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VETRUNNER Email: [email protected] ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 30 Issue 10 — May 2009 Patron: Jack Pennington OAM TWO OUTSTANDING COMPETITORS RECOGNISED FOR OTHER PERSONAL QUALITIES MIDDLE DISTANCE CHAMPION 2.16.2. Two weeks later he scraped under Jack’s 1500m record with a new time of 4.39.4. To top off another ENJOYS ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE excellent season Kevin appropriately won the Pennington OF ATHLETICS Series, a series of middle distance races in which runners are handicapped according to age and gender. Five years after being recognized as our best male athlete he was Kevin Chamberlain has again the recipient of the Fristad Award (2002). He been a member since maintained this high standard the following season (2002- 1993 but he had been 03) becoming the first two-time winner of the Pennington involved in athletics long Series when he won by a count-back from the younger before then, in fact right Colin Farlow as well as being runner-up in the Fristad back to the 1950s and Award. 60s. He has had a long Kevin has an amazing record of two wins (1995 and and distinguished 2002), five seconds and a third in the annual Higgins athletics career and is Memorial 800m Handicap. For 12 consecutive years Kevin acknowledged as being a has managed to finish in the top six of this special event. talented middle distance He enjoyed his first taste of international competition runner having set at the 14th World Veterans’ Athletics Championships in several ACT records, Brisbane 2001 and just over a year later was a medallist in won medals at national the M55 800 and 1500m at the 2002 World Masters Games championships and in Melbourne. At the 2007 WMA Championships in enjoyed participating in Riccione Kevin qualified for the M60 finals in both the 800 international and 1500m. competition. In 2008 Kevin was elected for his first term on the His ‘purple patch’ as a veteran/masters athlete and one executive committee after serving several years on various he won’t forget was during the 1996-97 track and field sub-committees. season. Week after week he ran brilliantly in 800 or However this prestigious award is not for Kevin’s 1500m races, getting ever closer to and finally beating the outstanding and obvious athletics ability but for his oldest records on our books, those belonging to club patron commitment towards helping make the current season Jack Pennington. His record times for the M50 events operate efficiently. were 2.05.9 for 800m, 4.21.1 the 1500m and 4.47.3 for the He always arrived early, often well before the meet mile. Kevin was rewarded for his wonderful season by director and apart from helping see that the necessary winning the Fristad Award for athletics excellence. equipment was ready for the evening he often filled in for Five years later (2001-02) and up an age group Kevin rostered helpers who had not arrived on time. Kevin also was again attacking Jack’s remaining M55 records in the took on the task of being one of the organizers of this 800 and 1500m. Late that season he managed to break the season’s track and field championships. In order to be an 800m record, then within a month lowered it further to Continued on Page 5 !! ATTENTION MEMBERS !! REMINDER ACTMA (ACTVAC Inc) - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ACT Masters Athletics / ACT Veterans' Athletic Club Inc. 7.30 pm, Tuesday, 19 May 2009 Function Room Southern Cross Club Wests, Catchpole Street, Macquarie, ACT (previously Wests Rugby Club) Printed by Instant Colour Press Page 2 — May 2009 Vetrunner Left: Frylink Series winners: Ray Bramwell (Bronze), Ken Gordon (Gold) and Phil Toomey (Silver) Right: Waddell Series winners: Trish Thomas (Silver) and Richard Scutter (Gold). Grahame Taylor (Bronze) absent. Left: Frylink Series: Roy Jones (Silver). Lachlan Lewis (Gold) and Brian Austin (Bronze) absent. May 2009 Vetrunner — Page 3 CLUB’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 19 MAY 2009 — YOU and the CLUB PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The prospect of the Club’s AGM in a few weeks is a good This year some Committee members will renominate; opportunity for members to have a think about what the others, having made valuable contributions, will relinquish ‘club’ means to them. Is the Club meeting your expectations membership and regain their ‘ordinary membership’ rights through its program of events –monthly walk/run handicaps, to enjoy un-encumbered the Club’s programs. If you want to monthly throwing handicaps, spring/summer weekly track know more about the Club, and really want to make a and field competitions? Would you recommend joining the difference in providing athletic programs for those 30 and club to a friend, or to a friend of a friend? Is the Club value older, think about nominating and joining the Committee. for money? Voluntary organisations like ours continually seek that Are you getting what you want from the Club? If you dynamic blend of continuity and of new people and ideas and think that there is a ‘gap’ between what ‘is’, and what ‘could continuity in their management bodies. Perhaps this is the be’, perhaps it’s time you thought seriously about getting year you put your hand up? involved more closely in the management of the Club. You At the time of writing, to cover those Committee could join one of the Club’s subcommittees, or the main positions due to members retiring on 19 May, the Club is Committee. Or you could take the time to discuss your ideas seeking new nominations for Vice-President, Treasurer and with members of the Committee, or with a subcommittee some general Committee positions. Please contact me, Convenor. Committee and Convenor contact details are in Rosemary Parker or Paul Archer to find out what is Vetrunner, and you can approach and talk to them in involved. person, as they are usually at our events. Committee The AGM will consider a special resolution motion to members welcome feedback and contributions from members change the Club’s name to ACT Masters Athletics (any comments about what a good job we’re doing is Incorporated. This is a significant issue for the membership, especially welcome!). So even if it’s a just a small thing you and for the future of the Club, as I outlined in my message in want fixed, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me, or April’s Vetrunner. I know that some members want to retain any member of the Committee. No guarantees, but we’ll do ACT Veterans’ Athletic Club Inc as the Club’s name. our best, and we’ll tell you what we have done, and what Personally, I support ACT Masters Athletics Inc as the might have prevented us from meeting your request in full. Club’s name. The trail of the brand name over the past year All Committee memberships lapse at the AGM, and all has generally been well accepted by external bodies, the positions are declared vacant. There are elections (calling for change to ‘Masters Athletics’ would align the Club with nominations, acceptance of nominations, voting and secret other Masters Athletics clubs in Australia and ballots as necessary, and declaration and acceptance of internationally, and the name would give the Club a results) for the Club’s four office holders (President, Vice- ‘presence’ with people born after 1970. President, Secretary and Treasurer) and the six general Athletics ACT (AACT) approached the Club recently to members of the Committee (the Committee is made up of the discuss the possibility of its open age athletes (18 and over) four office holders and the six general members). Every competing in the Club’s weekly (Thursdays) track and field member is eligible to nominate for Committee. Continued on Page 4 ACT MASTERS ATHLETICS (ACTVAC Inc) “Fitness Through Fellowship” The Vetrunner is the official Newsletter of ACTVAC Inc, ISSN 1449-8006 Postal Address: GPO Box 2356, Canberra, ACT 2601. Internet at: actvac.com.au Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of ACTVAC Patron: Jack Pennington OAM Sub-Committee Contacts: Health and Safety Officer: Roy Jones President: Chris Lang. 62317353 (h) Annual Awards / Half Marathon Director: 62510148 (h). 62613696 (w) 0427 317 353 (m). Email: Bryan Thomas 61613635 (h). Email: [email protected] Public Officer: Chris Mahe 62951440 (h). [email protected] Vice President: Rosemary Parker: Email: [email protected] Member Services: Geoff Moore 62544753 62882508 (h) Email: (h) Email: [email protected] Relays and Cross Country: Jim White [email protected] Competition: Paul Considine 62921892 (h) 62314168 (h). Run / Walk Sub-Committee Email: [email protected] Secretary: Miranda Rawlinson: Statistican and Club Records: Neil Boden Social Events: Val Chesterton 62928994 (h) 62574682 (h) [email protected] 62424038 (h) 62499428 (w). Email at home: Jenny Galvin 62925294 (h) Monika Short Email: [email protected] [email protected] or at work 62958625 (h). Treasurer: Paul Archer: [email protected] Run/Walk Handicaps: Alan Duus Email: 62813872 (h) [email protected] [email protected]. Ph: 6288 8037 (h) Handicap Rosters: Tony Fenotti 6231 3337 Assets register, Insurance. Awards Registrar: Mick Corlis 62963969 (h) (h) Sub-Committee 62750753 (w) Main Committee: [email protected] Uniform and Badges Sales: Rosemary / Bob Throwing Handicaps: Trish Thomas Kevin Chamberlain 62992169 (h), 61272008 Parker 62882508. 61613635. Email: [email protected] (w) Vetrunner Editor: Narelle Blackaby Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee 0410 617 532 (m) Other Contacts: 62588902 (h), 0409 903 699 (m). Email: Wendy O’Brien 6288 8277 (h) 0413 583 966 Catering/Lost Property: John Suiter [email protected] (m) 62959524 (h) AIS track.