, a member of the Victorian team who won the nationals at Perth last winter, and the promising NSW junior Sue Bradley. Strength and matu±ity carried the day with Australian record forms filled in for both in their categories. The evergreen Lavinia Petrie ran a meritorious third outlasting the strong efforts by relative newcomer, Megan Pye. Kervin Turney scored the best time by a Victorian Junior. Jackie Turney was another to show out as she held Megan until 3 laps to go. It also is worth mentioning that most of these women had successfully completed marathons * Lavinia is present Vic. Champion, Joan was sconde in the Big "M", Barbara Byrnes in sixth place won the Olympic Tyres marathon. The question now is * When are we going to have a National Women's 10 000m ?l? V.M.C.NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1980 MARCH VOL.11 No. 4 OLYMPIC TYRES MARATHON PRINES PARK.CARLTON 18-11-1979 SOUTH MELBOURNE A.C. 209 Entries 151 Starters 99 Finishers* 1.Gary HENRY 2*19*42 16 oPeter ANDERSON 2 *48 * 52 31.Barry MOORE 2 * 59 * 55 2.Colin DONALD 2 *28 *30 17,Graeme HEWITT 2*50*19 32 .Bob HERRELL 3*02*02 3«Ken DUXBURY 2*29*59 18.John SMITH (44) 2*50*36 33.Vin O’BRIEN (51)3*02*27 4*Clive VOGEL 2*34*04 19Seville GARDINER 2*51*19 34*Ji^ FOLEY 3*04*05 5 JDon SIMPSON 2*34*34 20oBrian HYCROFT (47) 2*51*41 35«Brian TEMPEST 3*05*27 6«John SELL (Q'ld) 2*35*27 21.Rod O’CONNOR 2*52*33 36 .Ken FRASER 3*05*28 7.Barry RYDER 2*36*25 22.Ken O’BRIEN 2*56*18 37.Malcolm SCOTT 3*05*29 8.Peter McMAHON 2*38*14 23.David LAWS 2*56*37 38.Gary WILSON 3*06*26 9 .Peter ARMISTEAD 2*39*31 24*Ian DUNN 2*57*00 39«Dan POLLARD 3*07*03 10.Rod TWINING 2*39*44 25*Paul PATTON 2*58*18 40 .Terry CASH 3 *07 * 18 11.Em ELLIOTT 2*42*11 26 *Nigel THURSFIELD 2*58*34 41 .Arnold SPARES 3*08*29 12.Martin THOMPSON 2*42*32 27.Bruce HARGREAVES 2*58*37 42.Jackie TURNEY(F)3*10M1 13 .Kerry PRITCHARD 2*43*4328.Neil COUETS 2*58*39 43.kon SHDRELAND 3*10*29 14.Ken BREEN 2*46*40 29.John STAFFORD 2 * 59 * 26 44.Greg MATHEWS 3*11*48 15,Mart in O ’MALLEY 2*47*19 30.Barbara BYRNES (F) 2*59*48 45.Ted OPPEY 3 *12 * 39 XXX XXX XXX VMC 4 laps of Princes Park ( 13km). 20-1-1980, 8 am, Cool & Fine, 106 Starters 0 1^Andy COCHRANE 25 41*42 35.Ivan ROBOTHAM 37 49*59 69.Mitchell SMITH 39 55*42 2.Bob GUTHRIE 35 41*49 3 6 .John GILL 31 50*12 70 .Gerry REILLY 31 55*53 3 .Andrew GARNHAM 19 42*25 3 7 .Tony D O Y L E 36 50*31 71 .Tony BRADSHAW 46 55*55 4.fcugh WILS O N 31 42*31 38 .Ron R1YS0N 34 50*32 72.Ted McDONALD 61 55*59 5.Ron HARY 32 42*48 39 .Rex YOUNG 44 50*36 73.Richard DAVIS 33 56*37 6 .Don SIMPSON 33 43*16 40.Bob SCHICKERT 38 50*36 74JCen EMERY 32 56*40 7.Neil CROKER 25 44*17 41.Graham SHEPPARD 31 50*50 75.Peter COLTHUP 58 56*44 8.Graham AITKEN 17 44*52 42.Gerry HART 41 50*52 76j>on O’DELL 42 57*25 9 .Gj&feaia. MATH&WS 29 45*09 43.Ken O’BRIEN 37 50*55 77 .Arthur LUCAS 39 57*30 10.Robin YOUNG 31 45*17 44«Mike KELLEHBR 16 51*18 78.Bill DALTON 13 58*03 11,Bruce MEAKIN 34 45*49 4 5 .Bob LAUGHTON 41 51 *26 79 ♦Kevin RULE 38 58*13 12*John WILSON 21 46*10 46 .Dick BATCHELOR 39 51*56 80.Frank BlVlANO 35 58*15 13•Ivan HARY 30 46*14 47 .Mick WHITE 34 52*05 81 .Andrew GRAY 13 58*48 14«John CLARKE 36 46*26 48.Bill FULTON 45 52*18 82 .Hans MEHSELBACH 51 59*17 15.Peter W ANDERSON 28 46*31 49 .Arthur WELLINGTON 41 52*19 83 .Phil STONE 45 59*20 16.Mike POWELL 27 46*35 50.John JOHNSON 57 52*20 84 j>ick ELLERTON 48 60*12 17«Vin NIKOLIC 34 46*44 51 .Gary HYDE 35 52*39 85.Geraldine RILEY 16 60*18 18«Bruce BARKER 22 46*50 52oGarker GORANANDER 46 52*49 86*Peter McGRATH 40 60*19 19«David SIMPSON 39 47*03 53 oMerv WOODGATE 51 52*55 87.Gerry RILEY 49 60*25 20 .John EVANS 42 47*18 54 .Tom EVANS 41 52*55 88.Peggy SMITH 43 60*26 21 .Ken BUNNING 38 47*33 55 •Ian SMITH 26 53*14 89.Jim FRENCH 33 62*32 22 .Peter DABBS 35 47*46 56.Trevor ROBBINS 51 53*28 90.Neil HOPPER 37 64*58 23 .Terry PAYNE 38 47*51 57 .Brian HORWOOD 38 53*34 91 .Dale BEEHRE 13 65*24 24 0 John AXSENTIEFF 31 4-8*26 58.Ian TAYLOR 34 53*41 92.Judy WINES 42 67*30 25J8ob HALL 33 48*42 59.Rob HILL 25 53*48 93.Judy GLENISTER 33 67*31 264.es BRADD 27 48*57 60 .Fred LISTER 56 54*07 94oAnn LYNCH 43 68*26 27 . Jim KAEHNE 29 48*57 61 .Tom DAVISON 47 54*13 95.Heather JOHNSTONE 35 68*26 28 .Glenn FORD 26 49*01 62 .Allan CLARKE 45 54*30 9 6 .Judy DA V I S O N 43 71*16 29 .C DAVTES 38 49*19 63.Tom DONOVAN 48 54*30 97•Janet O ’DELL 41 72*36 30,N HALLFORD 37 49*28 64 .Jane KUCHINS 27 54*51 98 .Kate ROBOTHAM 37 72*36 31 .Gary HARRIS 35 49*40 65.John SMITH 44 54*51 99*Marg COLTHUP 53 74*36 32 .Geoff SHORAM 20 49*49 66 .Geoff WHITE 24 54*59 1 00.Maggie JOHNSON 40 75*49 33.Peter JOHNSTONE 43 49*59 67 .Dean HALLE 11 55*10 101 .Maureen RILEY 49 82*00 34.Tom G R A Y 36 49*59 68.Barry RITSON 43 55*15 XXX XXX XXX QUICK RELIEF DRUGS DANGER. Reprinted from the ‘Australian’ 11-12-79.(Abridged slightly) Doctors have warned of the dangers of taking new drugs aimed at getting injured athletes quickly back into action. Research has shown that steroid injections usee to treat swollen joints result in weak tendons and ligaments. Athletes who return to action within three weeks risk ruptured tendons, said a report in the medical journal "Doctor”. It said* ”Athletes are putting tendons,ligaments and joints under tremendous stress and the steroids have the effect of causing a mechanical weakness of these tissues." Dr Timothy Taft, of North Carolina Univ,said test showed that strength of tendons fell b y up to 40^ within an hour of an injection, and this condition persisted for up to three weeks ....He said the old cure of rest and immobilisation for inflammation was the best - especially with the Olympics coming up and athletes anxious to get in all the trsining possible before Moscow. Y«MoC©NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1980 MARCH VOL.11 Ho. 4 POLITICS AMD SPORT : THE OLYMPIC GAMES. We reprint here a letter to the Age, Saturday, January 26, 1980, by Chris Wardlaw , as it expresses the feelings of thousands of other sportspeople who are looking to the Olympic Games as a powerful means to overcome the divisions of mankind. "When the P.M. speaks about politics in sport, he means 'ours1 .n At the outset let me say I have trained this morning and will train again this afternoon, as usual, regardless of pronouncements by politicians about possible boy cotts, and by Olympic officials about possible uncertainty and its effects in training* The Olympics are important to an athlete who has devoted many hours by choice, but their existence is not in any sense the sole motivating factor towards the pursuit of excellence in any sporting endeavour. I participated in Montreal in 1978 and have aimed for the past four years to be at Moscow. I do not believe sport is above politics, nor is education, the "arts" , or indeed anything which involves individuals and their interrelationship with society * Sport and the Olympics can be considered a tool towards harmony and peace, but never considered above oppression and imperialism. Mr. Fraser and the Australian Government (along with Mr.Carter and Mrs .Thatcher) have repeatedly said politics and sport should be separated, but in this case clearly they have decided that their politios are at issue, so therefore a boycott is permiss ible. Imagine a juxtaposition of Los Angeles back in 1964* Would the Russians be correct in calling for a boyeott in the face of intervention in Vietnam under precisely the same terms in which the Russians have intervened in Afghanistan ? Would MroFraser, in power theoretically, have supported the Russian boycott ? Of course not - politics may be in sport so long as it is "our” politics which are involved. If selected in the Olympic team for 1980 I would have to seriously consider parti cipating in an alternative "Free World Olympics”, since that would only be siding with one of the imperialist forces, and its version of freedom. The Olympics must be political, but not neoessarily Political, that is, as an exten sion of foreign policy for imperialist powers and their satellites. OTHER QPTES FROM PEOPLE ACTIVE IN ATHLETICS * Max Binnington(Australian Athletes Association)! ...."Why is it that the athletes of this country should be seen to be useed as a political tool when for so long they have been, and continue to be, ignored when seeking finacial and moral support from the Government Age 2- 2- 1980. Henry Rono (World's top distance runner) * ....Politicians should mind their own business and not involve athletes in their plans..... Australian 28- 1- 1980. Gael Mulhall (Australia's top Discus Throw and Shot Put woman) : ....We're disillusioned. The Australian Government has never cared for athletes before. It's only using athletes as a tool now.....Everybody hears what the politicians say and what the Australian Federation says* But no one knows what the athletes feel. Syd Grange (Australian Olympic Federation President) says no matter what decision the A 0F makes, the athletes will baok than. That's just utter rubbish. There's no communication with that sort of official and the athletes. Certainly all the athletes I know feel the way I do. We talk a lot about it...... Age 8- 2-1980 This is only a small selection from many of our athletes. Similar opinions and feel* Ings are pouring out from sportsmen and women in other branches of sport. There is a deep under-current of feeling, not very adequately expressed, an instinctive sensing as it were, that there is a two-pronged attack under way 0 One attack is on the very basic ideals of the Olympic Movement, that regardless of ructions and machinations of warriors and politicians humanity should be able to meet together in an atmosphere of friendship and mutual respect.. The other attack is on sport as a basic right of the individual as part of his or her cultural pursuit and development, entitled to the same support as other community activities which contribute to a fuller life. After almost 40 years in sport I am more convinced than ever that mixing on the field of sport is second to none in developing healthy and friendly relations between all kinds of people, no matter what their background, age or sex. Distance runners are among the most dedicated and internationally minded sports people anywhere. They have spent years of effort both for their individual goals and for healthy community participation in friendly competition. Are we going wipe out their and other sports peoples' efforts as a sop to some politicians' short-sighted ambitions and phobias ?l? Editor. V*M»C.NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1980 MARCH VOL.11 No. 4 ULTRA MARATHON’ SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT . We a3?e now "to co^ifid.6tai 1 s of thie ^hx9 new sub^comniittee has been arranging in conjunction with the Franks ton Athletic Club. DATE - SUNDAY MARCH 23 , 1980 VENUE - UNIVERSITY- TRACK STARTING THE - 5.30 am SHARP ENTRY FEE - $ 5.00 The competitors will be finishing from 11.00 am onwards. VMC members, families and friends will be welcome to give encouragement to the runners in this gruelling event. Martin THOMPSON (Traralgon), experienced over ultra distances in the U.K. and Europe, Phil LEAS and Ian RANDS, new to this distance, will all give Don KEYSSECKER (N.S.W.) the hurry on. Don is the strong ultra man from Sydney with many long runs to his credit, including the N.S.W. 100 Mller track event, which he won last year. Gerry RILET, Ernie ELLIOTT, Gerry HART, Petdr LOGAN, Neil C0UTTS and 4 other N.S.W* runners are also entered, all with ultra distance experience. Peter LOGAN, Tel (home) 690 5180* is taking entries up to a maximum of 20 competitors* Geoff ELD RIDGE, Tel (home) 787 5^17 > is looking for people to assist the competitors with drinks, times, etc. These tasks will.be very helpful, particularly to competitors from interstate. The last ultra event organise&lby this club was a fizzer, so let's get behind this dedicated bunch and give them our support to make it sparkle } We see this event as something unique, a great chance for the V.M.C. and the athletes to get publicity - there is nothing worse than for the media to arrive at an event to see only runners and organisers. So, after 10.00 am we would like to see all your families and supporters giving the runners your support. Bill xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ON THE SUBJECT OF STRETCHING FOR ATHLETES. Paul Bennett It often dismays me to watch different athletes doing their warm-up routines and employing BALLISTIC, or bouncing, active stretching. Probably what should be the most important aim of any athlete is to avoid injuries, no doubt the ultimate levellers. Hence the reasons for stretching are that good flexibility increases an athlete's ability to avoid injury and also aids optimal performance due to an increased range of movement. Yet, BALLISTIC stretching may induce minor muscle tears. Firstly it lacks control. Most importantly it is the method of initiating a "stretch reflex". This physiological principle states that a muscle responds with greater force after a quick stretch. A fact used by physiotherapists to increase muscle contractions in weakened muscles* So, instead of achieving muscle relaxation and lengthening, our misguided athlete using BALLISTIC (bouncing) stretching is causing his muscles to contract and shorten. Something often gives in this elastic tissue called muscle. The correct method is STATIC or Yoga type stretching, where the athlete takes the limb to be stretched to its outer range, slightly beyond the point of mild pain and holds for a period of time, usually about 30 to 60 seconds. As .the muscle involved is given time to relax and lengthen, more stretch can be progressively added* Every athlete should already know the positions to ®tretch hamstrings, quadriceps, adductors and calves. It is the method of stretching which is important. That is t STATIC and not BALLISTIC stretching. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GREATEST IMPROVER of the year surely must be GABY HENBY of Traralgon. As a "pipe- opener” he took the Olympic Tyres Marathon in a P.B. 2*19*42, folowed up with just over 29 rain in the E.Z.,cut another big slice off that in the Alcoa 10 000 and in the State Insurance Games took that under 28:20. Just to prove his versatility he added a win in the Richmond Boulevard Bash over 10 Miles(l6km) with 49*48, speeding up as he went on. WOMEN RUNNERS SAY t "FIT TO PLAY" Peggy Smith The first National Conference of Women, Sport and Physical Recreation was held in January at the University of NSW. 440 delegates attended to hear 50 International and National speakers. During the 3 days, speakers and delegates shared knowledge and experiences in a wide range of subjects covering Education, Communication, Social Science, Sports Science and Community Recreation. Women's sports in Australia have not received the attention they deserve» This is so despite the magnificent contribution sportswomen have made to the international reputation of this country as a sporting nation I The objectives of the conference were to raise public awareness of the issues involved, to change community attitudes, to encourage research and to initiate changes in educational programs. To give women an equal opportunity in the field of sport is an endeavour which should be taken up 4y Federal and State politicians, sporting organisations, private enter prise sponsors, local governments, the media, education institutions and private individuals• If you are a woman or man who believes there is no sexism in sport, perhaps reading about some of the injustices or discriminations against girls and women will help educate you to the realities of the situation. One delegate told of an instance where a male coach interrupted a schoolgirls soccer match because he wanted his team to play on the better ground they were using, the reason given being " the boys' match is more important than the girls' match". Netball has approximately 273 000 members in Australia. What publicity has the Aust ralian Netball team had each time it has won the World Championships ? Do you know the name of the woman who captained all its victories ? In the Olympic Games and International contests female athletes run distances from 100m to 3000m, whereas male athletes run distances ranging from 100m through to 10 000m as well as the Marathon. The following is a statement released by the American College of Sports Medicine - 'It is the opinion of the American College of Sports Medicine that females should not be denied the opportunity to compete in long-distance running. There exists no conclusive scientific or medical evidence that long-distance running is contra-indicated for the health trained female athlete. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that females be allowed to compete at the national and international level in the same distances in which their male counterparts compete. When you are running in the Age-Coca Cola Fun Run, think about the eight trips the males will win. No female will win one £ She will receive a medallion this year. This was offered only after the Equal Opportunitie Board was approached. Have a good look at the T.V. advertisements and notice that it reinforces the stereotype of - "it's okay for men to sweat and enjoy vigorous sport but women just watch and have a nice cool drink ready for them when they finish”. When an advertisement does show a woman engaged in a sporting activity, it is usually advertising some product to show that there is no need to look sweaty, tired and 'unfeminine' ! I have come back from the conference aware that I feel very angry about the oppression of women#- Their lack of opportunity and lack of encouragement to realise their full potential through sport will only be overcome through our united efforts as women , despite our varying standpoints. XXX XXX XXX D e a r Fred, I am writing to thank you &> the committee for the women's open 10 000m Zatopek race run on 18th December 79° As a woman very new to running it was a wonderful feeling to be able to take part in such a history making event. I wish you every success in the promotion of the race in the future. I'm sure the numbers will increase? my only .fear is that it will become so popular you will have to make a decision about the number of entries you can accept. I'm asking that you divide the race into divisions as you do with the men rather than just keep one race with only the fastest women competing. I realise the week is already a very full one for the Zatopek races, but I'm sure there will be a way to get it organised to the satisfaction of women of all abilities.C)nce again, thank you for the first women's Zatopek Yours sincerely Maggie Johnson. XXX XXX XXX SP0TRSMALE CHAUVINIST QUOTE OF THE 80's : Manager of the British athletic team in Melbourne, Andy Norman, on prospects of a later visit j "Of course it will be an all men's team. We won't be bringing any women with us. Who ever goes to watch women's athletics anyway ?" (Ron Carter's column, Age 5-2-1980) KitVtioTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT Session Work Sheets presented by Dr.Barbara Drinkwater, ResearchPhysiologist, Institute of Environment Stress, Uni of Cal. STRESSOR: ALTITUDE (hypoxia) RESULT* "Mountain Sickness": Severity varies from mild, discomfort to cerebral and pulmonary edema0 CAUSE* Going high too fast. May occur as low as 8000*(2438m),but likelihood increases at high altitudes. Appeara to be aggravated by exertion. PHYSICAL INDICATIONS * Acute Mounta-fn Sickness 1.Headache 4.Weakness 2.Nausea 5.Insomnia 3oLassitude 6 .Gastrointestinal disorders Cerebral Bdema (HACE) 1 oHeadache .Listlessness 2 IHld. Fonn 3 .Loss of Appetite 4<3ifficult Sleeping 5 .Severe Headache 6 .Dizziness 7 oStaggering Gait ^ Lead to Coma and Deatth 8.Hallucinations ' 9 .Double Vision 10.Paralysis Pulmonary Hflftma. (HAPE) 1 oBreathlessness 5•Irregular and Rapid Breathing 2 .Cough (Bloody froth possible) 6.Cyanotic 3 .Fatigue 7.Headache 4.Gurgling Sounds in Chest 8.Nausea PREVENTION* 1 .Acclimatise graetwally by going up slowly 2.Sleep "low" if possible 3.Avoid strenuous exercise during first day at high altitude. TREATMENT * 1 ►Acute Mountain Sickness * A .Rest B.Aspirin or other analgesic for headache CoAcetazolamide has been recommended by authorities. * Disappears within a few days at altitude. 2 oCrebral Edemas ^.Administer Oxygen and rapid descent. 3.Pulmonary Edemas A .Administer Oxygen and carry to lower altitude. ROLE OF TRAINING 1 .The groups at risk appear to be children and young fit adult males. Training does not protect one against altitude problems, although one's level of fitness does define what is "strenuous" exercise. NOTE* Dehydration is a frequent problem at altitude and all climbers should be aware that they must make an effort to drink ample fluids (3-4 Qts or Lit. ger day ) 0 From the "Fit to Play" Conference. XXX XXX XXX SOLVING ONE PERSON'S FOOT PROBLEM. Barry Brooks (Ballarat). For twenty jjears of running I have been troubled with excessive wear on the outside heel of ay right shoe, which means painful ankles and achilles tendons, not to mention a collection of perfectly good left shoes 1 But at last I think I have come up with the answer after trying countless materials and compounds. I use a piece of hard rubber, about 2 in x 1 in x 3/8 in thick(5 x 2o5 x 1 cm),stuck on the right side of the insole. The ideal article is a mud flap from a car. Over the top I use a Scholl heel pad, with two of these in the left shoe to balance me up. It feels somewhat uncomfortable walking but when running it is ideal. Naturally, the thickness could be less but I wouldn't recommend any more as it is doubtful if you would see a worse case than mine. Choose a shoe with a firm heel counter. VOL*11 No .4 John Sumner The 1970’s has seen the evolution of a new species - Homo Marathonus - light of torso heavy of leg# The vital statistics of this new breed interested John Sumner who sur veyed 15© runners in the VMC Marathon and VAAA Marathon of June 1979 • Victoria, with a population of around 4>000,000 is fast emerging as the marathon Mecca of the Southern Hemisphere - the recent Melbourne Marathon had more than 5000 entries. Physically, the average marathoner was of about average height, 176cm (51 9”) and 57 0 (126 lb) <, Extremes of physique proved no obstacle and finishers ranged from a pencil-slim 177cm and 57®5kg to a rugged 165cm (5*5”) and 74^3 (166 lb). A lean frame results from the gruelling training regime - an average of 96km (60 miles) each week, with top-class runners covering up to 190km (120 miles) each week. Descriptive statistics_of_”^_Average”_in._VMC_and_VAA_marathonsi_June 1979* VMCVAAA Pinal time (min : sec) 195*00 182*55 Age , . 35.7 33.6 Height (cm) 176 174 Weight (kg) 67 66 No. completed marathons 5.9 6.5 km run April, May, June 880 1120 Sedentary occupation ($) 87 89 Percent completing 1st or 2nd marathon _____ 43_____ 33 The marathon requires a concerted training period and, over the 10-11 weeks prior to the race the 150 runners in the survey group collectively: ♦Covered 160,000km (104,000 miles) *which took over 12,000 hours ♦expended 50,000,000 kilojules (12,500,000 kilocalories)of energy ♦lost 106 tonnes in weight. Weekly Mileage Training schedules had their pay-off on Pinal Time race-day when, generally, the farther you C _ 2 1 ] under 2*30 ran in training the faster you ran in the event. M. 2*30 - 2:45 So, success in the marathon is unaffected by height, though runner’s mass may be of 2:45 - 3*00 vital importance, where excessive body fat serves only as dead weight which must be 3:00 - 3*15 carried the whole 42km. Top marathoners have extremely low body fat - American 3*15 - 3*30 Prank Shorter, for example, has 1.6$ fat - compared with about 7$ for the average runner 1" " A " 1 3*30 -3*45 and about 16$ for the average non-runner. The lean build of the Melbourne runners 4:15 - 4:30 surveyed was all the more remarkable since [XI almost 90$ had sedentary occupations - 2 VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB - MEMBERSHIP FQHM - (BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE l) SURNAME...... CALL NAME...... REG.NO ...... CLUB...... ADDRESS: No .... STREET...... TOWN or SUBURB...... POSTCODE ...... DATE OF BIRTH ...... OCCUPATION...... TELEPHONE: Home ...... 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Post completed form TOGETHER with fees and self-addressed stickers to George WILSON, 48 Argyll St.,CHADSTONE,3148» ($6 Seniors , $3 Juniors) VICTORIAN MARATHON C!Lim VICTORIAN MARATHON CLPB INFORMATION for contacts, membership fees, race entry conditions are listed on Page 2 of each copy of the- VMC Newsletter* The Financial Year for athletes, which icludes runners, is MARCH 31 so when you read this you should get ready to pay up your mambership as soon as possible after APRIL 1, ALL MEMBERS of the VMC are expected to take their turn once during the year in talcing on an official job for one of our races«Please indicate on your membership form your preference as to date and kind of job you can. carry out* WHEN GIVING YOUR ENTRY, make it a habit to give your most recent best performance at the particular distance and your age on the date of the race to enable us to give accurate pre-race information for publicity purposes as well as compile accu rate statistics* It is in the interest of all concerned, whether runners, officials, contributors, etc.,that all communications are either typed or basic information such as names and addresses clearly printed in BLOCK LETTERS* It is important to use Call NAMES (the name your friends usually address you by) rather than bare initials to avoid confusion and save a lot of time in checking results* ******************************************* THE DISTANCE RUNNERS 1 FIXTURE LIST (cont.) AUG 30(SatY VAAA CCRelays,Collingwood AUG 31 (Sun) Latrobe Valley ’King of the Mountains’ Churchill. SEP 6iSat) AATJ CC Championships,Bundoora* SEP 7\Sun) Westgate Bridge Superun. SEP 13y3at) Traralgon Marathon / Monash 10km Around the Campus SEP 14(Sun) Warragul Half-Marathon* SEP 20(Sat) VMC-PRRC 30km & 15km Kin/y-of-the-Mountains .Point Leo,1*30pm» SEP 28(Sun) Mbmington Peninsula Road Relay. OCT 4(Sat) Malvern 15km OCT 12 (Sun) BIG M MELBOURNE MARATHON 8.00am./ FESTIVAL CITY MARATHON.Adelaide NOV 5(Wed) VMC 16km & 6km.Two Bridges,6*30pm* NOV 11iTue; Puma 10 000m,Sandringham,6.0 0 p m . NOV 191 Wed) VMC 12km & 4km.Two Bridges,6*30pm* NOV 23(Sun) Olympic Tyres Marathon,Princes Park DEC 3(Wed) VMC 8km & 2km,Two Bridges,6.30pm. DEC 15 - DEC 18 Emil Zatopek 10 000m divisions and special events * DEC 31 (Wed) VMC Midnite Run. ********■***********•***********■*************•> V*M.C♦NEWSLETTERS are obtainable at most race fixtures. They are also obtainable at the following sports shops* RUNNERS WORLD, 600 High Street, EAST KEW , 3102 , RUNNERS WORLD, 340 Glenhuntly Road, ELSTERNWICK , 3185* ROSS HAYWOOD SPORTS CENTRE, 434 Maroondah H ’way, CROYDON, 3136 * SPORTS IMAGE , 132 Toorak Road, SOUTH YARRA , 3141. ****************************** **■*•#•*•******»** WANTED* Runner to share travelling expenses to BACCHUS 12 000 at Griffiths E a s i e r 1980 . Ring Jane - 435 67 43 » STOP PRESS * Melbourne Games 10 000 , 6-2-1980 t 1 .Henry RONO 27*31 «68 Aust .Open Rec* 2 oBill SCOTT 27 *46 *71 Aust.Residential Rec * 3.Steve AUSTIN 28*02*63 4*Rob DECASTELLA 28*16 - 5.Gary HENRY 28*18 -6.Dave CHETTLE 28*32 -7.John ANDREWS 28*40 8.Joel 3HERY0T(Ken) 28*43 -9 .Max LITTLE 28*44 - 10.Kip RONO (Ken) 11 *Chris WARDLAW 29*06 -12.Andre LAMBDEN 29*41 -13*Peter NOORDHOFF 29*48 14 .Graeme KENNEDY 29*52. The stock reply to any question in regard to the State Insurance Melbourne Games was* "Wasn’t the 10 000m a great race ?l" It sure was the event of the night and an object lesson to other distance runners,the 1500m runnels in particular.All competitors were determined to run a good time and spared no effort giving Henry Rono the chance to show his best and score many personal bests as a spin-off. The fluid action and never flagging control of pace by Henry, the valiant battle by Bill Scott to wrest the lead from Kip Rono and battles for supremacy in the minor placings maintained the interest of everyone at a high pitch. The five leaders reached the half-way mark in 13*49 with Henry Rono in fth position turning in even paced laps.When Billy finally shook Kip off he had a new battle with Henry who began to draw away at 5 laps to go turning the last two laps in just under 65 and 60 sec respectively •