October 2013

OCTOBER 2013

- Final Browne Shield Results incl. 10 mile and H.Marathon - Bendigo 2014 Oceania Champs - VMA Results from Torino WMG - Retrospective - Eugene World Vets 1989 2

INDEX P.3-4 Masterpieces Editorial P.5-9 Browne Shield - Article & Results Lots and lots in this “red hot” edition of Foot- P.10-12 WMG Torino - Report & VMA Results prints. P.12 AMA AGM Report by Russ Oakley Firstly, it’s important that you help us out by P.14 VMA 10K Walk Championship - Results renewing your membership before Christmas. P.15 VMA teams in AV Winter season - Report Fees are due now - on October 1. When you renew P.16 -17 VMA 10 Mile Run - Report & Results you will then be a member for the whole of 2014. P.18 VMA Half Marathon - Results Instead of renewals coming in in dribs and drabs for P.19 Tribute - Ray Merida the first 3 months of next year, why not get right on P.20-22 Retrospective - Eugene World Vets 1989 to it now and do Astrid Rose and Al Willey a favor. P.23 Clyde’s New Record Report Our “Cover Girl” Kelly Ruddick, at 40, is P.24-25 Introducing Liz Feldman walking PB’s nearly every time she competes. She is P.26-27 2014 AMA T&T Championships - Hobart now real chance to represent Australia at the World P.28 2014 AMA Decathlon & Heptathlon Cham- Cup. What a massive achievement this would be. Her pionships - Bendigo recent triumphs are listed on P.4. P.29 Bendigo 2014 Oceania Championships The Browne Shield 2013 is now finished and P.30 AMG Geelong as expected, Knox has prevailed once again. Lavinia P.31 2014 Membership Fees is keen to point out that this is very much a team P.32 2014 Membership Form effort, and it certainly is, with Knox athletes getting P.33-35 Venues & Officials the “quinella” in both the Men’s and Women’s Indi- vidual results. Please direct any complaints about this edition to : Also of interest are the results from the World Russ Dickenson Masters Games in Torino, Italy. Several Victorians c/o Brazil. were there and did us proud. (Don’t know the postcode) Recently, I did a retrospective on the 1999 Gateshead World Veterans Championships. This issue I’ve had a look at the much loved 1989 Champion- ships in Eugene, Oregon and spoken to several of our NAG FILE members who were there. Athletes Moving into a New Age Group The 2014 AMA Track & Field Championships will be held in Hobart from Saturday 8th March to MILTON BALLANTYNE into M85 Monday 10th. and the Pentathlons (T&F and Throws) COLIN MURRAY-LEE into M85 will be held the day before in Launceston. As you RUSSELL CLARK into M85 may be aware, the AMA is trialling not having the RON BOYNE into M80 Championships at Easter. One result of this is that KEVIN ONLEY into M80 our VMA Championships are now the week after the GUNTHER ILGOUTZ into M75 Nationals. The information sheet for Hobart is on HAWLEY THOMAS into M75 Pages 26 & 27. The entry forms for all these events ERROL AMERASEKERA into M70 are now on the AMA website and I will include copies DIDIMO TONELLI into M70 in Footprints from December but in the meantime I’ll GRAEME ROSE LM into M70 ask Ralph Bennett, nicely, to put them on the VMA KEVIN McLAUCHLAN into M70 website. ROBIN BROBERG into M65 Terry Hicks is running the Oceania Champion- ESME COLGAN into W65 ships in Bendigo in January 2014. This is a must for BOB HOLZER into M65 all of us. There are 9 days of competition and it in- SANDRA MIDDLETON into W65 corporates the AMA Decathlon & Heptathlon Champs. JOHN WALSH into M60 as well as a Half Marathon. On-line entries are open- TONY WILLIAMS into M60 now. Well I’m off to Brazil. GORDON STEPHEN into M60 JENNIFER FIELD into W55 JEFF SARGENT into M55 Tchau KATE HECKER into W45 DANNY HECKER into M45 Russ Dickenson JUSTIN MARIANI into M40 3 Masterpieces

Victoria’s Dawn Hartigan and W.A.’s David Carr have been nominated as the Oceania Region’s selections as the IAAF Masters Athlete of the Year. Dawn, of course, is absolutely the best Pole Vaulter in Masters Athletics. David is a multiple World Champion over 400m - 1500m as well as the Steeplechase.

VALE TOM KELLY Many of you will have known Tom Kelly, particularly those who go to Doncaster Venue. Sadly, Tom was killed in a car accident this month. A Life Member of both Box Hill and Doncaster Athletic Clubs, and a true hero in our sport, Tom Kelly’s sudden passing will be felt by the entire Aus- tralian athletic community. At 82, Tom was still active in coaching and had a long list of Olympians and State and Australian Champions he had nurtured. I particularly liked Richard Trembath’s notice in The Sun - “Don’t worry Tom, I’ll put the hurdles away”.

What’s On any queries on VMA running races can be directed to Club Captain Lavinia Petrie - 9728 3929 or [email protected] 2013 October 5-12 Australian Masters Games, Geelong - www.australianmastersgames.com October 15 - 27 World Masters Athletics Championships - Porto Alegre, Brazil - www.wma2013.com October 19 Start of AV Summer Season - To represent VMA contact David Sheehan (w) 92156301 (h) 03 59681061. November 23-24 2013 Masters Relays - Albert Park 2014 January 4-12 Oceania Masters Championships - Bendigo - www.omabendigo2014.com.au/ March 7 AMA T&F Pentathlon - Launceston March 7 AMA Throws Pentathlon - Launceston March 8-10 AMA T&F Championships - Hobart March 15-16 VMA Track & Field Championships - Nunawading (East Burwood Venue) March 23 VMA T&F Pentathlon - Duncan McKinnon March 30 VMA Throws Pentathlon - Duncan McKinnon Note : Online registration available from 1st October 2013. Go to VMA website and click on “On-line Registration” or use this link - https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=9810

March 25-30 WMA Indoor Championships - Budapest. Hungary 4 Masterpieces TREASURER REQUIRED

After 10 years of sterling service Al Willey has indicated that he will not be renominating for the VMA Committee at the next AGM due in April 2014.

The VMA Committee needs to find a replacement, and the sooner the better, so that Al can pass on his extensive knowledge of the financial workings of VMA.

Ideally, the Treasurer needs to have a quite dictatorial attitude in order to keep the otherwise spend- thrift Committee members in check. A thick skin is a definite requirement, as is a pedantic attention to detail. The existing Committee members have all declined to take on the job as they have witnessed the lack of respect for the position. The successful candidate should expect to contribute many hours of hard work, with little thanks and no reward, other than the satisfaction gained from keeping the club afloat.

Formal qualifications are not necessary, but some bookkeeping experience and knowledge of banking procedures would be helpful.

The main tasks are to receive and bank member fees, and to pay our bills. Attendance at the monthly Committee meeting, and preparation of a monthly report on receipts and payments and an annual report for the AGM is also required. A total of 3 - 4 hours per month is all it takes.

It should be understood that the club is, in fact, in a strong position financially.

A detailed position description is available.

Interested members please contact the VMA secretary Phil Urquhart on 0419 357 823 Feel free to discuss the requirements with Al Willey on 9870 7616

Kelly Ruddick since turning 40 in April 2013

26 May - Breaks World Masters 10k record by 35 sec. walking 46.27. A 25 sec. PB (Record dis-allowed as course was uncertified)

30 June - At AMA/VMA Championships, Kelly walks 1:36:46 (a 12 sec PB). New W40 Australian and Victorian records.

13 July - Walks 46:35 to set new World Masters record, this time on certified course.

17 August - Breaks her World 10k record again this time walking 45:26. A 49 sec. PB.

1 September - Wins Aust. Open 20k breaking World Masters Record with 1:33.15. This is a 3 minute PB and the top ranked walk of the year by an Australian woman of any age. 5 Knox Runners Scoop The Pool in Browne Shield For 2013 The Browne Shield competitions have been run and won for another year and once again the Knox powerhouse has swept all before them. In the Inter-Venue section they jumped to the front in the first event and once Lavinia Petrie started running there was never going to be any catching them. Their final margin was 101pts over an impressive effort from Glen Eira who finished the season very strongly for a clear second and their total was actually the same as Knox scored last year. Aberfeldie were very consistent throughout for third but lacked the really high scorers to challenge the top two. East Bur- wood had their best year for quite a while but some of the other Venues were a bit disappointing consider- ing their past strength in distance running. Overall, the general standard has been higher this year compared to last year and numbers are a little better. This year we had 90 men and 30 women competing compared to 81 men and 31 women last year which is encouraging and a reversal of the previous downward trend. The half marathon on September 8th was the final race in the series and there were a large number of very high percentages recorded. In the women’s section Lavinia Petrie ran true to form to record another wonderful 94.95% which gave her victory once again in the cumulative competition. Helen Stanley also of Knox ran really well right through the season to take second place and newcomer Anna Kasapis of Aberfeldie did an excellent job to take third. Helen Van Der Nagel of East Burwood also deserves credit for being one of only three women to run all 5 races. In the men’s section the competition could not have been tighter. Going into the last race John Gra- ham led by 0.07 of one point on a cumulative basis but was in reality about half a point behind Gary Stewart as Gary had outscored John by that much in the cross country and could drop that result if he ran better in the half. Both guys gave it everything they had to record some great percentages, 86.37 for John and 85.24 for Gary. Once these results were taken in and the scores from the cross country taken out it meant that John was the winner by 0.56 of one point! Behind them Andrew Edwards actually made up ground on the leaders although recording a slightly lower percentage of 84.60 to finish just 5 pts behind in third place and it was good to see the next 4 places all over 300 pts. In the half there were some standout performances including overall winner Bruce Graham from the ACT with 90.34%, Mark Purvis 88.55% and Steven Quirk 87.92% plus several others over 80%. In summing up the season can generally be considered as better than last year but the challenge as always is how to get more consistent entries to all events. The Committee would welcome input from individuals or Venues for any ideas that may help in this regard.

Members of the Knox team - John Graham, Lavinia Petrie, Helen Stanley, Gary Stewart, Paul Twining and Jock Cravana 6

Browne Shield Final Results

Final Venue Scores

Venue 10k Track 10k CC 10k Road 10 Miles Half Mara Total Knox 83.66, 83.24, 90.39, 81.67, 95.55, 83.86, 99.39, 85.36, 94.95, 86.37, 1300.3 81.78 80.68 82.83 85.33 85.24 Glen Eira 82.87, 75.75, 77.17, 73.33, 84.12, 79.77, 84.18, 87.32, 88.55, 84.60, 1199.4 74.34 72.07 78.05 78.95 78.33 Aberfeldie 82.18, 79.25, 77.10, 73.86, 77.92, 76.88, 76.73, 79.60, 1144.81 78.61 76.86 76.46 79.11 Collingwood 82.74, 77.25, 74.62, 72.72, 74.02, 72.86, 79.62, 76.21, 914.14 75.59 72.22 81.35 74.94 East Burwood 68.73 62.61 72.93, 70.16, 75.08, 62.35, 81.69, 78.70, 777.78 64.24 66.61 74.68 Croydon 68.41, 65.94 64.55 78.14, 61.42, 66.29, 61.14 530 64.11 Mentone 77.21, 57.76 81.34 82.37, 447.15 77.41,71.06 Doncaster 72.05 68.75 71.82, 60.53 73.69 73.7 420.54 Springvale/NP 69.99 73.29, 70.92, 64.01 69.85 412.77 64.71 Coburg 63.93 61.42 66.14 83.14, 65.59, 379.05 38.83 Southern Pen- 78.74, 75.10, 226.12 insula 72.28 Geelong 56.23 51.18 107.41

Final Men’s Scores

Name Venue 10k Track 10k CC 10k Road 10 Miles Half M Best 4 Total John Graham Knox 83.66 80.68 81.81 85.36 86.37 337.2 Gary Stewart Knox 83.24 80.04 82.83 85.33 85.24 336.64 Andrew Edwards Glen Eira 82.87 77.17 79.77 84.18 84.6 331.33 Peter Cowell No Venue 75.63 77.19 78.49 80.82 312.13 Greg Moore Aberfeldie 75.85 70.19 77.1 76.88 79.11 308.94 Gerry O'Donnell Glen Eira 75.75 73.33 78.05 78.95 306.08 Shane Draper Aberfeldie 78.61 73.86 76.46 76.15 305.08 Peter Gaunt Collingwood 75.27 72.72 74.02 74.94 296.95 Paul Twining Knox 74.91 73.86 73.54 72.78 295.09 Chris Grafen Glen Eira 73.23 70.3 74.55 73.85 291.93 Barry Whittle Doncaster 72.05 68.75 71.82 73.69 73.7 291.26 Syd Bone Glen Eira 71.48 65.47 67.55 71.12 73.4 283.55 Joseph Campisi Glen Eira 71.79 72.73 73.06 65.73 283.31 7

Final Men’s Scores (continued)

Stephen Barker Aberfeldie 69.08 64.3 69.85 70.61 70.64 280.18 Chris Brown Glen Eira 68.56 62.88 67.72 67.36 66.97 270.61 Phil Urquhart Glen Eira 64.27 60.3 63.21 67.23 255.01 Michael Camilleri Aberfeldie 58.47 58.03 65.48 66.41 248.39 Ralph Bennett Mentone 77.21 81.34 82.37 240.92 Sam De Fanis East Burwood 72.93 75.08 74.68 222.69 Bill Page Aberfeldie 77.04 66.42 76.08 219.54 Antonio Giuliani Aberfeldie 73.2 67.3 66.42 206.92 Stephen Murphy Aberfeldie 67.15 66.74 65.76 199.65 Doug Stokes Aberfeldie 63 64.67 69.28 196.95 Michael Meaney Coburg 63.93 66.14 65.59 195.66 Peter Thorne Knox 64.71 59.15 63.65 187.51 John Howes Aberfeldie 62.41 62.9 61.6 186.91 Stephen Quirk No Venue 87.35 87.92 175.27 Ewen Wilson Glen Eira 84.12 87.32 171.44 Paul Wilson Knox 81.67 83.86 165.53 Peter Black Aberfeldie 79.25 79.6 158.85 Ron Scholes Collingwood 77.25 74.78 152.03 Jim Hopkins Collingwood 75.42 73.49 148.91 Jim Grellis Collingwood 75.59 72.22 147.81 Gabriel Carmona Glen Eira 74.34 72.07 146.41 Mal Grimmett No Venue 73.37 70.11 143.48 Ernie Stewart Aberfeldie 82.18 60.25 142.43 Chris Murphy SVNP 70.92 69.85 140.77 Jock Cravana Knox 67.78 67.52 135.3 Trev. Hawksworth Aberfeldie 67.48 65.78 133.26 Tony Martin East Burwood 70.16 62.35 132.51 Graeme Paul Collingwood 67.46 64.51 131.91 Barry Murley Croydon 65.94 64.55 130.49 Andrew Tunne Croydon 64.11 66.29 130.4 Paul Ban Collingwood 64.72 63.77 128.49 Tom Gallagher SVNP 59.85 64.01 123.86 Shane Harris Croydon 61.42 61.14 122.56 C. Silcock Delaney Geelong 56.23 51.18 107.41 Richard Short Aberfeldie 47.62 58.14 105.76 Mark Purvis Glen Eira 88.55 88.55 Philip Van Dueren Coburg 83.14 83.14 Robert Schwerkolt East Burwood 81.69 81.69 Jeff Broderick East Burwood 78.7 78.7 8

Final Men’s Scores (continued)

Barry Rosenberg Glen Eira 78.33 78.33 Colin Page Croydon 78.14 78.14 Robin Broberg No Venue 77.67 77.67 John Signorini Knox 77.44 77.44 Greg Lovejoy S. Peninsula 75.1 75.1 Westly Windsor Collingwood 74.67 74.67 David Jones Aberfeldie 74.03 74.03 Ben Jordan Aberfeldie 74 74 Howard Rees SVNP 73.29 73.29 Robert Henderson Knox 73.11 73.11 Bernie Leddin Collingwood 72.86 72.86 Bruce Venables No Venue 72.53 72.53 Russell Dow S. Peninsula 72.28 72.28 Barry Jeffs S. Peninsula 71.85 71.85 Mick Carr Knox 71.28 71.28 Fred Bichsel Glen Eira 71.05 71.05 Rod Bayley Collingwood 70.72 70.72 Peter Dodshun East Burwood 70.4 70.4 Peter Field SVNP 69.99 69.99 Jonathon Holmes Glen Eira 69.72 69.72 Paul Connor Knox 69.24 69.24 Suat Bayram Aberfeldie 68.94 68.94 James Hetjmanek Collingwood 68.82 68.82 Ron Cracknell Croydon 68.41 68.41 Alan Irwin No Venue 66.41 66.41 Chris Campbell Glen Eira 66.35 66.35 Brian Lynch SVNP 64.71 64.71 Shaun Kemp SVNP 64.39 64.39 Glen Claiden Knox 63.77 63.77 Gerard Adrien Aberfeldie 63.68 63.68 Clyde Riddoch Collingwood 60.64 60.64 Lindsay Oxenham SVNP 60.4 60.4 Norm Franzi Collingwood 59.61 59.61 David Dodson Mentone 57.76 57.76 Will Sellick SVNP 56.46 56.46 Juan Perez SVNP 47.88 47.88 Pete Battrick Glen Eira 47.74 47.74 Kenneth Carter Coburg 38.83 38.83 9

Final Women’s Scores

Name Venue 10k Track 10k CC 10k Road 10 Miles Half M Best 4 Total Lavinia Petrie Knox 90.39 95.55 99.39 94.95 380.28 Helen Stanley Knox 81.78 77.18 79.83 80.81 77.75 320.17 Anna Kasapis Aberfeldie 77.45 72.58 76.86 77.92 76.73 308.96 H.Van der Nagel East Burwood 68.73 62.61 64.24 66.61 65.42 265 P. Trowbridge Collingwood 82.74 74.62 81.35 238.71 Heather Gaunt Collingwood 71.32 71.23 76.21 218.76 Lynn Kisler Aberfeldie 63.87 65.17 61.49 190.53 Teri Crook Aberfeldie 66.5 65.43 131.93 Sophie Fabre Collingwood 63.15 55.45 118.6 Toscha Stopar Knox 53.05 58.11 111.16 Susi Wilson Knox 80.17 80.17 Pauline Allen Collingwood 79.62 79.62 Julie Norney Knox 79.17 79.17 Heather Carr Sth.Peninsula 78.74 78.74 Jeanne Bryan Mentone 77.41 77.41 Tamami Holmes Glen Eira 73.07 73.07 Helen Bryan 71.06 71.06 Janet Robinson Glen Eira 67.88 67.88 Merle Want Glen Eira 67.28 67.28 Kuniko Bowden Mentone 67.26 67.26 Kirsty Angus No Venue 66.01 66.01 Linda Black Aberfeldie 65.03 65.03 Fiona Ely Coburg 61.42 61.42 Julie Hertz Collingwood 60.8 60.8 Kath. Gawthorn Doncaster 60.53 60.53 Jenny Kisler Aberfeldie 59.12 59.12 Sharon Higgins No Venue 51.45 51.45 Clare Garganis Collingwood 50.98 50.98 Andrea Draper Aberfeldie 49.41 49.41 10

There are two main bodies in Masters Athletics - WMA (World Masters Athletics), and WMG (World Masters Games). We are affiliated with WMA and the upcoming Championships in Brazil are being held by WMA. The WMA events are purely athletics while the WMG include many other sports - cycling, swimming, tennis etc. Our members happily patronise both events and a contingent of Aussies, and the following Vics, attended the recent World Masters Games in Torino, Italy. Although fewer of us attended Torino than are going to Brazil, the results were still outstanding. Here are the results -

100m Weight Throw W45 M65 7 LUDBROOK Kim 14.76 6 YOUNG Peter 11.89 200m Javelin Throw W45 M65 2 LITTLE Rachel 27.42 5 YOUNG Peter 30.58 400m 10 km ROAD RACE W45 M70 1 LITTLE Rachel 1:00.23 DNF HERTZ John W50 W55 1 BURGESS DONNA 1:04.32 23 HERTZ Julie 1h09:00 M60 Throws Pentathlon 4 BARRAND Michael 1:02.46 M65 800m 3 YOUNG Peter 3222 W50 1 BURGESS DONNA 2:29.10 M60 1 BARRAND Michael 2:17.85 M65 3 SOLOMON Kevin 2:29.08 1500m M65 4 SOLOMON Kevin 4:56.74 5000m W55 14 HERTZ Julie 28:52.52 M65 6 SOLOMON Kevin 20:05.54 100m Hurdles M60 6 WATT Robert 25.98 Shot Put M65 2 YOUNG Peter 11.36 Discus Throw M65 1 YOUNG Peter 39.39 Peter Young on the dais after winning the Discus with Knud Hoyer of Denmark and Igor Tratnik of Slovenia 11

Michael Barrand in Torino Hi Russ, We had a marvelous couple of weeks, firstly in Provence where my older brother lives and then in Torino at the Games. Since taking up Masters running a couple of years ago I have been lucky to draw on my brother, Rex Barrand's athletics experience. Many of your readers may know him from his involvement in State athletics – first as a sprinter with MHSOB in the 60's and then moving to SSH to run and coach. exR has basically trained me via Skype as he lives in France (I live in Colac), and that was part of the reason why we chose to run in Turin rather than go to Brazil in October. We hoped that the competition would be strong, assuming that the Europeans would be more likely to attend this event in preference to Brazil. In the end the competition may have been a bit less than expected but I was pleased with my 800 run (and felt that if pushed I could have run a few seconds quicker) as it all seemed to go to plan. The city of Torino was excellent for us to stay in. We had a wonderful time competing, sight seeing and enjoying the elegance of the city. The weather was unseasonably hot (around 35 degrees every day) but that was certainly better than everyone was experiencing back home. Having the chance to work with Rex on the track again was a very satisfying experience as well. It took me back to my youth. My wife took a video of the 800m race, which also had Allan Mayfield and Bob Pearce in it and although she was concentrating on where I was, if they want a copy of the video I'd be happy to send them one. Allan and Bob were very generous in their support and advice to me and I think that this is one of the most impressive aspects to Masters running that I've found since taking it up. And just to confirm the "rooster to feather duster" nature of the sport, due to bulging disks in the back that struck recently, I can barely walk at the moment so the elation of Turin has quickly dissipated so it looks like my season is over for now.

Above - Michael in the straight on the first lap of the 800m. Left - Michael after the race with daughter Geor- gia and brother Rex. 12

Gold,Gold,Gold,Gold. By KRYSTEN MANUEL

IT’S one thing to be an Australian Champion, but to be the best in the world is an ac- complishment some people spend their whole lives striving for but Rachel Little and Donna Burgess have done exactly that – taking home four gold medals and two silver at the 2013 World Masters Games in Torino, Italy earlier this month. “I’m just so rapt,” Burgess said. “I knew Rachel would run well but I wasn’t sure that I would.” Little was equally stunned, but owes her success to her husband and trainer, Ken Little, as well as Team Velocity. “It’s all down to technique and Ken is so far ahead of everybody,” Little said. “Other trainers and athletes over there couldn’t believe our technique and that we’d come from this little town. (Wodonga) The other coaches picked Ken’s brains all week!” Both women were up against the odds, going from temperatures of 11 degrees to 38 degrees, jet-lag from a 26-hour flight, and not having had competition since March but walking into what was the middle of the season for many competitors. Little’s first race was the W45 400m, which she won with a time of 60.22 sec. “I won my heat but the competitors in the other heats, I knew they were only cruising, so I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” she said. “The final was next day. The track was brand new, it was a rubberised carpet so it’s silent. You can’t even hear your own footsteps let alone someone else’s. I was caught at the 300 mark and saw her come up on my inside and I thought ‘this race is mine.’ “I held my technique and form right to the finish line, but it was pretty close.” Little also took home silver in the 200m with a time of 27.3 seconds behind the world record holder from France, Maryvonne Iccare. “Unfortunately we had to run in torrential rain, there was lightning and thunder,” Little said. Donna also emerged victorious in the W50 400m with a personal best time of 64.32 sec. “We went straight to a final,” Burgess said. “I won the 400 easy. Coming down the straight, I was waiting for them to come past me but they never did, so that gave me a lot of confidence.” Donna also took out the 800m with another personal best time of 2.29.75 min. “Again, my 800 went straight to a final,” she said. “There was a Dutch woman who went out really quick and Ken had said, ‘if they go out quick you have to go with them,’ so I did. I went around her and got to the 600m and she was still with me, but I was too strong coming down the straight. “I was a lot fitter than I’d thought – I’d underestimated myself.” Little and Burgess also competed in the 160 – 199 year 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays, taking out gold in the 4 x 100m and silver in the 4 x 400m. “It was Donna and I and two girls from Great Britain in the 4 x 100m,” Little said. “Donna was on the first leg, myself in second and the girl on last leg was fastest in the whole competition!” While it was an emotional series of wins for both competitors, Burgess was particularly emotional once winning the 800m. “My Dad ran in the World Masters in 1998 and he won a silver medal in the 800m,” she said. “I took his medal over there with me. He’s passed now but if he had have been around he would have been proud – I went one better and got a gold!” Burgess and Little will continue training with Team Velocity, with their eyes set to defend their titles in France, 2015 at the World Athletics Championships. Article re-printed from the Albury Wodonga News Weekly 13

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS ATHLETICS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of AMA was held over the weekend of September 21st. and 22nd. The following is a summary of the more important issues and outcomes arising from the meeting. AMA & Athletics Australia • AMA & A A will sign a Memorandum of Understanding that acknowledges that AMA is the governing body of Masters Athletics in Australia and AA is the governing body of athletics in Australia. • Both groups to work together in relation to matters of mutual interest. • AMA will affiliate with AA thus gaining insurance under AA. • AMA will affiliate no more than one body from each State as being responsible for the governance and administration of Masters Athletics - VMA is the Victorian Body. • The AMA Council urged States that are not affiliated with their State Athletic body to begin the pro cess to achieve this end. NATIONAL TITLES The 2015 AMA Championships will be held in N.S.W. over the Easter break (April 3-6) and will conduct a full program which includes the Throws and Track and Field Pentathlons. Note that the pentathlons being held in Launceston next year are NOT part of the official Hobart program. WOMENS 60 TO 70 JAVELIN. The result of the trial was positive and a remit to WMA has been sent for consideration at the WMA annual meeting in Brazil next month. For the 2013-14 season, throwers will revert to the 400gm. Javelin. POSTAL RELAYS These will continue, but there are administrative changes. • The period of time has been extended - November 1st to the end of March. • The entry fee has been abolished. • AMA will supply the relevant data and issue an electronic certificate for which the appropriate State will be responsible for filling out and distributing. WALKING RULES The issue of walkers with “soft knees” to receive a more understanding attitude from Race Walking judges was discussed and the Council voted to stay with the rule, that IAAF rules must be used for judging.

Russell Oakley - VMA President.

Budapest welcomes you! Budapest welcomes you! If you think you have seen it all, come to Budapest for the 2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championship and think again! Budapest ranks among the world's most romantic and entertaining capitals. Nicknamed the "Paris of the East", it is a place of broad boulevards and green parks, grand Art-Nouveau mansions and brightly painted churches, lively cafés and top-class music venues. Budapest offers a WMA indoor championship setting second to none! With two synthetic indoor tracks adjacent to each other, the throwing field, the race walk, the cross country and the half marathon course all within 1 km of the main venue, 2014 will be a compact and warm setting for the Masters movement.

The LOC is waiting to see you in Budapest! For more information, please visit WMACI on our Facebook page http://www.budapest2014.hu/ 14

Victorian Masters 10km Walk Championship held at Middle Park on 17/8/2013 Kelly Ruddick on fire as Marg Beaumont, Gwen Steed, Heather Carr, Ralph Bennett and Bob Gardiner sizzle.

The Victorian Masters 10km walking championships were held at Albert Park in cold, windy conditions on the 17th August.

The women were to the fore taking the first 3 positions overall. ellyK Ruddick was outstanding with a new W40 world record of 45:26 and a PB by 49 seconds. Next to finish was Michelle Laufer W40, 52:47 who had a great battle with Sarah Brennan W35,52.54.

Gwen Steed W70, 65:53 and Margaret Beaumont W75, 85:49 also put in outstanding walks to break the VRWC age group records by 1:34 and 1:45 respectively.

In the mens, Simon Evans, M50,53:49 was fastest just beating James "Shoeless" Christmass M45, 54.23. Great performances in the M70 (Ralph Bennett 57:19) and M75 (Bob Gardiner 59:59). On a day of exceptional Age Graded performances, Bob was the highest with a 94.44%

W35 1. Sarah Brennan 52:54 78.86% PB 0:11 2. Donna Urquhart 58:54 72.23% First one W40 1. Kelly Ruddick 45:26 93.64% W40 World Record, PB 0:49 2. Michelle Laufer 52:47 82.55% W50 1. Donna Elms 1:05:30 72.25% W60 1. Heather Carr 58:06 93.93% 2. Alison Thompson 1:04:06 80.79% Liz Feldman DQ W65 1. Celia Johnson 1:10:18 78.72% W70 1. Gwen Steed 1:05:53 92.07% VRWC W70 Record by 1:34 2. Sylvia Machin 1:13:39 83.75% 3. Beverly Hugo 1:24:08 74.59% W75 1. Margaret Beaumont 1:25:49 75.82% VRWC W75 Record by 1:45

M40 1. David Smyth 59:46 66.67% M45 1. James Christmass 54:23 74.43% M50 1. Simon Evans 53:49 80.34% M60 1. Clyde Riddoch 1:05:56 67.31% 2. Anthony Doran 1:07:39 68.77% 3. Geoff Barrow 1:10:38 67.95% M65 1. Russ Dickenson 1:00:03 82.66% M70 1. Ralph Bennett 57:19 90.94% M75 1. Bob Gardiner 59:59 94.44% 15

Victorian Masters Teams in AV Cross Country Winter Competition

The VMA teams had an enjoyable and successful Winter cross country season. Congratulations and thank you to all members for their efforts throughout the season. The women`s team although small in numbers put in a consistent effort week after week with some pleasing results. Well done girls. The men`s team, with a few more numbers to call on, always finished in the top 3 each week, at season end they finished up the winners in Division 6. Well done lads a great team effort. As a bonus for the season Steve Quirk was the winner in M50+.Congratulations Steve a job well done.

Team Members for 2013

Men Women

Peter Black Ralph Bennett Linda Black Ronnie Stienicki

Peter Cowell Doug Stokes Jeanne Bryan Carmel Quirk

Antonio Giuliani Colm Rothery Janet Holmes Geraldine Low

Sam De Fanis Bruce Venables Helen Stanley Marlene Gourlay

Andrew Edwards Steve Quirk Lynn Kisler

Shane Draper Karl Thwaites

The Summer Season starts on Saturday 19th October 2013. We are always on the lookout for members to come and join us and enjoy the friendship and competition.

Walkers, Throwers, Jumpers, Sprinters & Distance runners, you are all welcome, we would love you to come and have a go - the more the better.

David Sheehan

(w) 92156301 (h) 03 59681061.

Wanted AV Qualified Officials VMA MEMBERS AND Non Members For Easter 2014 – Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games @ Lakeside Stadium Albert Park Saturday 19th April and Sunday 20th April 2014 Rosters available for either or both days Please contact Tony Bradford – 97492248 or [email protected]

Officials will be well catered for and Remunerated for their Services 16

RESULTS - VMA 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS PRINCES PARK - 25 August 2013

In reasonably good running conditions forty six runners assembled at Princes park to run VMA’s 10 Mile Championship event. The event, hosted by Aberfeldie Venue is the fourth in the five series Browne Shield competition and this year attracted excellent participant numbers and competition. It was also pleasing that ten of the fourteen VMA Venues were represented. For the third consecutive year Aberfeldie’s Shane Draper (M40) won the event in a personal best time of 60.50 and close on Shane’s heels around the five lap course and second over the line was Ben Jordan 37 seconds behind in 61.27. In third place in 62.59 was Ewen Wilson from Glen Eira venue with an excellent Age Graded percentage of 87.32. Anna Kasapis (W35) lead the women’s race from start to finish and after five laps of solo running crossed the finish line in an excellent time of 64.23 placing her in fifth place overall.Anna’s time is the fastest time since Bronwen Cardy’s 63.53 in 2008. Coming home in second place was Lavinia Petrie in 73.59 and third Helen Stanley in 76.14. Notwithstanding the excellent finishing times there were a number of outstandingAge Graded performances on the day with the highest percentage of 99.39 being that of Club Captain Lavinia Petrie. Other Age Graded percentages worthy of mention are:

Ewen Wilson 87.32 Ralph Bennett 81.34 John Graham 85.36 Helen Stanley 80.81 Gary Stewart 85.33 Gerry O’Donnell 78.95 Andrew Edwards 84.18 Peter Cowell 78.49 A special thank you to the following helpers for their support in planning, setting up and conducting the event: John Dean, John Papworth, Andrew Kilpatrick, Lisa and Daniel Ierardo, Ernie Stewart, Alfred Lendvai, John Howes, Maggie Armstrong, Doug Stokes and Les Clarke for his help (once again) with the time keeping. Thank you to Lavinia Petrie who assisted in the medal presentations.

Past winners of this race: Male Female 2007 Shane Pettingill 59.22 Ged Smith 71.58 2008 Steven Barker 61.24 Bronwen Cardy 63.53 2009 Bert Pelgrim 61.01 June Petrie 66.25 2010 Bert Pelgrim 59.41 Julie Norney 65.49 2011 Shane Draper 62.28 Bronwen Cardy 69.52 2012 Shane Draper 62.24 Bronwen Cardy 70.18 2013 Shane Draper 60.50 Anna Kasapis 64.23

The troops listen as John Dean gives “riding Ben Jordan and Shane Draper start their last instructions”. lap. 17

Results - VMA 10 MILE ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday 25th August 2013 at Princes Park

Age Place Name Venue Age Time AG%

W35 1 Kasapis Anna Aberfeldie 35 64.23 77.92 W45 1 Crook Teri Aberfeldie 48 82.39 66.50 2 Kisler Lynn Aberfeldie 48 84.20 65.17 W50 1 Want Merle Glen Eira 52 85.46 67.28 W55 1 Stanley Helen Knox 57 76.14 80.81 2 Van Der Nagel Helen East Burwood 56 91.15 66.61 W60 1 Petrie Lavinia Knox 69 73.59 99.39

Age Place Name Venue Age Time AG%

M35 1 Jordan Ben Aberfeldie 37 61.27 74.00 2 Camilleri Michael Aberfeldie 39 69.30 66.41 M40 1 Draper Shane Aberfeldie 40 60.50 76.46 2 Harris Shane Croydon 41 76.19 61.42 3 Shortt Richard Aberfeldie 42 81.15 58.14 M45 1 Grafen Chris Glen Eira 49 67.41 73.85 M50 1 Cowell Peter Bendigo 50 64.13 78.49 2 Whittle Barry Doncaster 54 70.46 73.69 3 Murphy Stephen Aberfeldie 52 77.57 65.76 M55 1 O'Donnell Gerry Glen Eira 59 69.02 78.95 2 Page Colin Croydon 59 69.45 78.14 3 Campisi Joe Glen Eira 56 72.38 73.06 4 Bone Syd Glen Eira 56 74.37 71.12 5 Brown Chris Glen Eira 57 79.29 67.36 6 Meaney Michael Coburg 58 81.40 66.14 7 Tunne Andrew Croydon 55 82.03 64.11 M60 1 Wilson Ewen Glen Eira 60 62.59 87.32 2 Edwards Andrew Glen Eira 60 65.20 84.18 3 Graham John Knox 62 65.38 85.36 4 Moore Greg Aberfeldie 61 72.12 76.88 5 Twining Paul Knox 63 77.42 72.78 6 Campbell Chris Glen Eira 64 86.02 66.35 M65 1 Stewart Gary Knox 68 69.32 85.33 2 Defanis Sam East Burwood 65 76.46 75.08 3 Hawksworth Trevor Aberfeldie 66 88.27 65.78 4 Gallagher Tom Springvale 65 90.02 64.01 5 Urqhart Phil Glen Eira 69 94.48 63.21 M70 1 Bennett Ralph Mentone 71 75.19 81.34 2 Barker Stephen Aberfeldie 70 85.46 70.61 M75 1 Cravana Jock Knox 75 96.06 67.52 M80 1 Page Bill Aberfeldie 83 102.11 76.08 M85 1 Martin Tony East Burwood 85 132.50 62.35

Invitation Johnson Rachel 82.03 Baulch Rob 87.38 Clarke James 86.02 Jortikka Kari (Age 68) 93.16 63.62 (listed as Braeside Venue)

DNF Stokes Douglas; Thorne Peter; Harrison Bill 18

RESULTS - 2013 VMA Half Marathon Championship Sunday 8th September 2013 at Burnley Age Place Name Venue Age Time AG% W30 1 Kirsty Angus N/A 34 1.40.24 66.01 W35 1 Anna Kasapis Aberfeldie 35 1.26.38 76.73 W40 1 Helen Bryan Mentone 43 1.37.44 71.06 2 Clare Garganis Collingwood 43 2.16.14 50.98 W45 1 Julie Norney Knox 45 1.29.14 79.17 2 Susi Wilson Knox 47 1.29.51 80.17 3 Heather Gaunt Collingwood 45 1.32.42 76.21 4 Kuniko Bowden Mentone 47 1.47.06 67.26 5 Teri Crook Aberfeldie 48 1.51.18 65.43 6 Lynn Kisler Aberfeldie 48 1.58.26 61.49 W50 1 Pauline Allen Collingwood 52 1.36.02 79.62 2 Tamami Holmes Glen Eira 53 1.45.59 73.07 3 Linda Black Aberfeldie 51 1.56.07 65.03 W55 1 Helen Stanley Knox 57 1.44.59 77.75 2 Helen Van Der Nagel E. Burwood 56 2.03.07 65.42 W65 1 Lavinia Petrie Knox 69 1.42.37 94.95 W70 1 Jeanne Bryan Mentone 71 2.10.03 77.41

M40 1 Shane Draper Aberfeldie 40 1.21.01 76.15 2 Ante Perdija West Aus 41 1.27.34 71.00 3 Antonio Giuliani Aberfeldie 41 1.33.37 66.42 4 Shane Harris Croydon 41 1.41.42 61.14 M45 1 Robert Schwerkolt E. Burwood 47 1.19.55 81.69 M50 1 Bruce Graham ACT 51 1.14.45 90.34 2 Steven Quirk N/A 53 1.18.09 87.92 3 Peter Cowell Bendigo 50 1.22.51 80.82 4 Philip Van Dueren Coburg 54 1.23.23 83.14 5 Peter Gaunt Collingwood 54 1.32.30 74.94 6 Barry Whittle Doncaster 54 1.34.04 73.70 7 Bruce Venables N/A 53 1.34.44 72.53 M55 1 Mark Purvis Glen Eira 56 1.19.41 88.55 2 Barry Rosenberg Glen Eira 55 1.29.17 78.33 3 Peter Black Aberfeldie 59 1.31.07 79.60 4 Jeff Broderick E. Burwood 58 1.31.18 78.70 5 John Signorini Knox 59 1.33.39 77.44 6 Syd Bone Glen Eira 56 1.36.08 73.40 7 Chris Murphy SVNP 55 1.40.08 69.85 8 Chris Brown Glen Eira 58 1.47.18 66.97 9 Joseph Campisi Glen Eira 56 1.47.21 65.73 10 Andrew Tunne Croydon 57 1.47.25 66.29 11 Michael Meaney Coburg 58 1.49.33 65.59 M60 1 Andrew Edwards Glen Eira 60 1.26.31 84.60 2 John Graham Knox 63 1.27.12 86.37 3 Greg Moore Aberfeldie 61 1.33.24 79.11 4 Ron Scholes Collingwood 60 1.37.53 74.78 5 Robin Broberg N/a 64 1.37.54 77.67 6 Jim Hopkins Collingwood 63 1.42.29 73.49 7 Peter Dodshun E. Burwood 61 1.44.58 70.40 8 Jonathon Holmes Glen Eira 61 1.45.59 69.72 9 Clyde Riddoch Collingwood 60 2.00.42 60.64 10 Kenneth Carter Coburg 60 3.08.31 38.83 M65 1 Gary Stewart Knox 68 1.32.48 85.24 2 Sam Defanis E. Burwood 65 1.42.49 74.68 3 Westly Windsor Collingwood 69 1.47.01 74.67 4 Phil Urquhart Glen Eira 69 1.58.52 67.23 5 Norm Franzi Collingwood 68 2.12.42 59.61 M70 1 Ralph Bennett Mentone 71 1.39.07 82.37 2 Stephen Barker Aberfeldie 70 1.54.18 70.64 3 Pete Battrick Glen Eira 70 2.49.08 47.74 19 Tribute to Ray Merida 20th December 1943 – 22nd July 2013

Ray Merida, a long time member of the Victorian Master Athletics, an active runner with both Croy- don Venue and Townsville Roadrunners and a close personal friend, passed away tragically after suffering a massive heart attack whilst running in Townsville on Monday evening 22nd July 2013. Ray’s funeral was held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Boronia on 6th August, and a get-together to celebrate his life was held later at Croydon club rooms where his family and friends were able to pay their respects to a wonderful man whose life, sadly, ended too soon. As a final tribute to Ray, all those in attendance walked a lap of the Croydon track, an emotional and moving way to say goodbye to a special person. Ray will be remembered by so many of us as a man who lived for his family, his friends and his running, not to mention his love for backing a winner at the local TAB. Running was his passion and his competitiveness was unequalled. He saw every race and training ses- sion as a challenge which, in the end, possibly contributed to his untimely passing. Ray was a truly unique person with a quirky sense of humour and although not everybody understood his humour he could have his friends howling with laughter when he related stories of his own misadventures. He was a highly intelligent man who studied The- ology in his early years, loved reading, listen- ing to music, especially classical and thrived on a challenge either mental or physical. Due to his position as District Return- ing Officer with the Australian Electoral Com- mission during his working life, Ray became an extremely well known and highly respect- ed member of the local community. It was through this work that many of us got to know him, working for The Latrobe Elector- ate mainly during election times. After his retirement some 10 years ago, Ray and Yvette purchased a property in Townsville, where they were able to escape the Melbourne win- ters, spend time with their two daughters and grandchildren and become very much involved with the local community. Ray was in his element, becoming a member of The Townsville Road Runners where he was able to compete at weekends on a regular basis. Ray never ran a marathon and only ran a few half marathons which is why, I believe, he was able to stay so fit and compete so strongly into his advanced years. He touched us all in so many ways with testament to that being the number of friends he made in all walks of his life whether through work, local community, his church, his beloved Croydon Venue or the Townsville Roadrunners. Ray leaves behind his wife Yvette, who is also a member of the Croydon venue, three children, An- nette, Fiona and Mark, their partners and four grandchildren. We will all sadly miss his friendship, his words of advice, his kindness and compassion, his humour and his love of life.

Rest in Peace dear friend.

Ian U’Ren 20 RETROSPECTIVE Xlll World Veterans Athletics Championships Eugene, Oregon. U.S.A. July 27 – August 6, 1989

The 1987 World Veterans Athletics Championships, in Mel- bourne, were considered as the best held up until that time. Ray Callaghan and his team put on an extremely well organised competition and the people of Melbourne ensured it was a friendly occasion. The next Championships, held in the athletics friendly City of Eugene, Oregon borrowed heavily on the work done by Melbourne and then put on what was regarded as the best “Games”of all. As usual the “Aussies”attended in droves, a massive 371 of them entered, enticed by the reputation of the twin Cities, Eugene and Springfield, as the track capital of America. The number of Australians was second only to the hosts. Several Australians set World Records in winning Other Highlights their events - • In the M50 200m, Reg Austin claimed his 8th Ann Cooper W60 400m 69.00 consequtive gold in his 8th World Championship Alan Bradford M50 800m 2:00.40 by running a wind aided 22.88 !!!! Tom Roberts M55 800m 2:05.07 • Tom Roberts, a thumping win by nearly 9 sec- Anne Cooper W60 800m 2:52.66 onds in the M55 1500m. after a WR in the 800m John Gilmour M70 1500m 5:09.73 • Harry Gathercole defended his 3 M80 titles from John Gilmour M70 5000m 18:46.52 Melbourne 1987 in the 100m;200m & 400m. Shirley Brasher W60 5000m 20:51.63 • As well as her WR wins in the 5000m & 10000m Shirley Brasher W60 10000m 43:58.46 track races, Shirley Brasher won the 1500m, Helen Searle W50 T.Jump 9.66m Cross Country and got 2nd in the 10k road race. Helen Searle W50 Hammer 39.64m • Bronwen Cardy, then representing Wales, domi- Ruth Frith W75 Hammer 20.00m nated her W35 age group winning the 5000m; (Ruth and Helen are Mother and Daughter) 10000m; 10k Road Race and Cross Country.

Look at the crowds ! The locals just love athletics in Eugene. It was estimated that the crowd was up to 10000 at 21

RETROSPECTIVE

Memories from Heather Carr - I travelled with Olivia, my eldest daughter who was 12, almost 13. I was 39, and competing in the W35 division. We stayed in University Accommodation, which was in very close proxim- ity to the Hayward Field track at the University of Oregon. The rooms were student accommodation, 2 beds, sparse, but adequate. Our room overlooked the track, wonderful view. The cafeteria was amazing - huge array and variety of food, suitable for all cultures and religions from around the world. A real eye opener. Many Australians, majority Victorians, competing in racewalking, Penny Hall, (accompanied by hurdler husband Mike), Lee Osborne (Pownall), Win May, Judy Farrell, Glennis McPherson, Gwen Vines, Kathy Woodward, Joan Purcell, Maureen Seedsman, Marj Colthup, Corrie DeGroot, Jean O’Neill, Betty New- man, Dorothy Jack and Stella Murnane. Sit down dinner in a very large agricultural pavilion. Most enjoyable, served by waiters. Fantastic 3 course meal. Not the usual ‘free for all’. Track excellent. easy to get to. 10km road walk around University grounds, a stone’s throw away from accommodation. I remember one participant who Bronwen Cardy ‘walked’ the entire 10km on crutches! (Don’t think she got through)! I was very excited as I won gold in both the 5km track walk in 25:28 and the 10km road walk in 50:51. As I was only a week off turning 40, I was really, really thrilled. (Turned 40 on way home to Australia)

Helen Searle with her WR Hammer Throw of 39.64m at Eugene

Shirley Brasher right

Memories from Stephen Barker - I would rate these the best Championships I have been to. The 10k Road Race was held through the streets of the town with massive fields and crowds, as was the Marathon on the last day. The opening and closing ceremonies were really big events, again with huge crowds. Stephen and Heather are both going to Brazil to compete 22

RETROSPECTIVE

Memories from Peter Le Get If you asked most Masters athletes who have been to a few World Games which was the best I suspect most would say Eugene, Oregon in 1989. This was basically due to the enthusiasm of the locals for everything to do with Track & Field, for the organisation which went into making it successful, for the standard of the venues and for the hospitality of local people and their regular attendance on all days. Eugene is a university town, home to the University of Oregon, and had established itself over a long period as the Track & Field capital of the US. Eugene is a town, not a city and it was possible to travel around easily and get to know the locals, and their hospitality program was first-class.There were 4,925 participants entered from about 57 countries, including 371 from Australia. Home country USA fielded 2,288 athletes ! Quote from the Results Booklet for Friday July 28 : "Eugene-Springfield track fans welcomed the World Veterans (not called Masters then) Championships athletes Friday in the fashion that made Hayward Field famous - a raucous how-do-you-do that appeared to flabbergast many of the several thousand competitors. Spectators filled the University of Oregon stadium - which can hold 14,000 people - to about three-quarters capacity. They kept up an unbroken stream of applause for more than 10 minutes as the athletes marched into the stadium grouped by age...." The Results Booklet cover gives graphic evidence of this, which I can confirm. Quote from Friday August 4 : "Derek Turnbull (NZ)....and John Gilmour (Aus).... have put on remarkable shows of endurance in their age groups and Shirley Brasher (Aus)...and Marion Irvine (US)...have emerged as their counterparts on the women's side. For Brasher 62, Friday's victory in the 5,000 was her fourth in five races and it came in world-record time, 21.51". John Gilmour from Perth (men 70) ran 18.46 for 5,000 and 38.49 for 10,000 if you please ! There were many other outstanding Australian performances.

Tom Roberts winning the M55 1500m in 4:17:91 by the proverbial “country mile”. 23

CLYDE’S NEW RECORD REPORT Pending World Records:

W40 10k Road Walk Kelly Ruddick Vic 46:15 92.0% 4-8-13 Middle Park W40 10k Road Walk Kelly Ruddick Vic 45:26 93.6% 17-8-13 Middle Park W60 800m Jeanette Flynn Qld 2:33.96 96.6% 18-8-13 St Lucia Qld

Australian Records:

M70 30k Walk Robin Whyte ACT 3:19:13 81.3% 10-6-12 ACT M30 High Jump Shaun Fletcher NSW 1.97m 81.0% 8-2-13 Albert Park M80 Weight Throw George Mencik ACT 16.71m 101.6% 7-3-13 Turner ACT M70 Shot Put Leo Christopher NSW 13.54m 76.2% 17-3-13 SOPAC Homebush M30 4 x 400m Relay Jay Stone NSW 3:32.75 - 1-4-13 AIS Canberra Christopher Brack NSW Darrin James NSW Michael Lynch NSW M60 Half Marathon Ron Peters Qld 75:07 97.4% 7-7-13 Gold Coast W50 56lb Weight Jayne Hardy ACT 4.14m - 27-7-13 Turner ACT W75 20k Road Walk Margaret Beaumont Vic 2:57:00 78.9% 4-8-13 Middle Park M70 Shot Put Leo Christopher NSW 13.60m 76.6% 5-8-13 Torino M80 56lb Weight Wim van Weenen Vic 4.30m - 22-9-13 Murrumbeena M80 100lb Weight Wim van Weenen Vic 1.99m - 22-9-13 Murrumbeena

Victorian Records:

M35 56lb Weight Shane Benbow Vic 4.71m - 22-9-13 Murrumbeena M35 100lb Weight Shane Benbow Vic 2.70m - 22-9-13 Murrumbeena W45 56lb Weight Linda Buttigieg Vic 3.92m - 22-9-13 Murrumbeena W45 100lb Weight Linda Buttigieg Vic 1.72m - 22-9-13 Murrumbeena

Clyde Riddoch VMA Records Officer 14 Joan Street, Sunshine West Vic 3020 Telephone 03 9363 2515 (H), Mobile 0439 902 907, Email: [email protected] 24

Introducing liz feldman an article by Heather Carr

Converting from long distance running to racewalking is one decision Liz Feldman should be inordi- nately proud of. Her success on the international stage as a result of this choice has been achieved through dedication, commitment, sheer hard work, as well as a natural ability for this athletic activity. Born in Kerang in 1948, Liz’s schooling during the sixties was as a boarder at Sacred Heart College, Ballarat. At Sacred Heart she became Involved in team games; tennis, basketball and marching! Married in 1969, and taking up residence in Gladysdale, Liz and husband Peter led a basic existence on a 2 acre block. Here she became actively involved in the community, playing squash, tennis, badminton and bounce ball (similar to playing volley ball on a trampoline). Another activity was astride her bicycle, accompanying husband Peter along country roads on his quest to partake in marathons, with Liz constantly wondering ‘are we there yet?’, as Peter pounded out the kilometres, Peter was already ‘addicted’ to running, and it wasn’t very long, in 1980, and having moved to Gruyere with more acreage that Liz succumbed to the magnetism of running, gradually increasing the distances she covered. It was during this time that she was began toying with the idea “would I be capable of managing ‘the holy grail of running, the marathon?” At this time, Liz was introduced to Veteran Athletics by “a lovely couple, Bob and Belle Moss”, who were members of the Croydon venue and invited Liz to participate. In 1982, Liz and Peter welcomed their daughter, Bec. Their baby spent a considerable amount of time in the Royal Children’s Hospital, and it was during this time that Liz found “running to be my saviour. I could recharge my batteries with a good run”. Playgroup became an integral part of Liz and Bec’s life, and it was through playgroup that Liz met Jenny Scott, wife of the Hawthorn footballer Don Scott. Jenny, was a “fellow female runner, just as obsessed as me.” Liz and Jenny joined forces to combine babysitting and training together. Liz comments “I don’t think that Don was too impressed when we told him that he would have to babysit while we went for a quick run!” Liz’s interest in running evolved into the intrigue of actually tacking this endurance distance. Liz met with resistance when she told Peter that this was her desire, however with Liz’s perseverance and dedication she continued to pursue her goal of running the 42.195km (26 miles 385 yards) distance of the marathon. In their first marathon, Liz and Jenny crossed the finish line together, holding hands in the time of 4 hours, 20 minutes. A fine effort for inaugural competitors and the result also positive- ly answered the question of whether she was capable of running a marathon. Since that initial marathon, Liz has completed 35 marathons with a best time of 3 hours 20 minutes. Ultra marathons have also been attempted and achieved; highlights including the 6 foot track ultra marathon, running from Mansfield to Mt.Buller with Peter and Bec riding a tandem bike alongside and the Frankston to Portsea run. A solid, firm friendship developed with Ron Boyne, a training partner and good friend. They spent many hours pre- paring together and solving world problems as the kilometres slipped by. The training areas were on country roads, through the bush and trail running to towers used for fire spotting. Another special, devoted training partner, always willing to train come rain, hail or shine was Liz’s beautiful, faithful dog Gemma Lou. Her constant companion only asking for a pat and a hug. Misfortune struck in 2000, with Liz requiring knee surgery. Surgery was essential, and the Specialist’s orders were to swim, ride or walk. Thus began Liz’s entry into racewalking. The founding of a completely new challenge for Liz. With the support of Ken Walters, a renowned racewalk competitor and prominent coach, (coach of the most recently highly successful athlete Rhydian Cowley), gave Liz the realistic expec- tation that “it will take a couple of years to get the technique right, but I guess you will want to compete in 6 months!” Ken was completely accurate in his estimation of Liz’s desire to meet the challenge, and to her credit, fortunately did listen and considered his perceptive and thoughtful advice. Whilst Liz was adapting and adjusting to this totally different way of moving, her daughter Bec was 25

Introducing Liz feldman successful in competing in wheelchair racing. Bec proved, like her mother, to have the talent and commitment to compete at an elite level. Together they trained, Liz on her bike and Bec in her wheelchair, training at Croydon venue on a Tuesday night. This proved to be integral in Bec’s success in the Sydney 2000 Paralympics; Bec winning medals of all three colours, gold, silver and bronze. What an incredibly amazing achievement! Once Liz mastered the ‘art’ of racewalking, the competitive side kicked in. Liz has competed in numerous Victorian, Australian and ultimately World Masters Athletic Championships. With her history of training over long distances, Liz continued in this vein and has become the virtuoso of the endurance event, that being the 20 km racewalk. A testament to this ability are the two 50km World Records that Liz created and of which she is incredibly proud. Liz’s first international competition began in Riccione, Italy in 2007, and was awarded with a W50 20km Gold Team Medal alongside Lyn Ventris and Heather Carr. The second foray into international competition was in 2009 in Lahti, Finland. Liz was not the red hot favourite going into this event, but somehow Liz, determined to beat the odds, walked the walk(s) of her life, bringing home 3 personal gold medals, and a team gold medal; a total of 4 medals.

1st W60 5km Race Walk in 30:28.77 1st W60 10km Race Walk in 1:02.55 1st W60 20km Race Walk in 2:12.10 1st W50 20km Race Walk Team, again with Lyn and Heather Sacramento, 2011, was the next international meet, again bringing success for Liz, who travelled back to Australia with 2 personal silver medals, one bronze, a team gold and a team silver, a total of 5 medals.

2nd W60 5km Race Walk in 31:02.31 3rd W60 10km Race Walk in 1:02.11 2nd W60 20km Race Walk in 2:10.35 2nd W60 10km Team Race with Heather and Joan Purcell 1st W60 20km Team, with Heather and Joan Purcell “The Worlds are such an exciting thing to be part of. You meet up with other Aussie athletes from all round Australia, some you know from previous trips and others become new friends. We all look out for each other and go along to support where possible. Word soon gets around about where is the best place to eat, how the transport system works, where the bargains are to be had for the shoppers amongst us. Many of us are now looking forward to going to Porto Alegre, Brazil to fly the Aussie flag and we will all come home richer for the experience”. Liz has been cross training for three years, training including cycle class, cross fit, boxing, mobility, (the use of foam rollers to roll out tight muscles), road cycling, and of course racewalking on the track and on the road, both short and long distances. Liz describes her cross training enthusiastically “It’s a way of life for me. Gym is a great way to make training buddies”. Of course, all the hard work places stress and strain on the body, and Liz has received her fair share of injuries, including hamstring tears and tight piriformis muscles. Liz ‘manages’ these problem areas with acupuncture, regular massage, mobility classes and discovering the techniques of applying pressure to “trig- ger release points throughout the body”; utilizing “this technique at any time, even with a simple tennis ball”. Liz enjoys gardening at her home in Bayswater, playing the guitar and ukulele, and regularly fre- quents a live music gig - ‘Mountain Pickers’, this embodies blue grass music and is a relaxing and pleasurable pastime. Other interests include a love and devotion to a variety of animals and a devotion to donkeys! This interest began in 1969 to protect feral donkeys, trapped around waterholes in Northern States then being trucked down to the Southern States to be sold for pet meat. “The Australian Donkey Breed Society” was founded, Liz became an avid member, and gave a home to three feral donkeys, taking them to country shows demonstrating that donkeys are clever and intelligent animals when given hospitable environments. Occupations past and present have been many and varied! A bank clerk, home help, gym worker, apple and pear picker and packer, real estate, stock and station agency, medical receptionist, integration aide, disability worker, and now, a house cleaner. Liz leaves us with this quote “The race is not only to the swift but to those who keep on going” - this certainly epitomizes Liz’s attitude to life and her athletic career. We wish Liz continuing success during the XX World Masters Athletic Championships, Porto Alegre, Brazil, South America during October 2013. 26

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ATHLETICS BENDIGO Inc. OCEANIA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 JANUARY 4th TO 12th EVENT OVERVIEW

The Oceania Masters Athletic Championships is conducted bi-annually, rotating between Australia, New Zea- land and an Island Nation.

Athletics Bendigo Inc. is the successful tender for the 2014 Championships to be conducted over eight days from January 4th to January 12th. Expected entrant number between 700 and 800 Masters age athletes over the age of thirty years based on attendance to previous Australian hosted Championships and current athlete numbers in the participating regions. The majority of competitors will come from throughout Australia and make up approximately 70% with remainder coming from New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tahiti and other smaller Island nations. A smaller number of athletes from the U.S.A and Europe will also make the trip to Bendigo.

The Championships begin with the Multi Events on the first weekend of competition.The Multi Events also double as the Australian and Victorian titles and incorporates the Athletics Victoria Under Age Champion- ships. The Half- Marathon event on the final Sunday of competition is also the Australian Masters Champion- ship event for 2014 as well being an Open age event to attract athletes under the age of thirty

BENEFITS TO THE REGION

The majority of competing athletes will fill accommodation in Bendigo for the duration of the competition and in many cases for an extended period either side of their particular events to explore the region. Most competition days will be morning only with most athletes having at least one free day to explore the area. All competitors are over the age of thirty with the majority in the forty five to sixty five age bracket. Most have partners, are on holidays or retired and ready and able to spend in regional businesses and tourist attractions.

The exposure of the area gained through promotion of the event via its own website and numerous associated websites as well as media focus and advertising will be extensive.

Regards Terry Hicks Secretary Athletics Bendigo O.M.A Championships Event Manager PH. 0417881442 www.omabendigo2014.com.au/ 30 31

ONLINE REGISTRATION

On-line registration will be available from 1 October 2013. VMA Registration Fees (from 1/10/2013) Note: Fees will now become due for 2014 from above date. Cover will be until Dec 31 2014. The new fees will begin with the start of on-line registration (available from 1/10/2013) Renewing: 2013 VMA member $35 2013 VMA members – two at same address $55 2013 VMA member (80+) – member for immed. 5 years $0 Life member (competing) $0 Associate Member (under age <30) $20 Venue Volunteer (non competing) $0 New (and Lapsed) Members: New member – includes joining fee $45 New members – two at same address $75 New Member registered with AV club $35 On-line registration will be available from 1 October 2013. A link from the VMA web-site will lead to On-line registration. A direct web address will also be established. VMA is also investigating making payment of uniforms available through the on-line registration link although one would still need to collect from Graham Philpott or have them sent through him. All registrants will receive a confirmation of payment. Payment is via credit card. EitherVisa or Master Card. 32

VICTORIAN MASTERS ATHLETICS 2014 MEMBERSHIP FORM

NAME ADDRESS DATE OF SUBURB POSTCODE BIRTH TELEPHONE MOBILE

EMAIL @ . . WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE VMA VENUE ATTENDING THE VMA NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL ? OCCUPATION OR AREA OF EXPERTISE APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE DATE Please tick the category you are applying in. (see following explanation of categories)

Renewals - Joining Subscription Total ( ) Member’s subscription - $35 $35 ( ) Two members residing at the same address - $55 $55 ( ) Life Members free ( ) Renewing 80+ (if immed. 5 consecutive years prev.) free ( ) Venue Volunteer (non competing) free Lapsed Members - ( ) Individual fees $10 $35 $45. ( ) Two members residing at the same address $20 $55 $75 Associate Members ( ) Subscription - $20 $20 New Members ( ) Individuals $10 $35 $45 ( ) Two members residing at the same address $20 $55 $75 ( ) AV Members - $35 $35

PAYMENT - Please make cheques or money orders payable to VMA and send to the Subscription Secretary – Astrid Rose, PO Box 277, Surrey Hills, 3127. (Ph. 9836 2350). Credit Card - Visa ( ) Mastercard ( ) Card No. Expiry Date Name on Card Signature DISCLAIMER I hereby declare that I am in good health and will be properly conditioned for the activities which I will enter with the Victorian Masters Athletics Inc. during the year 2014. I absolutely relieve Victorian Masters Athletics Inc. of any respon- sibility for any injury or damage to myself which I may sustain in the course of competing in events organised by the Association. Signed

VMA PRIVACY STATEMENT Personal information collected by the Association for registration purposes will not be passed to third parties except those sporting bodies with which the Association is affiliated for the purposes of registering the member with that body. Any member may at any time check their personal details as held by the Association. UNIFORMS & ASSOCIATED MERCHANDISE For information on VMA uniforms contact Graham Philpott Ph. 9568 0495 Note: The regulation uniform must be worn for all championship events. 33

Victorian Masters Athletics Inc. - Venue Managers

Venue Manager Address Phone

Aberfeldie John Dean 3 Pearl Street Essendon West 3040 9337 7179 [email protected] Casey Paul Olsson [email protected] 0408 340 151 Coburg Neville Wilson 11 Prospect Road, Rosanna 3084 9459 7827 [email protected] Collingwood Peter Gaunt 38 King Street, Fitzroy North 3068 9486 8084 [email protected] 9481 9557 Wk. Heather Gaunt 0447 068084 Croydon Ken Walters 7 Waters Avenue, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156 9753 5661 [email protected] Pam Tindal 9 Yallambee Way, Croydon 9723 3271 [email protected] 0416 006583 Doncaster Graham Walter 99 Birmingham Road, Mt. Evelyn 3796 9736 4433 [email protected] East Burwood Peter Dodgshun 18 Cresswell Cres, Mitcham 3132 0419 872130 [email protected] Gerald Burke 1 Sartre Ct, Glen Waverley 3150 0408 315471 [email protected] Jack Fredrickson 38 Romoly Drive Forest Hill 3131 9802 6926 Frankston John Hallo [email protected] 5975 6866 Graham Kilfoyle 0421 707788 Geelong Alan Jenkins 171 Hope Street, Geelong West 5221 7468 [email protected] 0419 314 568 Glen Eira Andrew Edwards 33 Chapel Road Moorabbin Vic 3189 9555 4226 [email protected] Judy Wines [email protected] 9885 4904 Knox Lavinia Petrie 12 Jeannette Maree Court, Kilsyth 3137 9728 3929 [email protected] Mentone Ted McCoy 24 Blackwood Avenue, Mentone 3194 9583 3280 Ashley Page 14/102B Country Club Drive, Safety Beach Vic 3936 0448 866025 [email protected] Southern Meredith Radford 31 Muirfield Avenue Fingal 3939 5986 6221 Peninsula Alan Radford [email protected] John Sutton 15 Roblyn Crescent, Tootgarook 3941 5985 9017 [email protected] Greg Lovejoy 5982 0449 Springvale/ Alan Bennie 75 Bertrand Avenue, Mulgrave 3170 9547 2978 Noble Park [email protected] Anthony Doran [email protected] 9547 7320

Throwers Graeme Rose 71 Union Road, Surrey Hills 3127 9836 2350 [email protected] Ken Priestley [email protected] 0417 134 601

Victorian Masters Athletics Inc.

Venues

ABERFELDIE Athletic Track Aberfeldie Park, Corio Street, Melway 28 D6 Moonee Ponds Wednesday nights, 7 - 9pm CASEY 160 Berwick – Cranbourne Rd, Cranbourne East Melway134 E8 Monday nights, 7-9pm COBURG Athletic Track PLEASEHarold NOTE Stevens Athletic Field, Melway 18 A9 DueOutlook to an upgrade Road, Coburg of the Harold Stevens Athletic Track we are now operatingThursday on anights, WEDNESDAY 7 - 9pm night (changed from Thursday) at Jackson Reserve ( Melways map 18 A 10), a sports oval alongside the Harold Ste- vens track. Starting time is still 7.10 pm and we still use our old club rooms.

COLLINGWOOD Athletic Track George Knott Reserve, Heidelberg Road, Melway 30 F12 Clifton Hill Tuesday nights, 7 - 9pm CROYDON Athletic Track Behind Arndale Shopping Centre, Melway 50 K5 Mt.Dandenong Road, Croydon Tuesday nights, 7 - 9pm DONCASTER Athletic Track Rieschieks Reserve, George Street, Melway 33 J11 East Doncaster Monday nights, 7.30pm EAST BURWOOD Athletic Track Burwood Road, opp. Mahoneys Road, Melway 62 C7 behind basketball stadium Thursday nights, 7 - 9pm FRANKSTON Athletic Track Ballam Park, Bananee Terrace, Frankston Melway 103 B4 Thursday nights, 7 - 9pm GEELONG Athletic Track Landy Field, off Barwon Terrace, Geelong Melway 228 C7 Wednesday nights, 6 - 8pm GLEN EIRA Athletic Track Duncan McKinnon Reserve, Melway 68 K9 cnr North Road & Murrumbeena Road Tuesday nights, track events, 7 - 9pm. Sunday, field events KNOX Athletic Track Bunjil Way, off Ferntree Gully Road, Melway 73 D7 Scoresby Wednesday nights, 7 - 9pm MENTONE Athletic Track Dolamore Reserve, Melway 87 B6 cnr First Street & Queen Street, Mentone Wednesday nights, 7 - 9pm SPRINGVALE/NOBLE PARK Ross Reserve, Memorial Drive, Melway 80 E12 off Corrigan Road, Springvale Wednesday nights, 7 - 9pm SOUTHERN PENINSULA Truemans Road, Tootgarook (off Nepean Hwy), Melway 169 E6 Athletic Track Wednesday nights, from 6 pm in daylight saving, Sunday in winter - 9am 35

Victorian Masters Athletics Inc.

President Russ Oakley 9720 8835 12 Danielle Crescent, Heathmont 3135 [email protected] Vice President Tony Bradford 9749-2248 6 Merrett Ave., Hoppers Crossing 3029 [email protected] Secretary Phil Urquhart 9572-0805 21 Holywood Grove, Carnegie 0419357823 [email protected] Asst Secretary Chris Murphy 9547 6324 32 Hilton Avenue, Springvale 3171 [email protected] edu.au Treasurer Al Willey 9870 7616 42 Sonia Street, Ringwood 3134 [email protected] Club Captain Lavinia Petrie 9728 3929 12 Jeanette Marie Court Kilsyth 3137 [email protected] Committee Graeme Rose 9836 2350 71 Union Road, Surrey Hills 3127 [email protected] Don Chambers 0408 654209 19 High St., Rutherglen 3685 [email protected] David Sheehan 97587512 3/39 Mountview Road, U. F. Gully 3156 [email protected] Andrew Edwards 95554226 33 Chapel Road Moorabbin Vic 3189 [email protected] Shane Draper c/o Aberfeldie Venue

Past President Rob Waters 9318 3802 5 Bellevue Court, Maribyrnong 3032

Hon. Auditor Peter Le Get has resigned. Position Vacant

Webmaster Ralph Bennett [email protected]

Uniforms Graham Philpott 9568 0495 4/8 Hyslop Parade, East Malvern 3145

Subscriptions Astrid Rose 9836-2350 [email protected]

Records Officer Clyde Riddoch 9363 2515 14 Joan Street, Sunshine West 3020 [email protected] Footprints Editor Russ Dickenson 9870-8103 4 Braewood Ave., Ringwood East 3135 0418333569 [email protected] Around The Grounds Judy & Ken Walters 9753 5661 7 Waters Ave. U. F. Gully 3156 [email protected] Throwers’ Group Graeme Rose 9836-2350 [email protected]

Mailing Officer Phil Urquhart 9572-0805 21 Holywood Grove, Carnegie 0419357823 [email protected] Vic Masters Athletics Inc Footprints PRINT POSTAGE If undeliverable return to POST PAID Russ Dickenson 4 Braewood Avenue PP 352583/00739 AUSTRALIA RINGWOOD EAST VIC 3135

Address Change Return the label on this page with the new address to: Russ Dickenson 4 Braewood Avenue RINGWOOD EAST VIC 3135