VETRUNNERY f ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 37 Issue 9 — April 2016
Patron: Jack Pennington OAM
Email: [email protected]
Run/Walk Handicap - 28 February 2016 People in Black at Central Curtin
Reporter: Martin Butterfield resplendent in a fluoro “Orange Blossom Special” vest While searching for blue suede shoes to accompany the reported that there were no dramas and the day went well. report on last year’s event I noticed a fair bit of orange The people from St Johns had no action on the day - trim around but “Orange Blossom Special” was one of the always good to hear. One of their number got into the few bits of classical music which the King didn’t sing. theme for the day by wearing a black version of duty However it did make me think about a theme for 2016, uniform. which celebrated the work of Johnny Cash, often referred to as the Man in Black. It is likely that the Vets have a bit better gender balance than implied by the word ‘Man’, so while Dr Google was unable to provide anything relevant about “females in black”, this report has adopted the neutral theme of People in Black. The number of people who, when interviewed, could not offer a favourite Johnny Cash song was quite surprising. “Ring of Fire” seemed to be the most recognised. As well as Mr Cash there are a couple of other cultural references to “People in Black”: As is my usual practice, I shall report in the order in - Dale Earnhardt was a very successful NASCAR driver which groups finished, making the short course runners who earned the nickname for his black racing cars. the first to be covered. Speed and Vets go together, no? - The movie series Men in Black (starring Tommy Lee Frylink Series Jones and Will Smith) deals with an agency basically First across the line but with only one qualifying run weeding out the aliens on a fictional Earth. Surely this was Graeme Patrick. One second later was gold medallist is the function of the Age-standard rating (and of Consie Larmour, coming in second on the track, in a net course the Handicapper) with respect to bushrangers, if time of 22:22 and a whisker under 70% WR%. She likes not aliens. the course but was returning from an injury. Other than the recuperation she had just done her regular training including Fran Harris’ group. Keeping the timekeepers very honest, the gap to the third finisher and silver medallist Jill Pearson was also only one second. Jill was very surprised at the result as she had thought she was on duty and had just gone for a relaxed run. She’d done her regular training including the Park Run, three swimming sessions and some cycling. Her background is sprinting, so a flat course is better. The fifth runner to finish - after a relatively huge gap of 30 seconds - was Jon Donovan, who was awarded the bronze medal. He was surprised to get a medal but as it was his 100th run he had pushed a little harder. He has Jamie & Theresa McGregor Sue Counsel run three marathons and also rates an ascent of Mt I’ve included a few images of attendees in black. The Kilimanjaro as a notable sporting achievement. award for Best Dressed goes to Jamie and Theresa Fastest competitor (ie the Dale Earnhardt class) on this Macgregor, as a couple who both dressed in black course was Katie Forestier with a time of 13:27 at a rate of (although there was discussion whether part of their 4:29/km. The highest WR% was Gwen Gleeson who, for the costume was actually dark blue). Sue Counsel was third event in a row, achieved a rating of over 100%! [See definitely Back in Black, explaining that she usually wore article by Kent Williams and Alan Duus, p. 9]. Definitely one of her (many) Vets milestone t-shirts, but the black an out of this world performance that would get Will marathon item came to hand first this day. Smith and Tommy Lee Jones excited! The venue was in the usual good order for this course as was the weather. Several of the medallists rated the latter as “Excellent”. Event Manager John Kennedy, (Continued page 2) Page 2 — April 2016 Vetrunner
Waddell Series Jacqueline Millard came in 9th across the line, but those I am unsure if most people did Walk the Line (indeed for between Steve and her were all ineligible for one reason or at least most of the course there wasn’t a line to walk), but another, so she scored the silver medal with a net time of that song was the nominated favourite of the first home and 38:52. She was very surprised by this but, when informed gold medallist Shé Hawke. She arrived in 23:18 with a of her placing, was rather excited as it was her birthday, so WR% of 60.9. She was hopeful that she would do well as this is an extra present. She has just retired and thus has she likes the course and the weather was lovely. She had time to join a gym; she thinks this contributed to her feeling done her regular training and the track work. strong in the event. Second walker home, 10 seconds later, was Merv Twenty-three seconds after Jacqueline was Angel Collins, who won the silver medal. In some comments Marina, gaining a bronze medal in a net time of 32:50. He during the presentation Bryan Thomas drew participants’ was also surprised about his medal as he was coming off an attention to Merv having celebrated his 90th birthday injury. He had only done regular training. His sporting during the week. He had then beaten a number of M90 age background was in Rugby League, having played 100 group records at the last track meeting, so it was good to games with the Raiders. see the form continue to the bike path, with a creditable Bruce Graham scored both the fastest net time of the WR% of 72.6 – which he is more interested in than placings day (22:30) for this course and the highest WR% for the - from a time of 29:28. Merv explained that he fell last year long course at 88.4. and damaged his shoulder, so switched to walking. He has improved since making the switch (lengthening his stride We have got the numbers has been a major benefit) and was hoping to come first but At least we have the numbers of competitors broken had to settle for second. He emphasised that he was down by age and sex. I have kept the age groups used last improving, not bushranging, which he gave up many years year to enable comparisons without too much work. ago. Michelle Hillard came in third across the line on her Age group 2016 2015 2014 second qualifying event, so fourth home was enough for male female total total total Tony Fenotti to be bronze medallist. He was surprised to 65+ 48 30 78 84 84 get a medal as he had had a plan to just walk his own race 60 13 10 23 37 29 and not worry about others. He’d just done his usual 50,55 14 16 30 31 38 training and rated the weather as ‘beautiful’. 40,45 3 4 7 12 15 The best net time (21:28) was by Colin Simpson while 30, 35 0 2 2 2 5 the best WR% was - almost inevitably - John Suiter with a Total 78 62 140 166 171 rating of 90.2%. For 2016 55% of competitors were male while the Thomas Series equivalent proportion for 2015 was 60%. This shows First across the line was Ian McDonald, who was getting closer to the sex distribution of the population as a recovering from injury so had set off with Group 1. Your whole. However, the age distribution is moving away from ‘umble scribe also started many groups early in #1 so as to the overall population with 56% in the 65+ category be able to do some in-depth nattering towards this report, compared with 51% in 2015 and 49% in 2014. but lost sight of Ian after about 300m! Des Butler also took Possibly the most significant change is the drop of about an early minute so as to be able to work in the results tent 18% in overall numbers compared to the previous two and thus came in third. years. Were the missing folk all in the Colour Run (entry That meant that Steve Appleby, coming in 4th across the fee a staggering $65 for 5km) which was held at the same line at a net time of 28:58, was the gold medallist. Checking time? It seems unlikely as the target demographic of the the pointscore outcome for last year, Steve won gold twice Colour Run is below the Vets qualifying age, and most in that period: ultra running on the Birdsville Track must participants do it to get polychromatic snaps for their be good for you. He was surprised by his result in this Facebook pages rather than to improve their health and event, expecting to be a bit tired after a 43km run – with fitness. 1600m uphill – at Googong the previous day, but actually felt wonderful. More handicap photos and news at page 18. Mick Corlis and the ACTVAC Website
The ACTVAC Committee and all ACTVAC members are has done way beyond what might be grateful to Mick Corlis for spending many, many hours expected from an ACTVAC member, fixing up the club website. The website was so heavily let alone a non-competing member, corrupted and compromised that the existing host was not he was presented with a gift of red prepared to continue hosting http://www.actvac.com.au/ . wine which is widely recognised for Mick not only completely fixed the problems and its health properties. ensured that the risk of such hacking and compromising of Again thank you Mick for all the the website in the future was largely eliminated, but also work you undertook. found a new host for the website. All addresses and links have been checked on the new website, and use of the new Jan Banens site is essentially the same as before. Mick is still an ACTVAC member and while still R: Jan and Jayne Hardy present Mick running to keep fit does not compete in ACTVAC events with the wine any more. Because of the massive amount of work Mick April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 3
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FebruaryY has f been a fairly quiet month, just a few Thursday nights at the track and the end of the month Entries for the World Masters Athletics Championships Throws handicap and Run Walk Handicap, both in lovely in Perth in October/November have just opened, so it’s time sunshine. We lost another Thursday night this month to to check your Australian uniform. You must at least have lightning and heavy rain - after all this recent rain I think the latest or an immediately previous Australian singlet or all the water supply reservoirs including the new Cotter crop top. Hazel McDonald, contactable through the reservoir must be close to capacity! Australian Masters Athletics website Just a teeny weeny thought ‑ if every ACTVAC member
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Around The Vets
Shé Hawke By the time they reached Warrnambool in Victoria the (as told to Jan Banens) Nuclear Disarmament Party had split, however, they continued riding for peace. Shé and her partner gave the Thirty-one years ago this Palm Sunday two Canberra money raised to local Peace Groups. Leaving aside the girls both aged 23 set off from the Palm Sunday Peace rally disillusionment of the Nuclear Disarmament Party split, in Sydney on a bike ride for peace. They were both members some of their highlights were opening the 1st NDP national of the Nuclear Disarmament Party, and the ride from conference with Peter Garrett, Jo Valentine and Michael Sydney to Perth via the coast was as much a fund raiser as Denborough, the NDP founder. “We also bumped into our it was an awareness raiser. At the peak of the Cold War favourite band, The Goanna Band, in Whyalla and on the nothing was for certain ‑ do or die… (I assume Shé was way explored the caves in Eucla - living the dream we talking about her bike ride here). were!” Shé told her much admired brother Geoffrey of the plan, Shé and Lise experienced the and he set them a gruelling training schedule. This solitude of the long distance cyclist, included sprinting around the lakes on 12-speed technology and by the time they got to Eucla on with bikes purchased from Spokesman Cycles. “We up- the Great Australian Bight, hilled and down-daled from the Clyde to the Brown monotony was the only challenge Mountain and back.” Geoffrey (an ex ACTVAC member and riding on the vast flat expanse. recent 11th place getter in the Hawaiian Ironman 55+ age “We arrived in Fremantle 5,524 group) gave Shé a 12 frame roll of film and said “Ring me kilometres and 3½ months later. We from Eucla and post me the film”. Shé’s Mum said she were spent, but glad that all the would sponsor them for $5 - if they made it - but she warring factions of the Peace thought they would die. Movement turned up at Perry Lakes Shé and Lise, her cycling partner, averaged 100 km per to welcome us, with Jo Valentine day and rode 6 days out of 7, and were soon well seasoned. (peace activist and Australian NDP “Coming out of Apollo Bay in Victoria, a local warned us Senator) at the head of the parade.” Lise and Shé on the road that Lavers Hill might be a bit tough! We chuckled at the thought, having criss-crossed the Great Dividing Range. I rang Geoffrey on our arrival in Fremantle: “But Lavers Hill turned out not to be a hill at all, it was the “Tell Mum we made it, she owes me 5 bucks!” edge of the Otway ranges - some 25 km of steep uphill - and it nearly killed us.” ACT VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB FUNDRAISER
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Venue: Belconnen Soccer Club Cost: $10.00 per person – tea and coffee Start time: 7pm but come and have a meal prior Tables of 6 Spot prizes, raffle RSVP by 21st March: Jan [email protected] or Jayne [email protected] Page 6 — April 2016 Vetrunner Letter to the Editor
Thank You Jim all relay change areas were in deep shade. By 5am on You have done it again and again and again Sunday morning Jim arrived at the start/finish area to I seem to have written the same letter every February begin marking the course and setting up the change-over for a number of years. But it must be said again that our areas with signage, containers of drinking water, cups and members owe Jim White a great deal of thanks for garbage bags. continuing to organise and promote one of our iconic annual All participants were amazed by and appreciative of events. Jim’s efforts. And he does this every year! On a hot and humid morning on Sunday 14 February On behalf of all who enjoyed this year’s SMR – Thanks Jim White once again organised another very successful Jim for another enjoyable event. Sprint Marathon Relay (SMR). All 42 runners, including both regulars and novices of this unique relay, and three Bryan Thomas hard working helpers, enjoyed being part of our 32nd ACTVAC SMR. Almost twenty years ago Jim first (Note: This was the 32nd SMR and the 17th Jim has been volunteered to organise teams for this special relay and in organiser. Jim has participated in 24 - two more than Bryan 1999 took over as organiser – and has done a wonderful job Thomas. Other veterans of the event who participated this ever since. year were – Gary Bowen 12, Cathy Montalto and Bernie For several weeks prior to the event Jim puts a lot of Millett 11 each while both Peter Clarke and John Kennedy effort into promoting the event, encouraging people to completed their tenth. Since the birth of the relay in 1984, participate and arranging teams of six so they are 134 persons have been a member of at least one winning theoretically equal. The last few days and nights are always team. Jim has enjoyed being on the winning team more than a worrying time for Jim as he agonises over any late anyone – he has been part of the victorious sextet on six withdrawals because it upsets his team selections. occasions. Because Lucy Jones was a member of this year’s On the Wednesday before the 2016 SMR Jim took his old winning combination as well as in 2015, she now has two lawn mower to Fadden Pines and spent several hours winning trophies. Both Bryan Thomas and Mary Ann mowing a 2km strip wide enough for runners to run through Busteed participated in the inaugural relay in 1984 and were the long grass more easily. This was the first time the relay delighted that John Kemp, the originator of the event, was had been conducted in the Fadden Pines area and it appears available to help with the presentations and of course to the move from Dunrossil Drive was popular with reminisce about the “Good Old Days”.) participants because the new course was free of cyclists and
Throws Pentathlon - 14 February 2016
By Jayne Hardy Well, we had another great day for the February Throws W50 Jayne Hardy – 3696 points Pentathlon. Ten members turned up for a half day of W50 She Hawke – 2014 points throwing – Jayne provided the fruit intake for the event W55 Alex Lloyd – 2076 points with hand-picked nashi pears and red plums. Nice and juicy! W65 Diann Bramwell – 1662 points This time, there were more women than men – go girls! W70 Jan Banens – 3328 points Some nice throws were done by: W70 Raylea Rudov - 2690 points - Hammer – W50 Jayne Hardy with a 41.68m throw and M50 Steve Jordan – 2116 points M70 John Reynolds with a throw of 28.41m. John had M70 John Reynolds – 2594 points been in a weightlifting competition the day before but M70 Robin Whyte – 2229 points still managed some nice throws. M85 Rad Leovic – 1662 points. - Shot and Javelin – M50 Steve Jordan got a good distance with 8.79m for the shot and the furthest in the javelin Cheers and see you next time. with 29.86m - Discus – W50 Jayne Hardy led the way with a 30.28m throw. - Weight throw – a nice little tussle came through here between W50 Jayne Hardy and M70 John Reynolds both throwing over 13m.
First timer Alex Lloyd turned up and enjoyed herself thoroughly, getting PB in the hammer and the weight throw. It was great to see Rad Leovic out competing. Thanks must go to Brian Kingston because even though there is nothing wrong with his legs, he has an arm injury and cannot throw. Cheers mate! Nice cool drinks were shared by some at Tilly’s Bar in Lyneham after. Total points below and the full results are up on the website. April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 7
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ACTVAC Social Function
April Dinner You are invited to meet with fellow members of the Club Date: Tuesday 5 April 2016 for an informal social dinner. If you would like to attend, Venue: Baitong (Lao and Thai Cuisine) please contact one of the following members of the Social Location: Shop 13, Cooleman Court, 12 Whitney Team by 12 noon on Monday 4 April in order to finalise the Place, WESTON numbers. We look forward to seeing you there. Time: 7pm Food: $30 Banquet (incl. dessert) Rosemary: 6288 2508(h) Drinks: BYO only (no charge for corkage). [email protected] Robyn: 6288 4787(h) Please note: This dinner is the third Tuesday after the [email protected] monthly handicap, instead of the second Tuesday, due Sherryl: 6272 4170(w) to Easter. [email protected]
Page 8 — April 2016 Vetrunner For the Record
Our first Thursday night meet of 2016 got under way on W70 Jeanette Rayner (2306) 21 January at Woden Athletic Park and it was our senior W80 Consie Larmour (1857) women who were again setting the pace on the record front. W85 Gwen Gleeson (1980) With the ink having barely dried on her previous W80 Gwen may also want to think about putting in a claim 200m record certificate, Consie Larmour set a new hand- for the Australian record which is currently unclaimed. I am time ACTVAC record of 46.1s. This time gets adjusted to not surprised because I can’t imagine there are too many 46.34s so that it can be compared with electronic times. other W85s doing pentathlons. Even after adjustment, Consie’s latest time is still better Also, Gwen set two individual event records along the than her previous electronically timed record of 46.48s set in way as she completed her Pentathlon: December last year. - She beat her not so old W85 Javelin record of 5.82m with Consie’s adjusted hand time of 46.34s in the 200m is also a throw of 5.88m. faster than the current W80 200m Australian record of - Gwen also set an inaugural record in the W85 800m with 46.44, but, unfortunately for Consie, it can’t be ratified a time of 6:56.17 secs. because there was no second watch nor wind gauge reading. Another senior woman, Val Chesterton, also featured This is a reminder to those who think they may have a shot beating her previous record mark in the High Jump of at breaking an Australian sprint, long/triple jump or short 0.85m (mentioned earlier) with a jump of 0.87m. I had also hurdles record to ensure that a wind reading is taken, two identified Val as setting a new record in the 2000m Race watches are operating where hand timed and the relevant Walk at this 25 Feb meeting but it was brought to my results sheet signed for the jumps. attention that Val had already run a considerably faster The other senior women to break a Club record were time of 16:26.94 in a 2000m Turkey Walk on 17 December W65s Margaret Taylor and Jill Brown combining with W70s 2015 . Even though this is a novelty event it was a scratch Fran Harris and Jeanette Rayner in the 4 x 200m relay. race with walk judges and therefore qualifies as a new Club Under the relay criteria, up to two of the runners from the record. immediately higher age group can compete down an age Not to be outdone by the senior women, M90 Merv group. That said, these four were able to set a new W65 Collins stood up for the senior men with two new ACTVAC record of 2:44.0 which took a sizable chunk of nearly 10 records: M90 100m 23.68s and M90 200m 55.80 seconds off the old mark set back in 2005. M50 Michael Roden also equalled his own 100m record of Good numbers turned out for our second meet of 2016 on 11.83s only to go one better in the 200m with a new record 28 January, this time at the AIS track. Two records came of 23.47s scoring an age graded percentage of 96.2%. This out of this meet: topped off a night with nine new Club records being set. First off the mark was W75 Val Chesterton who set an Before I leave the latest records, I need to mention one inaugural record in the 1500m Race Walk with a time of that slipped through the cracks. Back on 3 April 2014, at the 12:04.58. This continues Val’s record breaking run in the AIS, Keith LaFontaine jumped 7.00m in the M80 Triple W75 walks, having earlier in the season set records in the Jump. This well exceeded the previous record of 6.89m set 3000m and 5000m race walks, and the 10km, 20km and back in 2009. So I have now ‘corrected the record’, but take 50km road walks. this opportunity to remind record-breakers that the onus is Then the Club’s most outstanding male sprinter, Michael on them to bring any records to my attention because I do Roden, continued his record breaking ways in the M50 age not always identify all of them – especially when they are group by improving his 200m record of 23.86s down to made at non-ACTVAC meets. 23.79s. This performance earned Michael an age-graded percentage of 94.2%. We lesser mortals can but only dream Who are our most prolific male and female current of such feats. relay record holders? Back to Woden on 4 Feb and a quiet night on the record I had cause to check for some relay records recently and front with only Val Chesterton stepping out by taking more noticed a few members whose names have popped up on than a minute off her own W75 3000m Race Walk record record breaking teams over many age groups and distances with a time of 24:23.55. Val also set an inaugural record in from the 4x100 up to the 4x1500 as well as ‘best the W75 High Jump with a leap of 0.85m. performances’ in the medley and parlauf relays. Unfortunately, hail and lightning forced the cancellation In the Men’s division Gary Maher (14 current relay of the scheduled meet at the AIS on 11 February. However, records) and Geoff Sims (13 current relay records) each over the following week on 18 February at the AIS served up all distances are deserving of the top ranking. perfect weather, but only one record was set. That was in Geoff’s record breaking relay performances are: the W75 Pole Vault with a leap of 1.20m by Val Chesterton. M60 and M220+ 4x100; This is not only an inaugural ACTVAC record, but also an M50 and M65 4x200; Australian Record should Val claim it (having been M50, M55, M60, M65 and M240+ 4x400m; unclaimed to date). As far as I am concerned, anyone still M55 and M60 4x800m pole vaulting at 75 years of age is deserving of all the M60 4x1500m; and recognition they can get. a great ‘best performance’ in the medley relay (2x200,1x400, Well it didn’t stay quiet on the record front for long as 1x800) when running as an M60 with all other team our senior women stepped up to the mark at Woden on 25 members being over 50. February. Earlier in the season the women competed in a Pentathlon, but because of a timing failure in the 800m, none of their efforts were able to be recognised for official record purposes. So here was the first opportunity for our (Continued next page) senior women to strike back with three of them setting overall points Club records in the Pentathlon: April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 9
Gary’s record breaking relay performances are: But it is Jill Brown with 18 current relay records who M60, M65, M170+ and M220+ 4x100m; gets the top ranking: M55 and M60 4x200m; W50, W55, W60 and W65 4x100m; M50, M55, M60, M65 and M240+ 4x400m; W50, W55, W60 and W65 4x200m; M60 4x800m; W45, W50, W55 and W60 4 x400m; M60 4x1500m; W50, W55, W60 and W65 4x800m; and as well as a ‘best performance’ in the 5km Parlauf relay ran W55 and W60 4x1500m. in a very fast 11:30.0 secs. That makes Jill Brown the most prolific relay record holder Margaret Taylor just shades Kathy Sims and Sue in the Club! She must be congratulated on what is a Bourke in the Women’s division, but it is Jill Brown and remarkable collaborative effort. Maureen Rossiter who have the numbers and versatility to top them all. Maureen Rossiter has 14 current relay records: Philip White W45,W50, W55, W160+ and W200+ 4x100m; [email protected] W50, W55 4x200m; Records and Statistician officer W45,W50; W55 and W60 4x400m; W50 and W55 4x800m; and W55 4x1500m.
Run/Walk Handicaps Age and WR%
By Kent Williams and Alan Duus So how well does WR% compare performance among the different age groups? It depends on the characteristics of ACTVAC provides age-based competition; athletes the age-based world records. Therein lie some hard compete primarily with their peers in the same 5 year age statistical facts, including: groups. WR% enriches the competition by enabling (i) variance increases with sample size, comparison of performance among the full range of age (ii) world records are extreme variants, groups. It does this by comparing individual performances (iii) world records are progressive in time and based on with accredited world records recognised by the World the cumulative sample size, that is, the historical Masters Athletics (WMA) for each of the 5 year age groups. number of competitors – the more competitors the more We all anticipate our best competitiveness when we extreme the world record. enter a new age group. However, WR% of the Run/Walk Handicaps of ACTVAC accounts for the ageing of What does this mean for our WR% competition? competitors during the 5 year intervals. It does this by Well, are there similar numbers of historical competitors interpolating between the lower and upper 5 year age- in each of the world record age categories? Although we specific world records that bound a competitor’s age. probably could never quantify it, the likely answer is ‘no’. However, the WMA table of world records does not An older person sustaining their athletic career is a fairly extend beyond W85; interpolation is not possible because of recent phenomenon. If this is true, there may be fewer the lack of WMA-recognised world records for women’s older historical competitors in the older age groups. age groups. Consequently, calculation of WR% by the Consequently, for older age groups we might expect ‘softer’ computer algorithm used at our Run/Walk handicaps does world records and thereby higher WR%s in our not properly and fairly assess the performance of persons competitions. Nevertheless, these assumptions are not within the affected age range. The Run/Walk Sub- necessarily true, simply more likely than otherwise. If they committee has considered this problem and advised are true, we can expect any such distinction among age members of its decision elsewhere in this edition of groups to diminish gradually over time as increasing Vetrunner. proportions of people continue their participation in athletic competition into the older age groups.
Amendment to WR% Competitions
The Run/Walk Handicap Sub-committee advises in the Pointscore competitions. These eligibilities extend members that the lack of accredited world records for also to the King and Queen of the Mountain competitions women aged above 85 years prevents proper calculation of which alternate annually between Pointscore and WR%. WR% in our Run/Walk handicaps. Regrettably, until World The Sub-committee regrets the lack of the world record Masters Athletics advises recognition of any such records it data, a situation which is beyond its control. is not possible to include women aged above 85 years in our WR% competitions. Of course, they remain able to compete Page 10 — April 2016 Vetrunner Run/Walk Handicap Results Central Curtin - 28 February 2016
THOMAS SERIES Over 6.3km Difficulty Factor 1.02 Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 1 Ian McDonald M50 39 1 00:00 0:26:55 0:26:55 3:45-3:50 4:16 4:11.3 73.4 0 G Auto Rvw 38 2 Martin Butterfield M65 16 1 00:00 0:39:02 0:39:02 5:40-5:45 6:12 6:04.5 58.7 0 G Auto Rvw 15 3 Desma Butler W75 12 1 00:00 0:43:04 0:43:04 6:00-6:10 6:50 6:42.1 72.4 0 G Auto Rvw 11 4 Steve Appleby M60 29 29 20:55 0:49:53 0:28:58 4:35-4:40 4:36 4:30.5 73.7 150 Y Gold 34 5 Mike Kennedy M70 7 06:30 0:50:15 0:43:45 6:57 6:48.5 56.1 0 0 Auto Rvw 8 6 Lucy Jones W50 15 13:25 0:50:20 0:36:55 5:52 5:44.7 59.2 0 N Auto Rvw 16 7 David Webster M60 31 31 22:00 0:50:38 0:28:38 4:25-4:30 4:33 4:27.4 75.3 0 N 8 Peter Brown M50 28 20:25 0:50:40 0:30:15 4:48 4:42.4 65.8 0 0 Auto Rvw 28 9 Jacqueline Millard W60 13 13 12:20 0:51:12 0:38:52 5:55-6:00 6:10 6:02.9 64.5 149 Y Silver 15 10 Angel Marina M55 25 25 18:45 0:51:35 0:32:50 4:55-5:00 5:13 5:06.6 61.0 148 Y Bronze 27 11 Rod Lynch M55 39 39 26:15 0:51:38 0:25:23 3:45-3:50 4:02 3:57.0 79.8 147 Y 12 Bruce Wight M50 36 36 24:40 0:51:43 0:27:03 4:00-4:05 4:18 4:12.6 72.5 146 Y 13 Mary Ann Busteed W65 17 17 14:30 0:51:52 0:37:22 5:35-5:40 5:56 5:48.9 71.8 145 Y Auto Rvw 16 14 Kevin O'Keeffe M65 30 30 21:30 0:51:53 0:30:23 4:30-4:35 4:49 4:43.7 74.1 144 Y 15 Bruce Graham M50 45 45 29:30 0:52:00 0:22:30 3:15-3:20 3:34 3:30.1 88.4 0 1 Auto Rvw 46 16 Steve Bradford M60 36 36 24:40 0:52:03 0:27:23 4:00-4:05 4:21 4:15.7 77.6 143 Y 17 Judi Edwards W65 17 17 14:30 0:52:04 0:37:34 5:35-5:40 5:58 5:50.8 72.4 142 Y 18 Kent Williams M70 34 34 23:35 0:52:08 0:28:33 4:10-4:15 4:32 4:26.6 83.9 141 Y 19 Peter Clarke M65 37 37 25:15 0:52:16 0:27:01 3:55-4:00 4:17 4:12.3 80.2 140 Y 20 Jeff Grey M50 41 41 27:20 0:52:22 0:25:02 3:35-3:40 3:58 3:53.7 78.3 139 Y Auto Rvw 40 21 Carol Masters W50 22 22 17:10 0:52:28 0:35:18 5:10-5:15 5:36 5:29.6 64.0 0 1 22 Janene Kingston W50 28 28 20:25 0:52:30 0:32:05 4:40-4:45 5:06 4:59.6 68.7 138 Y 23 Helen Larmour W55 32 32 22:30 0:52:36 0:30:06 4:20-4:25 4:47 4:41.0 76.8 137 Y Auto Rvw 31 24 Elle Knight W45 31 31 22:00 0:52:38 0:30:38 4:25-4:30 4:52 4:46.0 68.6 136 Y 25 John Anderson M55 20 20 16:05 0:52:42 0:36:37 5:20-5:25 5:49 5:41.9 55.9 0 1 26 Hugh Moore M65 27 27 19:50 0:52:53 0:33:03 4:45-4:50 5:15 5:08.6 68.1 135 Y 27 Stephen Gray M60 15 15 13:25 0:52:55 0:39:30 5:45-5:50 6:16 6:08.8 53.5 134 Y 28 Nadine Morrison W45 31 31 22:00 0:52:56 0:30:56 4:25-4:30 4:55 4:48.8 67.1 133 Y Auto Rvw 30 29 Will Foster M70 22 22 17:10 0:52:57 0:35:47 5:10-5:15 5:41 5:34.1 66.9 132 Y 30 Maree Coldrick W55 18 18 15:00 0:52:58 0:37:58 5:30-5:35 6:02 5:54.5 60.9 131 Y Auto Rvw 17 31 Samantha Rampant W35 23 23 17:45 0:53:03 0:35:18 5:05-5:10 5:36 5:29.6 54.2 0 1 Auto Rvw 22 32 Terry Levings M65 19 19 15:35 0:53:06 0:37:31 5:25-5:30 5:57 5:50.3 60.0 0 1 Auto Rvw 18 33 John Dimitriou M70 6 6 05:25 0:53:07 0:47:42 7:00-7:10 7:34 7:25.4 50.7 130 Y 34 Christopher Lang M60 14 14 12:55 0:53:09 0:40:14 5:50-5:55 6:23 6:15.7 53.6 129 Y 35 Simon Hruza M45 23 23 17:45 0:53:24 0:35:39 5:05-5:10 5:40 5:32.9 52.9 128 Y Auto Rvw 22 36 Roger Pilkington M55 27 27 19:50 0:53:41 0:33:51 4:45-4:50 5:22 5:16.1 60.5 127 Y 37 Bob Parker M65 7 7 06:30 0:53:51 0:47:21 6:50-7:00 7:31 7:22.1 48.4 126 Y 38 Peter Bourgaize M60 36 36 24:40 0:54:02 0:29:22 4:00-4:05 4:40 4:34.2 73.4 125 Y Auto Rvw 35 39 Ken Smith M60 31 31 22:00 0:54:09 0:32:09 4:25-4:30 5:06 5:00.2 65.7 124 Y Auto Rvw 30 40 Mick Charlton M60 18 18 15:00 0:54:17 0:39:17 5:30-5:35 6:14 6:06.8 54.9 0 1 Auto Rvw 17 41 Bryan Thomas M70 14 14 12:55 0:54:26 0:41:31 5:50-5:55 6:35 6:27.6 59.2 123 Y Auto Rvw 13 42 Robbie Costmeyer M65 34 34 23:35 0:54:38 0:31:03 4:10-4:15 4:56 4:49.9 75.2 122 Y Auto Rvw 33 43 Dawn Casey W60 12 12 11:50 0:54:49 0:42:59 6:00-6:10 6:49 6:41.3 59.9 0 0 44 Maria White W60 17 1 00:00 0:54:50 0:54:50 5:35-5:40 8:42 8:32.0 46.3 0 G Auto Rvw 16 45 Terry Giesecke M70 15 15 13:25 0:55:05 0:41:40 5:45-5:50 6:37 6:29.0 57.0 121 Y Auto Rvw 14 46 Gabrielle Brown W50 31 31 22:00 0:55:12 0:33:12 4:25-4:30 5:16 5:10.0 66.9 120 Y Auto Rvw 30 47 Jim White M65 29 29 20:55 0:55:12 0:34:17 4:35-4:40 5:27 5:20.1 64.4 119 Y Auto Rvw 28 48 Sherryl Greathead W60 10 10 09:40 0:55:17 0:45:37 6:20-6:30 7:14 7:05.9 55.7 118 Y Auto Rvw 9 49 Craig Wurtz M50 37 37 25:15 0:55:24 0:30:09 3:55-4:00 4:47 4:41.5 64.6 117 Y Auto Rvw 36 50 Allison Duncan W50 22 22 17:10 0:55:30 0:38:20 5:10-5:15 6:05 5:57.9 57.0 116 Y Auto Rvw 21 51 Richard Scutter M65 14 14 12:55 0:55:44 0:42:49 5:50-5:55 6:48 6:39.8 54.5 115 Y Auto Rvw 13 52 Prue Bradford W55 15 15 13:25 0:55:49 0:42:24 5:45-5:50 6:44 6:35.9 54.5 114 Y Auto Rvw 14 53 Bernie Rogers M70 1 1 00:00 0:56:41 0:56:41 7:50-8:00 9:00 8:49.3 43.0 113 Y 54 Geoff Barker M70 9 9 08:35 0:57:54 0:49:19 6:30-6:40 7:50 7:40.5 48.6 112 Y Auto Rvw 8 55 Maria O'Reilly W60 36 1 00:00 0:57:56 0:57:56 4:00-4:05 9:12 9:00.9 42.6 0 G Auto Rvw 35 56 Hugh Crawley M70 13 17 14:30 0:58:12 0:43:42 5:55-6:00 6:56 6:48.0 55.3 111 Y 57 Christopher Yardley M75 2 2 01:05 0:58:24 0:57:19 7:40-7:50 9:06 8:55.2 44.0 110 Y Auto Rvw 1 58 Ewan Brown M65 14 14 12:55 0:58:49 0:45:54 5:50-5:55 7:17 7:08.6 49.0 109 Y Auto Rvw 13 59 Caroline Campbell W70 20 20 16:05 0:59:17 0:43:12 5:20-5:25 6:51 6:43.4 69.2 108 Y Auto Rvw 19 60 Beryl Lowry W65 9 9 08:35 1:00:58 0:52:23 6:30-6:40 8:19 8:09.1 52.6 107 Y Auto Rvw 8 61 Stuart Doyle M45 50 50 32:10 1:03:00 0:30:50 2:50-2:55 4:54 4:47.9 62.3 0 1 Auto Rvw 49 62 Louise Sharp W30 40 50 32:10 1:03:00 0:30:50 3:40-3:45 4:54 4:47.9 60.9 0 1 Auto Rvw 39 63 Wilf Deck M80 1 1 00:00 1:07:05 1:07:05 7:50-8:00 10:39 10:26.4 41.9 0 1
FRYLINK SERIES Over 3.0km Difficulty factor 1.00 Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 1 Graeme Patrick M60 27 27 09:15 0:23:21 0:14:06 4:45-4:50 4:42 4:42.0 68.4 0 1 Auto Rvw 30 2 Consie Larmour W80 3 3 01:00 0:23:22 0:22:22 7:30-7:40 7:27 7:27.3 69.6 75 Y Gold 7 3 Jill Pearson W55 25 25 08:45 0:23:23 0:14:38 4:55-5:00 4:53 4:52.7 72.2 74 Y Silver 28 4 Jill Brown W65 12 12 05:30 0:23:25 0:17:55 6:00-6:10 5:58 5:58.3 67.3 0 1 Auto Rvw 14 5 Jon Donovan M50 13 13 05:45 0:24:02 0:18:17 5:55-6:00 6:06 6:05.7 48.3 73 Y Bronze 15 6 Michael Clapper M60 31 31 10:15 0:24:05 0:13:50 4:25-4:30 4:37 4:36.7 69.8 72 Y Auto Rvw 30 7 Cathy Montalto W60 27 27 09:15 0:24:05 0:14:50 4:45-4:50 4:57 4:56.7 77.1 71 Y Auto Rvw 26 8 Theresa Macgregor W50 19 19 07:15 0:24:18 0:17:03 5:25-5:30 5:41 5:41.0 58.7 70 Y Auto Rvw 18 9 Roger Abbott M75 23 23 08:15 0:24:26 0:16:11 5:05-5:10 5:24 5:23.7 74.3 69 Y Auto Rvw 22 10 Carol Baird W65 28 28 09:30 0:24:28 0:14:58 4:40-4:45 4:59 4:59.3 80.6 68 Y 11 Wanda Stewart W65 9 9 04:00 0:24:41 0:20:41 6:30-6:40 6:54 6:53.7 57.1 67 Y 12 Nerelle Harrison-Heard W60 13 13 05:45 0:24:42 0:18:57 5:55-6:00 6:19 6:19.0 58.4 66 Y 13 Suzanne Counsel W75 9 9 04:00 0:24:45 0:20:45 6:30-6:40 6:55 6:55.0 67.1 65 Y Auto Rvw 8 14 Gary Bowen M55 31 31 10:15 0:24:53 0:14:38 4:25-4:30 4:53 4:52.7 63.3 64 Y Auto Rvw 30 April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 11
Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 15 Katie Forestier W50 37 37 11:45 0:25:12 0:13:27 3:55-4:00 4:29 4:29.0 72.7 63 Y Auto Rvw 36 16 Ray Bramwell M80 20 20 07:30 0:25:16 0:17:46 5:20-5:25 5:55 5:55.3 68.9 0 N Auto Rvw 19 17 Claire Perry W45 4 4 01:30 0:25:24 0:23:54 7:20-7:30 7:58 7:58.0 40.5 0 1 Auto Rvw 3 18 Diann Bramwell W65 1 1 00:00 0:25:27 0:25:27 7:50-8:00 8:29 8:29.0 50.6 62 Y 19 Marilyn Banfield W65 12 12 05:30 0:25:35 0:20:05 6:00-6:10 6:42 6:41.7 60.1 61 Y Auto Rvw 11 20 Tony Harrison M40 10 10 04:30 0:25:37 0:21:07 6:20-6:30 7:02 7:02.3 38.6 60 Y 21 Alan Wilson M70 25 25 08:45 0:25:42 0:16:57 4:55-5:00 5:39 5:39.0 64.7 59 Y Auto Rvw 24 22 Judy Forbes W80 1 1 00:00 0:25:49 0:25:49 7:50-8:00 8:36 8:36.3 86.8 58 Y 23 Gary Moss M65 25 25 08:45 0:25:53 0:17:08 4:55-5:00 5:43 5:42.7 61.4 57 Y Auto Rvw 24 24 Beverley Forbes W60 16 16 06:30 0:25:58 0:19:28 5:40-5:45 6:29 6:29.3 59.7 0 0 Auto Rvw 15 25 Ian Bowden M65 25 25 08:45 0:26:03 0:17:18 4:55-5:00 5:46 5:46.0 56.6 56 Y Auto Rvw 24 26 Cory Collins W75 9 9 04:00 0:26:05 0:22:05 6:30-6:40 7:22 7:21.7 69.0 55 Y Auto Rvw 8 27 Jo Cockwill W60 18 18 07:00 0:26:13 0:19:13 5:30-5:35 6:24 6:24.3 59.5 0 1 Auto Rvw 17 28 Judith Anderson W65 1 1 00:00 0:26:21 0:26:21 7:50-8:00 8:47 8:47.0 44.8 0 1 29 Mike Dwyer M75 3 3 01:00 0:26:32 0:25:32 7:30-7:40 8:31 8:30.7 46.2 54 Y Auto Rvw 2 30 Nigel Coldrick M55 8 8 03:30 0:26:44 0:23:14 6:40-6:50 7:45 7:44.7 39.4 53 Y Auto Rvw 7 31 Doug Carney M75 8 8 03:30 0:26:52 0:23:22 6:40-6:50 7:47 7:47.3 47.8 0 0 Auto Rvw 7 32 Jamie Macgregor M60 13 13 05:45 0:28:43 0:22:58 5:55-6:00 7:39 7:39.3 41.5 52 Y Auto Rvw 12 33 Anne Young W80 14 14 06:00 0:31:48 0:25:48 5:50-5:55 8:36 8:36.0 60.3 51 Y Auto Rvw 13 34 Gwen Gleeson W85 1 12 05:30 0:32:43 0:27:13 7:50-8:00 9:04 9:04.3 107. 50 Y 35 Adrian Krauss M55 3 31 10:15 0:33:40 0:23:25 7:30-7:40 7:48 7:48.3 40.0 0 1 36 John Burns M85 1 1 00:00 0:37:16 0:37:16 7:50-8:00 12:25 12:25.3 42.8 49 Y 37 Rad Leovic M85 1 1 00:00 0:38:32 0:38:32 7:50-8:00 12:51 12:50.7 43.7 0 1
WADDELL SERIES Over 3.0km Difficulty Factor 1.00 Pl Name Age Group St Gp Start Gross Net Gp Rate Rate Corr Rt WR% Points Elig Comment New Gp 1 Shé Hawke W50 14 14 06:00 0:29:18 0:23:18 7:50-7:55 7:46 7:46.0 60.9 75 Y Gold 22 2 Merv Collins M90 1 1 00:00 0:29:28 0:29:28 9:50-10:00 9:49 9:49.3 72.5 74 Y Silver 6 3 Michelle Hillard W50 10 10 04:30 0:29:31 0:25:01 8:20-8:30 8:20 8:20.3 55.8 0 1 Auto Rvw 11 4 Tony Fenotti M65 17 17 06:45 0:29:48 0:23:03 7:35-7:40 7:41 7:41.0 62.8 73 Y Bronze 21 5 Keith Johnson M70 20 20 07:30 0:29:59 0:22:29 7:20-7:25 7:30 7:29.7 70.6 72 Y Auto Rvw 19 6 Alan Burdon M75 20 20 07:30 0:30:03 0:22:33 7:20-7:25 7:31 7:31.0 76.0 71 Y 7 Maureen Scutter W70 11 11 05:00 0:30:16 0:25:16 8:10-8:20 8:25 8:25.3 71.6 70 Y Auto Rvw 10 8 Dave Mackenzie M80 17 17 06:45 0:30:17 0:23:32 7:35-7:40 7:51 7:50.7 81.4 69 Y Auto Rvw 16 9 Rosemary Parker W65 24 24 08:30 0:30:22 0:21:52 7:00-7:05 7:17 7:17.3 79.5 68 Y Auto Rvw 23 10 Colin Simpson M70 26 26 09:00 0:30:28 0:21:28 6:50-6:55 7:09 7:09.3 73.0 67 Y Auto Rvw 25 11 Raine Thompson W65 6 6 02:30 0:30:34 0:28:04 9:00-9:10 9:21 9:21.3 63.2 66 Y 12 Barry Seedsman M80 8 8 03:30 0:30:34 0:27:04 8:40-8:50 9:01 9:01.3 69.4 65 Y Auto Rvw 7 13 Margaret Fenotti W65 14 14 06:00 0:30:37 0:24:37 7:50-7:55 8:12 8:12.3 70.6 64 Y Auto Rvw 13 14 Robyn Kennedy W70 7 03:00 0:30:38 0:27:38 9:13 9:12.7 72.9 0 Auto Rvw 5 15 John Alcock M70 22 22 08:00 0:30:40 0:22:40 7:10-7:15 7:33 7:33.3 67.3 63 Y Auto Rvw 21 16 John Littler M65 25 25 08:45 0:30:48 0:22:03 6:55-7:00 7:21 7:21.0 66.5 62 Y Auto Rvw 24 17 Neil Gentle M75 10 10 04:30 0:31:00 0:26:30 8:20-8:30 8:50 8:50.0 64.7 61 Y 18 Jack Thackray M85 9 9 04:00 0:31:01 0:27:01 8:30-8:40 9:00 9:00.3 72.2 60 Y Auto Rvw 8 19 John Suiter M85 26 26 09:00 0:31:02 0:22:02 6:50-6:55 7:21 7:20.7 90.2 59 Y Auto Rvw 25 20 Marian Hill W65 23 23 08:15 0:31:05 0:22:50 7:05-7:10 7:37 7:36.7 71.7 58 Y Auto Rvw 22 21 Lynn Williams W65 27 27 09:15 0:31:06 0:21:51 6:45-6:50 7:17 7:17.0 81.2 57 Y Auto Rvw 26 22 Rosalind Gentle W40 1 1 00:00 0:31:07 0:31:07 9:50-10:00 10:22 10:22.3 43.6 56 Y 23 Margaret Taylor W65 5 5 02:00 0:31:08 0:29:08 9:10-9:20 9:43 9:42.7 58.5 55 Y 24 Michael Freer M85 11 11 05:00 0:31:10 0:26:10 8:10-8:20 8:43 8:43.3 76.0 0 0 25 Josephine Kulesz W65 9 9 04:00 0:31:12 0:27:12 8:30-8:40 9:04 9:04.0 60.2 54 Y Auto Rvw 8 26 Ann Poole W55 13 13 05:45 0:31:32 0:25:47 7:55-8:00 8:36 8:35.7 55.3 53 Y Auto Rvw 12 27 Peter Kallio M75 24 24 08:30 0:31:33 0:23:03 7:00-7:05 7:41 7:41.0 75.5 52 Y Auto Rvw 23 28 Dorothy Seedsman W80 12 12 05:30 0:31:37 0:26:07 8:00-8:10 8:42 8:42.3 80.9 51 Y Auto Rvw 11 29 Rod Gilchrist M70 31 31 10:15 0:31:52 0:21:37 6:25-6:30 7:12 7:12.3 70.5 50 Y Auto Rvw 30 30 Linda Bone W55 18 18 07:00 0:32:03 0:25:03 7:30-7:35 8:21 8:21.0 59.5 49 Y Auto Rvw 17 31 Lorna Burdon W75 14 14 06:00 0:32:15 0:26:15 7:50-7:55 8:45 8:45.0 80.1 48 Y Auto Rvw 13 32 Gregg Berry M60 2 2 00:30 0:33:53 0:33:23 9:40-9:50 11:08 11:07.7 40.3 0 1 33 John Busteed M65 15 15 06:15 0:34:38 0:28:23 7:45-7:50 9:28 9:27.7 53.0 47 Y Auto Rvw 14 34 Val Bland W65 1 1 00:00 0:34:40 0:34:40 9:50-10:00 11:33 11:33.3 49.2 46 Y 35 Helen Modrak W60 1 1 00:00 0:34:40 0:34:40 9:50-10:00 11:33 11:33.3 46.0 0 0 36 Graeme Small M70 15 15 06:15 0:34:44 0:28:29 7:45-7:50 9:30 9:29.7 56.5 45 Y Auto Rvw 14 37 Peter Freeman M65 9 9 04:00 0:36:15 0:32:15 8:30-8:40 10:45 10:45.0 46.7 44 Y Auto Rvw 8 38 Sandra Just W65 36 11:30 0:40:16 0:28:46 9:35 9:35.3 60.4 0 Auto Rvw 3 39 Nick Blackaby M60 1 1 00:00 0:46:27 0:46:27 9:50-10:00 15:29 15:29.0 29.0 43 Y 40 Narelle Blackaby W50 1 1 00:00 0:48:55 0:48:55 9:50-10:00 16:18 16:18.3 28.6 42 Y
Run/Walk Handicap Pointscore Competition
Note: Full results are on the ACTVAC website Sherryl Greathead 252 2 134 118 THOMAS SERIES Roger Pilkington 251 2 124 127 Total of best 8 events Angel Marina 249 2 101 148 Name Total Evts 31/01 28/02 Bob Parker 249 2 123 126 Rod Lynch 288 2 141 147 Helen Larmour 244 2 107 137 Mary Ann Busteed 282 2 137 145 Simon Hruza 239 2 111 128 Peter Clarke 282 2 142 140 Terry Giesecke 238 2 117 121 Nadine Morrison 279 2 146 133 Bryan Thomas 237 2 114 123 Steve Bradford 278 2 135 143 Hugh Crawley 230 2 119 111 Jacqueline Millard 278 2 129 149 Jim White 228 2 109 119 Steve Appleby 277 2 127 150 Bernie Rogers 228 2 115 113 Judi Edwards 273 2 131 142 Gabrielle Brown 224 2 104 120 Peter Bourgaize 272 2 147 125 Allison Duncan 218 2 102 116 Craig Wurtz 267 2 150 117 Ewan Brown 215 2 106 109 John Dimitriou 266 2 136 130 Caroline Campbell 213 2 105 108 Richard Scutter 263 2 148 115 Beryl Lowry 210 2 103 107 Janene Kingston 260 2 122 138 Geoff Barker 209 2 97 112 Maree Coldrick 256 2 125 131 Christopher Yardley 208 2 98 110 Name Total Evts 31/01 28/02 Page 12 — April 2016 Vetrunner
FRYLINK SERIES WADDELL SERIES Total of best 8 events Total of best 8 events Name Total Evts 31/01 28/02 Name Total Evts 31/01 28/02 Cathy Montalto 142 2 71 71 Merv Collins 142 2 68 74 Consie Larmour 141 2 66 75 Alan Burdon 140 2 69 71 Jill Pearson 139 2 65 74 Colin Simpson 139 2 72 67 Jon Donovan 137 2 64 73 Tony Fenotti 138 2 65 73 Carol Baird 136 2 68 68 Raine Thompson 136 2 70 66 Suzanne Counsel 132 2 67 65 Rosemary Parker 134 2 66 68 Wanda Stewart 129 2 62 67 Keith Johnson 133 2 61 72 Mike Dwyer 127 2 73 54 Jack Thackray 131 2 71 60 Tony Harrison 121 2 61 60 Dave Mackenzie 131 2 62 69 Cory Collins 114 2 59 55 John Littler 129 2 67 62 Ian Bowden 112 2 56 56 Margaret Fenotti 127 2 63 64 Nigel Coldrick 110 2 57 53 Rod Gilchrist 123 2 73 50 Anne Young 103 2 52 51 Barry Seedsman 123 2 58 65 Gwen Gleeson 103 2 53 50 Lorna Burdon 122 2 74 48 John Burns 100 2 51 49 Rosalind Gentle 116 2 60 56 Neil Gentle 116 2 55 61 Marian Hill 115 2 57 58 Peter Kallio 111 2 59 52
Ann Poole 105 2 52 53 Josephine Kulesz 103 2 49 54 Linda Bone 102 2 53 49 Dorothy Seedsman 102 2 51 51
Run/Walk Handicap Tally
After 28 February 2016 Name Total T F W Name Total T F W Run/Walk Handicap rules prevent the addition of Alice Scott 190 80 54 56 Tony Fenotti 93 15 78 more than 10 events to any individual's tally in a Sherryl Greathead 187 143 41 3 Joe Mayer * 93 93 calendar year. Full details of handicap tallies are on Cilla Chapman 186 40 101 45 Grahame Taylor 93 72 21 the ACTVAC website. John Dimitriou 186 186 Alan Anderson 92 77 15 Judi Edwards 186 182 4 Jacqueline Millard 92 87 1 4 Name Total T F W Nearly 150 Tanya Colyer 91 10 35 46 Over 300 Christopher Lang 148 134 6 8 Consie Larmour 91 1 87 3 Bryan Thomas 314 308 5 1 Carol Baird 145 142 3 David Webster 91 91 Bob Parker 305 236 22 47 Bob Harlow 145 144 1 Maureen Rossiter 90 88 2 George Hanzar 303 300 3 Anitra Kenny 145 13 132 Nearly 50 Nearly 300 Ruth Baussmann 144 143 1 Annette Sugden 49 42 6 1 Suzanne Counsel 286 245 12 29 Margaret McSpadden 142 130 9 3 Colin Simpson 48 3 45 Stuart Reid * 280 195 67 18 Jenny Hefford 141 139 2 David Baussmann 47 46 1 Thelma Reddy 140 124 15 1 Ken Gowans 47 46 1 Nearly 250 Deslie Kubitzky 47 46 1 Peter Freeman 248 165 3 80 Nearly 100 Ian Dundas 46 15 31 Merv Collins 246 56 165 25 Ewen Thompson 99 87 12 Margaret Fenotti 46 46 Bob Chapman 244 106 138 Carmen Carlon 97 33 64 Andina Faragher 45 45 Greg O'Neill 244 139 74 31 Neil Gentle 97 27 2 68 Ron Ford 45 45 Ewan Brown 239 239 Terri Jones 97 64 20 13 Jeff Grey 45 45 Trish Thomas * 239 29 114 96 Russell Lutton 96 85 11 Chris Higgins * 45 45 Alan Burdon 236 124 13 99 Brian McLachlan 96 96 Lorraine Stevens 96 76 13 7 Robert Kennelly 45 26 6 13 Nearly 200 Peter Thomson 96 96 Vicki Matthews 45 44 1 Brian Austin 198 198 Keith Butler 95 95 Alan Duus 197 187 5 5 Tony Harrison 95 70 25 * Deceased Kent Williams 197 194 3 Lachlan Lewis 95 92 3 Will Foster 195 172 7 16 John Richardson 95 93 2 Geoff Moore 193 146 47 Ken Gordon 94 94 Maree Coldrick 191 167 23 1 Theresa Macgregor 94 24 70
ACTVAC Affiliated With Athletics ACT
Last month ACTVAC completed affiliation with Athletics ACT. Here Club President Jan Banens and Committee member John Littler sign the formal letter and agreement of affiliation with Neil Boden of Athletics ACT.
April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 13 Track and Field Results - 18 February 2016
100m Pole Vault Hammer Wind reading +0.8 Age Name Perf. Age % Age Name Perf. Age % Age Name Perf. Age % M50 Nigel England 1.90 40.9 M60 Duncan Macnicol 35.17 61.2 M45 Will Harding 14.82 71.7 M50 Peter Baker 1.60 33.4 M65 Bob Banens 28.23 52.9 M50 Peter Letts 14.06 78.6 M60 Brian Kingston 2.00 49.9 M70 John Reynolds 29.85 57.1 M55 Leo Kennedy 13.32 86.2 W75 Val Chesterton 1.20 63.2 M70 Robin Whyte 22.00 44.6 M55 Angel Marina 13.94 81.3 W40 Rebecca Mansell 14.22 25.5 M65 Lawrie Kupkee 16.32 75.7 W50 Jayne Hardy 42.05 72.2 Triple Jump W55 Sue Bourke 14.59 89.3 Age Name Perf. Age % W50 Shé Hawke 21.25 37.2 W65 Diann Bramwell 15.94 39.4 M60 Michael Clapper 8.09 65.0 W70 Raylea Rudov 19.92 53.6 M60 Brian Kingston 7.57 59.8 200m W70 Jan Banens 17.93 51.3 W75 Val Chesterton 4.92 62.6 Wind Reading +1.2
Age Name Perf. Age % Shot Put Discus M50 Peter Letts 29.46 76.6 Age Name Perf. Age % Age Name Perf. Age % M55 Leo Kennedy 28.23 83.3 M40 Shane Hutchison 6.92 32.2 M40 Shane Hutchison 19.45 27.0 W55 Sue Bourke 31.19 87.0 M50 Peter Baker 8.60 43.5 M50 Peter Baker 31.54 43.4 M60 Peter Shumack 9.44 53.3 M50 Ming Yung 22.70 31.8 M60 Michael Clapper 9.18 55.0 4x100m Relay M60 Duncan Macnicol 31.47 50.8 M60 Duncan Macnicol 8.98 53.8 Age Name Perf. M60 Peter Shumack 30.55 47.3 M65 Bob Banens 9.42 61.9 W75 Cory Collins 1:13.50 M65 Bob Banens 34.32 59.3 M65 Robert Kennelly 5.55 36.5 W50 Gina Etienne 1:13.50 M65 Robert Kennelly 17.31 29.9 M70 Robin Whyte 7.08 43.4 W70 Jeanette Rayner 1:13.50 M70 Robin Whyte 21.56 44.6 W40 Rebecca Mansell 7.26 39.3 W55 Yanping Ji 1:13.50 W50 Jayne Hardy 29.26 52.6 W50 Gina Etienne 8.44 51.7 W50 Shé Hawke 17.00 31.1 W50 Jayne Hardy 8.17 52.8 4x1500m Relay W60 Carmen Carlon 6.78 15.4 W50 Shé Hawke 6.62 43.6 Age Name Perf. W65 Diann Bramwell 10.79 27.9 W60 Carmen Carlon 2.85 23.1 M50 Geoff Monro 20:33.75 W70 Jan Banens 15.42 46.1 W65 Diann Bramwell 4.67 42.7 M50 Colin Farlow 20:33.75 W70 Raylea Rudov 12.69 35.7 W70 Jan Banens 6.10 64.0 W30 Louise Sharp 20:33.75 W70 Raylea Rudov 5.71 56.5 M45 Stuart Doyle 20:33.75 M55 Roger Pilkington 23:31.35 W70 Jeanette Rayner 4.68 43.9
M50 Ming Yung 23:31.35 M50 Dale Moore 23:31.35 M55 Rod Lynch 23:31.35
Track and Field Results - 25 February 2016
2000m Race Walk M45 Chris White 28.77 75.7 W50 Jayne Hardy 28.18 56.6 Age Name Perf. M45 Will Harding 29.20 74.6 W70 Jan Banens 13.82 47.2 M70 Robin Whyte 12:09.24 M50 Geoff Monro 31.93 70.2 W70 Raylea Rudov 9.87 31.8 M65 Robert Kennelly 16:37.64 W75 Val Chesterton 17:13.48 Mile Shot Put Age Name Perf. Age Name Perf. Age % 2000m Fitness Walk M50 Dale Moore 6:40.84 M45 Chris White 10.36 50.9 Age Name Perf. M65 Robbie Costmeyer 6:53.76 M45 Paul Campbell 6.40 30.8 M70 Bryan Thomas 13:57.64 M55 Angel Marina 6:54.12 M60 Peter Shumack 9.48 53.6 M70 Rod Gilchrist 14:15.53 M65 Bob Banens 9.92 67.4 M70 Geoff Barker 14:42.37 3000m M70 Robin Whyte 7.06 44.5 M65 Tony Fenotti 15:40.56 Age Name Perf. Age % W50 Jayne Hardy 9.17 59.3 W60 Sherryl Greathead 16:33.39 M45 Steve Rohan-Jones 10:02 81.6 W70 Jan Banens 6.94 72.8 M50 Bruce Graham 10:17 84.3 W70 Raylea Rudov 5.34 52.9
100m - Heat 1 M50 Dale Moore 12:06 71.6 Wind reading +1.3 W60 Kathy Sims 13:08 90.8 Mens Pentathlon C'ship - Long Jump Age Name Perf. Age % W55 Helen Larmour 13:52 76.6 Age Name Perf. Age % Pts W65 Margaret Taylor 17.06 84.6 M55 Angel Marina 16:51 51.9 M35 Ben Cowan 5.17 62.7 447 W75 Cory Collins 19.36 85.7 M70 Bryan Thomas 17:46 59.6 M40 Shane Hutchison 3.78 48.6 224 M90 Merv Collins 23.68 71.8 W60 Sherryl Greathead 19:02 61.7 M50 Ming Yung 4.77 68.6 556 M50 Peter Baker 4.13 58.7 396 M50 Nigel England 3.98 58.0 360 100m - Heat 2 5000m M50 Craig Wurtz 2.94 41.8 146 Wind reading +2.7 Age Name Perf. Age % M60 Duncan Macnicol 4.32 72.8 604 Age Name Perf. Age % M55 Keith Law 18:44 82.3 M60 Brian Kingston 3.68 61.1 417 M50 Michael Roden 11.83 93.4 M65 Garry Maher 3.63 67.5 483 M55 Leo Kennedy 13.09 87.7 High Jump M65 Greg Stretton 3.40 61.2 413 M40 Sean Barwick 13.27 78.9 Age Name Perf. Age % M85 Rad Leovic 1.65 50.3 152 M45 Will Harding 14.17 75.4 W65 Margaret Taylor 1.15 87.8
M55 Angel Marina 14.96 75.8 W75 Val Chesterton .87 77.0 M65 Robbie Costmeyer 17.01 72.6 Mens Pentathlon C'ship - Javelin Age Name Perf. Age % Pts Long Jump M35 Ben Cowan 35.98 39.9 391 200m - Heat 1 Age Name Perf. Age % M40 Shane Hutchison 30.73 37.0 347 Wind Reading +5.1 M45 Chris White 5.23 69.7 M50 Ming Yung 29.19 39.3 382 Age Name Perf. Age % M45 Will Harding 4.58 61.1 M50 Peter Baker 24.73 32.7 304 M50 Dale Moore 36.40 63.3 M45 Paul Campbell 4.13 54.4 M50 Nigel England 20.27 27.8 228 W65 Margaret Taylor 37.62 80.5 W75 Val Chesterton 2.25 57.7 M50 Craig Wurtz 16.92 22.4 172 W75 Cory Collins 41.93 84.1 M60 Duncan Macnicol 27.14 43.5 419 M90 Merv Collins 55.80 73.5 Javelin M60 Brian Kingston 21.62 33.9 307
Age Name Perf. Age % M65 Garry Maher 25.48 47.0 439 200m - Heat 2 M45 Chris White 37.76 47.9 M65 Greg Stretton 27.00 47.4 474 Wind Reading +3.6 M45 Paul Campbell 26.82 33.4 M85 Rad Leovic 10.53 33.4 239 Age Name Perf. Age % M60 Peter Shumack 24.35 37.4 M50 Michael Roden 23.47 96.2 M65 Bob Banens 29.50 51.8 M55 Leo Kennedy 27.02 87.0 M65 Robert Kennelly 14.30 24.5 (Continued next page) M55 Angel Marina 28.58 81.2 M70 Robin Whyte 24.33 48.2 Page 14 — April 2016 Vetrunner
Mens Pentathlon C'ship - 200m Mens Pentathlon C'ship - Total Points Womens Pentathlon C'ship - Javelin Age Name Perf. Age % Pts Age Name Total Age Name Perf. Age % Pts M35 Ben Cowan 26.47 77.5 521 M35 Ben Cowan 2126 First M35 W40 Raelene Campbell 19.08 30.8 324 M40 Shane Hutchison 30.66 69.5 296 M40 Shane Hutchison 1717 First M40 W50 Shé Hawke 15.99 33.0 308 M50 Ming Yung 26.98 84.2 683 M50 Ming Yung 2612 First M50 W70 Jeanette Rayner 11.69 35.6 373 M50 Peter Baker 28.78 78.4 547 M50 Peter Baker 2429 Second M50 W70 Frances Harris 16.40 56.1 561 M50 Nigel England 31.66 72.3 357 M50 Nigel England 1840 Third M50 W75 Jo Klemke 11.07 43.1 387 M50 Craig Wurtz 35.29 64.0 171 M50 Craig Wurtz 1286 Fourth M50 W80 Consie Larmour 6.37 26.7 239 M60 Duncan Macnicol 29.05 84.2 674 M60 Duncan Macnicol 2507 First M60 W85 Gwen Gleeson 5.88 33.4 283 M60 Brian Kingston 30.82 78.9 550 M60 Brian Kingston 1723 Second M60 M65 Garry Maher 30.33 84.4 667 M65 Garry Maher 2175 First M65 Womens Pentathlon C'ship - 800m M65 Greg Stretton 38.59 65.3 202 M65 Greg Stretton 1873 Second M65 Age Name Perf. Age % Pts M85 Rad Leovic 1:08.95 54.9 0 M85 Rad Leovic 664 First M85 W40 Raelene Campbell 3:30 57.0 201 W50 Shé Hawke 4:41 47.7 7 Mens Pentathlon C'ship - Discus Womens Pentathlon C'ship - 100m W70 Jeanette Rayner 4:42 63.2 275 Age Name Perf. Age % Pts Age Name Perf. Age % Pts W70 Frances Harris 4:43 69.6 269 M35 Ben Cowan 22.71 30.7 329 W40 Raelene Campbell 15.11 75.2 539 W75 Jo Klemke 5:01 72.5 348 M40 Shane Hutchison 18.65 25.9 283 W50 Shé Hawke 19.36 66.0 206 W80 Consie Larmour 5:54 64.9 323 M50 Ming Yung 24.24 33.9 362 W70 Jeanette Rayner 18.14 81.7 698 W85 Gwen Gleeson 6:56 67.2 404 M50 Peter Baker 33.73 46.4 553 W70 Frances Harris 20.11 77.8 474 M50 Nigel England 16.87 24.1 221 W75 Jo Klemke 20.96 78.3 518 Womens Pentathlon C'ship - Total Points M50 Craig Wurtz 17.25 23.7 228 W80 Consie Larmour 21.10 79.6 676 Age Name Total M60 Duncan Macnicol 30.29 48.9 508 W85 Gwen Gleeson 25.60 81.1 492 W40 Raelene Campbell 1838 First W40 M60 Brian Kingston 20.18 31.9 299 W50 Shé Hawke 1195 First W50 M65 Garry Maher 25.43 47.3 456 Womens Pentathlon C'ship - Shot Put W70 Jeanette Rayner 2306 First W70 M65 Greg Stretton 24.97 44.2 446 Age Name Perf. Age % Pts W70 Frances Harris 2281 Second W70 M85 Rad Leovic 10.27 36.5 273 W40 Raelene Campbell 5.93 32.9 308 W75 Jo Klemke 2005 First W75 W50 Shé Hawke 6.94 45.7 447 W80 Consie Larmour 1857 First W80 W85 Gwen Gleeson 1980 First W85 Mens Pentathlon C'ship - 1500m W70 Jeanette Rayner 4.90 46.0 470 Age Name Perf. Age % Pts W70 Frances Harris 5.69 59.7 566
M35 Ben Cowan 5:25 66.1 438 W75 Jo Klemke 4.54 54.0 419
M40 Shane Hutchison 5:14 72.0 567 W80 Consie Larmour 2.90 37.0 272 M50 Ming Yung 5:30 74.3 629 W85 Gwen Gleeson 3.34 57.0 398 M50 Peter Baker 5:30 73.6 629 M50 Nigel England 5:22 76.9 674 Womens Pentathlon C'ship - Long Jump M50 Craig Wurtz 5:42 71.2 569 Age Name Perf. Age % Pts M60 Duncan Macnicol 7:22 60.8 302 W40 Raelene Campbell 4.19 63.8 466 M60 Brian Kingston 8:13 54.1 150 W50 Shé Hawke 2.90 51.3 227 M65 Garry Maher 8:491 53.4 130 W70 Jeanette Rayner 2.80 64.8 490 M65 Greg Stretton 7:35 61.0 338 W70 Frances Harris 2.62 65.8 411 M85 Rad Leovic 15:31 45.7 0 W75 Jo Klemke 2.20 61.1 333 W80 Consie Larmour 1.93 56.8 347 W85 Gwen Gleeson 1.51 56.8 403 Track and Field Results - 3 March 2016
100m 5000m M70 John Reynolds 29.40 56.2 1st - M70 Age Name Perf. Age % Age Name Perf. Age % M70 Robin Whyte 24.59 51.5 2nd - M70 M40 Robert Gerrard 13.7 75.9 M40 Shane Hutchison 19:45 69.2 W50 Jayne Hardy 42.04 72.2 1st - W50 M55 Angel Marina 13.7 83.3 M50 Dale Moore 22:40 65.8 W50 Shé Hawke 20.78 36.4 2nd - W50 M60 Brian Kingston 14.2 83.4 M55 Roger Pilkington 23:48 64.2 W55 Tanya Colyer 18.67 33.3 1st - W55 M65 John Lamb 13.7 88.5 W65 Diann Bramwell 14.72 36.4 1st - W65 W70 Jan Banens 27.92 79.9 1st - W70 3km High Steeple - Championship W70 Raylea Rudov 21.16 57.0 2nd - W70 400 m Championship Age Name Perf.
Age Name Perf. Age % M50 Nigel England 13:09 1st - M50 M40 Robert Gerrard 77.2 60.7 1st - M40 M50 Dale Moore 15:25 2nd - M50 Javelin - Championship Age Name Perf. Age % M50 Michael Roden 52.4 95.2 1st - M50 M50 Ming Yung 62.9 79.8 2nd - M50 M35 Ben Cowan 35.65 39.6 1st - M35 Pole Vault - Championship M50 Peter Baker 65.3 76.4 3rd - M50 M40 Robert Gerrard 25.65 30.4 1st - M40 Age Name Perf. Age % M50 Geoff Monro 73.6 67.3 4th - M50 M40 Shane Hutchison 25.32 30.5 2nd - M40 M45 Paul Campbell 1.25 24.0 1st - M45 M55 Angel Marina 66.2 77.8 1st - M55 M50 Steven Jordan 29.82 39.4 1st - M50 M50 Nigel England 2.00 43.0 1st - M50 M60 Michael Clapper 68.2 79.0 1st - M60 M50 Ming Yung 28.27 38.1 2nd - M50 M60 Brian Kingston 1.90 47.4 1st - M60 M65 John Lamb 62.0 89.3 1st - M65 M50 Peter Baker 26.03 34.4 3rd - M50 W75 Val Chesterton 1.22 64.2 1st - W75 M65 Geoff Sims 67.5 83.3 2nd - M65 M60 Duncan Macnicol 28.61 45.8 1st - M60 (Australian Record) M60 Michael Clapper 24.07 38.6 2nd - M60 M65 Greg Stretton 24.78 43.5 1st - M65 800m Triple Jump - Championship Age Name Perf. Age % M65 Robert Kennelly 12.58 21.6 2nd - M65 Age Name Perf. Age % M70 Robin Whyte 25.38 50.3 1st - M70 M50 Bruce Graham 2:46.5 72.2 M40 Robert Gerrard 9.97 59.8 1st - M40 W50 Jayne Hardy 28.24 56.8 1st - W50 W30 Alison Sims 2:46.5 68.0 M60 Michael Clapper 8.94 71.8 1st - M60 W50 Shé Hawke 15.59 32.1 2nd - W50 W60 Sherryl Greathead 4:20.2 59.4 M60 Brian Kingston 7.88 62.3 2nd - M60 W55 Alex Lloyd 22.06 50.7 1st - W55
W75 Val Chesterton 4.82 61.3 1st - W75 W65 Margaret Taylor 11.67 32.8 1st - W65 3000m W70 Frances Harris 16.37 56.0 1st - W70 Age Name Perf. Age % Hammer - Championship W70 Jan Banens 14.10 48.2 2nd - W70 M50 Bruce Graham 10:00 86.7 Age Name Perf. Age % W70 Raylea Rudov 11.96 38.5 3rd - W70 M45 Steve Rohan-Jones 10:09 80.7 M50 Steven Jordan 27.61 37.9 1st - M50 W60 Kathy Sims 13:36 87.8 M60 Duncan Macnicol 34.68 60.3 1st - M60
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Track and Field Honours 2015-2016
By Bryan Thomas popular with specialist and occasional sprinters alike as At the end of each season we acknowledge those who well as spectators because of the exciting and close finishes have performed superbly in competition or have contributed in most races. significantly to the successful conduct of our athletics The series is named after life member Ken Daniels who program. This is the club’s 34th season of regular track and was one of our most prominent sprinters from the beginning field competition and thus our annual awards have a long of ACTVAC in 1979 until moving to Queensland in 2002. and fascinating history. Who will receive the honours in Kevin Matthews has won this series four times while 2016? Bev Breen has won three in a row. Raelene Campbell, Duncan Macnicol, Marlene Reid, Vicki Matthews, Sharon Our annual track and field awards – de Smet, Jack Thackray and Jim White have each won Adler Series twice. The Matthews have made the series a family affair, Pennington Series both being multiple winners. The de Smets are also a family Moore Award combination as both father and daughter have won. In 2010 Daniels Series and 2015 the men’s series ended in a tie. Perry Series Anthony Series Perry Series of six handicapped walking events for Green Award both race and fitness walkers was introduced during the Boag Awards 2003-04 athletics season. National Heart Foundation Trophy Bob Perry passed away in September 2003 after a long Fristad Trophies battle with cancer. He was a long-time member, a keen race Johnson Trophy walking participant, coach and administrator. The first two winners, Terry Munro and Rod Gilchrist, Adler Series is a unique series of distance handicap in 2004 and 2005 respectively, were former runners who races created by life member Mike Adler in 1988. Two years came to race walking because injury curtailed their running later Tony Booth proposed runners move out a lane at the careers. Eight years after his first victory Rod became the end of each lap so it became also known as the ‘spiral first two time winner of this series. However, in 2014 Doug handicap’. Fitzgerald also became a two times winner, then the Trophies are presented to the highest scoring male and following season Peter Baker did the same. female in the season’s point score. In its first season the series was conducted in one division, then from 1990 to Anthony Trophy is for a handicap series involving 2002 it was in two divisions (back and front-markers) and long, triple and high jump for both males and females from 2003 to 2005 the series reverted to one division. The introduced at the commencement of the 2005-06 season. following year the series was again modified to recognise This award honours the achievements and contributions both male and female winners. made by Quentin Anthony who was an outstanding multi- Bev Breen has won three in a row while Kathy Sims has event athlete and club records officer for two decades, from also won three. Kerry Boden, Maree and Nigel Coldrick, 1985 to 2004. Will Foster, Helen Larmour, Terry Levings and Roger Margaret Taylor, former World Record holder in the Pilkington have each won twice. The combination of Roger triple jump and current holder of the Australian Records for Pilkington and Kathy Sims were winners in both 2008 and all three jumps, won the women’s trophy every year from its 2012. inception until 2013, albeit jointly with Val Chesterton in 2013. Both Ray Bramwell, John Lamb and Antoni Podolak Pennington Series of age graded 800, 1500 and 3000m have won the male trophy twice. events was proposed by Tony Booth in 1999 and is named for Jack Pennington, club patron (since 1994) and arguably Green Award recognises our most outstanding male our best ever middle distance runner. and female throwers of the season by comparing their best Bruce Graham has won this trophy on six occasions performances in all throwing disciplines (discus, hammer, including three in a row. Colin Farlow is a three times javelin, shot put and heavy weight) to the world age-group winner and Kevin Chamberlain has won twice. Kathy record and expressed as a percentage. Southgate is the only woman to have won the series while Ray Green, prominent thrower and former club W60 Kathy Sims has been runner-up for four consecutive president, proposed this award in 1997. seasons – from 2012 to 2015. Ray Green won the first 13 competitions (over three age groups) for the men. Jayne Hardy has won the women’s Moore Award for the best male and female 3000m trophy on seven occasions and Janice Davies/Banens has runners throughout the season as determined by averaging won five. Both Jayne and Janice won the trophy over three their five best performances measured against WMA age age categories. Jen Bourke is a three times winner while standards. both Duncan Macnicol and Raylea Rudov have won twice. This award was introduced in the 2005-06 season and recognises the contributions to our athletics program and Boag Award is presented to the best male and female the outstanding performances over this distance by life sprinter/hurdler of the season. Performances in designated member Geoff Moore. sprint and hurdle events are compared to WMA age graded In the brief history of this series Bruce Graham has standards. Until the 2002-03 athletics season a member eight consecutive victories. Kathy Sims has also won four could only win once within an age group. times including three in a row, while Anne Young has also Gordon Boag was a champion all-round athlete who enjoyed a ‘hat trick’ of wins). came to the sport late in life. He set several M70 Australian Records and won countless medals as a sprinter, hurdler Daniels Sprint Series of handicapped races over both and pentathlete. He suffered prostate cancer and died 100m and 200m commenced in 1994 and has proved March 1996. Page 16 — April 2016 Vetrunner
Three sets of husbands and wives have won this award; The first recipients of the Fristad Award in 1983 were they are – Grahame and Margaret Taylor, Ken Daniels and M55 thrower Charlie Rann and W35 race-walker Judy Lesley Hamilton and Kevin and Vicki Matthews. Margaret Johnson. Several of our most talented athletes have won the Taylor has won 11 times including seven in a row, while trophy more than once; they are – Margaret Taylor eight Michael Roden has won the men’s trophy for five times, Elaine Cooper and Jayne Hardy five each; Janice consecutive seasons. John Lamb and Garry Maher have Banens, Don Fraser and Charlie Rann four each; Bob each enjoyed three wins and Cory Collins, Ken Daniels and Banens and Ray Green three apiece while Gordon Boag, Vicki Matthews have won twice. Kevin Chamberlain, Ken Daniels, Joan Hooper, Judy Johnson and Michael Roden have each won twice. Heart Foundation Trophy is awarded to a member whose health has benefited from regular participation in our Johnson Trophy for Club-Person of the Season track and field program and/or is an outstanding example of emphasises the importance of members being involved in all a regular participant living an active and healthy life. aspects of our track and field program; participating, The original trophy for this special award was donated officiating, socialising and helping with many of the by the National Heart Foundation because they were mundane tasks necessary to conduct a successful athletics impressed by the benefits to mature-aged persons being season. involved in regular athletic competition. It is one of only The original trophy was proposed and donated by Maggi three awards that date back to our inaugural track and field and Alan Johnson during our first full season in 1982-83. season in 1982-83, the others being the Fristad Awards and In 1983 Bev Macleod was the first honoured with this Johnson Trophy. prestigious award. Since then Doug Fry, Jim O’Donnell and This award is never presented to a person more than John Suiter have each been awarded special recognition on once. Peter Freeman was the first recipient in 1983. Since three occasions; while Mike Adler, John Hunt, Alice Scott then 19 men and 14 women have won this award. and Ken Smith have each had their name engraved on the trophy twice. Audun Fristad Awards for Athletics Excellence In 2003 the award was presented to the ‘foursome’ (Mike acknowledges our most outstanding men and women Adler, Doug Fry, Jim O’Donnell and John Suiter) that competitors. Recipients may have set Australian or even seemed to have kept the whole program running smoothly World Records, performed several times within the upper for many seasons. On five occasions the trophy has been percentages of WMA age standards and were regular won by a family team; firstly by Alan and Maggie Johnson participants at our Thursday night meets. in 1985, then Peter and Anni Schiworski 1986, Al and Joan Audun, himself an outstanding athlete, proposed the Mallory 1989, Neil and Kerry Boden 2001 and in 2006 by award during our first season (1982-83). He continued to be Robert and Rosemary Parker. very interested in the annual award and purchased all the Although they are unrelated, three Whites (one is spelt trophies for more than two decades until his death in March with a ‘y’) have won the trophy – Jim in 2010, Robin in 2011 2004. and Phil in 2014).
Throwing Handicap - 27 February 2016
Reporter: John Reynolds the standard weight, with Ray Green on top with his toss of Kevin Blewett continued on his winning form from last 13,.81. Jayne Hardy led the women with year with a narrow win in the first of the monthly throws a best throw of 13.14. handicaps for 2016. It was his sixth win from 134 attempts. Frank Nugent took out this month’s Blewett, winner of the trophy for 2015, had a margin of Oscar for his spectacular turn and 17cm over second placegetter Bryan Thomas. Third place, a delivery in the discus throw. It was further 30cm away, was Frank Nugent. In a very closely suggested that Frank was trying to land contested event, another three throwers were within 8cm of the throw in the pile of discuses lying on third place. Thirty-one throwers contested the event, the the ground about eight metres away. He second largest number at a monthly failed to do that but only narrowly. The handicap for over three years. winner of this month’s bottle of wine, An excellent standing throw of 35.50 once again kindly donated by Southside in the discus saw Bob Banens lead all Physiotherapy, was Attila Spaits. competitors in that event. Jayne Hardy Good luck to those competing at the was the top woman thrower with her Nationals in Adelaide in April. Two days effort of 29.25. In the shot put Ray before entries close there are 35 entries Green’s best throw of 11.29 was the from the ACT, of whom ten are regulars at the monthly leading mark in that event. Jayne throwing handicap. Hardy completed the double by The next monthly throwing handicap will be on 23 registering the best women’s distance in April . Events to be contested are the shot put and discus. the shot with her toss of 9.80. Ten There will also be a standard weight event and a 56lb throwers lined up to tackle the 56lb weight throw. Volunteers from that day are Carmen Carlon, weight, with Bob Banens and Jayne Claire Perry and Caroline Campbell. More volunteers are Hardy leading the way. Their winning needed for events later in the year, so remember to put your throws were 5.18 and 2.62 respectively. name on the volunteer board which is up at the monthly There were three throwers over the thirteen metre mark in event. April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 17 Throwing Handicap Results - February 2016
27/02/2016
Shot and Discus Name Age SHcp SDist STotal SPl DHcp DDist DTotal DPl Total Pl Pts Kevin Blewitt M75 5.47 8.36 13.83 16 21.26 27.98 49.24 1 63.07 1 50.0 Bryan Thomas M70 7.21 7.00 14.21 5 31.20 17.49 48.69 2 62.9 2 49.0 Frank Nugent M55 7.26 6.85 14.11 8 29.81 18.68 48.49 4 62.6 3 48.0 Claire Perry W45 9.51 4.45 13.96 12 37.71 10.88 48.59 3 62.55 4 47.0 Tanya Colyer W55 9.52 4.71 14.23 4 35.84 12.47 48.31 6 62.54 5 46.0 Robin Whyte M70 7.08 7.21 14.29 3 27.68 20.55 48.23 7 62.52 6 45.0 Narelle Blackaby W50 10.43 3.47 13.90 14 39.10 9.23 48.33 5 62.23 7 44.0 Mary Wahren W80 8.74 5.82 14.56 1 35.08 12.32 47.40 11 61.96 8 43.0 Wendy O'Brien W65 10.95 3.20 14.15 7 41.50 6.21 47.71 9 61.86 9 42.0 Jan Banens W70 7.06 6.66 13.72 18 32.45 15.33 47.78 8 61.5 10 41.0 Caroline Campbell W70 9.51 4.39 13.90 14 37.64 9.91 47.55 10 61.45 11 40.0 Peter Neill M80 5.50 8.16 13.66 21 29.17 18.05 47.22 13 60.88 12 39.0 Raylea Rudov W70 8.30 5.61 13.91 13 34.74 12.16 46.90 14 60.81 13 38.0 Tim Gulliver M70 6.49 7.53 14.02 11 24.64 22.13 46.77 16 60.79 14 37.0 Peter Freeman M65 7.25 6.83 14.08 10 30.27 16.42 46.69 18 60.77 15 36.0 Nick Blackaby M60 9.30 3.83 13.13 24 38.24 9.10 47.34 12 60.47 16 35.0 Diann Bramwell W65 8.80 4.78 13.58 22 36.21 10.54 46.75 17 60.33 17 34.0 Attila Spaits M75 6.15 7.55 13.70 19 22.34 24.14 46.48 19 60.18 18 33.0 John Reynolds M70 5.82 7.85 13.67 20 20.83 25.48 46.31 20 59.98 19 32.0 John Hunt M70 6.85 6.10 12.95 26 27.85 19.04 46.89 15 59.84 20 31.0 Robert Kennelly M65 8.23 5.94 14.17 6 29.95 15.58 45.53 22 59.7 21 30.0 Rebecca Mansell W40 6.80 6.96 13.76 17 31.04 14.49 45.53 22 59.29 22 29.0 Jayne Hardy W50 4.60 9.80 14.40 2 15.63 29.25 44.88 25 59.28 23 28.0 Bob Banens M65 3.11 10.25 13.36 23 9.80 35.50 45.30 24 58.66 24 27.0 Nola de Chazal W75 8.98 3.82 12.80 27 37.98 7.71 45.69 21 58.49 25 26.0 Monthly Weight Throw Results
MONTHLY WEIGHT THROW RESULTS 27/02/2016 Heavy Weights Standard Weights Name Age Weight Distance Name Age Weight Distance Frank Nugent M55 56lb 3.57 Frank Nugent M55 11.340kg 7.81 Bob Banens M65 56lb 5.18 Bob Banens M65 9.072kg 11.75 Peter Freeman M65 56lb 3.45 Ray Green M70 7.258kg 13.81 Ray Green M70 56lb 4.57 John Reynolds M70 7.258kg 13.12 John Reynolds M70 56lb 3.95 Jayne Hardy W50 7.258kg 13.14 Kevin Blewitt M75 56lb 2.98 Sharon Gibbins W55 7.258kg 11.69 Jayne Hardy W50 56lb 2.62 Alex Lloyd W55 7.258kg 9.00 Alex Lloyd W55 56lb 2.22 Jan Banens W70 5.449kg 10.29 Diann Bramwell W65 56lb 1.58 Raylea Rudov W70 5.449kg 7.33 Raylea Rudov W70 56lb 2.26
Throw Handicap Tally After 27/02/2016 Name Total 2014 2015 2016 Name Total 2014 2015 2016 Margaret Taylor 176 8 7 Sharon Gibbins 88 5 2 1 Name Total 2014 2015 2016 Ewen Drummond * 175 Tim Gulliver 85 3 4 1 Trish Thomas * 242 6 Peter Freeman 167 5 5 1 Carmen Carlon 85 3 5 Ray Green 234 9 9 1 Bob Banens 163 5 7 1 George Mencik 83 1 Mary Wahren 228 5 10 1 Peter Neill 161 10 6 1 Robert Kennelly 80 3 3 1 Wendy O'Brien 223 6 10 1 Narelle Blackaby 145 9 9 1 Phillip Toomey 79 3 3 Jen Bourke 217 Kevin Blewitt 134 8 9 1 Grahame Taylor 77 Attila Spaits 208 8 10 1 Jan Banens 125 7 7 1 Duncan Macnicol 74 10 9 Bryan Thomas 198 9 10 1 Joan Mallory 117 3 Al Mallory * 66 Raylea Rudov 196 10 9 1 John Hunt 114 9 9 1 Rad Leovic 66 6 2 1 Tanya Colyer 188 10 10 1 Diann Bramwell 111 10 10 1 Colin Robbie * 60 2 Nola de Chazal 184 8 6 1 Audun Fristad * 102 * Deceased Frank Nugent 183 9 6 1 Jean Heath * 102 Jayne Hardy 179 7 10 1 Claire Perry 97 8 5 1 Submissions for May 2016 Vetrunner
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Page 18 — April 2016 Vetrunner Run/Walk Handicap - Central Curtin
Photos by John Kennedy
Stretching out Determined Hair-raiser Phew!
No rest for number Thomas: Frylink: Waddell: crunchers Steve Appleby (Gold), Consie Larmour (Gold), Tony Fenotti (Bronze), Angel Marina (Bronze) Jill Pearson (Silver) Shé Hawke (Gold) April Run/Walk Handicap Majura - 24 April 2016
How to get there: (Yellow Pages map reference Map 17, E1)
The entrance to Mount Majura Nature Reserve is on Antill St just past the last houses in Hackett.
Course Description Thomas Series (long course) = 10.0km; Frylink/Waddell Series (short course) = 5.0km.
All three out and back courses start about 50m inside the nature park fence. The track heads south-east parallel to the Hackett house fences and then turns south behind the houses. This continues for about 2.3km when the courses join the main Mt Ainslie track and turn right. The turnaround point for the short course (at 2.5km) is about 200m past this point.
The long course continues along the main Mt Ainslie track past the reservoir and for about 800m further to the turn around point at 5.0km. April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 19
Run/Walk Handicap Milestone Shirts
BRUCE WIGHT: 150 Initially Raine alternated between participating in the Bruce came to the Vets after having played Australian long and short course events before settling on the Waddell Rules football, cricket and golf. He even attempted Series walk handicaps. To date Raine has won eight medals triathlons but realised his swimming ability would always – one gold, two silver and five bronze. limit him in that sport. At the Mt Ainslie handicap in The monthly handicaps provided Bruce with a measure August 1996 Raine had the of his fitness and a purpose to honour of being the first person to training. This is also why he was wear the lime green leader’s bib a regular participant in the mid- because at the time she was week Woden BBQ Stakes for leading the Frylink Series point many years but, when his score. (The lime green bib was employment moved to introduced for all our point score Tuggeranong, he participated in competitions after members had the equivalent event in that area. been inspired by watching the Now that he is retired Bruce has Tour de France and the focus on again become a regular its famous yellow guernsey. Sadly participant in the BBQ Stakes our leader’s bib slowly fell into and also has the time to enjoy a disuse). round of golf each week. Her interest and improvement as a walker encouraged Bruce’s first handicap was on the old Molonglo Reach Raine to take up the more difficult and technical discipline course in January 1999. In his 150 handicaps Bruce has of race walking during our 2002-03 track and field season always been one of the back-markers in the long course and was especially delighted to complete both the arduous event, thus it goes without saying he is a very good runner. 5000m and 10,000m race walks. She also became a regular However, despite finishing third in the 2002 Thomas Series participant with the ACT Race and Fitness Walking Club. point score, he has only won two bronze medals. For six years, from 1995 to 2001, Raine chaired the Social Sub-committee that organised our popular monthly RAINE THOMPSON: 100 birthday dinners and other social events. This team was also Raine’s debut handicap was on the old Weston Park responsible for catering for officials at both the1997 course in February 1995. She completed her fiftieth in the Australian Masters Games and 1999 AAVAC minimum time of exactly five years but then it has taken Championships as well as organising a different and her more than another 15 years to reach her century. This memorable opening ceremony for the 1999 championships. was because of two hip replacements in 2001 and years later for both to be operated on again as well as surgery on her Bryan Thomas back. ”Fitness Through Fellowship” (A History of the ACTVAC)
By Bryan Thomas chairing the Awards Sub-committee. I am a regular Extracts of the History commenced in the March 2015 participant in track and field and both monthly run/walk Vetrunner. As the first five chapters - of the ten written - and throwing handicaps. Apart from club events I have also have now been published, it is an opportune time to review been fortunate to have participated at World and Oceania the first half of our story. Championships, Masters Games within Australia and New The History is an attempt to record the evolution of Zealand and in all but three national championships since athletics for mature-aged persons within the ACT. It is the 1983. story of the ACT Veterans Athletic Club. I began writing the * * * * History in 1999 and since then have worked on it at Chapters in Fitness through Fellowship have been irregular intervals. I was interrupted for three years while organised into five year brackets but, because of their researching and writing Age is No Barrier, the history of length, all but the first two were published over two or three masters/veterans athletics in Australia, on behalf of editions. Here is a summary of the first five chapters that Australian Masters Athletics. took us from our beginnings in the late 1970s to the middle My initial contact with veterans’ athletics occurred in the of the 90s. early 1970s in Hamilton, Canada when I was invited to be an official at the Ontario Masters Track and Field 1: Pre 1979: Favourable Pre-conditions Championships. I also watched a couple of my Canadian The ‘Running Boom’ that infected western society during friends, several years older than myself, participate in cross- the seventies was thriving in Canberra where there existed a country and road races and even in special indoor track healthy jogging and fitness environment events for men over 40 years of age at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens. The performances and camaraderie of these Throughout the 1970s many men of veteran age (over 40 mature-aged athletes left an indelible impression on me. years) and a few senior women (35 years plus) ran regularly Since returning to Australia in 1974 I have enjoyed a in long distance events organised by the ACT Cross Country long involvement with our sport, both as a participant and Club (CCC) as well as in the numerous fun runs throughout administrator at local and national level. I remain involved the region. Some also joined local ACT athletics clubs and with club affairs through writing for Vetrunner, preparing participated in inter-club competitions. citations for recipients of commemorative T shirts and Page 20— April 2016 Vetrunner
Jack Pennington was a prominent veteran-aged middle As most members were also members of the CCC, they distance runner, coach and writer long before the veterans/ were involved in many of their competitions. The Vets masters movement began. In 1972 Jack was involved in entered teams in each of their road relays such as the team selection and obtaining government support for an Parliament House and both the 80km Gunning and Australian squad that participated in the first international Tidbinbilla Relays. A special moment in club history was championships for veteran athletes at Crystal Palace in when we finished fourth in the 1983 Tidbinbilla Relay. It London, Cologne in Germany and the USA Masters in San was memorable because a team of mature-aged men and Diego. women beat most of the AA teams made up of much younger The first Australian Veterans’ Track and Field athletes. Championships were held in Melbourne over a weekend in In June 1982 the first ACT Vets’ Half Marathon was held December 1973 while the second was at the new Hensley on a bitterly cold Sunday morning. As this was before the Athletics Field in Sydney the following Easter. The most cycle path had been completed, runners set out from Weston significant outcome of these championships was the Park to the Cotter Road and Lady Denman Drive before formation of the Australian Association of Veteran Athletic joining the path near Yarramundi Reach, then around the Clubs (AAVAC). lake to finish back at Weston Park. It was pleasing 120 As several Canberra men were members of the Wirrinum veteran runners, including 14 women, participated in our VAC (later NSWVAC) they were able to participate. Ken first attempt at conducting a major road race. Daniels was one such a person and after meeting prominent Many believed we should be more than a club for long personalities within the veterans’ scene he was inspired to distance runners so our first summer track and field season establish a similar club within the ACT. commenced at Woden in November 1982. During that first season three of our most treasured track and field awards - 2: 1979: Great Concept Rejected By Athletics ACT the Johnson Trophy, Heart Foundation Trophy and the New club for older athletes was not welcomed by the athletics Fristad Awards were introduced. establishment The club was beginning to take its first tentative steps towards making use of modern technology. A second-hand Ken Daniels’ advertisement in the Canberra Times in ‘Gestetner’ was purchased for $400 to print Vetrunner. It February 1979 calling for a meeting of persons interested in was suggested a special T shirt be designed for persons forming a club for mature-aged athletes was the first step in completing 50 and 100 monthly handicaps but this required the creation of the ACT Veterans Athletic Club. Our keeping accurate data of participation. Stephen Yates inaugural AGM, chaired by 1956 Olympic shot putter Peter accepted the task and in the February 1985 Vetrunner he Hanlin, was held at the East Canberra Rugby Club in May. published a list of runs for every participant. Sir William McMahon accepted the position of patron, Peter The committee, under the leadership of Peter Frylink, Frylink was elected president, Ken Daniels secretary and became the LOC for the 1984 Oceania/Australian Terry Munro treasurer. The meeting agreed to apply to Championships and were pleased with the 704 entries. This become a district club within the ACT Branch of the was the first exposure to this level of competition for most NSWAAA but the local athletics establishment was not keen members and more than 100 of them ran, jumped, threw and after several meetings we were rejected. and walked throughout the four days of Easter. Within the first few months many of the club’s favourite On a hot Sunday morning in November 1984, John Kemp institutions and practises were established. For example - conducted the inaugural Sprint Marathon Relay. John’s the Sunday morning pack run in Stromlo Forest was a unique event involved eight teams including a select ‘Ladies’ highlight of the week for many, in July 20 runners sextet that was quickest on paper therefore favourite for the completed the first handicap, Ken was encouraging event. However the conditions did not suit the pink clad sprinters to join him train for the upcoming athletics season, team and they came eighth. our first track meet consisting of several races but no field events was held at Bruce Stadium on a Sunday morning, in 4: 1985 – 1989: October 42 men and 13 women participated in our inaugural We Enjoy The International Experience fun run and three page Newsletter (later Vetrunner) was More than 100 Canberrans proudly wear the green and gold produced by Ken and Peter Frylink. in their first World Championship The club’s first year had been a success despite not being wanted by the AAA so in December most of our 40 members The 1985 AGM witnessed a changing of the guard when and their partners celebrated at our inaugural dinner/dance. both the president and secretary stood down and were replaced by a new executive. Bryan Thomas was elected 3: 1980 – 1984: We Make It Onto the National Stage president. Colin Bridge accepted the role of handicapper and Despite misgivings the small and inexperienced club his skills and enthusiasm encouraged greater use of the new successfully conduct their first major event technology. A special ceremony following the November handicap bestowed life membership upon our inaugural Our original competition uniform of yellow singlet and executive of Peter Frylink, Ken Daniels and Terry Munro. blue shorts was first worn by a small contingent of 13 at the Until Bronwyn Gardner took over as editor, Vetrunner 1980 Australian Championships in Adelaide and the was a fairly amateurish newsletter although always a following January nine Canberrans were part of 700 popular and valued source of information. Bronwyn made Australian participants in the World Championships in the initial steps towards making it a more professional Christchurch. production, firstly by using a PC then having it printed This was a period of many firsts. Mike Adler proposed commercially. Bronwyn went on to produce 107 editions of and donated trophies for the monthly running handicaps the magazine. point score and for an Encouragement Award to be A record 247 completed our 1986 half marathon in which presented to ‘the member who had contributed most to the M40 Garry Hand ran 68.0, a time that remains the race success of the handicap program’. Keith Perroux and Duane record and best performance to this day. A year later W35 Lowry were the inaugural recipients. Annette McNeill ran 81.52 to set the women’s record that would stand for 21 years. April 2016 Vetrunner — Page 21
As the World Championships were in Melbourne later in as coaches. Susan became an Olympian at Barcelona 1992 the year, there was more than usual interest in veterans’ which was the first of her three Olympics; she participated athletics and many were primed for good performances at in the10,000m at both Barcelona and Atlanta and the the 1987 nationals in Sydney. Joan Hooper became our marathon in Sydney 2000. Much of Susan’s evolution from inaugural WR holder when she won the W50 5000m race good club athlete to elite performer occurred between 1987 walk. However, Garry Hand was the star of the carnival and 1990 during which time she was a member of ACTVAC winning five gold medals and setting ARs in both the M40 when she frequently used our races to test herself against 5000 and 10,000m less than a week after winning the the fastest veteran men. Canberra Marathon in an AR 2:19.00. December 1987 was a Still on a “high” after returning with gold from Eugene huge month in our history because it was the time of the VII Trish Connell set a new WR for the W40 hammer throw in a World Championships in Melbourne. Our contingent of 79 local competition on a cold February evening. Trish had long men and 32 women returned with 37 medals, 37 ACT been interested in establishing a monthly handicap for Records and three WRs and of course many PBs. Individual throwers and in June 1990 she organised the first. The medals were won by Quentin Anthony M55 triple jump annual point score came to be known as the Connell Series bronze (B), Joy Bannister 400m gold (G), 200m silver (S) and and although patron Pat Clohessy’s expertise was in 100 and long jump B, Ken Daniels M50 pentathlon S, Joan distance running he was so impressed with the enthusiasm Hooper W50 5000W (WR) and 10km road walk G, Lindsay of participants he donated a trophy to be awarded to the Hooper M60 1500m S, Peter Kallio M50 marathon G (AR), club-person of the year for the new program. Annette McNeill W35 10,000m G, Irene Mitchell W45 We learned from our experience of the 1984 hammer G (WR), Tony Murray M40 10,000m S and 1500m championships it would be better to establish a special B, Charlie Rann M60 hammer B, Margaret Taylor W35 team, separate from the committee, to organise major triple jump S, Dick Telford M40 1500m B, Mary Wahren events. John Kemp volunteered to lead our LOC for the 1991 W50 hammer B and Jan Williams W35 XC S. nationals and he along with John Mahoney and Mike Adler Two years later 28 Canberrans travelled to Eugene for obtained a generous sponsorship from Westpac meaning the the World Championships where M40s Garry Hand and championships would now be financially secure and known Tony Murray continued their rivalry. Unfortunately Tony as the Westpac Veterans’ Athletics Championships. was not at his best. On the other hand, Garry was in prime Two weeks after the elation of receiving Westpac’s condition and perhaps because he had participated in five sponsorship the club experienced one of its saddest races before the marathon he finished runner-up instead of moments. A warm December evening was perfect for first. Individual medals were won by Trish Connell winning athletics but was also the night we witnessed the death of gold in the W40 hammer, Garry Hand silver in both cross- 47 year-old Chris Higgins, then Secretary of Treasury, after country and marathon and W35 Andrina Norden silver in finishing a 3000m race. A year later a special memorial the hammer. On his return Tony made it known his major 800m handicap was held and has since become an annual objective was to break the WR for the M40 mile. At an early highlight of our athletics season. season meet he missed the record by a second so it was Easter 1991 was a hectic time as we were conducting an obvious he was in great shape and a fortnight later he ran Australian Championships for the second time. Four months 4:12.56 in the Masters Mile at Melbourne’s Zatopek after the nationals eight Canberrans participated in the Carnival to achieve his WR. World Championships in Finland. W65 Joy Bannister was The introduction of a series of distance handicaps, as a our most successful representative winning silver in all means of increasing participation, was an instant success three sprints while Trish Connell won silver in the W45 during our 1988-89 track and field season. Known as the hammer and Conrad Burge bronze in the M40 hurdles. In Adler Series, the races regularly attracted fields of 60 or October 1993 five members were part of 12,000 competitors more. The event was also referred to as the ‘Spiral in the World Championships in Miyazaki, Japan. Trish Handicap’ following a proposal by Tony Booth that runners Connell continued her outstanding form in international move out a lane at the end of each lap so both competitors hammer throwing by winning silver again. and spectators could see who was leading. Bronwyn Gardner proved a popular and efficient ACTVAC conducted probably Australia’s first indoor manager of the Aussie contingent and was reappointed for athletics meet when we organised such an event in the Tally both the Buffalo 1995 and Gateshead 1999 World Room at Exhibition Park on a Thursday evening September Championships. 1989. The inaugural event was a huge success so we Apart from the creation of the throwing handicap several conducted another. The following year we held four more other significant innovations commenced during this period. indoor meets but as only 30 to 40 participated per night we For instance the inaugural Canberra Day Street Mile, our were not covering costs so the club reluctantly discontinued annual fun run was opened to the public and conducted as a the exciting experiment. “Turkey Handicap”, in January 1991 the first short course At our first night at the track in the new 1989-90 season handicap was held at East Basin and our AGM voted in a field of 97 stood on the start line of a 3000m race. It may favour of lowering the pre-veteran age category for men have looked more like a fun run than a track race but there from 35 to 30 years-of-age and granting life membership to were many good performances. “Who said it couldn’t be Mike Adler. Our annual ‘Vets’ Gift’, a handicapped 100m for done?” both men and women in which all runners are given a starting position according to age, commenced in December 5: 1990 – 1994: New Events Prove Popular 1992. A period of introducing innovative events and also a time we A farewell dinner for Pat Clohessy, jointly organised by learned being fit was not a guarantee of immunity from the all local athletics organisations, was held in March 1994. illness or injury Following Pat’s departure Jack Pennington was elected patron and although initially uncertain as to what his role The 1990 Commonwealth Games were of special interest should be he soon became another very involved figurehead because four colleagues were involved. Susan Hobson ran and is now our longest serving patron. the 10,000m and Lorraine Jachno was competitive in the race walks while Pat Clohessy and Dick Telford were there * * * * Page 22 — April 2016 Vetrunner
The Way We Were
The popular Way We Were column for April has been held over for lack of space and will be published in the next edition.
Calendar ACTVAC events are shown in bold, other events are run by different organisations, mostly YMCA Runners Club of Weekly, Bi-Weekly and Monthly Canberra (YCRC). Please check with organisers to confirm Events details, especially for non-ACTVAC events. Please check with organisers to confirm details
Apr 2016 ACTVAC General Committee Meetings monthly on the 2-3 Apr: Relay For Life second Wednesday of the month at Belconnen Soccer Club, Sun 3 Apr: YCRC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong Belconnen Way, Hawker at 7.00pm. Contact Secretary Tue 5 Apr: Social Dinner at Baitong (Lao and Thai Phill Toomey at [email protected]. cuisine) in Weston 9-10 Apr: Australian Running Festival ACTVAC Monthly Weight Pentathlons at 9am at Sun 10 Apr: Throws Pentathlon Masson Street, Turner — Contact Jayne Hardy Sat 16 Apr: YCRC 2/5km, Stromlo Forest Park 0421610053.
16-19 Apr: AMA National Championships, Adelaide Customs Joggers meet every Friday at Stage 88 in Sat 23 Apr: Throwing Handicap Commonwealth Park at 12.15pm. Mike Stracey 6258 8756 Sun 24 Apr: Run/Walk Handicap, Majura Sat 30 Apr: YCRC 5km/10m, Black Mt Peninsula Lake Tuggeranong Stakes every Tuesday on the lake edge near KFC at 12.20pm. Peter Thomson 0407 702 683
May 2016 BBQ Stakes Handicap every Wednesday from the Senior Sun 1 May: YCRC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong Citizens Club in Woden at 12.10pm. Adrian Plunkett Tue 3 May: Social Dinner 62832388.
Sun 8 May: Mothers’ Day Classic YCRC Women’s and Girls Jogalong at Weston Park on Sat 14 May: YCRC 2/4/6km, Stromlo Forest Park the first Sunday of the month at 9am (8am in summer). Sun 15 May: Throws Pentathlon Sat 21 May: YMCA Half Marathon Eve 2/5km Lake Ginninderra Handicap, last Tuesday of the Sun 22 May: YMCA Half Marathon, Lennox Gardens month, from outside the Lighthouse Bar at 12.20pm. Sat 28 May: Throwing Handicap Simon Wall 0404 859 404.
Sun 29 May: Run/Walk Handicap, Callum Brae Mount Ainslie Run Up, first Tuesday of the month, from Treloar Crescent behind the War Memorial at 12.45pm. Jun 2016 John Harding 62441153. Sun 5 Jun: YCRC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong Tue 7 Jun: Social Dinner Black Mountain Run Up held on the third Tuesday each Sun 12 Jun: Throws Pentathlon month at 12.45pm, Clunies Ross St, 100m east of Botanic Sat 18 Jun: ACTVAC/ACT Cross Country Gardens Entrance. John Harding 62486905. Championships Sat 25 Jun: Throwing Handicap Sat 25 Jun: YCRC Stromlo 5km handicap Sun 26 Jun: Run/Walk Handicap, Mt Ainslie Join a Training Group — Improve Your Fitness
Groups of veteran athletes conduct training sessions around Chris Lang: Long distance pack runs. Canberra. To train with any one of the groups you should Sundays, 9:00am (8:00am November-February) Stromlo contact the group coordinator listed. It’s always fun to train Forest Park when no ACTVAC events are scheduled. with others, to share skills and knowledge. Runners, Saturdays 7:00am in summertime at Treloar Crescent throwers, jumpers and walkers of all levels are welcome. Campbell. 7:30am in wintertime at Cotter Reserve. 6231 7353 (h), 6261 2826 (w) Val Chesterton: Strength, speed & general fitness for Geoff Moore: Distance interval training. runners, jumpers & walkers, Calwell Playing Fields, Mondays 5:30pm Parliament House underground car park. Fridays 9am, 8.30am in summer. 6292 8994 Sundays 7:30am at Stromlo Forest Park. Katherine Fitzpatrick: FIT (Females In Training). 6254 4753 (all hours) Tuesdays 12.15pm at the AIS Track. 6214 1239. Brad Osborn: Sprints and hurdles training. Saturdays Fran Harris: Strength, sprints and hurdles training at 10:00am at the AIS when no other track meets. 6241 5592 the AIS track.6230 2341 (h) Greg Stretton: Middle distance training. Sundays John Hunt: Jumps. Sundays, 11:00am at the AIS track. except long weekends, 9.00am, Grammar School, corner of 6241 9392 (h) Mugga Way / Flinders Way. 6295 8474 (h), 6257 6127 (w)
‘Tuesday group’: long distance running and walking.
Tuesdays 9:00am at Black Mountain Peninsula.
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