VETRUNNERY f ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 39 Issue 1 — July 2017

Patron: Dick Telford

Email: [email protected]

Val Chesterton Stuart Reid Trophy winner

Following the death of life member Stuart Reid in handicaps eventually participating in 34 competitions. At October 2012 the club established a special commemorative the track she has a “go” at a variety of events, including the award in recognition of Stuart’s many outstanding walks, sprints and jumps and has set records in all. contributions to our club and his accomplishments as a talented veteran distance runner over more than three Despite her petite stature Val has become a trailblazer decades. Thus the Stuart Reid Commemorative Award, for women pole-vaulters, being the first W55 and twenty presented “to a member who has made a major contribution years later the first W75 to attempt this difficult event and to our club”, was born. The inaugural recipients were Bryan currently holds the W75 Australian Record. In 2013 she and Trish Thomas, then Jim White in 2014, Rosemary and tied for first in the Anthony Handicap Jump Series and in Robert Parker 2015 and last year Dave Mackenzie. 2016 she was the female recipient of the Fristad Award for her outstanding performances both at the track and in ultra Now Val Chesterton is the worthy recipient. Val joined -distance race-walks. the Vets in 1993 and has given almost a quarter of a century of service to the club and many of its members individually. Apart from the pole vault Val currently holds Australian Records for the 50km, 6, 12 and 24 hour walks in her age Many Years of Service and Many Kilometres of Race group and in September 2015 she set a world best Walking performance for the W75 50km road walk in a time of 8:06.47. In April 2009 Vals’ outstanding efforts in ultra- distance walk events was recognized by being announced as the ACTSPORT Masters Sportsperson of the Month. Because the 2016 LBG Carnival was the fiftieth and as she was a significant member of the LOC and had recently become a W75 Val was determined to complete the course again and in so doing established the W75 record for the classic 20 mile event. Val has completed fourteen marathons, nine Vets’ Halves and seven LBG 20 mile classics. Major Contributions As well as winning all these sporting honours that included being the recipient of the Heart Foundation Trophy in 1998 and the Johnson Trophy in 2005 as our track and field club-person of the season, Val has always been a competent and enthusiastic volunteer and administrator. Currently Val is on the panel that selects the winners of the Fristad Awards, she is a member of our Competition Sub -committee and is responsible for sending out the weekly Bulletin to all members via email. Val served on the LOC for both the 2007 Australian Val Chesterton presented with the Stuart Reid Award Masters Games and the 2013 AMA Championships in which by Stuart’s daughter Anne she was part of the team responsible for medal presentations. She has taken on major roles in organizing Participation several special club occasions such as both our 25th and Val is an excellent role model for older women to enjoy 30th Anniversary Celebrations. the benefits of participating in challenging sporting Val has been very involved as a competitor, activities. She is a regular participant at track and field, administrator and coach with the ACT Race and Fitness race-walking and our monthly run/walk handicap program. Walking Club for many years and was president from 2011 She earned her ‘150 handicaps’ T shirt for the run/walk to 2015. She is a qualified race-walking judge and regularly handicaps in June 2015 and has now completed more than officiates at all levels of competition – from Little As to 160. Val was once also a regular in the monthly throwing veterans/masters. In 2016 Val was proud to be honoured as Page 2 — July 2017 Vetrunner Annual ACTVAC Awards

Stuart Reid Trophy winner Continued from page 1 to athletics two stand out as being extra special. Carrying the Sydney 2000 Olympics torch through cheering crowds Athletics ACT Coach of the Year especially because it was along a stretch of Erindale Drive was a memorable high- the first time in twenty years this award had been present- light and now being named as the recipient of the 2017 Stu- ed to a woman. In 2017 Val was the recipient of another art Reid Commemorative Award. coaching honour when she was announced as Vikings Club Coach of the Year (for all sports). Congratulations Val Chesterton worthy fifth recipi- ent of the Stuart Reid Commemorative Award. Of all the honours Val has received for her contributions

LONG-TERM MEMBERS RECOGNISED FOR EFFORTS DURING TRACK & FIELD

Although numbers were disappointing at many of our Wonderful Season Despite Heartbreak Thursday night Track & Field meets during the 2016-17 MARLENE REID recipient 2017 Heart Foundation season it was not due to the program or the Sub-Committee Trophy responsible for its implementation. As a member of the organizing group Roger Pilkington was always one of the The Heart Foundation Trophy has been presented first to arrive and last to leave and throughout the evening annually since 1983 to a member “whose health has he was a positive personality enthusiastically promoting the benefited from regular participation in our T&F Program or events. is a role model for a healthy active lifestyle.” This year the award recognizes the mental side of health as well as the Like many others, Roger had a background in a variety physical. of sports, such as AFL football, basketball, cricket, golf and skiing prior to becoming a member in 1991. On the track Marlene Reid has been an excellent role model for many Roger runs in most long distance races and particularly years who has recently endured the pain and grief of losing enjoys the Adler Series and the annual Higgins Memorial a much loved family member. Despite the heartache and 800m Handicap. He has won the Adler Series twice, in regular hospital visits Marlene managed to enjoy a very 2008 and 2012; while the 2016 ‘Higgins’ was his sixteenth successful track and field season that had its highlights last and in its twenty-six year history only four others have run October at the WMA Championships in Perth where she this event more often. won a silver medal in the W60 high jump and a bronze in the long jump as well as being a member of the winning Perhaps his most memorable experiences in athletics national 4x400m relay team. This was the second occasion were participating in the World Masters Athletics Indoor Marlene had the opportunity to compete at a world Championships – 2010 at Kamloops in Canada, at championships. At the 2001 WMA Championships in Jyvaskyla in Finland 2012, in Budapest 2014 and in March Brisbane she was a member of both the Australian W45 at South Korean city of Daegu. At these championship 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that won a gold and a Roger enjoys participating in middle distance races on the silver medal respectively. board tracks and the half-marathon that is often held in snowy conditions outside the stadium. He returned from Marlene is a talented sprinter and jumper, and Daegu with a silver medal as a member of the M55 currently holds several records for 400m and 800m as well Australian half marathon team. Because he is one of a as a share in a couple of relays. At the 2000 National small number of Aussies who have participated at four Championships in Hobart Marlene became our first and WMA Indoor Championships Roger is looked upon as one of only female winner of the ‘Champion of Champions’ the leaders at these competitions. Other international handicap sprint. She was also the inaugural female winner competitions Roger has enjoyed were the 2015 Oceania of the Daniels Sprint Series in 1995 and twenty years later Championships in Rarotonga and the 2016 WMA she won it again. In 1999 Marlene won our annual Championships in Perth. ACTVAC ‘Gift’, a 100m race in which all runners are handicapped according to age, after finishing third four Apart from his exploits on the track Roger has also years earlier. She was third again in both 2014 and 2015 completed 182 monthly running handicaps and has won the and was runner-up last year. After some outstanding annual Thomas Series point score on three occasions - in performances throughout the 2014-15 track and field 2005, 2011 and 2014 and was race organiser of the Mt. season Marlene was the female runner-up in the prestigious Taylor handicap course from 2005 to 2007. On the road Fristad Award. Roger has run many half marathons, including eleven ACT Veterans’ Halves, as well as eighteen marathons – fifteen of As if to demonstrate she could run further than twice which were in Canberra. He set his marathon PB of 3:18 in around an athletics track Marlene entered the 1995 ACT the 2006 Canberra Marathon and in 2015 he was one of five Veterans’ Half Marathon and went on to win the W40 age members who enjoyed the experience of running the group. Marlene is also an occasional participant in the picturesque Paris Marathon. In March 2008 Roger took on short course event in the monthly running handicaps and another challenge and successfully completed the infamous earned her ‘50 runs’ T shirt in September 2000. Six Foot Track Bush Marathon in just over five and a half Marlene was elected to ACTVAC Committee in May hours. 2000 and during her term enthusiastically accepted Roger was elected to committee in 2005 and again for responsibility for leading the Coaching and Training Sub- the following two years. Then in 2010, after a two year Committee. Being such an outstanding role model who has break, he again accepted a position on committee and in recently had to cope with grieving Marlene is a popular 2016 he became a member of the Competition Sub- choice as the recipient of the 2017 Heart Foundation Award. committee responsible for our track and field program. Enthusiastic Leader of Track & Field Congratulations Marlene and Roger for ROGER PILKINGTON recipient 2017 Johnson Trophy another wonderful season of athletics. July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 3

A 3rd option proposed by a member (after modification) had President’s Message the highest number of votes in a 3-way vote. This option included a $5 fee for all regular ACTVAC events but a $10 I am writing this as Bob and I drive to Darwin with our fee for Track & Field nights – we shall have to hold our caravan. We have seen many interesting places, met breath to see how many people we will lose from T&F interesting people, and after the Australian Masters nights because of the increased cost. Remember there Championships we intend to continue our voyage of would not be an ACTVAC without Track & Field. There discovery as we wind our way home. I have not had will be a Special General Meeting to present a budget for internet coverage for much of the 4500km drive to Darwin this third option. I have heard that there may be a so some communications have not been received as quickly rescission motion and a revote in relation to the Fees or have been responded to as would be the case if we were proposals to ensure any agreed fee structure had an home. I have been relying on Bob’s Telstra coverage where absolute majority (greater than 50%) as the third option this was available. was adopted with substantially less than 50% of the votes Annual General Meeting interesting cast at the meeting. Keep your eyes open for a forthcoming After the ACTVAC Track and Field Awards, Dr David Special General Meeting. Hughes, Chief Medical Officer of the AIS, presented a great Australian Masters Athletics Championships talk on Physical Activity - magic medicine for health across The Darwin Championships have just concluded in the lifespan, following which we held our AGM. beautiful warm conditions and with one exception they were Firstly a reminder that membership of the ACTVAC an outstanding success and a credit to the organisers. The Committee is voluntary and that Committee members give one exception was where events, particularly the weight up lots of their time to help run the Club for everyone. Also throws were brought forward overnight by up to three and please do not expect everyone on the Committee to be fully half hours without competitors being notified. Furthermore up to speed and proficient in meeting procedure. warm-ups were reduced to one and the number of throws reduced from six to four. The (totally unfounded) concern I welcome Ken Smith as our new Treasurer – he will was that the event would drag on into the night on the last have a challenging job ahead of him! I also welcome Robbie day. I could go on, but that’s enough of that. Costmeyer who will bring a great deal of experience to the Committee. Both are busy people who nevertheless are Although the smallest team after Tasmania, ACT willing to make a further commitment to our great Club. athletes were very prominent and performed exceptionally Finally I thank all those individuals who have agreed to well. The individual way the results are provided do not stay on the Committee for another year, as well as those lend themselves for a quick analysis of medals; however, a who have retired from the Committee. Thank you all. report will provided in the next Vetrunner. I believe a selection of photographs will be provided in this Vetrunner ACTVAC Fees matter and have been posted on ACTVAC and elsewhere on The Committee considered and proposed 2 options for Facebook. ACTVAC fees for the coming year to ensure the Club remained viable over the longer term and provided Jan Banens associated budgets that balanced income with expenditure.

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Patron: Sub-Committee Contacts: Member Protection Information Officer Dr Dick Telford OA Annual Awards: Sue Bourke 0408 266 183 President: Bryan Thomas 6161 3635 (h) Richard Scutter 0415 738 848 Jan Banens 0414 411 024 [email protected] Catering/Lost Property: [email protected] Half Marathon: Mike Roche (track) 6251 1867 Vice President: Shane Hutchison Jill Pearson 0410 624 136 Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 [email protected] (Monthly Run/Walk Handicaps) Secretary: Competition (T&F): Equipment Officer and Throws Shane Hutchison 0419 009 403 Roger Pilkington 0409 543 826 Pentathlon: [email protected] [email protected] Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 [email protected] Social Events: Relays and Cross Country: Treasurer: Sherryl Greathead 6272 4170 (w), Jim White 6231 4168 (h) Ken Smith Rosemary Parker 6288 2508 Statistician and Club Records: [email protected] Robyn Saunders 0403 808 299 Phil White 0400 711 024 Registrar: Marketing and Membership: [email protected] Raylea Rudov 02 6247 5219 TBA Uniforms: [email protected] Run/Walk Handicaps: Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 Public Officer: Rod Lynch 02 6242 7071 [email protected] Jan Banens [email protected] Vetrunner Editor: Main Committee: Handicap Rosters: Bob Banens 0439 304 161 [email protected] Rosemary Parker 0427 160 129 [email protected] or Terrill Strahan 0417 230 591 [email protected] Webmaster: Steve Jordan 0401 700 525 Throwing Handicaps: Geoff Moore Lorna England 0407 284 507 Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 [email protected] Raylea Rudov 02 6247 5219 [email protected] Robbie Costmeyer Other Contacts: July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 4

ACTVAC 2017 Track & Field Awards

The annual Track & Field Awards were presented prior to Pennington winner— the Club’s AGM. Angel Marina walked away with three Bruce Graham 147 pts awards, while Bruce Graham and Margaret Taylor both Kathy Sims 144 pts (runner-up) received two awards. The Audun Fristad awards were held Perry Walks Series over until after the Australian Masters Athletics Champion- ships to be held in Darwin in early June. This is a handicap point score event for both race and fitness walkers over 1500m, 2000m and The Adler Series Trophy Lorna England 115 pts This is presented to the highest aggregate point scoring male and female in the club’s spiral distance handicap races. Quentin Anthony Jumps Series Angel Marina 249 pts This Trophy is a handicap series involving long, triple and Sherryl Greathead 230pts high jump for both males and females. Margaret Taylor 150 pts The Boag Award Anthony Podolak 150 pts This is presented to the best male and female sprinter/ hurdler compared with WMA age graded standards. Green Throwers Award Angel Marina 84.0% This recognises the club’s most outstanding male and fe- Margaret Taylor 90.7% male throwers by comparing their best performances in all throwing disciplines—discus, hammer, javelin, shot put and Daniels Series Sprint Handicap weight. This Trophy is awarded to the highest cumulative point Duncan McNicol scoring male and female in the handicapped 100m and Jayne Hardy 200m races. National Heart Foundation Trophy Angel Marina 188 pts Francis Harris 131 pts This is awarded to a member whose health has benefited from regular participation in the club’s Track & Field pro- Moore 3000m Series gram and is an outstanding example of a regular partici- This is awarded to the best male and female 3000m runners pant living an active and healthy life. based on an average of their five best performances com- Marlene Reid pared with WMA age-standards. Johnson Trophy Bruce Graham 86.9% Kathy Sims 80.1% This is for the Track & Field Club Person of the Year, which emphasizes the importance of being involved in all aspects Pennington Middle Distance Series of the club’s Track & Field program; participating, officiat- This is awarded to the best middle distance runner over ing, socializing and helping with mundane tasks. 800m, 1500m and 3000m based on age and sex, with the Roger Pilkington best aggregated score determining the winner.

Track & Field Award winners (L to R) Back: Roger Pilkinton, Sherryl Greathead, Bruce Graham, Kathy Sims, Lorna Eng- land, Margaret Taylor, Anthony Podolak, Fran Harris. Duncan McNicol, Marlene Reid, Front: Angel Marina & Jayne Hardy. July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 5

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor Dear Editor Does the Run/Walk Handicap Really Subside Track & Field Nights? “Congratulations” to some of the Run/Walk Handicap people who attended the recent AGM! You may well have Everyone knows how much a Track & Field night costs singularly set the Club on a slow road to extinction – is that as it is a large one-off payment. To those who believe the what you really wanted to do? Have you forgotten our monthly Run/Walk event subsidises the track and field motto – Fitness through FELLOWSHIP nights I would like you to consider the following. In this It appears those who attended the meeting think it is year’s 2016/17 budget presented at the AGM the club spent the responsibility of a few to increase the numbers in the $5543 on the Run/Walk Handicaps, so on this year’s Club, forgetting that our membership has been slowly average (10 events) $554 is spent per month. This amount declining for quite a number of years. I believe it is the doesn’t include a number of other costs such as medals, responsibility of all members to get out there and pursue an trophy engraving, milestone T-shirts or the recent increase in numbers not just vicariously. How can we do acquisition of the new equipment trailer. that if we increase our competition fees for Track & Field? The Table below will give you some idea as to where the We should be looking to encourage people to do a variety of money goes. activities. We can see that the monthly Run/Walk Handicap event This Club is about offering a variety of athletic does not make a profit and therefore does not financially competitions to anyone over 30 years of age who is subsidise the Track & Field nights. 139 club members* interested in trying out the range of events offered by the only participate in the Run/Walk handicap and you could Club. By increasing the fees to $10 per T&F meet, you have argue that their membership fees subsidises the Track & basically given a lot of people no option but to not bother Field side, but as the Treasurer pointed out $60 of the anymore. membership goes towards insurance and other club I was at the AGM and commended those who amended administration costs leaving $70 a month to cover the other the motion for reducing the track and field meets to only 11 costs not included in the $554. It is actually the small, loyal a season. Apart from practically halving the number of and all too often forgotten group of throwers who are competition for T&F participants, this reduction makes it subsiding the rest of the club. Their monthly overheads are seriously onerous for participants to satisfy all the criteria very small ($76 for the year) and until last year annually for the handicaps and other series. It is a good thing we r4aised $2000-$3000+ towards the clubs funds by holding still have a full T&F season! the AMA Winter Throwing Championships in Canberra. You can all feel quite happy that you don’t have much We also have to remember that income from hosting the more than $55.00 extra to pay on top of your membership Australian Masters Athletics T&F Championships in 2013 fee. For those of us who like to try a number of events raised $25,000 and this would not have been possible if we including the Track & Field, we now have significantly did not provide a full Track & Field programme. In increased costs. This will be too much for many, given the discouraging Track & Field athletics with high track Club’s age demographic. charges this may reduce our ability to run the AMA A message to all those who are disappointed: ‘hang in National championships here again in 2020. there, don’t stop supporting ACTVAC – you never know, things can always change. ACTVAC is a great club and WE Monthly Costs Approx. Cost/ the members need to keep it going for ALL our members, Handicap and make sure we ALL actively participate in decision- St John Ambulance attendance 125 making that affects all our members. Portaloo Hire 160 Club Enthusiast Fruit 60 (Name supplied but withheld on request) Milk, tea, coffee, milo, sugar & biscuits av. 40 2 x trailer rego’s ($200 each/year) 40 oOo Venue hire & other costs 129 Dear Editor Total Monthly Costs 554 To some of the Run-Walk Handicap Members Other monthly costs not included above It saddens and surprises me that intelligent, adult 3 x trophy engraving @ $15 each 45 people, would so eagerly adopt such a self-interested Milestone T shirts @ $35 each (assume one) 35 solution to a problem that concerns all members of 9 x Medals @ ~$7 each 63 ACTVAC. Rather than make an effort to discuss with the Reimbursement of petrol costs ? current, elected committee, you have taken the opportunity New trailer ($3756) purchased 2016 37 to show how to really put it to those members who compete (per event amortised over 10 years.) at Track & Field. Well thanks for your well thought Other Total Monthly Costs 180 thorough solution and I’m sure those of us on limited incomes will be considering how often we will be able to Average participant numbers over 10 events 139 compete, in a sport that we love, before the club completely collapses. Income raised @ $4 each ($4 x 139) 532 Congratulations on a well-considered and cleverly Income raised @ $5 each ($5 x 139) 695 thought through solution – we salute you!

oOo (Name supplied but withheld on request) Page 6 — July 2017 Vetrunner

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Sponsorship Club Supporters

The Club is grateful for the generous support of the Members are entitled to discounts on prices for goods following local businesses: purchased from The Runners Shop and for services  National Mailing & Marketing for printing of from Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Vetrunner, Annual Report and other pamphlets; Centre. Please inform The Runners Shop that you are a  Go Troppo Fyshwick Markets for a discount on club member when you make a purchase, and inform the fruit for our regular athletic events; Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre that  Southside Physiotherapy and Sports Injury you are a club member when you book a session. Clinic for donating a prize at our monthly throwing As part of their sponsorship arrangements with the handicaps and for providing a $5.00 discount per Club, The Runners Shop and Kingston Physiotherapy consultation to our members; and Sports Injury Centre each remit to the Club a  Garry Maher of Manuka Drafting Service for payment equivalent to a percentage of their sales to donating prizes for the King and Queen of the members. Nick Walshe, of The Runners Shop, and Craig Mountain in both Thomas & Frylink Series; Wisdom, of the Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports  Belconnen Soccer Club for their support of the Injury Centre, are club members. 200th Throwing Handicap and providing a venue for the AGM and committee meetings. July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 7 Run/Walk Handicap Milestones Auckland World Masters Games

By Bryan Thomas The previous Vetrunner included a table of ACTVAC medal winners at the recent Auckland World Masters EWAN BROWN: 250 Games. However, it overlooked one of our youngest club Growing up in a rural town meant that Ewan, like members, Alison Sims who won silver in the W30 800m and many country lads, participated in a variety of sports – also in the W30 1500m in 5:54.87. especially the three codes of football, basketball, cricket and tennis. Ewan’s debut handicap was on the old East Basin course in February 1985. So it has taken him just over 32 years to complete his quarter century of handicaps. To date all have been in the long course in which he has won ten medals – two gold, seven silver and a bronze. Several months before beginning his monthly handicap career Ewan had come out to our weekly track and field meets having been heavily involved in coaching and administration within ACT Little Athletics. In 1999 Ewan qualified as a photo finish operator and was the Deputy Convener of our LOC for the very successful Australian Veterans’ Championships held here in Canberra. JENNY HEFFORD: 150 Jenny’s first monthly handicap was on the Fadden Pines course in September 1991 three years after her sister Judi Edwards made her debut in the event. Like Judi all Jenny’s 150 handicaps have been run in the long course and to date she has won two bronze medals. Over the years Jenny has run numerous fun runs, several half marathons and even a marathon. In 2000 she completed the Sydney Olympics Host City Marathon as a Alison Sims showing great style in getting second place W45 in the time of 4:05.03. She has also been a regular in the W30 800m participant in the Women & Girl’s Jogalong for many years. Jenny was an experienced administrator and accepted a key role within the LOC for the very successful 1997 6th Australian Masters’ Games.

Alison (silver) with the Indian gold and bronze med- al winners in the W30 800m. Coming Athletics Competitions

 ACTVAC Half Marathon—20 August 2017, Belconnen.  Australian Masters Games—21-28 October 2017, NW Tasmania.  Oceania Masters Athletics Champs—20-27 January 2018, Dunedin, NZ.  Australian Masters Athletics Champs—26-29 April 2018, Perth.  World Masters Athletics Champs—5-16 September 2018, Malaga, Spain. Right: Ewan Brown 250 and Jenny Hefford 150 handicaps  Alice Spring Masters Games—13-20 October 2018.

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2017 ACTVAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Jayne Hardy They came, they entered, they conquered at the 2017 ACTVAC Cross-country Championships. Well, it took a little while, but once the frost and fog cleared, it was a magnificent day to be on the Robert de Castella Cross Country Track at Stromlo Forest Park. Luckily, our members started later in the morning, but that meant they were running in some sunny weather. It’s hard to know from a non-runner point of view which they preferred – cool or hot. Either way, all reports were that the track was good. Four Women and 10 men from our club started the 8km run, with only one not finishing due to injury. Geoff Moore valiantly kept going for a while, but decided self- preservation was a better way to go. He stayed out there and supported all that completed though – thanks Geoff! The results are on the ACTVAC website, but here is a quick rundown: Melissa Oloyede (W40) had a great run in a time of 36:36.40, while Helen Larmour (W55) and Kathy Sims (W65) had a good race (even though they are in different age groups) with Helen coming in at 38:07.00 and Kathy in 38:16.10. Caroline Campbell (W70) was the only woman in her age group and a creditable 48:26.40 was her time. Anthony Kennedy (M45) 29:58.70, Nigel England (M50) 35:46.10, Ewen Thompson (M60) 39:25.40 and Jim White (M65) 43:40.10 were the gold medal winners in their age groups, while there was a bit more of a tussle in the M55 and M70 age groups with a chance for me to hand out more ACTVAC Cross country winners: Melissa Oloyede (W40), than just gold medals. Caroline Campbell (W70), Helen Larmour (W55) and Kathy Sims (W65)

ACTVAC Half Marathon 20 August 2017

The ACTVAC Half Marathon will be held again this year on 20 August 2017. It will be the 36th running of the event and it will take place at Lake Ginninderra, starting at John Knight Memorial Park as in the last two years. Start times are 8:00am, 8:30am, and 9:00am. Details are at page 17 of this issue.

Geoff Moore and the medal winners in the ACTVAC Further information and entry forms are on the Cross Country—Ewen Thompson, Anthony Kennedy, Peter ACTVAC website at: Thomson Eynon, Bruce Graham, Jim White and Robbie http://www.actvac.com.au/index.php? Costmeyer, module=Home&action=Home.news .

Bruce Graham (M55) 28:13.10 won gold from Peter

Thomson (M55) 36:55.40 who took the silver with Roger Pilkington (M55) 41:21.40. What a blisteringly good time from Bruce Graham – plenty of heads turned as his time was read out.

Robbie Costmeyer (M70) 37:41.40 took the gold while Ken Eynon (M70) 45:35.00 took the silver.

A great day was had by all including the ACTVAC

Officials and on behalf of the club, I would like to thank

Ken Smith, Roger Pilkington, Ken Eynon, Lorna and Nigel England and daughter Ruth for their assistance on the day.

July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 9 Run/Walk Handicap West Stromlo 21 May 2017

Reporters: Deb & Ken Gordon Photos by Jim White actually on holiday. Maureen has just spent four and a half weeks driving her son’s VW campervan from Perth to Sunday May 21 greeted us with sunshine and Batemans Bay. She particularly enjoyed Portland, Albany, unseasonal warmth and on arrival an event that Robbie Pemberton and Mt Gambier on her drive. Costmeyer had raring to go (or so we thought). Robbie had got lost on his way whilst towing the trailer to the event Taking the silver medal home was Raine Thompson and was probably cursing as much as those of us running (also from group 7). Raine thought she may have won a up the @#% hills to the finish. Strike two for Robbie was medal, but had to leave early to get to Church on time – when the digital timer at the start/finish would not display maybe some greater powers assisted her up those hills!!! any times (not that any of us can lift our head’s to look at it “I must confess I was most surprised that I did so well after running up that hill to the finish!!!). His luck did on that course because I recalled it being very rocky and however change after that, so a big thanks to Robbie and hilly. It must have been the inspiration of the lovely view his many helpers for a great event. over Uriarra just before the turnaround that spurred me A big shout out goes to the St John’s volunteers who on. I had a hip replacement 2 years ago and am feeling thankfully had a patient free day. great again. It's takes a while to regain full fitness after such surgery, so I am stoked. I can't remember how many It’s always amazing what you hear people say medals I have won. I had a teddy bear race with my throughout the day (particularly if they don’t know that grandchildren during the Olympics and each teddy got a you are listening). For example: medal, so the medals all went home with the children.” The announcer; “there is a little bit of down ….” – an Raine does about 4 events a week, some with friends understatement. and some with the Race Walking Club and with Ray Bramwell (without his band of informants); “ I won a the Tuesday group at Black Mountain Peninsula, seeing it silver here two years ago” – bragging again Ray!! all as a way to keep fit and well as one gets a little Ian Bowden; “I chose to officiate today because I hate Callum Brae. They moved it to here, which is fine as I hate it too!!” – don’t worry Ian, plenty of hills to come in the next few races!! Timekeeper; “I have run out of paper”. Advisors to the timekeeper; “plenty of spare in the loo”. And something for us all to ponder: Why was George Kubitzky wandering along the course with a mallet in hand. Was he: (a) putting someone out of their misery or (b) flattening the hills for him to run next year?? We await George’s right of reply!! Waddell Series 24 walkers competed with Maureen Scutter, starting from Group 7, finishing first across the line and taking the gold medal. Maureen loves to walk for the social contact and the enjoyment. She acknowledged that being fresh from a lovely holiday may have contributed to her successful performance, and wondered if some of her competitors were

Waddell Series placegetters—Maureen Scutter 1st The early groups get away at the start of the Frylink and John Littler 3rd (Raine Thompson 2nd—absent) Page 10 — July 2017 Vetrunner Run/Walk Handicap West Stromlo 21 May 2017

Continued older. Her message to others - just keep working at your fitness and don't be stressed by the competition. The aim is to be well. Bronze medallist, John Littler (group 28), thought that perhaps the early fog discouraged a few participants, and with several 'Waddell Regulars' acting as Handicap Helpers for the event or away for other reasons counted himself extremely lucky to snatch a medal after just managing to squeeze past John Hunt in the last 100m or so. Even more so, as John had been penalised by one more group when most others appeared to be easing in their Handicap Group rankings. (but then a lot of us already use this excuse, without winning any medals) He doubts that any appeals to the Handicapper for leniency will be treated sympathetically! The downhill stretches over the first 2km to the turnaround point, which provided John with a good opportunity to warm up after the chilly start, however, the return home seemed all uphill and certainly presented a challenge as he gasped to the finish line. “Since retiring in 2013, I've walked regularly with the 'Tuesday Group' and their encouragement has undoubtedly improved my performances. 'Tuesday Group' participants often fare well in the Waddell placings. This Handicap was no exception - Maureen and Raine, the Gold and Silver place-getters, are also Tuesday Group stalwarts. There ... the secret is out!” John was also the fastest walker on the course rating at Frylink Series Placegetters—Nerelle Harrison-Heard 1st 7:22 pace. and Tony Harrison 2nd (John Donovan 3rd—absent)

– too cold, too dark!! She attends the gym and thinks about swimming. In her words, “a lucky run today”. Silver medal was presented to Tony Harrison (group 5). We went to interview Tony, but he said “no comment’, which left us no alternative but to use our poetic licence. Tony prepared for the run by attending a pre-race dinner at the Gordon’s. Here we discussed his race plan and how he should best attack each of the hills (the favourite part of any run he participates in). Options were: mountain bike, golf buggy, bungee rope, piggy back or any wild brumby he could catch. His host’s ensure he was well hydrated for the race – lubricating with a light ale and a couple of reds. He carbo loaded on chocolate cake and ice-cream courtesy of the host’s 12 year old son (working on his cooking skills). Tony is looking forward to joining some of his running colleagues further back in the pack for the next event. He also put some of his success down to the increase in his training last month, and with five weeks until the next Full of enthusiasm for outward downhill leg event is looking to a further increase in his training regime. Frylink Series Jon Donovan (group 19) took home the bronze medal. 27 runners took on the 4.0 km course, with Nerelle Jon enjoyed the event although the hills were “a bit of a Harrison-Heard (group 12) first across the line and gold stretch”. “Lovely day, beautiful weather”. No mention of medallist. Nerelle thought the course was undulating (very hills when using the terms lovely or beautiful!!! Jon has polite), and was waiting to hear the pack chasing her down. been teaching for 35 years and is currently a year 6 teacher Needless to say there were no heavy footsteps or heavy at Marist. He has always taught primary school students, breathing before the finish (the same can’t be said for thoroughly enjoying the daily banter with them. Jon has everyone after crossing the finish). Hubby Steve took her two young children (3 and 5), and we all know that this will for a 4 kilometre run the day before and the previous definitely be keeping Jon active. weekend had run one-tree hill. Nerelle tried to lead us to believe that she doesn’t do much training, using the excuse July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 11

Next month we all meet at Mt Ainslie for the much less

Thomas Series placegetters—Beryl Lowry 1st; John Dimitriou 2nd; and Karen Daniels 3rd.

Thomas: 46 runners took to the 7.5km out and back course with Kent Williams first across the line but quickly to the tent to organise our results. Gold medallist on the day was Beryl Lowry (group 5). Beryl was probably more worried about having to run home to Sutton after locking her keys in the car prior to the start. Her phone call home was entertaining – “do you want the good news or the bad news???” Needless to say, Bob turned Determined running on the outward leg up with the spares, but unfortunately missed the medal presentation by a few minutes. In the previous week, Beryl had run her second fastest ever time for the park run, so was well prepared for this event. Each January the Lowry’s attend the Thredbo Family Fun and Fitness week, and maybe this altitude training has paid off for Beryl this year. John Dimitriou (group 3) was the silver medallist. John has been competing since 1987 and has 195 runs under his belt, all in the Thomas series. During this time has favourite handicap course was the old Fadden Pines course. This year, John completed his 31st Puffing Billy run (13.5km), as well as having completed 6 Brindabella Classics and 3 Six foot track races. John chanced upon longer distance running after going for a ‘short’ run with a “mate” one night. At this time he didn’t know his way around Canberra, and had to keep going to get back home. One and a quarter hours later, John had commenced his longer distance running career. Taking home the bronze medal was Karen Daniels (group 20), another of our talented club members. Karen liked the hills (sorry, the downhills), and found the up challenging. She has been competing in triathlons, focusing on the sprint distances this year. Her age group results have included: 5th at Huskisson, 3rd in Wollongong and 2nd in Batemans Bay. West Stromlo should be a walk in the park for someone who does sprint distance and Ironman triathlons!! Geoff Grey (4:07) was the fastest on course setting a blistering pace. Bruce Graham- back marker trying to rundown the field in the Thomas series Page 12 — July 2017 Vetrunner

For the Record

WMG in Auckland In my last article that appeared in the May Vetrunner, I “ACTVAC (Club) conducts a range of relay events at the suggested that things on the record front were likely to be weekly track and field and in addition to the rules for the quiet leading up to the AMA championships in Darwin. running of these events, there are criteria covering the make- Well I was wrong again, with a number of our athletes up of teams if a record is to be recognised at Club, National making the trip over to Auckland for the World Masters and World level. Games over the last couple of weeks in April. The rich list During a typical Club track & field season relays are of ACTVAC medal winners (44 in all) was published in the conducted in the following events: 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m, last (June) Vetrunner which also highlighted three of our 4x800m and 4x1500m. Club records are recognised in all Club members setting three new Australian Record marks: these relays while Australian and World records are M30 Adam Farlow and M35 Mark Rossiter combined acknowledged in all these relay events except for the 4x200m with two interstate athletes to set new Australian records in Relay. each of the M30 4x100m relay (43.96s) and 4x400m relay World Masters Athletics (WMA) Rules of Competition (3:27.37s). which are relevant read: W75 Jan Banens extended her own Australian Record in Rule 170: In WMA Championships, in each relay the Weight Throw from 13.48m to 13.54m to also claim the race, an athlete may compete for a team in only one new Club record. age group which may be a lower age group than that But amongst the other medal winning performances in of the athlete. Auckland were the following five Club records: This rule would allow, say, for three M35 competitors M55 Bruce Graham: 5000m 16:45.79s and 10000m competing with an M30 in a relay setting a new AMA and/ 34:13.91 or WMA M30 relay record. It would also allow for any member of a relay to be competing two, or even more, age M70 Robbie Costmeyer: 5000m 21:27.83, 2000m groups down with the relay team being recognised as the age Steeplechase 8:55.97 and 1500m 5:34.18 group in which the youngest team member competes. Each of these performances by Bruce and Robbie carved Club relay records will now be recognised significant chunks of time off the previous records. consistent with the above WMA rule. Australian Throw Records In the past, the Club has recognised records for ‘same gender, combined age’ 4x100m and 4x400m relays consistent At the Monthly Throw Handicap held at Masson Street with such relays conducted at the AMA National on 20th May, two new Club and Australian records were set: Championships. In the past, these have included W120+, In the W75 Hammer Throw, Jan Banens improved on W160+, W170+, W200+, W220+ and M120+, M170+, M220+ her own Australian record set earlier in the year of 35.84m where eligibility is determined on the basis of the aggregate with a new record throw of 36.51m. of the actual ages of the four individual athletes in the relay team. For the T&F season beginning 2017/18, ‘same gender, And in the W75 Super Heavy Weight Throw (100lb), combined age’ relay records will continue to be recognised, Jeanette Williamson smashed the old record of 1.19m with a but only in the 120+, 170+ and 220+ categories for both men new record throw of 1.47m. and women teams. Erratum Medley and Parlauf Relays are conducted intermittently Also in my last article I had listed M75 Bryan Thomas as by the Club; however, there are no records for these two setting a new Club record in the 5000m Race Walk at events – although a single ‘best performance’ is maintained Woden on 16 March. However, I had wrongly assumed that by the Club’s Records and Statistician officer.” Robin Whyte was still competing as an M70, where in fact AMA Championships in Darwin he had turned 75 on 24th of February. Robin was in the same race as Bryan and his time of 31:52.41s set the new Results from these Championships were not available M75 Club record for this event. before the copy deadline for this (July) Vetrunner. As a result, I will be reporting on any records coming out of these Because of my not realising Robin’s move up to the M75 Championships in the August Vetrunner. Hopefully our age group, I had also overlooked the fact that he had set a Club will be well represented and there will be many new new Club record in the M75 2000m Race Walk on 2 March Club and Australian records to report on. (also at Woden) with a time of 12:25.35. Phillip White It can be expected that Robin will be re-writing most of ACTVAC Records Officer & Statistician the Walk records in the M75 age group in the coming [email protected] seasons. But it needs to be emphasised that record- breakers, like Robin, need to email the records officer ASAP if they want to ensure that their records are promptly recognised and not overlooked. Relay Record Criteria Set out below are new relay criteria for record purposes which now appear on our website under ‘Results/Rules – Track and Field’: July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 13 July Run/Walk Handicap Little Black Mountain - 30 July 2017

Y f right at a junction, then left and then right again to start How to get there the loop around Little Black Mountain. The course then re- Bindubi Street, Aranda near the power lines - 750m joins the outward track to return to the start. north from William Hovell Drive, 1km south from Bandjalong Crescent. Course Description Thomas Series (long course) = 9.0k; Frylink/Waddell Series (short course) = 4.5k The start is 60m east of the gate under the power lines. The two short courses are out and back and the long course takes in a loop of Little Black Mountain before re-joining the outward track to return. All three courses proceed to the first track on the right and then follow this track which leads to the underpass under Caswell Drive. The short course turn is 650m past the underpass. The long course continues straight on past the short course turn for approximately 600m, turns sharp

Action at the Darwin Nationals

Below: Anne Young silver medal in W80 5000m

Above: Jeff Grey winner M50 10,000m Page 14 — July 2017 Vetrunner

Run/Walk Handicap Results West Stromlo - 21 May 2017 THOMAS SERIES 7.5K Place Name Age Gp. Start Gp. Net Time Rate WR% Points 1 Kent Williams M70 1 0:36:48 4:54 83.5 0 2 John Alcock M70 3 0:53:59 7:12 56.5 0 3 Beryl Lowry W70 5 0:53:49 7:11 66.0 150 4 John Dimitriou M70 3 0:59:20 7:55 52.2 149 5 Karen Daniels W55 20 0:42:44 5:42 69.0 148 6 Alan Newton M75 16 0:45:44 6:06 68.8 147 7 Nadine Morrison W45 28 0:37:51 6:03 70.5 146 8 Carol Masters W55 20 0:43:24 5:47 67.1 145 9 Jenny Hefford W65 11 0:50:16 6:42 65.9 144 10 Alan Mallory M60 29 0:37:33 5:00 72.5 143 11 Jacqueline Millard W60 13 0:48:35 6:29 66.4 142 12 Julie Alexander W55 21 0:43:20 5:47 69.8 141 13 Bryan Thomas M75 11 0:50:54 6:47 61.8 140 14 Craig Wisdom M55 35 0:34:04 4:33 76.5 139 15 Kevin O'Keeffe M65 30 0:37:32 5:00 77.7 138 16 Mick Saunders M65 24 0:41:40 5:33 71.3 137 17 Nigel England M50 34 0:35:10 4:41 71.8 136 18 Helen Larmour W55 31 0:37:11 4:57 80.3 135 19 Terry Giesecke M70 10 0:52:47 7:02 57.8 134 20 Peter Clarke M65 35 0:34:41 4:37 81.1 133 21 Robyn Saunders W65 10 0:53:03 7:04 63.3 132 22 Ken Smith M60 27 0:40:45 5:26 66.5 131 23 Jim White M65 23 0:43:54 5:51 66.5 130 24 Stephen Gray M60 15 0:49:30 6:36 54.7 129 25 John Spooner M50 14 0:50:12 6:42 49.7 128 26 Roger Pilkington M55 25 0:42:52 5:43 61.5 127 27 Jennie Gilchrist W65 9 0:55:57 7:28 59.2 126 28 Mick Charlton M65 21 0:46:00 6:08 60.0 125 29 Judi Edwards W65 19 0:47:31 6:20 73.7 124 30 Will Foster M70 21 0:46:08 6:09 67.1 123 31 David Webster M65 36 0:36:16 4:50 76.1 122 32 Jeff Grey M50 44 0:30:55 4:07 81.2 0 33 Bernie Millett M75 29 0:41:14 5:30 76.3 121 34 Caroline Campbell W70 12 0:52:40 7:01 73.7 120 35 Ewan Brown M65 11 0:54:07 7:13 54.9 119 36 Carol Kelly W65 8 0:58:08 7:45 60.3 0 37 Robin Whyte M75 13 0:52:16 6:58 60.2 118 38 Craig Wurtz M50 30 0:40:56 5:27 60.9 117 39 Angel Marina M55 31 0:40:25 5:23 64.4 116 40 Richard Scutter M70 11 0:54:43 7:18 55.3 115 41 Lorraine Jansen W65 12 0:53:58 7:12 61.4 114 42 Blair Phillips M65 20 0:49:49 6:39 56.4 0 43 Bernie Rogers M70 1 1:10:26 9:23 44.3 113 44 Sherryl Greathead W65 14 0:56:06 7:29 59.0 112 45 Bruce Graham M55 45 0:36:16 4:50 70.1 111 46 Val Chesterton W75 1 1:15:20 10:03 53.8 110

FRYLINK SERIES 4.0K Place Name Age Gp. Start Gp. Net Time Rate WR% Points 1 Nerelle Harrison-Heard W60 12 0:27:04 6:46 63.1 75 2 Maree Coldrick W55 17 0:25:30 6:23 62.2 0 3 Tony Harrison M45 5 0:32:50 8:13 38.8 74 4 Jon Donovan M50 19 0:25:04 6:16 54.0 73 5 Amanda Walker W45 26 0:22:26 5:36 65.5 72 6 Katie Forestier W50 35 0:19:14 4:49 77.7 71 7 Ken White M60 29 0:21:32 5:23 67.8 70 8 Jill Pearson W55 27 0:22:23 5:36 73.1 69 9 Ken Gordon M55 37 0:18:52 4:43 72.3 68 10 Theresa Macgregor W55 19 0:25:51 6:28 60.4 67 11 Doug Carney M75 2 0:36:06 9:02 47.7 0 12 Christine Zygadlo W50 16 0:27:08 6:47 56.3 0 13 Adrian Krauss M60 1 0:36:56 9:14 38.9 66 14 Deb Gordon W50 27 0:23:11 5:48 64.1 65 July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 15

Run/Walk Handicap Results West Stromlo - 21 May 2017 continued

FRYLINK SERIES 4.0K Place Name Age Gp. Start Gp. Net Time Rate WR% Points 15 Linda Mallory W55 16 0:27:20 6:50 58.0 64 16 Glenn Coward M55 42 0:17:50 4:28 78.8 63 17 Sue Rymer W50 16 0:27:47 6:57 55.0 62 18 Frank Kresse M60 35 0:20:55 5:14 68.6 61 19 Phillip Toomey M70 16 0:29:55 7:29 54.1 60 20 Joan Mallory W85 1 0:39:59 10:00 79.2 59 21 Jocelyn Bowman W75 5 0:37:34 9:24 60.5 58 22 Roger Abbott M80 17 0:30:43 7:41 60.4 57 23 Mike Dwyer M75 1 0:40:52 10:13 44.6 56 24 Anne Young W80 5 0:39:33 9:53 68.0 55 25 Rad Leovic M85 1 0:44:51 11:13 59.4 54 26 Alan Duus M70 4 0:42:47 10:42 38.1 53 27 Lachlan Lewis M75 1 0:52:41 9.25 48.3 0

WADDELL SERIES 4.0K Place Name Age Gp. Start Gp. Net Time Rate WR% Points 1 Maureen Scutter W70 7 0:36:50 9:12 73.4 75 2 Raine Thompson W70 7 0:38:48 9:42 66.3 74 3 John Littler M65 28 0:29:29 7:22 73.8 73 4 John Hunt M75 10 0:36:47 9:12 65.6 72 5 Lorna England W55 5 0:40:46 10:12 52.7 71 6 Rod Gilchrist M70 27 0:30:17 7:34 75.7 70 7 Josephine Kulesz W65 4 0:41:39 10:25 57.9 69 8 Warren Butler M75 14 0:35:10 8:48 69.6 68 9 Peter Kallio M80 24 0:31:44 7:56 80.4 67 10 Alice Scott W70 16 0:34:50 8:43 75.7 0 11 John Suiter M85 25 0:31:41 7:55 92.7 66 12 Merv Collins M90 5 0:41:42 10:26 75.1 65 13 Michael Freer M85 9 0:39:12 9:48 74.9 64 14 Ray Bramwell M80 18 0:35:00 8:45 76.4 63 15 Neil Gentle M75 10 0:39:08 9:47 64.3 62 16 Lorna Burdon W80 15 0:36:44 9:11 82.7 61 17 Alan Burdon M80 27 0:32:22 8:05 78.8 60 18 Rosalind Gentle W40 1 0:46:02 11:30 43.3 59 19 Michelle Hillard W50 25 0:33:30 8:23 61.5 58 20 Dave Mackenzie M85 26 0:34:06 8:31 83.8 57 21 Margaret Fenotti W70 18 0:37:14 9:19 69.1 56 22 Suzanne Counsel W75 12 0:42:37 10:39 69.4 55 23 Norman Bowman M80 10 0:45:54 11:29 58.2 54 24 Valerie Bland W65 1 0:55:26 13.51 45.7 53

Full details of the Run/Walk Handicap results can be found on the ACTVAC Website http://www.actvac.com.au

Anthony van der Weegen in the M50 Javelin at the recent Darwin National Champs

Brian Thomas M75, bronze medallist in the 1500m track walk at the recent Darwin Nationals Page 16 — July 2017 Vetrunner Throwing Throws Pentathlon Report Throwing Handicap 20 May 17

By Jayne Hardy Reporter: John Reynolds The May Throws Pentathlon was a wet one! Twenty six athletes enjoyed the fine conditions after Nevertheless we were quite lucky to have 13 people to heavy overnight rain and the forecast of more rain to come commence the event; however, with the deluge that came at threatened to put a damper on the event. around 11am, some of our troupe decided it was just too wet to even compete in the final Heavy Weight event of the A new Australian & ACT record in the W75 hammer morning. Of the 13 who started the day only 10 finished the throw set Club President on the way to a comfortable event. Unfortunately, if you don’t ‘have a go’ at every event victory in the May monthly throwing handicap. Her throw in the Pentathlon, you are deemed to have withdrawn of 36.51m added 67 centimetres to the previous record finished and therefore do not get a score. We also had to which she had set at the World Indoor Championships in cancel the April Throws Pentathlon because of bad weather, South Korea. Her overall winning margin over Handicap so this has been a little frustrating for the throwers. second place getter in the Grant Blewitt was 1.36m. Narelle Blackaby filled third place a further fifty nine centimetres Despite the weather some good throws were done in each behind Blewitt. Bryan Thomas has retained a very handy event of the Throws pentathlon: lead in the overall point score as we approach the half way  Jan Banens (W75) stole the limelight with a great throw mark of the year with the first three positions remaining in the Hammer of 35.10m which gave her a massive unchanged from last month. Thomas leads by ten points 1300 points. She seems to be breaking Australian from John Hunt with Diann Bramwell a further twelve records every time she competes in this event. points back in third position.  Jayne Hardy (W50) threw the furthest in the Hammer with 40.94m  Bob Banens (M65) then lead the way in the Shot 10.28m, Discus 32.83m and Javelin 28.63m.  Duncan Macnicol (M65) threw the furthest in the heavy Weight Throw with 13.57m  It was raining that hard, Jayne managed to fall over in the Javelin doing a standing throw! Special huh? The next Throws Pentathlon will be on the Sunday 17th June – everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun.

Jan Banens and Jeanette Williamson—Record breakers.

A new Australian & ACT record in the women’s 100 lb super heavy weight throw was established by Jeanette Williamson. Her excellent throw of 1.47m added twenty eight centimetres to the previous record which was held by Fran Harris also from the ACT. Jayne Hardy led the women throwers in two of the throwing events contested. She threw 40.94m in the hammer followed by a best of 26.14m in the javelin. In the standard weight throw Jan Banens led the way with her best effort of 12.49m. In the men’s events Duncan Macnicol threw 37.45m to top the hammer throwers. Chris White had some ‘great throws’ in the hammer which were around the 40m mark, but he could either not keep himself in the circle or keep the hammer in the sector and ended up with no distance! However, in the The throwers have recently had to endure wet conditions. Continued next page July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 17 Throwing Handicap 20 May 17 continued javelin Chris White was just over seven metres ahead of his nearest opposition with his throw of 39.54m. The winner of the standard weight was John Reynolds. His best throw was 12.50m. A throw of 2.68m in the 100 lb weight throw saw Bob Banens lead all throwers in that event. This month the Oscar trophy went to Kevin Blewitt for his spectacular technical efforts in the hammer throw. Although his efforts were deemed to be worthy of the Oscar Kevin claims that it was just the way he normally throws. Winner of the wine was Claire Perry. The next monthly throwing handicap will be on 29th July. Events to be contested will be the hammer & javelin, 100lb weight & the standard weight. Volunteers for July are Caroline Campbell, Diann Bramwell & Mary Wahren. Entries have now closed for the Australian National Championships to be held in Darwin for the first time. A near record of over 690 athletes have entered including thirty seven from the ACT. Of those, twelve are regular members of the monthly throwing handicap. Results in next months Vetrunner.

Winner of the wine - Claire Perry.

Kevin Blewitt—Oscar winner for his display of technical excellence in the hammer.

John Reynolds—our intrepid Throws reporter in the 100lb super weight throw. Page 18 — July 2017 Vetrunner

Monthly Throws Handicap Results—20 May 2017 Javelin & Hammer

Name Age JHcp JDist JTotal JPlc HHcp HDist HTotal HPlc Total Pl Pts Jan Banens W75 37.76 15.67 53.43 4 31.41 36.51* 67.92 2 121.35 1 50.0 Grant Blewitt M50 21.89 32.34 54.23 1 43.43 22.23 65.66 8 119.89 2 49.0 Narelle Blackaby W50 46.80 6.45 53.25 6 51.66 14.39 66.05 6 119.3 3 48.0 Nick Blackaby M60 44.10 8.09 52.19 13 59.27 7.43 66.70 4 118.89 4 47.0 Brian Kingston M60 26.52 23.12 49.64 24 37.57 31.43 69.00 1 118.64 5 46.0 Phillip Toomey M70 34.69 18.56 53.25 6 41.41 23.73 65.14 10 118.39 6 45.0 John Reynolds M70 34.00 18.24 52.24 12 34.13 31.97 66.10 5 118.34 7 44.0 Wendy O'Brien W65 47.90 5.85 53.75 2 54.80 9.19 63.99 16 117.74 8 43.0 Duncan Macnicol M65 25.10 24.74 49.84 23 30.40 37.45 67.85 3 117.69 9 42.0 John Hunt M75 38.70 13.28 51.98 19 47.56 18.12 65.68 7 117.66 10 41.0 Tanya Colyer W55 44.61 7.42 52.03 17 46.74 18.73 65.47 9 117.5 11 40.0 Bryan Thomas M75 34.94 17.72 52.66 8 47.73 16.80 64.53 13 117.19 12 39.0 Bob Banens M65 20.35 31.76 52.11 16 32.40 32.59 64.99 11 117.1 13 38.0 Mary Wahren W80 41.52 10.44 51.96 20 48.76 16.20 64.96 12 116.92 14 37.0 Shane Hutchison M40 20.93 32.41 53.34 5 48.38 14.76 63.14 21 116.48 15 36.0 Jeanette Williamson W75 36.59 15.53 52.12 15 36.91 27.22 64.13 15 116.25 16 35.0 Caroline Campbell W70 42.66 9.18 51.84 21 53.07 11.25 64.32 14 116.16 17 34.0 Noel Donohoe M75 36.84 15.29 52.13 14 43.13 20.83 63.96 17 116.09 18 33.0 Diann Bramwell W70 43.55 8.95 52.50 9 47.25 16.23 63.48 20 115.98 19 32.0 Kevin Blewitt M75 31.20 21.16 52.36 11 33.99 29.52 63.51 19 115.87 20 31.0 Claire Perry W50 44.75 8.82 53.57 3 47.70 13.02 60.72 23 114.29 21 30.0 Raylea Rudov W70 41.92 9.02 50.94 22 43.17 19.78 62.95 22 113.89 22 29.0 Jayne Hardy W50 22.35 26.14 48.49 25 22.58 40.94 63.52 18 112.01 23 28.0 Peter Neill M80 36.84 15.19 52.03 17 33.84 25.70 59.54 24 111.57 24 27.0 Ray Green M70 31.13 21.27 52.40 10 30.13 23.22 53.35 25 105.75 25 26.0 Chris White M45 39.54 0.00 0.00 N/E 1.0 *Australian Record Weight Throw 20 May 2017 100lb Weight 20 May 2017

Jan Banens W75 4.000kg 12.49m Bob Banens M65 2.68m Jayne Hardy W50 7.258kg 11.95m John Reynolds M70 2.36m Jeanette Williamson W75 4.000kg 9.79m Brian Kingston M60 2.30m Raylea Rudov W70 5.449kg 6.90m Noel Donohue M75 1.72m Tanya Colyer W55 7.258kg 5.06m Jeanette Williamson W75 1.47m Aust Record John Reynolds M70 7.258kg 12.50m Bob Banens M65 9.072kg 11.68m Brian Kingston M60 9.072kg 11.54m Ray Green M70 7.258kg 9.03m

Throwing Handicap Tallies

Those over 50 Handicaps or those John Hunt 125 Grant Blewitt 23 active over the past two years) Diann Bramwell 122 Frances Harris 18 Ray Green 246 Joan Mallory 117 Shé Hawke 17 Trish Thomas 242 Claire Perry 106 Brian Kingston 14 Mary Wahren 241 Tim Gulliver 93 Peter Shumack 13 Wendy O'Brien 232 Sharon Gibbins 92 Caroline Campbell 13 Jen Bourke 217 Robert Kennelly 87 Alex Lloyd 9 Attila Spaits 216 Irene Mitchell 87 Noel Donohoe 7 Bryan Thomas 211 Carmen Carlon 86 Jeanette Williamson 6 Raylea Rudov 207 Phillip Toomey 85 Warwick Budd 6 Tanya Colyer 198 Duncan Macnicol 84 Shane Hutchison 5 Nola de Chazal 194 George Mencik 83 Steve Jordan 5 Jayne Hardy 191 Rad Leovic 70 Chris White 5 Frank Nugent 190 Colin Robbie 60 Rod Bizzell 3 Margaret Taylor 181 Christopher Yardley 51 Angela Braniff 2 Peter Freeman 178 Geoff Crumpton 50 Annette Johnston 2 Ewen Drummond 175 Robin Whyte 46 Rebecca Mansell 2 Bob Banens 173 John Reynolds 45 Peter Strangman 1 Peter Neill 173 John Parker 39 Nallo Dean 1 Narelle Blackaby 156 Nick Blackaby 34 Peter Reid 1 Kevin Blewitt 144 Val Chesterton 33 Peter Thompson 1 Jan Banens 135 Lorna England 23 July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 19

Use it or lose it ! Glenn Coward, Exercise Physiologist and ACTVAC Member

The process of ageing is ever apparent to us all and undertake regular moderate to intense exercise are possibly more so for those of us who train regularly and generally far less likely to develop these mainly sedentary especially to those who have competed for many years. associated medical conditions. Whether you're a power or an endurance athlete or perhaps So, are we as veteran athletes doing enough to prevent both, you're not spared a decline in performance when you're the 'natural' muscle strength and muscle mass losses or 'past your prime'. This is certainly no reason to give it away sarcopenia (Latin for flesh/poverty) and also the 'natural' and accept as inevitable the profound decreases in strength, bone density reduction (osteopenia) with each decade of life agility/balance and cardiovascular fitness with advancing beyond 40 years of age? years. We can fight it all the way and it may be much less arduous than you imagine (covered in Part 2). In fact At the leg level the runners are ' holding their own' in the through clever training we can nearly manage to stem the main when compared to non-athletes of the same age, but age related functional decline starting in our mid-forties and the running has to be of a certain intensity. Some lower easily halve the rate of decline in strength/power and aerobic body muscles; however, during the running action are fitness for a further thirty years or more. Some individuals insufficiently 'stressed' to prevent their gradual decline. The are even more fortunate as they are blessed with the right upper body and core musculature of most runners especially genes and can maintain even greater levels of physical the distance runners are likely to experience similar losses attainment through proper training. to those of their sedentary cohort. This situation can be halted and even reversed with the right resistance exercise We do, however, all suffer declines when compared with training. the potential we possessed when we were in our mid to late twenties. Some of us never trained nor competed then and Generally speaking the veteran power athletes, throwers, so are not able to make clear comparisons. jumpers and sprinters do not see strength, muscle mass and bone density losses anywhere near those of the aerobic But clearly more important to us than athletic athlete. Power athletes favour some muscles in competition performance is our health and our ability to function and training and so can experience losses in some of the less physically and mentally at a high standard at any given active muscles and this may lead to muscle imbalances and chronological age. We hear researchers speak of assessing some postural issues, e.g. round shouldered appearance from people on a number of parameters to determine our excessive bench pressing and limited upper back training. biological age based on how fit, physically able and healthy The Power athlete usually doesn't meet the 'required' aerobic we are. Conversely, some people (usually sedentary types) stress in training comparable to that of our ancestors - are assessed to be years older biologically than their actual running significant distances in search of food while chronological age. It is difficult to make excuses for being hunting. significantly older biologically than your actual age if you do not suffer a debilitating medical condition that affects your In some power athletes (compounded by family genetic bodily functioning or prevents you from eating a healthy diet traits) the incidence of heart disease and diabetes (type 2) and getting regular exercise. are not dissimilar to sedentary individuals of similar age. Aside from the many possible health problems one might It is clear that if we want to stave off fragility and experience in late middle age and old age, two conditions dysfunction into old age we need to continue to do what many people are not fully aware of particularly in the early we've been doing, and devote some more time and energy to stages are the loss of muscle power or strength (and the attending aspects we've possibly neglected. For example, associated muscle wasting) and the gradual loss of bone improve our muscle mass and power through resistance density. The bone losses are partly due to the fact that they training if we are a distance athlete or do more aerobic are not being worked by strong muscle action and because of (rowing, stationary bike, water running or swimming etc.) if reduced activity and exertion levels common in those who a power athlete. see ageing as a reason to become inactive. Through this approach we can better keep our bones, The decline in muscle and bone quality and function need muscles, level of endurance, our posture, balance, not occur at anywhere near the rate seen in sedentary independence and quality of life well into our nineties. individuals. In fact, the losses can be nullified entirely for In a future article I would like to explore the best and an extended period of time (years) provided the individual is easiest ways to ensure strong muscles and bones and achieve prepared to stimulate the muscles and bones in much the a capable cardiorespiratory capacity. same manner early man did as a hunter and gatherer. A growing number of physiologist/geneticists are now Glen Coward starting to believe that our genes (ancient genes) expect and require stimulus through exercise similar to the activity Besides part 2 of Glenn’s article on Use it or Lose it! In patterns of our early ancestors before the age of agriculture. the next issues of Vetrunner, we also hope to have a They theorise that without regular exercise of sufficient complementary article by Dr David Hughes, Chief Medical intensity and duration that modern day man does not satisfy Officer at the AIS, on Physical Activity - magic medicine for these genes and as a result is prone to common diseases like health across the lifespan—This would be based on his great heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Certainly those who talk at the recent Awards night. Page 20 — July 2017 Vetrunner

JACK PENNINGTON OAM Athlete through and through (1922-2016)

This obituary for Jack Pennington by Bob Irwin is reproduced courtesy of 1947, joined Cable and Wireless, married and became a the Southern Highlands Newsletter Inc – issue no.219, December 2016 father of three. He was also a Labour councillor. Jack Pennington died in Canberra on 10 October, 2016, To Australia aged 93. Jack was an energetic and committed servant of Jack and family moved to Canberra in 1958. Even before athletics, an outstanding competitor, coach and innovator. Jack arrived his employer had signed him up with one of the Enthusiastic about all aspects of life to the end, Jack was no local athletic clubs, such was his reputation. Jack was a ordinary person. Running was a major part of Jack’s life. very fit and determined runner. He ran his first competitive race in 1934, his last in 1993. The Second World War inhibited his running – as it did for many sportspeople, including Wooderson – but nothing would hold him back in his adopted country. His early wins in Australia included the 1961 Southern Tablelands 10,000m road race and one-miler, and a half-marathon from Illabo to Junee – the prize being a bread knife on which was engraved “With the compliments of Thompson’s Stud Farm.” In 1972, aged 50, Jack ran a world-class veteran’s time of 4m 22s in a 1500 metres race in San Diego, USA. At 58 he ran a 3hrs 12m marathon. There were plenty of other impressive performances over the years in Australia and overseas, including at World Veterans/Masters Championships. He became a successful coach, the first to take an ACT athlete to Australian representation: Dave McInnes, who ran a world-class marathon of 2hrs 18m in 1976. Never one to get locked in to current training and racing ideas and practices he experimented, tried the new, adapted the existing, observed, read about and listened to help form his own opinions. Jack was far from comfortable with the professionalisation of athletics and he abhorred drug cheating. Running writing A prolific writer, reviewer and editor of numerous articles on long-distance running and fitness, Jack was actively involved in sports science as it applied to running – at ANU and the Australian Institute of Sport (with Prof Born to run Dick Telford AM PhD). Jack was born in London in December 1922. His father Never averse to offering constructive criticism and not died in 1932 of long-standing wounds, effects of gas just on athletics, Jack wrote to whomever he thought poisoning and trauma from the Great War. appropriate: prime ministers, ministers, the press, other His mother soon married an Australian comedian (Harry athletes and coaches. They often replied. Lewis). Jack was shipped off to Ireland in 1933 to be cared Jack authored two books. His autobiography A Life on for by his grandfather. Over the radio he heard the heroic the Run (self published 1995), foreword by Prof Telford, was running feats of Sydney Wooderson (UK), Glen Cunningham appropriately titled. Jack dedicated the book to his great (USA) and Jack Lovelock (NZ) leading up to the 1936 mate, the highly-respected John Gilmour. “I consider him to Olympics in Berlin. He’d been running the three miles to be the world’s greatest veteran runner.” school and back each day – the earlier he got home the more time for trout fishing and fun. He resolved to be a This extract from A Life on the Run typified Jack competitive runner. Pennington: “Success in any endeavour is largely observation, common sense and confidence, based on a Jack, aged 15, returned to London by himself working as foundation of good health and fitness. It is also very clear to an apprentice engineer for a pittance. At 16 he joined the me that in our modern lifestyle we consult the medical Local Defence Volunteers. He survived bombing raids profession too often for minor injuries and minor ailments during 1940 and in the same year joined the Irish Rifles. In which should be allowed to run their course.” inter-military competition he easily won the 1000m race and was selected to run for the British Army against the Jack also authored The Evolution of Veterans Athletics Canadians, the Poles and the Air Force. He was a team 1966-1981 (self-published 2010). On the front cover is a mate of his idol Wooderson. photo of John Gilmour. A few words on him are appropriate here. The biography of Gilmour is by Richard Harris -All In He served in Burma with the British Army’s 14th Army My Stride. John Gilmour’s Story: Changi to World Signals, as a radio mechanic (telegraphy), from 1942 to well Champion (Hesperian Press 1999). Foreword by Herb after the end of hostilities, returning home in 1946 following Elliot. The book is both inspiring and dreadfully saddening. special post-war duties. Jack took up running again in July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 21

JACK PENNINGTON OAM continued mind as it personified the man. It concerned airborne ration drops when in Burma, which included four cigarettes per man One extract from page 153 says much: “In July 1995, the per day and vitamin chocolate bars – Jack would swap his Year of the Veteran, I was invited by the Minister for Sport, cigarettes for chocolate bars. (Cigarette smoke and alcohol the Hon John Faulkner, and the Minister for Veteran Affairs, would never pass his lips.) Right up until his death, Jack the Hon Con Sciacia, to a function to acknowledge all World would enjoy a chocolate biscuit – his only afternoon-tea “treat” War II veterans who had excelled in sport since returning from when at home or during dancing at the Belconnen Senior active service”. Citizens Club. In this regard, at least, he was a man of habit. In related correspondence, John Faulkner stated “it would be near impossible to find an Australian citizen more deserving Jack the dancer of such consideration than John Gilmour”. Jack took up dancing after retiring from competitive John Gilmour held world records for his age groups in running in 1993 when he injured an achilles tendon running in everything from 800m to the marathon. His eyesight suffered an 800m race at age 71. He worked on its recovery and was quite badly during captivity in Changi and Japan, his will to soon walking and riding his push bike. survive helped keep him (and his men) going under terrible He joined the Belconnen Seniors, where he met Dot at the conditions. A small number of Japanese guards were decent to club’s dancing events. She became his second wife. After him, recognising the sort of person he was. illness she was limited to short dancing sessions. My wife, an At the Veterans/Masters Games in Tokyo in 1982, John had excellent dancer, joined in 2002. Jack soon had a “dancing outstanding success, winning the M65 10,000 metres and partner” and she danced with him as much as anyone. (It’s on marathon. For two weeks in November 2015, at age 95, he was Wednesdays so I was usually working, or now, playing golf.) in Japan as a guest of the Japanese Government to participate Her summation: light and quick on his feet, gentle with his in ceremonies marking 70 years since the Second World War. hold, and well-coordinated. He never got puffed. John had endeared himself to the Japanese. Jack and Dot lived in the Canberra suburb of Kaleen, in a Over 4000 athletes descended on Perth in October 2016 for comfortable house with a large garden. After Dot suffered the World Masters Athletics Championships. John Gilmour ongoing health difficulties over a decade ago, Jack was up for the challenge to care for her without moving or downsizing, or Australia’s oldest competitor at 97, came out of retirement to compete one last time on home soil. stopping dancing. Jack’s energy and commitment saw them through. Dot was very grateful for his efforts. Recognition A push bike fall in 2013 (when riding home with some The 2006 Queen’s Birthday Honours recognised Jack’s shopping) broke a hip, but he was back dancing in less than achievements as follows: “Mr John Harold PENNINGTON, two months, with some pain. He was accustomed to pain. Kaleen, ACT. For service to athletics, particularly in the area Jack enjoyed dancing right up to six weeks before he died of long distance running, as an administrator, coach and when a sudden and serious illness halted this activity, but not competitor.” A proud occasion for Jack, and well-deserved. much else. He remained chirpy, energetic and positive in his Jack was a foundation member and life member of a final days, even when being visited in hospital. There was no number of athletic clubs. He was patron of the ACT Veteran’s mental or vocal dimming. Athletic Club. Saying farewell I met Jack 14 years ago. The first time we chatted he I was honoured to speak at the memorial gathering for raised the topic of athletics. As soon as Jack learnt that I had Jack, held in the Belconnen Senior Citizens Club. Jack’s been a runner with the Western Suburbs Athletic Club in family, friends, senior citizens, and current and retired athletes Sydney after leaving Fort Street High in 1965, he asked if I were present. knew various runners, such as Frank Macaffery (former Irishman) and Rex Foulkes (former English paratrooper) who Mixing around after the formalities I met up with several were with Wests – familiar names to long-distance runners of runners who competed in Sydney inter-club competition when I the time. I knew Frank and Rex well despite them being a was with Wests. They’d moved to Canberra – it’s that sort of generation ahead of me and I merely ran long sprints and place – and became marathon and/or cross-country runners. I middle distance – not “proper” events like the 10,000 metres or hadn’t seen them for at least 45 years. They knew Jack well, marathon. (Rex was tragically killed in a car accident near having competed against him, been coached by him or Cooma in 1969. Rex Foulkes Memorial half-marathons began mentored to become coaches themselves. in the UK and Canberra.) One, Bryan Thomas, now in his mid-70s, was our PE Right away, Jack and I had a common bond and from that teacher in 1962 at Fort Street. He had been a good 800m time we exchanged books and stories on running and fitness, runner at Wollongong High, and is now a long-distance runner and other topics. He had the most to lend and say. with the ACT Veterans Club. When he told me his name I recognised him despite not having seen him for 54 years. He Jack was not just a prolific writer, but also an inexhaustible looked as fit as he was way back then. reader – almost exclusively on athletics, war (especially the As school students we thought “Mr Thomas” was a hero. He Second World War) and biographies (Labor identities: Uren, played lock for Newtown and flatted with dual-international Hawke, Hayden, Keating), as well as political commentary and (and PE teacher) Jim Lisle and the future coaching legend, and philosophy. Commonwealth Games shot putter, Warren Ryan. They When I lent Jack the large book prepared for the 100-year resided in Park Street opposite Burwood Park, near where anniversary of the Western Suburbs Athletic Club in 2004, he some of us lived and played. To Bryan, Jack was a hero. went through it word for word. Results. Times. Dates. At the beginning of my talk I asked a question of the Distances. Records. He knew many of the competitors, officials attendees: “How would you describe Jack in one word?” and coaches, including my coach Don Brodie, a former NSW Coming back to that at the end, the one most offered was State Championship winner. “enthusiastic.” Jack would have liked that. I enjoyed hearing stories about his war service and war in general, for which he held strong opinions over the futility and Bob Irwin waste. He told a particular story more than once, but I didn’t Page 22 — July 2017 Vetrunner

The Way We Were

By Bryan Thomas Cullen and Beryl Lowry. The 4.5km course was won by Carol Ey from Mike Breen and Vince Evert. Doug Fry 30 YEARS AGO (July 1987) earned his red ‘100 runs’ T shirt and Jim Tucker the ‘50’. Entries for the VII World Veterans’ Athletics 10 YEARS AGO (July 2007) Championships to be held in Melbourne in December 1987 John Carmody, just 54 years-of-age, collapsed and died were due next month. during the weekly 6km BBQ Stakes Handicap on Oakey Jim and Maureen O’Shea organised our annual 10km Hill. John had been a member since 1990 and was a cross-country championships in Stromlo Forest. Age regular participant in our monthly run/walk handicaps champions were – M35 Tony Murray, M40 Garry Hand having completed 121. 34.07 (fastest), M45 Paul Rudkin, M50 Peter Kallio, M55 The hilly Mt Taylor course was the venue for this Lindsay Hooper, M60 Reg Mullins, M65 Hal Dalheim, W30 month’s run/walk handicap and was also the third in the Shirley Rake, W35 MaryAnn Busteed 41.48 (fastest ‘King and Queen of the Mountains Series’. The long course woman), W40 Rosemary Parker, W45 Norma Lindemann, was won by W45 Juani O’Reilly jnr from Debbie Cowell and W50 Anne Young and W55 Joan Mallory. Ewan Brown. Ian Lavering won the Frylink event ahead of Some members were selected to represent the ACT in Kerry Boden and Audrey Gormley. The Waddell walk Australian open cross-country and race-walk handicap was won by John Hunt from Rick Hatcher and championships. Phil Garvin, Garry Hand, Trevor Jacobs, Monika Short. Rosemary Parker earned her ‘200 handicaps’ Tony Lyendik, Peter Skinner, MaryAnn Busteed, Jo Cullen T shirt while Doug Carney and Gwen Gleeson their ‘100’ and Annette McNeill were in the cross-country team while and George Quarmby his ‘50’. Bob Chapman, Dave Thompson, Peter Waddell, Robin Our cross-country championships were again a joint Whyte and Gwen Vines were the race-walkers. venture with Athletics ACT and conducted within Weston Bryan Thomas published the Top Ten Marathoners for Park. Men over 60 and all women ran the two lap 8km Each Age Group for the first time. Leaders of each age course while the younger men ran 12km. Age group group were – M40 Garry Hand 2:19.00 (AR), M45 Peter champions were – W35 Kathleen Bleakley, W40 Jenny Kallio 2:31.32, M50 Peter Kallio 2:37.34, M55 Keith Perroux Brichacek, W45 Debbie Cowell, W50 Kathy Southgate 31.18 3:03.22, M60 Keith Perroux 3:22.09, W35 Annette McNeill (fastest vet woman), W55 Charmaine Knobel, W60 Caroline 2:48.01, W40 Wendy Davidson 3:18.05, W45 Norma Campbell, W65 Susan Counsel and W70 Anne Young Lindemann 3:25.48 and W55 Lucille Warth 5:27.29. (maintained her record of having run every ACTVAC cross- It was a freezing morning, less than zero degrees, for the country championship to date); M30 Peter Kenna, M35 running of this month’s 9km handicap on Cooleman Ridge. Paco Iglesias, M40 Peter Cullen, M45 Greg Regester, M50 Joan Mallory was best of the 106 participants just ahead of Ken White, M55 Trevor Jacobs 43.44 (fastest vet in husband Al and Reg Mullins. the12km event), M60 Kent Williams 32.05 (fastest vet in the 8km), M65 Bernie Millett, M70 Peter Kallio and M75 20 YEARS AGO (July 1997) Rad Leovic. More than thirty members participated in the Gold John Parker won the monthly throwing handicap, Coast Marathon, half marathon and 10km. Our best were – incorporating javelin and hammer, from Ray Green and Susan Hobson 1st woman in a PB 2:32.43, Trevor Jacobs 1st Phil Toomey. Both W60 Trish Thomas and W65 Janice M45 2:35.51, Colin Bridge 1st M50 2:50.20, Nigel Coldrick Banens set Australian Records by heaving the 100lb ultra PB 3:08.26, Christine Pauling debut 3:22.23 and W55 heavy weight 1.53 and 1.29m respectively. Pamela Weiss PB 4:08.58. Anne Young won the June ACT Masters Sports Award for her outstanding performance in our half marathon. Nine members and former member M55 Olavi Koivukangas, now living back in Finland, participated in the XII World Championships in Durban, RSA. Our two 55 year-olds were the stars. Fran Harris won six medals – a gold medal for the W55 300m hurdles (Australian Record), silver medals for both the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays and bronze medals in the 400m, steeplechase and triple jump. John Hunt won gold in the M55 high jump (AR) and bronze in the triple jump. Our other representatives in South Africa were – M45s Bob Banens and Conrad Burge, Len Childs M70, Sherryl Greathead W45, Ray Green M50, Stephen Knight M40 and Graeme Small M55. Very heavy rain hampered the twenty-six participants throwing the hammer and javelin in this month’s throwing handicap. Grahame Taylor was the winner in front of Phil Toomey and Margaret Taylor. Audun Fristad, having recently become an M75, set a record of 7.67m for the heavy weight throw. The running handicap was conducted in Fadden Pines. Angel Marina former champion Raiders winger, with his The 9km course was won by Connie Clements from Jo collection of trophies at the recent ACTVAC awards night: the Boag award, the Adler and the Daniels trophies. July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 23

Secretary’s AGM Report Dr Dick Telford OAM Patron

The ACTVAC AGM for 2017 was held on the 23rd May at Our Fifth Patron in Current ACT Senior of the Year Belconnen Soccer Club. My secretary’s report follows; Dick is a prominent personality within the local and The evening began with the Annual Track and Field national sporting community and is an advocate for awards and trophy presentation hosted by Kathy Sims with promoting healthy lifestyles. In 2017 he was chosen as ACT assistance from Jan Banens (Club President). This was the Australian Senior Person of the Year and a few months later first time the presentation was held just prior to the AGM. was elected our fifth club patron. Dick followed on from his long-time friend Jack Pennington OAM who had been our I consider this to be a success as it enabled more members patron for twenty-two years and died in October 2016. Dick to see our awards winners be presented with their due wrote the Foreword for Jack’s book A Life on the Run recognition in the relaxed atmosphere of a club. The (published 1991) and launched his second book The accomplished presentation from Kathy and Jan also helped Evolution of Veteran Athletics 1966-1981 (2010). Dick has to start the evening on a positive note. also written several books and many academic papers on This continued with an entertaining and informative athletics, sport and physical fitness. speech from our guest speaker David Hughes, whom In 1981 the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) was reminded us the importance of ongoing training with established and Dick was appointed Director of Sport consistency in “Magic Medicine for Health across the Science. He not only had the academic qualifications for the Lifespan”. role but he also had a background in playing and coaching Congratulations and well deserved recognition was elite sport at the highest level – especially in the VFL and extended to Marlene Reid as the winner of the 2017 Stuart Victorian cricket. In his position at the AIS Dick was a Reid award. leader of internationally recognised research into all aspects of sport physiology as well as supervising research The AGM itself was conducted in an efficient manner and undertaken by Ph.D students. Several of our members; in accordance with our constitution and the Associations including Roger Abbott, Jack Clarke, Garry Hand, Peter Incorporation Act 1991. Kallio, Terry Munro, Keith Perroux, Stuart Reid and Bryan There were a number of contentious issues to be Thomas were involved in some of the early studies on the addressed with differing points of view. Nevertheless, I training and performances of veteran-aged athletes. would like to thank the members and my fellow committee Dick has always been interested in coaching distance colleagues for their contribution. These were generally runners many of which have performed well at the highest proposed in a polite manner and with respect to others with levels including Olympic and Commonwealth Games; some a contrary opinion. of the athletes he has worked with are Robert de Castella, The club now has a clear direction to follow and it is up to Martin Dent, Susan Hobson, Andrew Lloyd, Lisa Ondieki all of us to execute these plans going forward into year and Benita Willis to name just a few. He was physiologist to 2017/2018. the Australian swimming team at the 1984 LA Olympics and national distance running coach at both the 1992 and The specific decisions will be recorded in the meeting 1996 Olympic Games. Although Dick retired from the AIS in minutes; however, for convenience a summary is provided 2005 he has continued to coach and in 2014 he was Athletics below; Australia Coach of the Year. The elected Executive committee consisted of Jan Banens, Dick was a member of ACTVAC from 1985 to 1988 President; Jayne Hardy, Vice-President; Shane Hutchison, during which time he was a regular at our track and field Secretary; Ken Smith, Treasurer. meets in which he participated in all events from 800 to 5000m. Dick was a world class veteran middle distance The elected Committee members were: Terrill Strahan, runner who won medals at national and world Steve Jordan, Raylea Rudov, Lorna England and Robbie championships. His PBs as an M40 – 800m 1:58, 1500m Costmeyer (latter to be confirmed). 3:57, mile 4:24 and 5000m 15:17 were all ACT Records until Dick Telford was unanimously elected club patron for Tony Murray and Garry Hand ran quicker. Two highlights year 2017/2018 by show of hands of his veteran athletics career were the memorable battles Membership fees for 2017/2018 Option 3 (amended) were with fellow club member Garry Hand in 800 and 1500m adopted by closed ballot. finals at the 1987 Australian Championships in Sydney and the unbelievable dead heat with fellow Canberran Tony The Treasurer’s report acceptance into the minutes Murray in the final of the M40 1500m in 3:57.94 at the 1987 remains outstanding with regards to expenditure World Championships in Melbourne. Dick ran many half amortization, this will be resolved by special resolution at a marathons one of which was the 1983 ACT Vets’ Half when future Special General Meeting. he ran the event in 71 minutes. He also completed six Finally I would like to take this opportunity to thank the marathons; his best being 2:27.54 as an M35 in the 1982 Big outgoing members of the ACTVAC Committee; Nigel M Marathon in Melbourne. Incidentally in August 1985 he Coldrick, Bruce Wight and Angela Braniff. A special ran his one and only monthly handicap on the old Hospital mention and remembrance goes to Jack Pennington OAM Jetty course. (1922-2016) - our former patron. Apart from currently being an Adjunct Professor at the ANU and a frequent guest on ABC Canberra Radio where Shane Hutchison he discusses a variety of topics associated with health and Secretary physical activity, Dick is still an active and popular distance running coach. And of course he was honoured with being the 2017 ACT representative for Senior Australian of the

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Brian Thomas Page 24 — July 2017 Vetrunner

Calendar Weekly, Bi-Weekly & Monthly Events Sat 26 Aug: YCRC Hackett 2/3/6km ACTVAC events are shown in bold, other events are run by Sun 27 Aug: Run/Walk Handicap, Goorooyarroo different organisations. Please check with organisers to confirm details, especially for non-ACTVAC events. Please check with organisers to confirm details

Jun 2017 ACTVAC General Committee Meetings monthly on the Sat 24 Jun: Throwing Handicap second Wednesday of the month at Belconnen Soccer Club, Sun 25 Jun: Run/Walk Handicap, Mt Ainslie Belconnen Way, Hawker at 7.00pm. Contact Secretary Shane Hutchison: [email protected]

Jul 2017 ACTVAC Monthly Weight Pentathlons at 9am at Sat 1 Jul: YCRC Stromlo Handicap 2/5km, Masson Street, Turner Uriarra Road Contact Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053. Sun 2 Jul: YCRC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong Tue 4 Jul: ACTVAC Social Dinner Customs Joggers meet every Friday at Stage 88 in Café Lime Raiders Club Weston Commonwealth Park at 12.15pm. Mike Stracey 6258 8756 1 Liardet Street Weston Note: earlier Winter start time – 6.30pm Lake Tuggeranong Stakes every Tuesday on the lake Sat 15 Jul: YCRC Smithy 2/3/6km, Stromlo Forest edge near KFC at 12.20pm. Sun 16 Jul: Throws Pentathlon Peter Thomson 0407 702 683 Sat 22 Jul: YCRC Runners Shop 2/5/10km, Menindee Drive, Parkes BBQ Stakes Handicap every Wednesday from the Senior Sat 29 Jul: Throwing Handicap Citizens Club in Woden at 12.10pm. Adrian Plunkett 6283 2388. Sun 30 Jul: Run/Walk Handicap, Little Black Mountain, Bindubi Street YCRC Women’s and Girls Jogalong at Weston Park on the first Sunday of the month at 9am (8am in summer).

Aug 2017 Lake Ginninderra Handicap, last Tuesday of the month, Sat 5 Aug: YCRC Dunrossil Drive 2.1/4.2km from outside the Lighthouse Bar at 12.20pm. Sun 6 Aug: YCRC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong Simon Wall 0404 859 404. Tue 8 Aug: ACTVAC Social Dinner Sat 12 Aug: YCRC Black Mt Peninsula 2/4/8km Mount Ainslie Run Up, first Tuesday of the month, from Sun 13 Aug: Throws Pentathlon Treloar Crescent behind the War Memorial at 12.45pm. Sun 13 Aug: Sydney City to Surf John Harding 6244 1153. Sun 20 Aug: ACTVAC Half Marathon, Lake Ginninderra Black Mountain Run Up, held on the third Tuesday each Sat 26 Aug: Throwing Handicap month at 12.45pm, Clunies Ross St, 100m east of Botanic

Join a Training Group: Improve Your Fitness

Groups of veteran athletes conduct training sessions around Canberra. To train with any one of the groups you should contact the group coordinator listed. It’s always fun to train with others, to share skills and knowledge. Runners, throwers, jumpers and walkers of all levels are welcome.

Val Chesterton: Strength, speed & general fitness for runners, jumpers & walkers, Calwell Playing Fields, Fridays 9am, 8.30am in summer. 6292 8994 Katherine Fitzpatrick: FIT (Females In Training). Tuesdays 12.15pm at the AIS Track. 6214 1239. Fran Harris: Strength, sprints and hurdles training at the AIS track.6230 2341 (h) John Hunt: Jumps. Sundays, 11:00am at the AIS track. 6241 9392 (h) Chris Lang: Long distance pack runs Saturdays 7:00am in summertime at Treloar Crescent, Campbell. 7:30am in wintertime at Cotter Reserve. 6231 7353 (h), 6261 2826 (w) Geoff Moore: Distance interval training. Mondays 5:30pm, Parliament House underground carpark. Sundays 7:30am at Stromlo Forest Park. 6254 4753 (all hours) Greg Stretton: Middle distance training. Sundays except long weekends, 9.00am, Grammar School, corner of Mugga Way / Flinders Way. 6295 8474 (h), 6257 6127 (w) ‘Tuesday group’: long distance running and walking. Roger Pilkington—Johnson Trophy winner competing Tuesdays 9:00am at Black Mountain Peninsula. in the M55 10,000m at the Darwin National Champs July 2017 Vetrunner — Page 25

the importance of the moment. All in all, check your sur- ACTVAC Social Function roundings before clicking. Action photos are particularly for July 2017 welcome. Photos may be cropped where appropriate.

Date: Tuesday 4 July 2017 Editorial Comment Venue: Café Lime at Raiders Weston Club Location: 1 Liardet Street Weston This issue of Vetrunner was prepared while on the road and without ready access to the email and the internet, and Time: 6.30pm also without access to some key editing software. The Aus- (NOTE: earlier time during Winter) tralian Masters Athletics Championships in Darwin also Food: Wide variety of food coincided with the closing date. Nevertheless I have man- (including Gluten Free & Vegetarian) aged to include most regular items and also tried to make this edition more interesting by including a number of topi- Drinks: Purchase at the bar cal articles and well illustrated with larger photographs.

You are all invited to meet with fellow members of the Because of time and data limitations this edition was Club for an informal social dinner. For a great night out not proofread and I apologise for any name misspellings please contact one of the following members of the Social and typos. The sequence of reports is also different from Team by 12 noon on Monday 3 July so that we can finalise that usually adopted; however, that is deliberate to get the numbers. We look forward to seeing you there. members to explore Vetrunner beyond their narrow inter- est. I thank the usual contributors for their reports, arti- Rosemary: 6288 2508(h) cles and photos. [email protected] Constructive comment is welcome and should be ad- Sherryl: 0419 013 025 dressed to [email protected] [email protected] Articles submitted to Vetrunner but not published are usually the result of page limitations, and may be included Vetrunner Online in the following edition of Vetrunner. I am only an interim Vetrunner editor, between Mike Saunders and the new editor - Robert Kennelly who is cur- There is a limited print run of Vetrunner each month, rently travelling overseas in Canada. So the next Vetrun- with copies assigned for record purposes and posted to oth- ner issue should be produced by the more permanent edi- er veterans/masters clubs and to those members who have tor, and articles should therefore be addressed to: not registered an email address with the Club. There are [email protected] also some copies available at the handicap and track events each month. Vetrunner is on the ACTVAC website at: Bob Banens

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More Pictures from the Darwin Masters Athletics Champs

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Peter Baker 1st M50 5000m Walk Above: Mary Wahren 2nd W80 Javelin

Jayne Hardy W50 shot Put Chris White 2nd M45 Shot Put

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