VMC ROAD RUNNERS
NEWSLETTER MARCH 1984 & 38th ANNUAL REPORT PRICE $1.00
THE 1983 ‘EMIL ZATOPEK1 10,000m LEADERS: GABRIEL KAMAU, Kenya, winner of the race- ROBde CASTELLA, VMC RR Club Champion and winner of the Club Trophy, runner-up- LAWRIE WHITTY, NSW, third place-getter in Australia’s premier 10,000m. (Photo courtesy VAA publicity) Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VBH 0488 V,Mo CoHBWSLETTER VOL.15 No. 4 THE VMC HOAD RUNNERS NEWSLETTER is published for the infoxmation of members of the VMC ROAD RUNNERS CLUB and is covered by peyment of the Annual Membership Fee. 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 contribute letters, results, comments, criticisms, etc., to the Editor, 1 Golding St, CANTERBURY, Tic. 3126. PLEASE NOTE that material submitted for publication, should be on single-spaced, typed A4 sheets, irrespective of length, to facilitate layout. Articles should not eftceed one and a half pages of A4, preferably half that. Articles for publication MUST 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 such article. DEADLINE FOR COPT is the 10th day of the month preceding the month of publication, we ask controbutors to aim for the 1st day of that month to make editing less rushedo ********************************************* INTERSTATE LINES OF COMMUNICATION : AAU: Rick PANNELL, Olympic Park No.1, Swan St 9 MELBOURNE 3002 (03) 429 50 77 NSW AAA: Clive LEE, PO Box N101, Grosvenor Sty SYDNEY 2001 (02) 241 35 38 VAA f Martin NOONAN, Olympic Park No.1, Swan St, MELBOURNE 3002 (03)428 8049, 428 81 95 QAAAt Ion BRANDIS, Q*E«1I Stadium, Kessels Id, NATHAN 4111 (07) 343 56 53 AAA of SAj Brian CHAPMAN, PO Box 57, KENSINGTON PARK, SA 5068 108) 332 83 52 AA of WAt Wendy SHERIDAN, PO Box 208, WEMBLEY, WA 6014 (09) 387 1050 AAA of TAS: Noel RUDDOCK, 10 Reynolds Court, DYNNRYNE, Tas 7005 (002) 23 19 76 ACT AAA: John MUIR, PO Box 503, WODEN, ACT 2606 B (062) 89 67 15 H (062) 86 46 31 MARATHON AND ROAD RUNNING INFORMATION : OLD MARATHON & ROAD RUNNERS CLUB: Andrew SEMPLE, PO Box 192 EVEHTON PARK 4053 WA MARATHON CLUB: Laurie PIGGOTT, 121 Salisbury St, BEDFORD 6052 (09) 272 37 09 SARRC: Chris ACTON, PO Box 163, GOODWOOD, 5034 (08) 261 65 40 NEW ENGLAND: John STANLEY, ‘Wood Park' HMB 410, Old Inverell Rd, ARMTDALFi, NSW 2350 NORTHERN NSW: Angelo JONES, PO Box 1, ALSTONVTLLE, NSW 2477 ACT CC CLUB: Dave CONDY, 33 Lawrence Cres, KAMBAH, ACT 2902 VIC FUN RUN CALENDAR: 'AUSTRALIAN RUNNER' PO Box 396, S.YAHRA,3141 (03> 209 91 97 ROAD RUNNERS ASSOC.(Sydney):John JESTON, PO Box A438,S1DNET SOUTH 2000 ********************************************* VICTORIAN VENUES MELWAY REFERENCE OLYMPIC PARK: Swan St & Batman Ave, trams from Princes Bridge & Richmond Station 44 B 11 TWO BRIDGES COURSE: Opposite Botanic Gardens, near Morell Bridge, Alexandra Ave 44 B 12 ALBERT PARK COURSE: Robinson Hall, at rear of Basketball Stadium, facing lake 57 J 3 PRINCES PARK COURSE: Walker St .Pavilion, near Carlton FG, Royal Pde, trams pass 29 G 12 BOULEVARD: Richmond side of Yarra, behind Burnley Gardens 45 B 12 CRIB POINT ROAD COURSE: Park Rd, 500m north of Naval Depot, Football Ground 195 B 1 POINT LEX) ROAD COURSES 200m up from Pt Leo Beach turn-off, Flinders-Hastings Rd 196 G 2 DOMAINS Birdwood Avenue, rear of Shrine of Remembrance, 1*5km from Flinders St 43 K 12 LATROBE UNIVERSITY: Car Park No.6, off Ring Road 19 H 7 WERRIBEE SOUTH: Price Reserve, Cnr Beach & O'Connors Rds, W'BEE SOUTH 209 G 11 MORRUMBEENA TRACK: North Rd/mrrumbeena Rd, 1.5km from M'beena Station 68 K 9 SANDRINGHAM TRACK: Thomas St, HAMPTON, 1km from Hampton Station 76 K *6 MENTONE TRACK: Opp.Lr Dandenong Rd/ftepean H'way Cnr, Second St,MENTONE 87 B 7 COBURG TRACK: Outlook Rd, EAST COBURG, off Murray Rd Swimming Pool 18 A 10 ABERFELDIE TRACK: Corio St, ESSENDON 28 D 6 HEIDELBERG TRACK: Liberty Parade, WEST HEIDELBERG 19 D 12 COLLINGWOODD TRACK: Heidelberg Rd, CLIFTON HILL. Crosscountry course opposite 30 G 12 RINGWOGD TRACK: NewiSt & Sylvia Rd, 1.5km from Ringwood Station 49 F 11 DONCASTER TRACK: George St, DONCASTER 33 J 11 BOX HILL TRACK: Elgar Rd, 2km from Box Hill Station 47 C 7 WiSTERFOLDS PARK: off Porter Street, TEMPLESTOWE 33 E 1/2 VMC NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1904 MARCH VOL 15 NO 4
VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB AND ROAD RUNNERS - NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given to all FINANCIAL MEMBERS OF THE VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB and ROAD RUNNERS that the 38th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21st, 19B4 at 8.00pm at the Administration Building, Olympic Park, Swan Street. Business will include reports from the Executive officers of the Club, Election of Office bearers for the ensuing year and General Business brought forward from members of the Club. Refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the meeting. ***************************************************************************************** FINAL NOTICE
MEMBERSHIP FEES $8 Seniors - $4 Juniors (U-20) ARE NOW OVERDUE.
TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP follow the instructions on pages 23 and 24, complete the form on the bottom of page 23 and either send it in or present it at the next VMC race or function with the appropriate fee. REMEMBER TO FILL IN a set of four SELF-STICK LABELS, USE BLOCK LETTERS with your Callname. Surname, Address and POSTCODE and return them with your renewal form and membership fee, so that you will receive your quarterly Newsletter.
PLEASE NOTE: If you did not receive this newsletter through the usual channels, you are NOT FINANCIAL and should renew IMMEDIATELY.
THE VMC RR MARATHON
will be held on Sunday May 27, 1984, at Crib Point, commencing at 12 noon. To be eligible for a trip to New Zealand, the first man and woman VMC RR members must be in their second year of continuous membership„
All race entries for the VMC RR MARATHON must be in the hands of the RACE DIRECTOR by Monday, May 7th, 1984, or late fee pernalties apply. A 10km event, commencing at 12.15pm will be held in conjunction with the main race. Check in between 10.00am and 11.30am for both races.
VMC RR MARATHON Entry Fee is $3 and there are various special prizes. Please note that the New Zealand trip applies only if the club member has been at least two years financial in succession. The 10km Race Fee is $1 payable on the day.
VMC RR MARATHON . CRIB POINT . MAY 27. 19B4 - 12 n n n n ENTRY FORM
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/tbiIit $^OC< * AftfA VoM.C .NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1984 MARCH VOL. 15 No. 4 VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB & ROAD RUNNERS 38th ANNUAL REPORT 1983 - 1984* The year under review has shown more progress than for some years, due mainly to better attention to some evident weaknessese The establishment of an office, although not at full working capacity, and a conscious approach to the problem of lagging renewals of memberships by many of our keen runners brought about a rise in membership as well as greater participation in our runs. With still 3 scheduled runs to go at the time of writing, we are 92 up on the previous season's figures and should top the 3000 mark by our Annual Meeting. Financial membership at the end of 1983 closed with 487 Senior Men, 47 Senior Women, 18 Junior Men and 6 Junior Women, a total of 558® The change to making our membership year valid for the Calendar Year (January to DecmeberJ had brought about an excellent response - by mid-February our membership figures were in excess of two thirds of the previous year's total, six weeks into the new year. Greater race particiaption combined with sound financial management is enabling our club to maintain the same level of fees for yet another period, a rare feat indeed these days. There has also been a greater awareness among our members (in spite of some perpetual shirkers on the athletic scene) to fulfill their roster requirements at least just that once a year which has in turn led to better management of our events <> Couple this with the excellent co-operation with other dubs and the Victorian Athletic Association, as well as involvement with major fun runs such as the Big M Melbourne Marathon, Toyota Olympic Fun Hun, etco, your club has made a considerable and growing contribution to the well being of distance running in Australia® However, unless we pay constant attention to all these matters concerning us and set about at running our own affairs on a basis of self-help and co-operation, progress soon staggers to a halt and few things will go according to our likingo To make our office a proper working centre, we need to aim at 1000 members» If you have enjoyed your participation in the VMC RR, have you kept it a secfet or have you told others I? If you enjoy reading your VMC Newsletter, sell a copy to a fellow runner. Better still, sell two II We have some excellent people on our membership lists, competent people in many varied walks of life, who each are capable of contributing towards the success of the club. Many of them have indicated ways in which they may be able to contribute and if, up to this stage, we have not followed up each one of than, please be patient as we have followed up some where it was most needed and will get around more in time. It simply is not possible to follow up everything at once, we need to consolidate one or two things at the one tijne or we finish making a hash of the lot. In the meantime, there is room on the Club Committee as well as participating on any of the various sub-committees (Sales, Publicity, Race Organisation, Newsletter Produc tion and Distribution, Seminars and Clinics, Office Duties, etc.,etc.) You have had a well working Committee this year and owe them a thank you for a job well doneo At the same time, we need to acknowledge the help and co-operation received from others in the athletic scene) men and women officials of the VAA, Russell Bourke from Ballarat, Mike O'Neill and others from the Veterans, 'Moose' O'Callaghan and many others. Thank you all and let's go forward together this Olympic Year 1984®
CITY OF BALLARAT SOVEREIGN CITY MILE - Friday March 9, 1984 - 7.00 pm For information contact Ed Ferguson, Town Hall. Telephone (053) 31-3277. ****************************************** ** ****** ********** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ****** ******** THE BALLARAT COURIER BEGONIA CLASSIC - 17.2km fun run through the beautiful, historic Ballarat area. Ideal for those aiming at the Nike Marathon in Canberra. Contact the Ballarat Courier, P0 Box 21, BALLARAT 3350 or Mr. Peter Devereux, 104 Eddy Ave., MT. HELEN, 3350. Phone: (053) 41-3590. VMC ER 8km TWO BRIDGES. 30-11*1983.Cool,overcast,light wincL 116 Starters. 1 oRob WALLACE 32 24*20 39oIan MUIR 31 29*33 77 oBruce ZIMMER 40 32*55 2oTom HASSALL 25 25*34 40oKen WHITE 37 29*36 78.Pete SIMPSON 27 33*00 3oPeter N00RDH0FF 26 25*37 41«John FAWCETT 24 29*38 79oGreg THOMAS 27 33*10 4oKen DUXBURY 30 25*40 42.Bruce ROWLANDS 26 29*43 80.Jim JEFFERS 33 33*12 5oGraeme SMITH 27 25*48 43.Stewart MATHESON 26 29*47 81 .Gordon LOUGHRAN 31 33*18 60Trevor VINCENT 45 26*06 44.Graeme SALTHOUSE 46 29*53 82.Peter GRAY 19 33*28 7.Trevor EVANS 24 26*25 45.Mark COLLISTER 24 30*05 83.Kevin ARMSTRONG 48 33*35 8oTarquin OEHR 32 26*32 46 .Greg SCHOFIELD 27 30*09 84J)ennis KENNEDY 31 33*50 9.Bruce HICKS 32 26*39 47oDave YEAMAN 47 30*16 85.MERV WOODGATE 54 33*50 10oPeter COLLINS 22 26*54 48.Sid BONE 26 30*18 86 .Andrew TROWSDALE 27 33*57 11«Glen FORD 30 26*55 49.Selwyn GEORGE 31 30*21 87 .James McKAY 38 33*57 12.Phillip PRICE 31 27*19 50.Bob WATERS 38 30*28 88 .Jason BETHERAS 14 34*03 13.Peter BETHERAS 44 27*29 51.Terry CUMMINS 44 30*29 89.Bob SCHOFIELD 37 34*08 14.Les GRADD 31 27*45 52 .Grant FARMER 18 30*40 90.Arpana SADDHEN 47 34*12 15.Graeme LETICQ, 28 27*46 53 .Dave CRAIG 39 30*47 91 .David HOLMES 26 34*24 16.Tony MORGAN 39 27*50 54 .Paul MARTIN 35 30*48 92.Cathy EDMONDS 21W 34*32 17.Tony BRANCHFLOWER 32 27*55 55J>oug SMITH 35 30*48 93.John EDMONDS 45 34*32 18.Andrew HOLMES 28 28*04 56.Bruce PIPPETT 33 30*55 94.Jane ANDERSON 24W 34*46 19.Stephen BRITTON 23 28*15 57.Bruce WILL 36 31*03 95«Michael KELLY 32 34*46 20.Dick BATCHELOR 43 28*17 59 .Graham PHILPOTT 40 31 *09 96.Christine HILDEBRAND 35W 35*02 21 .Phul HARRIS 35 28*18 58.Robert STRYKER 34 31*07 97.Peter SCOTT 32 35*10 22.Hamilton BARRY 39 28*19 60.Jim INGHAM 38 31 *10 98 .David REYNOLDS 34 35*11 23.Bob BIRRELL 46 28*39 61 .Merv LATER 40 + 31*11 99.Ivan CARTER 57 35*23 24.Andrew WALKER 32 28*44 62.Terry VALLENCE 37 31*18 100 .Paul DAVIES 99 35*25 25J>oug PETROFF 41 28*52 63.Petrina TROWBRIDGE 36W 31*20 101 .Andrew LILLAS 33 35*36 26.Phillip BOWES 27 28*55 64 .Trevor ABBOTT 33 31 *26 102 .Drew MILLAR 32 35*42 27 .Keith LODGE 52 29 * 02 65 .HAMILTON-RITCHIE 38 31* 32 103.Judy WINES 45W 35*52 28.Ken BUNNING 42 29*05 66.John THORNTON 36 31*33 104 «G.HAMILTON-RITCHIE 11 36*04 29 .David GAZLEY 39 29*08 67 .John ARCHER 45 31 *41 105.Ian DENOVAN 43 36*29 30„Bob ELLIS 36 29*08 68.Brian LANYON 55 31*43 106 .Warren ALLAN 52 36*35 31 .Jim HOPKINS 34 29 * 11 69.Neil ELLIOTT 44 31*45 107.Margaret BROWN 47W 36*38 32.Wayne STRONG 35 29*15 70.Mike HOARE 48 31*53 108 oJohn McCARTER 37 37*22 33»Lawrence STEEL 30 29*22 71 .Peter BATTRICK 40 32*00 109.John BENCZE 51 37*53 34«Mick WHITEOAK 38 29*23 72.Peter BEGGS 37 32*12 110oGordon BURROWES 48 38*35 35»Mark CARMODY 22 29*24 73<>Tim LANE 32 32*22 111.Stan CHIECHI 38 + 38*37 36.Richard PIESSE 41 29*26 74.Bob McLEOD 32 32*35 112 .Merv BECKETT 52 39*26 37oGeraldine RILET 19W 29*29 75.Les CHAPMAN 35 32*49 113.Angela SIRIANNI 24W 42*10 38oDot BROWNE 42W 29*32 76.Buzz BORSITZKY 38 32*51 + = Lucky Spot VMC RR 2km TWO BRIDGES■> 30-11-1983. 11 Startersc 1 .Peter GEBBIE 24 6*15 5»Andrew YEAMAN 10 9*15 9.Alan LONG 26 11 *22 2.Alan SINCLAIR 33 7*35 6.David BUNNING 8 9*23 10.Tim VALLENCE 7 11*22 3»Len BUDGE 32 7*50 7°Bradley ELLIS 8 10*45 11.Catherine VALLENCE 10W 11*30 4oCameron ELLIS 12 7*56 8„Judy LONG 24W 10*45 Race Manager Danieh COOK was assisted by Colin O’BRIEN, Robert STRYKER, Tom COOLE, Charlie HOLDEN, Bruce HOOLET, John BARRETT, Ian U'REN, Judy WILLIAMS, Peter LARKIN, Andrew FERRIDSE, Alan WITHERS and Mai COTHER and everything worked very smoothly. We were fortunate in that the exceedingly wet afternoon improved shortly softer 5.30pm, but many intending runners had probably given away the idea by then.
********************************************* FUKUOKA MARATHON 4-12-1983 saw 145 runners at the start from some 11 countries, 17 of which had been invitedo A clear day with a temperature of 13«5 made for a fast race. 1 .Seiko 2*08*52 2oIKAANGA(Taa)2*08*55 3*S.Soh 2*09*11 4«T.Soh 2*09*17 5o8AM 2*(US)2*09*21 6oIto 2*09*35 7 *Kita 2*10*30 8oEDGE(Can)2*11 *48 9«HEILUAJlN(DDR}2t11 *49 10oKodama 2*12*51 12oBALLINGER(NZ)2* 13*42 15.CIERPINSKI(BDR)2*15*13 21 .PETER(DDR)2*15*59 33oSTANLET(AUS) 2*19*32 420HAHDS(AUS)2*21*26 68.PILONE(NZ)2 * 24 * 41 ° V .MoC.NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1984 MARCH VOL .15 No. 4 VMC RR 10km EMIL ZATOPEK FON RUN. Prices Park, 11-12-1983. Fine & mild. 1 oMurray JOHNSON 20 34:33 44<>Duncan H-RITCHIE 38 40*24 87.Andrew LILLAS 33 45*29 2 .Peter LE BUSQUE 24 34*49 45.Jurgen PETERSON 30 40*32 88.Peter ENGLISH 21 46*05 3oHuss JOHNSON 31 35*06 46 .Gary PATTRICK 32 40*33 89 .Gary WILLIAMS 21 46*10 4 .Danny KAY 30 35*13 47 .Tony v.ENGELEN 36 40*37 90 .Bruce BOXER 37 + 46*13 5oAllan PRANZKE 37 35*22 48,Wade NOONAN 12 40*54 91 .Nino PRIVITERA 31 46*29 6.Michael BRENNAN 27 35*55 49»David CRAIG 39 40*56 92.David BLANCHE 37 46*40 7.Michael PEARCE 29 35*59 50 .Gordon LOUGHNAN 31 41*12 93.Trevor GOSBELL 15 47*20 8 .Nigel THURSFIELD 36 36*10 51 .Jim JEFFERS 33 41*20 94.1an BARTHOLOMEW 46 47*21 9 .Mark BALLANTYNE 21 36*23 52.Buzz BORSITZKY 38 41*21 95.Tony BOWMAN 30 48*16 10.Bob RAYMEN 41 36*42 53 .Warwick ERWIN 22 41 *28 96 .Marshall ROSMAN 44 48*23 11.Leigh KINGSHOTT 34 36*55 54 •Tim LANE 32 41*51 97 oPeter QUINN 30 48*27 12.Richard FOLEY 36 36*58 55 .Kevin ARMSTRONG 48 41*52 98.Peter O'MALLEY 40 48*41 13.Jim INGHAM 37 36*59 56 .Shane McLEAN 27 42*16 99 .Samuel BULMER 37 49*05 14.Bill BROADLEY 35 37*00 57*Jeanne McLEAN 26W 42*19 00.Tom ALBUHY 55 49*26 15.Hick WILLIAMS 20 37*00 58.Michael BATHIE 28 42*20 01 .John DAYMAN 28 49 * 36 16.Les BRADD 31 37*08 59 .David HOLMES 25 42*42 02 .Lyle DAYMAN 53 49*37 17.Bruce PETERS 44 37*12 60 .Alan BURGOYNE 69 + 43*00 03.Elizabeth OKALYI 43W 49*38 18.Damien O'BRIEN 31 37*42 61 .John MAHONY 44 43*09 04 .Greg LYNDON 26 49*56 19 »Kel COX 34 38*05 62.Andrew FERRIDGE 37 43*10 05.Ray BOXER 67 50*08 20.Tom ROWAN 39 38*15 63.John KERR 54 43*11 06.Nick COX 49 50*20 21.Cliff SINCLAIR 37 38*35 64 .Phil NOLAN 31 43*32 07 .Merv BECKETT 52 50*40 22.Glenn POOLE 22 38*43 65.Alan BALLARD 37 43*33 08.Joan BOTTORFF 32W 50*48 23*Andrew TUNNE 25 38*50 66.Lee BONARDI 30 43*40 09.John CREEGAN 29 50*48 24 .Barry LYNCH 36 38*50 67.Michael PLEWINSKI 21 43*41 10.Noel ELDRIDGE 27 51*38 25oPaul MUCKIAN 15 38*57 68.Ian WOOD 27 43*54 11.Graeme ELDRIDGE 32 51*53 26.Ray BLANCHFIELD 40 38*58 69.Noel O’DONNELL 37 43*55 12.Graeme HARDING 28 52*30 27 .Bob McLEOD 32 39*01 70.Michael GARDINER 26 43*58 13.Harold STEVENS 56 52*32 28oDave YEAMAN 47 39*07 71 .Peter FICKEN 31 44*05 14.David YOUNG 15 54*20 29.Geoff GALLAGHER 26 39*08 72.James McKAY 38 44*25 15 .Beverley DAVY 41W 55*14 30 .Graeme SALTHOUSE 46 39*16 73.Jock CARMICHAEL 60 44*26 16.Wendy PARKER 35W 55*14 31 oHobin 0 ‘DONNELL 14 39*26 74.Jean ALBUHY 54 W 44*31 17.Pauline NOTT 25 W 55*21 32.Selwyn GEORGE 31 39*27 75.John EDMONDS 45 44*33 18.Peggy KNIGHT 38 W 55*22 33.John GOSBELL 45 39*33 76.Leif BUTTON 44 44*35 19 .Warren ALLAN 52 55 * 23 34.Graeme DUNLOP 25 39*35 77 .Michael REIDY 31 44*36 20.Dennis LINDSAY 11 55*23 35.John BARRIE 39 39*40 78.Roger HORTON 24 44*42 21 .John LINDSAY 35 55*23 36.Hob WATERS 38 39*47 79 oAndrew BAWLING 24 44*50 22 .Anne MANOS 36 W 55*30 37.Mai GRIFFITHS 39 39*57 80 .David STOCKS 17 44*54 23.Elaine McDOWELL 43W 56*13 38.Bill SCULLEN 46 40*00 81. ? ? 44*56 24°Bernadette FRANZKE 35W 56*17 39.Peter FERRIE 21 40*01 82 .Ian DENOVAN 43 45*05 25.Kay ROBERTS 26 W 60*05 40.John GAGE 43 40*02 83 .Mike MANNIX 30 45*11 26.Michael GRIGGS 26 60*05 41;John CHINN 44 40:11 84.Lindsay KLUCKHENN 36 45*17 + ■ Lucky Spot 42 .Phil SEMOUR 22 40*16 85.Frank CLANCY 36 45*22 43.Peter NELSON 43 40*20 86.Bill NOONAN 41 45*26 Race Manager Fred Lester was assisted by Andrew HOLMES, Fred HARRISON, Janet O'DELL, Don O’DELL,John BROWN, Dot BROWNE, Colin BROWNE, Damien COOK, Adrian VALLANCE. This run was the prelude to the EMIL ZATOPEK 10,000m track series and associated events at Olympic Park commencing the next night, Monday9 December 12. As we could not fit all the resulis into the next pages, we've listed the 'B* division below. Runners in *11 divisions are included in an overall Handicap, officials for the main night axe selected on their ability and readiness to act throughout the year* nM n Division, Olympic Park, 14-12-1983. 20 Starters. Cool,overcast,firm breeze, 18°. UGeoff NICHOLSON 33 30*45*4 7*John BELL 37 31*26 13.Rohan PHILLIPS 26 32*54 2.0ddmund ROALKVAM 25 30*48 8.Grant WARREN 21 31*37 14.Peter SCHOWALOW 20 33*06 3.1an MINTER 33 30*53 9oNeil RYAN 41 31*42 15.Tarquin OEHR 32 33*33 4oPeter N00RDH0FF 26 31*17 10.Jim COZENS 27 32*18 16.Martin NOONAN 28 33*46 5.Peter MITCHELL 20 31*18 11.Brendan SCOLLARY 18 32*22 17 .Tony DOHERITY 33*53 6.Ross SHILSTON 30 31*23 12.KenDUXBURY 30 32*29 18.Ed DARBY 25 33*55 ToMoCoNEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1964 MARCH V0L.15 4
"F" Division, Olympic Park, 12-12-1983. 39 Starters. Mild,humid,light breeze, 21°o
1.Andrew TROUSDALE 27 36 s 23 14,Ross ANDERSON 45 40*01 27 oPete SIMPSON 27 41*12 2.Charlie HOLDEN 38 37*44 15.John DAYMAN 28 40*05 28.Geoff PARK 40 41*13 3.Terry SHANLEY 30 37*56 16.Peter BATTRICK 40 40*06 29.Merv WOODGATE 54 41*37 4.John FREEMAN 32 38*05 17.Jim GOOK 45 40*09 30 .David JOHN 44 41*54 5.Bruce HAWKER 38 38*08 18.Jim DUGGAN 41 40*11 31 .Alan BALLARD 37 41*58 6*Chris WOOLGAR 39 38*26 19.Colin BROWNE 51 40*12 32 .Ernie TREAGUS 39 43*02 7.Mike HOARE 48 38*29 20.Ian U'REN 32 40*14 33.Apana SADDHEN 47 43*28 80Brian ELKNER 42 38*39 21.Tony BRADFORD 44 40*18 34.Wal SHEPPARD 61 44*31 9.Brace PIPPETT 33 38*45 22 .Tom DONOVAN 52 40*27 35.Ivan CARTER 56 45*27 10.Bob STRIKER 34 39*05 23.Peter MAGUIRE 15 40*51 36 .Andrew YEAMAN 10 46*38 11.Randall TREASURE 37 39*19 24Bob NICHOL 45 40*52 37 oFrank BONECKER 58 4-6*49 12.Gerry RILET 53 39*29 25oPeter McGRATH 44 40*54 38.John McCARTER 37 47*45 13 .Ian PIGGIN 39 39*51 26 .Bruce WALKER 40 41*11 39.Arthur LUCAS 43 48*05
"C" Division, Olympic Park, 12-12-1983*26 Starters. Mild,humid,light breeze, 18°. 1.Brian TROWER 24 32*37 10.Jim SEYMON 46 33*36 19oAdam PAGE 20 34*22 2 oAlan LONG 26 32*57 11 .Mike RUSSELL 27 33*42 20 .James MCCARTHY'24 34*48 3.Mike McGLONE 30 32*57 12 .Don SIMPSON 38 33*47 21 .Andrew POTOCNIC 20 34*57 4.Trevor VINCENT 45 33*00 13.Andrew THOMAS 24 33*51 22oPhil BOWES 27 35*30 5»Neil HAWKER 37 33*05 14.Max CARSON 34 33*54 23.John WAITE 43 36*30 6 .Paul DELANEY 27 33*27 15.Trevor EVANS 24 34*07 24.Campbell PALLOT 28 37*15 7,Graeme DAVIS 34 33*30 16.Phil LEAR 39 34*12 25.Stan NICHOLLS 72 43*28.8 8.Ian GILBERT 35 33*31 17;Peter SHONE 38 34*15 (World Age Record verified) 9.Glenn SELLMAN 27 33*31 18.Paul BOEHM 36 34*20 (6 Miles-42*05.0 )
"W" Division, Olympic Park, 13-12-1983. 21 Starters. Pine,mild,light breeze, 17< 1.Sally PIERSON 20 33*31.4 8.Geraldine RILEY 20 37*55 15.Cynthia CAMERON 41 42*16 2.Megan SLOANE 30 35*00 9.Jean ALBUHY 54 40*19 16.Shirley YOUNG 53 44*52 33ot BROWNE 42 36*26 10.Kathy KENNEDY 34 41*14 17.Ann CALLAGHAN 46 ;Joan CAMERON 27 36*30 44*55 4 11.Janie ANDERSON 24 41*16 18.Judy WINES 45 44*57 5.Linda THOMPSON 29 36*55 12.Marianne CRAWFORD 31 41*22 19.Maureen RILEY 53 58*11 6ilris COOK 37 37*20 13.Bipali CUNNINGHAM 25 41*53 7.Jenny ALTERMATT 23 37*29 14.Jan KENNEDY 23 41*55 SALLY PIERSON's time constitutes a new Victorian Open & Residential Record and will be submitted to the AAU as also Australian Records, being fastest made in Australia. "E" Division, Olympic Park, 13-12-1983. 20 Starters. Fine,mild,light breeze, 17°. 1.Graeme LETICQ 29 34*59 8.John ETRE 48 37*08 15.Vin O'BRIEN 55 2.Ken O'BRIEN 41 35*36 9.Rex YOUNG 47 37*16 16.David YEAMAN 47 3.Ron YOUNG 52 36*35 10 .Bob COCHRANE 40 37*19 17.Peter NELSON 43 4.John SMITH 48 36*44 11.Ken WHYTE 37 37*19 18.Terry CUMMINS 44 5.Graham BURKE 37 36*45 12.Clyde RIDDOCH 30 37*20 19.Merv LARTER 40 6.Graeme SALTHOUSE 46 36*50 13.Adrian VALLANCE 32 37*39 (Phil McINTOSH ran 1 7.Nick DUGGAN 15 37 *06 14*Geoff HOOK 39 38*18 (short in 37*06 W Division, Olympic Park, 14-12-1983. 30 Starters. Mild,overcast,finn breeze, 21( 1 J)amien COOK 29 33*40 11.Peter BETHERAS 44 35*08 21.Brian BLOOMER 43 36*49 2.Ken TOLEMAN 32 34*15 12.Ken EMERY 36 35*18 22.Vin NICOLIC 38 36*55 3»Neil DEWHURST 21 34*26 13.Michael DAVIN 33 35*31 23.Jim HOPKINS 34 36*58 4.Andrew WALKER 32 34*42 14.Ken BUNNING 42 35*41 24.Norm WILLS 33 37*19 5.Brendan McCARTNET 23 34*45 15.Bob BIREELL 46 35*46 25.Tom ROWAN 39 37*23 6.Russell JOHNSON 31 34*47 16.Phillip HARRIS 36 35*46 26.Shane HERBERT 29 37*35 7.Andrew HOLMES 28 34*49 17.Geoff THOMAS 44 35*52 27 .Ray CALLAGHAN 50 38*17 8.Les BRADD 31 34*56 18.Leo JONES 42 36*08 9.Steven STERN 30 34*58 19 .Dick BATCHELOR 43 36*10 10.Kon BUTKO 36 35*05 20,Greg BYRNE 34 36*31 ro ro u j w ijj u» U> U» OJ UJ u> ro u> w UJ o\ o \ s -‘ nJOO nI vI vI sJ nJ nJ sI -* -4 10 o 5 vji On vd-£» 5 - OOVO-*OOONUI4^LJ fO ^ VD ON OW O fo VO ON
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PAN AM certainly looked after me - it is great to have someone such as them supporting our sport. I flew out to New York eleven days before the race and so had plenty of time to settle in and do all 'the ’touristy things1. This is a bit of a problem though, as the miles of walking about tends to leave the legs feeling pretty tired. New York was a very pleasant surprise to me, as I had gone there with the impression that I would probably be mugged as I disembarked from the plane, and that this type of thing would possibly continue throughout my atay, that is assuming I would survive day one. Like any large city, New York certainly has its undesirable areas, but I felt quite safe walking the streets and riding the subway late at night. With a population of 8 million (15 million in the greater New York area) you are never alone, so there!s that feeling of !safety in numbers1, but of course a bit of discretion (common sense) should be used. Each day I ran in Central Park, which is a haven for runners (plus cyclists and horse riders). During Summer the park is closed to traffic from 10.00am to 3.00pm and so it is a real oasis away from the rat-race of Manhattan. Many tracks criss-cross the area but the main outer road where all the races are held gives a very ..tough 10K with endless undulations. On running this circuit my respect for times run there by Grete Waitz, Rod Dixon, Craig Virgin, etc., was greatly heightened. There is a continual procession of runners, many wearing headphones, others carrying hand weights, or any other 1 in1 gimmick. The average runner/jogger seemed to take their sport very seriously, and for an approaching runner to acknowledge your ’G’day’ (what does it mean anyway?) was very rare - such a break in concentration was surely unforgiveable. On the other hand, if you could get a conversation going, they would talk and talk, with the dialogue frequently interspersed with fwows! on hearing you were from Australia, etc. The Americas Cup has certainly made the Aussies big-time over there - in fact most people seemed very pleased that we had wone Registration for the race commences on the Wednesday before race day (Sunday), and from this time on runners roll in from all around the world, creating a tremendous atmosphere. From then on there was a continuous queue of people right around the hotel block waiting to collect their race number and ’goodie-bag’ at the Sheraton Centre. There was also a Runner’s Expo where all the big names in the runner’s gear industry showed off their wares, along with other international marathon organisations pushing the merits of their races. The day before the race is was possible to do extensive carbo-loading without spending a cent! In the morning there was the International Breakfast run from the United Nations through the traffic-free streets to the Tavern on the Green in Central Park (about 6K). This was a very inspiring, but leisurely jog under your respective country’s flag - in our case, by courtesy of Arthur Ellis, we had both the standard Aussie flag plus the boxing kangaroo - great stuff! At the Tavern about 3,000 overseas runners were treated to a very filling breakfast in plush, even if overcrowded surroundings. Of course having taken part in this it was necessary to collect the obligatory T-shirt (should you decide to run New York, be sure to take an empty suitcase for all the T-shirts you will pick up along the way). For lunch the ’Runner* magazine was holding a carbo-loading/film session at the American Steak House - no steak just carbos and more carbos! Tea was then at a Manufacturers Hanover (race sponsor) building. This had to be held in one hour sessions to accommodate the 17,000 runners, and as everyone was seated at a table for the excellent food and drink it was very well organised. They even had an official area for T-shirt swapping! It was an early start to race day, as the official buses from the Lincoln Centre to the continued/- start on Staten Island began leaving from 5.00am, Jim Seymon and myself jogged from our hotel to catch the 6.30 bus. At this time it was pitch black, and the damp streets were only a hint of what was to come later. There were runners everywhere with many calling in at snack bars for final loadings of donuts and coffee. The only worry about the bus trip was the ling climb over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge (the race’s starting point) which was the first indication that the course wasn’t going to be easy. The next 3-j hours were spent lying in the huge marquees, making nervous last-minute trips to the porta-loos and listening to the stretching seesions that were being held outside. We were later listening to the rain whibh at times was reaching the cats-and- dogs stage. Finally it was time to go to the starting line - women and first timers on one side of the median strip, and experienced men on the other. Signs indicating anticipated times were clearly shown, but looking at some of the race numbers around me it seemed that this was being abused. Numbers had been allocated according to PBs, and my high 2-29 only got me number 5011! Seeded runners were given room to jog around ahead of the start line - this included former world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson, who was hoping to break 3-40. I suppose he shouldn’t have been there, but who was going to argue with him! A ’totally awesome’ (an Americanism) sight was that of ten helicopters hovering low over the runners - it seemed that TV coverage would be ’in depth’ - the Yanks don’t do anything by halves. At 10-45 an almighty cannon blast sent the runners on their way. I lost only about ID- 15 seconds in crossing the line, and because the first mile was all uphill, things got sorted out very quickly with very little congestion. The rain was pounding down, but even so as we came off the bridge we were greeted by huge crowds of spectators ’rooting* for the runners despite the terrible spectating conditions. Most of the course was lined with 6creaming people whose calls varied as the race progressed through the different ethnic groups of the five boroughs of New York. I’ll always remember the Negroes yelling ’Australia, down-under - go, man, all right!’ This contrasted to the area in Brooklyn where the Hasidic Jewish people there seem to lead a very solemn existence, and so wouldn’t show such outward signs of encouragement - certainly not on a day when it was cold and pouring with rain- maybe they were the smart ones! I had gone to New York not fully fit, as abdominal surgery 10 weeks earlier had inter rupted my training (if Abebe Bikila could have his appendix removed 5 weeks before the Olympics, and then win in world-record time, why couldn’t I at least run a PB?) I soon found out why Bikila’s effort was considered so highly} Actually, thinking back on it, my problems started around mile one! You know the old story - sucked in by the atmosphere, all those helicopters, thousands of runners, two million spectators, etc. I ran quite well through to about 25K, but certainly above my fitness level. From there I started to slow gradually through to about 35K. From there it was just a matter of getting to the finish as best I could. I had found the previous part of the course fairly tough as there were many long slightly uphill sections. I suppost there were downhills also, but it’s always the ’ups’ you remember. The bridges made the going difficult with their fairly steep approach ramps, followed by the steel grating sections, which although covered with carpet, tended to hurt the feet - every thing jurts when you are having a bad day. A big problem was the unevenness of the streets, which with the heavy rain were filling with water, so concentration was needed every time you put your foot down. The last few K ’s were memorable for their pain. The entry to Central Park involves an uphill drag, which is then followed by numerous undulations. I’m not really sure which was worst - the uphills for the difficulty in getting up them, or the downs which were pounding my quads into a painful jelly. The crowds here were fantastic - to think that so many would brave the atrocious conditions was incredible. I eventually made it in 2-40-43 - well off my PB, but I hadn’t really expected much better. On crossing the line there was a long march (stagger) through the finishing chute before receiving the medal, space blanket and bottle of Perrier. From there it seemed an incredibly long walk to the clothes buses and supplies of chocolate bars, fruit,etc. continued/- Because of the rain and cold there was not much incentive to stay around (I’m sure the medical people would have handled many cases of hypothermia, so it was another walk back to the hotel to rest up for the disco that night. That turned out to be an enjoyable time, and showed that there was still plenty of energy left in previously weary bodies. I’m sure you’ve all read about Rod Dixon’s dramatic win over Geoff Smith in 2-08-59, only catching him at the 26 mile mark. Dixon’s win was the first by a foreign male in New York, and Smith’s time of 2-09-08 was the fastest debut marathon on record. Third was Ron Tabb in 2-10-46. The great Grete Waitz recorded her 5th win with an unchallenged run of 2-27-00 for 141st place overall. Second place went to Laura Fogli of Italy in 2-31-49 with Priscilla Welch of England third in 2-32-31. I found both New York City and the Marathon to be great experiences, ones I hope to be able to repeat. The atmosphere of the whole thing, to me, makes this the nearest thing to the Olympics an average or fun runner can experience. The rest of my time was spent in New Hampshire with Jim Seymon, and then Montreal, before flying home via Honolulu. This is reported to have the highest per capita running population of all American cities, and it is easy to believe with runners everywhere, any time of the day, despite the heat and humidity. It proved to be a good finish to a very enjoyable running holiday. ******************************************************************** ******************* ’IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A VET’ by Mike Hoare with acknowledgement to the Victorian Veterans’ News Magazine Tuesday the 14th was the day it happened, the day I will remember for the rest of my life, the day of my 45th birthday. Feeling quite chirpy at breakfast even though my wife didn’t wish me a happy birthday or come forth with a present for me. I just thought, well that’s women for you, the kids will have remembered. But they came to breakfast and not a word from any of them. As I recall, I went off to work feeling pretty miserable and stayed that way for most of the day. After work, I decided to go straight out to Croydon and have a run with my Vet. friends, friends who really understand and appreciate the meaning of a birth day. Sure enough, after the running for the night, during the usual tea and biscuits session, out came a birthday cake complete with candles. It was great to hear them all singing Happy Birthday and to know they meant it. My day was complete. Or so I thought. As we were breaking up for the evening, a most attractive divorcee whose name and age- group I will not disclose here, asked if I was going home for a family celebration. I replied no, and explained that I had been forgotten by those I held closest and dearest. She said that was too bad and why didn’t I come around to her place for a birthday drink. I thought deeply and logically about that offer for all of two seconds before replying, yes, and racing to my car. When we arrived, out came a bottle of champagne, two glasses - all very relaxing and eased all the aches and pains of the hard run. Shortly after she said she wanted to get out of her running gear and into something more comfortable. Sure, said I, didn’t mond at all. About five minutes later, she came back into the room carrying a big birthday cake, closely followed by my wife and children. They were all singing ’Happy Birthday’, while I stood there just wearing my white socks and black wristwatch. ************************************************************* ************************** PAGE 17 VMC NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1984 MARCH VOL 15 NO 4 NATIONAL RUNNING WEEK - THREDBO VILLAGE - JANUARY 198/4- by Colin Browne The National Running Week was bigger and better than ever this year. It was more "national", with South Australia sending Alf Jenish, Peter Haynes and Danny O'Dea, and Victorians Ken Bunning and Dot Browne bringing about ten more starters than they did last year. The Canberra contingent, as usual, was the core, and we enjoyed the company of runners from Bathurst, Grenfell and Peak Hill in N.S.W. Christine Porter, with her bright smile, represented the Sydney Striders. The word had spread since last year, and Brian Lenton had nearly 200 people to cater for, which he did in his deceptively casual way. In fact, every event went off with plenty of fun, effective organisation, and no coercion whatsoever. Thredbo was cooler this year, it even rained all one day. The hills hadn't changed though. Even the pleasant little Fun Run around the village streets on the first Sunday has some killer hills in it. Peter Haynes and Danny O'Dea, two top greyhounds, cleaned up last year's place getters, Rob Prentice, Paul Rudkin and Geoff Moore, both breaking the course record of 29.25 in the process. Dot Browne knocked off Annette Perkins for the female section. Although Rosie Longstaff wasn't there this year, her record of 32.17 still is. Each morning started off with a hilly run of about an hour or so. Some times we went on the chair-lift to Crackenback and ran to the top of Kosciusko; other times we ran along the bitumen road uphill towards Dead Horse Gap, or downhill towards Jindabyne. Do you prefer to get the hard part over early, or put it off til last? You can do it either way. There are no flat runs. The scenery is exhilerating, with things to interest you at every level, distant or close-up. Plenty of wild-flowersf gushing streams, rocky outcrops, neat alpine lodges, pretty valleys, impressive mountain ranges. It is breathtaking for the runner in both s e n s e s . Each afternoon, Brian had organised some fun activity that the whole family could enjoy. Cricket on the Village Green was organised by the McGhie boys, Alistair and Feigusand Brian's son Michael. A soccer match with the kids brought out some long-forgotten skills from a few Poms, notably Tony Bradshaw and Paul Rudkin. Bill Raimond showed them a Dutch trick or two. Canoeing was a scream. Some oddly-paired combinations battled each other down Friday Flat Lake. Usually the battle was between the two in the same boat, with the result that the craft zig-zagged and curved in every direction but straight. Dave Cundy and Norma Ducker managed to turn a 150m. canoe race into a 5km. slalom course, hitting first one bank then the other. A novel form of wife-swapping was invented by the Rudkins and the McGhies. You take the other bloke's wife out in a canoe, capsize it and see what happens next. We woke on Thursday aware that it had rained all night, and was raining still. The babbling Thredbo River was a raging torrent, and down by Friday Flat, it was as wide as the lake itself. Into the newly-filled lake flowed water straight from the top of the mountain. It was frigid. The biathlon boys, Mike Hoare, Warwick Brain, Danny O'Dea, and Mai Nicholson, amongst others, nearly froze. They looked distinctly blue when they emerged. Danny and Mai were winners, as were Karen Banks, Jessica Raimond and Lucette King. Mixed seeded relays around the village delighted everybody. Kids, oldies, plodders and stars were all mixed in together and proved that running can be fun even in very unequal competition. Brian has the knack of encouraging all to try their hardest. His prize-giving does not favour the elite; in fact, it is often quite random. In the relays, the team who finished 13th won the prizes. Tennis, golf, barbecues, videos, discussions and swimming filled in more of the week. It was hilarious to come across at least a dozen hysterical adults standing bubbling in a hot-spa tub while all sorts of crazy jokes and comments were passed. They looked like a bunch of asparagus cooking in a p o t . ° A highlight of the week was a little revue put on by the mob from Croydon, Victoria. Parodies of old songs, to a running theme, and a few gags led up to a ritual in honour of the religion of running. It went over very w e l l . The two most challenging runs of the week were the 18 miler and the Kosciusko Classic, The first is a training run from Crackenback to the summit of Kosciusko, across the main ridge to Carruthers Peak, downhill to the snowy River, up steeply to Charlotte Pass, along the road and the j n® back t0 the chairlift. Always a solid run, this year it had the added spice of a mountain-top gale that had us leaning sideways at i+ 5° into it as we battled across the main ridge, an exposed goat-track that falls awav hundreds of feet on each side. The final event, the Classic, was again a hair-raising, ankle-busting adventure for the mad and the reckless. We saw "Raiders of the Lost Ark" that f i Jones had nothing on us in the Classic. Once you turn and start bouncing down the mountain, you take your life in your hands, leaping rocks, dodging walkers, splashing through creeks, sloshing through mud, screaming down the iron-grid footpath. The most successful crazies this year were Rob Prentice (two in a r«w), John Harding and Geoff Moore, Sue Clarke, Linda Lenton and Karen Banks. There were plenty of lovely trophies for all age groups, presented by Ludwig Rabma at the Bistro that afternoon. The Happy Hour extended to three or four and wound up a week that will be long remembered by those who were t h e r e . ************************************************** ** **** **** ********* **** ****** ** ** ** *** ULTRA DISTANCE COLUMN The VMC 50-mile Track Race is on June 23rd, starting at 8.00 am. Entries close 10th May. Get your entry form nowi Send a SSAE to : Michael Whiteoak, (Tel: 874-2342) 12 Mawson Crt., VERMONT 3133 We are looking for some even .bigger masochists to work as officials; tould you please contact Geoff Eldridge (787-5617) if you think you qualify. Pre- requisites: sheepskin coats with room to hang hot-water bottles inside - fur-lined boots, etc. **************************************************************************************** RESULTS OF 24-HOUR RUN AT HAGENAUER RESERVE. BOX HILL - SAT &. SUN February 4/5. 1984 Organisers : Victorian Veterans Athletic Club Runner’s Name Age 50km 50mile 100km 100 mile Final Distance (Imperial) (Metric) 1 . Geoff Molloy (New Aust. record) 42 5.08.39 8.16.14 10.17.21 16.34.28 1 344" miles 216 km 2. Gerry Riley 53 5.06.34 8.21.39 10.28.37 17.38.02 1264- miles 203 km 3. Reg Williams 33 5.49.34 9.43.22 12.33.12 23.11.20 1 03-jSr miles 165 km 4. Phil Lear 39 4.24.25 7.15.26 9.12.01 21 .01.14 101 miles 161 km 5. Geoff Hook 39 4.37.18 8.31,02 21.41.25 - 71-2 miles 115 km 6. Caroline Vaughan 33 4.59.43 8.28.28 -- 56 miles 90 km 7. Graham Light 35 4.50.07 8.53.39 - - 50-2 miles 81 km 8. Gerry Hart 45 5.13.13 8.43.28 -- 50 miles 80 km 8. Peter Logan 36 4.24.25 8.25.50 - - 50 miles 80 km **************************************************** ** ** ******** ******** ****** **** ****** ULTRA DISTANCE (continued) Gerry Riley, of 33 Edgar Street, Werribee, 3030, has started a register of all Australian ultra performances and would be pleased to receive results and details of any ultra races. ************************************************************* ***************************** NEWS FROM THE TOP END Dear Fred, As promised at the VMC New Year’s Eve run, I have enclosed a Darwin running programme for 1984. In addition to these events we hold cross-country every Thursday evening until the end of April and then road running until the end of August. Despite what many people down south think, (mainly through lack of information on our part) distance running is booming at the top end, as was shown by our Toyota Fund Run attracting nearly 1200 entries with 1125 finishers. First male was Adrian Wellington in a remarkable 32-20; the conditions were really bad, hot and humid. First female was Amanda Rafferty in the good time of 40 minutes 35 seconds. Our City to Surf (12.7km) was won last year by Jeff Coole in 37-33, a new record. Previous winners in this event have been Nick de Castella and some unknown name of Rob de Castella. We have two marathons scheduled for this year, the NT Championships in July and the Darwin Adidas Marathon in September. Our President is Patricia Sedman, who last year became the first woman to break the 3-hour marathon mark in the Territory, recording 2 hours 58.06. Pat then went on to win the Albany Marathon in WA. She has recently; .moved into Veterans class so look out Dot! September 1983 Marathon was won by Adrian Wellington in the Darwin record time of 2 hours 35.40, some other finishers were Rod Ellis, 2-41-07, Dave Reader 2-46-28 ( a new Darwin veteran record surpassing the previous one by over 20 minutes), Neil Halligan 2-48-50, and yours truly 2-49-52. Anyone coming up to Darwin and looking for a run, give me a call, you will be made most welcome. Yours in Running, Bill Smith. Bill’s address is : William S. Smith, Box 42186, Casuarina P.O., NT 5792. Ph: 089-85-2766. ****************************************************************************************** 1984 Darwin Running Programme March 4 - Marrara Fun Run - 4K April 12 Darwin Cross-country Championship April 15 Waratah Fun Run May 13 10/25K RR Championships and selection June 3 Darwin City to Surf June 1 0 Bougainvillea Fun Run June 23 10K Road Race July 1 16K Redco RR Championships July 8 Darwin Triathlon July 15 Fun Run August 2 5K RR Championship Aug 12 Darwin Half-marathon Sept 2 Darwin Adidas Marathon S Bpt 16 NT Gyprock Mile Sept 23 Rural Fun Run ***************************************************************************************** Results of Athens International Marathon - Athens. October 8. 1983 1 . Martin McCarthy GBR 2.25.34 Women 2. Paul Eales GBR 2.27.22 1 . Hanne Jensen DEN 3.20.33 3. Chris Chandler GBR 2.27.49 2. Eva Blakkisrud NOR 3.33.51 4. D. Holtzbausen NA 2.35.37 3. Alma Ortega USA 3.50.30 5. Rob Strik H0L 2.37.01 Dear Fred, Congratulations on the success of the Zatopek series. The series seems to generate an atmosphere.- sort of like a festival - which is quite different from any other track meet 11ve been in. This is also evident at other VMC events on the road, they are very much runners* affairs where you can run as you feel, and every outing is a success. I’m sure that this is only made possible by a lot of behind-the-scenes work by Janet and yourself. I for one appreciate this greatly. Due to other commitments (helping at Bingo games that has bought us $ 100 000 worth of synthetic track, pavillion and other sundry equipment here in Bendigo) I missed Thursday’s events. But I did see it on T.V. The coverage was excellent, although I was a bit dis appointed that the VMC didn’t rate a mention. Indeed, the VAA Newsletter (December 1983) carries a front page story and picture on the E.Z., but again, no mention of the V.M.C. With potential membership being eroded by the VRR, VAA events for unregistered runners and the proliferation of neighbourhood funnies, we could possibly benefit by a bit of a plug. I got the distinct impression while watching Deek’s track-side interview that he didn’t want to answer the question about Australia’s 10,000m prospects in L.A. He almost said that we had none, but said instead that we would have a very good chance (of a medal) if our top trsck runners could overcome injury and get their acts together. Perhaps jotting down a few suggested questions such as - "What factors influenced your decision to run here tonight, Rob, when you are by your own admission a road specialist?” or ,fHow does the Zatopek fit into your preparation fo r the Olympics ?M- could have ass isted the interviewer, who sounded like he’d be more at ease covering a VFL tribunal. Anyway, I think that the live telecast was one step in the right direction and that the continued high standard of the EZ does much for the distance runners’ image in the public’s eye. I'm going back to my studies in 1984. I ’ll be doing fourth year at Footscray I.T. to get my degree. I started this year past (’83) but pulled out after 7 weeks. The break has done me good and I’m confident of succeeding now. My running will have to take its turn as I c a n ’t afford another wasted year study-wise. I ’ve decided that 25km w i l l be my top distance (for races) and that once-a-day training w i l l have to suffice. I ’ve cut my milage back to about 50 miles (I peaked at 100 bafore a 2:50 at Dromana) and vary my workouts quite a lot now. I t ’s working wonders for my fitness. I ’ve walked 8 out of 9 P B ’s this season as well as several running P B ’s - taking 1-J mins off my 10,000 in the E.Z. I’m enjoying my athletics as much as when I did twice the work and intend to keep enjoy ing it, an d build my fitness base as I go. At this stage my marathon plans are: VMC ’85, S.Melb ’85 and Nike ’86, and I ’d like to stick with that to avoid the breakdown problems of the last 12 months. T h a t ’s all for now, keep up the good work Yours sincerely NEIL DEWHURST. E d i t o r ’s comment: Looks like very sensible planning, Neil. Stick to it. ****************************************************************************************** Dear Fred, I am writing to let you know that, as I am shifting interstate in my employ ment early in the New Year, I w i l l not be renewing my VMC membership. While I have only been a member for a few years (since 1979) I would like to express my thanks to you and the VMC Committee for the tremendous effort you all put in for the running community. Apart from the great range of well-organised events and the most informative newsletter, the great advantage of being a VMC member is the number of people you meet and friends you make. My best wishes to you all for Xmas, the New Year and the future. Good running GRAHAM BURKE. ****************************************************************************************** INTERNATIONAL MARATHONS 1984 Mar 18 BARCELONA, Spain April: 8, CANBERRA; 14, ROTTERDAM, Netherlands; 16, BOSTON, USA; 22, ROME, Italy 22, SEOUL, South Korea; 29, MADRID, Spain. May: 5, Fletcher, ROTORUA, NZ; 6, Nike, VANCOUVER, Canada; 13, LONDON, England 13, FRANKFURT, West Germany; 19, COPENHAGEN, Denmark; 27,,GENEVA, Switzerland June; 2, STOCKHOLM, Sweden; 3, CHRISTCHURCH, NZ; 10, AUSTRALIAN, Sydney July: 21, HELSINKI, Finland; 22, San Francisco, USA; 30, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil August: 12, JAKARTA, Indonesia; 19, MANCHESTER, England September: 8, ANTWERP, Belgium; 9, OREGON, USA; 23, MONTREAL, Canada; 24, AVON Women’s, Paris; 30, BERLIN, West Germany. V.M.C.NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1984 MARCH V0L.15 No* 4 WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT ? GDPS AND ENDS AND RANDOM THOUGHTS . Fred Lester. THE "RUNNING BILLBOARD" syndrome is very much in evidence whenever you pick up some publication or another, which happens to feature a running event. That prompts the thought, seditious as it may appear to a lot of sponsors, that the choice before people who look to fitness through running is very wide indeed. Sponsors have become a fact of life in the sporting industry and, believe me, no sporting activity is exempt, just some are more prominent and active than others o The major point that concerns us in all the promotional activity and HooHa that goes with the involvement of sponsors is the danger of swamping the meaning of participation in sport and the aims of personal satisfaction and fitness as its key factors. I make a very strong plea for the promotion of sanity, a balance in the objectives of running, which will develop and maintain a healthy and joyful part of daily life. WE'VE BEEN MUCKED AROUND ONCE AGAIN in relation to overseas competitors and consequent last minute fixture changes, a matter not entirely unconnected with the paragraph aboveo There is little point in blaming anyone in particular, the commercial tug-of-war for top names in athletics combined with a bureaucratic tug-of-war between various athletic authorities plus a pletora of public relation (?) experts (no knowledge of the game or its people required; all make up a fine witches' brew of very little (if any) marginal value to the running game in general 0 It is long overdue for people in responsible positions to realise that the key factor in achieving progress in our sport and satisfaction for its participants lies in the fulfilment of their expectations in systematic fashion* That does not mean a rigid foxm of competition but a planned development for creating opportunities at many different levels. This then must lead to greater sense of achievement, as well as heightened en joyment, on the part of the active sportsmen and women and,- Lin the end, more satisfied customers for the sponsors. HIE WINTER OLYMPICS, if you ignore the bilge poured out by some commentators, have pro vided a great prelude to this Olympic Year. There have been fine performances at the various venues around Sarajevo and a great display of genuine friendliness and sports manship, ignoring the narrow bounds of national flag waving. The Jugoslav skier who had just been deprived of first place by his Swiss rival was among the first to embrace the new winner with a display of real joy at his performance, that's what it is about. COBURG FUN RUNNERS are the latest group to extend what had previously been a limited objectives athletic club and cater for wider interests. Mainspring behind the moves around 'Bluestone College* is long distance runner of many years, Harold Stevens, with whom 1 have had many battles, but that is another story. They deserve full support in their venture. If you live in the vicinity of Coburg contact Coburg Fun Runners, 55 Woodland Avenue, PASCOE VALE SOUTH 3044. BY WAY OF ENCOURAGEMENT for VMC RR members who are a little diffident about officiating on sane duties on our club roster, I have yet to meet someone who is the 'perfect' official, especially when it comes to those who have not been at it very long. When it is stripped down to its basics each particular duty - marshalling, taking entries, recording, timing, putting up signs, etc, etc. - is just as important as the race manager*s. Without specific responsibilities carried out by many persons athletic events become simply a shambles. As an active runner you are aware when things go wrong, as an official you use that experience to prevent things going wrong, in other words: you become more aware of the problems to be avoided when you are running. THE READABILITY OF YOUR NEWSLETTER is heavily dependent on contribution of articles, comments, snippets of news and happenings and similar pars from a wide spectrum of our readership. Most of you still are not realsing that you probably are sitting on some interesting and/or entertaining item which deserves wider circulation than just your family or mates. If it is worth telling to someone it probably is also worth telling to a bigger audience; let's read about it I VMC NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1904 MARCH VOL 15 NO 4 VMC ROAD RUNNERS - DISTANCE RUNNER'S FIXTURE LIST (+ Melways ref) MAR 14 (Wed VMC 10K FR.Two Bridges 6.30pm (Map 44 B12) MAR 21 (Wed VMC RR 38th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8.00 pm MAR 22 -25 AAU T &. F Championships MAR 2 5 (Sun) DOXA FR APR 1 (Sun VMC Once-Around-The-Tan Nominated Handicaps. Domain 9.00am (Map 43 K12) APR 1 (Sun Great Train Race APR 8 Nike/Avon Marathon, Canberra APR 8 (Sun VMC 15km &. 5km.Albert Park,9.00am and Marathon C l i n i c 11.00am (Map 57 J3) APR 15 (Sun Euroa ' W i l l i a m Neelands' Fun Run, 2.00pm, Euroa Memorial Oval APR 23 (Mon VMC EASTER RUNS 16K Championship. 6.4K Father &. Son/Mother &. Daughter, 10.00am APR 27 (Fri Start of Sydney-Melbourne Race (Car Park No 6, Melway 19 H7) APR 29 (Sun VMC 12km &. 4km FALLEN COMRADES, Domain 9.00am (Map 43 K12) MAY 5 (Sat VAA Latrobe Relays, 2.00pm /MAY 6(Sun) Ballarat t "i" Marathons, Bungaree, 10.30am MAY 20 (Sun VIC &, AUSTRALIAN 25km Men, 10km Women &. Junior Road Champs, Albert Park MAY 27 (Sun VMC MARATHON &. 10km. Crib Point, 12 noon (Map 195 B1 ) MAY 27 (Sun Budget Team Trot, 8.00am, Alexandra Gardens JUN 2 (Sat VAA 8km CCC, etc., Warragul / JUN 10(Sun) TRARALGON & VIC. COUNTRY MARATHON JUN 10 (Sun VMC LASER HALF-MARATHON. Burnley Boulevard,9.00am /AUSTRALIAN MARATHON SYDNEY JUN 17 (Sun VAA 10km &, 5km Open Road Runs &. Championships, Brighton JUN 23 (Sat VMC 50 M i l e Fun Run. Melbourne University Track, 8.00 am (Map 209 G11) JUN 24 (Sun VMC 25km &. 10km and VAA 25km Women's Championships. Werribee South 12 noon JUL 7 (Sat VAA CCC Assorted, Brimbank Park JUL 8 (Sun VMC 20km &. 10km. Albert Park,9.00am and Marathon C l i n i c 11.00am (Map 57 J3) JUL 21 (Sat VAA CC Relays,Westerfolds Park /JUL 22(Sun) SPECIAL 10K WOMEN'S FUN RUN (TBA) JUL 15 (Sun VICTORIAN MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP AUG 11 (Sat VAA CCC Assorted,Bundoora Park /AUG 12 or 19 FRANKSTON HALF-MARATHON (TBA) AUG 25 (Sat VAA Open 15km &, Road Championship, Fisherman's Bend AUG 26 (Sun CENTRAL HIGHLANDS MARATHON SEP 2 (Sun VMC 3MP-PUMA 32km ALL-COMERS FUN RUN. 8.00am SEP 15 (Sat VMC 30km &. 15km KING of the MOUNTAINS. Point Leo, 1.30pm (Map 196 G2) SEP 14 -1 5- 6 COBURG HARRIERS BLUESTONE CLASSIC /SEP 22(Sun) BIG M 20-MILE WARM-UP OCT 14 (Sun BIG M MELBOURNE MARATHON. Frankston 8.00am NOV 7 (Wed VMC 16km &. 6km TWO BRIDGES 6.30pm (Map 44 B12) NOV 14 (Wed VMC 12km &. 4km TWO BRIDGES 6.30pm /NOV 25(Sun) SOUTH MELBOURNE MARATHON DEC 5 (Wed VMC 8km & 2km TWO BRIDGES 6.30pm DEC 9 (Sun VMC 10km ZATOPEK FUN RUN DEC 10 -13 VMC ZATOPEK 10.000m SERIES DEC 31 (Mon) VMC MIDNITi RUN VMC ROAD RUNNERS - MEMBERSHIP FORM - (BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE '.) SURNAME...... CALL NAME...... REG N O ...... CLUB...... ADDRESS : NO ...... STREET...... TOWN OR SUBURB...... -...... POSTCODE TELEPHONE: HOME...... WORK...... DATE OF BIRTH...... OCCUPATION...... I HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS OF POSSIBLE BENEFIT TO THE CLUB...... I CAN GO ON CLUB DUTY ROSTER 1)...... 2)...... 3 ) ...... Check with underlined dates on fixture list and give preferences 1, 2 or 3. Contribute to/Distribute Newsletters...... B i l l e t Visitor(s)...... Herewith $8...... (Senior) $ 4 ...... (Junior U-20) and SSAE for return of information. Dated: / /19. Signature ...... 0 V V, M. C, R OAD RUNNERS r g w % > FOUNDED 1946 AS 'VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB' A v * C i3 s_ TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER LONG DISTANCE RUNNING. '[ROAO Affiliated to the Victorian Athletic Association. The VMC ROAD RUNNERS CLUB is open to all amateur athletes. It caters for the newcomer to running, the experienced regular athlete, the young and the old, men and women, boys and girls. It represents a bridge as it were between the highly organised and the more casual approached in competition, leaving it to the participating individual how much or how little pressure he or she wishes to apply. The accent within the club is on enjoyment of running. We do not place expectations on anyone beyond asking runners to take a turn at performing some of the minimum chores required to conduct our events smoothly and for their own satisfaction. That mainly involves ensuring that runners do not lose their way, that everyone can find out what time they did and how they compare with either each other or their own previous runs. The CLUB MAINTAINS A PROGRAM throughout the year with the aim of enabling runners to test and improve their fitness at varying distances and, where possible, cater for different stages of fitness by offering a choice between a long or a short race on each date. Race entries are taken from 1 hour before advertised starting time. Membership Fees are $8 per year (adult), $4 per year (under 20), and cover the Calendar Year and include the receipt of a quarterly Newsletter. Anyone can join up at any of our events or post the completed membership form together with the fee to the GENERAL SEC of the VMC RR, Fred Lester, 1 Golding Street, CANTERBURY 3126. ALL ENQUIRIES must be accompanied by a STAMPED and SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE (SSAE) of maximum standard size, 235mm x 120mm, for a reply. RACE FEES for members are $1, non-members pay a $1 surcharge, in the main race, EXCEPT for special events such as the VMC MARATHON, the VMC 50 MILER and the EMIL ZATOPEK 10,000m series. These special events, because of their importance and higher degree of organisation, require early pre-race entries (uaually 3 weeks ahead or as advertised in the VMC NEWSLETTER) and, in the case of the EMIL ZATOPEK series, membership and time qualifications as well as Late Fee conditions apply to remain manageable. Club singlets and T-shirts are available, either at races or from the office (00-1033) at a cost of #7 each. The VMC ROAD RUNNERS* try to co-operate closely with other distance running bodies as well as the Victorian Athletic Association, whether local or national. To participate in Athletic Association events runners must be financially registered at Association Fee. Basically, the VMC ROAD RUNNERS aim to keep organisational and technical details to the barest minimum essential to conducting their events satisfactorily for all. We like to stay with our slogan "WITH A MINIMUM OF FUSS11 1 ****************************************************************************************** VMC NEWSLETTER is obtainable,at most race fixtures as well as at: VAA Office, Olympic Park No 1 Ground, Swan St, MELBOURNE, 3002. 428-8049 or 428-8195 RUNNERS WORLD, 600 High St, KEW EAST 3102, 80-3503/340 Glenhuntly Rd, E !WICK. 523-8585 SPORTS IMAGE, 132 Toorak Rd, S YARRA 3141, 26-5110, 683 Glenferrie Rd, HAWTHORN. 818-5975 GREENSB0R0UGH SPORTS STORE, Level 3, Greensborough Shopping Centre 3088. 435-1094 ROCKY’S, Cnr Warrigal Rd L Burwood Hwy, BURW00D 31250 280-891 6 TOORAK SQUASH CENTRE, 26 Beatty Avenue, ARMADALE 3143. 20-5420 ******************************************************************************************