Volume 20 Issue 8 January 2000 THE HANDICAP SEASON FINALE MAJOR RUNNING AWARD JAYNE HARDY TAKES THE FOR TERRY LEVINGS CLOHESSY TROPHY

The runners final handicap for 1999 at Lake Ginninderra In the final throwing handicap it was an even better finish turned out to be a great day for Terry Levings. Not only for Jayne Hardy. She won the gold medal in the did he win the individual silver medal in the Thomas hammer and javelin contest and later was presented Series he won the top award for the season, the with her first Clohessy Trophy, the top award for the Encouragment Award. FULL REPORT - PAGE 5. season for the throwers. FULL REPORT - PAGE 9.

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The Awards for Excellence in the Sport the race which was for the first time held on and Recreation at the Heritage Inn at grass and won by a back marker, Damien Narrabundah was a very nice affair, with Bill PRESIDENT’S Rutledge. There was a stage where I thought Stefaniak making the presentations. Many about talking with Neil Boden and calling the sporting bodies were in attendance, our Club, MESSAGE night off. I’m glad I didn’t as there would have as many people have already witnessed the been a lot of disappointed people. There was framed certificate, received the Ernst & Young something like 40 people in the long race (3km - 5km) at the end of the evening. Let’s hope the Award for Excellence in Organisational smashed his records which had stood for Management. weather continues to be fine for the rest of the many years. Ron is also a quiet man and after season. Monday, December 6th, Lesley and I were speeches were over, Bernie Farmer, Pat’s Club members never cease to amaze me in invited to attend the opening of the new track brother, introduced me to Pat, he wrote in my the different competitions they participate. at Bruce. I was rather surprised at it being autograph book, “There is no force on earth Two of these runs recently were the Mountain held on the Monday, as there had been a greater than your will”. Some of our Club Running Championships and the Black tremendous meet on the Saturday. Damien members ran with Pat at various times. Chris Mountain Challenge. We often here of the men Rutledge ran the 800m in record breaking time Gamble ran with Pat in Darwin as well as in who take part but it is excellent to hear of the (under two minutes), Jeff King put in another Canberra. Chris I believe quipped to Pat women taking part, names which have been great performance in the 400m and Jai Turima whilst on the run “no wonder your so good mentioned to me recently are Diann Bramwell, ran a 10.9 100m. Back to the opening, Jackie Pat, you get in a lot of training”, Jim White Val Chesterton and Val Bland in the Black Kelly, Federal Minister for Sport did the very proudly wears a running singlet Mountain Challenge, well done ladies, keep up honours, delivering a spiel that this new track autographed by Pat. There is no doubt the the good work. was designed with a Mondo surface specifically man is an inspiration. Thursday, December 16 was the last night to give our AIS athletes an edge for the I met Pat on Wednesday the 8th of for competition with our club for Barbara Olympics as it is the same surface as Stadium December, the night before the Higgins 800. Tucker. Barbara hails from the land of the Australia. Owen Henness responded on behalf On the Monday I had trained doing warm up, long white cloud, an excellent race walker she of ACT Athletics incorporating Little As and drills and stretches, then 2x4 hill sprints of was a winner in our handicap consistency Veterans. Rowan Robinson responded on about 50m, followed by 4x200s. On Tuesday I awards in November. She has been very behalf of the Institute Athletes. Jackie then set ran the 6km Lakes Stakes in 30-degree heat, impressed with our club and says she will miss up a race on the 60m line, a couple of Little on Wednesday I could hardly walk, Thursday us all very much. We will miss her too and wish A’s, Rowan Lesley and myself, she fired the I wanted to run the Higgins, but thought I her all the best in the years to come and hope to starter’s pistol, we raced over the 60m, and couldn’t because I had aches and pains all renew acquaintances whenever and wherever Jackie declared the new track open. over. I then thought about Pat Farmer we meet. Those of us going to Norfolk will I attended a reception arranged by GIO running on an average of two marathons a catch up with her there. (major sponsor) with ultra distance runner Pat day, the pain he went through from time to Some good news just came to hand. A letter Farmer. He is a quiet unassuming man with a time must have been tremendous. I then from SOCOG advises that I have been strong personality and will, he passionately decided that if he could run 14000km in pain accepted to carry the Olympic Torch, on its believes in himself and what one can do if you at least some of the time, I could easily do journey through the ACT. I don’t know the put your mind to it. Pat was introduced to the 800m, thanks Pat for giving me the inspiration exact details of time, but it will be at Curtain gathering by former great ultra runner Ron to run. on the 91st day of the relay. I am excited, Grant, Ron spoke for about 10 minutes on The weather for the Higgins memorial delighted and overwhelmed. Thanks to Pat’s achievements and was pleased and was uncertain to start with, I guess there whoever nominated me. disappointed that Pat had not only broken but would have been more than 30 participants in Fitness through Fellowship. KEN

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BRIGHT FOUR PEAKS CHALLENGE Inside this month NIGEL and MAREE COLDRICK are race. Unfortunately Sandra was injured in Track and Field: Details Page 12 Program Page 22 regular competitors at the Bright Four a fall and couldn’t finish the event. Sandra Letters to the Editor Page 23 Peaks Challenge. This year Nigel reports wasn’t here this year but hopefully next Volunteers Wanted Page 27 on the 25th Anniversary of the run. year. It is a really interesting competition Obituary Page 31 Paul Crake once again joined Maree as Sandra is a well-known marathon and Other results Page 31 and I in travelling to Bright in Victoria to distance runner. Sandra was third in the Diabetes Feature Page 32 compete in the four peaks race. Paul had 1999 Canberra marathon and went on to The Way We Were Page 32 won the Empire State Building run up win the 50km event. Nicki is an Australian Social News Page 33 earlier in the year but was a little bit less fit representative in orienteering. Sandra Committee Corner Page 34 Track and field to the AIS Page 34 than last year at this time. It was a holds the record on two mountains and New Calendar Page 35 reasonably strong Canberra contingent Nicki holds the record on the other two. travelling with Anthony Scott, Nicki Taws Sandra has the overall record with Nicki Looking ahead and Adrian Sheppard all in good form. running within of seconds of that record. Track and Field back at the AIS Jan 6 We stopped at Gundagai where Maree The four peaks event is a fantastic Australia Day Track and Field Jan 27 and I had a coffee fix and some of Marees’ event for all types of runners. Even though Running Handicap returns Jan 30 home made coffee-walnut slice. Paul is the races are tough, you can start any time Monthly Social Dinner Jan 31 always drinking from his sports bottle - between 7.30am and 8.30am and walk the obviously something healthy. Even though tougher bits if necessary. It is fairly unique he doesn’t drink coffee we did entice Paul in that no organised body runs the race. CLUB AWARD into some coffee-walnut slice. Not as Reg and Elaine Splatt with a wonderful ACTVAC has won another award for healthy as bananas but sure tastes better. band of volunteers run the events in a more the way our club conducts its activities and Usually we travel through Beechworth professional and friendly manner than the way our administration structure and stop to sample the delights of their many other races arranged by organised operates. well-known bakery and also do some bodies. At a cost of $3 per mountain or The Minister’s Award for Excellence in the Sport and Recreation Community was shopping. This year we decided to go via $10 to do all four events it is really doing designed to enhance the industry’s Yackandandah and stop at the strawberry itself an injustice by being so cheap. development, by encouraging all sectors of winery. We had a quick taste of their wines Mt Porepunkah distance is 7,364m but, the community to adopt competitiveness, and liqueur. Maree and I bought six bottles as the record time of 42mins 52sec service quality and provide opportunities for of the strawberry liqueur and Paul bought indicates, it is pretty hard going. Saturday lifelong participation in physical activity. one (it tastes wonderful with champagne morning was a beautiful day for a run and The purpose of these industry driven or in strawberry daiquiris). as we turned up at the start it was awards is twofold – to recognise the We had rented the same house we had wonderful to see the many familiar sometimes unheralded achievement of those for the previous few years as it was right in friendly faces. This year there was quite a behind the scenes in the sport and recreation community, as well as to recognise the town and within walking distance to our few of the regular runners missing, but as professional approach taken and how this favourite cafe - The Cosy Kangaroo. We an indication of how friendly and familiar experience impacts on participation levels in had a meal there on Friday evening with the runners are with the organisers, many the ACT. Paul having a salad and Maree and I had sent letters apologising or explaining ACTVAC won a commendation in the having something a little bit heavier. I had their absences. To make up for the regulars Ernst and Young Excellence in to have dessert as they do a very tasty (and that were missing were 41 new runners. Organisational Management Award large) sticky date pudding. Silly waitress On Porepunkah Paul didn’t get the category. ACT Notable won the Award. Our asked me if I wanted cream or ice cream. record but won the event quite commendation, in effect, makes us runners Both please I said. comfortably (maybe I should start drinking up. Club President, Ken Daniels, accepted I was hoping Sandra Timmer-Arends water and eating salads). I ran a personal the award from the ACT Minister of Sport would be competing as Sandra has won the best time (so maybe I’ll stick to coffee and and Recreation, Bill Stefaniak at a event three times and Nicki Taws four sticky date pudding for a few more years). presentation ceremony on Thursday, times. Last year Sandra had a few minutes Anthony Scott ran second with Adrian November 18 at the Heritage in lead on Nicki in their first head to head (Continued next page) Narrabundah.

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(Continued from Porepunkah Feathertop Hotham Buffalo couldn’t have asked for a previous page) Height/Distance 1104m/7,344km 1922/10,870 1860/14,770 1200/10,460 better day for running, The first three runners plus Nigel and Maree with their times for each montain and totals Sheppard in third. Male: walking or sightseeing. Nicki Taws was first Paul Crake 0:44.16 1:05.45 1:24.43 0:57.34 4:12.18 Paul was again first and Anthony Scott 0:45.59 1:08.26 1:26.17 1:00.08 4:20.50 female with Sandra Adrian Sheppard 0:50.13 1:15.00 1:35.45 1:07.47 4:43.30 Anthony was less than Iuliano second and Nigel Coldrick 1:07.20 1:44.08 2:11.34 1:29.18 6:32.20 two minutes behind with Victoria Tanner in third Female: Adrian third. Nicki was Nicki Taws 0:57.54 1:26.09 1:52.26 1:14.16 5:29.39 (just two seconds ahead Victoria Tanner 1:03.31 1:31.23 1:54.54 1:21.27 5:51.15 first female with Victoria of Lavinia Petrie). Sandra Iuliano 1:00.16 1:33.17 2:00.16 1:21.05 5:54.54 second and Sandra third. Maree Coldrick 1:25.20 2:14.25 3:01.39 1:51.47 8:33.11 Hopefully the new Tuesday was another runners were not turned off by Porepunkah camped overnight near the peak and had beautiful day and with Mt Buffalo being the steepest and hardest of the four events. set up a tent at the top to keep themselves the easiest and final run we were all in a As Mt. Porepunkah is a short race we a little bit more comfortable. Wonderful jovial mood. Paul was leading the men’s obtained a lift back down and had a major people these volunteers and really field and Nicki leading the ladies. Anthony part of the day remaining in which to go appreciated by all the competitors. Scott was holding on to second position sightseeing. It was recommended that we Paul Crake was first again with overall with Adrian Sheppard in third. visit Oxley a small village in the Ovens Anthony Scott second and Adrian Both Maree and I were a little behind our valley that has a few wineries and a highly Sheppard third. Nicki was again first best times but had enjoyed it immensely. recommended restaurant. Unfortunately it female but Victoria Tanner improved into The Mt Buffalo run follows the great walk turned out to be their annual festival and second with Sandra Iuliano in third. from the entrance gates and then up to the there were literally thousands of people Sunday night was the annual dinner at Mt. Buffalo Chalet. This is a very scenic there. So Maree and I went to Milawa and Bright Alpine Chalet with all the run and begins with a steeper section first. visited the cheese factory and the mustard participants and officials having a great After a couple of kilometres it becomes a shop. We then visited Brown Brothers time. very gradual climb and is easily runnable winery and did a bit of wine tasting. We Monday was a perfect day with no by a regular jogger for several kilometres. purchased six dozen of the best and were cloud and no breeze at all. The run up Mt Then there is a winding climb along the given a $35 bottle of Shiraz free of charge. Hotham starts with about 5km of cliff face with spectacular views across to Saturday night rained fairly heavily but undulating to flat running alongside the other mountains and down into the valleys. Sunday morning was again beautiful. We river before starting the ascent to the top. Paul had some bad luck last year when headed out to Harrietville for the I ran this race in a singlet and carried a he managed to take a few wrong turns and Feathertop run. As Feathertop came in to long sleeved top with me. About 4 km missed the record by a small margin. This sight we could see almost to the top so it from the finish there is a slight downhill year he was told the wrong record time looked like another beautiful day in run for about a kilometre (the only one in before he started and believed he had a paradise. The noticeboard was out at the four races). I got a bit carried away and new record when he finished until the start with the message ‘ Take jackets - cold was racing along when a branch became record keepers verified it as only the on top’. It was a little bit cool so I started caught between the toe of one shoe and second fastest time. with a long sleeved running top over my the heel of the other shoe. I must have hit There were many barrel draws for all singlet. Because of the overnight rain it the ground in a fraction of a second but competitors that finished the four events. was fairly humid so I had only gone a few still tried to stop my watch on the way There were about twelve prizes of hundred metres when the long sleeves down. I was out cold for a few seconds but accommodation at places like Mt. Buffalo came off. Feathertop starts in a more I needn’t have worried as Maree later told Chalet, Mt. Buffalo Lodge and Bright gradual climb than Porepunkah and stays me she was coming (half an hour behind) Alpine Chalet. We won a weekend at fairly consistent until the last couple of and would have dragged me by the feet up Bright Alpine Chalet and will go back in kilometres along the ridge and the climb to the steepest part of the run to the finish. February to restock the wine cabinet and the peak. A reasonably fit distance runner Fortunately I didn’t require Marees’ help do a bit of bushwalking. can run the entire way without too much but did take it easy for the rest of the race The Bright 4 Peaks Alpine Challenge trouble. (missing a personal best by only a few will continue next year. If you have never Conditions were excellent when we seconds). The last three kilometres visited this area of Victoria it is full of turned onto the ridge towards the peak. A consists of a steep climb of about a activities and events for all the family. I light breeze (compared to previous years) kilometre and then you emerge from the have attempted break the cycle of doing was blowing and even though it made my shelter of the trees and get a scenic view regular runs as there are so many different bottom lip numb it was hardly noticed. The across to Mt. Feathertop and Mt. Bogong and exciting runs that you hear about from views were spectacular back down to the and also across to the finish. For the other runners. But conditions can vary on valley and across to Mt. Bogong and Mt. second year in a row it was sunny and the Bright runs so that it like running a new Hotham. There were a couple of patches of clear with the finish clearly visible. The race every year. It is also the friendliest of snow but none on the actual climb to the views down the valley and across to the runs with the organisers and participants all summit. The volunteers on the summit had other mountains were spectacular. You like a big family. Vetrunner Page 5 FINAL RACE OF THE SEASON AT LAKE GINNINDERRA Over the years traditionally the last handicap race for the season has always been held over the Lake Ginninderra course. It was the same again in this the last year of the nineteen hundreds. However, this was the last in which the runners will meet at the lake to calculate the overall results in the pointscore tallies for both the longer Thomas Series and the shorter Frylink Series races. The year 2000 will see not only a change in venue but a change in the way the pointsore tallies are calculated with the introduction of a new system of pointscore awards to winners in each of the age groups for both the series. As the runners gathered at Lake Ginninderra for what turned out to be one of the best of the series 215 runners tackling the 7.6 and 3.5km courses. As usual there was a lot at stake for the athletes that were in contention for trophies, especially in the contest for the pointscore winners. There are of course rewards for the winners on the day with gold, silver and bronze medals up for grabs in both races. Quite often, as has happened in the past, the leading group in the overall pointscore table are predictable it is only in which order they finish. Runners with points under their belts are always in a much better position than runners who have to chase a sizable score on the last day. However, as it turned out there are individuals on the day that put in outstanding efforts and come right out of left field. There is always another tradition about the last day of the season is that it is always Pointscore winners well supported with regular attendances of Clockwise from the top left: over 200 over the past few seasons. Cathy Montalto winner of the Frylink Tackling the races on the day with the Series with 509 points. longer race around the lake of 7.6km. Steve Appleby who took the top award 148 faced the starters and once again it in the Thomas Series with 1056. was good to see quite a few “runners” Ruth Baussmann was second in the getting up to the line, even though they Thomas Series on 1032. were only in the walking group. It was Bernie Millettt with 1018 was third in excellent for those returning from illness or the longer races. injury coming out to support the handicaps. Graham Dalaney, who came up from Going into the run John McMillan’s fifth place in the Frylink Series to grab only success in the series was a silver second spot amassed 506 medal and like most of us he often thought Jack Perry, who was third in the it would be really great to get a win under overall pointscore for the Frylink his belt. Series with 497, was not available at (Continued next page) the time of the presentations. Page 6 Vetrunner

(Continued from previous page) never winning anything. In fact I don’t rambling on recently about the many ‘little’ Well the November 28, 1999 was the complain about that I don’t win anything, races that go on in the ‘big’ race, well day his number came up and what a good I complain that I don’t win everything”. that’s what occurred between Bev Breen day it was too as this was the last race As a matter of record Terry is eleventh and David Meyers in the race for the silver before the start of the new millenium. I on the table of medal winners with a total and bronze. Both run off the same realise some out there consider that the of nine under his belt, including two gold, handicap, group 14 at 10mins 30sec and new millenium doesn’t start till the year two silver (now three) and four bronze. they must have run almost shoulder to 2001 and what we will have to do is give it And if you ask all those out there who shoulder the whole way and in the end it to John for 1999 and then repeat the dose have won nothing he stands in a fairly came down to a sprint in the last 30 to 40 in November 2000 giving us vets two bites good position. metres. Now that would have given Bev of the cherry. Terry was off on group 26 with the the edge as she is a regular at track and John’s first gold medal of the Thomas time at 28 minutes and he crossed the line competes in both the sprints and the middle Series, or any series with the vets, turned fourth in 61.34 giving him a time of 33.34 distance races. In the end there was only a out to be in his fiftieth race, a feat that has for his run around the lake. His km run second between them as they crossed the been matched by a number of runners, both rate was also better than his group rate but line, Bev over in 27.23 and a race time of in their 50 and 100 races, but it is always this time only a matter of five seconds. 16.53. one that comes with great satisfaction. Bernie Hackett has been running in the The honour of the quickest male and John’s race got underway with his fellow handicap series for as long as I can female on the day went to Brian runners on group 20 as the time clock remember and over the years has yet to McLachlan with a 12.39 just ahead of reached the 24-minute mark. And on his see his name on the leader board. But that David Holms’ 12.46 and Cathy Montalto journey around the lake he progressively all changed out at Lake Ginninderra with with a 13.52. caught up with all the runners, except one, his bronze medal in the Thomas Series. In the run in for the trophies for the best who were on their way before him leaving Bernie gets his race underway on group overall pointscore the results were almost John pretty well placed in his endeavour to 17 on a time of 22 minutes. As he crossed predictable. In both the longer and shorter get a win under his belt. That he did the finish line the clock was on 61.51 races favourites prior to the lake runs did crossing the finish line second, believe it or giving him a bronze medal winning time have enough of a lead to enable them to not some six minutes behind another of 39.51 and a minus three second hold onto their positions, though in the end runner called McMillan, a Greg this time, difference in his group rate it was a fairly close thing in the Frylink who was having his first run with vets. For all those who like to keep records Series. John’s time on the clock was 60.32, which of who are the fastest male and female Steve Appleby was a clear winner in gave him a race time of 36.32 some 12 runners on the day, it was John Woodall the Thomas Series on 1056 with Ruth seconds per km better than his group rate. who ran a 26.06, with both Judi Edwards Baussmann managing to jump from third to For John, who later stepped up and picked and Annie Van Herck clocking a tidy second on 1032 leaving Bernie Millett, up his 50 run T-shirt, it was indeed a good 33.41. who didn’t get any points on the day, in morning. In the Frylink Series Carmen Carlon third 1018. Lo and behold who would have thought picked up yet another gold medal giving Just outside the top three were Craig that Terry Levings would ever win another her a tally of three and including her two Wisdom on 1000, Lyn Williams on 998 medal. Well one person that really didn’t silvers it gives her an overall medal total and Rob Ey on 989. think there was ever going to be another of five all in the shorter races. Carmen had In the Frylink Series it was quite a close chance, was Terry himself. It was only the advantage of starting from a low call for Cathy Montalto and it is just as during the week that Terry got off an Email group, four, and was off with the clock on well she had a sizable points lead going to the handicapper complaining that it had a mere 4.40. I was leading the way home into the event at the lake. Though she ran been a number of years since his name with my walk, run shuffle and about 500m well and was home in 30th place but was appeared on the medal winner's list. But to go Carmen came flying past me as if the only able to add one point to her total, she fortunately our handicapper, although he is line was only a few metres to go. had a fairly high low pointscore. It was known to have a big heart, seldom takes Fortunately I had a little, or even quite a expected that the big charge would have notice of all the flak that comes his way bit in reserve, as there seems to little come from Jim Tucker who was on quite a from runners who think they have been wrong with the lungs if only the low, low pointscore of 41. However, hard done by the handicap system. It is undercarriage would behave itself. lurking back in the list were another three probably the computer that should get the Anyway I made a determined effort to runners, Mick Dando, Graham Delaney E-mails, as it hasn’t got a heart all, and catch Carmen and go on to cross the line and Dave Mackenzie on low, low even if it did it would probably be as cold in first spot, but alas for me there was no pointscores leaving Cathy a bit vulnerable as ice. medal for me, as I was not eligible. and to make matters worse for her there I also got an E-mail from Terry which Carmen was next over the line with the was little she could do about it. As it turned went like this, “I’d like to put the record clock at 25.57 that gave her a gold medal out one of them, Graham Delaney, made a straight. Yesterday’s Canberra Times winning race time of 21.17. mighty effort to get there but sadly for him article suggested that I complain about You may have often heard me and jubilation for Cathy as he fell three Vetrunner Page 7

Thomas Series medal winners at the Lake Ginninderra course: from the left, John McMillan gold, Terry Levings silver and Bernie Hackett bronze.

Frylink Series medal winners at the November handicap: from the left, Carmen Carlon gold, Bev Breen silver and David Meyers bronze.

points short of her total of 509. the Encouragement Award for the 1999 was always there putting up his hand if While all this was going on Jack Perry season. This prestigious award is anything had to be done, as well as taking also came into consideration out of eighth presented annually to the athlete who has part in as many races as he could. spot coming into the race to leap over all given and got most out of the handicap Two more handicap runners joined the the other contenders and grab third place races. band of T-shirt recipients with John Hart with a total of 497. As Terry Levings was named the getting his 100 and John McMillan his 50. Others to follow included Gwen winner, many of us thought that our Will Foster who presented the 100 run Gleeson 492, Bev Breen 486, Mick Dando handicapper really has a big heart after all. T-shirt to John mentioned that both he and 485, Jim Tucker, Dave Mackenzie and Terry of course was gracious in accepting John ran their first handicaps on the same Jenny Galvin all on 483. the award saying all he really did was day. For information for the fastest in each hopefully made sure that the courses for The race director for the Ginninderra age group in both the Thomas and Frylink the handicaps were exact in distance. handicaps was Alan Williams and he and Series check with the details on Page 28. However, the handicap sub-committee his team of helpers did a magnificent job It was now time to reveal who had won thought otherwise, knowing that Terry (Continued next page) Page 8 Vetrunner

(Continued from previous page) making sure that everything was perfectly More photo opportunites at the handicap set-up for both races. Alan’s assistants included: Roger Abbot – course set-up; Grahame Small, Will Foster and Sue Counsel – registration and recording; Mike Dwyer, Dale Chatwin, Annette Sugden and Tony Patterson – timing; Brian Austin – place cards; Neil Matters, Ray and Dianne Bramwell, Stuart N Reid, Neil Boden, Chris Vincent, Kaye and Rob Thorpe – marshals. Others to help make the day a success were Steve Appleby and his catering crew, Dave Mackenzie and the girls in the child minding group and last but not least our handicapper Colin Bridge and his assistant Doug Fry. See you all in 2000 whether it’s the new millennium or not. The first race will be on January 30 at the Molonglo Reach course. JIM O’DONNELL

John Hart, above right, was presented by Will Foster with his 100 run T-Shirt. John McMillan, below left, got his 50 run T-shirt from Steve Crane.

SOME OF THE FASTEST IN THE AGE GROUPS Top left W65 Joan Mallory for the Thomas Series. Top right M65 Mick Dando in the Frylink Series. Above left Allan Sherriff who is one of the elder statesmen with club in the M80 age group won his medal for his efforts in the Frylink Series. Above right W45 Annie Van Herck for the Thomas Series.

FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF DETAILS FOR BOTH THE THOMAS AND FRYLINK SERIES (INCLUDING THE FASTEST IN ALL THE OTHER AGE GROUPS) STARTS ON PAGE 25. Vetrunner Page 9 GORGEOUS EVENING FOR FINAL THROWING EVENT On a gorgeous twilight evening of Wednesday, 24 November, twenty-nine vets gathered at the Masson Street Throwing Fields for the final Monthly Throwing Handicap of the year. This month’s handicapped competition (the 96th) included a javelin and hammer throw. Although the weather was superb, the grass had grown so luxuriously over the previous month that it not only made it difficult to spot exactly where the implements landed it also provided places for hammers to hide. Narelle Blackaby and Peta Crawley came out for their second throwing handicap, and because they have now recorded throws in all four disciplines (shot, discus, hammer and javelin) they are eligible to earn points and hopefully win medals from their next competition onwards. George Mencik (the M65 Australian Record holder) made a welcome return from injury and it is hoped we will see more of Big George in 2000. Irene Mitchell (a former World Record holder for the W45 hammer) now living on the South Coast also made a rare appearance. If we gave out medals for bravery, tenacity or enthusiasm then Kathe O’Brien would have to be considered. Kathe had only recently come out of hospital following a major operation yet wanted to get in at least one hammer and one javelin throw in order to maintain her eligibility for next year’s point score competition. The best javelin throws of the evening, (keep in mind that different age groups use implements of different size and weight), were by Bob Banens (M50) 44.85m, Jayne Hardy (W35) 35.55, Ray Green (M55) The final throwing handicap of the season turned out to be a great night for 35.05, Ken Daniels (M60) 33.30, Bryan two W35s with both Tanya Colyer and Jayne Hardy picking up two awards Thomas (M55) 27.60, Jen Bourke 23.94 each. and Mary Wahren (W65) 20.25m. Top from the left, Tanya got the silver medal on the night, Jayne Hardy got The winners of the handicapped javelin the gold and Trish Thomas the bronze. section were Alice Scott from Val Above from the left, the pointscore trophy winners, Tanya came first with Chesterton and Ewen Drummond. Val Chesterton second and Phil Toomey third. Throwing Pictures: Val Chesterton Two of the best performances in the hammer throw were the big PB (for many Others to do well in this event were Bob The winners of the handicapped years) of 28.88 by the Monthly Throws Banens 40.14, George Mencik (M65) hammer section were Jayne Hardy from organiser and handicapper Trish Thomas 39.38, Ray Green 38.42, Irene Mitchell Trish Thomas and Raylea Rudov. (W50) and the great ACT W35 Record of (W55) 33.01, Raylea Rudov (W55) 33.50 When the combined distances of both 39.63 by “in form” thrower Jayne Hardy. and Atilla Spaits (M60) 32.12. (Continued next page) Page 10 Vetrunner

(Continued from THROWING HANDICAP POINTSCORE 1999 - BEST EIGHT TO COUNT Name Age Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Total Lsc1 Lsc2 Tot previous page) Colyer,T W35 48 50 31 38 38 43 42 46 50 49 366 31 38 435 throws were added to Chesterton,V W55 46 47 50 44 34 39 37 44.5 47 354.5 34 388.5 Toomey,P M50 50 32 36 46 40 40 38.5 47 49 33 346.5 32 33 411.5 each participant’s Heath,J W55 39 39 40 45 47 46 44 43 42 346 39 385 handicap distance the Freeman,P M50 43.5 43 34.5 45 39 37 48 42 32 40 337.5 34.5 32 404 Freeman,W W50 41 35 34.5 41 48 30 44 50 39 36 334 34.5 30 398.5 perpetual shield and Thomas,P W50 42 34 48 47 41 29 34 38 30 48 332 29 30 391 Taylor,M W50 45 33 40 33 42 38 33 49 44.5 39 330.5 33 33 396.5 gold, silver and bronze O'Brien,K W30 49 44 50 47 34 36 41 27 328 328 medallists were Jayne Hardy,J W35 47 46 32 32 32 42 37 36 50 322 32 354 Hardy with a total Hathaway,R M40 43.5 49 34.5 35 36 47 39 35 319 319 De Chazal,N W60 28 37 41 39 46 41 35 35 44 318 28 346 distance of 119.15, from Wahren,M W65 29 40 29 36 29 46 41 43 43 307 29 336 Tanya Colyer with Rudov,R W55 32 36 45 27 36.5 45 32 38 41 305.5 27 332.5 Bourke,J W55 34 28 30 25 31 48 30 45 42 32 292 25 28 345 114.58 and Trish Thomas,B M55 35 27 42 23 44 24 43 36 34 30 291 23 24 338 Thomas on 114.48. Fristad,A M75 30 38 44 43 44 45 40.5 284.5 284.5 Green, R M55 31 48 33 29 33 33 29 26 29 265 26 291 Following the Scott,A W50 43 30 30 28 31 47 46 255 255 competition most of the Spaits,A M60 24 29 26 48 43 31 25 28 254 254 Drummond,E M75 26 39 28 27 25 27 33 45 250 250 participants went down Hamilton,L W55 38 47 0 29 48 37 34 233 233 the road to the Police Daniels,K M60 36 46 0 32 40.5 40 38 232.5 232.5 Schiller,F W45 33 38 31 36.5 26 35 29 228.5 228.5 Citizens Club for a BYO Banens,B M50 25 31 25 49 28 33 31 222 222 supper accompanied by a Neill P M65 0 42 50 32 31 27 37 219 219 Mallory,J W65 27 41 49 37 49 0 203 203 few celebratory drinks, Nugent,F M40 40 27 22 22 38.5 30 179.5 179.5 lots of friendly chitchat Mallory,A M65 26 45 37 26 35 0 169 169 and presentation of the Hunt,J M55 21 0 23 49 34 31 158 158 Blewitt,K M60 0 0 50 40 48 138 138 year’s trophies. The Taylor,G M50 30 24 24 28 28 134 134 annual awards system is Gulliver,T M50 37 0 0 46 83 83 O'Brien,P M30 0 34.5 27 61.5 61.5 very similar to those Keneally,R M50 0 26 26 52 52 presented after the final Nolen,L M70 0 0 50 50 50 Quigley,D W35 0 0 49 49 49 Running Handicap of the Bramwell,D W50 28 28 28 year. HAMMER AND JAVELIN RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER Fifty eight throwers participated in the Name Age Jhcp Jav Tot Pl Hhcp Ham Tot Pl Total Pl Pts 1999 series (although not all were eligible Hardy,J W35 21.64 35.55 57.19 8 22.33 39.63 61.96 1 119.15 1 50 Colyer,T W35 49.42 8.19 57.61 4 42.56 14.41 56.97 4 114.58 2 49 to score points), in which their best eight Thomas,P W50 38.89 17.10 55.99 12 29.61 28.88 58.49 2 114.48 3 48 scores out of a possible ten competitions Chesterton,V W55 45.36 12.59 57.95 2 42.83 13.55 56.38 6 114.33 4 47 Scott,A W50 43.06 15.00 58.06 1 38.48 16.76 55.24 12 113.30 5 46 were counted. This year’s Point Score Drummond,E M75 38.28 19.59 57.87 3 31.66 23.68 55.34 9 113.21 6 45 Trophy went to – De Chazal,N W60 46.86 9.66 56.52 10 39.75 16.77 56.52 5 113.04 7 44 Wahren,M W65 37.00 20.25 57.25 6 31.62 23.71 55.33 10 112.58 8 43 First: Tanya Colyer (W35) with 366 Heath,J W55 44.01 13.53 57.54 5 40.76 13.61 54.37 15 111.91 9 42 points, Rudov,R W55 35.13 19.50 54.63 20 23.62 33.50 57.12 3 111.75 10 41 Freeman,P M50 30.36 25.10 55.46 15 36.27 19.96 56.23 8 111.69 11 40 Second: Val Chesterton (W55) 354, Taylor,M W50 40.05 15.19 55.24 17 34.51 21.81 56.32 7 111.56 12 39 Daniels,K M65 22.65 33.30 55.95 13 34.87 20.46 55.33 11 111.28 13 38 Third: Phil Toomey (M50) 346. Neill,P M65 32.84 24.41 57.25 7 28.77 24.95 53.72 16 110.97 14 37 Freeman,W W50 50.44 6.70 57.14 9 39.73 13.68 53.41 17 110.55 15 36 The Annual Point Score Trophy has Hathaway,R M40 32.92 22.55 55.47 14 34.30 20.73 55.03 14 110.50 16 35 previously been won by Judy Dann in Hamilton,L W55 38.00 16.83 54.83 19 40.25 14.92 55.17 13 110.00 17 34 Toomey,P M50 34.06 22.40 56.46 11 34.88 18.30 53.18 18 109.64 18 33 1990, ’91 Greg Lewis, ’92 Al Mallory, ’93 Bourke,J W55 31.51 23.94 55.45 16 25.42 27.15 52.57 20 108.02 19 32 Trish Thomas, ’94 Fran Schiller, ’95 Trish Banens,B M50 9.39 44.85 54.24 21 13.01 40.14 53.15 19 107.39 20 31 Thomas,B M55 27.53 27.60 55.13 18 35.49 16.13 51.62 22 106.75 21 30 Thomas, ’96 Frank Nugent, ’97 Margaret Green, R M50 17.23 35.05 52.28 23 13.55 38.42 51.97 21 104.25 22 29 Taylor, ’98 Atilla Spaits, ’99 Tanya Spaits,A M60 36.17 17.80 53.97 22 15.68 32.12 47.80 23 101.77 23 28 Colyer, 2000 ?? O'Brien,K W30 39.56 9.25 48.81 24 31.22 6.53 37.75 24 86.56 24 27 Carlon,C W45 8.69 8.55 Consistently Best Thrower Medals Mitchell,I W55 13.20 33.01 Mencik,G M65 17.40 39.38 were awarded to the best performers over Crawley,P W40 11.86 6.07 the year in each age group. In order to Blackaby,N W35 7.00 7.35 qualify, a participant had to have at least three competitions in each of the four Thomas, W55 Jen Bourke, W60 Nola de the Pat Clohessy Trophy (its equivalent for throwing disciplines and their Chazel, W65 Mary Wahren, M40 Rob the Running Handicaps is the performances are then compared to Hatherway, M50 Bob Banens, M55 Bryan Encouragement Award) was presented to WAVA standards. This year’s medallists Thomas, M60 Atilla Spaits, M65 Al Jayne Hardy. Jayne’s hard work of were – W30 Kathe O’Brien, W35 Jayne Mallory, M75 Ewen Drummond. bringing all the equipment necessary to Hardy, W45 Fran Schiller, W50 Trish Our prestigious “club-person” award, conduct a successful throwing competition Vetrunner Page 11

(that includes all the implements, markers, THE THROWING HANDICAPS ARE FAST APPROACHING 100. HERE ARE THE TALLIES 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total tapes and tools to repair damaged gear) and Thomas,P 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 96 her own enthusiastic participation were Bourke,J 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 96 recognised by the awarding of this trophy. Wahren,M 6 7 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 89 Green, R 6 9 7 10 9 10 9 8 9 9 86 Previous recipients of the Clohessy Schiller,F 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 83 Drummond,E 6 7 10 9 9 10 9 7 8 8 83 Trophy have been Peter Freeman in 1992, Freeman,W 5 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 83 ’93 Wendy Freeman, ’94 Atilla Spaits, ’95 Spaits,A 1 10 10 6 10 9 9 9 9 8 81 Freeman,P 3 4 7 8 10 9 6 9 10 10 76 Ewen Drummond, ’96 Fran Schiller, ’97 Fristad,A 9 8 10 7 3 8 9 8 7 69 Jen Bourke, ’98 Ray Green, ’99 Jayne Mallory,J 8 9 10 9 7 4 5 7 7 66 Hardy, 2000 ?? Mallory,A 8 9 10 9 7 4 5 7 7 66 Rann,C 6 5 8 10 10 8 8 9 64 Jayne Hardy certainly had a Rudov,R 2 7 9 9 9 9 10 9 64 Mtchell,I 4 10 8 9 5 7 7 4 1 55 memorable evening. She began by De Chazal,N 10 6 9 10 9 9 53 smashing the ACT W35 hammer record Daniels,K 5 10 10 4 1 3 6 1 5 7 52 Banens,B 7 7 7 5 9 7 42 and in doing so actually qualified for the Quigley,D 3 9 7 3 7 7 2 3 41 Australian Open Track and Field Thomas,B 10 10 10 10 40 Championships to be staged in the Heath,J 10 10 10 9 39 Nugent,F 3 10 9 10 6 38 Olympic Stadium at the end of summer. Mencik,G 3 2 2 10 3 6 6 5 1 38 She then had an excellent javelin throw. Taylor,M 1 8 10 9 10 38 Colyer,T 1 9 10 8 10 38 These two great performances were good Norden,A 6 8 7 8 5 1 35 enough to overcome her stiff handicap to Carlon,C 2 9 5 6 6 4 3 35 Laws,G 2 10 8 8 3 31 win the November Handicap. But more Scott, A 7 8 8 7 30 “booty” was to come by winning the W35 Schiworski,P 5 10 9 5 29 Consistently Best Thrower medal then the Schiworski,A 4 8 8 7 27 Clohessy Trophy to top it all off. The “Lucky Draw” for the 96th fine NATIONAL RUNNING WEEK The 20th National Running Week will get underway at the Thredbo Alpine Village in the bottle of port, kindly donated by Joe of Kosciuszko National Park on Saturday, January 8 and continue through till the following Saturday. Wanniassa ICA Supermarket was won Sat 8 11 NRW Registration at the Valley Terminal. No registration fee. once again by the “very tinny” Atilla 1 Chairlift/ Activities ticket, Family $145, Adult $45, Child under 15 $30, Seniors (over 65) Family pass covers two adults and max four children all under 18. Spaits. 2.30 Ludwig Rabina’s Crackenback Challenge 2.6km climb. 6.30 Crackenback Challenge Bistro. All handicaps are held at Masson Street Sun 9 11.30 Thredbo Fun Run Walk. 6km flat course of two laps of the village. Throwing Field and the cost of $3 includes 12.30 Presentation on the Village Green. afternoon tea or coffee and birthday cake. 6 Bistro Happy Hour. 7 Tennis Tournament. Because all participants receive a handicap Mon 10 9 Kosciuszko Walk. 13km. Start at your own convenience. distance to add to the distance they throw, 4 Fitch’s Fitness Frolics for Fingerlings. 5 Alfresco Pizza Mixed Relays. Teams of five competing over 1km legs. everyone has a chance of being a medallist. 6 Bistro Happy Hour. The “regulars” are a very friendly and 8 New Balance Canberra Marathon Quiz Night. Tues 11 10 Armstrong Hcp. 3km yacht handicap. supportive bunch and newcomers are 11 Dave Hobson Grand Slam Tennis preliminaries. always made to feel most welcome. We 5 Runners Shop Canberra Thredbo Invitational Mile. 5.04 Runners Shop Canberra Thredbo Fun Run Mile. would like to have you join us. 6 Complimentary Drinks courtesy of Thredbo Chamber of Commerce. The next Monthly Throwing Handicap 7 Brian and Mike Lenton’s Thredbo National Running Week Booklet. Wed 12 11 Ian McDonald’s Jindabyne Fun Run/Walk. 5km. will be in February. Our 100th handicap 4 Fitch’s Fitness Frolics for Fingerlings. will be in May, plan now to be part of the 4.30 Brian Lenton’s Historial 90 minute Walk. 6 Bistro Happy Hour. memorable occasion. 7.30 20 th NRW Celbratory Dinner. 10.30 Barrel Draw, Mini interviews. Your ‘Throws’ reporter - Thurs 13 8 NRW Golfing Tournament. BRYAN THOMAS 11 Noel Harris 60 minute Dingo Walk/Jog. 5 Thredbo Biathlon. 6 Bistro Happy Hour. Fir 14 9 Desie Dazzler Dynamic Dash. 1km to 3km. 10 Women Only Fun Run. 3km Handicap. 1999 CONSISTENCY WINNERS 11 Eric and May Fazackerley Fun Run/Walk. 3km M40+ W35+ Hathaway,R M40 O'Brien,K W30 2 ‘Cave Dundee’ Thredbo Sprint Gift preliminaries. Banens,B M50 Hardy,J W35 3 Volleyball Competition. 6.30 Gift Finals. Thomas,B M55 Schiller ,F W45 7 Dave Hobson Grand Slam Tennis. Finals. Spaits,A M60 Thomas,T W50 Sat 15 10 Ludwig Rabina’s Kosciuszko Classic. 5km. 11 Kosciuszko Classic 5km along the Old Summit Road. Mallory,A M65 Bourke,J W55 6.30 Kosciuszko Classic Presentation. Drummond,E M75 De Chazal,N W60 Program enquires to Brian Lenton, PO Box 5, Duffy, ACT 2611. Bookings: 1800 026 333 or fax (02)6459 4195. Wahren,M W65 Page 12 Vetrunner RECORDS STILL FALL ON THE SLOWER GRASS TRACK November 18 adrift in third best overall. Others to ‘put’ Once again for the many runners and in good ‘puts’ were Trish Thomas, throwers that took part at track and field Margaret Taylor and Vicki Matthews. It the winners weren’t only the athletes that was also a first effort for the season from were first past the line or those that could Gai Webster who won the W45s with a put throw the farthest. of 6.05. That’s one of the great attractions at the At the javelin there must be something vets that in most events there are eight age with another scheduled towards the end of in the water at Woden as many throwers group categories for the men and the the season around late March or early seem to be having trouble getting up near women giving sometimes as many as 16 April during the vets championships. their PBs, though it’s more than likely the winners in a race or throwing event. And Getting back to that heat of the 1500m. condition of the run ups which tend to be even when there are heats in a particular Apart from Damian Rutledge the runaway quite slippery at times. event there could even be more winners, winner in 4:32.9 it must have been quite a At the top of the pile this week were even though that athlete didn’t get up in a tussle for the minor places between Geoff Ray Green and Kevin Matthews with 34.52 particular age group. Then you could even Munro, Elaine and Richard Faulks with and 32.34 respectively. Next in line came a take the theory further in having second less than two seconds between them at the couple of M40s in John Parker and Jim and third places with the result being line, Geoff second in 4:46.4, Elaine third McLean and in the end there was only a everyone is a “winner”. and Richard fourth in 4:48.1. matter of centimetres between them as they Of course there is always one athlete, The second heat also produced a clear fought out the minors in their age group and sometimes more that one, that puts in winner with Neil Boden, the Competition won by Kevin. Phil Toomey took the M50s an outstanding performance, no matter Sub-Committee’s guru this year that has and Jack Perry the M65s. what age group in they compete. done a magnificent job in overseeing the Jayne Hardy had an easier time at the Last week Elaine Cooper stole the show organisation of the track season. It has javelin than the shot with her spear getting slashing a fair whack off Mary Ann been all the more difficult with the AIS out to 34.45 a good ten metres ahead of her Busteed’s 800m W40 record. Well this out of action and having to put up with the nearest rival Jen Bourke. Gai Webster week she stole the show again with a third lesser facilities that are available at made it a double with another win in the across the line in the top heat of the 1500m, Woden. Despite all this Neil still had time W45s, as did Trish Thomas in the W50s again taking a huge slice off the record. to win the heat with a 5:26.1. It was quite and Nola De Chazal in the W60s. Sadly for Mary Ann she lost her second tight for the next places with Bryan There was a little more interest this age group record with Elaine home in Thomas second ahead of Geoff Moore, week at the jump on the program than there 4mins 47.5 making a big dent in Mary Annie Van Herck, Pat Stakelum, Jim has been in previous weeks with nine Ann’s 1991 time of 5:09.7. White Rod Gilchrist and Bob Chapman in competitors in action at the long jump. It looks like Elaine will systematically times ranging from 5:35.8 to 5:57.5. The best performances came from go through all the events in her repertoire Heat three also produced a convincing Kevin Blewitt and Garry Maher for the lowering the times one by one. This feat is winner with Geoff Hakes across the line men and Vicki Matthews and Judi Walsh not unusual with many athletes that move first in 6:08.9. It was again tight for for the women. All winning their age up to a new age group category rewriting second and third between Carolyne groups as did Nick Blackaby, Val the record books. However, it looks like Kramar and Bill Dent and also between Chesterton and Nola De Chazal. Elaine will get two bites of the cherry with Carol Baird and Cathy Montalto in fifth Back at the track it was time for the the likelihood of a repeat dose when the and six. Then there was only a second sprinters to see action with the next three program returns to the faster all weather between Barbara Tucker and Nick events on the card, heats of the 100m, the track at the AIS in January. Blackaby in seventh and eighth spots. short hurdle and the 400m. The return to the AIS may also see In a round up of the javelin and shot it In the first of seven heats at the 100m Elaine having a crack at the 2000m was a welcome return to Alistair Davey another athlete was making a first Steeplechase world mark later in the for a first up performance of the season at appearance for the season with Jeff King season. It is well within her grasp as it was the shot of 12.72, the best of the having an easy win in 12.2 from Robert only eight months ago that she ran a 7:07.0 competition. Alex Turbin, Ray Green and Barbaro and Ian Dundas. The next race to break the Australian W35 record. With George Mencik also put in good efforts as saw old foes in Kevin Matthews and John the W40 world mark at 7:47.56 it would did Kevin Blewitt, John Parker and Peter Parker fight it out right up to the finish with seem that we might well see a world record Neill, John and Peter were equal on 8.93. only two-tenths between them as they breaker in action at the vets in the near For the ladies top thrower Jayne Hardy crossed the line, Col Burns took third spot. future. Incidentally with the Australian although having the best throw didn’t get The next heat saw Scott Gurney, one of mark standing 7:44.9, Elaine could capture it all her own way with Jen Bourke only a the newcomers to vets this season, win with that as well as early as January 13 when the matter of 16 cemtimetres behind Jayne’s a 13.6 from Garry Hoskings 14.2 and Jack first steeple of the season is on the program throw of 8.86 with Raylea a mere five Thackray’s 14.6. In the heat were the first Vetrunner Page 13

women in the competition and a and Rod Lynch were all in it in the very close battle it was between last 200 to 300m and it was the Margaret Taylor and Vicki fast finishing Damian that took the Matthews. Margaret, despite honours but by the closest of giving a good ten years to her Fun and Fitness margins we have seen in the younger opponent, got up with handicaps races for some time. In a tenth to spare in 14.8. Fitness is now efficiently you the end there was only two The fourth heat saw Shelley perform activities seconds between Damian, Bryan Bissett take the W30s with an Individuals get for for lots of and Rod. Indeed there was quite a all the way win in 14.1. For the reasons: few close duels. Roger Abbott got minors there was another close ¨ to improve health, up by a second from Terry finish between Rod Lynch and ¨ to learn new skills, Levings, Annie Van Herck, Neil ¨ to make new friends, and David Cox with again only a ¨ to have fun Boden, Geoff Munro and Stuart J tenth between them. Hot on Teach your athletes the basic Reid were only separated by two their heels was Karen Daniels. skills of their sport or activity, work on their general seconds as were Michael Gardner, Tenths of a second was once fitness and try to keep training and competition Cathy Montalto, Bob Chapman again the talking point in the and Julie Ellett. Further down the next races with Maureen Thanks Coach Hotline: (02) 6207 3190 finishers it was neck and neck Website: www.ausport.gov.au/actcoach Rossiter getting the nod from 4 between Bob Harlow and John Ray Bramwell with Bev Breen Woodall. third a further six tenths adrift. Leading the pointscore after two Heat six produced the only clear winner Chapman, W45 Carmen Carlon and W50 events is Damian Rutledge with the in the 100m with Ian Daley winning by Barbara Tucker. maximum of 80 points after consecutive more than two seconds from Annie Van At least the walk gave the sprinters wins. Bryan Thomas holds second on 72 Herck and Nick Blackaby. For the next two time to catch their breath before lining up with Carolyne Kramar third a point further places the judges couldn’t split Maria once again this time over the longer 400m. back. O’Reilly and Carolyne Kramar with both In the top heat there was only going to Geoff Carter was also the fastest on the on 17.7. be one winner in Jeff King. However, the night over the six laps with a 8.38 just The final race was a duel between next three fought it out right up to the line ahead of Damian’s 8.44. For the ladies Jayne Hardy and Lesley Hamilton and one with Kevin Matthews managing to hold Annie Van Herck took the honours with a could have guessed what the winning off Pat O’Hara and Geoff Munro. John 10.40. margin was as they crossed the line. Yes, Parker has shown so far this season In Division 2 John Parker continued his you would have been right in suggesting reasonably good form and he took the lead good form on the grass track at Woden. that it would have once again be a tenth of early on in the next heat and in the end However, it was all to no avail as he was a second with Jayne adjudged the winner in won with a comfortable three second not eligible for points in the race. Tanya 16.6. Jill Brown was third in 17.2. margin, with Jack Thackray still not back Daley picked up the forty points on offer, The short hurdles this time around were to his best third a fair way back. was on her way from one of the early start all over the lowest height allowable so The third heat went to another runner groups. Tanya’s nett time for the distance nothing much was a stake. John Parker making a welcome return to vets in Jill was 16.09. Second spot went to “I’ll have a took the first heat over 100m in 20.5, Pearson. In the end she proved too strong go at everything girl” Carolyne Kramar. Lesley Hamilton bounced back after a for Maureen Rossiter with newcomer And to show that she was serious Carolyne, close decision in the final 100m flat race to Mark Mandy in third spot. The next heat off from group 27, ran well to finish with a win over 80m in 17.4 and the other heat saw another relative newcomer in Phillipa nett 11.10. Ann Staunton made it an all was a two horse (women) race between Rowlands win from the husband and wife ladies affair as she grabbed third place and Margaret Taylor and Vicki Matthews. combination of Bill Dent and Shelley although starting a group behind Carolyne Margaret won easily with a 14.9 to Vicki’s Bissett. she was unable to bridge the gap and had to 16.3. The final heat of the five saw Karen settle for the 38 points just ahead of Robin Before the 400m got underway the Daniels clear away early on and was never Whyte. Going down through the results it walkers had centre stage with a race over challenged winning by almost seven was very open down till tenth spot where 2000m. Not a bad field this week with 11 seconds from Cory Collins and Jack there was quite a duel between Margaret facing the starter, but in the end it was Perry. Taylor, Greg Lewis, Ray Bramwell and pretty predictable that Lachlan Wilkinson The final race on the card was two Helen Bialecki. In the end is was neck and and Ann Staunton would take the honours. divisions of the popular spiral handicaps. neck right up to the line with Margaret Lachlan was home in 9:34.4 and Ann a The Division 1 event was a very making use of her sprinting ability to hold 10.27. Other age group winners were M35 exciting race with one of the back markers onto the lead by a second from Greg with Bill Dent, M40 John Woodall, M50 Greg getting away with less than a lap from the other two equal a further second Lewis, M55 Robin Whyte, M65 Bob home. Damian Rutledge, Bryan Thomas (Continued next page) Page 14 Vetrunner

(Continued from previous page) ADLER SERIES OVER SIX LAPS – NOVEMBER 18 DIVISION 1 Age Hc St Grp behind. There was another close finish for Grp Gp Gp Gross Net Rate Rate Pts % E Com - Regroup places 15 and 16 between Ian Daley and Jo D Rutledge M30 43 43 17:29 08:44 3.28 3.30 40 3 Y 1 Evts + % 47 Cullen and again there was only a second Bryan Thomas M55 36 36 17:30 10:11 4.03 4.05 39 7 Y 1 Evts + % 40 Rod Lynch M35 39 39 17:40 09:45 3.53 3.50 38 10 Y 1 Evts + % 42 in it with Ian ahead on the line. Phillipa Roger Abbott M60 1 35 17:45 10:40 4.15 7.00 0 13 G 1 Evts + % 38 Rowland, Adrian Krauss and Mike Breen Terry Levings M50 35 35 17:46 10:41 4.15 4.10 37 17 Y 1 Evts + % 38 Jim White M50 39 39 17:57 10:02 3.59 3.50 36 20 Y 1 Evts + % 41 also were in a close finish, although the A Van Herck W45 36 36 17:59 10:40 4.15 4.05 35 23 Y huge finish by Adrian caught Mike right on Neil Boden M45 39 39 18:00 10:05 4.01 3.50 34 27 Y Geoff Monro M30 45 45 18:01 08:51 3.31 3.20 33 30 Y the line he couldn’t get in front of Phillipa. Stuart J Reid M65 35 35 18:01 10:56 4.21 4.10 32 33 Y 2 Evts + % 36 Phil Toomey and Julie Taylor were also in Geof Carter M40 46 46 18:03 08:38 3.26 3.15 31 37 Y Rob Costmeyer M50 41 41 18:04 09:45 3.53 3.40 30 40 Y a close tussle that went right up to the Mike Gardner M50 37 37 18:10 10:40 4.15 4.00 29 43 Y finish, Phil in front by a second in the end. Cathy Montalto W45 35 35 18:11 11:06 4.25 4.10 28 47 Y 3 Evts + % 36 Although it’s early days after only two Bob Chapman M65 36 36 18:12 10:53 4.20 4.05 27 50 Y Julie Ellett W35 36 36 18:12 10:53 4.20 4.05 26 53 Y races the pointscore table has Robin Whyte L Wilkinson M40 35 35 18:13 11:08 4.26 4.10 25 57 Y leading on 73 with Ken Gowans six behind Anna Farnham W35 35 35 18:17 11:12 4.27 4.10 23 63 Y E Thompson M40 43 43 18:18 09:33 3.48 3.30 22 67 Y and two ahead of Nola De Chazal. Bob Harlow M50 41 41 18:24 10:05 4.01 3.40 21 70 Y The honour of quickest pair in the John Woodall M40 46 46 18:25 09:00 3.35 3.15 20 73 Y 2 Evts - % 46 Rog Pilkington M40 1 34 18:27 11:32 4.35 7.00 0 77 G 2 Evts - % 34 division went to John Parker with his 11.03 Rod Gilchrist M50 38 38 18:42 10:58 4.22 3.55 19 80 Y and Mary Ann Busteed on 11 minutes Nigel Coldrick M40 43 43 18:49 10:04 4.00 3.30 18 83 Y 1 Evts - % 40 even. Judi Edwards W50 39 39 18:57 11:02 4.23 3.50 0 87 1 1 Evts - % 36 K Chamberlain M50 45 45 18:59 09:49 3.54 3.20 17 90 Y 1 Evts - % 42 1500m Deny Martin M50 38 38 19:23 11:39 4.38 3.55 0 93 1 1 Evts - % 33 M30 Damian Rutledge 4.32.6, Geoff Munro 4:46.4 Jim Tucker M45 38 38 19:42 11:58 4.46 3.55 16 97 Y 1 Evts - % 31 M35 Rod Lynch 5.03.6, Brian McLachlan 5.15.1, Bill Bill Dent M35 44 44 20:02 11:02 4.23 3.25 0 100 1 1 Evts - % 36 Dent 6.17.0, Mark Mandy 6.55.9 M40 Richard Faulks 4.48.1, John Woodall 4.54.9, Scott DIVISION 2 Age Hc St Grp Gurney 5.05.4, Nigel Coldrick 5.16.9, Jim McLean Grp Gp Gp Gross Net Rate Rate Pts % E Com/Regroup 6.00.9, Roger Pilkington 6.21.5, Ian Daley 6.24.1 John Parker M40 26 26 16:18 11:03 4.24 4.55 0 3 1 1 Evts + % 36 M45 Neil Boden 5.26.1, Goeff Moore 5.39.9, Pat Tanya Daley W35 2 2 16:24 16:09 6.25 6.55 40 5 Y 1 Evts + % 11 Stakelum 5.47.5, Nick Blackaby 6.57.9 C Kramar W35 27 27 16:46 11:21 4.31 4.50 39 8 Y 1 Evts + % 34 M50 Kevin Chamberlain 4.54.0, Greg Stretton 5.18.2, Ann Staunton W35 28 28 16:56 11:16 4.29 4.45 38 11 Y 1 Evts + % 35 Robbie Costmeyer 5.28.7, Jim White 5.54.3, Rod Robin Whyte M55 16 16 16:58 13:49 5.30 5.45 37 13 Y 1 Evts + % 22 Gilchrist 5.56.5, Michael Gardner 6.06.0, Terry Levings P Montaign W35 7 7 17:10 15:55 6.20 6.30 36 16 Y 1 Evts + % 12 6.08.7, Greg Lewis 6.58.7, Phil Toomey 7.19.4 Chris Booth W45 7 7 17:13 15:58 6.21 6.30 35 18 Y 1 Evts + % 12 M55 Bryan Thomas 5.35.8, Geoff Hakes 6.08.9 Lesley Hamilton W55 1 11 17:18 15:14 6.04 7.00 0 21 G M60 Roger Abbott 6.05.8, Peter Trotter 6.08.6 Nola De Chazal W60 3 3 17:22 16:57 6.45 6.50 34 24 Y M65 Bob Chapman 5.57.0 Margaret Taylor W50 26 26 17:23 12:08 4.50 4.55 33 26 Y W35 Carolyne Kramar 6.15.0, Paulette Montaigne Greg Lewis M50 26 26 17:24 12:09 4.50 4.55 32 29 Y 2 Evts + % 30 8.43.1 Ray Bramwell M60 26 26 17:25 12:10 4.50 4.55 31 32 Y 2 Evts + % 30 W40 Elaine Cooper 4.47.5 (ACT rec), Maria O’Reilly Helen Bialecki W35 26 26 17:25 12:10 4.50 4.55 0 34 1 6.10.9 Ken Gowans M45 31 31 17:31 11:16 4.29 4.30 30 37 Y W45 Annie Van Herck 5.42.8, Cathy Montalto 6.27.2, Ian Daley M40 28 28 17:35 11:55 4.44 4.45 29 39 Y Judi Walsh 7.46.8 Jo Cullen W50 31 31 17:36 11:21 4.31 4.30 28 42 Y W50 Judi Edwards 6.12.9, Mary Ann Busteed 6.14.5, Bev Breen W45 20 20 17:38 13:38 5.25 5.25 27 45 Y Carol Baird 6.24.7, Jill Brown 6.40.6, Barbara Tucker M A Busteed W50 33 33 17:40 11:00 4.23 4.20 26 47 Y 6.56.9 Cory Collins W60 20 20 17:46 13:46 5.29 5.25 25 50 Y 100m P Rowland W35 24 24 17:50 13:00 5.10 5.05 24 53 Y M35 Jeff King 12.2, Rod Lynch 14.6 Adrian Krauss M40 20 20 17:51 13:51 5.31 5.25 23 55 Y M40 Kevin Matthews 12.4, John Parker 12.6, Scott Mike Breen M40 23 23 17:52 13:17 5.17 5.10 22 58 Y 3 Evts - % 25 Gurney 13.6, Ian Daley 14.1, Tim Gulliver M50 1 18 17:54 14:19 5.42 7.00 0 61 G M45 Robert Barbaro 12.4, Ian Dundas 12.7, David Cox Nick Blackaby M45 32 32 17:58 11:28 4.34 4.25 21 63 Y 14.7, Adrian Krauss 16.2, Nick Blackaby 17.2 C Weatherbur W35 26 26 17:59 12:44 5.04 4.55 20 66 Y M50 Pat O’Hara 13.0, Col Burns 13.4, Garry Hosking Anne Young W60 29 29 18:01 12:11 4.51 4.40 19 68 Y 2 Evts - % 30 14.2, Gary Maher 15.0 Karen Daniels W35 31 31 18:04 11:49 4.42 4.30 0 71 1 M60 Kevin Blewitt 13.5, Ray Bramwell 15.4 Bob Parker M50 29 29 18:05 12:15 4.52 4.40 18 74 Y 2 Evts - % 30 M65 Jack Thackray 14.8, Jack Perry 16.1 Jill Brown W50 27 27 18:08 12:43 5.03 4.50 17 76 Y 3 Evts - % 28 W30 Shelley Bissett 14.1, Claire Perry 19.2 Phil Toomey M50 23 23 18:10 13:35 5.24 5.10 16 79 Y 2 Evts - % 24 W35 Karen Daniels 14.9, Jayne Hardy 16.6, Carolyne Julie Taylor W35 1 7 18:11 16:56 6.44 7.00 0 82 G 1 Evts - % 8 Kramar 17.7, Tanya Daley 21.5 Carol Baird W50 33 33 18:14 11:34 4.36 4.20 15 84 Y 1 Evts - % 33 W40 Vicki Matthews 14.9, Maria O’Reilly 17.7 Barbara Tucker W50 30 30 18:24 12:19 4.54 4.35 0 87 1 1 Evts - % 30 W45 Maureen Rossiter 15.3, Bev Breen 16.0, Judi Ros Parker W50 29 29 18:32 12:42 5.03 4.40 0 89 1 1 Evts - % 28 Walsh 16.7, Annie Van Herck 16.8 Carmen Carlon W45 1 1 19:38 19:38 7.49 7.00 14 92 Y 1 Evts - % 1 W50 Jill Brown 17.2 Terry Munro M60 25 25 19:45 14:45 5.52 5.00 0 95 1 1 Evts - % 18 W55 Lesley Hamilton 16.7, Val Chesterton 19.1 Shelley Bissett W30 25 25 19:50 14:50 5.54 5.00 0 97 1 1 Evts - % 18 400m M30 Geoff Munro 62.3 W30 Shelley Bissett 81.8 M35 Bill Dent 15.94 M35 Jeff King 53.0, Rod Lynch 65.6, Mark Mandy 74.5, W35 Karen Daniels 77.0, Phillipa Rowland 77.5, M40 Kevin Matthews 32.34, John Parker 28.77, Jim Bill Dent 80.0 Carolyne Kramar 86.7, Julie Ellett 90.7 McLean 28.27 M40 Kevin Matthews 60.1, John Parker 62.6, Ian Daley W40 Jill Pearson 70.9, Maria O’Reilly 80.0 M45 Alex Turbin 22.68 74.3, W45 Maureen Rossiter 72.5, Annie Van Herck 77.9, M50 Phil Toomey 22.02 M45 David Cox 75.7, Nick Blackaby 88.5 Bev Breen 86.4, Judi Walsh 89.7 M55 Ray Green 34.52, Bryan Thomas 27.34, John Hunt M50 Pat O’Hara 61.4, Garry Hosking 66.0, Ray W50 Jill Brown 82.5 17.97 Bramwell 83.1 W60 Cory Collins 84.4 M65 Jack Perry 15.25 M65 Jack Thackray 72.3, Jack Perry 87.3 Javelin W35 Jayne Hardy 34.45, Helen Bialecki 11.92, Narelle Vetrunner Page 15

Blackaby 7.70, Tanya Colyer 7.43 softer grass surface is kinder to the joints straight to hand over to Ken Daniels to take W45 Gai Webster 11.16, Marureen Rossiter 10.35, Carmen Carlon 9.29 to some of our more mature runners and the team around the final bend before Ray W50 Trish Thomas 18.50, Margaret Taylor 18.23, Alice jumpers. Then there is the fact that Woden Bramwell took the baton down the final Scott 13.80, W55 Jenny Bourke 24.10, Raylea Rudov 19.85, Lesley is certainly a more central venue for both straight to the line. Their time of 55.9 Hamilton 17.67 north and southside residents and even seconds was 1.6 better than the old mark W60 Nola De Chazal 8.72 there is the possibility that the earlier start held by three of the four who took part in Shot M30 Alistair Davey 12.72 means a earlier finish which suits those race with Kevin replacing Jack Perry. M40 John Parker 8.93 with commitments the following morning. Another of our prolific women record M45 Alex Turbin 12.28 M50 Tim Gulliver 8.78, Robert Kennelly 8.69, Phil At the beginning of the season it was breakers also produced top performance Toomey 7.23 taken for granted that there would be few this week with Elaine Cooper breaking her M55 Ray Green 11.75, John Hunt 8.60 M60 Kevin Blewitt 9.70 if any records broken on the slower third record in the space of 14 days on the M65 George Mencik 11.71, Peter Neill 8.93 surfaces, in particular the runners were Woden track. Elaine is making the most of W35 Jayne Hardy 8.86, Tanya Colyer 4.28, Narelle Blackaby 4.09 faced with not only the slower grass but her move up to the W40 age group W40 Vicki Matthews 7.31 also had to put up with the sometimes systematically going through the record W45 Gai Webster 6.05, Maureen Rossiter 5.82, rough underfoot condition. Even the books. Just think that if there was provision Carmen Carlon 4.53 W50 Trish Thomas 8.00, Margaret Taylor 7.49, Alice throwers they had to face slippery for a steeplechase at Woden Elaine would Scott 6.40 approaches in their efforts to get in good have almost certainly captured a world W55 Jenny Bourke 8.70, Raylea Rudov 8.65, Lesley Hamilton 7.11 throws, particularly at the javelin. mark as it stands at only 7:47.56 and Elaine W60 Nola De Chazal 5.07 Once again this proved to be a has a 7:07.0 to her credit set at the AIS Long Jump earlier this year. M45 Nick Blackaby 3.09 misnomer. M50 Garry Maher 4.15 Then there are the jumpers. They, of Getting back to the night’s card. The M60 Kevin Blewitt 4.52, Ray Bramwell 3.57, Ken first event was as usual a middle distance Daniels 3.36 all the athletes faced an even more W40 Vicki Matthews 3.40 difficult task, with the approaches to the affair, this week over 800m. W45 Judi Walsh 3.22 pits uneven and even uphill. Although the For third time this season Damain W55 Val Chesterton 2.75 W60 Nola De Chazal 1.95 department made quite an effort to Rutledge took out the top heat Short Hurdles improve the approaches it still left the unchallenged. His time of 2:07.0 almost 80m long and triple jumpers quite a bit of the length of the straight ahead of second W40 Vicki Matthews 16.3. W50 Margaret Taylor 14.9. trouble as they came to the line. As for the place Kevin Chamberlain with third spot W45 Judi Walsh 20.8. high jump there is seemingly less spring going to Phil White. Phil, one of the top W55 Val Chesterton 19.4, Lesely Hamilton 17.4 off grass for them leaving performances middle distance runners a few seasons ago, 100m M40 John Parker 20.5 well below their PBs. has made a welcome return to track. M45 Nick Blackaby 28.0 On the track, despite the slower Robbie Costmeyer is another athlete M65 Jack Thackray 21.5 2000m Walk surface, we have seen over the past few who has come back to the vets scene after M35 Lachlan Wilkinson 9.39.4 weeks some top performances and this missing a few seasons. Robbie took the M35 Bill Dent 15.52.3 M40 John Woodall 11.27.0 week was no exception. next 800m with a 2:39.5 ahead of Bryan M50 Greg Lewis 14.52.3 It was of little surprise that top thrower Thomas and Max Chapman. M55 Robin Whyte 10.53.0 M65 Bob Chapman 11.24.9 Jayne Hardy would be the first this season The next race saw Stuart J Reid come W35 Ann Staunton 10.27.4, Helen Bialecki 11.26.2, to throw better than an Australian mark. up with a win running a 2:57.7 ahead of Phillipa Rowland 14.52.3 Even despite the underfoot conditions some younger opponents in David Cox and W45 Carmen Carlon 14.45.4 W50 Barbara Tucker 13.04.2 Jayne came up with a mighty throw of Jill Brown. November 25 13.37 to break Chris Schultz of The final heat of the 800m went to This week there was yet another top Queensland effort of 12.79. Sadly for Maureen Rossiter with a 3:21.4 with attendance out at Woden with the numbers Jayne it was later found out the weight Caroline Campbell in second and Phil surpassing the estimates anticipated by was not within specifications for a record Toomey third. Some of the other age group club officials at the beginning of the Who would have thought at the winners included M35 Rod Lynch, W30 season. beginning of the season that sprint records Claire Perry, W40 Prue Bradford and W45 Even taking into account the more would be broken? Yet this week another Annie Van Herck. sedate grassed surface there was a went by the board with four of our The first sprint was a Boag event over seemingly renewed vigor for competition. sprightly young 60-year-olds tackling the 200m with Michael Roden 23.6 by far the When the club officials had to look for 4x100m relay with as I said before, a quickest for the men and Vicki Matthews a new venue with the AIS out of action renewed vigor. 29.7 taking the honours for the women. with the resurfacing of the all weather track Jack Thackray, who in actual fact is in Others to put in good runs were Rob it was thought that there would be quite a the 65-year-old age group but that is Barbaro, Ian Dundas, Pat O’Hara and Phil drop off in participation. allowed within the rules of the White (both on an even 27sec), Kevin But that has proved to be a misnomer, competition, was off on the gun taking the Blewitt and Dave McClelland. for reasons that will yet have to be top bend. He passed the baton to Kevin For the women Jill Pearson, Prue evaluated. One could possibly be that the Blewitt for his dash down the back (Continued next page) Page 16 Vetrunner

(Continued from previous page) Ray squeezed in a narrow win with a M55 Bryan Thomas 2.42.3 Rowland, Annie Van Herck and Lesley 39.09 to Bob’s 38.84. Other age group M65 Stuart J Reid 2.57.7, Jack Perry 3.53.7 W30 Claire Perry 5.22.0 Hamilton saw good efforts. winners were M30 Alistair Davey, N40 W35 Carolyne Kramar 3.27.5, Paulette Montaigne The sprinters were back on the track Roger Pilkington, M45 Alex Turbin, M60 4.20.0, Tanya Daley 4.35.5 again a little later in the 4x100m relay (age Ken Daniels, M65 Peter Neill and M75 W40 Prue Bradford 4.02.6 Ewen Drummond. W45 Annie Van Herck 2.45.4, Maureen Rossiter 3.21.4 based) and of course there was the record- W50 Jill Brown 3.06.1, Judi Edwards 3.10.0, Margaret breaking effort for the M60 quadrate. Jayne Hardy was having a good night McSpadden 4.05.1 However, the best time came from the and her throw of 33.75 was easily the best W55 Caroline Campbell 3.31.2 mixed team of Jim White, Nigel Coldrick, from Jen Bourke 25.43, Raylea Rudov 3000m 22.02, Trish Thomas 18.41, Irene M35 Rod Lynch 11.05, Andrew Moller 15.16 David Cox and Michael Roden with a 54.5 M40 Dave McClelland 11.14, Ewen Thompson 11.20, with the only other age based team, the Mitchell 16.41 and Mary Wahren 16.16. Nigel Coldrick 11.43 W45s, with Cathy Montalto, Jill Brown, Prue Bradford won the W40s and Nola De M45 Mike Leahey 10.14, Neil Boden 11.57, Nick Chazal took the W60s. Blackaby 15.16, Roger Stewart 16.33 Annie Van Herck and Maureen Rossiter M50 Kevin Chamberlain 11.18, Jim White 11.39, Geoff home in 65.5. Once again we saw a group The final event on the program was Moore 11.50, Brian Wenn 12.17, Rod Gilchrist 12.26, of race walkers forming a team in a relay two divisions of the combined 3000 and Michael Gardner 12.56, Deny Martin 13.41, Greg Lewis 14.11, Phil Toomey 16.12 with Ann Staunton, Lachlan Wilkinson, 5000m with four races overall and quite a M55Roy Jones 12.46, Robin Whyte 17.04 Carol Baird and Barbara Tucker running a few individual tussles among the 53 M60 Peter Trotter 12.57, Ray Bramwell 14.40, Ken 71sec even. competitors. Daniels 15.00, Terry Munro 17.08 Tackling the 3000m first. In the first M65 Stuart J Reid 13.05 While on the topic of the walkers their W35 Ann Staunton 13.01, Helen Bialecki 14.11, race this week was a handicap event over division Michael Leahey was the only Paulette Montaigne 19.39 1500m. The eventual winner was Carol runner to keep ahead of Elaine Cooper W40 Elaine Cooper 10.20 (ACT rec), Prue Bradford who as mentioned earlier on broke her 17.01 Baird off a handicap of 5.05 and covering W45 Cathy Montalto 13.12 the distance in 8.15. Greg Lewis took own age group record. Michael ran a W50 Carol Baird 13.51, Barbara Tucker 14.00, ,Jill second spot with a nett 10.39 off a 10.14, six seconds in front of Elaine with Brown 14.43 Alice Scott 15.21, Rosemary Parker 15.27, Rod Lynch next followed by Dave Margaret McSpadden 17.15 handicap of 2.45 with Chris Mahe taking 5000m third place from a handicap of 2.40 and McClelland and Kevin Chamberlain with M40 Geof Carter 17.18, John Woodall 17.42, Roger completing the 1500m in 10.51. all but two runners getting under the 12 Pilkington 23.35 minute divisional estimates. M45 Tony Cavuoto 18.10, Ken Gowans 22.54 A bit more interest in the jump this M50 Bob Harlow 19.20, Robbie Costmeyer 19.33, Colin week with seven competitors lining up to Division 2 saw Roy Jones power home Bridge 20.15, Terry Levings 21.48, John McMillan 23.37 tackle the high bar. The best jump of the in 12.46 to beat Michael Gardner and M55 Bryan Thomas 21.00 night came from Jill Pearson with a 1.35. Peter Trotter. Ann Staunton, Stuart J Reid W35 Carolyne Kramar 24.18 and Cathy Montalto followed them home. W45 Annie Van Herck 22.00 Behind her on an equal 1.25 were Kevin W50 Jo Cullen 22.42 Blewitt and Ray Bramwell just ahead of Greg Lewis and Helen Bialecki must have W55 Caroline Campbell 26.09 Lesley Hamilton’s 1.15. had a bit of a tussle coming up to the line High Jump The big news of the meet for the with nothing between them in the end, M60 Ray Bramwell 1.20, Kevin Blewitt 1.20 both timed at 14.11. M75 Ewen Drummond 0.96 throwers was of course Jayne Hardy’s W35 Carolyne Kramar 0.80 magnificent throw at the heavy weight Geof Carter ran a good race to win the W40 Jill Pearson 1.35 taking out her first Australian record. Other top division over the longer 5000m in W55 Lesley Hamilton 1.12, Val Chesterton 1.05 good throws in the women’s competition 17.18 24 seconds ahead of John Woodall Discus with Tony Cavuoto a further 28 seconds M30 Alistair Davey 35.74 came from Irene Mitchell with 10.05, Mary M40 Roger Pilkington 13.89, Lachlan Wilkinson 13.27 Wahren 8.91, Jen Bourke 8.44 and Trish adrift. M45 Alex Turbin 33.45 Thomas 7.98. In the other division Terry Levings M50 Bob Banens 38.84, Phil Toomey 20.11 M55 Ray Green 39.09 For the men there was quite a close was also seen to romp home for a good win in 21.48 ahead of Annie Van Herck’s M60 Ken Daniels 29.98 tussle for the honour of having the best M65 Peter Neill 27.48 22 minutes even. Jo Cullen was also up throw of the meet between Bob Banens and M75 Ewen Drummond 20.52 Ray Green even though they are now in there with a 22.42 ahead of Ken Gowans W35 Jayne Hardy 33.75, Helen Bialecki 16.06, Tanya in 22.54. Colyer 12.62, Narelle Blackaby 12.45 separate age groups as Ray has moved up W40 Prue Bradford 15.00 to the M55s. In the end there was only a 800m W50 Trish Thomas 18.41, Alice Scott 14.67 matter of seven centimetres between them M30 Damian Rutledge 2.07.0 W55 Jenny Bourke 25.43, Raylea Rudov 22.02, Irene M35 Rod Lynch 2.27.2, Andrew Moller 3.20.3 Mitchell 16.41 with Bob on 14.42 and Ray on 14.35. M40 Phil White 2.24.2, Dave McClelland 2.26.2, Nigel W60 Nola De Chazal 11.85 Other good heaves came from George Coldrick 2.33.4, Roger Pilkington 2.57.3, Ian Daley W65 Mary Wahren 16.16 2.59.1 Heavy Weight Mencik and Alex Turbin. M45 Max Chapman 2.42.8, David Cox 2.58.3, Jim M45 Alex Turbin 11.84 The other throw of the meet was at the Tucker 3.20.3, Roger Stewart 3.23.2, Nick Blackaby M50 Bob Banens 14.42 discus this time a fairly big field in both the 3.41.9 M50 Kevin Chamberlain 2.21.7, Greg Stretton 2.28.3, M55 Ray Green 14.35 early and late sections. Patrick O'Hara 2.31.7, Robbie Costmeyer 2.39.5, Brian M65 Peter Neill 8.96 In wrap up of the performances Ray Wenn 2.43.4, Colin Bridge 2.50.9, Rod Gilchrist M75 Ewen Drummond 8.94 2.54.7, Vic Dent 3.14.1, Phil Toomey 3.35.4, Greg W35 Jayne Hardy 13.37 (ACT rec), Tanya Colyer 5.00, and Bob went head to head again this time Lewis 3.41.0 Narelle Blackaby 5.44 Vetrunner Page 17

W50 Trish Thomas 7.98 on the record books when Derek Ibbotson running styles of vets over quite a vast age W55 Irene Mitchell 10.05, Jenny Bourke 8.44 ran a 3:57.2. group range. For the record he ran a W60 Nola De Chazal 7.09 W65 Mary Wahren 8.91 A year later saw a second Australian 7:35.7. 1500m Walk adding his name to the top class milers The quicker of the runners were the M40 Lachlan Wilkinson 13.42.4 (gross) 6.45 (hcp) 6.57 when he ran a 3:54.5 at a meet in Dublin. first to line up to grab this unique once a (nett) Since then there has been a succession year opportunity to get their names onto M50 Greg Lewis 13.24.3 2.45 10.39 M55 Robin Whyte 13.58.0 5.45 8.13 of magic miles. January 27, 1962 Peter the record books. And what a race it turned W35 Helen Bialecki 13.33.7 5.25 8.09, Ann Staunton Snell ran a 3:54.4 in New Zealand. He out to be. 13.54.9 6.25 7.30, Phillipa Rowland 13.58.8 2.45 11.14 back that run up two years later with a For the first of the three laps had W50 Carol Baird 13.20.2 5.05 8.15 3:54.1 also in New Zealand. Michael Leahey, Elaine Cooper, Richard W55 Caroline Campbell 13.40.1 2.05 11.35 W60 Chris Mahe 13.30.8 2.40 10.39, Nola De Chazal Next in 1965 came Michel Jazy’s Faulks and Kevin Chamberlain in close 13.46.9 1.10 12.37 3:53.6 in France then a year later Jim procession. Then the bell going into the 200m (Boag award) Ryun got that down to 3:51.3 at a meet in final lap saw the kick coming from Elaine M30 Michael Roden 23.6 M35 Rod Lynch 29.4 California. Ryun repeated his effort in as she took off leaving the others in her M40 Phil White 27.0, Dave McClelland 27.7, Ian Daley 1967, again in California, running a wake. At the line it was Elaine in 5:02.8 a 28.8 M45 Rob Barbaro 25.2, Ian Dundas 26.1, David Cox 3:51.1. really top run in the circumstances, a very 31.3, Roger Stewart 35.3, Nick Blackaby, 36.3 There was an eight-year time span till hot early evening on a slow grass track M50 Pat O’Hara 27.0, Greg Stretton 31.3 M60 Kevin Blewitt 27.6, Ken Daniels 28.9, Ray that record was broken with the first running on that rather rough inside lane. Bramwell 32.3 African taking on the Europeans, the Elaine’s great run gave her the added M65 Jack Thackray 29.4, Jack Perry 34.2 M70 John Burns 34.0 Australians and the New Zealanders. bonus of yet another W40 record, her W30 Claire Perry 46.0 Filbert Bayi, a Tanzanian ran a 3:51.0 at fourth record breaking run in a matter of W35 Prue Rowland 34.1, Carolyne Kramar 38.2 Kingston in Jamaica. In a matter of three weeks. The old mark, held by Linda W40 Vicki Matthews 29.7, Jill Pearson 29.8, Prue Bradford 40.6 months the mark went back to New Lenton with a 5:33.1, has stood since 1990. W45 Maureen Rossiter 32.1, Annie Van Herck 35.5, Zealand with John Walker, one of the best Second home was Michael running a Cathy Montalto 35.7 W50 Jill Brown 36.4 ever middle distance runners, running a 5:06.4 closely followed by Richard 5:08.8 W55 Lesley Hamilton 35.8, Val Chesterton 38.2, 3:49.4 in Sweden, a mark that lasted for and Kevin 5:10.3. Going back down the Caroline Campbell 44.5. four years. field there was another exciting contest 4x100m Relay (age based) M60 Jack Thackray, Kevin Blewitt, Ken Daniels, Ray From 1975 to 1981 the Brits once between Ian Bradfield, Neil Boden and Bramwell 55.9 (ACT rec) again dominated middle distance running Robbie Costmeyer. W45 Cathy Montalto, Jill Brown, Annie Van Herck, Maureen Rossiter 65.5 with Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and It finished like this, Ian 5:45.6, Neil Mixed Steve Cram all getting records, Coe three 5:47.0 and Robbie 5:48.5. Jim White, Nigel Coldrick, David Cox, Michael Roden times, Ovett twice and Cram once. In a It would appear that in the next 54.5 Jill Pearson, Carolyn Kramar, Prue Rowland, Claire space of a few years it went like this: division, for the slower runners, that both Perry 68.0 July 17, 1979: Sebastian Coe 3:49.0 in Norway Steve Appleby and Bob Harlow missed Ann Staunton, Lachlan Wilkinson, Carol Baird, Barbara July 19, 1980 Steve Ovett 4:48.8 in Norway Tucker 71.0 Aug 19, 1981 Sebastian Coe 3:48.53 in Switzerland their starts in the quicker race as they both Caroline Campbell, Jack Perry, Denis Martin, John Aug 26, 1981 Steve Ovett 3:48.0 in Germany crossed the line the full length of the Burns 72.5. Aug 28, 1981 Sebastian Coe 3:47.33 in Belgium July 25, 1985 Steve Cram 3:46.32 in Norway. straight from third placed Annie Van It wasn’t till 1983 that the Africans Herck. December 2 came back into contention when Back in the field there were once again Veterans track and field over the years Noureddine Morceli, an Algerian, ran a few close tussles. Tony Booth and Jo has always retained the mile on its 3:44.39 at Rieti in Italy. Cullen separated by less than a second and program. This race often regarded as one Six years later, again in Italy, Hicham Cathy Montalto and Michael Gardner by of the “glamour events” of track. Even El Guerrouj ran a 3:43.13 at a meet in just a second. Andrew Moller, our with the introduction of metric Rome. That’s how it stands till the present impaired sighted runner and Jim White measurements the mile still remained as a day. So far I have been unable to find the were even on 7:14.4 and there was just a special event with middle distance runners. female mile progression so if any readers touch over a second between Barbara Looking back in history to that historic have the information please let me know. Tucker and Jill Brown. evening in May 6, 1954 at Oxford when Getting back to the mile race at At the conclusion of the mile races Roger Bannister ran a 3minutes 59.4sec to Woden. It was an eventful evening. For Michael Stenning presented trophies to become the first to break that magic four the first time we had a sponsor for a track Elaine Cooper and Michael Leahey the minute barrier. race with Michael Stenning of Alexander quickest pair in the race. It was just over a month after Technique taking on the naming rights for The two throws of the meet were the Bannister’s historic run that the first our mile races for a period of two years. shot and the javelin. Australian, John Landy got under four Indeed Michael, who has never run with At the javelin it turned out to be quite minutes. June 21 at Turku in Finland saw vets, even took part, albeit in the slower confusing with the introduction of new the time reduced to 3:58.0. Three years division. Indeed it was his intention to weights of spears for different age groups. later in London another Brit got his name stay back in the field to observe the many (Continued next page) Page 18 Vetrunner

(Continued from previous page) offer so they will have to wait till the next It was an all woman affair for the next Unfortunately they didn’t get there in time race to open their accounts. The 40 points group to face the starter. In the end Alice for the first set of throws and then there went to Bev Breen (10.54) fractionally Scott got up by less than a second from were only one javelin in each of the ahead of Maureen Rossiter (10.59) with Bev Breen with Jill Brown just a whisker different weights - 400 and 800 grams. Val Chesterton third for the ladies in behind. Alice was home in 81.1. This left the correct weights being 10.65. The final heat was also an all woman thrown by two athletes, Trish Thomas and For the men the top points went to Pat race with Judi Edwards getting up by the Jen Bourke with Trish getting a 17.96 and O’Hara (10.64) from Ken Daniels (10.73) narrowest of margins from Carolyn Jen a 20.40. These details will be passed and Ian Dundas (10.79). Kramar. Judi in 86.9 and Carolyn 87.3. on to club statistician Quentin Anthony for The two dead heats in the handicap Judi Walsh was third. ratification. came from Jill Brown and Phil White This week the walker’s race was over Jen may be able to claim the record but (11.11) with both John Parker and John 2000m with the big performances once her rival in the W55s Raylea Rudov got in Burns timed at 11.31. again coming from Lachlan Wilkinson and a better throw by 34 centimetres. Raylea of Leading the pointscore after three Ann Staunton. This has been a pattern that course threw the old weight. events is the Matthews Family, with Kevin has been set over the past few walking At first it appeared that Ken Daniels on 51 and Vicki on 56. races. Lachlan home in 9.47 and Ann in and Peter Neill also got records with the The other event for the sprinters was 10.29. Others to put in good efforts new javelins but it seems in the confusion the short hurdles. This week all the included Helen Bialecki, Bill Dent, Chris they happened to throw the wrong weights, competitors ran 80m with the hurdles at Booth and Chris Mahe. so they will have to wait till the next time. the lowest height, enabling a few non- The final race of the night was another It was nice to see Kerry Boden back in hurdlers to get feel of jumping over of the popular spiral series of handicaps, action. In her first appearance at the javelin obstacles while sprinting. this week over seven laps. she managed to win her W40 age group There were three heats. In the first of The Division 1 competitors were first with a throw of 27.79. Jayne Hardy’s 34.48 them Phil White was literally a ‘mile’ in to line up waiting for their starting groups was the best on the night. front at the line with a 12.5 to Ken Daniels to be called. After seven trips around the Other age group winners were M34 next in 15.8 and Ray Bramwell 16.8. oval Lachlan Wilkinson, with very little Mark Lewis, M45 Alex Turbin, M50 Greg Heat two saw a win to Bob Banens time for relaxing after his win in the walk, Stretton, M55 Ray Green and W45 from David Cox and John Parker. It was first over the finish line some 33 Maureen Rossiter. finished 13.9, 14.8 and 16.1. seconds ahead of the rest of the field. His Thankfully at the shot there was no Lesley Hamilton a very accomplished time for the distance was 11.52. It was confusion with all the athletes getting the hurdler was far too good for the field in much tighter for second and third between ‘correct weight’ signal. the ladies race coming home with a 16.7 two Bobs, Harlow and Chapman, with only For the men the big throws came from from Val Chesterton 18.8 and Judi Walsh a couple of seconds in it as they crossed the Bob Banens 12.46, Alex Turbin 12.37, 20.0. line, though quite a difference in their Ray Green 12.28 and George Mencik At times one is never sure whether the individual times. Bob Harlow in 10.55 and 12.09. Mark Lewis picked up a double in 400m is for the sprinters or the middle Bob Chapman in 12.12. Like many of these the M35s and John Parker won the M40s. distance runners. Probably a bit of both races there were quite a few close finishes For the ladies Jen Bourke and Raylea with even the longer distance guys coming as runners strove to get over the line first, Rudov were once again in a close contest in for another run. indeed the handicap produced two dead in the W55s this time Jen came out on top A pretty good field with 23 taking part heats. Annie Van Herck and Roger with a 8.47, 12 centimetres ahead of her in the five heats. Pilkinton crossed the line with the clock at compatriot. The big throw of the group Pretty tight in the first with John 21.31 and Stuart J Reid and Rod Gilchrist came from Jayne Hardy and although it Parker squeezing home from Phil White over at 21.43. was well below her PB she still managed a and Pat O’Hara. John won in 58.4, Fastest runners in the division were 9.05. Kerry Boden (W40), Maureen probably his best time over the one lapper newcomer Adrian Sheppard with a 9.47 Rossiter (W45) and Trish Thomas (W50) in quite a few seasons. and Annie Van Herck a 12.46. all picked wins. Nola De Chazal took out Heat two saw a clear win to Rod The points in the Division 2 race were the W60s with 5.01. Lynch in 64.5. Not much in it between scooped up by Tony Booth, and like the Not much action to report at the triple Max Chapman and Bob Banens for the other race he was well ahead of the field at jump with only two starters. Ray Bramwell minors, Max home by seven tenths. A the finish. Tony ran a nett 12.20. In similar got in a 6.77 and Val Chesterton a 6.42. great run from Ian Daley with a 400m PB fashion to the Division 1 race it was tight The first of the sprints was another in in 70.5. for the minors between Phillipa Rowland the Daniels Sprint Handicap Series this Heat three saw the in form Maureen and Ian Daley with Phillipa holding on to time over 100m. Ian Daley and Carolyn Rossiter home easily with an almost three win by a second with her race time of Kramar posted the best times with 10.03 second advantage from David Cox with 14.41. Ian ran a 13.42. Once again there and 10.39 respectively. Unfortunately both Annie Van Herck a similar distance adrift were two dead heats. This time they came of them were not eligible for the points on in third. Maureen ran an even 70 seconds. from Bev Breen and Bob Parker home in Vetrunner Page 19

20.56 and Karen Daniels and Robin Whyte ADLER SERIES SEVEN LAPS – DECEMBER 2 DIVISION 1 Age Hc St Gp in 21.29. Tony not only picked up Name Gp Gp Gross Net Rate Rate Pts % E Comm - Regroup maximum points in the race he also ran the L Wilkinson M40 35 35 20:22.0 11:52.0 4.01 4.10 40 3 Y 1 Evts + 20% 41 Bob Harlow M50 41 41 20:55.0 10:55.0 3.41 3.40 39 6 Y 1 Evts + 20% 45 fastest time. Mary Ann Busteed took the Bob Chapman M65 36 36 20:57.0 12:12.0 4.07 4.05 38 9 Y 1 Evts + 20% 40 honour for the women with a 12.53. Rob Costmeyer M50 41 41 21:09.0 11:09.0 3.46 3.40 37 12 Y 1 Evts + 20% 44 400m: Neil Boden M45 39 39 21:11.0 11:41.0 3.57 3.50 36 15 Y 1 Evts + 20% 42 M35 Rod Lynch 64.5 Geof Carter M40 46 46 21:13.0 09:59.0 3.22 3.15 35 18 Y 1 Evts + 20% 48 John Woodall M40 46 46 21:16.0 10:02.0 3.23 3.15 34 21 Y M40 John Parker 58.4, Phil White 59.4, Ian Daley 70.5 K Chamberlain M50 42 42 21:21.0 11:07.0 3.45 3.35 33 24 Y M45 Patrick Stakelum 62.3, Max Chapman 68.3, Roger A Van Herck W45 36 36 21:31.0 12:46.0 4.19 4.05 32 27 Y 2 Evts + 35% 37 Stewart 72.7, David Cox 73.6, Nick Blackaby 91.6 Rog Pilkington M40 34 34 21:31.0 13:17.0 4.29 4.15 31 30 Y M50 Patrick O'Hara 59.9, Bob Banens 69.0 A Sheppard M95 1 48 21:32.0 09:47.0 3.18 7.00 0 33 G W35 Phillipa Rowland 79.6, Carolyne Kramar 87.3 Jim White M50 41 41 21:34.0 11:34.0 3.54 3.40 29 36 Y 3 Evts + 50% 42 W45 Maureen Rossiter 70.0, Annie Van Herck 76.4, Eric Hodge M55 1 42 21:36.0 11:22.0 3.50 7.00 0 39 G 3 Evts + 50% 43 Bev Breen 82.2, Judi Walsh 93.0 Brian Mclachlan M35 42 42 21:37.0 11:23.0 3.51 3.35 27 42 Y W50 Alice Scott 81.1, Judi Edwards 86.9, Jill Brown Ann Staunton W35 35 35 21:38.0 13:08.0 4.26 4.10 26 45 Y 91.3, Barbara Tucker 95.6 Steve Appleby M45 42 42 21:41.0 11:27.0 3.52 3.35 25 48 Y Stuart J Reid M65 36 36 21:43.0 12:58.0 4.23 4.05 24 50 Y 3 Evts + 50% 36 W55 Caroline Campbell 105.1 Rod Gilchrist M50 38 38 21:43.0 12:29.0 4.13 3.55 23 53 Y Alexander Technique Mile: D Rutledge M30 47 47 21:45.0 10:15.0 3.28 3.10 22 56 Y M30 Scott Gurney 5.38.0 Cathy Montalto W45 36 36 21:46.0 13:01.0 4.24 4.05 21 59 Y M35 Rod Lynch 5.26.3, Brian Mclachlan 5.36.4, Ian Neville Madden M45 41 41 21:47.0 11:47.0 3.59 3.40 20 62 Y 3 Evts – 50% 41 Bradfield 5.45.6, Andrew Moller 7.14.4 Bryan Thomas M55 40 40 21:47.0 12:02.0 4.04 3.45 19 65 Y M40 Richard Faulks 5.08.8, Dave McClelland 5.19.3 Rod Lynch M35 42 42 21:52.0 11:38.0 3.56 3.35 18 68 Y M45 Mike Leahey 5.06.4, Steve Appleby 5.34.1, Neil Colin Bridge M50 38 41 21:53.0 11:53.0 4.01 3.55 0 71 G Boden 5.47.0, Nick Blackaby 7.54.5 Mike Gardner M50 37 37 21:54.0 12:54.0 4.21 4.00 16 74 Y M50 Kevin Chamberlain 5.10.6, Bob Harlow 5.36.7, Judi Edwards W50 36 36 21:55.0 13:10.0 4.27 4.05 15 77 Y 2 Evts – 65% 36 Robbie Costmeyer 5.48.5, Greg Stretton 5.50.3, Rod Terry Levings M50 38 38 21:57.0 12:43.0 4.18 3.55 14 80 Y Gilchrist 6.10.7, Colin Bridge 6.15.2, Michael Gardner C Kramar W35 34 34 22:01.0 13:47.0 4.39 4.15 13 83 Y 1 Evts – 80% 33 6.45.7, Vic Dent 6.50.3, Jim White 7.14.4, Greg Lewis E Thompson M40 43 43 22:09.0 11:39.0 3.56 3.30 12 86 Y 1 Evts – 80% 42 7.38.3 Mike Leahey M45 48 48 22:13.0 10:28.0 3.32 3.05 0 89 1 1 Evts – 80% 46 Bill Dent M35 36 36 22:19.0 13:34.0 4.35 4.05 10 92 Y 1 Evts – 80% 34 M55 Bryan Thomas 6.03.8 Max Chapman M45 37 37 22:41.0 13:41.0 4.37 4.00 9 95 Y 1 Evts – 80% 34 M60 Tony Booth 6.34.6 Geoff Moore M50 44 44 23:28.0 12:43.0 4.18 3.25 0 98 1 1 Evts – 80% 37 M65 Bob Chapman 6.15.0 DIVISION 2 W35 Carolyne Kramar 6.53.2 Tony Booth M60 32 32 20:04.0 12:20.0 4.10 4.25 40 3 Y 1 Evts + 20% 39 W40 Elaine Cooper 5.02.8 (ACT rec) P Rowland W35 24 24 20:25.0 14:41.0 4.58 5.05 39 6 Y 1 Evts + 20% 30 W45 Annie Van Herck 6.09.7, Cathy Montalto 6.44.7, Ian Daley M40 28 28 20:26.0 13:42.0 4.38 4.45 38 9 Y 1 Evts + 20% 34 Judi Walsh 8.17.1 Ken Gowans M45 31 31 20:27.0 12:57.0 4.22 4.30 37 12 Y 1 Evts + 20% 37 W50 Jo Cullen 6.35.4, Mary Ann Busteed 6.40.3, Roy Jones M55 33 33 20:39.0 12:39.0 4.16 4.20 36 15 Y 1 Evts + 20% 38 Barbara Tucker 7.20.3, Jill Brown 7.22.3, Margaret Helen Bialecki W35 26 26 20:40.0 14:25.0 4.52 4.55 35 18 Y 1 Evts + 20% 31 McSpadden 8.30.8 Carol Baird W50 31 31 20:42.0 13:12.0 4.28 4.30 34 21 Y W55 Caroline Campbell 8.00.7 Tanya Daley W35 11 11 20:47.0 18:17.0 6.11 6.10 33 24 Y 2 Evts + 35% 15 Terry Munro M60 23 23 20:47.0 15:17.0 5.10 5.10 32 27 Y 80m Hurdles: C Weatherburn W35 26 26 20:48.0 14:33.0 4.55 4.55 31 30 Y M40 Phil White 12.5, John Parker 16.1 Mike Breen M40 22 22 20:50.0 15:35.0 5.16 5.15 30 33 Y M45 David Cox 14.8, Nick Blackaby 21.7 M A Busteed W50 33 33 20:53.0 12:53.0 4.21 4.20 29 36 Y 3 Evts + 50% 37 M50 Bob Banens 13.9 Bev Breen W45 20 20 20:56.0 16:12.0 5.28 5.25 28 39 Y 3 Evts + 50% 24 M60 Ken Daniels 15.8, Ray Bramwell 16.8 Bob Parker M50 28 28 20:56.0 14:12.0 4.48 4.45 27 42 Y Andrew Moller M35 1 25 21:00.0 15:00.0 5.04 7.00 0 45 G M70 Rad Leovic 18.4 John Dimitriou M55 17 17 21:10.0 17:10.0 5.48 5.40 25 48 Y W35 Carolyne Kramar 20.4 Anne Young W60 28 28 21:11.0 14:27.0 4.53 4.45 24 50 Y W45 Judi Walsh 20.0 Nick Blackaby M45 32 32 21:15.0 13:31.0 4.34 4.25 23 53 Y W55 Lesley Hamilton 16.7, Val Chesterton 18.8 Deny Martin M50 33 33 21:22.0 13:22.0 4.31 4.20 22 56 Y 3 Evts - 50% 35 Triple Jump: M McSpadden W50 17 17 21:23.0 17:23.0 5.52 5.40 21 59 Y M60 Ray Bramwell 6.77 Adrian Krauss M40 20 20 21:27.0 16:43.0 5.39 5.25 20 62 Y 3 Evts - 50% 22 Barbara Tucker W50 30 30 21:28.0 14:13.0 4.48 4.35 19 65 Y W55 Val Chesterton 6.42 Karen Daniels W35 31 31 21:29.0 13:59.0 4.43 4.30 18 68 Y 2 Evts - 65% 32 Shot Put: Robin Whyte M55 22 22 21:29.0 16:14.0 5.29 5.15 17 71 Y M35 Mark Lewis 7.64 C Campbell W55 25 25 21:33.0 15:33.0 5.15 5.00 16 74 Y 2 Evts - 65% 26 M40 John Parker 8.79 Ray Bramwell M60 30 30 21:34.0 14:19.0 4.50 4.35 15 77 Y M45 Alex Turbin 12.37 Jill Brown W50 26 26 21:36.0 15:21.0 5.11 4.55 14 80 Y 2 Evts - 65% 27 M50 Bob Banens 12.46, Robert Kennelly 8.64 Judi Walsh W45 16 16 21:55.0 18:10.0 6.08 5.45 13 83 Y 1 Evts - 80% 16 Greg Lewis M50 30 30 21:56.0 14:41.0 4.58 4.35 12 86 Y 1 Evts - 80% 30 M55 Ray Green 12.28 Shelley Bissett W30 23 23 22:00.0 16:30.0 5.34 5.10 11 89 Y 1 Evts - 80% 22 M65 George Mencik 12.09,Peter Neill 9.08 Chris Booth W45 12 12 22:19.0 19:34.0 6.37 6.05 10 92 Y 1 Evts - 80% 10 W35 Jayne Hardy 9.05, Helen Bialecki 6.65, Narelle Rose Parker W50 28 28 22:22.0 15:38.0 5.17 4.45 9 95 Y 1 Evts - 80% 26 Blackaby 4.04 Carmen Carlon W45 1 1 23:14.0 23:14.0 7.51 7.00 8 98 Y 1 Evts - 80% 1 W40 Kerry Boden 7.51 Rog Stewart M45 28 28 23:40.0 16:56.0 5.43 4.45 0 100 1 1 Evts - 80% 21 W45 Maureen Rossiter 5.75, Carmen Carlon 4.60 POINTSCORE TO DATE - DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 W50 Trish Thomas 7.94, Alice Scott 6.12 Age Name Evts Grs Net Lo Age Name Evts Grs Net Lo W55 Jenny Bourke 8.47, Raylea Rudov 8.35, Lesley M40 Lachlan Wilkinson 3 104 104 25 M55 Robin Whyte 3 90 90 17 Hamilton 7.20, Val Chesterton 4.57 M45 Ken Gowans 3 104 104 30 W45 Bev Breen 3 89 89 27 M30 Damian Rutledge 3 102 102 22 M45 Nick Blackaby 3 84 84 21 W60 Nola De Chazal 5.01 M65 Bob Chapman 3 101 101 27 W35 C Kramar 3 84 84 13 Javelin: M50 Jim White 3 96 96 29 W35 C Weatherburn 3 84 84 20 M35 Mark Lewis 23.78, Bill Dent 18.84 M40 Ian Daley 3 95 95 28 M40 Mike Breen 3 79 79 22 M45 Alex Turbin 24.00, Roger Stewart 21.88, Chris M45 Neil Boden 3 94 94 24 W50 Carol Baird 3 74 74 15 Lang 20.30 M65 Stuart J Reid 3 94 94 24 W35 Tanya Daley 3 73 73 0 M50 Greg Stretton 31.10, Robert Kennelly 18.49 M55 Bryan Thomas 3 91 91 19 W60 Anne Young 3 67 67 19 (Continued next page) W45 Annie Van Herck 3 89 89 22 M40 Adrian Krauss 3 65 65 20 Page 20 Vetrunner

DANIELS SERIES 100M - DECEMBER 2 (Continued from previous The handicap starting procedure is: page) M70, W55+ On the gun Age Hc St Grp M55 Ray Green 35.48, Name Grp Gp Gp Gross Rate Rate Pts % E Bryan Thomas 30.08, Roy M65, W50 10 seconds Ian Daley M40 24 24 10.03 13.74 15.05 30 4 Y Jones 23.12 W45 15 seconds C Kramar W35 1 10 10.39 17.61 21.98 0 7 G M60 Ken Daniels 29.22 M60, W40 20 seconds Bev Breen W45 19 19 10.54 15.50 16.16 29 10 Y M65 Peter Neill 23.66 M55, W35 30 seconds M Rossiter W45 22 22 10.59 14.92 15.48 28 13 Y W35 Jayne Hardy 34.19, Mike Roden M30 42 42 10.60 11.65 12.08 27 17 Y M50, W30 35 seconds Karen Daniels 20.35, Helen M45 40 seconds Pat O'Hara M50 34 34 10.64 12.82 13.24 26 20 Y Bialecki 13.03, Narelle Val Chesterton W55 10 10 10.65 18.05 18.63 25 23 Y Blackaby 6.64 M40 45 seconds Jill Brown W50 15 15 10.69 16.70 17.17 24 26 Y M30, M35 50 seconds Phil White M40 1 33 10.69 13.04 21.98 0 30 G W40 Kerry Boden 27.79 Ken Daniels M60 29 29 10.73 13.76 14.09 23 33 Y W45 Maureen Rossiter The race is also a timely reminder of Lesley Hamilton W55 16 16 10.76 16.55 16.91 22 36 Y 14.08, Carmen Carlon 8.12 our own mortality and the need to look Ian Dundas M45 39 39 10.79 12.26 12.49 21 39 Y W50 Trish Thomas 17.96, Tanya Daley W35 1 3 10.82 20.81 21.98 0 42 G Alice Scott 15.44 after our own health and have some respect Bob Banens M50 34 34 10.83 13.05 13.24 20 46 Y W55 Raylea Rudov 20.74, for our bodies as well as looking out for Rod Lynch M35 28 28 10.87 14.12 14.27 19 49 Y Jenny Bourke 20.40, Lesley stressful signs in our colleagues. Ray Bramwell M60 23 23 10.96 15.22 15.26 18 52 Y Hamilton 19.49 Scott Gurney M30 1 33 10.98 13.39 21.98 0 55 G W60 Nola De Chazal 10.02 This week was chosen for the Higgins Judi Walsh W45 16 16 11.02 16.95 16.91 17 59 Y Memorial and sadly the wild storm clouds Nick Blackaby M45 17 17 11.11 16.83 16.65 16 62 Y 2000m Walk: Jim White M50 24 24 11.12 15.23 15.05 15 65 Y M35 Bill Dent 12.58 that had been hanging around for several David Cox M45 26 26 11.14 14.85 14.65 14 68 Y M40 Lachlan Wilkinson 9.47 days had a detrimental effect on the John Parker M40 40 40 11.31 12.71 12.35 13 71 Y M55 Robin Whyte 10.58 John Burns M70 21 21 11.31 16.16 15.70 13 75 Y W35 Ann Staunton 10.29, numbers taking part, in particular the heavy Jayne Hardy W35 22 22 11.33 15.96 15.48 11 78 Y Helen Bialecki 11.06 underfoot conditions on the grass track at Alice Scott W50 23 23 11.51 15.99 15.26 9 84 Y W45 Chris Booth 14.24 Woden. Indeed over the past year there has Roger Stewart M45 29 29 11.54 14.79 14.09 8 88 Y W50 Carol Baird 11.17, A Van Herck W45 20 20 11.60 16.81 15.93 7 91 Y Barbara Tucker 12.35 been as many as 60 two-lappers on the Pat Stakelum M45 37 37 11.69 13.59 12.78 6 94 Y W55 Caroline Campbell track in this very popular race. Rad Leovic M70 1 21 12.32 17.60 21.98 0 97 G 16.24 N De Chazal W60 1 1 13.25 26.50 21.98 5 100 Y However, this time due to the W60 Chris Mahe 15.21, Nola De Chazal 17.06 conditions only 26 lined up for the first DANIELS SERIES POINTSCORE TO DATE group off on the gun. One of the favourites for this year’s race must have been Tony Women December 9 Evts Gross Net Low The Chris Higgins Memorial 800m Booth who, over the years has been placed W45 Maureen Rossiter 3 58 58 9 Handicap is another of the one off events in the top six on five occasions, including W45 Bev Breen 3 57 57 6 W40 Vicki Matthews 2 56 56 26 held during the track and field season. winning in 1998. W55 Val Chesterton 3 52 52 13 Chris was well known to the running Would he do it again? W55 Lesley Hamilton 3 46 46 7 As the race wore down to the final W45 Judi Walsh 2 35 35 17 scene back in the late 1980s and was a W50 Margaret Taylor 2 35 35 12 popular and talented veteran with well 200m with Tony still in front it looked W50 Jill Brown 3 29 29 0 there was a chance that he would make it W45 Annie Van Herck 2 24 24 7 credentialed PBs in various events from W35 Jayne Hardy 3 22 22 0 400m to 5000m with even his marathon. two in a row. W45 Cathy Montalto 1 20 20 20 times as an M45 right up with national Alas as it turned out the “guns” were W30 Claire Perry 2 14 14 0 W50 Alice Scott 1 9 9 9 levels, closing fast and in the last 50 or so metres W60 Nola De Chazal 3 7 7 0 It was on a warm early December ran him down. Tony’s once well-known Men evening in 1990 that Chris collapsed at the exciting finishes seem to have deserted him Evts Gross Net Low end of a 3000m event at our weekly track and he had to settle for third place over the M50 Patrick O'Hara 3 70 70 19 line to Damian Rutledge and Kevin M60 Ken Daniels 3 69 69 18 meets at the AIS. He suffered a massive M70 John Burns 3 63 63 13 heart attack and was unable to be revived. Chamberlain, both well-known middle M60 Ray Bramwell 3 58 58 16 distance protagonists. Indeed it was only M40 Kevin Matthews 2 51 51 22 To commemorate Chris’s passing the M50 Bob Banens 2 49 49 20 club conducts an 800m Handicap the Saturday before at the opening of the M50 Garry Maher 2 47 47 20 coinciding with the early weeks in newly laid AIS track that Damian had M40 Ian Daley 2 45 45 15 M55 Colin Burns 2 44 44 19 December. The 800m event was chosen as broken the M30 800m record during an M35 Rod Lynch 2 43 43 19 it was considered as Chris’s favourite race ACT Athletic Inter-club meet. On that day M40 John Parker 2 43 43 13 M45 David Cox 3 2 42 0 and he was an avid supporter of handicap he flew around the two laps in 1:58.6, a M45 Robert Barbaro 2 36 36 10 events. tenth under Mark Sillins’ 1995 time. M45 Ian Dundas 2 36 36 15 M30 Michael Roden 1 27 27 27 This particular handicap is open to Kevin Chamberlain is no slouch either M45 Nick Blackaby 2 27 27 11 vets of all ages and sexes and the when it comes to middle distance races, he M50 Jim White 2 23 23 8 has a 2:05.9 for the 800 and a 4:21.1 over M50 Garry Hosking 2 21 21 0 handicaps are a modified version of M45 Roger Stewart 2 20 20 8 WAVA Age Standards, which recognises 1500m under his belt, albeit a couple of M60 Kevin Blewitt 1 16 16 16 age and sex differentials. It is therefore years ago. M65 Jack Thackray 1 13 13 13 M35 Michael Rutter 1 10 10 10 considered that the first runner over the As the first three crossed the line they M45 Patrick Stakelum 1 6 6 6 line is the best performed two lapper in were timed at 2:55.4, 2:56.3 and 2:57.0 M45 Chris Lang 2 4 4 0 M65 Jack Perry 1 3 3 3 the club at that time. with the first home, Annie Van Herck, a Vetrunner Page 21

little out of the overall picture, 800m Higgins Memorial Handicap (Hcp Key: M70, W55+ Go; M65, W50 taking fourth spot over the line 10sec; W45 15sec; M60, W40 20sec; at 3:05.1. M55, W35 30sec; M50, W30 35; M45 40sec; M30-35 50sec) The sprinters this week M30 Damian Rutledge 2.55.4 (gross) faced another of the Boag M50 Kevin Chamberlain 2.56.3 Award events this time over M60 Tony Booth 2.57.0 W45 Annie Van Herck 3.05.1 100m and they also fronted up M60 Ken Daniels 3.11.3 later for the 4x100m relay. M50 Robbie Costmeyer 3.13.0 M65 Stuart J Reid 3.13.9 In the Boag race Dave M70 Michael Freer 3.14.3 McClelland with 13.3 and W50 Jill Brown 3.16.0 M40 Dave McClelland 3.18.3 Maureen Rossiter with 15.0 W50 Carol Baird 3.20.7 recorded the best times. Others W45 Maureen Rossiter 3.23.1 M50Jim White 3.23.7 to finish included Kevin W50 Judi Edwards 3.24.2 Blewitt 13.5, Ken Daniels 13.8 W45 Cathy Montalto 3.25.7 M50 Bob Harlow 3.28.7 and Jack Thackray 14.2. For W60 Cory Collins 3.32.2 the ladies Lesley Hamilton ran M45 Neil Boden 3.34.2 a 15.9, Val Chesterton 17.8, W30 Sabrina Sonntag 3.37.7 W35 Phillipa Rowland 3.39.9 Prue Bradford 18.2 and Michael Leahey and Elaine Copper after their wins in the W35 Ann Staunton 3.41.0 Carolyne Kramar 19.8. M50 Vic Dent 3.41.4 Alexander Technique Mile. They were presented with M40 Roger Pilkington 4.02.4 And in the relays three special trophies by Michael Stenning the race sponsor. W35 Carolyne Kramar 4.05.5 M60s in Ken Daniels, Tony W50 Marg McSpadden 4.07.9 W40 Prue Bradford 4.10.3 Booth and Kevin Blewitt, along with Gary M35 Andrew Moller 4.32.0. 4.49 to beat Ken Daniels 4.18. Gary Maher, an M55, scorched around the track 3000m finishing well ahead of the field in an Maher got in a jump of 4.16. Val M30 Damian Rutledge 12.20 excellent 56.6, just a fraction outside the Chesterton was the lone women M35 Peter Cullen 12.20, Andrew Moller 15.31 competitor. She had a 2.78. M40 Roger Pilkington 13.44 M60 record. Second home was the team of M45 Neil Boden 12.57, Roger Stewart 16.50 Robbie Costmeyer, Bob Harlow, Jim The final events on the program were M50 Deny Martin 14.09, Vic Dent 14.17 White and Kevin Chamberlain in 62.5 the combined distance races for the meet M55 Robin Whyte 17.46 ahead of Maureen Rossiter, Roger Stewart, over 3000 and 5000m. M60 Peter Trotter 13.09, Ray Bramwell 14.33 M70 Michael Freer 13.54 Carolyne Kramar and Lesley Hamilton In the shorter event, with the clock W30 Sabrina Sonntag 13.25 who ran the distance in 64.7. right on 12.20, both Damian Rutledge and W35 Ann Staunton 13.10, Helen Bialecki 14.46 Because of the weather affecting the Peter Cullen crossed together. Neil Boden W45 Cathy Montalto 13.23, Chris Booth 20.43 W50 Judi Edwards 13.46, Jill Brown 15.08, Margaret underfoot conditions the numbers in the and Peter Trotter followed them home. McSpadden 17.02 field events were well down on the norm, Ann Staunton led the ladies home with a W60 Cory Collins 17.09 with only 11 at the discus and seven at the 13.10 just ahead of Cathy Montalto and 5000m heavy weight. Sabrina Sonntag who was making a first M40 John Woodall 18.07 appearance at track this season. Others to M45 Ken Gowans 22.54 As is normal with the throwers the big M50 Mick Whybrow 18.25, Robbie Costmeyer 19.46, efforts seem to come from the one source finish included Deny Martin, Jill Brown, Bob Harlow 20.49, Terry Levings 22.30 and this week was no exception with Kevin Andrew Moller, Roger Stewart and Cory M55 Bryan Thomas 21.12 Blewitt and Ray Green scoring for the men Collins. M60 Tony Booth 22.50 W35 Carolyne Kramar 24.27 and Jayne Hardy and Jen Bourke in the In the twelve and a half lap event John W45 Annie Van Herck 22.35 women’s section. Kevin getting in a 33.76 Woodall had a 18 second victory from W50 Mary Ann Busteed 22.35, Jo Cullen 23.54 and Ray 33.88 with Jayne throwing a 34.40 Mick Wybrow, Mick, another athlete 100m Boag Award Event M30 Dave McClelland 13.30 and Jen 23.28. making a first appearance at track this M45 Nick Blackaby 16.40 Some change in the order of season, indeed it has been quite a while M60 Kevin Blewitt 13.50, Ken Daniels 13.80 M65 Jack Thackray 14.20 proceedings at the heavy weight with Alex since Mick’s last appearance at any vets W35 Carolyne Kramer 19.80 Turbin and Peter Neill having the best meet. John ran an 18.07. Others to W40 Prue Bradford 18.20 W45 Maureen Rossiter 15.00 throws. Alex with 10.59 and Peter 9.51. complete the distance included Robbie W55 Lesley Hamilton 15.90, Val Chesterton 17.80. For the women Jayne once again had the Costmeyer, Tony Booth, Bryan Thomas Long Jump big heave of the night with 12.47 with and Ken Gowens. M40 Roger Pilkington 4.03 Raylea Rudov’s 10.65 proving too good For the ladies Mary Ann Busteed had M45 Nick Blackaby 3.64 for Jen Bourke's effort this time. M50 Garry Maher 4.16 a win this week beating Annie Van Herck M60 Kevin Blewitt 4.49, Ken Daniels 4.08 The damp conditions also had some by six seconds. Mary Ann finished on W55 Val Chesterton 2.78 effect on the long jump and the mile walk 22.35. Jo Cullen and Carolyne Kramar Discus with low numbers in both. were the other two ladies that managed to M45 Alex Turbin 31.57 M50 Robert Kennelly 22.54 At the jump two M60s fought out a get round the wet soggy track for 5000m, M55 Ray Green 33.88 tight duel with Kevin Blewitt jumping to Jo in 23.54 and Carolyne 24.57. (Continued on Page 23) Page 22 Vetrunner

Track and Field Program – Jan to April 2000 (AIS Athletic Track) Date Duty Roster 6.00pm 7.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.10pm 8.30pm 9.00pm Jan 6 Graham Burke (D) Rob Costmeyer (G) 800m 100m 3000m Walk 4x100m 3000/5000m 3000/5000m Sue Counsel (J) Discus Triple Jump Relay * (Div.1) (Div.2) I Bradfield/G Carter (T) Shot Discus Robin Whyte (W) Long Hurdles Shot Jan 13 Mike Dwyer (D) Karen Daniels (G) Hammer Steeplechase 400m (B) 1500m Walk 60m 2000m 2000m Cory Collins (J) (Lower Pole Vault Javelin Turkey Run Turkey Run M Corlis/M Busteed (T) Field) Long Jump Weight (Div.1) (Div.2) Nigel Crew (W) Javelin (7.15) Jan 20 Richard Faulks (D) Jill Brown (G) 800m 100m H’cap 2000m Walk 200m 3000/5000m 3000/5000m Nola De Chazal (J) Discus Discus (Div.1) (Div.2) B Dent/O Dorfer (T) Shot High Jump Shot John Stenhouse (W) Short Hurdles Jan 27 Tim Gulliver (D) Max Chapman (G) Hammer Mile 200m 3000m Walk 400m 5 Lap Spiral 5 Lap Spiral Aust Col Burns (J) (Lower Pole Vault Triple Jump Javelin (Div.1) (Div.2) Day T Colyer/J Cullen (T) Field) Javelin (7.15) Weight Carnival M and D Strangman (W) Feb 3 Michael Gardner (D) John Dimitriou (G) 800m 5000m Walk 4x100m 3000/5000m 3000/5000m Tony Cavuoto (J) Discus 100m (B) Relay ** (Div.1) (Div.2) I Dundas/J Edwards (T) Shot Long Jump Discus M and D Strangman Long Hurdles Shot Feb 10 Ken Gowans (D) Michael Freer (G) Hammer 1500m 200m H’cap 1500m Walk 100m Hour Run Rob Hathaway (J) (Lower (All Runners) J Hardy/G Hakes (T) Field) Javelin (7.15) High Jump Javelin Fay Stenhouse (W) Weight Kylie Dempsey (W) Feb 17 Ray Green (D) 1000m (1Km) Come Bob Harlow (G) Discus 60m 2000m Walk 400m 6 Lap Spiral 6 Lap Spiral ’n Try Roy Jones (J) Shot Discus (Div.1) (Div.2) It Night C Glover/A Farnham (T) Short Long Jump Shot Ann Staunton (W) Hurdles (B) Feb 24 John Hunt (D) Rod Gilchrist (G) Hammer 1500m 100m H’cap 3000m Walk 4x100 3000/5000m Steeplechase Robert Kennelly (J) (Lower Pole Vault Triple Jump Relay ** (All Runners) A Kaponay/C Kramer(T) Field) Javelin (7.15) Javelin Nigel Crew (W) Weight Mar 2 Bill Leyden (D) Adrian Krauss (G) 800m 100m 1500m Walk 200m 7 Lap Spiral 7 Lap Spiral M Konemann (J) Discus Discus (Div.1) (Div.2) V Matthews/G Maher (T) Shot High Jump Shot Helen Bialecki (W) Mar 9 1999/2000 Weight Pentathlon Championships (commencing at 6.00pm) Order of Events: Hammer, Shot, Discus, Javelin, Weight Terry Levings (D) Miriam McCarthy (G) 1500m 200m H’cap 2000m Walk 100m 10000m Run B Millett (J) C’ships M Leahey/J Pearson (T) Triple Jump B.Perry/P.Waddell (W)

Mar 16 1999/2000 Pentathlon Championships (commencing at 6.00pm) Order of Events: Long Jump, Javelin, 200m, Shot or Discus, 800m (Women)/1500m (Men) Geoff Moore (D) Cathy Montalto (G) 10000m 3000m F Nugent (J) Walk 100m High Jump (All Runners) P Neill/M O’Reilly (T) C’ships M and D Strangman (W) - 6.30pm Mar Greg Stretton (D) 23 Bob Parker (G) Hammer Mile 200m (B) 800m Walk 4x400 Relay 8 Lap Spiral 8 Lap Spiral J Perry (J) (Lower Pole Vault Long Jump Javelin (Div.1) (Div.2) M Reid/D Rutledge (T) Field) Short Hurdles Weight L. Wilkinson (W) Javelin (7.15) March 30 - Championships - 5km Walk, Hammer, Pole Vault, 1500m, 100m, Steeple, Discus, Triple Jump, 100m C of C, 3000m (n/c) April 6 - Championships - Hammer, Javelin, Short Hurdles, 400m, Heavy Weight, 1500m Walk, Long Jump, 4x400m Relays, 3000/5000m (n/c) April 13 - Championships - 200m, 800m, High Jump, Long Hurdles, Shot, 5000m, 4x100m Relays, Mile Walk (n/c), Discorama (n/c) 1999-2000 Track and Field Presentations (Times to be advised) (n/c - non championship events)

IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. For the 1999-2000 Season the faster heats or divisions will be run first. 2. Daniels Sprint Handicap Series - Eight races, four 100m and four 200m events - best six point scores to count. 3. Adler Series - Eight races, two each over 5, 6, 7 and 8 laps - best six point scores to count. 4. Boag Award - Eight races, indicated as (B) - 2x100m, 2x200m, 2x400m, 2xShort Hurdles - all races to count. 5. 4x100m Relays - Will be timed based (*) and age graded (**). 6. Officials - (D) Meet Director, (G) Gate, (J) Jumps, (T) Throws, (W) Walking. Vetrunner Page 23

(Continued fromPage 21) M60 Kevin Blewitt 33.76 M65 Peter Neill 25.63 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR W35 Jayne Hardy 34.40, Helen Bialecki 15.68, Narelle Blackaby 11.73 Vale Peter Tesseymann W40 Prue Bradford 15.35 Dear fellow vets, W55 Jenny Bourke 23.28, Raylea Rudov 19.64 I learned with much sadness of the death Heavy Weight of Peter Tesseyman last month, aged 71. M45 Alex Turbin 10.59 I thought that perhaps you might like to M55 Ray Green 8.80 read an illustrated recollection of what a M65 Peter Neill 9.51 tenacious runner Peter was in his day. W35 Jayne Hardy 12.47, Narelle Blackaby 4.60 I entered the Nike Marathon on April 13, W55 Raylea Rudov 10.65, Jenny Bourke 7.98 1980, and was taking Bryan Thomas’ advice Mile Walk at the time to run the first mile slowly, about M50 Vic Dent 11.13.2 seven and half to eight minute a mile pace. As M55 Robin Whyte 8.50.5 I went through the one-mile mark on W35 Helen Bialecki 8.50.6, Carolyne Kramar 11.48.9 W45 Chris Booth 11.13.2 Mundaring Drive, “pitter-patter” and that W50 Carol Baird 10.12.8 gruff Northern Country voice spoke, “Ullo 4x100m Relay (age based) Tony, what time are you going for?” Ken Daniels, Tony Booth, Kevin Blewitt, Gary Maher Peter and I had a fearsome personal tussle 56.6 a couple of years earlier in an ACT Cross Robbie Costmeyer, Bob Harlow, Jim White, Kevin Country half marathon around the old Dairy Chamberlain 62.5 Maureen Rossiter, Roger Stewart, Carolyne Kramar, Flat Road circuit and I had on that occasion Lesley Hamilton 64.7 got the better of him. After a few more Deny Martin, Helen Bialecki, Ann Staunton, Peter exchanges we agreed to run together on the Cullen 67.8 day with the aim of breaking the magic three- Sabrina Sonntag, Will Foster, A Lunter, A Quinn 68.1 Cathy Montalto, Jill Brown, Annie Van Herck, Judi hour barrier. Tony Taylor, left, with Peter Edwards 68.7 I said, “ We’ll have to run at just below Tesseyman at the Canberra Nike TRACK AND FIELD RETURNS TO THE AIS - seven minute pace,” and off we went Marathon in 1980. SEE PAGE 34. alternately pacing one another. By 20 miles, Track and Field Reports and Details are we realised probably the best we could hope written and compiled by Jim O’Donnell with for was about 3 hours 5 minutes, so we like to express our heartfelt thanks for the good the assistance of Neil Boden and input from plugged on. wishes, cards, and promises to visit. It had been such a long journey since first Colin Bridge via SHERPA. This magnificent photo of us was taken at applying, but it is now a reality and we were on the end of Alexandrina Drive, just before the our way for our 12-month adventure on left turn to go back under Commonwealth December 14. CRAIG WISDOM Avenue Bridge and along the southern side of It is at times like this you realise the value of Central Basin. “Yes ladies, the slim belong to such a great organisation as the vets, IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE greyhound wearing number 145 was yours full of caring, interested, friendly people with a THE RECENT OPENING OF truly, then aged 42, not the paunchy 62-year- common goal “Fitness Through Fellowship”. We old that follows the field home in the Thomas will miss you all and would love you to call in if HIS Series handicaps in 1999.” Peter was then a fit you are passing by, but we will keep in touch with 52-year-old. E-mail, cards, letters and photos. KINGSTON I am at the point in the race studying the See you in December 2000! ground where this horrible little man keeps Jenny Galvin and Duane Lowry, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND laying courses of bricks in front of me. Shortly 3606 Ontario Street, after this it was Peter’s turn to pace as the Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5V 3G1. SPORTS INJURY bricks became too high for me. Peter finished P.S. Thanks from Duane to all the Vetrunner distributors. Your support has saved us heaps. in 148th position in 3:09.8 and I came in CENTRE 162nd in 3:11.49. This of course was my fastest marathon (a A Walker’s Dilemma AT PB) never beaten or even got close too, thanks Dear fellow vets, to Peter’s dogged persistence and cheerful UNIT1/4 KENNEDY STREET, In answer to Jack Pennington’s letter to the words of encouragement. I believe it was editor (Vol.20 Issue 1 ACT Vets Club 20th KINGSTON Peter’s PB as well, hopefully Duane will Anniversary Edition). confirm this. First of all in my case of bent knees being ACTVAC members seeking All in all a great loss to vets running and given the card for being disqualified, I have had to treatment for injuries or later veterans cycling. R.I.P. Peter go out and do a lot of mileage, 10 to 15km on Tesseyman. alternate days in training and at the same time advice on any Yours reverentially, concentrate on straightening the knee. For the musculoskeletal problems, Tony Taylor, 13 Imay Avenue, best results you need to do four speed-training Merimbula, NSW 2548. sessions, all different distances. This can apply to please call Craig on your colleague Jack Fitzgerald, by building up in 6260 8244 the early stages. ACTVAC Branch in Canada Getting back to the question. You asked about mobile 0411 098 051 Dear fellow vets, your colleague Jack Fitzgerald. With his knee After the overwhelming response to the news reconstruction he may not be able to straighten or our approaching visit to Canada we would (Continued next page) Page 24 Vetrunner

(Continued from previous page) and the social activity are the most important We’ve only just recently received access to the knee to the satisfaction of the judges. part of our “Being”. Championships are the the Internet and I must say the connections we Not seeing the athlete race walk, all I can do is least important part of our year. have here are not very stable. We access the net interpret that in my opinion, being a qualified We can function equally well without via Satellite to UN servers in Italy. Dispite the Walk Judge and coach of over 30 years (since championships and we can function without a instability of the servers I’m pleased to say that 1968), if a walker has a bent knee and it is the first “Masters Championship”. It is clear to me I have been able to ‘surf’ and located your web time I’ve seen him or her I would assess the that we shall be bled to death by the ‘leeches’ site. situation first by watching his/her knees from that promote “The Masters Games Company” I was glad to be able to access the results behind the knee cap. The purpose of this is to It is almost too late to retain our own page and especially be able to see how the see if I can see the muscle that protrudes and is identity. monthly throwing handicaps are going. therefore tight (the part of that goes from the It is still very clear to me that our first I would like to thank Mary Wahren for the hamstring linking up with the calf muscle). mistake in seeking the dollar impute was to If I can see the muscle clearly I would give care package she sent me. It arrived Saturday dilute our voting membership by those under and my friends here have happily been helping him/her a caution only to remind them to think the age of forty. The used to be pre-veterans, about it. NOT a warning (which these days is a me to enjoy the contents. associate members without voting rights and I must say that the friends I have developed report). If I did not see the muscle tighten now the “true veterans” are outvoted. behind the knee in issuing a warning. at Vets are friends for life. I have travelled Haven’t you noticed that many of the extensively since first joining Vets and I always As I have not had the opportunity to Olympic athletes, such as Merlyn Ottey and observe Mr Fitzgerald I cannot give a true know that when I return home I can go to Linford Christie are aged 39 years, and we Masson Street or down to the track and locate assessment on the gentleman. know from experience that a 39-year-old is no Yours in sport, a thrower. There is always someone there with match for a 20-year-old. a welcoming smile for a member of the fold. Nigel Crew, Of course the two named have also been I have not had the opportunity to pick up a 4 Ara Place, positively tested for using a banned substance, throwing implement here in Dili but I have Giralang, ACT 2617. but are so wealthy they can fight that charge found an Icelander with an Olympic Weights in court. set. Thor is a good old fashioned “Dinosaur” Carl Lewis at a recent presentation in training advocate. I have been able to lift On New Year’s Eve Switzerland said, “Get real! The majority of weights 3 x a week and go for a walk every Olympic finalist are using drugs and they Remember 1896 morning. It is far too hot to go running here should be exposed and expelled”. Dear fellow veterans, but I have found it enjoyable to go for an hours At the Atlanta Olympics, a number of I have read with interest the reports by walk beginning at 5.30am every morning. Bob Solomon and our own John Hunt, who positive tests were stolen from a hotel safe, so the athletes that supplied those tests were not At first I started walking with the says, “Am I missing something”. Commissioners secretary to provide her with That is exactly what is happening. We are banned from competition. Believe me Masters Sport will go the same company because I thought it was unsafe for missing the reason for our own “being”. her to be walking alone. Now I bounce out of I should title what I am about to write as: way unless you fight to remain a strictly amateur association. Both Bob Solomon and bed every morning to go walking because I “Where there is money there’s muck”. A enjoy the exercise. I also enjoy seeing the city good old English North Country expression. John Hunt should seek support to stop us bleeding to death. The originals have all but come to life. The markets starting to buzz, the I am sure that the handful of people who activity, the smells, the people. The children established the Olympic Games in 1896 would died. Yours in sport (amateur), always have a big smile and say “Hello Mister” be absolutely appalled at what has happened to (No matter a persons gender, it’s always Hello the present day Games under the auspices of Jack Pennington, Patron, Mister!). It’s such a pleasure to see their the IOC and its sub-committee SOCOG. The smiling faces. maximising of profits is the one thing that ACT Veterans Athletic Club. I’m proud to say that I have been able to overrides the original motive, “The taking part P.S. I cite Duane Lowry and Jenny Galvin witness some major events in the History of is more important than winning”. as being everything good about our veteran this brand new nation. I’m also sadened at the Incidentally I thought the cartoon by Prior sport. I’m sure that when they return from destruction and death I have seen here. There (CT November 27, 1999) showing a visit by the Canada, it will be full of enthusiasm. They are many tales of mass deaths and gravesites. ‘Mayor’ of the Sydney Olympics and the owner deserve the very best of luck. Many have been substantiated some have not. of the Melbourne Casino to the new Premier of [Jack Pennington was the Vice President There is years of work to be done here by the Victoria was very apt to say the least. Could of AAVAC from 1971 to 1979. He was also the investigations teams. that have been a horse’s head on the Premier’s editor and produced the Veteran Athlete, the desk? national newsletter, for the same period.] East Timor has been an interesting To go back to 1984, Costigan QC described experience and I am approaching the end of the man who financed the heroin trade, my mission at a time when it seems that we are pornography and murder and called him ACTVAC Thrower only now just starting to make headway in “Goanna”, this man known to the police and in East Timor relation to providing a Police service to the parliament has never been charged. Dear fellow vets, East Timorese people. I would like to stay on You may ask what has this got to do with a I am a member of ACTVAC. I am but unfortunately can not as I have another name change to Masters? I’ll tell you why, currently serving in East Timor with the UN mission to go to in Feburary 2000. because the only reason put forward by the Civilian Police (CIVPOL). This is my second I will be returning to Canberra around the proponents is the profit motive for the mission overseas. In 1994-95 I was in Haiti as 2nd week of December and am looking shareholders of the company based in the USA. an International Police Monitor. forward to enjoying a throw. Please pass on my The “Masters” concept of championships is I’ve been a member of the “throwers warmest regards and best wishes to my friends directly opposed to our own. I speak for a Club” for a few years now and am very at Vets. handful of us who met in Sydney in 1971 and attached to what I consider to be my family Best Regards, formed our Association. Just look back at our within the throwing circles (every pun Dee Quigley in East Timor. own club, isn’t it clear that “the taking part” intended). ANOTHER LETTER ON PAGE 32 Vetrunner Page 25

Thomas series - No. 221 – Lake Ginninderra 7.6k Age Hc St Grp No. ID Name Grp Gp Gp Gross Net Rate Rate Pts % E Comments & Regroup

1 3788 Greg McMillan M40 1 14 54:22 34:22 4.31 8.00 0 1 G Handicap Review 32 3 1951 John Mcmillan M50 20 20 1:00:32 36:32 4.48 5.00 150 3 Y Gold Medal 30 4 1888 Jeff Day M50 19 19 1:01:12 37:52 4.59 5.05 0 3 1 Handicap Review 27 5 1270 Terry Levings M50 26 26 1:01:34 33:34 4.25 4.30 149 4 Y Silver Medal 34 6 4032 Geoff Cox M40 37 37 1:01:46 28:06 3.42 3.47 0 5 1 Handicap Review 49 7 2052 Bernie Hackett M50 17 17 1:01:51 39:51 5.15 5.15 148 5 Y Bronze Medal 24 8 1338 Bronwyn Gardner W50 14 14 1:01:58 41:58 5.31 5.30 147 6 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 19 9 3787 Mark Stevenson M30 1 20 1:02:25 38:25 5.03 8.00 0 7 G Handicap Review 26 10 2006 John Carmody M45 22 22 1:02:27 37:07 4.53 4.50 146 7 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 26 11 3776 Gwilym Beech M30 26 26 1:02:34 34:34 4.33 4.30 0 8 1 Handicap Review 32 12 1887 Juani M O'Reilly W70 7 7 1:02:36 47:57 6.19 6.10 145 9 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 10 14 1129 Peter L Davies M55 21 21 1:02:40 38:00 5.00 4.55 144 10 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 25 15 1110 Hugh Crawley M55 29 29 1:02:46 32:46 4.19 4.15 143 11 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 33 16 1732 John Backhouse M35 21 21 1:02:49 38:09 5.01 4.55 142 11 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 25 17 1247 Mike Kennedy M55 29 29 1:02:50 32:50 4.19 4.15 0 12 1 Handicap Review 35 18 2644 Julie Taylor W35 5 5 1:03:06 51:06 6.43 6.30 0 13 1 Handicap Review 9 19 1023 John Bakker M60 11 11 1:03:09 45:09 5.56 5.45 141 13 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 14 20 2648 Mike Breen M40 15 15 1:03:13 42:33 5.36 5.25 140 14 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 18 21 2538 George Kubitzky M45 27 27 1:03:15 34:35 4.33 4.25 139 15 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 30 22 1927 Chris Lang M45 23 23 1:03:15 37:15 4.54 4.45 138 15 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 26 23 3570 Paulette Montaigne W35 5 5 1:03:17 51:17 6.45 6.30 137 16 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 7 24 1384 Dan Reddy M55 19 19 1:03:19 39:59 5.16 5.05 136 17 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 22 25 2043 Lynn Williams W50 18 18 1:03:22 40:42 5.21 5.10 135 17 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 21 26 1422 Peter Skinner M50 32 32 1:03:26 31:26 4.08 4.00 134 18 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 37 27 2031 Paul Considine M35 46 46 1:03:28 26:48 3.32 3.25 133 19 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 51 28 2172 Juani B O'Reilly W35 16 16 1:03:29 42:09 5.33 5.20 0 19 1 Handicap Review 21 29 2641 Joanne Hastings W40 13 13 1:03:32 44:12 5.49 5.35 132 20 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 16 30 2435 Maree Coldrick W40 26 26 1:03:33 35:33 4.41 4.30 131 21 Y 31 1352 Greg O'Neill M65 7 7 1:03:34 48:55 6.26 6.10 130 21 Y 32 1002 John Alcock M50 29 1 1:03:35 1:03:35 8.22 4.15 0 22 G Handicap Review 29 33 1289 John Macleod M60 2 1 1:03:35 1:03:35 8.22 7.00 0 23 G 2 Events Above Percentile 35% 2 34 2386 Pamela Weiss W60 18 18 1:03:39 40:59 5.24 5.10 129 23 Y 35 3258 Janelle Parks W40 20 20 1:03:39 39:39 5.13 5.00 0 24 1 Handicap Review 22 36 4703 Prue Bradford W40 16 16 1:03:50 42:30 5.36 5.20 128 25 Y 2 Events Above Percentile 35% 18 37 4052 Deny Martin M50 27 27 1:03:51 35:11 4.38 4.25 0 25 1 Handicap Review 31 38 2651 Fay Stenhouse W45 19 19 1:03:51 40:31 5.20 5.05 127 26 Y 39 2467 Gabrielle Wright W50 11 11 1:03:52 45:52 6.02 5.45 126 27 Y 40 3478 Ruth Baussmann W45 20 20 1:03:54 39:54 5.15 5.00 125 28 Y 2 Events Above Percentile 35% 22 41 2532 Jill Brown W50 21 21 1:03:55 39:15 5.10 4.55 124 28 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 23 42 3417 Ken Gowans M45 29 29 1:03:58 33:58 4.28 4.15 123 29 Y 2 Events Above Percentile 35% 31 43 2293 Ken White M45 35 35 1:04:00 31:00 4.05 3.52 122 30 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 38 44 1064 Ewan Brown M50 21 21 1:04:02 39:22 5.11 4.55 121 30 Y 2 Events Above Percentile 35% 23 45 1386 Stuart J Reid M65 29 29 1:04:04 34:04 4.29 4.15 120 31 Y 46 1069 Graham Burke M50 40 40 1:04:05 29:25 3.52 3.40 0 32 1 Handicap Review 42 47 2310 Paris Pangalos M45 30 30 1:04:10 33:30 4.24 4.10 119 32 Y 48 2469 Tim Wright M45 25 25 1:04:12 36:52 4.51 4.35 118 33 Y 49 2560 Steve Appleby M45 42 42 1:04:13 28:53 3.48 3.35 117 34 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 45 50 2297 Marcos Pangalos M35 1 24 1:04:14 37:34 4.57 8.00 0 34 G Handicap Review 27 51 2403 Doug Carney M55 17 17 1:04:16 42:16 5.34 5.15 116 35 Y 52 2163 Alan Mallory M40 29 29 1:04:19 34:19 4.31 4.15 115 36 Y 53 1089 Bob Chapman M65 32 32 1:04:21 32:21 4.15 4.00 0 36 1 Handicap Review 36 54 1172 Michael Gardner M50 29 29 1:04:24 34:24 4.32 4.15 114 37 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 30 55 2040 Alan Green M50 38 38 1:04:30 30:30 4.01 3.45 0 38 1 Handicap Review 40 56 2117 Marco Falzarano M60 28 28 1:04:31 35:11 4.38 4.20 113 38 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 29 57 3657 Maria O'Reilly W40 29 29 1:04:34 34:34 4.33 4.15 112 39 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 30 58 2086 Jim White M50 37 37 1:04:37 30:57 4.04 3.47 111 40 Y 59 1773 John Littler M50 38 38 1:04:38 30:38 4.02 3.45 110 40 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 40 60 1250 Ian Kenny M60 32 32 1:04:41 32:41 4.18 4.00 109 41 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 33 61 2142 Robbie Costmeyer M50 42 42 1:04:41 29:21 3.52 3.35 108 42 Y 62 1057 Colin Bridge M50 40 40 1:04:43 30:03 3.57 3.40 107 42 Y 63 1221 John Ison M50 29 29 1:04:45 34:45 4.34 4.15 106 43 Y 64 2069 Glenda Moss W45 20 20 1:04:45 40:45 5.22 5.00 105 44 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 21 65 2503 Rod Gilchrist M50 33 33 1:04:46 32:26 4.16 3.57 104 44 Y 66 2565 John Woodall M40 52 52 1:04:46 26:06 3.26 3.10 103 45 Y 67 2522 Adrian Plunkett M50 24 24 1:04:48 38:08 5.01 4.40 102 46 Y 68 1458 Bryan Thomas M55 37 37 1:04:49 31:09 4.06 3.47 101 46 Y 69 2517 Alan Duus M50 30 30 1:04:51 34:11 4.30 4.10 100 47 Y 70 4704 Steve Bradford M45 49 49 1:04:52 27:12 3.35 3.17 99 48 Y 71 3774 Cathie Boyd W45 12 12 1:04:53 46:13 6.05 5.40 0 48 1 Handicap Review 13 72 2536 Michael Clancy M45 30 30 1:04:55 34:15 4.30 4.10 98 49 Y 73 4089 Sabrina Sonntag W30 26 26 1:04:56 36:56 4.52 4.30 97 50 Y 74 2174 Neil Harrigan M55 14 14 1:04:59 44:59 5.55 5.30 96 50 Y Page 26 Vetrunner

Frylink Series - No. 99 – Lake Ginninderra 3.3k Age Hc St Grp No. ID Name Grp Gp Gp Gross Net Rate Rate Pts % E Comments & Regroup

1 1351 Jim O'Donnell M65 1 1 25:44 25:44 7.48 8.00 0 2 N Handicap Review 1 2 2359 Carmen Carlon W45 4 4 25:57 21:17 6.27 6.40 75 3 Y Gold Medal 12 3 4023 Tanya Daley W35 3 3 26:05 22:00 6.40 6.50 0 5 1 Handicap Review 10 4 3433 Helen Bialecki W35 1 14 26:06 15:36 4.44 8.00 0 6 G Handicap Review 21 5 1341 Terry Munro M60 1 10 26:26 18:16 5.32 8.00 0 8 G Handicap Review 18 6 2489 Bob Banens M50 15 15 26:59 15:54 4.49 4.50 0 9 1 Handicap Review 20 7 3432 Dianne Lane W50 7 7 27:08 20:43 6.17 6.10 0 11 1 Handicap Review 12 8 2691 Bev Breen W45 14 14 27:23 16:53 5.07 5.00 74 12 Y Silver Medal 19 9 1322 David Meyers M50 14 14 27:24 16:54 5.07 5.00 73 14 Y Bronze Medal 18 10 1488 Lucille Warth W70 1 1 27:24 27:24 8.18 8.00 0 15 N Handicap Review 1 11 1123 Ken Daniels M60 17 17 27:31 15:17 4.38 4.30 72 17 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 19 12 2471 Gwen Gleeson W70 3 3 27:36 23:31 7.08 6.50 71 18 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 5 13 1367 Jack Perry M65 9 9 27:38 20:03 6.05 5.50 70 20 Y 1 Events Above Percentile 20% 11 14 1290 Chris Mahe W60 8 8 27:39 20:39 6.15 6.00 69 21 Y 15 2540 Tanya Colyer W35 1 1 27:41 27:41 8.23 8.00 0 23 N 16 2834 Allan Sherriff M85 9 9 27:45 20:10 6.07 5.50 0 24 1 Handicap Review 13 17 1849 Graham Delaney M55 15 15 27:47 16:42 5.04 4.50 68 26 Y 18 2484 Carolyn Behm W50 7 7 27:51 21:26 6.30 6.10 0 27 1 Handicap Review 9 19 2563 Phillipa Rowland W35 17 17 28:00 15:46 4.47 4.30 67 29 Y 20 2704 Raine Thompson W50 7 7 28:00 21:35 6.32 6.10 66 30 Y 21 3578 Shelley Bissett W30 14 14 28:01 17:31 5.18 5.00 0 32 1 Handicap Review 17 22 1513 Lesley Hamilton W55 11 11 28:02 19:17 5.51 5.30 65 33 Y 2 Events Above Percentile 35% 12 23 1236 Keith Johnson M55 13 13 28:04 18:09 5.30 5.10 64 35 Y 24 3441 Terri Henderson W35 2 2 28:14 24:44 7.30 7.00 63 36 Y 25 1103 Merv Collins M70 12 12 28:18 18:58 5.45 5.20 0 38 1 Handicap Review 14 26 1438 Roger Stewart M45 14 14 28:18 17:48 5.24 5.00 62 39 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 15 27 1366 Keith Perroux M70 17 17 28:22 16:08 4.53 4.30 61 41 Y 28 2426 Sherryl Greathead W45 16 16 28:23 16:44 5.04 4.40 0 42 1 Handicap Review 18 29 2170 Brian Mclachlan M35 23 23 28:24 12:39 3.50 3.30 60 44 Y 30 2647 Cathy Montalto W45 21 21 28:27 13:52 4.12 3.50 59 45 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 22 31 2582 Frank Nugent M40 15 15 28:28 17:23 5.16 4.50 58 47 Y 32 4022 Ian Daley M40 17 17 28:31 16:17 4.56 4.30 57 48 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 18 33 2728 Jenny Galvin W60 13 13 28:33 18:38 5.39 5.10 56 50 Y 3 Events Above Percentile 50% 14 34 1355 Bob Parker M50 18 18 28:35 15:45 4.46 4.20 55 51 Y 35 1346 Alan Norden M55 14 14 28:38 18:08 5.30 5.00 54 53 Y 36 2444 Jenny Eneberg W40 11 11 28:39 19:54 6.02 5.30 53 54 Y 37 4050 Barbara Tucker W50 19 19 28:40 15:15 4.37 4.10 52 56 Y 38 3704 Carol Baird W50 20 20 28:44 14:44 4.28 4.00 51 57 Y 39 2466 Nola De Chazal W60 9 1 28:49 28:49 8.44 5.50 0 59 G 40 3584 Jenny Bramley W35 11 11 28:53 20:08 6.06 5.30 50 60 Y 41 3589 Adam Bartlett M30 11 11 28:54 20:09 6.06 5.30 49 62 Y 42 2449 Dave Mackenzie M65 17 17 28:54 16:40 5.03 4.30 48 63 Y 43 3599 Maureen Rossiter W45 16 16 28:57 17:18 5.15 4.40 47 65 Y 44 1122 Mick Dando M65 20 20 28:59 14:59 4.32 4.00 46 66 Y 45 2401 Jillian Clark W55 15 15 29:00 17:55 5.26 4.50 45 68 Y 46 1735 Grahame Taylor M50 20 20 29:02 15:02 4.33 4.00 44 69 Y 47 2029 David Holmes M40 24 24 29:06 12:46 3.52 3.20 43 71 Y 48 1453 Margaret Taylor W50 19 19 29:19 15:54 4.49 4.10 42 72 Y 49 4702 Peter Hann M50 16 16 29:23 17:44 5.22 4.40 41 74 Y 50 2067 Jim Tucker M45 21 21 29:27 14:52 4.30 3.50 40 75 Y 51 3428 Michael Ward-Pearson M35 17 17 29:32 17:18 5.15 4.30 0 77 1 52 2646 Anna Sutherland W50 16 16 29:34 17:55 5.26 4.40 39 78 Y 53 1356 Rosemary Parker W50 18 18 29:37 16:47 5.05 4.20 38 80 Y 54 2677 Ros Bauer W40 20 20 29:38 15:38 4.44 4.00 37 81 Y 55 1293 Al Mallory M65 2 2 29:40 26:10 7.56 7.00 36 83 Y 56 1961 Anitra Kenny W40 12 12 29:55 20:35 6.14 5.20 35 84 Y 57 2398 Bill Dent M35 21 21 30:02 15:27 4.41 3.50 0 86 1 58 2658 Adrian Krauss M40 15 15 30:07 19:02 5.46 4.50 34 87 Y 59 1090 Cilla Chapman W50 12 12 30:10 20:50 6.19 5.20 33 89 Y 60 3571 Ann Staunton W35 20 20 30:14 16:14 4.55 4.00 32 90 Y 61 2720 Karen Daniels W35 17 22 30:48 15:38 4.44 4.30 0 92 G 62 2694 Frank Kresse M40 22 22 30:49 15:39 4.45 3.40 31 93 Y 63 1750 Marlene Reid W40 25 25 31:03 14:09 4.17 3.10 30 95 Y 64 3789 Rita Day W55 1 1 31:41 31:41 9.36 8.00 0 96 0 65 4072 Claire Perry W30 5 5 32:23 27:08 8.13 6.30 29 98 Y 66 1104 Trish Thomas W50 2 1 39:01 39:01 11.49 7.00 0 99 G 67 3606 Narelle Blackaby W35 1 1 41:32 41:32 12.35 8.00 0 100 N

December 8 39:25, Ian Fletcher 14:44 Peter Jensen 12:40 39:24, Adrian Plunkett 15:48 Brian Wenn 13:36 39:24, A John Hall 13:43 (ind time) Mat Murphy 11:45 (ind time) BBQ STAKES Thompson 13:44 Ken White 11:35 39:19, Owain Tilley 39:58 (team times), Steve Green 12:36 Bill Rendall 14:45 Lloyd Donnelly 13:57 40:42, Terry Levings 13:36 11:56 40:02, Marg Millard 20:30 Lindy Dunn 15:55 Ted Harison 14:11 39:17, Vic Dent 13:09 Bob Dent 39:55, John Carmody 16:10 R Veenendaal 13:43 39:53, CHRISTMAS RELAYS 14:03 39:12, John Busteed 17:11 Greg Webster 9:57 Steve Pasfield 14:34 Mick Mills 12:15 39:49, Jonne 39:08, Tim Wright 16:20 Gabrielle Wright 17:44 39:04, Yabsley 16:16 Bruce Griffin 11:56 40:12, Mike Kennedy Emma Fielder 15:15 39:32, Simon Crooke 11:37 Neil Trevor Hughes 14:46 Garry Lee 13:13 38:59, Jason 14:01 Robyn Kennedy 18:43 40:14, Phil Coggins 13:07 Mackenzie 12:22 39:29, Gunnar Bursell 12:30 B Eagles 15:05 Jela Zotovic 16:49 38:54, Terry Lewis Steve Smith 12:22 39:44, Nigel Coldrick 12:38 Dave Thompson 12:58 39:28, Paul Macgowan 14:44 R 13:57 Jason Lewis 13:28 38:25, J Richardson 15:52 P Evans 13:03 39:41, Rod Hore 16:56 Bryan Crowe 22:45 Pilkington 13:27 39:26, Bob Harlow 12:25 C Kramar Montaigne 21:27 41:49. 39:41, Tracy Harwood 13:20 Ian Hore 22:20 39:40, Jim 13:45 39:25, John Littler 13:03 Brett Odgers 15:07 RESULTS SUPPLIED BY DOUG FRY White 12:53 Doug Fry 15:14 39:37, R Haslam 15:02 Vetrunner Page 27

Thomas series - No. 221 – Lake Ginninderra 7.6k (cont) POSITIONS VACANT Age Hc St Grp No. ID Name Grp Gp Gp Gross Net Rate Rate Pts % E The Club is looking for volunteers to look after the

75 1145 Judi Edwards W50 31 31 1:05:01 33:41 4.26 4.05 95 51 Y following two positions: 76 1520 Anne Young W60 26 26 1:05:02 37:02 4.52 4.30 94 52 Y 77 2701 Val Bland W50 2 2 1:05:03 57:03 7.30 7.00 93 53 Y 78 2106 Maria White W45 19 19 1:05:04 41:44 5.29 5.05 92 53 Y 79 2032 Kevin Chapman M55 19 19 1:05:05 41:45 5.30 5.05 91 54 Y STOCK CONTROLLER 80 1389 John Richardson M50 26 26 1:05:06 37:06 4.53 4.30 90 55 Y 81 1825 Carol Stevenson W35 15 15 1:05:07 44:27 5.51 5.25 89 55 Y This position involves 82 2460 Val Chesterton W55 9 9 1:05:10 48:31 6.23 5.55 88 56 Y looking after the stock of 83 2472 Dorothy Seedsman W60 12 12 1:05:10 46:30 6.07 5.40 0 57 2 84 2023 Kent Williams M55 48 48 1:05:11 27:51 3.40 3.20 87 57 Y 50, 100 and 150 run T-shirts 85 2736 Clive Beeson M45 30 30 1:05:12 34:32 4.33 4.10 86 58 Y 86 1294 Joan Mallory W65 7 7 1:05:13 50:34 6.39 6.10 85 59 Y for the Running Handicap. 87 1744 Richard Scutter M50 30 30 1:05:18 34:38 4.33 4.10 84 59 Y The position also involves 89 1167 Michael Freer M70 30 22 1:05:21 40:01 5.16 4.10 0 61 G 90 2832 Mick Konemann M30 45 45 1:05:22 29:02 3.49 3.27 83 61 Y checking each month for 91 1882 Brenda Day W50 18 18 1:05:24 42:44 5.37 5.10 82 62 Y 92 1335 Richard Morcom M45 36 36 1:05:26 32:06 4.13 3.50 81 63 Y runners coming up to either 93 1191 Garry Hand M50 36 36 1:05:26 32:06 4.13 3.50 80 63 Y their 50, 100 or 150 runs and 94 2609 Ian Bowden M45 21 21 1:05:30 40:50 5.22 4.55 79 64 Y 95 2135 Kevin O'Keeffe M50 45 45 1:05:31 29:11 3.50 3.27 78 65 Y making sure that the 96 1326 Bernie Millett M55 48 48 1:05:34 28:14 3.43 3.20 77 65 Y 97 2188 Jenny Hefford W45 24 24 1:05:35 38:55 5.07 4.40 76 66 Y appropriate T-shirt is 98 3146 Bob Barb M35 41 41 1:05:36 30:36 4.02 3.37 75 67 Y printed with that persons 99 3700 Rad Leovic M70 21 21 1:05:37 40:57 5.23 4.55 0 67 1 100 2478 Craig Wisdom M35 46 46 1:05:39 28:59 3.49 3.25 74 68 Y name and is on hand. 101 3454 Cathy Newman W35 26 26 1:05:39 37:39 4.57 4.30 73 69 Y 102 1984 Peter Clarke M45 48 48 1:05:40 28:20 3.44 3.20 72 69 Y Contact Colin Bridge on 103 3435 Max Chapman M45 30 30 1:05:42 35:02 4.37 4.10 71 70 Y 62901857 (h). 104 1444 John Suiter M70 22 22 1:05:43 40:23 5.19 4.50 70 71 Y 105 2420 Jenny Davies W40 21 21 1:05:43 41:03 5.24 4.55 69 71 Y 106 2077 Elizabeth Thompson W45 31 31 1:05:44 34:24 4.32 4.05 68 72 Y 107 2586 Anna Farnham W35 26 26 1:05:44 37:44 4.58 4.30 67 73 Y TRACK AND FIELD 108 1201 John Hart M60 32 32 1:05:47 33:47 4.27 4.00 66 73 Y 109 1869 Rick Hatcher M50 29 29 1:05:49 35:49 4.43 4.15 65 74 Y RESULTS 110 2575 Carolyne Kramar W35 30 30 1:05:54 35:14 4.38 4.10 64 75 Y 111 3501 Damian Rutledge M30 45 45 1:06:00 29:40 3.54 3.27 63 75 Y This position involves the 112 2697 Annie Van Herck W45 33 33 1:06:01 33:41 4.26 3.57 62 76 Y 113 1242 Peter Kallio M60 45 45 1:06:07 29:47 3.55 3.27 61 77 Y input of the weekly track 114 2196 Nigel Coldrick M40 41 41 1:06:14 31:14 4.07 3.37 60 78 Y and field results. 115 2318 Bill Rendall M40 47 47 1:06:31 29:31 3.53 3.23 59 78 Y 116 3775 Judy Bryce W45 12 12 1:06:33 47:53 6.18 5.40 0 79 1 The are currently three 117 1606 Margaret McSpadden W50 14 14 1:06:34 46:34 6.08 5.30 0 80 1 118 1197 Bob Harlow M50 47 47 1:06:36 29:36 3.54 3.23 58 80 Y methods for inmput: 119 2732 Deslie Kubitzky W35 27 27 1:06:37 37:57 4.60 4.25 57 81 Y · Manually typing in each 120 2762 Nick Blackaby M45 30 30 1:06:42 36:02 4.44 4.10 56 82 Y 121 1133 John Dimitriou M55 15 15 1:06:43 46:03 6.04 5.25 55 82 Y athlete in each event; 122 1486 Peter Ward M50 38 38 1:06:44 32:44 4.18 3.45 54 83 Y 123 1044 Tony Booth M60 32 32 1:06:53 34:53 4.35 4.00 53 84 Y · Using an Access Data 124 1272 Bill Leyden M50 33 33 1:07:02 34:42 4.34 3.57 52 84 Y Base with the athletes ID 125 4088 Michelle Glanville W35 28 28 1:07:08 37:48 4.58 4.20 51 85 Y 126 1398 Bernie Rogers M55 18 18 1:07:10 44:30 5.51 5.10 50 86 Y number for each event; 127 1248 Robyn Kennedy W55 10 10 1:07:17 49:57 6.34 5.50 0 86 2 128 2150 Alice Scott W50 20 20 1:07:20 43:20 5.42 5.00 49 87 Y · Using SHERPA, the 129 4065 Bruce Wight M35 46 46 1:07:23 30:43 4.03 3.25 48 88 Y club’s new database, 130 2564 Belinda Thompson W45 4 4 1:07:28 56:49 7.29 6.40 47 88 Y 131 3564 Christine Pauling W35 34 34 1:08:06 35:26 4.40 3.55 46 89 Y also using the athletes 132 2385 Chris Booth W45 7 7 1:08:19 53:40 7.04 6.10 0 90 1 133 2168 Mick Horan M40 32 32 1:08:23 36:23 4.47 4.00 0 90 1 ID number for each 134 4051 Caroline Campbell W55 29 29 1:08:50 38:50 5.07 4.15 45 91 Y event. 135 3656 Carmel Weatherburn W35 1 26 1:09:21 41:21 5.26 8.00 0 92 G 136 1195 George Hanzar M55 31 31 1:09:55 38:35 5.05 4.05 44 92 Y Which ever version is used 137 4033 Chris Cunningham M40 31 31 1:09:56 38:36 5.05 4.05 0 93 1 138 2400 Barry Seedsman M65 19 1 1:10:20 1:10:20 9.15 5.05 0 94 G two Word 7 documents are 139 1280 Duane Lowry M65 16 16 1:10:20 49:00 6.27 5.20 0 94 1 required: a Word file with 140 1135 Otmar Dorfer M65 19 1 1:10:22 1:10:22 9.16 5.05 0 95 G 141 1931 Ron Weir M60 28 28 1:10:28 41:08 5.25 4.20 43 96 Y the athletes full name and a 142 2255 John Stenhouse M45 29 29 1:11:03 41:03 5.24 4.15 42 96 Y 143 1073 John Busteed M50 20 20 1:11:30 47:30 6.15 5.00 41 97 Y text file with the athletes 144 1385 Thelma Reddy W55 4 4 1:12:14 1:01:35 8.06 6.40 0 98 1 145 1480 Peter Waddell M65 8 8 1:12:14 56:14 7.24 6.00 0 98 2 initial. 146 2759 Mick Corlis M40 43 43 1:16:56 41:16 5.26 3.32 40 99 Y Contact Jim O’Donnell on 147 1165 Peter Freeman M50 8 8 1:17:55 1:01:55 8.09 6.00 39 100 Y 148 1452 Tony Taylor M60 4 4 1:18:07 1:07:28 8.53 6.40 0 100 2 62513016 (h). 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Thomas Series Frylink Series Consistentently Fast for Consistentently Fast for Agegroup Agegroup No ID Name Time No ID Name Time No ID Name Time No ID Name Time M30 W30 M35 W30 1 3501 Damian Rutledge 3.58 1 2575 Carolyne Kramar 4.52 1 2170 Brian Mclachlan 4.05 1 4072 Claire Perry 7.53 M35 2 4089 Sabrina Sonntag 4.54 M40 W35 1 2478 Craig Wisdom 3.51 W35 1 2029 David Holmes 3.54 1 2720 Karen Daniels 4.45 2 3622 Peter Cullen 3.55 1 2586 Anna Farnham 4.51 2 2725 Jim Mclean 4.27 2 2563 Phillipa Rowland5.15 3 2149 Robert Ey 3.56 2 2435 Maree Coldrick 4.54 3 2250 David Holland 4.28 3 3441 Terri Henderson 7.52 4 4065 Bruce Wight 4.01 3 3454 Cathy Newman 4.58 4 2582 Frank Nugent 5.40 4 2540 Tanya Colyer 9.40 5 2031 Paul Considine 4.05 4 3651 Kerry O'Neill 4.59 5 2658 Adrian Krauss 5.50 W40 M40 5 2732 Deslie Kubitzky 5.17 M45 1 2677 Ros Bauer 4.31 1 2565 John Woodall 3.42 6 4088 Michelle Glanville5.19 1 2224 Neil Boden 4.10 2 2042 Kaye Thorpe 5.16 2 2759 Mick Corlis 3.50 7 1825 Carol Stevenson 5.52 2 2067 Jim Tucker 4.27 3 2874 Gai Webster 5.37 3 2318 Bill Rendall 3.55 8 2641 Joanne Hastings 6.06 3 1438 Roger Stewart 5.34 4 1961 Anitra Kenny 6.11 4 3596 Michael Daly 3.59 W40 M50 W45 5 2196 Nigel Coldrick 4.13 1 2480 Gillian Lee 4.30 1 1735 Grahame Taylor 4.42 1 2647 Cathy Montalto 4.28 M45 2 3657 Maria O'Reilly 4.43 2 2489 Bob Banens 4.55 2 3704 Carol Baird 4.32 1 1984 Peter Clarke 3.50 3 2420 Jenny Davies 5.57 3 2088 Greg Lewis 5.29 3 3599 Maureen Rossiter5.26 2 2560 Steve Appleby 3.56 W45 4 1849 Graham Delaney 5.31 4 2691 Bev Breen 5.28 3 1329 Charlie Modrak 4.09 1 2697 Annie Van Herck 4.23 5 2303 Phil Toomey 5.31 5 3667 Robyne Kellett 5.31 4 1335 Richard Morcom 4.14 2 2077 Elizabeth Thompson4.35 6 1322 David Meyers 5.39 6 2825 Cindy Stewart 6.28 5 1945 Stuart N Reid 4.15 3 2188 Jenny Hefford 4.60 M55 7 1924 Wendy Cook 6.45 M50 4 2532 Jill Brown 5.17 1 1236 Keith Johnson 5.38 8 2359 Carmen Carlon 6.56 1 2023 Kent Williams 3.45 5 3478 Ruth Baussmann 5.28 M60 W50 2 1197 Bob Harlow 3.55 6 2106 Maria White 5.29 1 1089 Bob Chapman 4.17 1 4050 Barbara Tucker 4.58 3 2135 Kevin O'Keeffe 4.02 7 2651 Fay Stenhouse 5.34 2 1123 Ken Daniels 4.53 2 1453 Margaret Taylor 4.59 4 1057 Colin Bridge 4.08 8 1882 Brenda Day 5.38 3 1142 Mike Dwyer 5.22 3 1356 Rosemary Parker 5.20 5 2142 Robbie Costmeyer 4.09 W50 4 1066 Alan Burdon 5.43 4 2150 Alice Scott 5.42 M55 1 1145 Judi Edwards 4.29 5 2191 Ray Bramwell 6.24 5 2646 Anna Sutherland 5.46 1 1326 Bernie Millett 3.50 2 4057 Susan Archer 4.36 6 1341 Terry Munro 8.31 6 2484 Carolyn Behm 6.21 2 1458 Bryan Thomas 4.18 3 1074 Mary Ann Busteed 4.44 M65 7 2864 Faye Greene 6.26 3 2631 Clive Glover 4.30 4 1115 Jo Cullen 4.44 1 1122 Mick Dando 4.37 8 1606 Marg McSpadden 6.31 4 1110 Hugh Crawley 4.34 5 2043 Lynn Williams 5.33 2 2449 Dave Mackenzie 5.03 9 1090 Cilla Chapman 6.37 5 1573 Will Foster 4.48 6 2037 Beryl Lowry 6.12 3 1682 Jack Thackray 5.56 10 2704 Raine Thompson 6.45 M60 7 2702 Maureen Marshall 6.16 4 1367 Jack Perry 6.17 11 1104 Trish Thomas 8.01 1 1242 Peter Kallio 4.03 8 2467 Gabrielle Wright 6.34 5 1351 Jim O'Donnell 7.37 12 2311 Diann Bramwell 9.02 2 1250 Ian Kenny 4.26 W55 6 1293 Al Mallory 7.54 W55 3 1001 Roger Abbott 4.31 1 1109 Sue Counsel 5.04 M70 1 2401 Jillian Clark 5.25 4 1019 Brian Austin 4.37 2 4051 Caroline Campbell 5.16 1 1366 Keith Perroux 5.03 2 1513 Lesley Hamilton 5.56 5 2117 Marco Falzarano 4.37 3 2460 Val Chesterton 6.18 2 2158 John Burns 6.45 W60 M65 W60 M80 1 2728 Jenny Galvin 5.40 1 1386 Stuart J Reid 4.43 1 1520 Anne Young 4.59 1 2834 Allan Sherriff 6.34 2 1290 Chris Mahe 6.13 2 1444 John Suiter 5.17 2 2386 Pamela Weiss 5.25 3 2466 Nola De Chazal 7.09 3 1352 Greg O'Neill 6.31 W65 W70 M70 1 1294 Joan Mallory 6.42 1 2471 Gwen Gleeson 6.55 1 1167 Michael Freer 4.56 W70 2 1488 Lucille Warth 8.32 1 1887 Juani M O'Reilly 6.23

Event Tally - Leaders Event Tally – Close to 150 Event Tally – Close to 100 Event Tally – Close to 50 1 1195 George Hanzar 175 9 1023 John Bakker 148 54 1129 Peter L Davies 99 164 1480 Peter Waddell 49 2 1458 Bryan Thomas 170 10 1496 Alan Williams 146 55 1444 John Suiter 99 165 1394 Carol Robinson 48 3 1280 Duane Lowry 167 11 1165 Peter Freeman 144 56 1476 Gwen Vines 98 166 2704 Raine Thompson 48 4 1352 Greg O'Neill 161 12 1384 Dan Reddy 143 57 1115 Jo Cullen 96 167 2191 Ray Bramwell 47 5 1355 Bob Parker 161 13 1272 Bill Leyden 141 58 1075 Keith Butler 95 168 2522 Adrian Plunkett 47 6 1386 Stuart J Reid 159 14 1351 Jim O'Donnell 140 59 1335 Richard Morcom 94 169 1186 David Hall 46 7 1289 John Macleod 154 15 1123 Ken Daniels 139 60 1301 Joe Mayer 93 170 1882 Brenda Day 46 8 1338 Bronwyn Gardner 154 16 1073 John Busteed 138 61 1197 Bob Harlow 92 171 2426 S Greathead 46 17 1057 Colin Bridge 135 62 1339 Pat Mullins 92 172 1159 Ron Ford 45 18 1488 Lucille Warth 135 63 1513 Lesley Hamilton 92 173 1207 Chris Higgins 45 19 1385 Thelma Reddy 133 64 1716 Alan Anderson 92 174 1750 Marlene Reid 45 20 1109 Sue Counsel 131 65 1332 Geoff Moore 90 175 2472 Dorothy Seedsman 45 21 1356 Rosemary Parker 130 66 1019 Brian Austin 89 176 2536 Michael Clancy 45 22 1329 Charlie Modrak 127 67 2086 Jim White 89 177 2538 George Kubitzky 45 23 1270 Terry Levings 125 68 1422 Peter Skinner 88 178 2540 Tanya Colyer 45 24 1520 Anne Young 124 69 1282 Russell Lutton 87 179 2658 Adrian Krauss 45 25 1001 Roger Abbott 123 70 1238 Margaret Johnson 85 180 2212 Ewen Thompson 44 26 1074 Mary Ann Busteed 123 71 1323 Mirek Milewski 85 181 1337 Gary Moss 43 27 1169 Doug Fry 123 72 1326 Bernie Millett 85 182 1046 Jenny Bourke 42 28 1244 John Kemp 122 73 1122 Mick Dando 84 183 1110 Hugh Crawley 42 29 1293 Al Mallory 121 74 1997 Rob Thorpe 84 184 1296 Stuart Manley 42 30 1294 Joan Mallory 121 75 1145 Judi Edwards 82 185 1367 Jack Perry 42 31 1346 Alan Norden 121 76 1229 Linda Jamieson 82 186 1463 Jack Tonkin 42 32 1066 Alan Burdon 120 77 1423 Graeme Small 82 187 2077 Eliz Thompson 42 33 1135 Otmar Dorfer 119 78 1274 John Lightfoot 80 188 2303 Phil Toomey 42 34 1104 Trish Thomas 118 79 1773 John Littler 80 189 2474 Francis Harris 42 35 1354 Maureen O'Shea 118 80 2106 Maria White 80 190 2484 Carolyn Behm 42 36 1044 Tony Booth 117 81 1133 John Dimitriou 79 191 2586 Anna Farnham 42 37 1089 Bob Chapman 117 82 1984 Peter Clarke 79 192 2728 Jenny Galvin 42 38 1103 Merv Collins 115 83 1744 Richard Scutter 77 193 1275 Eric Lindemann 41 39 1142 Mike Dwyer 115 84 2135 Kevin O'Keeffe 77 194 1377 Derek Quinto 41 40 1172 Michael Gardner 114 85 1002 John Alcock 76 195 1895 John Henderson 41 41 1398 Bernie Rogers 113 86 1083 Max Carter 76 196 2701 Val Bland 41 42 1167 Michael Freer 112 87 1389 John Richardson 76 197 1138 Ian Dundas 40 Vetrunner Page 29

Thomas Series - Pointscore Frylink Series - Pointscore No. ID Name Events Gross Net Low No. ID Name Events Gross Net Low 1 2560 Steve Appleby 11 1323 1056 116 1 2647 Cathy Montalto 10 624 509 59 2 3478 Ruth Baussmann 10 1198 1032 106 2 1849 Graham Delaney 10 548 506 51 3 1326 Bernie Millett 11 1211 1018 83 3 1367 Jack Perry 11 592 497 43 4 2478 Craig Wisdom 9 1073 1000 88 4 2471 Gwen Gleeson 9 529 492 50 5 2043 Lynn Williams 10 1172 998 106 5 2691 Bev Breen 10 577 486 51 6 2149 Robert Ey 8 989 989 106 6 1122 Mick Dando 9 526 485 45 7 1773 John Littler 10 1063 979 100 7 2067 Jim Tucker 9 522 483 41 8 1984 Peter Clarke 9 1050 979 83 8 2449 Dave Mackenzie 9 523 483 47 9 2086 Jim White 10 1155 975 110 9 2728 Jenny Galvin 9 539 483 57 10 1329 Charlie Modrak 9 1008 966 104 10 2224 Neil Boden 10 503 465 39 11 2759 Mick Corlis 11 1091 958 73 11 1453 Margaret Taylor 9 494 461 41 12 1486 Peter Ward 10 1062 952 87 12 2677 Ros Bauer 9 492 456 43 13 2293 Ken White 9 981 937 71 13 1290 Chris Mahe 8 455 455 45 14 2762 Nick Blackaby 9 983 928 61 14 2658 Adrian Krauss 9 488 455 38 15 1145 Judi Edwards 10 1084 925 90 15 2029 David Holmes 10 534 454 42 16 1172 Michael Gardner 9 965 918 84 16 1513 Lesley Hamilton 8 443 443 32 17 2023 Kent Williams 10 1091 917 89 17 2720 Karen Daniels 8 441 441 30 18 1335 Richard Morcom 9 988 911 80 18 1924 Wendy Cook 9 440 440 44 19 1019 Brian Austin 8 910 910 59 19 1142 Mike Dwyer 9 439 439 35 20 3657 Maria O'Reilly 10 1053 910 96 20 2401 Jillian Clark 8 439 439 34 21 1250 Ian Kenny 8 903 903 78 21 2466 Nola De Chazal 8 429 429 42 22 1338 Bronwyn Gardner 9 895 895 76 22 1123 Ken Daniels 9 428 428 36 23 1057 Colin Bridge 11 940 893 79 23 2303 Phil Toomey 9 437 409 33 24 1169 Doug Fry 10 1042 887 91 24 3599 Maureen Rossiter 7 409 409 43 25 1074 Mary Ann Busteed 8 885 885 38 25 1438 Roger Stewart 8 406 406 32 26 1842 Michael Mills 7 872 872 88 26 2150 Alice Scott 7 403 403 47 27 3417 Ken Gowans 9 872 872 73 27 1735 Grahame Taylor 7 391 391 43 28 1332 Geoff Moore 7 871 871 64 28 1961 Anitra Kenny 8 390 390 34 29 2609 Ian Bowden 9 948 870 86 29 1356 Rosemary Parker 9 380 380 30 30 2697 Annie Van Herck 9 926 865 67 30 2646 Anna Sutherland 10 400 370 34 31 1997 Rob Thorpe 8 862 862 67 31 2874 Gai Webster 7 364 364 28 32 1197 Bob Harlow 9 890 861 57 32 3667 Robyne Kellett 6 355 355 49 33 1389 John Richardson 11 1081 861 89 33 2484 Carolyn Behm 7 349 349 0 34 1458 Bryan Thomas 11 976 855 69 34 1090 Cilla Chapman 7 343 343 32 35 1064 Ewan Brown 9 922 853 69 35 1089 Bob Chapman 6 342 342 44 36 2517 Alan Duus 9 928 853 82 36 2489 Bob Banens 7 331 331 0 37 2117 Marco Falzarano 8 851 851 47 37 2359 Carmen Carlon 9 330 330 0 38 2077 Elizabeth Thompson 9 908 841 74 38 2042 Kaye Thorpe 6 328 328 0 39 2032 Kevin Chapman 9 835 835 82 39 3441 Terri Henderson 10 372 320 28 40 2503 Rod Gilchrist 10 954 827 79 40 2725 Jim Mclean 6 304 304 40 41 1109 Sue Counsel 9 899 822 88 41 1236 Keith Johnson 9 301 301 0 42 2106 Maria White 11 1022 822 84 42 1366 Keith Perroux 6 295 295 0 43 2196 Nigel Coldrick 9 879 820 61 43 2864 Faye Greene 7 285 285 29 44 2318 Bill Rendall 10 928 807 68 44 1682 Jack Thackray 7 279 279 29 45 3651 Kerry O'Neill 8 805 805 43 45 1066 Alan Burdon 7 276 276 0 46 1520 Anne Young 9 875 802 74 46 1322 David Meyers 6 276 276 0 47 1386 Stuart J Reid 10 872 800 50 47 2825 Cindy Stewart 6 276 276 39 48 1270 Terry Levings 9 833 794 43 48 1104 Trish Thomas 10 300 275 26 49 2483 Steve Crane 8 793 793 30 49 2088 Greg Lewis 7 275 275 0 50 2538 George Kubitzky 8 784 784 54 50 2582 Frank Nugent 7 273 273 0 51 3622 Peter Cullen 7 784 784 79 51 1606 Margaret McSpadden 6 238 238 0 52 1272 Bill Leyden 10 887 783 57 52 2250 David Holland 7 233 233 0 53 1744 Richard Scutter 8 779 779 38 53 3704 Carol Baird 6 229 229 0 54 3454 Cathy Newman 9 778 778 0 54 2170 Brian Mclachlan 6 223 223 0 55 2006 John Carmody 10 889 769 66 55 4050 Barbara Tucker 6 216 216 0 56 4059 Mick Saunders 9 768 768 0 56 2158 John Burns 6 215 215 0 57 2135 Kevin O'Keeffe 8 763 763 63 57 1750 Marlene Reid 5 203 203 0 58 2586 Anna Farnham 7 761 761 0 58 2704 Raine Thompson 6 199 199 0 59 4065 Bruce Wight 9 759 759 0 59 4072 Claire Perry 9 197 197 0 60 2163 Alan Mallory 10 883 758 76 60 2563 Phillipa Rowland 6 192 192 0 61 1398 Bernie Rogers 9 805 756 53 61 1138 Ian Dundas 4 187 187 0 62 1927 Chris Lang 9 788 752 43 62 1192 Helen Daly 4 181 181 0 63 1444 John Suiter 8 747 747 69 63 4022 Ian Daley 5 180 180 0 64 1926 David Cook 8 747 747 0 64 1280 Duane Lowry 5 179 179 0 65 2631 Clive Glover 7 735 735 89 65 1293 Al Mallory 6 176 176 0 66 2648 Mike Breen 8 735 735 52 66 2219 Kevin Matthews 5 167 167 0 67 1395 Laurie Robinson 7 730 730 74 67 1026 Robert Barbaro 4 158 158 0 68 2522 Adrian Plunkett 9 783 724 68 68 2834 Allan Sherriff 6 156 156 0 69 2052 Bernie Hackett 10 832 719 63 69 3578 Shelley Bissett 5 153 153 0 70 3596 Michael Daly 8 712 712 0 70 3589 Adam Bartlett 4 143 143 0 71 1887 Juani M O'Reilly 9 753 708 60 71 3432 Dianne Lane 4 136 136 0 72 2641 Joanne Hastings 8 693 693 0 72 2474 Francis Harris 2 126 126 60 73 2469 Tim Wright 7 686 686 46 73 2258 John Parker 3 121 121 0 74 1201 John Hart 9 719 684 60 74 2191 Ray Bramwell 6 120 120 0 75 1242 Peter Kallio 8 683 683 0 75 1103 Merv Collins 4 107 107 0 76 2386 Pamela Weiss 11 865 683 63 76 1355 Bob Parker 4 99 99 0 77 1825 Carol Stevenson 11 730 675 62 77 3584 Jenny Bramley 4 98 98 0 78 2651 Fay Stenhouse 8 674 674 0 78 1238 Margaret Johnson 4 90 90 0 79 3577 Stephen Kellett 7 665 665 59 79 4702 Peter Hann 4 71 71 0 80 2480 Gillian Lee 6 661 661 0 80 2400 Barry Seedsman 3 70 70 0 Page 30 Vetrunner

Thomas Series – Age Ranking Frylink Series – Age Ranking Lake Ginninderra 7.6k Lake Ginninderra 3.3k No. ID Name Time Date No. ID Name Time Date

M30 M30 1 2149 Robert Ey 0:27:04 28/11/1993 1 2392 Richard Parsons 0:12:21 26/11/1995 2 2478 Craig Wisdom 0:28:21 27/11/1994 2 2345 Brian Mcglynn 0:12:47 27/11/1994 3 2296 Peter Roberts 0:29:00 29/11/1992 3 2070 Vic Hessell 0:13:06 29/11/1992 M35 M35 1 2072 Peter Bourgaize 0:25:05 25/11/1990 1 2029 David Holmes 0:11:54 29/11/1998 2 1225 Trevor Jacobs 0:25:34 24/11/1991 2 2212 Ewen Thompson 0:11:56 28/11/1993 3 1720 Jeff O'Brien 0:25:36 25/11/1990 3 2170 Brian Mclachlan 0:12:39 28/11/1999 M40 M40 1 1342 Tony Murray 0:23:39 25/11/1990 1 1332 Geoff Moore 0:10:30 24/11/1991 2 2072 Peter Bourgaize 0:25:08 29/11/1992 2 1072 Ross Burns 0:12:13 24/11/1996 3 2412 Kerry Alchin 0:25:36 28/11/1993 3 1026 Robert Barbaro 0:12:23 24/11/1996 M45 M45 1 2229 Terry Scott 0:26:10 29/11/1992 1 2089 Chris Vincent 0:13:03 24/11/1996 2 2477 John Franze 0:26:19 26/11/1995 2 3481 Warren Davey 0:13:54 29/11/1998 3 2023 Kent Williams 0:26:28 29/11/1992 3 2067 Jim Tucker 0:14:16 29/11/1998 M50 M50 1 1326 Bernie Millett 0:26:22 24/11/1991 1 1409 Jim Sawkins 0:11:45 24/11/1991 2 2023 Kent Williams 0:27:12 24/11/1996 2 1501 Alan Wilson 0:13:32 24/11/1996 3 1057 Colin Bridge 0:27:16 26/11/1995 3 1123 Ken Daniels 0:13:39 24/11/1991 M55 M55 1 1242 Peter Kallio 0:26:53 26/11/1995 1 1089 Bob Chapman 0:12:17 28/11/1993 2 2023 Kent Williams 0:27:51 28/11/1999 2 1122 Mick Dando 0:12:32 28/11/1993 3 1326 Bernie Millett 0:28:14 28/11/1999 3 1465 Peter Trotter 0:13:04 28/11/1993 M60 M60 1 1242 Peter Kallio 0:27:31 24/11/1996 1 1280 Duane Lowry 0:13:13 28/11/1993 2 1045 Jim Bosworth 0:28:41 26/11/1995 2 1122 Mick Dando 0:13:20 24/11/1996 3 1089 Bob Chapman 0:30:21 27/11/1994 3 1089 Bob Chapman 0:13:27 30/11/1997 M65 M65 1 1089 Bob Chapman 0:32:21 28/11/1999 1 1366 Keith Perroux 0:13:17 24/11/1991 2 1366 Keith Perroux 0:33:58 28/11/1993 2 1280 Duane Lowry 0:14:24 30/11/1997 3 1386 Stuart J Reid 0:34:04 28/11/1999 3 1103 Merv Collins 0:14:48 29/11/1992 M70 M70 1 1167 Michael Freer 0:40:01 28/11/1999 1 1366 Keith Perroux 0:14:48 24/11/1996 2 1444 John Suiter 0:40:23 28/11/1999 2 1103 Merv Collins 0:15:42 24/11/1996 3 3700 Rad Leovic 0:40:57 28/11/1999 3 1168 Audun Fristad 0:22:57 28/11/1993 M75 M75 1 1011 Hal Dalheim 0:40:41 28/11/1993 1 1011 Hal Dalheim 0:19:27 24/11/1996 2 1301 Joe Mayer 0:49:13 25/11/1990 M80 3 2157 Walter Stibbs 1:00:47 27/11/1994 1 2834 Allan Sherriff 0:18:48 24/11/1996 W30 W30 1 2083 Carol Ey 0:28:18 24/11/1991 1 2078 Sandra Lawrence 0:15:25 29/11/1992 2 2214 Theresa Macgregor 0:31:51 24/11/1991 2 2435 Maree Coldrick 0:17:11 28/11/1993 3 2399 Annette Sugden 0:32:33 24/11/1996 3 3578 Shelley Bissett 0:17:25 29/11/1998 W35 4 3584 Jenny Bramley 0:18:32 29/11/1998 1 2083 Carol Ey 0:30:08 30/11/1997 W35 2 2713 Debbie Cowell 0:30:54 24/11/1996 1 1974 Elaine Cooper 0:11:43 26/11/1995 3 2399 Annette Sugden 0:32:52 30/11/1997 2 1750 Marlene Reid 0:13:47 27/11/1994 W40 3 1714 Louise Vizard 0:14:18 28/11/1993 1 1074 Mary Ann Busteed 0:29:56 24/11/1991 W40 2 1269 Linda Lenton 0:30:31 25/11/1990 1 1750 Marlene Reid 0:13:40 24/11/1996 3 2069 Glenda Moss 0:32:27 24/11/1991 2 2110 Beverley Forbes 0:14:11 24/11/1991 W45 3 2677 Ros Bauer 0:14:21 30/11/1997 1 1074 Mary Ann Busteed 0:30:32 26/11/1995 W45 2 1626 Rosemary Longstaff0:32:27 30/11/1997 1 2647 Cathy Montalto 0:13:52 28/11/1999 3 2697 Annie Van Herck 0:32:31 30/11/1997 2 1453 Margaret Taylor 0:14:29 24/11/1996 W50 3 2646 Anna Sutherland 0:14:37 24/11/1996 1 1145 Judi Edwards 0:33:41 28/11/1999 W50 2 1109 Sue Counsel 0:33:50 25/11/1990 1 2474 Francis Harris 0:14:34 27/11/1994 3 2150 Alice Scott 0:37:03 26/11/1995 2 3704 Carol Baird 0:14:44 28/11/1999 W55 3 4050 Barbara Tucker 0:15:15 28/11/1999 1 1520 Anne Young 0:33:59 28/11/1993 W55 2 1109 Sue Counsel 0:35:11 26/11/1995 1 2474 Francis Harris 0:15:19 24/11/1996 3 2386 Pamela Weiss 0:36:51 24/11/1996 2 1354 Maureen O'Shea 0:16:41 24/11/1991 W60 3 2401 Jillian Clark 0:16:45 29/11/1998 1 1520 Anne Young 0:35:22 26/11/1995 W60 2 2386 Pamela Weiss 0:39:10 29/11/1998 1 2728 Jenny Galvin 0:18:38 28/11/1999 3 2472 Dorothy Seedsman 0:41:39 24/11/1996 2 1290 Chris Mahe 0:20:39 28/11/1999 W65 3 2466 Nola De Chazal 0:21:14 28/11/1999 1 1887 Juani M O'Reilly 0:43:06 27/11/1994 W65 2 1294 Joan Mallory 0:46:35 29/11/1998 1 2471 Gwen Gleeson 0:19:54 26/11/1995 3 1339 Pat Mullins 0:46:38 25/11/1990 2 1012 Margaret Dalheim 0:21:52 28/11/1993 W70 3 1488 Lucille Warth 0:21:53 24/11/1991 1 1887 Juani M O'Reilly 0:46:33 29/11/1998 W70 2 1339 Pat Mullins 1:00:29 30/11/1997 1 2471 Gwen Gleeson 0:23:31 28/11/1999 2 1012 Margaret Dalheim 0:23:45 29/11/1998 3 1488 Lucille Warth 0:24:14 26/11/1995 Vetrunner Page 31

OBITUARY athletes at the Masson Street Reserve in Turner. FOUNDING FATHER His Sunday morning Throwing Club Lovers of athletics in the ACT were saddened expanded to include Tuesday and Thursday to hear of the death of Dr Eugene Magassy on OF ACT ATHLETICS afternoon coaching sessions. Dr Magassy and Sunday, December 12. He was 89. Anton Tesija (now retired and living in Croatia) Dr Magassy was President of ACT Athletics coached many outstanding athletes, many of for some years and coached hundreds of young Commonwealth Public Service, first as a whom are still competing at veteran athlete level. and not- so young throwers in a long career statistician and later as a supervisor in the Albert Magassy became Australian Junior devoted to the sport he loved. Department of Housing. Hammer Throw Champion and Record Holder He was born in 1910 in Maros-Vasarhely in Dr Magassy was a great Hungarian patriot and Warwick Selvey, Atilla Spaits and Charlie Transylvania, then part of Hungary but now in and for many years was President of the Rann were Australian Champions at Open and Rumania. In 1920 his family moved to Budapest, Hungarian Council of the A.C.T. Veteran level. where he completed his education with a PhD in Back in Hungary he had been a member of In the mid 1980s, Eugene stepped back from political science in 1936. He worked in a bank for the national water polo team and was a leading active involvement in athletics but kept a keen some years, but the clouds of war saw him shot putter. In the fifties he began coaching his interest in the sport, including the 1997 conscripted into the Hungarian Army. He married son Albert and other throwers at Anzac Park and development by ACTEW and the ACT Veterans Cornelia in 1942 and they left Hungary for Ainslie Oval, where inter-club athletics was held of an upgraded Masson Street throwing facility. Germany in 1944, where they stayed for five years for several years before the construction of the A Requiem Mass for Dr Magassy was held at until migrating to Australia in 1949. facilities at the A.I.S. in Bruce. In 1962 he and St Christopher’s Cathedral on Friday, December After a short stay in Adelaide they moved to Albert led a team of volunteers in constructing 17. Canberra, where Eugene obtained work in the throwing circles and a long jump pit for ACT He will be sadly missed. JOHN HUNT RESULTS FROM OTHER EVENTS HELD IN THE DISTRICT 1. Paul Crake 23 0:17:35, 2. David Kilham 25 0:18:52, Hogg 56 0:28:30 M55, 90. Vone Phimphrachanh 47 Goulburn Rocky Hill Fun 3. Adrian Sheppard 29 0:19:06, 4. Vince Craig 32 0:28:48 M45, 91. Tim Wright 48 0:28:49 M45, 92. Tom The results of the Goulburn Fun Run 0:19:17, 5. Anthony Scott 36 0:19:42, 6. Stuart Doyle van Gerwen 64 0:28:50 M60, 93. Barbara Tucker F 50 33 0:19:52, 7. Bruce Graham 37 0:20:04, 8. Peter 0:29:02 W50, 94. Phillip Price 46 0:29:11 M45, 95. run over 9km: Brown 38 0:20:13, 9. Geoff Monro 34 0:20:27, 10. Maree Coldrick F 40 0:29:15 W40, 96. Philip Brown 30 1 Craig Core 30.52, 2 David Kilhan 32.01, 3 Paul Wayne Corlis 18 0:20:42, 11. Fiona Jorgensen F 41 0:29:21, 97. Sue Counsel F 59 0:29:27 W55, 98.Emily Considine 32.42, 4 Joy Terry 33.35, 5 Tim Dobbin 33.58, 0:21:17 W40, 12. John Woodall 42 0:21:20 M40, 13. Rhodes F 31 0:29:47, 99. Gwilym Beech 32 0:30:09, 6 Andrew Oberg 34.01, 7 Peter Oberg 34.11, 8 Kerry Justin O'Dea 40 0:21:44 M40, 14. Jane Zeller F 31 100. Ian Brooks 28 0:30:12, 101. John Tait 51 0:30:15 Baxter 34.57, 9 Con Toparis 35.17, 10 Robert Lennon 0:21:48, 15. Bob Harlow 52 0:21:52 M50, 16. Tim M50, 102. Carolyne Kramer F 35 0:30:19 W35, 103. Ben 35.23, 11 Peter Kallio 35.56, 12 R Costmeyer 36.17, 13 Sawkins 35 0:21:53, 17. Nicki Taws F 34 0:21:56, 18. Davis 15 0:30:42, 104. Caroline Campbell F 57 0:30:57 Bob Lowry 36.53, 14 Erin Lennon 37.14, 15 John Casey Rod Lynch 40 0:21:58 M40, 19. Pete Bartholomew 34 W55, 105. Scott Hartley 27 0:30:58, 106. Catherine 37.31, 16 Tim Heffernan 37.47, 17 Jim White 38.05, 18 0:22:00, 20. Darien Williams 15 0:22:03, 21. Bill Begg Molan F 46 0:31:21 W45, 107. Ray Bramwell 64 0:31:28 David Whyte 38.59, 19 Alan Gowen 39.39, 20 Phil Ennis 44 0:22:04 M40, 22. Geoff Hawke 41 0:22:06 M40, 23. M60, 108. Doug Fry 60 0:31:30 M60, 109. Kevin 39.57, 21 J Richardson 40.07, 22 Tony Sansom 40.09, Scott Imhoff 21 0:22:10, 24. Mick Konemann 34 Roudebush 31 0:31:31, 110. Chris Price F 42 0:31:32 23 Judy Edwards 40.16, 24 A Heffernan 40.37, 25 Brody 0:22:10, 25. Kent Williams 55 0:22:12 M55, 26. Julia W40, 111. John Miller 54 0:31:42 M50, 112. Katira Davis Willis 41.21, 26 Emily McCullen 41.28, 27 Heidi Parker Dobson F 26 0:22:18, 27. Rohan Coleman 17 0:22:23, F 13 0:31:51, 113. Hillory Davis F 11 0:31:51, 114. Bill 42.57, 28 Chris Bugden 43.06, 29 Chris Jones 43.31, 30 28. Roger Palazzo 41 0:22:35 M40, 29. Geoff Cox 40 Jones 49 0:32:07 M45, 115. Cathy Hogg F 23 0:32:14, Jo Cullen 43.36, 31 Andrew Dawes 43.51, 32 Frank 0:22:39 M40, 30. Hugh Moore 51 0:22:51 M50, 31. 116. Pamela Weiss F 61 0:32:15 W60, 117. Bianca O'Brien 44.04, 33 Elaine Pugh 44.49, 34 John Swift Anthony Cox 40 0:23:18 M40, 32. Phillip Corlis 16 Mauch F 21 0:32:20, 118. Peter Sydney 53 0:32:30, M50 44.49, 35 Kevin Chapman 44.55, 36 Michael James 0:23:27, 33. Andrew Gardner 35 0:23:31, 34. David 119. Lynn Williams F 53 0:32:33 W50, 120. John 45.49, 37 D Hearnshaw 46.03, 38 Jack Miller 46.05, 39 McClelland41 0:23:43 M40, 35. Simon Amalos 28 Bienkiewicz 19 0:33:15, 121. Ian Warden 54 0:33:25 Ray Boswell 46.13, 40 Barbara Beard 46.25, 41 Mi 0:23:49, 36. Paul Green 31 0:23:49, 37. Richard White M50, 122. Maria White F 47 0:33:28 W45, 123. Heather Hazelgrove 46.55, 42 Nick Blackaby 46.58, 43 Doug Fry 15 0:23:53, 38. Reinhard Mauch 45 0:23:55 M45, 39. Harding F 11 0:33:31, 124. Kamal Sharma 27 0:33:48, 47.18, 44 Paul Maggs 47.40, 45 Cath Molan 48.08, 46 R Charlie Modrak 50 0:23:58 M50, 40. Paul Plunkett 45 125. Graeme Skelton 47 0:34:03 M45, 126. John Hearnshaw 48.26, 47 Tim right 49.34, 48 Graham Dunn 0:24:07 M45, 41. Tracy Harwood F 32 0:24:10, 42. Revesz 0:34:15, 127. Emmakate McGuirk F 28 0:34:16, 50.55, 49 Alice Scott 50.57, 50 Jan Aitchison 51.02, 51 Peter Jensen 35 0:24:18, 43. Carol Harding F 39 128. Aggie Tyson F 36 0:34:23 W35, 19. Lyn Gamble F Steven Hall 51.44, 52 Beryl Lowry 52.41, 53 Wl 0:24:22 W35, 44. Mark Moerman 41 0:24:33 M40, 45. 46 0:34:57 W45, 130. Heyden Sanders 0:36:24, 131. Rosewarne 53.03, 54 N Moroney 53.13, 55 Sandra Colin Bridge 54 0:24:40 M50, 46. Tracey van Hoorn F Gabrielle Wright F 52 0:36:32 W50, 132. Roman Young 54.04, 56 Penny Dawson 54.28, 57 Colin George 34 0:24:48, 47. Tom Winder 22 0:24:51, 48. Tue Vu 23 Szeremeta 54 0:36:49 M50, 133. Val Chesterton F 59 55.38, 58 Val Chesterton 56.36, 59 Gabrielle Wright 0:24:52 49. Tim Sanders 0:24:53 50. Chris Gamble 48 0:37:44 W55, 134. Juani O'Reilly F 71 0:38:06 W70, 56.49, 60 Kate Winkler 59.32, 61 Andrew George 59.38, 0:24:54 M45 51. Ernst Kemmerer 35 0:24:56, 52. 135. Angelika Mauch F 45 0:38:27 W45, 136. Janine 62 Tim Allen 59.39, 63 Deborah Hayton 62.18, 64 N Michael Derlacki 26 0:24:58, 53. Brian Wenn 50 Noack F 37 0:38:54 W35, 137. Dave Sinclair 31 0:38:54, Boswell 62.18, 65 P Montaigne 66.11, 66 John Paul 0:25:00 M50, 54. Nigel Coldrick 41 0:25:08 M40, 55. 138. Paulette Montaigne F 39 0:39:19 W35, 139. John 68.42, 67 James Huggett 68.43, 68 Artie Swift 68.51, 69 Steve Baker 31 0:25:12, 56. Michele Davis F 43 Dimitriou 55 0:39:37 M55, 140. Karen Daly F 29 0:39:40, Terry Huggett 73.08, 70 Tina Judd 73.09, 71 Haley 0:25:19 W40, 57. Geoff Leeper 41 0:25:23 M40, 58. 141. Cameron Sanders 0:40:07, 142. Nola de Chazal F Cosgrove 73.27, 72 Lavinia Huggett 73.27, 73 L Shane Bellchambers 33 0:25:37, 59. Mark 60 0:43:11 W60, 143. Val Bland F 51 0:44:31 W50, 144. Sweeney 74.02, 74 Dan Kennedy 74.09, 75 Ralph Bellchambers 31 0:25:41, 60. Rob Martyn 46 0:25:45 Diane Sanders F 0:44:46, 145. Diann Bramwell F 53 Bonner 74.24, 76 Betty Smith 76.54, 77 Marion Paul M45, 61. Clive Catton 49 0:25:49 M45, 62. Carinna 0:52:00 W50. IAN BOYD 76.54, 78 Jeanie Bonner 79.26, 79 L McIntyre 79.27, 80 Tong F 30 0:25:58, 63. Geoff Herring 47 0:26:03 M45, R Sweeney 79.28, Karen Brown N/T. 64. Peter Davis 44 0:26:11 M40, 65. Ben Andrews 32 Parliament House Relays Category winners:- 0:26:12, 66. Rick Hatcher 51 0:26:16 M0, 67. Jim Male 16-18: Craig Core, 13-15; Tim Heffernan, 60+: White 50 0:26:19 M50, 68. Ian Kennedy 32 0:26:25, 69. Tuesday, December 7. Peter Kallio(11th outright). Rod Gilchrist 54 0:26:28 M50, 70. Adelaide Brown F 15 Vets Plodders: Female 16-18: Natasha Boswell, 40-49: Elaine Pugh, 0:26:38, 71. Wayne Taylor 40 0:26:40 M40, 72. David Carol Baird 7.16 Carmen Carlon 11.28 50-59: JoCullen Perceval 26 0:26:48, 73. John Richardson 54 0:26:54 Ann Staunton 7.35 Bob Banens 7.53 Note that because a competitor could only receive one M50, 74. Theresa Macgregor F 38 0:26:57 W35, 75. Steve Bradford 5.54 Rad Leovic 8.46 award, the 50-59 female award went to Jo Cullen. Don Cumming 51 0:27:03 M50, 76. Paris Pangalos 45 Jo Cullen 7.55 Cathy Montalto 7.22 RUTH HEARNSHAW 0:27:08 M45, 77. Thomas White 15 0:27:09, 78. Total 64.19 Graham Page 36 0:27:13, 79. Luke Davis 9 0:27:14, Vets Tucker Wood 80. Michael Burt 41 0:27:22 M40, 81. Greg Clarke 36 Jim White 6.41 Bron Gardner 8.59 Black Mountain Challenge 0:27:35, 82. Markos Pangalos 40 0:27:51 M40, 83. Barbara Tucker 8.03 Lynn Williams 9.22 Barbara Hodge F 41 0:28:08 W40, 84. Alan McLucas John Woodall 5.46 Nick Blackaby 7.37 The Black Mountian Challenge held on 48 0:28:08 M45, 85. Kerri Louttit F 29 0:28:12, 86. Ray Bramwell 8.10 Doug Fry 8.25 Sunday, December 12. Richard Krye 30 0:28:16, 87. Nick Blackaby 45 0:28:21 Total 63.03 M45, 88. Lauren Williams F 21 0:28:26, 89. David DOUG FRY Page 32 Vetrunner HEALTH FEATURE: ‘DIABETES . . .REDUCE YOUR RISK’ Diabetes Australia in the ACT together with Healthpac and ACTVAC promotes a Eat less fat and be healthy lifestyle enabling all athletes and their families to facilitate the prevention active of type 2 diabetes. developing diabetes. Greetings all, Who are we? Diabetes Australia-ACT Did you know that diabetes has been offer a range of services, produce a local declared the fifth National Health Priority magazine called ‘Sweet Talk’, offer area in Australia? discount prices on medical supplies, blood There are currently 800,000 people in Type 2 diabetes is the more common glucose meters, books, food items and Australia living with diabetes! 430,000 type of diabetes. The good news is that other products, we have a reference library Australians have been diagnosed with this form of diabetes can be prevented by containing books and videos for hire, diabetes and it is estimated that there are healthy lifestyle and diet. Being conduct support groups and camps, and another 370,000 people with diabetes, who overweight and inactive contributes more. are unaware that they have the disease! toward your risk of developing diabetes. 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We aim to encourage take regular exercise (congratulations - people at high risk, of developing type 2 Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy you are all good exercisers) diabetes, to modify their lifestyle to avoid New Year Further inquiries on diabetes to Amanda BRYAN THOMAS continues his series on what on 62889830 (w) or E-mail: we really did 20 and 10 years ago. THE WAY WE [email protected] “The older I get the faster I used to be, the WERE . . . higher I could jump, the further I could throw and leap”. ANOTHER LETTER TO Telford were national running coaches. Hans Kettniss (M40) who had been our 20 YEARS AGO (January 1980). THE EDITOR popular caterer, committee member and We had 40 members. Dear fellow vets, winner of the 1988 Johnson Trophy moved to Although the ACT Branch of NSWAAA Sydney. Alan and Andrina Norden took over I would like to make a special thanks rejected our application for membership in as caterers while Duane Lowry came onto to members of the ACT Veterans Athletics December 1979 President Peter Frylink still committee. for the fellowship and support you have held out hope. “I am a firm believer and optimist to know that common sense will Many of our members attended the tenth provided me during my year (1999) in prevail; for the Amateur body will realise Annual Thredbo Running Week. Canberra. I have enjoyed immensely my what a wealth of experience and good will the Twenty-five vets turned up for the first time as a member of the ACT Veterans Veterans can offer.” “official” Cotter run of the season and thirty- Athletic Club and will always treasure the Mike Adler created a list of the best four the following Saturday morning. Reg Mullins 66 and Joan Mallory 58 were the friendships I have made amongst both the performances of runners over 40 for all the walkers and runners. ACTCCC courses and local fun runs. He oldest runners then known to have run over gleaned the information from “Canberra the infamous Cotter hills. It has been a pleasure to be part of a Runner” (CCC magazine) and came up with The first running handicap of the year very friendly and highly organised club. I 49 “records”. Peter Kallio was mentioned 15 attracted 123 runners for the 7.8km course will be taking back to NZ with me many times, Arthur Brown 13 and Terry Munro 9. from East Basin. Alan Norden was first from fond memories of the places I have visited In the 13km Kosciuzsko Classic Fun Run Peter Davies and Trevor Vogler. Trevor Jacobs and Susan Counsel were the fastest. and the events I have participated in. I will Arthur was eighth and first M40, Terry be looking forward to meeting up with Munro tenth and second M40 while Keith Alan Burdon, an "Original", earned his 50th Perroux was third over 50 years. run T shirt. some of you again at Norfolk Island in Meanwhile up at the track (AIS); January. 10 YEARS AGO (January 1990). newcomers Jan Erickson (W30) and Nick My best wishes to my fellow walkers Two W30 members, Susan Hobson Kennedy (M35) were doing very well in a and runners, and hopefully our paths will (10,000m) and Lorraine Jachno (walks) variety of events (Nick did a 1.80m HJ) while cross again at some time in the not too Elaine Cooper was running superb times in competed in the Commonwealth Games. Two distant future. other members Pat Clohessy and Dick all middle distance races. Barbara Tucker. Vetrunner Page 33 ANNIVERSARY DINNER - THE BIG SUCCESS OF 1999 RAINE THOMPSON continues her review of the club’s recent social activities, as well as what’s coming up. I am not going to say ‘where has the year gone?’ Because everyone is saying that and I haven’t heard a good answer yet. Soon it will be the long awaited and somewhat dreaded Year 2000. Your social committee is refraining from making any claims about bigger and better, because we feel we do a good job now. It is not that we won’t strive to continue to do a good job, it is just that we won’t make any promises we can’t keep. Thanks to all of you that attended the social functions during the year. This is very satisfying for the committee and makes it all worth while. My thanks go to Maria, Val and Jenny for the wonderful job they have done in the mechanics of getting Graeme Small, Maria White and Alice Scott seen at the farewell dinner for the events on the road. I have had a very Jenny Galvin and Duane Lowry. busy year at work and they have kept the home fires burning, so to speak. sure our runs are just the right length. Little Saigon Restaurant in Civic, it is in We have had some successes and some Mind you, some days I think he gets it the Melbourne Building on the corner of ‘well, let’s not do that again’ events. The wrong! Some runs seem as if they will Alinga Street and Northbourne Avenue at event attended by the most people was the never end. 7pm for 7.30pm. The cost will be $20 for Twentieth Anniversary Party at the Top of Twenty two people attended the a banquet, BYO $2 a bottle. I have heard the Cross in June. This was a huge success farewell to Jenny Galvin and Duane some good reports about this restaurant so and lots of fun. The most popular smaller Lowrey. Jim O’Donnell had a colour copy be there! functions were Marinetti’s in O’Connor of the front page of the November February (my favourite) and the Vienna in Chifley, Vetrunner framed as a gift and this was The planned dinner cruise also looks as where we certainly got value for money. presented to Jenny and Duane. However, if it may not be a good idea as it is quite We will do these again. We are always the presentation was not without expensive and is only for two hours and looking for ideas of things to do, and controversy as Val Chesterton was reports suggest that this is not really although we have a proposed calendar for claiming copyright infringement as she enough time to enjoy a meal at a leisurely next year, sometimes things don’t work out took the photo at a social function in pace and also enjoy the sights. So again we and we need to find alternatives. This Wagga, gave it to Jenny who gave it to went looking for an alternative and came happened this year when one restaurant we Jim, and Val did not get any up with an Italian restaurant in Griffith, but had booked closed and we found the acknowledgment. So this to right the more about that in the next Vetrunner. Vienna a short notice at someone’s wrong done to Val. The photo on the front Well, that’s your lot for this month, this recommendation and what a success it was. of the November Vetrunner was taken by year, this century and as some would tell us Our annual Picnic in the Park at Lake Val Chesterton. this millennium. But we will be back next Ginninderra was a success with a perfect January year. day, and a very pleasant spit roast under As I mentioned things change, and the Here’s wishing you a very Happy the trees. We had 80 people stay on for the advertised Pitch and Putt looks as it if is Christmas and New Year, and let’s hope lunch and many of them were sporting logistically not feasible for a large group none of us gets bitten by the BUG! medals they had just won in the awards for of novices. The course is very busy on Book with: the end of the running season. weekends and our group would be slow Maria White 62314168 Congratulations to you all and especially to and that would cause a back up of players email [email protected] Terry Levings who won the and perhaps the possibility of ‘course Val Chesterton 62928994 Encouragement Award. This is the award rage’. So in the interest of our members’ [email protected] that goes to our normally unsung heroes safety and the wellbeing of other players Raine Thompson 62901857 email [email protected] and Terry, like many people who work we have decided that it is probably not a Or via the ACTVAC website and pay online behind the scenes in ACTVAC, beavers good activity for us. So, we have booked select the payment form at: quietly away with his tape measure making for dinner on Tuesday, January 31 at the http://www.actvac.com/cbridge/ Page 34 Vetrunner

At the Committee meeting held at the Chris advised that the ACT Walkers had Canberra West Bowling Club on November 22 asked her to request a longer distance for the 1999, the following reports were received and COMMITTEE walking handicaps being introduced in 2000 – at discussed. least as long as the Frylink events. Correspondence: A letter written to Australian Registrar: Mick advised that the membership as at Connections was discussed and amended in CORNER that date was 474. stronger terms. It was decided to deliver the letter IT Infrastructure sub-committee: Colin advised by hand and to cancel the arrangements with The Draft Track and Field program for the that Jim O’Donnell’s Home Page was now set up Australian Connections forthwith second half of the season has been developed on ACTVAC Web Server, and Doug Fry has A proposal was received from Tony Booth ready for distribution early in December. moved all his publishing to the Web Server. Jim regarding a Middle Distance Handicap. This was The Australia Day Carnival , held in the rain and Doug will still maintain their own pages but discussed and agreed to and the events will take last season, will continue on January 27 with the from the ACTVAC site it will all look as one site. place in the second half of the current Track and “Come and Try” night scheduled for February The Daniels series is now on SHERPA and Field season. 17. Colin advises that he has had many favourable Treasurer’s Report: Peter presented the report for The 2000 Track and Field Championships comments on the open availability of the results the month of October 1999 showing receipts for are to be conducted over three Thursday and the rules. the month of $1584.00 and payments of $4106.57. evenings in the hope that more members will be Membership and Communication Sub-Committee: A revised budget shows a deficit of over $14000 attracted to the events. The Committee also Raylea had been unable to attend the last sub- compared with the 1999-2000 budget deficit of approved the development of a new committee meeting and Dave Mackenzie reported $6000. Income is in line with projection. The new Championship Medal for these Championships for her. catering trailer was not a projected expenditure. and other championship events with members As well as the track “Come and Try” in Peter also advised that he and Chris Mahe being asked to submit designs. February the sub-committee is planning one for had attended a GST briefing for Sporting bodies The Annual Half Marathon 2000 has been the Throwing Handicap on February 26 and that have a turnover of between $50000 and set for August 13 as the City to Surf has moved Running and Walk Handicaps of January 27. An $100000 per annum. Clubs in this bracket are not forward to 16 July. advertising campaign will lead up to the events. required to register for GST and it is Peter’s The Middle Distance event proposal received The proposed lease-back arrangements for recommendation that this club not do so at this from Tony Booth was discussed, it was agreed to the Port-a-Loo is no longer an option nor was the stage. This is a decision that may be reversed at accept the recommendation that the event be purchase outright because of storage, cleaning etc. any time. named after Jack Pennington. A roster will be drawn up for the pick up and While discussing budget update the committee Running Handicaps Sub-Committee: In Peter’s return for those events where it is required. resolved that well before the end of the financial absence Colin Bridge presented a report on the Social and Ceremonies Sub-Committee: Paulette year each sub-committee would present its own activities of this sub-committee. advised that all activities were in hand for the rest budget so that a realistic club budget could be The new chuck wagon should be delivered of the year. prepared before the Annual General Meeting. any day and the old one will then be able to be Administration and Club Structure Sub- Development Officer: Chris reported that her used to contain all the running handicap gear. Committee: Dave presented the draft Development special activities for the month included: the GST Terry Levings was nominated by the sub- Plan for 2000-2004 acknowledging assistance Seminar; the presentation of the Minister’s committee for the Encouragement Award to be from Ron Maxwell, Al Williams, Fay Stenhouse, Awards for Excellence in Sport and Recreation, presented at the final handicap. Terry is the Bob Parker, Alice Scott and Chris Mahe. and the launch of “Caring for the Aged” week at official Course Measurer and has done this Dave advised that he would be seeking Canberra Hospital where the Membership and willingly for years. Terry helped in other ways endorsement of the draft at the next Committee Communications Sub-Committee had erected a as well and has provided many suggestions for meeting. Comments on the draft will also be static display. improving the organisation of handicaps. This canvassed from members, through the web site, at Her main activity for the month was assisting recommendation was approved wholeheartedly the track and at the running handicap. with the preparation of the Draft Development by the Committee. Other Business: Welfare Officer. Peter Neill Plan. Colin advised that there will be revised suggested that the Committee might like to give Competition Sub-Committee: Neil reported that Pointscore awards for next year. The allocation some thought to the Club providing a visiting the sub-committee had decided to continue at would be the same as for the Daniels Series, i.e. service to needy members. Woden field until the end of 1999 with the return still count down from maximum to minimum Next meeting to be held Canberra West to the AIS planned for Thursday, January 6, with the winners to be the agegroup leaders at Bowling Club Monday, January 24. Visitors 2000. the end of the season. welcome. ALICE SCOTT Secretary

The second half of the Track and Field season ENTRY FEE: $4 for members, $5 for non- commences on Thursday, January 6, 2000 back at TRACK RETURNS members. the AIS Track at Bruce. The re-surfaced track is ID NUMBERS: Competition numbers should reported to be nice and fast and Damian Rutledge TO THE AIS be worn at all track and field events. certainly confirmed this with a blistering 1:58.6 for CHILD CARE: Child Care will be available the 800m (a new M30 record!) at the official each Thursday meeting at the AIS. opening of the track on December 4. The full track already received positive feedback about the change and field program, including the duty roster can be and it is hoped that regular track and field athletes OFFICIALS: Five (5) main officials (plus a seen on Page 22. will all participate in the new format. More news Walk Official) have been rostered to run The first half of the season at Woden proved a about the Championships in the New Year. each meeting. Recognising the key role great success. Members appreciated the excellent Finally, for those club members who haven’t played by the Meet Director, the grass track and enjoyed the friendly, picnic-like attended track and field previously please come Competition Sub-Committee has “specially atmosphere of our early evening meets. At this along and join in – I can assure you that you’ll be selected” this official for the task. Duty point I would like to thank all the Meet Directors, “hooked” after the first couple of meetings! If you Officials who are unable to fulfil their task Duty Officials and the many volunteers who helped have friends over 30 who may be interested please on any given evening must arrange their make our track and field nights very enjoyable. bring them along too! own replacement. The 1999-2000 season sees another innovation STARTING TIMES: Please note that INFORMATION/QUERIES: Please contact with the Track and Field Championships being meetings at the AIS commence at 7pm Neil Boden, Chair Competition Sub- conducted over the last three Thursday evenings of sharp! The hammer throw held at the AIS Committee, on 6201 4269 (w), 62414023 (h), the season. The Competition Sub-Committee has Lower Throwing Field, starts at 6pm. or E-mail at [email protected] Vetrunner Page 35 ATHLETIC CALENDAR FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY Club pack runs are held most Sundays at the Deek Throws, M and D Strangman Walks. The gate official is Recreation Area in Stromlo Forest starting at 9am The Calendar has been extended to include required 30 minutes prior to the start of the meet with (the exception is when there is an organised club more events. Individuals interested in placing other officials 10-15 minutes prior to the start of their event scheduled for that Sunday). Entrance to the an item should contact the editor Jim events. O’Donnell on 62513016 (h) or by E-mail. forest is on Uriarra Road about 50 metres from the Fri 4 – Triathlon ACT Teams Challenge at the Southern Cotter Road turn-off. The Tuesday group also meets Cross Yacht Club. 62572230. 10-15 minutes prior to the start of their events. weekly from the same area starting at 9am. In both Sat 5 – Triathlon ACT Club Championships at Acton cases the training runs are suitable for all types of Thurs 20 – Triathlon ACT Aquathon 2 at the Southern Ferry. 62572230. runners, with various distances and speeds. Cross Yacht Club. 62572230. Sun 6 - ACTCCC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong at the For information on these runs, or any of ACTVAC Sun 23 – Mountain Running. Mt Rob Roy Run Up 5km. Deek Recreation Area starting at 9am. Entrance on listed events, contact the club’s development Starts at Condor and incorporates M50+ and W45+ Uriarra Road 50m from the corner of Cotter and Uriarra officer, Chris Mahe, on 62951440 (h). Championships. John Harding 62486905 (h). Roads. Contact Maria White 62314168 (h) or Val Also the BBQ Stakes are run every Wednesday from Sun 23 – Mountain Running. Mt Mansfield to Mt Butler Chesterton 62928994 (h). Woden at 12.20pm. Start at the Melrose Drive 50km road race. John Harding 62486905 (h). Sun 6 – Mountain Running. Cradle Mountain 90km. underpass west of the Woden Library. Contact Sun 23 – Triathlon ACT Sprint Championships at 6am start from northern end of Cradle Mt/Lake St Clair Adrian Plunkett 62832307 (w). Yarralumla Bay. 62572230. National Park. John Harding 62486905 (h). January Mon 24 – ACTVAC Committee Meeting at the Tues 8 – ACTCCC. University of Canberra 4km (revised Canberra West Bowling Club, Kent Street, Deakin from course). Hugh Jorgensen 62861252 (h). Sun 2 - ACTCCC Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong at the 7pm. 62549460. Deek Recreation Area starting at 9am. Entrance on Tues 8 – ACT Atheltics Interclub at the AIS from Uriarra Road 50m from the corner of Cotter and Uriarra Wed 26 – Botany Bay Gift in Sydney. 6.30pm. Program 2 plus Multi Events Championships. Roads. Contact Maria White 62314168 (h) or Val Thurs 27 – ACTVAC Track and Field at the AIS Thurs 10 – ACTVAC Track and Field at the AIS Chesterton 62928994 (h). Athletic Field, Bruce. AUSTRALIA DAY MEET WITH Athletic Field, Bruce. The main program, starting at Tues 4 – Mountain Running. Mt Ainsllie 2.2k at LITTLE ATHLETICS AND ACT ATHLETICS. The 7pm (Hammer at 6pm at the lower field), 1500m, 12.45pm. Treloar St., Campbell. John Harding main program, starting at 7pm (Hammer at 6pm at the Javelin, 200m Handicap, High Jump, 1500m Walk, 62486905 (h). lower field), Alexander Technique Mile, Pole Vault, 100m, Weight, Hour Run Those rostered for duty are: Thurs 6 – ACTVAC Track and Field returns to the Javelin, 200m, Triple Jump, 3000m Walk, 5-Lap Spiral Ken Gowans Meet Director, Michael Freer Gate, Rob Hathaway Jumps, Jayne Hardy and Geoff Hakes AIS Athletic Field at Bruce with a 7pm start time. The Handicap. Those rostered for duty are: Tim Gulliver Meet Director, Max Chapman Gate, Col Burns Jumps, Throws, Kylie Dempsey Walks. The gate official is program: 800m, Discus, Shot, Long Hurdles, 100m, Tanya Colyer Throws, M and D Strangman Walks. The required 30 minutes prior to the start of the meet with Triple Jump, 3000m Walk, 4x100m Relay (time based), gate official is required 30 minutes prior to the start of other officials 10-15 minutes prior to the start of their 3000/5000m. Those rostered for duty are: Nigel Coldrick the meet with other officials 10-15 minutes prior to the events. Meet Director, Rob Costmeyer Gate, Sue Counsel start of their events. Jumps, Ian Bradfield and Geof Carter Throws, Robin Thurs 10 – Triathlon ACT Aquathon 4 at the Southern Whyte Walks. The gate official is required 30 minutes Thurs 27 – Triathlon ACT Aquathon 3 at the Southern Cross Yacht Club. 62572230. prior to the start of the meet with other officials 10-15 Cross Yacht Club. 62572230. Sun 13 – Mountain Running. Mt Coree 8km Run Up minutes prior to the start of their events. Sat 29 – Triathlon ACT Sri Chinmoy Lake Swim at incorporating ACT Mountain Running Championships. Sat 8 – National Running Week at Thredbo Alpine Yarralumla Bay. 62572230. John Harding 62486905 (h). Village in the Kosciuszko National Park. The varied Sun 30 – ACTVAC Running Handicap at Molonglo Sun 13 – Athletics Australia Grand Prix and IAAF program continues through till Saturday, January 15. Reach over 6 and 3km, out and back along the Permit Meet in Sydney. Evening. Brian Lenton 62885580. recreation paths, first race at 9am. To get to the start Sun 13 – Australian Triathlon Sprint Championships at Sun 9 – Mountain Running. Mt Hotham 60km.6.15am at area turn off Morshead Drive into the picnic area car Wollongong. 62572230. park on the Molonglo river side opposite Duntroon. Mountain Creek. John Harding 62486905 (h). Tues 15 – ACTCCC. Eddison Park 5km. Hugh Organiser is Tony Booth 62474116 (h). Others on Thurs 13 – ACTVAC Track and Field at the AIS Jorgensen 62861252 (h). roster include, Chris Booth, Max Chapman, Steve Athletic Field, Bruce. The main program, starting at Crane, Mike Dwyer, David Hall, Teri Henderson, Peter Tues 15 – ACT Atheltics Interclub at the AIS from 7pm (Hammer at 6pm at the lower field), 2000/3000m Kallio, Greg Lewis, Lachlan Lewis, Keith Perroux, Allan 6.30pm. Program 1. Steeplechase, Pole Vault, Javelin, 400m (Boag event), Sherriff, Graeme Small, Jack Thackray, Bryan Thurs 17 – ACTVAC Track and Field at the AIS Long Jump, 1500m Walk, 60m, Weight, 2000m Turkey Thomas, Trish Thomas, Lucille Warth, Gabrielle Athletic Field, Bruce COME AND TRY IT NIGHT Handicap. Those rostered for duty are: Mike Dwyer Wright, Tim Wright, Anne Young. Handicapper Coliln BRING ALONG A COLLEAGUE OR FRIEND. The Meet Director, Karen Daniels Gate, Cory Collins Jumps, Bridge. main program, starts at 7pm with 1000m, Discus, Shot, Mick Corlis and Mary Ann Busteed Throws, Nigel Crew Short Hurdles (Boag event), 60m, Long Jump, 2000m Walks. The gate official is required 30 minutes prior to Mon 31 - ACTVAC Monthly Birthday Dinner at the Walk, 400m, 6-Lap Spiral Handicap. Those rostered for the start of the meet with other officials 10-15 minutes Little Saigon Restaurant in Civic. 7 for 7.30pm cost duty are: Ray Green Meet Director, Bob Harlow Gate, prior to the start of their events. $20. Roy Jones Jumps, Clive Glover and Anna Farnham Thurs 13 – Triathlon ACT Aquathon Championships at February Throws, Ann Staunton Walks. The gate official is Lake Ginninderra Yacht Club. 62572230. Tues 1 – ACTCCC. Boathouse 5km. Hugh Jorgensen required 30 minutes prior to the start of the meet with Sat 15 – Athletics Australia Grand Prix at the AIS. 62861252 (h). other officials 10-15 minutes prior to the start of their Twilight meet starts at 4pm. Tues 1 – ACT Athletics Interclub at the AIS from events. Thurs 16 – Triathlon ACT Aquathon 1 at the Southern 6.30pm. Program 1. Fri 18 – NSW Open and U20 Track and Field Cross Yacht Club. 62572230. Tues 1 – Mountain Running. Mt Ainsllie 2.2k at Championships in Sydney from Friday to Sunday. Thurs 20 – ACTVAC Track and Field at the AIS 12.45pm. Treloar St., Campbell. John Harding Fri 18 – Sri Chinmoy Triathlon Festival at Yarralumla Athletic Field, Bruce. The main program starts at 7pm 62486905 (h). Bay. Continues Saturday and Sunday. 62572230. with 800m, Discus, Shot, Short Hurdles, 100m Thurs3 – ACTVAC Track and Field at the AIS Sat 19 – ACT Athletics Interclub at the AIS from 4pm. Handicap, High Jump, 2000m Walk, 200m, Athletic Field, Bruce. The main program, starts with Program 2. 3000/5000m. Those rostered for duty are: Richard 800m, Discus, Shot, Long Hurdles, 5000m Walk, Sun 20 – ACTVAC Sprint Marathon Relay at the Deek Faulks Meet Director, Jill Brown Gate, Nola De Chazal 100m (Boag event), Long Jump, 4x100m Relay (age Recreation Area starting at 8.30am. Jumps, Bill Dent and Otmar Dorfer Throws, John based), 3000/5000m. Those rostered for duty are: Stenhouse Walks. The gate official is required 30 Michael Gardner Meet Director, John Dimitriou Gate, Sun 20 – Australian 100km Road Championships in minutes prior to the start of the meet with other officials Tony Cavuoto Jumps, I Dundas and Judi Edwards Canberra.

ACTVAC acknowledges the following organisations who assist the running of the club in either financial or other form of support: THE ACT BUREAU OF SPORT, RECREATION; THE RUNNERS SHOP IN PHILLIP; THE NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION (ACT BRANCH); WANNIASSA FESTIVAL SUPERMARKET; WORMALD FIRE SYSTEMS; INSTANT COLOUR PRESS; MICHAEL STENNING PARTNERS - THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Freedom in Action; THE CANBERRA WEST BOWLING CLUB; DIABETES AUSTRALIA - ACT - Reduce the Risk - Be Active; Healthpact.