VETRUNNER ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 42 Issue 9 — May 2021 Patron: Dick Telford AO Website: www.actmastersathletics.org.au Facebook: ACT Masters Athletics Club The monthly magazine of the ACT Masters Athletics Club Inc. Email: [email protected] 2021 HEART FOUNDATION and JOHNSON TROPHY RECIPIENTS
2021 HEART FOUNDATION TROPHY RECIPIENT 2021 JOHNSON TROPHY RECIPIENT BOB BANENS MARGARET TAYLOR
GETTING “BACK ON THE BIKE” AFTER OPS CHAMPION RECOGNISED FOR CONTRIBUTING TO Bob joined our club in 1993. He is a national class performer in SUCCESSFUL ATHLETICS SEASON all throwing disciplines, especially the javelin and currently Margaret Taylor, who joined the club as a W35 in 1985, is holds Australian Records for the M45, M50, M55, M60 and the most successful competitor in our club’s history, winning M65 javelin. In former years he was also a talented sprinter, more titles and setting more records at ACT, national and hurdler, jumper, pole-vaulter and decathlete. In 2016 he was world level than any other member. Margaret currently the male winner of the Throwers Trophy aka the Green Award. holds 57 individual ACT Records in sprints, hurdles, jumps He has won the prestigious Fristad Award for track and field and pentathlon in age groups ranging from W35 to W70. excellence three times (in 1996, 1999 and 2001), was runner-up Amongst this list are ten Australian Records – the W60 and in 1998 and 2020 and was third in 1994, 2000 and in 2003. W70 in both high and long jumps and all age groups from W45 to W70 in the triple jump as well as being a former Bob has competed successfully in many Australian, eight Oce- World Record holder for the W50 and W55 triple jump. ania and ten World Championships as well as at four World Masters Games and two WMA Indoor Championships. Bob’s Margaret’s record at international competitions is simply trip to Rarotonga for the 2004 Oceania Championships will be remarkable as she has always come home with medals, usu- forever memorable, not because of his fine performances and ally gold but occasionally also a silver and sometimes a medals won but his colourful island wedding to prominent ath- bronze, from eight World Championships between Mel- lete Janice Davies. Eleven years later Bob and Janice renewed bourne 1987 and Malaga 2018. Margaret has the amazing their vows when the Oceania Championships were again con- record of having been AMA (formerly AAVAC) Jumper of ducted in the Cook Islands. the Year nine times since 1999.
However this award is not for his outstanding track and field Locally, Margaret has won the Boag Award for sprinting performances over many years but more because he has contin- and hurdling on fifteen occasions. She was the inaugural ued to be a very competitive athlete after recovering from sur- female winner of the Quentin Anthony Jump Series in 2006 gery to both knees in 2014 and having a hip replacement last and has enjoyed another ten victories since. Margaret also September. Much of Bob’s rehab has incorporated long bike has an exceptional record of eight victories and being runner rides. This season Bob has been a wonderful role model for get- -up six times in our annual ‘Gift’, a special 100m race in ting back into competition and although his performances are which runners are handicapped according to age. not yet back to his former Her track and field standards excellence has been they are im- acknowledged by being proving. the recipient of the Fristad Award 12 Bob has been times as well as being an enthusias- runner-up and third tic administra- for another 6 and 3 tor; he has seasons respectively. served four Thus she has been years on our judged to be one of our club commit- best three women ath- tee, been on letes for 19 seasons. the AMA Margaret has been a Board of Di- member of our Awards rectors from Sub-committee, re- 2001 to 2007 sponsible for determin- during which ing the recipients of Page 23 Page 23
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May 2021 Vetrunner — page 3 Australian Masters Athletics Award to ACTMA President
Ken Smith apologised as he had nothing to report, but Jayne Hardy did. See report on AMA Awards! Page 5 (photo from ACTMA Facebook)
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Page 4 — May 2021 Vetrunner 2021 FRISTAD AWARDS FOR ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE The Fristad Awards acknowledge our most outstand- Michael is the best male sprinter in the club’s history. His record ing men and women track and field athletes. These prestig- in the Fristad Award is 4 first places (2012, 2015, 2016 and ious awards have been presented at the end of every season 2021), runner-up in 2011 and third in 2006, 2013 and 2014. since their beginning in 1983. The awards were originally the idea of Audun Fristad who was himself a talented sportsper- RUNNERS - UP 2021 FRISTAD AWARD son in both his Norwegian homeland and later in Australia. WOMEN – CORY COLLINS W80 Audun purchased all trophies associated with the award from Excellent performances in all three sprint distances. Her 60m of 1983 until his death in 2004 at the age of 82. 12.94 earned 89.9 age graded percentage, 100m 21.17 / 89.2%, Recipients of this award have achieved exceptionally high 200m 44.24 / 90.9% and 400m 1:57.69 / 85.1%. Cory was third standards in their chosen event/s and been regular partici- woman in the final of our annual ‘Gift’ and participated for the pants at our Thursday night meets. Performances achieved in eighteenth occasion in the thirty year history of the annual Hig- any official competition from the day after last year’s AMA gins Memorial 800m Handicap. Championships to the end of the most recent championships She was the final runner of our magnificent World Record are compared to results achieved at the last World Masters breaking W80 4x800m relay team that set the new standard of Athletics Championships. It has been customary to announce 26:03.52. A memorable highlight for the fabulous four - Anne our top three male and female athletes as recipients of the Young, Consie Larmour, Jo Klemke and Cory was featured on Fristad Awards at our AGM. local ABC radio and national television. This is the second time Cory has been runner-up in the Fristad UNUSUAL SEASON WITHOUT A ‘NATIONALS’ Award having also been second in 2018. She was the third wom- BUT STARS STILL SHINE an in 2017. Bushfires, then the dreaded coronavirus, had an impact on our 2020-21 track and field season. Sadly both the 2020 and MEN - JOHN LAMB M70 2021 national championships in Brisbane and Canberra re- All of John’s best sprint performances earned very high age- spectively were cancelled because of the pandemic however graded percentages; 60m 8.63 / 96.2%, 100m 13.69 / 90.4%, the selection panel took into consideration all performances 200m 28.23.7 / 95.2%, 400m 63.19 / 93.7% and 800m 2:40.83 / by eligible competitors. This season we conducted sixteen 86.1%. All except the 100m were new ACT Records. John is also track and field meets therefore a competitor had to compete in a talented hurdler – short hurdles 14.13 / 92.9% and long hur- at least eight in which to qualify for the Fristad. dles 50.06 / 95.1% the latter being a new Australian Record. Unfortunately a number of outstanding local athletes; for ex- His combined sprint and hurdle performances resulted in a ample Sue Bourke, Peter Brown, Don Fraser, Fran Harris, Jo sixth victory in the Boag Series while good quality long and Klemke, Consie Larmour, Helen Larmour, Marlene Reid, triple jumps were good enough to win the Anthony Series for a Kathy Sims, Michael Snare and Andrew Sterland participat- third time. ed in less than 8 club meets so were not eligible. John was again runner-up in our annual “Gift’ and won the Both women and men’s winners were easy choices because of ‘Higgins’ for the seventh occasion – most of anyone in the thirty their remarkable performances throughout the year but the year history of this special event. judges had more difficulty identifying the runners-up and John topped off a memorable year in 2010 by winning the Fris- third place recipients. tad Award. He has been runner-up for the last three seasons – 2019, 2020 and 2021. WINNERS of the 2021 FRISTAD AWARD WOMEN – MARGARET TAYLOR W70 THIRD PLACED 2021 FRISTAD AWARD In local competitions Margaret performed outstandingly in WOMEN – VAL CHESTERTON W80 and ANNE STAUN- the sprints and jumps. She earned more than 97% for the 60m TON- JUGOVIC W55 dash and 93% for the 100m while her 35.38 in the 200m was a Two champion race walkers were given the rare honour of being new ACT Record. All three jumps were over 90% and both her joint recipients of the third best performing women competitors best triple jump of 7.90m and 3.80m long jump were Austral- for the year. ian Records. She also shared in ACT Records as a member Having recently become a W80 Val Chesterton set about re- of our W70 4x200m, 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams. writing the ACT Record list as well as setting an Australian Adding to her outstanding record in our annual ‘Gift’ handi- Record along the way. On the track Val set ACT Records for the cap sprint over many years Margaret again finished second. 800mW 6:30.09, 1500W12:17.00, 2000W 16:19, 3000W 25:09, She won the point scores for both the Boag and Anthony Se- 5000W 42:46.06 and10,000W 1:26.31. On the road Val was reg- ries – it was her fifteenth win in the Boag and tenth in the ularly doing well in races conducted by the ACT Race and Fit- Anthony. ness Walking Club – her best 10km 85.07 was an ACT Record Margaret’s track and field excellence has been acknowledged while her 20km in 3:01.19 was an Australian Record. by being the recipient of the Fristad Award twelve times (1993, In 2016 Val was the female recipient of the Fristad Award. 1994, 1999, 2001 and from 2009 to 2011, then in 2015, and Anne Staunton-Jugovic W55 had also recently moved up an from 2018 to 2021), and was runner-up in 1990, 1991, 1995, age group and went on to set new ACT Records for all track 2000, 2007 and 2012 and third in 1997, 1998 and 2006. Wow! walks - 800W 3:48.82, 1500W 7:35.57 / 85.6%, 2000W 10:29.50, 3000W 15:50.00, 5000W 28:41.55 / 82.4% and 10,000W MEN – MICHAEL RODEN M55 58:25.58 / 85.5%. On the road Anne set ACT Records for 10km What a season it was for Michael! He set either an ACT or an 57:35 and 20km 2:06.42. Australian Record in all the sprints. In the 60m he ran 7.62 Anne also demonstrated her running talent - 1500m in 6:14.02 / for an age graded percentage of 98.2% and 100m in 11.96 / 81.2% and 5000m 22:28.66 / 81.7%. 95.4% - both new ACT Records. But he did even better in the In 2009 Anne was runner-up in the Fristad Award. longer sprints – running around the 200m curve in 23.99 / 97.6% then the full lap 400m in 53.80 / 95.8% in Australian MEN – BRUCE GRAHAM M55 Records. In fact he bettered the Australian Record for the 200m twice and the 400m 3 times. Bruce continues to be our most outstanding male distance run- Michael was a clear winner in our annual ‘Gift’ 100m handi- ner – a distinction he has held for more than a decade. He is a cap sprint. His 9th win in the event, the most by a male. dominant front-runner and “the man to beat” by almost all oth- er competitors in the race, even those much younger! Page 5
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AMA ANNUAL AWARDS 2020
MARGARET TAYLOR AND KEN SMITH SUCCESS The Service Merit Award may be made by Australian Masters Athletics Inc. to any person in recognition of outstanding ser- The AMA Annual Awards was once again held virtually via vice to masters athletics in any state or territory. the AMA website with a short introduction from the AMA Any registered member can nominate another member. President Phil Urquhart. 2. A person nominated for this award shall have recorded at Lisa Attenborough, Donna Hiscox and Judy Farrell were the least twelve (12) years of service to masters athletics, however Awards Committee who had the difficult task of choosing the it is not necessary that this service be continuous. winners from some outstanding nominations. 3. The person nominated will have served as a competitor, Our finalists were as follows: official, administrator or in some other capacity, or any combi- Sprints - Michael Roden nation of these, during the period of service. Middle Distance - Kathy Sims Previous ACTMA winners have been: Distance - Susan Archer 2007 - Bob Banens - services to AMA Board Walks - Ann Staunton-Jugovic 2011 - Bryan Thomas - out- Throws - Jan Banens standing services to ACTMA Jumps - Margaret Taylor & masters athletics Multis - W80 Relay Team - Consie Larmour, Cory Collins, Jo 2015 - Ray Green, Sharon Klemke & Anne Young Gibbins, Raylea Rudov and Outstanding Female Performance - Val Chesterton Jayne Hardy for services to Outstanding Male Performance - John Lamb the Winter Throws Champi- Administrator - Kathy & Geoff Sims onships We can now add Ken ACT had a winner (for the 10th time) in the Jumps Category Smith to this list for his with Margaret Taylor. services to ACTMA in many Margaret has over 70 state records and currently has No. 1 varied positions and as an World rankings and Australian Records in both the Long accredited official. Jump and the Triple Jump. The commentator mentioned they could probably call the award the 'Margaret Taylor Award' Reporter: Jayne Hardy now that she has won it so many times!! Congratulations Margaret There were three Service merit Awards given as well.
BRUCE GRAHAM Cont… His best were - 800m 2:25.60 / 86.0 %, 1500m 4:47.96 / 94.4 %, 3000m 10:15.95 / 87.3 %, 5000m 16:59.03 / 91.5%, 10,000m 35:19.30 / 91.9% and one hour run of 16,771m. He was again second in our annual Higgins Memorial 800m Handicap and won the Pennington Series of middle distance rac- es in which starts are determined by age group, for the eleventh time. Bruce has been the male recipient of the Fristad Award five times (in 2011 and then in 2016 as joint winner with sprinter Mi- chael Roden and in 2017 jointly with race walker Robin Whyte before winning in his own right in both 2018 and 2019). He was runner-up in 2009 and 2010 and again from 2012 to 2015. Reporter: Bryan Thomas
HEAVY WEIGHT PENTATHLON - ACTMA CHAMPIONSHIP 11 APRIL
It was a cold and windy morning that greeted 12 competitors for weight. This is not to say the other women did not throw well - the Heavy Weight Pentathlon Championships today. there were some PB’s and season bests there too. The men also We had quite a few interstate competitors too – Morgan Clifford did quite well, espe- (M40) NSW, Althea Mackie W50) QLD, and our regular inter- cially Morgan staters – Ray Green (M75) and Jeannette Williamson (W75). Clifford (M40) who Four men and eight women progressed through the five different had the hardest weights admirably, with some amazing results and PBs accom- task of throwing plished. Ray Green survived the competition even though he sus- the 45lb and the tained a shoulder injury last time he competed in Canberra. 56lb as part of his The best throw of the comp and also the highest points for any of sequence! We were the throws went to Jeannette Williamson (W75) with a massive all very impressed. 17.89m throw in the 2kg category – 1002 points! Full results are No records this day, but as it was the first Heavy Weight Pen- available on the tathlon for the season and the coldest morning Canberra has had website. for a while, it was great that everybody finished happy and no See you round the more injured than when they started. throwing circle! Althea Mackie (W50), Alex Lloyd (W60), Jan Banens (W75) and Reporter Jayne Jayne Hardy (W55) all got over 700 points for the first weight Hardy thrown. John Reynolds (M75), Althea Mackie, Jan Banens and Jayne Hardy all broke 700 points for the second weight. Jayne, Alex, Jan, Althea and Jeannette got over 700 points in the third weight. Althea, Jeannette and Jayne broke 800 points for the fourth weight. Althea and Jayne got over 800 points for the fifth
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Run/Walk Handicap Report
Stromlo Forest 28 March
Thomas Series Long Course run 8km Gold Medal - John Kennedy John found the course hard today, after doing a 12km race walk the day before. It was a challenge for him on the hills, but he had set himself for them. The downhill was also demanding because of his dodgy knees. He led most of the 2nd half, holding off a fast finishing Geoff Monroe. John felt it was a lovely surface to run on, and he could have easily run barefoot on the grass section, but the rocky section in the middle stopped that. Silver Medal Geoff Monroe Bronze Medal John Alcock
Frylink Series Short Course run 4km Gold Medal - Carol Baird Carol had a good paced run and that helped her run home well, especially after an hour run around Ainslie yesterday. Her training has been quite high for the past few months, due to her Six Foot Track run in the Blue Mountains. The track was great & her lighter shoes helped. Silver Medal Judy Edwards Bronze Medal Ken Gordon
Waddell Series Walk Course 4km Gold Medal - Sue Counsel Sue said it is a great course and it’s her favourite walk. She had good conditions today, being only her 3rd walk since her knee replacement in July 2020. There is still a bit of numbness in the knee, but it’s been great to be able to walk properly. She still hopes to improve over the next few months. Silver Medal Michael Gardner Bronze Medal Margaret Taylor
Reporter: Roger Pilkington
Mother’s Day Classic Sunday 9
This year, the Mother’s Day Classic is going local! It will be held in 2 locations in Canberra - around Lake Burley Griffin, and Lake Ginninderra. Mother’s Day Classic Local combines the flexibility of a virtual fun-run or walk with the community atmosphere seen at physical Mother’s Day Classic events. This important and fun event promotes awareness and raises funds for breast cancer research. For more details, and to register, go to the website https://www.mothersdayclassic.com.au/local
Where: Rond Terrace, Parkes Way, Parkes Distances: 5km & 10km Timing: from 8:00am (30-minute arrival intervals)
Where: Diddams Close Park, Diddams Close, Belconnen Distances: 2.4km, 4.8km & 9.6km Timing: from 8:00am (30-minute arrival intervals)
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May 2021 Vetrunner — page 8 Run/Walk Handicap Results March 28
Thomas series Stromlo Forest Variation 8.0 K - Difficulty Factor 1.00 Place Name Surname Age Gr Start Grp Net Tim Rate WR% Point Medal 1 John Kennedy M70 7 0:47:29 5:56 63.2 150 Gold 2 Geoff Monro M55 23 0:38:29 4:49 65.5 149 Silver 3 John Alcock M75 3 0:59:01 7:23 52.8 148 Bronze 4 Roger Pilkington M60 13 0:46:34 5:49 57.9 147 5 Shane Hutchison M45 32 0:33:58 4:15 70.7 146 6 Kevin O'Keeffe M70 17 0:44:53 5:37 67.9 145 7 Kevin Rowe M65 18 0:44:23 5:33 62.8 144 8 Bernie Millett M75 5 0:58:24 7:18 57.0 143 9 Hugh Moore M70 10 0:51:51 6:29 58.8 142 10 Mary Ann Busteed W70 7 0:55:51 6:59 65.4 141 11 David Baussmann M70 21 0:43:14 5:24 69.4 140 12 Bryan Thomas M75 2 1:02:41 7:50 53.1 139 13 Douglas Barrett M65 12 0:49:47 6:13 58.2 0 14 Kate McCallum W50 9 0:53:52 6:44 52.6 0 15 Bob Parker M70 1 1:04:36 8:04 47.9 138 16 Robbie Costmeyer M70 26 0:40:55 5:07 75.6 137 17 Desma Butler W80 1 1:04:57 8:07 63.2 136 18 Alan Mallory M65 23 0:43:16 5:24 63.2 135 19 Robyn Saunders W70 9 0:54:37 6:50 63.7 134 20 Paul Archer M70 15 0:48:52 6:07 61.9 133 21 Sherryl Greathead W65 2 1:05:19 8:10 52.6 132 22 Jim White M70 17 0:50:58 6:22 59.8 131 23 Robert Kennelly M70 1 1:20:13 10:02 37.7 130 24 Bernie Rogers M75 1 1:20:45 10:06 40.6 129
Frylink series Stromlo Forest Park 4.0 K - Difficulty Factor 1.00
Place Name Surname Age Start Grp Net Ti Rate WR% Points Medal 1 Helen Kinmonth W60 6 0:25:59 6:30 54.6 0 2 Carol Baird W70 19 0:20:39 5:10 84.2 75 Gold 3 Judi Edwards W70 2 0:30:11 7:33 59.0 74 Silver 4 Ken Gordon M55 29 0:18:04 4:31 69.6 73 Bronze 5 Will Foster M75 13 0:23:29 5:52 65.5 72 6 Suzie Gaynor W50 1 0:31:31 7:53 42.7 71 7 Ian Bowden M70 19 0:22:19 5:35 64.7 70 8 Neville Madden M65 16 0:23:25 5:51 57.4 0 9 Stephen Gray M65 7 0:28:10 7:03 46.8 69 10 Ray Bramwell M85 7 0:28:27 7:07 67.1 68 11 Dorothy Kass W65 5 0:29:58 7:30 53.8 0 12 Linda Mallory W60 10 0:27:10 6:48 53.4 67 13 Bill Egan M80 1 0:33:26 8:22 55.6 66 14 Jill Brown W70 10 0:27:46 6:57 61.0 65 15 Fiona Henderson W60 1 0:35:08 8:47 40.4 0 16 Cory Collins W80 1 0:38:08 9:32 65.5 64 17 Consie Larmour W85 1 0:38:58 9:45 67.3 63 18 Adrian Krauss M60 1 0:39:47 9:57 32.9 62 19 Joan Mallory W85 1 0:41:00 10:15 77.0 61 20 Anne Young W85 1 0:41:22 10:21 63.4 60 21 Brian Austin M80 1 0:43:39 10:55 41.4 59
Waddell series Stromlo Forest Park 4.0 K - Difficulty Factor 1.00
Place Name Surname Age Start Grp Net Ti Rate WR% Points Medals 1 Suzanne Counsel W80 4 0:41:13 10:18 69.5 75 Gold 2 Michael Gardner M70 23 0:33:48 8:27 63.8 74 Silver 3 Margaret Taylor W70 34 0:31:15 7:49 78.3 73 Bronze 4 Merv Collins M95 6 0:42:37 10:39 73.8 72 5 Josephine Kulesz W70 17 0:38:29 9:37 61.0 71 6 Graeme Small M75 22 0:36:50 9:13 62.7 70 7 Warren Butler M80 16 0:38:50 9:43 61.7 69 8 Neil Boden M70 45 0:29:47 7:27 68.3 68 9 Jack Thackray M90 21 0:37:49 9:27 74.3 67 10 Alice Scott W75 25 0:37:30 9:23 69.3 66 11 Monika Short W70 42 0:32:53 8:13 76.0 0 12 Valerie Bland W70 1 0:53:05 13:16 47.1 65 13 Shé Hawke W55 9 0:50:25 12:36 40.0 0 14 Rosemary Parker W70 40 0:39:32 9:53 64.5 64
May 2021 Vetrunner — page 9 JIM THORPE – AN ALL TIME GREAT
Last month in an article I wrote for Vetrunner I mentioned, Thorpe’s medals and trophies. Even though their names briefly, Jim Thorpe, one of the greatest athletes of all time. In replaced Thorpe’s as the winners of the Pentathlon and this article I will elaborate on his background and, hopefully, Decathlon respectively, Ferdinand Bie and Hugo Weisian- provide some insight into the way “officialdom” can be a vi- der refused to accept the awards. cious restraint on a person’s life. As a “declared” professional Thorpe played baseball with the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds until 1919, and Jim Thorpe was born in 1888 on an Oklahoma farm along played pro football from 1915 to1929. During the Depres- with a twin brother. His father was part Irish and part Sac sion he worked as a construction labourer, followed by and Fox Native American. His mother was part Potawatomie parts in Hollywood movies, usually as an “Indian” Chief. and Kickapoo Native American and part French. Jim was He joined the merchant marine in 1945, now 52 years old, named Wa-Tho-Huck meaning Bright Path. His twin brother and was a bouncer in 1949. In 1951, a film, “Jim Thorpe – died of pneumonia aged eight. His mother died in 1900, his All American”, starring Burt Lancaster was made. Thorpe father three years later. Already known locally as a good ath- had sold the film rights to his life to MGM in 1931 for lete Jim’s first notable performance came while playing Amer- $1500 and received no further payments when the rights ican Football for his town, Carlisle, against Harvard. In beat- were on sold to Warner Bros. Nor did he receive any resid- ing Harvard 18 – 15 Thorpe scored all his team’s points. In uals from the box office receipts. Admitted to hospital in 1911-12 he was chosen as an All America half-back. He also 1951 with cancer of the lip he was deemed a “charity” case. played baseball and basketball and even won an inter- He died of a heart attack in 1953. collegiate ballroom dancing competition. But it was in athlet- Moves to reinstate Thorpe’s records and awards began in ics that he excelled. He was chosen for the USA Olympic 1943. However a competitor from his past was moving up team for Stockholm in 1912 even though he had little struc- the ranks of American and Olympic administration. Avery tured training in his background. He had spent much of his Brundage had competed against Thorpe at the Stockholm youth chasing wild animals in the farms and forests where he Olympics in both the Pentathlon and Decathlon. He didn’t lived. run the 1500m in the Pentathlon and finished sixth overall In Stockholm his first event was the Pentathlon consisting of with 31 points against Thorpe’s seven. After a few events Long Jump-1st, 7.07m; Javelin-3rd, 46.71m; 200m-1st, 22.9s; in the Decathlon Brundage dropped out knowing he had Discus-1st, 35.75m; 1500m-1st, 4.44.8min. Scoring in the Pen- little chance of success. By 1932 he was head of the AAU, tathlon was based on placings, not points per event. As by 1949 V President of the IOC and from 1952 to 1972 its Thorpe won four events and placed third in another, he scored President. It is instructive that Brundage was a senior seven points, a score never beaten in Olympic competition. athletics administrator at both US and international levels (In this format the Pentathlon lasted only three Olympics and for 40 years during which time he repeatedly demonstrat- was discontinued after 1920.) The next day he competed in ed his opposition to Thorpe’s reinstatement. On one occa- the High Jump placing fourth with 1.87m. Then it was to the sion he stated “This matter was reviewed by the 1951 AAU Long Jump placing seventh with 6.89m. Next was the De- Convention with 300 delegates from all over the US and it cathlon which he won with a WR 8412 points over the three was decided that nothing could be done.” Brundage’s influ- days of the event due to the number of competitors. He was ence! Also, “…. instead of wasting time and energy on a 700 points clear of second place. His results were: 100m- couple of medals whose intrinsic value is no more than $3 11.2s; Long Jump-6.79m; Shot Put-12.89m; High Jump- or $4 each, that you take up a cash collection for him, to 1.87m; 400m-52.2s; 110m Hurdles-15.6s; Discus-36.98m; Pole which I and many others will be happy to contribute.” Dis- Vault-3.25m; Javelin-45.70m; 1500m-4.40.1min. Incredibly missive and sneering, perhaps tainted by envy, Brundage he finished first in five disciplines, second in one and third in held to his view of pure amateurism, being “an abstract four. Czar Nicholas of Russia presented him with a jewelled fixed quality that does not alter or change from day to chalice. King Gustav of Sweden gave him a bronze bust of day.” Yet Brundage presided over the IOC when the worst himself and called Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world. excesses of ”Shamateurism” were rife – the paid Eastern And with scores adjusted Thorpe would have won silver at the Bloc soldier athletes, the scholarship holding university London Olympics in 1948. athletes in the US as well as the “under the table” Arriving back in the US Thorpe was a national hero and was handouts that were pervasive from the likes of cigarette honoured with a ticker tape parade down Broadway. But, just companies. a few months later a newspaper reported that Thorpe had In 1983 Juan Antonio Samaranch presented Thorpe’s chil- received about $100/month playing minor league baseball in dren with replacement gold medals. North Carolina in 1909. Strict amateurism branded him a professional. (It is worth noting that the definition of Ama- References: teur used at the time was British and based on their class Quercetani, R.L, A World History of Track and Field Athletics. 1864 -1964. London. Oxford University Press. 1964. pps316-317. system). While admitting to the claims, Thorpe asked for leni- Tyler, M., The History of the Olympics from 1896 to 1976. London. Marshall ency from the American Athletic Union, claiming ignorance Cavendish. 1975. p23. and the need to make a living, even pointing out that other Wallechinsky, D., The Complete Book of the Olympics. London. Pen- guin.1988. pps116-117. notable athletes did the same, but under false names. Howev- Boykoff, J., Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics. London. er the AAU judged him strictly and struck his name from the Verso. 2016. pps43-47. record books. The American Olympic Committee wrote a for- mal apology to the IOC which asked for the return of Author: Ray Green
Page 10 — May 2021 Vetrunner ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 19 MAY CHAMPION THROWER AWARD
The 2021 AGM will be held at the Ainslie The Green Award recognises our most outstanding male and Football Club on Wednesday 19th May, com- female throwers of the season by comparing their best perfor- mances in all throwing disciplines (discus, hammer, javelin, mencing at 7pm. For those requiring a meal at the shot put and heavy weight) to the world age-group record and Club please come a little earlier. Please allow time to go expressed as a percentage. The person with the highest aver- through the Covid protocols. age percentage is declared, the winner. Ray Green, prominent thrower and former club president, proposed this award in This is also a call for any motions members want to be con- 1997. The Ray Green Champion Thrower Award is an annual sidered at the AGM. Please send any such motions award awarded to the best all round thrower, male and female, to [email protected] by 21 April to allow in the club during the track and field season. distribution to members in time for the AGM. All such mo- tions require a mover and seconder to be named. RULES: 1. Must be a financial member of ACTMA 2. Must compete in one more than half of all the throwing com- All Main Committee positions become vacant at the AGM petitions in all disciplines, Hammer. Shot, Discus, Javelin, and you are all asked to consider how you might contribute to Weight, during the ordinary track and field programs on the running of the Club in 2021-22 and nominate for your Thursday evenings. chosen position. There is a nomination form to download 3. Best throw in each discipline for each competitor is selected. from our website and each nomination must have a seconder. 4. Best throw in each discipline per competitor is compared to the world age group record for that age and discipline and ex- Our current committee members are shown below and their pressed as a percentage. 5. Percentages are added for each competitor and an average positions become vacant at the AGM: percentage is determined. Ken Smith President; Jayne Hardy Vice President; Robbie 6. Highest average percentage is the champion. Costmeyer Secretary; Robyn Arney, Treasurer; Nigel Eng- The 2020-21 Green Award will be presented at the AGM. land, Prue Bradford, Sue Archer and Kathy Sims are com- mittee members. Ray Green Note: The above rules have been reproduced as they were Two other positions are also becoming vacant at the AGM: incorrectly represented in a previous edition of Vetrunner. Public Officer (Robbie Costmeyer) and Registrar (Nigel Eng- land). ACTMA Postal Half Marathon 2021
In 2021 the ACT Masters Half Marathon is postal. This means athletes can enter an approved half marathon in 2021 and submit their results for consideration of an ACTMA medal. Eligible half marathons in Canberra:
Weston Creek Half Marathon (Conducted on 14 March 2021) – results of ACTMA Members are shown below. Canberra Times Half Marathon (Conducted on 11 April 2021)- This is the only IAAF approved course in Canberra, which is included in the courses approved for the 2021 AMA Half Marathon postal championships.
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=42483 (23 May ) – YMCA online entries close 20 May at 19.59 hrs
1. Entering the ACTMA Half Marathon 2021: a) From the eligible list of half marathons above, register to enter your preferred half marathon via their event website. NB: You may enter more than one. b) Submit your best result in 2021 to [email protected] c) Results must be submitted no later than 31 May 2020 2. Conditions of entry Only financial members of ACTMA are eligible. All results will be verified against the official published race results. ACTMA medals will be awarded to all placegetters in each five-year age group category. All results will be considered for ACTMA awards, including the Bakker. Winners will be published on the ACTMA website and medals awarded at the July Run-Walk Handicap event. ACTMA uniform is not compulsory but is encouraged. Still got a question? Contact either the ACTMA Half Marathon Race Director, Robbie Costmeyer (0448 087 054), or via [email protected]
Weston Creek Half Marathon ACTMA member results: M 45-49 Shane Hutchison 1.32.37; M 55-59 Jeff Grey 1.24.42; F 65-69 Clare Wall 1.52.24; M 70-75 Peter Clarke 1.41.05; F 70-75 Ruth Baussmann 2.19.54 Photos are available on the Facebook page of westoncreekathletics.org.au
Robbie Costmeyer, Half Marathon Race Director
May 2021 Vetrunner — page 11 THANKS to all who OFFICIATE and HELP at our HANDICAPS
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Javelin Jav Jav Jav Ham Ham Hammer Ham Total Pla Name Name Age Point Hcap Dist Total Pla Hcap Dist Total Plac Dist ce
Frank Nugent M60 31.69 16.19 47.88 5 32.23 21.24 53.47 1 101.35 1 50
Jayne Hardy W55 22.41 28.18 50.59 1 10.85 37.94 48.79 9 99.38 2 49
Robert Kennelly M70 35.60 13.24 48.84 3 41.62 8.80 50.42 6 99.26 3 48
John Reynolds M75 32.25 16.42 48.67 4 23.23 26.73 49.96 8 98.63 4 47
Jan Banens W75 34.98 12.50 47.48 8 19.53 31.55 51.08 4 98.56 5 46
Shane Hutchison M45 19.69 29.55 49.24 2 28.77 19.61 48.38 11 97.62 6 45
Yanping Ji W60 32.66 12.87 45.53 14 35.34 16.65 51.99 2 97.52 7 44
Suzie Gaynor W50 29.96 15.28 45.24 16 22.56 29.22 51.78 3 97.02 8 43
Duncan Macnicol M65 21.56 23.85 45.41 15 18.30 32.67 50.97 5 96.38 9 42
Margaret Taylor W70 35.68 10.12 45.80 12 33.85 16.19 50.04 7 95.84 10 41
Warwick Budd M80 32.66 14.85 47.51 6 29.13 18.77 47.90 15 95.41 11 40
Bryan Thomas M75 33.93 13.34 47.27 9 36.57 11.45 48.02 13 95.29 12 39
Tanya Colyer W60 40.66 6.21 46.87 10 30.40 17.55 47.95 14 94.82 13 38
Jeanette Williamson W75 31.96 15.54 47.50 7 20.48 25.92 46.40 18 93.90 14 37
Bob Banens M70 18.62 26.99 45.61 13 16.60 31.46 48.06 12 93.67 15 36
Kevin Blewitt M80 26.88 19.40 46.28 11 15.00 32.36 47.36 16 93.64 16 35
Sharon Gibbins W60 32.63 11.92 44.55 18 14.28 34.28 48.56 10 93.11 17 34
Alex Lloyd W60 24.39 20.80 45.19 17 17.28 29.56 46.84 17 92.03 18 33
Ray Green M75 27.54 15.34 42.88 19 18.11 22.22 40.33 19 83.21 19 32
Caroline Campbell W75 8.80 0.00 11.14 0.00 0.00 1
Mairead Thomas W70 7.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1
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May 2021 Vetrunner — page 13 March Throwing Handicap Report Twenty one throwers fronted up in good conditions after a few days of heavy rain to contest the second of the throwing handicaps for the year. Frank Nugent was an easy winner of the event finishing one metre ninety seven centimetres ahead of second placeget- ter Jayne Hardy. Third place went to former Vetrunner editor Robert Ken- nelly who was only twelve centimetres behind Hardy. It was Nugent’s twelfth victory in 208 appearances in the monthly handicap. His last win was almost seven years ago, way back in September 2014.
Robert Kennelly has taken an early lead in the monthly pointscore competition after two events. He is just two points in front of Jayne Hardy, Suzie Gaynor & John Reynolds who share second position.
Jayne Hardy led the women in both handicap events with best throws of 37.94 in the hammer & 28.18 in the javelin. Among the men Duncan Macnicol was the best of the hammer throwers with a distance of 32.67. The best javelin throw went to Shane Hutchison with his effort of 29.55. The 56lb weight throw saw Queensland visitor Althea Mackie lead the women with a best toss of 4.33. In that event Bob Banens was the best of the men with a throw of 4.63. The same two throwers also led the way in the standard weight throw with Althea Mackie throwing 13.02 & Bob Banens 12.14.
In the 56lb weight throw Jeanette Williamson broke both the Australian & ACT record in the W75 age group. She added 11 centimetres to the old mark with a toss of 2.94. Her old rec- ord was established in the March handicap three years ago, not long after she had entered the W75 age group. The new mark is nineteen centimetres better than her W70 rec- ord & I wonder how far she might throw in twelve months’ time when she enters the W80’s! This month’s Oscar was won by Ray Green. He took a tumble in the process of delivering a big throw in the hammer & unfortunately his shoulder came off second best in an argument with the concrete throwing area. Sharon Gibbins deserves an honourable mention also, as she rushed to his aid & put a bandaid on his elbow. Well done Sharon & get well soon Ray.
The draw for the wine was won by Caroline Campbell. Bob Banens took part in his 200th throwing handicap making him the ninth active member to join the 200 club. He had to rush away to watch the Raiders get beaten so we will have a report on his shirt presentation in next months’ Vetrunner. Reporter John Reynolds
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March Throwing Handicap cont..
Weight Throw Results 27 March 56lb Weight Results 27 March
Name Surname Age Grp Weight Distance Name Surname Age Grp Weight Dist Bob Banens M70 7.260kg 12.14 Duncan Macnicol M65 56lb 4.26
John Reynolds M75 7.260kg 10.86 Bob Banens M70 56lb 4.63 Althea Mackie W50 7.260kg 13.02 John Reynolds M75 56lb 4.08 Jayne Hardy W55 7.260kg 12.14 Kevin Blewitt M80 56lb 2.95 Alex Lloyd W60 5.450kg 11.78 Althea Mackie W50 56lb 4.33 Sharon Gibbins W60 5.450kg 11.60 Jayne Hardy W55 56lb 3.26 Tanya Colyer W60 5.450kg 5.18 Alex Lloyd W60 56lb 1.80 Jan Banens W75 4.000kg 11.64 Yanping Ji W60 56lb 1.58 Jeanette Williamson W75 4.000kg 10.23 Jeanette Williamson W75 56lb 2.94 AR
May 2021 Vetrunner — Page 15 A history of ACTVAC / ACTMA — Chapter 10: 2015-19
“FITNESS THROUGH FELLOWSHIP” Grant became one of several prominent persons admitting to suffering PTSD when the story of his battles with mental (A history of the ACTVAC / ACTMA) health were revealed despite still being capable of perform- ing incredible feats of strength. As a commander within the BRYAN THOMAS, Author Australian Federal Police (AFP) Grant had been exposed to many stressful and life-threatening situations during his This is an attempt to record the evolution of athletics for ma- service. The message Grant was giving was, even though he ture-aged persons within the ACT. It is the story of the ACT was a big strong male, a champion athlete and a highly Veterans Athletic Club (ACTVAC) / ACT Masters Athletics ranked police officer, he was not immune from PTSD. In (ACTMA) and seeks to describe how decisions made by the club August 2019 Grant launched his autobiography The Strong have affected the sport within our region and our members. Man, and just days later featured in a Canberra Times story Chapter 10 has been split into five parts so as to be suitable for titled The Policeman and the Devil’s Boxes. This item was publication in Vetrunner. The second of the five parts was pub- because Grant was retiring from the AFP having served lished last month so here is the third episode of the story. exactly thirty-four years in a variety of postings in Canber- ra, elsewhere in Australia and abroad. CHAPTER 10: 2015 – 2019 (Refer to Chapter 8 for details of Grant’s performances). DEBATE IS OVER - WE ARE NOW MASTERS
New era but with declining and aging membership 2018 AMA AND WMA CHAMPIONSHIPS The 46th AMA Championships were held in Perth. The four PROMINENT SPORTS SCIENTIST BECOMES FIFTH day event was conducted during the last week of April ra- PATRON ther than Easter so as not to clash with the 2018 Gold Coast At our 2017 AGM Dr Dick Telford AM was elected patron. Dick Commonwealth Games. A relatively small contingent of became our fifth patron following on from long-time friend Jack twenty-eight represented the ACT and most returned with a Pennington OAM who had died eight months earlier. Dick was medal but some with several as well as ACT, Championship a prominent personality within the local and national sporting and even Australian Records. Our stars were W75 Janice community as an advocate for promoting healthy lifestyles. He Banens and W55 Jayne Hardy in the throws; M70 Robbie was the 2017 ACT Senior Person of the Year and in 2018 was Costmeyer, M55 Bruce Graham and W65 Kathy Sims in inducted into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame. middle distances; M65 John Lamb in the sprints and W70 The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) was established in 1981 Margaret Taylor in sprints and jumps. Bruce was dominant and Dick was appointed Director of Sport Science. He not only in all his races while Margaret, who had just turned 70, not had the academic qualifications for the role but also had a back- only won all her events but set ARs in the three jumps. ground in playing and coaching elite sport at the highest level – Shaun Creighton was the recipient of the Distance category especially in the VFL and cricket. In his position at the AIS at the annual AMA Awards for his remarkable efforts as an Dick was a leader for inquiring into all aspects of sport physiolo- M50 in the 3000, 5000 and 10,000m while Bruce Graham gy as well as supervising research undertaken by PhD students. was presented with an AMA Special Recognition Award. Dick was interested in coaching distance runners - many of As the WMA Championships were held in the Spanish re- whom performed at the highest level including Olympic and sort city of Malaga in September 2018 they attracted a large Commonwealth Games. Some he worked closely with were Rob- number of participants – 8187 from 100 countries. The Aus- ert de Castella, Martin Dent, Susan Hobson, Andrew Lloyd, tralian contingent of 228 was the eighth largest national Lisa Ondieki and Benita Willis. Dick was physiologist to the team. Twelve members participated – Bob and Janice Australian swimming team at the 1984 Olympics and national Banens, Caroline Campbell, Robbie Costmeyer, Ray Green, distance running coach at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Sharon Gibbins, Bruce Graham, Rad Leovic, Geoff and Games. Although he retired from the AIS in 2005 Dick contin- Kathy Sims, Margaret Taylor and Jeanette Williamson. ued to coach and in 2014 he was Athletics Australia Coach of Margaret won gold in the W70 long and triple jump and the Year. Dick was an ACTVAC member from 1985 to 1988 dur- silver in high jump. Janice won gold in W75 hammer and ing which time he was a regular at the track where he partici- heavy weight throws. Silver medals were won by M55 Bruce pated in races from 800 to 5000m. Two highlights of his veter- ans’ career were the memorable battles with fellow member in cross-country, M90 Rad in high jump, Kathy was a mem- ber of the W65 Australia 4x400m relay that finished second Garry Hand in 800 and 1500m finals at the 1987 nationals in and Jeanette Williamson was runner-up in the W75 throws Sydney and the dead heat with Tony Murray in the final of the pentathlon. M70 Robbie was third in the steeplechase and M40 1500m in 3:57.94 at the 1987 World Championships in was a member of the national cross-country team that also Melbourne. Dick ran many half marathons and completed six finished third. Bruce also won a team bronze in the cross- marathons. His marathon PB of 2:27.54 was set in the 1982 country while W75 Caroline was third in the 1500m. Melbourne Big M when he was an M35.
STRONG MAN REVEALS PERSONAL STRUGGLES MEMBERS FEATURE IN CANBERRA TIMES In March 2017 Grant Edwards featured in a front page story in In a September edition of the Canberra Times Jim and Ma- the Canberra Times, then six months later in the ABC TV Aus- ria White were the stars of a story about the 2018 Canberra tralian Story: The Strong Man. A week after the television pro- Times Fun Run ‘Couples that run together, stay together’. gram Grant was back in the news because he had pulled a 190- Jim and Maria had an incredible participation record in the tonne Globemaster aircraft at a US Air Force Base for a new fun run. A year later they were in the news again - this time ‘Guinness’ World Record. an October 2019 issue featured a half page story titled Jim’s Although Grant had a background in a variety of sports includ- still going strong, 41 runs and counting. It included a photo ing a life time interest in track and field and was once recog- of Jim and Maria in front of hundreds of medals they had nized as one of the world’s strongest men, the television story won in their long history of running. The 2019 Canberra was about his contribution to the awareness of mental health Times Fun Run would be Jim’s forty-second consecutive, the issues associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) second most in its forty-four year history and it would be rather than his athletic achievements.
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Maria’s thirty-seventh. It was also the thirty-seventh occasion eighteen age group victories ranging from an M45 in 1982 to they had run the event as a couple – easily the best! Maria M75 in 2010, six best performance trophies as well as cur- has completed most Canberra Times Fun Runs by a woman rently holding three of the ten best all-time performances. His but because of chronic injury the last two were in the 5km most memorable performance was winning the M50 gold med- walk rather than the 10km run. The 2019 race was significant al with an AR in the marathon at the 1987 World Veterans’ for Jim as he had recently suffered an aneurysm after a fall Championships in Melbourne. This record stood for more than and was hospitalised for eight days. Jim was infamous for three decades! running the fun run wearing outrageous costumes - such as a bright green Borat mankini and dressed as Kermit the Frog. FIRST W90 In February 2019 the club’s tiniest member, Gwen Gleeson, Four days after the first Jim and Maria story W75 Suzanne became our first W90. Gwen was a regular participant in the Counsel and W80 Anne Young were the focus of another fun monthly running handicaps earning her ‘150 runs’ polo shirt run item ‘Still on the run after 32 years’ because they had both in February 2013. She was ‘Queen of the Mountains’ for the completed their thirty-second Canberra Times Fun Run. Frylink Series in 2012 and 2014 and in 2015 she had the best average age graded performance for the series. The front page of the Canberra Times Sunday 9 September Gwen was also a frequent participant at track and field where 2018 featured a heart-warming tale of Emma Adams, a moth- she set several ACT and Australian Records. In 2012 she was er of three boys, who had taken a 16 year old Afghan asylum the female winner of the Daniels Series and two years later seeker into her home. It was an inspirational story of good was the recipient of the Heart Foundation Trophy. Since be- people doing good things. Emma had just released her book coming a W85 in 2014 Gwen had an opportunity to be a “Unbreakable Threads” that told of the joys, heartbreak, bu- “trailblazer” establishing a whole set of records in her new reaucratic obstacles and love her family experienced in bring- age group. She also became the most senior member to run in ing the young refugee into their family. Emma was a member the final of our annual ‘Gift’ when she participated in the from 2007 to 2015 and was a regular participant on the track 2016 event. At the 2015 WMA Championships in Lyon Gwen where she performed well in all races from 100m to 5000m. won bronze in the W85 200m and in the 2016 Championships She was probably even a better long distance runner as indi- in Perth she was runner-up in the cross-country and a mem- cated by her five efforts in our half marathon in which she ber of the Australian trio that won the team gold medal. Now was W40 champion three times and a silver medallist as a that Gwen is a healthy W90 we anticipate her setting many W35 then ten years later as a W45. more records. Ken Eynon was awarded an OAM “for services to athletics” in Demonstrating she was not only a good sprinter Gwen also the 2019 Queen’s Birthday List published in the Canberra completed eight ACT Veterans’ Half Marathons for six wins Times. Ken was a talented long distance runner and adminis- and by completing the 2007 event she became the oldest wom- trator but because of health issues within his family he had an to have run the event to that time. not been around the athletics scene much in recent times. Alt- hough Ken made his debut in the monthly handicaps in 1985 MALE NONOGENARIANS it took him more than twenty-seven years to complete fifty. Over the years the club has had nine male nonagenarian This slow accumulation was due to the many occasions Ken members. Merv Collins, Michael Freer, Rad Leovic, Allan was involved on Sunday mornings helping novice runners Sherriff, John Suiter and Anton Tesija were active partici- achieve their goals to run a half marathon. Ken was race di- pants after their ninetieth birthday while Mike Adler, John rector of the first twenty Weston Creek Half Marathons and Burns and Jack Pennington were members into their nineties several Cross Country Club and two Australian Masters but did not take part in competition. Games halves. He had also been involved in organising many popular community runs; such as all Terry Fox and several Allan Sherriff was a member from 1996 to 2006. His last of Women and Girls and Canberra Times Fun Runs. In 1991 Ken twenty-four running handicaps was at Mt Taylor in July 2005 was honoured with Life Membership of the Weston Creek Ath- and as he was 91 he was our most senior competitor to that letics Club and seven years later received the same distinction time. As a schoolboy in England and as a Cambridge Univer- with the ACTCCC. sity scholar Allan was an enthusiastic cross-country runner An October 2019 edition of the Canberra Times published a and rugby footballer. After graduation Allan returned to Aus- story headed Canberra runner breaks 32-year record. Two tralia where he continued to regularly jog around Red Hill. time Olympian and club member Shaun Creighton crossed the Apart from the handicaps Allan also successfully participated line of the recent Melbourne Marathon in the time of 2:29.23 in middle distance races at several Masters Games. Following to break the M50 AR of 2:30.52 held by Peter Kallio since a short illness Allan passed away in Clare Holland House in 1987. Shaun had been targeting the long-standing record July 2006 aged 92. since turning 50 in 2017. He narrowly missed it in the 2018 (Refer to Chapter 8 for summary of Allan’s athletics career at Perth Marathon and in June on a damp Sunday morning he the time of his death). finished seventh outright in the 2019 Christchurch Marathon in the excellent time of 2:30.22. Shaun initially believed he In 1984 Anton Tesija became our first M70 and in 2003 he had broken the record but as the course had been slightly al- was our first M90. Anton first visited Australia as throws tered due to a storm he was uncertain the record would be coach for Yugoslavia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. In ratified so didn’t submit the paperwork. Thus the Melbourne 1960 he returned and settled in Canberra and participated in Marathon four months later would be his focus and Shaun athletics as a competitor and coach. Following the 1984 Aus- was ecstatic when he entered the MCG knowing he had the tralian / Oceania Championships in Canberra Anton went record at last. home to Croatia and again became involved in athletics. He Peter Kallio is one of our “Originals” having joined in 1979 maintained his ACTVAC membership and in July 2000 he and at the time of losing his record Peter was an M80. Peter hurled the hammer 28.01m for a new M85 World Record. An- had been a champion distance runner with a long list of nota- ton continued coaching juniors until he was 95. He died in ble achievements in cross-country, fun run, half marathon and August 2012 aged 98. marathon races in which he won numerous titles and set (Refer to Chapters 7 and 9 for more of Anton’s long athletics many records. Peter’s achievements in the ACT Veterans’ Half career). Continued next page. Marathon are simply outstanding – twenty finishes for
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Allan Lawrence and Merv Lincoln, and although they compet- History of ACTVAC /ACTMA Cont. ed in a grade above he was fortunate to witness many world- Merv Collins joined in 1981 and began his career in veterans’ class races from trackside. In 1986 John arrived in Canberra athletics as a marathon runner. His 3:24 in the 1983 Nike from Darwin and entered our half marathon. In 2006 he com- Marathon is still highly ranked on our M55 list. However, pleted his twenty-first Vets’ Half in which he had won his age Merv found his niche in the middle distances where he en- group three times and been placed on many occasions. John joyed local and national success and once held the M65 AR for has run several marathons - two of his most memorable were the steeplechase. During the 2011-12 season Merv re- the 1991 World Championships in Finland and his first as an discovered his enthusiasm for participating and set about M70 in the 2001 Canberra Marathon. John has always been regularly establishing local M85 records. Five years later he an enthusiastic participant in our monthly handicaps, earning repeated the effort but this time as an M90. Merv was the his 250 polo in October 2015. At the beginning of 2007 John lead cyclist in the Vets’ Half Marathon from 1986 to 2000 and turned to race-walking and immediately enjoyed success by again from 2002 to 2014 and as he ran the first two he was winning the point score for the Waddell Series and having the involved in twenty-eight of our first thirty-three halves. He is best average performance. He repeated this amazing “double” a regular in our monthly handicaps running his 250th in July the following year and almost performed the feat again in 2016 and was crowned ‘King of the Mountains’ for the Frylink 2009. But in 2010 John, now an M80, did it again by winning Series in both 2010 and 2014. Like several other members the Waddell Series and having the fastest average age graded Merv had the honour of being a torch-bearer for the Sydney time. In 2014 he achieved the “double” again. His record in the Olympics. age standard performances for the walk handicap is so out- Michael Freer was a very good distance runner and even in standing it will be difficult for others to match as he has won his eighties was keeping pace with many athletes more than this award for an incredible thirteen consecutive years – from thirty years his junior. Although a regular in the running 2007 to 2019. John was the recipient of the 2012 Encourage- handicaps during this five year period, and being the recipient ment Award as club-person of the year. Thus he joined a select of the 2008 Encouragement Award, it took Michael twenty- few who have been presented with two of our club-person tro- seven years, between 1982 and 2009, to complete 200. But it phies – in John’s case the Johnson Trophy for track and field took him only another six to earn his ‘250 handicaps’ polo. and the Encouragement Award. Michael was also once a participant at the track and still holds six individual and a share of several relay records. Mi- LONG SERVING MEMBERS WHO DIDN’T COMPETE chael completed thirteen Vets’ Half Marathons winning nine AS M90 age championships. He waited until he was 71 before making Mike Adler is one of our “Originals” joining the club at its very his marathon debut in the 2001 Canberra Marathon in which beginning. Until he retired as a track and field official in 2006 he won the M70 category in the time of 4:07.58. Mike had been actively involved in most aspects of club life. Rad Leovic only joined the club in 2000 but his association He served five years on committee between 1979 and 1990 and with veterans’ athletics went back to 1972 when he was a in 1991 was elected a Life Member. Mike turned 93 in Febru- ary 2019. member of the Australian team that participated in the first international athletics meets for men over 40. Three decades (Refer to Chapter 5 for Mike’s contributions leading to being later he again experienced international competition, this granted Life Membership). time finishing 6th in the M70 decathlon at the World Veter- In 1998 John Burns discovered athletics after being intro- ans’ Championships in Brisbane 2001. Then at the 2003 WMA duced to the club by close friend and enthusiastic thrower and Championships in Puerto Rico he improved to be 5th M75. sprinter Kevin Blewitt. John became a regular participant and Rad participated in another three world championships - in especially enjoyed competing in the sprint handicaps and re- Porto Alegre 2013, Perth 2016 and Malaga in 2018 when he lays. In February 2011 John earned his milestone T shirt for was now an M90. Rad had entered the 2007 championships in completing fifty running handicaps and exactly five years lat- Riccione but on arrival learned of his wife’s grave illness and er ran his eightieth and last. He also participated in twenty immediately flew home. He returned to Europe six months throwing handicaps. John was never tempted to run the Vets’ later for the 2008 WMA Indoor Championships in Clermont Half Marathon but he was a lead cyclist on eleven occasions. where he participated in eight events, winning gold in the Carrying the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch along Marconi Cres- M80 triple jump. In 2010 he again came home from an indoor cent in Kambah was one of his most memorable sporting mo- championships at Kamloops in Canada with a sack full of ments. In February 2019 John became an M90. medals. Then at the 2014 World Indoors in Budapest Rad was now an M85 and again the busiest competitor. His fondest Jack Pennington OAM our club patron from 1994 to 2016 was memory of Budapest was carrying our national flag at the a legendary figure in veterans’ athletics. He was a club opening ceremony. At the 2013 AMA Championships in Can- “Original” and was involved with veterans’ athletics from its berra he was announced as the AMA Multi- Event Athlete of very beginning as an athlete, coach and scribe. Jack was a the Year. Rad was the recipient of the Fristad Award in 2013 fountain of knowledge about all things related to athletics. He having previously been runner-up twice and third three times was a prolific writer and had many articles published and was and in 2007 he was awarded the Heart Foundation Trophy. often quoted in the Canberra Times and running magazines. Rad was a regular in both our running and throwing handi- He produced a national magazine The Veteran Athlete from caps and in the Vets’ Half Marathon. 1971 to 1979 and published two books - A Life on the Run (Refer to Chapter 9 for a summary of Rad’s participation in (1995) and The Evolution of Veteran Athletics 1966 – 1981 WMA Indoor Championships). (2010). Jack’s contribution to athletics over such a long period John Suiter had been a friendly face at the recording table at was acknowledged by being awarded the Australian Sports our track and field meets for many years and for several sea- Medal in 2000, an OAM in 2006 and being inducted into the sons he also organized the supper at the conclusion of the AMA Hall of Fame in 2013. Jack died in October 2016 two night’s program. His efforts were appreciated and acknowl- months short of his 94th birthday. edged by being awarded the Johnson Trophy as club-person of (Refer to Chapters 1, 5 and 8 for more of Jack’s involvement in the year on three occasions - in 1990, 1995 and 2003. John Veterans’ Athletics). was a good middle distance athlete in his youth running 2:02 Next month the fourth section of Chapter 10 will continue our for 880 yards and the mile in 4:30 as a member of the strong recent history. Glenhuntly AAC. He represented the club in weekly competi- tions during the magnificent era of John Landy, Ron Clarke, Bryan Thomas, Author
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ACTMA Committee Member Profile: Robbie Costmeyer, Secretary
Some members may know me through my running and being the joint organiser of on the ACTMA Main Committee and Chair of the Run Walk the iconic Weston handicap sub-committee, but few would know my background. Creek Half Marathon, which has been run- I was born in a small town in Holland called Sneek. My moth- ning for 35 years. In er was born there while my father was born in Veendam, my spare time I am which is in northern Holland close to the German border. the Treasurer of Lions They migrated to Australia when I was six and I still recall the Youth Haven, which sea journey. I was one of 12; eight brothers and three sisters consumes much of my and I was the oldest boy. remaining time all I graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 1968 and immediate- year round. ly joined the Australian Army via the ‘call up provisions’ of I enjoy gardening, National Service and spent 12 months in Vietnam during 1968 spending time with -69. Upon my return to Australia I joined Government Air- our grandchildren, craft Factories which manufactured aircraft parts, assembled and I did a lot of over- and flew aircraft and serviced RAAF aircraft. That was the seas travel pre-Covid. start of my career in Defence, which covered a 32 year span working in many roles, both in Melbourne and in Canberra. I From a running per- retired in 2000 at age 54 and 9 months as one did then. spective, I have com- I then spent eight years working as CEO of Multiple Sclerosis pleted 15 marathons Australia and MS ACT and another eight years in the Gowrie and am a Griffin (one Robbie at the World Masters Games, Parish Office as the office manager. That was my last paid who has completed at Auckland, NZ, April 2017. Photo supplied by Robbie. employment. least 10 Canberra I have been an active member of Kambah Lions Club for over marathons), many half marathons, over 150 Vets and Masters 30 years and have held all of the Executive positions, including monthly handicaps, some 230 Park Runs and compete regular- twice as President. I am also a Life Member of Weston Creek ly at Track and Field. I have competed in a number of World Athletics Club and am still their serving Public Officer. I am Masters Athletics Championships and World Masters Games. Run/Walk Handicap 30 May 9.00am Start
The Thomas Series race, the longer of the two races, is over King and Queen of the Mountains event Waddell 6.8km. Run west up the hill (parallel to Gouger Street) on the How to get there: The start is off the Athllon Drive access to dirt road for about 650m and then continue in an anti- the Mount Taylor Special Purpose Reserve in Torrens. There is clockwise direction, parallel to Hawker and Parkhill Streets, off-road parking on the northbound side of Athllon drive. around the base of Mount Taylor. At ap- proximately 2.5km, the track veers left to the reservoir and then right as it makes its way to Waldock Street. There are gates ei- ther side of Waldock Street. About 100m after the second gate the track veers left and remains under the power line before turning left and running parallel to Sulwood drive for approximately 1.5km. Just before the 6km mark the track joins the path that comes from the Sulwood Drive carparking area. Continue to the Mount Taylor reserve signage and veer right over the bridge and through the gate. Turn right and continue mostly downhill to the finish line. The Frylink/Waddell Series race, the shorter of the two races, is over 3.6km. Start adjacent to the horse paddock, the same area as the long course. Follow the long course along the dirt road to the turnaround at the 1.8km mark. The Mount Taylor Walking Track sign is opposite the turnaround. Return to finish at the start area.
May 2021 Vetrunner — page 19 The Way We Were — May 40 YEARS AGO (May 1981) won by Steve Crane from Stuart N Reid and Frank Kresse. Our AGM re-elected Peter Frylink as president, Ken Daniels Michelle Glanville was the best of the forty-four runners in the secretary and Terry Munro treasurer. Pat Robertson was 4km short course event. Michelle finished ahead of David elected vice-president. The committee was Mal Bone, Maggie Holmes and Rosemary Parker. Diann Bramwell won gold in Johnson, Brian Paxman and Lucille Warth. the Waddell Series event from Rick Hatcher and Faye Green. In his last outing as our handicapper Colin Bridge was Pat Robertson’s first effort as handicapper was at the Copland presented with his ‘150’ T/shirt while Rod Gilchrist and Ewen College course. Twenty-two runners completed the 10km. Thompson earned their ‘50 handicaps’ T shirt. Peter Crowley won from Tony Taylor and Peter Kallio. Bryan Thomas ran his first handicap a week before his 40th A summary of responses from a Members’ Survey conducted birthday. by our Athletics Activities Sub-committee earlier in the year was published in Vetrunner. There were 151 responses. The Terry Munro and Bill Hosie were awarded “Most Outstanding first question asked which club activities the member Veteran Athlete” and “Most Improved Competitor” trophies participated in during the previous year. The answers were – respectively by the North Canberra Athletics Club. 75% monthly running handicaps, 59% track and field, 44% informal pack runs and/or training groups, 36% annual T&F 30 YEARS AGO (May 1991) championships, 30% annual half marathon, 25% fun run, 14% Our AGM re-elected Bryan Thomas as president for his sprint marathon relay, 9% monthly throwing handicap, 9% seventh term, Mary Wahren as vice president (third term) and monthly walk handicap and 3% none. Geoff Moore for a fifth year as secretary. Bob Harlow was elected treasurer. The new general committee consisted of Another question sought opinions on the relative importance Trish Connell (third year), Margaret Dando (new), Will Foster of various forms of communication. Not surprisingly Vetrunner (second year), Jim O’Donnell (new), Marie Plunkett-Cole was the most popular means well ahead of ‘talking to (second year) and Laurie Robinson (new). Pat Clohessy was re- members’, email, web site and the Canberra Times etc. The elected to his third term as patron. question that asked members to rate the most important aspects for continuing membership indicated that “improved Two very significant votes were taken at the AGM; Mike Adler health and fitness” was most important followed by – was honoured with Life Membership and the meeting was fellowship/ friendliness, handicap events and competition at overwhelmingly in favour of lowering our pre-vet age for men club level etc. to 30 years. 10 YEARS AGO (May 2011) Bob Harlow reported on his excellent 2:45 in the Rotorua Our T&F Awards Night held at a local licensed club and Marathon, NZ. Another outstanding performance overseas was organised by Kathy Sims was a great success. For many years Trevor Jacob’s run in the World 100km Championships across these presentations had been conducted at the track at the end the hills of Tuscany, Italy. Trevor finished 17th outright and of our last evening of competition. In between presentations first Australian in a field of more than 3000 international Kathy introduced some fun awards; such as most pictured in runners in a time of 7:29.45. Vetrunner won by Trish Thomas, best dressed at T&F Ruth Baussmann, and Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee for best shoes. A record field of thirty participated in hammer and discus at the monthly throwing handicap. Richard Dann won from Sip Graeme Patrick and Helen Larmour were the winners of the Edcombe and Peter Schiworski. Atilla Spaits had a great Adler Series; the various other series were won by – Leo throw in the discus for a new ACT Record and only just short Kennedy and Sharon de Smet (Daniels), Antoni Podolak and of the Australian Record. Local MLA Bill Stefaniak (M35) Margaret Taylor (Anthony), Bruce Graham and Kathy made his debut in this competition. Southgate (Moore), Doug Fitzgerald (Perry), Hugh Lennon (Pennington), Michael Roden and Margaret Taylor (Boag) and One hundred and two ran the 7km long course at Coppins Janice Banens (Green). The Fristad Awards for outstanding Crossing in this month’s running handicap. Bill Ginich took performance were presented to Bruce Graham and Margaret the gold medal from Keith Butler and Alan Frazer. Kevin Taylor; 2nd were Michael Roden and Janice Banens while Phil Manning was the best of the thirty-two runners in the 4km White and Jayne Hardy were 3rd. Consie Larmour was the short course just ahead of Lynne Williams and Linda recipient of the Heart Foundation Trophy and Robin Whyte Richardson. the Johnson Trophy as club-person of the season.
20 YEARS AGO (May 2001) Only thirty-three members attended our AGM at the John Hunt was elected president at our AGM. Others on the Belconnen Soccer Club. Because of a reluctance by members to executive were Carol Baird vice president, Alice Scott accept responsibility there was some difficulty in electing secretary and Neville Madden treasurer. Other committee executive positions. However, surprising nominations from members were Bob Banens, Mick Corlis, Jayne Hardy, Garry Jeff Grey and Graham Burke from the floor for president and Maher, Diedre Russack and Roger Stewart. Each were secretary respectively saved the club from serious allocated a specific portfolio responsibility –Administration embarrassment. Others elected were – Rachelle Ellis- and Club Structure (Roger and Deidre), Coaching and Brownlee vice president and Nick Blackaby treasurer while Training (Jayne), Competition (Bob and Garry), IT (Mick) and Paul Archer, Janice Banens, Fran Harris, Kathy Sims and Membership Services (Carol). Craig Wisdom made up the general committee.
The AGM granted Life Membership to Trish Thomas. Geoff Moore wrote an article, Gentleman John, for this month’s Vetrunner. He described the mile race at the 1956 This month’s throwing handicap incorporating hammer and national championships in Melbourne where 22,000 spectators javelin attracted thirty-five participants. Bob Banens won the witnessed the historic moment when John Landy stopped and trophy just in front of Irene Mitchell and Margaret Taylor. picked up a fallen Ron Clarke before sprinting off to catch up and eventually pass the leaders. This incident of good West Stromlo was the venue for the run/walk handicap. One sportsmanship has since been celebrated by a bronze statue hundred and fourteen completed the hilly 7.5km long course outside the gates of the MCG. Cont. next page
Page 20 —May 2021 Vetrunner 4 Message from ACT Athletics Track & Field - Record Report
Message of Support from Neil Boden, Athletics ACT. Opportunities to set records are few and far between now [Consie Larmour wrote a letter of thanks to Athletics ACT for that the traditional track and field season has finished. the support provided to ACTMA members at the start of our 2020-21 track season, when records were unable to be claimed That hasn't stopped Michael Roden, though, who's 11.8 due to the Club's Covid policies. This is Neil's reply] second 100m result broke his own M55 100m record.
From a personal point of view I have been extremely pleased Jeannette Williamson also broke the W75 56lb Weight to see a growing number of Masters Athletes, like yourself, Throw record, with a distance of 2.94m - which is a provi- competing at the Athletics ACT (AACT) Summer Series meets sional Australian Masters record! during the Spring/Summer of 2020-21. Congratulations to both athletes! At AACT we aim to embrace athletes of ALL ages and abilities at our T&F meets and, importantly, it is a great advertisement Some of you will remember my promise from the previous for the 'One Athletics' model for our sport here in the ACT. edition of Vetrunner to provide a full tally of this season's records. As usual, my ambitions have been beaten down by You are a tremendous role model for all of our 'younger' mem- other commitments. I will endeavour to provide a full list of bers and we love to see athletes establishing or breaking rec- record-setting performances in the near future. Until then, ords at our events!! happy record breaking! Regards, Neil Boden, 14 March 2021 Jacob Grooby, ACTMA Records Officer Submitted with permission by Consie Larmour. (Consie is sure "you" in Neil's last sentence is plural.)
The Way We Were — May—cont..
An article, Masters of Middle Distance, written by our patron Sue McMurtie won the Frylink event ahead of Faye Todd and Jack Pennington described the training and exploits of Eng- Deb Gordon. The walk handicap gold medal went to Sue Cassi- lishman Sebastian Coe and John Walker from New Zealand, dy, the silver to Barry Seedsman and Alan Burdon the bronze. two of the greatest middle distance runners of all time. John Dimitriou received his ‘150’ T shirt and Lloyd Donnelly his ‘50’. Bryan Thomas’s article, Poet David Meyers Recalls a Favourite Run, included a poem titled Tuesday Group written by David Jayne Hardy won the monthly throwing handicap incorporat- in 1996. David was a popular performance poet and musician ing shot put and discus. Duncan Macnicol was the silver med- and long-time member who had died last September at just 63 allist and Diann Bramwell won bronze. Narelle Blackaby, pop- years of age. ular editor of Vetrunner, became the eighteenth person to earn the scarlet T shirt and personalised steel marker for complet- Women dominated this month’s run/walk handicap held at ing 100 throwing handicaps. West Stromlo in miserable weather. The long course was won Bryan Thomas, ACTMA Historian by Fiona Blackman from Marilyn Banfield and Alan Wilson.
From your Guest Editor Corrections from April Edition
Hi Fellow Members, Sharon Gibbins sends apologies: Here is my second attempt as Guest Editor. Page 3. The photo identified was Ken Smith. You may again notice a strong representation on throwing, as Page 4. Spelling of Consie Larmour & Cory Collins. that is my main Field. Page 1, 10, 22 photos of Sprint Marathon Relay were by Ruth Thank you to the contributors this month: Jayne Hardy, Bry- England. an Thomas, John Reynolds, Jacob Grooby, Jan Banens, Ray Green, Roger Pilkington, Consie Larmour, Robbie Costmeyer. Page 7. Adrian Krauss. The last paragraph was omitted. Continued thanks, also, to our many photographers who bring “While admitting he is not built for long distance running our stories alive with great photos, including John Kennedy, Adrian has completed two ACT Veterans’ Half Marathons. He Janping Ji and posts via ACTMA website. ran his first in 1996 but then waited another decade before attempting it again.” June contributions are due 15 May. Page 24. The hardcopy version of Vetrunner had Jan Banens Terry Giesecke will be Guest Editor for June and Clare Wall showing a shirt for auction. This should have read Raiders. will edit July. Thank you. My apologies to Jan, and Raiders and Brumbies fans. If you are interested in giving editing a go, please email [email protected] or contact a committee member. It would be great to have a number of editors to Mystery Photo answers share the work. Thank you to previous editors, Robert Kennelly (Editor-In- Answers: Jellyfish found sunbathing on 7 mile beach Chief), Clare Wall and Lauren Watt for their guidance, and near Yamba. Ray Green for proof-reading. Under the 1888 Dalgety Bridge in Dalgety . Sharon Gibbins, Guest Editor Sadly we have no prizes, only the glory of a correct guess!
May 2021 Vetrunner — page 21 ACTMA THROWS 2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Throws Coordinator - Jayne Hardy 0412 262 257)
Venue: Turner Throwing Fields (corner of Masson and McCaughey streets)
THROWING HANDICAPS (Monthly on a Saturday)
Date Description Start Time Comments
Sat 24 Apr Shot and Discus 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Weight for Distance + 100lb
Sat 29 May Hammer and Javelin 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Super Weight + 45lb
Sat 26 Jun Shot and Discus 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Weight Throw + 56lb
Sat 24 Jul Hammer and Javelin 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Weight for Distance + 100lb
Sat 28 Aug Shot and Discus 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Super Weight + 45lb
Sat 25 Sept Hammer and Javelin 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Weight Throw + 56lb
Sat 30 Oct Shot and Discus 1.00pm followed by non-hcap Weight for Distance + 100lb
Sat 27 Nov Hammer and Javelin 1.00pm then Annual presentations + Christmas function.
THROWS PENTATHLON (Monthly on a Sunday)
Date Start Time Comments
Sun 16 May 10.00am
Sun 13 Jun 10.00am
Sun 11 Jul 10.00am
Sun 15 Aug 10.00am Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Sun 12 Sep 10.00am Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge
Sun 17 Oct 9.00am
Sun 14 Nov 9.00am Heavy Weight Pentathlon
Sun 12 Dec 9.00am
ACTMA 2021 RUN WALK HANDICAP PROGRAM
18 April Majura *1 5.0/10.0km 0900 start
30 May Mt Taylor *2 3.5/6.9km 0900 start
27 June Mt Ainslie *3 4.5/9.3km 0900 start
25 July Little Black Mountain *1 4.5/9.0km 0900 start
29 August Molonglo Forest *2 5.0/10.0km 0900 start
26 September O’Conner Ridge *3 4.0/8.0km 0900 start
31 October Ainslie Woodlands 3.5/7.0km 0900 start
28 November Weston Park 3.0/6.0km 0830 start
*Note 1: King and Queen of the Mountains event Thomas and Frylink
*Note 2: King and Queen of the Mountains event Waddell
*Note 3: King and Queen of the Mountains event Thomas, Frylink and Waddell
Page 22— May 2021 Vetrunner What’s on elsewhere? Non-ACTMA Events Social dinners
YCRC Women’s and Girls Jogalong: first Sunday of the ACTMA SOCIAL FUNCTION FOR MAY 2021 month, 9am (8am in Summer), Weston Park. Date: Tuesday 4 May 2021 Lake Tuggeranong Stakes: Tuesdays, 12.20pm on the lake edge near KFC - Peter Thomson 0407 702 683 Venue: Raiders Club Weston Tuesday Group: long distance running and walking. Location: 1 Liardet Street Weston Tuesdays, 9:00am at Black Mountain Peninsula - Bryan Thomas 02 6161 3635 Time: 7.00pm Mount Ainslie Run Up: first Tuesday, 12.45pm from Treloar Crescent behind the War Memorial - John Harding Food: A wide range of food including Vegetarian 02 6244 1153. and Gluten Free
Black Mountain Run Up: third Tuesday, 12.45pm, Clunies Drinks: Purchase at the Bar Ross St, 100m south of Botanic Gardens Entrance. John Harding 6248 6905. We invite fellow members to join us for dinner at one of our favourite clubs for good food and a great night out. Please Lake Ginninderra Handicap: last Tuesday of the month, contact either of the following members of the Social Team by 12.20pm from outside the Lighthouse Bar 12 noon on Monday 3 May 2021 so that we can finalise the Simon Wall 0404 859 404. numbers. We look forward to seeing you there. BBQ Stakes Handicap: every Wednesday 12.10pm from Rosemary: 0427 160 129 Senior Citizens Club, Woden - Adrian Plunkett 6283 2388. [email protected] Customs Joggers: every Friday, 12.15pm at Stage 88 in Commonwealth Park - Mike Stracey 02 6258 8756 Robyn: 0403 808 299 [email protected] Parkrun 5k run or walk: every Saturday at 8.00am at various locations around Canberra, including Lake CALENDAR Ginninderra, Gungahlin, Weston Park, Tuggeranong, Coombs, Ainslie, Wagi Bridge and Queanbeyan. 8 June 2021 – Next Social Club dinner – TBA Group runs and training Groups of Masters athletes conduct training sessions around Canberra. Contact the group coordinator if you are interested Non - Accredited Coaches and Training Groups These in participating, as some are currently in recess. As a groups are led by a group coordinator (trainer) who will train member of our club members participate in events out of with you but is not an Athletics Australia accredited coach. normal hours, the level of public liability insurance varies. All ACTMA member athletes are covered by our club’s public Social distancing rules apply at all activities. liability insurance but not the trainer. Geoff Moore: Distance interval training. Accredited Coaches Training Groups (SpeedyGeese)—Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, These groups are led by an Athletics Australia accredited times and places vary. 0425 276 811. coach. All ACTMA member athletes and accredited coaches Fran Harris: Strength, sprints and hurdles training— are covered by our club’s public liability insurance. Monday mornings., Belconnen Oval. 6230 2341 (h) Val Chesterton: Strength, speed & general fitness for Greg Stretton: Middle distance training—Sundays runners, jumpers & walkers, Calwell Playing Fields, except long weekends, 9.00am, also Tuesdays and Fridays 9am, 8.30am in summer. 6292 8994. (Has not Thursdays at Canberra Boys Grammar School, corner of restarted.) Mugga Way & Flinders Way, 0406 377 040 TBC John Hunt: Jumps— Sundays, 11:00a, AIS track. 6241 9392 (h) Currently in recess. What’s on around Australia and the World 2021 NSWMA Indoor Throws events 2 May & 20 June, 2022 World Athletics Cross Country Championships Somersby, NSW. All welcome. Bathurst 21 Global Challenge 19 February, Bathurst. 2021 Great Barrier Reef Masters Games 20-23 May, 2022 World Masters Athletics Track and Field Cairns Championships Tampere, Finland 2021 Olympic Games 23 July to 8 August Tokyo. 2022 AMA Track & Field Championships 1-4 April QLD 2021 AMA Winter Throwing Championships 2-4 October Wollongong 2022 Commonwealth Games 27 Jul-7 Aug, Birmingham 2021 Australian Masters Games, 9-16 Oct Perth WA 2023 AMA Track & Field Championships NSW 2021 Cadbury Half-Marathon 4 April Tasmania 2023 WMA Indoor Championships Edmonton, Canada 2021 Canberra Times Marathon Festival 11 April 2024 AMA Track & Field Championships Tas 2021 Launceston Running Festival 13 June 2024 WMA Outdoor Championships Gothenberg, Sweden 2022 Oceania Masters Athletics Track & Field Championships, 10-14 January Norfolk Island 2025 WMA Outdoor Championships Daegu, Korea
May 2021 Vetrunner — page 23 COVID & Club Events COVID-19 has caused some changes to events. Participant numbers may still be capped, and COVID requirements remain in place with Club COVID Control Officers on the job to remind us: socially distance, stay home if you are unwell, cough into your crooked elbow, no hugs or high fives.
COVID has also caused us to go cashless, so don’t forget your payWave debit or credit card. Life is easier for members with Season’s Passes (Throwers, Throws Pentathlon and Run-Walk Handicap), as no additional payment is required. Please check the bulletin or website for latest information, and details of forthcoming events.
EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS CLUB PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY Do we have your emergency contact details? ACTMA uses photos and videos to promote the Club. Permission to use photos taken during an event will The details are kept confidential to the club administra- generally be assumed. If you do not wish to have your tors and only used in times of an emergency. photo taken, please indicate this to the photographer, The club has, at least, a moral obligation to let your or ask the photographer to delete any images that next of kin know if you have encountered health issues at have been taken. If an image has been posted to social an ACTMA event. media that the member does not like, please email It’s also good to let the registrar know when changing [email protected] and ask that the phone numbers or email addresses, otherwise you may image be removed. miss out on receiving the Bulletin! The ACTMA Executive Committee. Contact Nigel England at: Email: [email protected]
NEXT VETRUNNER All copy and queries for the next edition should be sent to the editor at: [email protected] Letters to the editor are welcome. DUE BY SATURDAY 15 MAY It is important that the club has a vehicle for receiving and Late submissions will only be accepted if space allows. answering constructive factual criticism and comments. As a general rule, material is only published if publicly Articles acknowledged. Articles submitted to Vetrunner but not published All reports, articles and stories submitted for inclusion in are usually the result of page limitations, and may be included in Vetrunner should be created in Word, in Century Schoolbook 9pt. the following edition of Vetrunner. Constructive comment is font, if possible. Member contributions are welcome, especially of welcome and should be addressed to the editor at: an athletic theme, or tells a story of a member achieving an im- [email protected] portant milestone or award, or simply a story that relates to a The Vetrunner is online on the club’s website: member’s background outside of athletics. Please include photo- http://www.actmastersathletics.org.au/index.php? graphs and illustrations where possible or appropriate. Minor module=Vetrunner&action=Vetrunner.ListView editing may be undertaken.
BOB BANENS Cont... MARGARET TAYLOR Cont… Life Membership, Stuart Reid Commemorative Award and he co-edited five editions of the AMA Handbook. In 2007 he other annual club-person type awards, since 2000. was elected to the Oceania Committee and took on the tasks The Johnson Trophy, originally proposed and donated by of producing the Oceania Masters Athletics Handbook and re- Maggi and Alan Johnson during our first full season of track writing the WMA Constitution and By-laws. In 2018 Bob was and field in 1982-83, emphasises the importance we place on the recipient of the WMA Bronze Pin for his many years of members “being involved in all aspects of our program; par- service to AMA, OMA and WMA. ticipating and helping do the necessary but often mundane tasks to conduct a successful season”. In this regard Margaret Bob was also responsible for producing both the Program and has contributed much to the success of the season by being a Results Books for the 2013 AMA Championships held in Can- member of the team that designed the program, identified berra and had the same portfolio within the LOC for the 2021 officials and helpers and ensured the venue and equipment Championships that unfortunately had to be cancelled be- was ready. Such a commitment required Margaret to be one cause of the coronavirus pandemic. of the earliest to arrive and last to leave the Woden Athletics Track every Thursday evening. Reporter: Bryan Thomas Reporter: Bryan Thomas
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