APRIL/MAY 1978 FIFTY PENCE Vol. 1 No. 1 Ill 2 VETERIS APRIL/MAY 1978 FOREWORD Contents BY DON FARQUARSON (Canada) FEATURES. President of the World Veterans Athletic Association. 4 Coroebus .................... AMAZINGLY AS It now seems, Veterls has been continuously published for a period of five yean. From this date on It Is to BobShrunkle ................. 7 become a professional publlcatlon and so It seems appropriate to look both backwards and forwards briefly as this Important step Is taken. The first issue came about following the wave of enthusiasm that followed Where Are They Now? ..... , 9 those momentous events in London, Helsinki, Stockholm, ~ Gothenburg and Cologne in 1972 - the first Veterans International Track and Field meets. I can remember the excitement with which I scanned the pages after Give Shippen Spotlight............................. 10 handed me my first copy when we travelled to the Isle of Man for the IGAL 25km race of 1973, but it took a second reading to digest the editorial which outlined the aims ofthe Association of Veteran Athletes who published the magazine that has since become a part of our lives. Those aims were:- Assisting the Exhaust~d 1, To encourage physical fitness amongst all over-40's. Marathoner......................... 13 2, To encourage former athletes to renew their activities. 3, To maintain contact with Masters throughout the world. 4, To publicise all major Masters tours and events. S, To co-ordinate moves to rationalize the competitive structure Veterans & Weight.............. 14 of veteran athletes. 6, To act as a forum for veteran athletic news and views. I am sure that you will all agree with me in congratulating Veteris upon the way they have followed these aims faithfully. The tremendous upsurge in Ed Almeida.......................... 15 numbers and enthusiasm evidenced at every major event serves as a witness to the success with which they have followed up on the first, third and fourth aims. The great number of former name athletes about whom we have not only heard but have now met with and competed against surely must be traced largely to the King of Veterans.................. 16 Veteris door. Over the past four years we have seen veteran athletes from all over the world, many with differing and sometimes opposing views, gradually drawn together; and whilst a lot has yet to be done in this direction much has already been achieved, always reflected and often shaped by the Veteris editorials and the World Snips........................ 17 "Post Bag." Of later issues some headway has been made with news reflecting attitudes of many nations other than English-speaking. Let us pay tribute where it is due, Veteris has really. been a small group of enthusiastic veterans collecting news from the rest of us world wide. - But only Forthcoming Events ....... 20, 21, those who have published a magazine know how much devoted work is required 22, 31. for amateurs to tum this news into final printed form. On behalf of all veterans may I offer a huge thankyou to them. Now Veteris will become a larger and more frequently published epistle. I feel World Results Service......... 24 sure you will join me in wishing the new publishers the best of luck, but with the admonition that we hope the magazine will always reflect those original aims; and, amongst other considerations, that the international content will always remain a principal feature. Of course, to do this requires a two-way effort. We must continue to supply news, photographs, views etc. Not only the posted Copyright: No material in this maga­ correspondents but veterans of every description and point of view. zine may be reproduced in any form Now we sit tight and look forward with anticipation to future issues of "Veteris." without written permission. Don Fuquanon. STAFF Editor.... ........... Ernie Barrett EDITORIAL Production and Distribution Director.. .......... Barry Whitmore Assistant Editor and Features .... Chris Reed AFI'ER many months of preparation, many dayt of sifting through Subscription results, tremendoua help from the prevloua ownen, we have ftnally put Director. .......... ..Lynne Barrett together for your pleasure, Issue One of Veterla, the magazine for Advertising everybody who has an Interest In over-forties athletics throughout the Sales Director. ... Melanie Thomas world. Tel: (03743) 84981. Production Each month we will be publishing results and reports of meetings held Manager. ...........Andy Dutton throughout the world. In addition there will be articles from well-known athletes of the past and present, a special 'Where are they now?' feature, Special a section on how different athletes train (this will not only be on class Contributions ..... Clive Shippen athletes, but also much lesser mortals), fixtures of events for the coming Jack Fitzgerald months, and of course, our main aim, and that is the furtherance of the Don Farquarson veteran movement throughout the world. Wilfred Morgan Cliff Bould Bob Shrunkle If we include joggers, then there are somewhere in excess of one James Christie million participating in running etc. each weekend. Granted, a great Peter Scott many take part in their event as just one of many of their pursuits, but Vince Regan the staff here at Veteris headquarters hope that our publication will be Ron Hill of interest to you all, and we welcome all criticism of a constructive Special nature. Photography ...... Mark Shearman Illustrations by Paul Hart So if you are an active competitor, interested in an official capacity, or Published by ... Wiskcrown Ltd., indeed should you be generally keen on our branch of the sport of 7 Berkeley Lana, athletics, then Veteris is the magazine for you. Canvey Island, Essex. Tel: (03743) 64956. Lastly my personal thanks to all those who have helped us in bringing you the first issue and in particular Jack Fitzgerald and Oive Shippen. Printed by ...... Fuller, Ipswich. Distribution ........ By subscription Best wishes, and agents only. Subscription R-.. Ernie Barrett United Kingdom. £6.60 for one year £12.00 for two years Surface Mail Overseas ........... £7.20 for one year Air Mail Europe ............. £8.40 for one year U.S.A. Surface Mail. .................$18.00 for one year U.S.A. Air Mail $22.00 for one year ERNIE BARRETT. Editor and Chairman of W..tcrown Ltd. Other Air Mail rates on request. Overseas subscriptions should be paid Sterling on a London bank or by International Money Order. 4 VETERIS APRIL/MAY 1978 - So this is the new Veteris. I must All the more strange then to hear tray." His comments certainly capture say that it is nice to have plenty of that the AAA regards the BV AF as no the heat of the moment, which is a elbow room when writing a column of more than a specialist club, and has good way of fattening the postbag! this sort. The larger format gives writer consequently rejected the application A letter from Wal Sheppard in and reader a feeling of spaciousness, of the Federation for direct affiliation. edition No. 33 of the Veteran Athlete which is perhaps in keeping with the I understand though that the BV AF threw forth light on the medal winning will now be making application to the appearances in Gothenburg of Aus­ lives we lead. One thing is certain - Sports Council who, interestingly, will tralians Austin and Hogan who com­ there should be no more letters only accept membership from bodies peted under a U.S. label, for obvious complaining about the size of print. not affiliated to the AAA or similiar reasons. Wal wrote, "The Swedish Our class 5 readers can now throw organisations. authorities had been made aware that away their magnifying glasses. Membership of the Sports Council Messrs Austin and Hogan might enter, would have possible financial advan­ and if entered as Australians might not tages should the BV AF wish to apply be able to comply with the entry for the 1983 World Veterans Cham­ requirements. The Swedes requested - The veteran movement has travelled pionships. Austin and Hogan to produce their a long way since the first edition of The debate on these questions has amateur accreditations. The two ath­ VETERIS was published in May 1973. been highlighted by the recent furore letes were allowed to compete after The 1972 World Rankings occupied concerning the Fell Runners Associa­ they had allegedly produced what three pages in each of the first two tion (F.R.A.), who were regarded as purported to be Australian accredita­ issues; whereas to publish the full 1977 affiliated to the AAA without even tions. These were so similar to the official forms that they were initially rankings would now require a complete applying! Many fell runners wish their association to be similiar to that of the accepted by the Swedish authorities. book. The first editorial suggested that Orienteers, indepedent of the AAA and However, subsequent comparison with the inaugural publication would be the affiliated to the Sports Council. By the forms issued to other Australians forerunner of a well established time you read this, the F.R.A. will have revealed a number of material discrep­ journal. This latest development in the held their A.G.M. and decided on their encies which greatly disturbed the publication of Veteris could well be the next move. Swedes. I understand the A.A.U. of most significant step of all. Whatever the outcome, I expect it Australia has since written to the will be some time before it is sorted out A.A.U. of Sweden informing them that just who should be affiliated to what. Australian accreditations were never - The growth of veteran athletics has -Jack Pennington (2B), one time issued to Austin and Hogan." led to the formation of regional and Polytechnic Harrier and now a leading leek Pennington put his own view national bodies in Great Britain.