VETRUNNER CLUB WEB SITE AT: www.webathlletics.com.au/actvac Volume 22 Issue 3—August, 2001

The Fun Run at South Bank. Above from the left are Alice Scott, Anne Young, Bob Chapman and Suzanne Counsel relaxing in the Queensland sunshine after the Fun Run held on the day before the opening of the WAVA Championships. A BRIEF OUTLINE OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WAVA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BRYAN THOMAS gives a brief attractive cross-country course and · 23 medals were won by ACT outline of what went on at the WAVA two road courses (walks and athletes; 5 gold, 7 silver and 11 World Athletic Championships in ). bronze. 10 medals were won by Brisbane and who won the medals · 73 ACTVAC competitors plus three individuals and 13 by being part of for the ACT. hard working officials (Jen Bourke, an Australian team. · Glorious weather, large fields, Peter Neill and Jim O’Donnell). Individual Gold Medals: friendly competition, high quality · Every discipline, Elaine Cooper W40 2000m Steeple. performances, exciting racing, except and pole vault, had Margaret Taylor W50 HJ. memorable moments and lots of at least one ACT participant. Silver Medals: socialising. · All performed creditably, some Jan Davies W55 hammer. Margaret · 6000 participants from 79 countries. achieved PBs or season bests and Taylor W50 triple jump. · Three track and field venues, some won medals. Continued on Page 3

Inside this month Dates to Watch From Your President 2 More Action from Brisbane 10 City to Surf in Sydney Sun August 12 A to Z of Vets Update 5-7 /Walking Handicap 11-17 Running/Walking Hcp Sun August 19 Cross Country, Campbelltown and Throwing Handicap 18-19 (Note the earlier date for the August Hcp) Winter Throwing Results 8-9 Entry Form 21-22 Monthly Throwing Hcp Sat August 25 WAVA General Assembly 9 What’s On and Training Groups 23 Annual Half Marathon Sun August 26 Page 2 — August Vetrunner FROM YOUR PRESIDENT . . . I am writing from Brisbane, where you have seen them as the Hammeroids, new O’Connor Ridge course. Alice Scott the 14th World Veterans Athletic or seen the photos, you will not believe and her team worked exceptionally hard Championships have just concluded. Let what they are capable of. in preparations, and Peter Davies me share my impressions with you. The World Championships had presided for the first time as the Club First, the volunteers. Hundreds of excellent local coverage on television Handicapper with friendly and efficient people gave their time to make this and ABC radio. The weather was authority. event a huge success. The courtesy superb, the European athletes were I won’t be back from Queensland shown to everyone and the top-rate seen sun baking on the grass at the until late August. Carol Baird, your officiating made this a very pleasant ten second stadium. Vice-President, will preside over things days of competition. There were many great in my place. Carol is in New Zealand as Our own Jim O’Donnell, Jen Bourke performances by ACT vets but I will let I write, seeking to walk 100 miles in 24 and Peter Neill were prominent in the you read about them in other reports. hours for the fourth time. An incredible red and white uniforms as well as Mal Of course back in Canberra, we had person. Davies and Dot Mills from ACT a very successful June Handicap at the Yours in Vets, JOHN Athletics and Ian Colquhoun from Little Athletics and ACT Athletics. The ACT veterans, I saw some 50 of them, and there were others at different NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS venues, showed their distinctive vocal spirit in supporting each other and the In accordance with the AAVAC constitution the ACTVAC must nominate other Australians and everyone else members to become office bearers of the AAVAC body. who gave their all. Roy Jones completed The objectives of the natio