www.eastandbayscourier.co.nz Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Heart’s behind big run By SARAH MOYES I have a few mates who STU Joyce was just 11 when will donate once I cross the heart disease killed his big finish‘ line. They’ll believe it brother. when they see it. Now the 26-year-old from Parnell is running his first Stu Joyce marathon to help others ’ affected by the condition. He’s a Heart Racer in the finish line. They’ll believe it adidas Auckland Marathon when they see it.’’ and is raising money for the Mr Joyce has been training Heart Foundation. for four months and is feeling ‘‘It makes the event worth- pretty confident that his four while,’’ he says. to five runs a week will give Mr Joyce’s brother Nick him the endurance he needs contracted a rare virus that on Sunday. attacked his heart when he But getting to this point was four. hasn’t been easy. ‘‘Viruses usually only hit He didn’t want to think once. This one came back about the 42km slog when he twice more,’’ Mr Joyce says. first signed up. Nick lost the battle when To make training a bit the virus hit a third time. He more bearable he treated was just 14 years old when he himself to an expensive pair died. of running shoes. Then the ‘‘Doctors still don’t really unthinkable happened. know what it was.’’ ‘‘I left them outside my Mr Joyce isn’t a first-time front door and someone runner. He completed the nicked them.’’ Auckland half-marathon in His feet are battered and 2008 and last year did the blistered from pounding the 10km race. pavements with his cheaper This year he’s stepping it alternatives. up a notch. But he has come to love ‘‘I needed a new challenge. running and actually looks It was one of those things I forward to his 5.30am starts. was always going to do.’’ Mr Joyce has organised a The stormwater engineer is raffle to help his fundraising getting plenty of support from efforts. his colleagues and employer Tickets can be bought Morphum Environmental. through his website. He’s raised more than $1000 so far and hopes to ❚ Go to www.heartracer.org. reach $2000. nz/StuJoyce/ to support his ‘‘I have a few mates who efforts and the Heart Heart’sinit:Stu Joyce is getting ready for the adidas Auckland Marathon on Sunday. He is raising money for the Heart Foundation. will donate once I cross the Foundation. Photo: JASON DORDAY 2 EAST & BAYS COURIER, OCTOBER 27, 2010 LETTERS with local residents and park quietly advised of the error of Destroyed users which concluded ‘‘feedback their ways and toed into line. I am writing to register my shock on the proposal to erect a fence I don’t really fear that our and, to put it mildly, around the playground was suburb is in danger of becoming www.eastandbayscourier.co.nz disappointment at information I mixed, and less positive than the overly sanctified – the recent have received indicating that the other features of the proposal’’ we celebration of the anniversary of Editor three stucco houses in Turua St in still have an ugly barrier being St Helier’s Day (correctly titled) Melanie Verran St Heliers village are to be erected which will destroy the was a joyful occasion, anyhow, Ph 525 1133 allowed to be destroyed by unique open feel of the park. and a peek on the internet tells us email: [email protected] developers. On the plus side the other our patron saint, Helier of Jersey, Sales Manager They epitomise what makes St features provided are great and was a brave intrepid soul with a Rudy Castelino Heliers a village and this constant include a water fountain, park legendary history to be proud of. Ph 580 1633 erosion of New Zealand character benches and picnic tables. The Maybe there is no harm in email: [email protected] buildings, in Auckland in latter two of course will be cut off being reminded of him by the particular but in New Zealand in from the playground by the fence. occasional ‘‘saintly’’ transgressor. Circulation general, will certainly be Apparently the fence is there After all, he paid for his fidelity Ph 525 2022 regretted in years to come. because ‘‘children can run off from with his life. Fax 580 1648 The Auckland City Council has the playground and vehicles speed Hugh Edwards email: [email protected] much to answer for in the way it along Allum St and Baddeley Glendowie Classifi eds closes its eyes and turns its back Ave’’. Ph 525 2100 on such destruction. To my knowledge no children Sad news Fax 580 1643 These buildings were protected have been injured or killed on email: [email protected] and yet they allow developers to either road since the playground Sadly, I found a dead cat in my ease their way around orders and has been there. If the council was garden on October 16. 43,068 bylaws. to address the real issue here – to It was a mature cat, well cared Audited Circulation There must be many sort out the speeding vehicles, as for, and an unusual colour. It was (ABC Jan-Dec ’09.) alternatives, including empty local residents have been asking a dark chocolate colour and Delivered each Wednesday/ land and non-character buildings for many years – perhaps all those seemed to have been quite fluffy- Friday to Ellerslie, Glen Innes, across the street. nervous parents could relax – or coated. Glendowie, Kohimarama, David Parker indeed do what they should have It did not appear to have any Meadowbank, Mission Bay, Mt Wellington (including Glendowie already been doing and use injuries but may have been hit by Panama Rd), Orakei, another playground. a car during the night. Newmarket, Panmure, Non-PC Mum So if anyone in the Parnell, Pt England, Madly PC Kohimarama neighbourhood of Sierra St is Remuera, St Johns, St Having lived very close to the waiting in vain for the return of a Heliers, Tamaki. Madill’s Farm playground for over Saintliness loved pet, I’m so sorry. Building 14 six years it is with M Weir disappointment that I watch as Re: Letters, October 20. Glendowie Central Park, once again political correctness In 50 or so years of residence in 666 Great South Rd, goes mad. the district, I have yet to receive Penrose. The council’s desperate hurry to mail addressed to ‘‘Saint Heliers’’. ➤ RULES: spend remaining budgets before In all the directories I have the Private Bag 92815, the big supercity merger means listing is abbreviated, just as all Letters should not exceed 250 words and must have full name, Penrose 1642. the PC minority once again scores other saint nomenclatures are so a victory and will see a fence shown, for example St Andrews, residential address and phone Got news? The East & Bays Courier is number. Write to The Editor at always on the lookout for good, local news erected around one of the few St Thomas, etc. remaining spaces locally where I don’t know what organisations East & Bays Courier, Private stories. 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On Saturday Mrs Gordon, with her son The list of projects is His first informal in tow, will be on Remuera Rd collecting ‘‘pretty much ready to meeting with the 20 new money for the Royal New Zealand Foun- go’’ from November 1, he councillors has left Mr dation of the Blind’s appeal week. says. Brown ‘‘extremely confi- The Greenlane mother-of-four contracted ‘‘There are major, dent’’ they’ll work well a parasitic disease called congenital major issues and initia- together and with the toxoplasmosis when she was pregnant with tives and projects that local boards. Branson. we want to get moving. In mid-November the She is not sure how she became infected We will see things really mayor and councillors – she first started feeling unwell while fly.’’ will have a two-day holidaying in Fiji at 24 weeks gestation.