VETRUNNER www.webathletics.com.au/actvac Volume 22 Issue 5— October, 2001 THROWER’S FIRST WIN AND 150 AT LAST Action from Masson Street. Although not really a new thrower Jan Davies, who only joined the ACT vets just over a year ago, has made her mark with her first win in the throwing handicap series. Jan is seen above with runners-up, Peter Neill (left) and Ewen Drummond. Report and details Page 20. A milestone at Mount Ainslie. Jim O’Donnell (left), your hard working editor of Vetrunner, has at last made 150 outings in the run/walking monthly handicap series. The first fifty came well within a reasonable time, as did the second. However, that’s where it became difficult as the injury problems got bigger and more intense. Report and details Page 7. Inside this month More Brisbane Results 7 Dates to Watch Alphabetical History of Vets 15 This seasons track and field will start on From your President 2 Social Evening 19 October 18 with a completely new type of Letters to the Editor 2 Half Marathon Report 22 program. Turn to Pages 24 and 25 to see New York Marathon 3 City to Surf 26 the details. WMA Fallout 4 Secretaries Report 26 Run/Walking Handicaps on October 28 The Hammer Throw 5 What’s On and Training Program 27 over the Weston Park course. Page 2 — October Vetrunner It’s great to be back after my holiday participation basis is now on the in Queensland following the World agenda; access to sponsorship monies Championships. I’m pleased to say that, FROM YOUR and priority to participating sports to as I expected, everything went smoothly post-Games community sport grants in my absence. It just goes to show that PRESIDENT were also raised and will be pursued, no one is indispensable. Thanks, Carol, along with marketing opportunities for Alice, Neville and the Committee for The ACTVAC’s profile was lifted and clubs before and during the Games. your professionalism and efficiency. our professionalism demonstrated, but The Committee received a written I represented the Club at a meeting the financial return to the Club was and oral report from me at the held on August 28 called by Sport certainly not commensurate with the September meeting. We will keep Industry Australia (successor to the effort put in by many ACT vets – all members closely involved. The crucial Confederation of Australian Sport), without pay. point is that this Club will not commit which owns the Australian Masters’ I made this point at the August 28 itself to participating in running the Games. Canberra has been chosen as meeting. I recounted our 1997 athletics at the 2003 Australian the venue for November 2003, and the experience and said that our Club would Masters’ Games on any other terms meeting was to introduce ACT sporting want to be convinced on the real than those approved by its members. bodies to the management team, headed benefits of participation before by Ron Burns, and to provide a briefing committing to a huge effort in 2003. Two of the most respected members of how the Games are intended to be Other sports expressed similar views. of the club, Trish Thomas and Duane run. I am pleased to say that Sport Lowry, have been hospitalised in the Many members will recall our Industry Australia and the ACT past month. Trish is recovering well but experience in 1997, when the Masters’ Department of Sport seem to have got Duane has received a setback in his Games were last in Canberra. the message from 1997. Ron Burns effort to get back to fitness, hopefully Incredibly hard work by Dave stressed that all sports should think there might be some medical advice that Mackenzie and many others went into very carefully about what they want may help your situation. Keep your chin organising the athletics program, from the Games before committing to up Duane, you are an inspiration to all obtaining sponsorship and running the involvement. Distribution of profits from members of the vets and the Cross events. Over 300 people were involved. the Games to sports on a pro-rata Country Club. JOHN HUNT THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT Canberrans sports people received awards and recognition certificates from the To the Editor, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Minister of Sport Bill Stefaniak for I would like to use this medium to volunteer service and excellence in the express Bryan's and my sincere thanks to sport and recreation community. all the members for their support, best all women to have their regular wishes and encouragement over the past mammograms. I had no breast lump, but I was surprised and privileged to two months. Being informed one has breast when armed with nearly fifteen years receive an award for service the ACT Vets cancer is not an easy concept to deal with supply of mammograms, the diligence of and wish to thank the Club of nominating (even though when both your elder sisters the doctors were able to detect a minute me. We have so many other members have had breast cancer I began to hope I change within the breast tissue in my worthy of recognition that I think the would be the lucky one and escape the current film. The rest is now history. I owe award reflects on the Club more than on verdict.) I am now successfully recovering my life to this program. me. Thanks, vets. from a bi-lateral mastectomy and the great Many thanks once again. This truly is It was also rewarding that John Hunt news is that the cancer had not spread to a club of fitness through fellowship. received a certificate at the same the lymph glands. I appreciate the club for Trish Thomas ceremony for his long association, and providing me with so many opportunities Wanniassa contributions to, Little As. Congratulations on which to focus throughout the past few John. months and the friendship of our members VOLUNTEER AWARDS Yours sincerely, was paramount. To the Editor, Dave Mackenzie On a more serious note though, I urge At function on September 12 many Chapman ACT VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB “Fitness through Fellowship” The Vetrunner is the official Newsletter of ACTVAC Postal address: GPO Box 2356, Canberra, ACT 2601. Internet: www.webathletics.com.au/actvac Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of ACTVAC. Patron: Jack Pennington. Jayne Hardy 62271443 (h) 4012262257 Equipment Officer: Ken Gowans Throws coaching/training: Ray Green (m). Coaching and Training Sub- 62881651 (h) 62656751 (w). 62316712 (h). President: John Hunt 62419392 (h) Committee. Jumps coaching/training: John Hunt Uniform/badges sales: Rosemary Parker 62748035 (w) Email 62748035 (w). 62882508 (h). [email protected] Garry Maher 62394214 (h) 62396670 (w). 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October Vetrunner — Page 3 HOW TO RUN AND SURVIVE THE NEW YORK MARATHON HELEN KING, back from the USA, took our bags to the UPS trucks that us and music, one band playing Latin where she ran the New York transport runners’ gear to the finish and American with a big dark man Marathon. Here is her story. then queued at the porta-loo-stands, encouraging runners to pick up the beat just getting to the corrals as the gun and dancing along with us as we went Hi guys! Just to let you know that I went at 10.50 for the real runners start. past. Very uplifting! survived the marathon. The short version We had five to 10 minutes before we Across the Madison Avenue Bridge is that I really enjoyed it and finished in started moving forward, crossing the and we were back in Manhattan on 5hrs 6mins, very slow but I didn’t push line just before 11am. Fifth Avenue. The last 5 miles (8km) myself, as my goal was to finish. I came The staggered start worked well and was hard going and I kept waiting for about 24,900th (approx) out of about we were soon on the Verrazano-Narrows the trance like state to happen, but it 30,000.