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December/January 2019 THE CONSIDERATE RUNNER WHO DRESSES IN THE DARK FOR HIS EARLY MORNING RUN SO AS NOT TO WAKE HIS WIFE - RESULTS From Australian Masters Games

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- How will we respond to a transgender Athlete ?

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CONTENTS P.3,6,7 Masterpieces P.4 Venue Break-ups P.5 Ad - AMA Multis P.8 News from Doncaster P.9 News from East Burwood P.10 Ad - Lindsay Thomas Memorial Pardon me if this edition is a bit “blokey”, P.11 Ad - Andy Salter Memorial Relay but here at Footprints we try to cater for all op- P.12 Springvale 40th Birthday Celebrations pressed minority groups. And no, I don’t have some P.13 Entry Form - VMA Throws Pentathlon kind of obsession with peeing in spite of there being P.14 2019 VMA Marathon Results two pee related items. P.15 How will we respond to Transgender It is that time of the year when there is less Athletes doing in Masters Aths but we have had some big P.16-17 Running, we have a cup problem birthdays with Knox having their 30th and Spring- P.18 Biodegradable drink pouches vale/Noble Park having their 40th. P.19 Knox celebrates 30 years I must point out that the VMA State Cham- P.20 Introducing the “Pee Pal” pionships next year - March 14-15 - are being held P.21-23 VMA Results Aust Masters Games in Bendigo. This is first and if you’ve ever been to a P.24-25 Clyde’s New Record Report meet held by the very keen and enthusiastic people P.25 Vale - Graham Kilfoyle up there you would have to be impressed. You could P.26 Vale - Anne Callaghan test the water by doing the AMA Multis on Janu- P.27 Cartoons ary 4-5th in Bendigo. I would suggest that you look P.28 Understanding My Dog’s Bladder at booking your accomodation early for the State P.29 2020 Membership Form Champs. Do you know that if you book directly with P.30-32 Venues, Officials etc. a motel etc. it puts all the money in their pocket instead of the Trivagos of this world. Which doesn’t Got a friend who could be interested diminish my love for the “Trivago Girl”. in Masters Athletics ? Sadly, we have two obituaries in this issue. Anne Callaghan and Graham Kilfoyle. Both long Email them the link to Footprints. term Members. It’s the sad thing about Masters. Now, a call out ! May sound familiar. We They might see an event that they have two positions that we are very, very keen to fill. We need a new Secretary. This is a very impor- want to enter. tant position but an extremely rewarding one. The Secretary virtually runs the Club. But with a lot of help. Firstly, Phil Urquhart is there to help and we have a good, experienced Committee as well. We ONLINE also need a Treasurer. Not as much work as Secre- tary, in fact, probably a piece of cake for someone 2020 VMA MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OPEN familiar with accountancy skills. It’s always a good start to the year to do the https://www.registernow.com.au/se- Lindsay Thomas 10k at Braeside Park. There is also a 5k that you can run or walk. It’s a good night in a cure/Register.aspx?E=35934 lovely setting. Then you can follow it up with the Andy Salt- er Relay on February 5. Grab a run or walk team. Please note : Merry Christmas and a Happy New Our statistician Clyde Riddoch’s Year to all our readers, email address has changed to : Russ Dickenson [email protected] 3 Masterpieces

Australian Masters Athletics has been reviewing the way future Australian Championships should be held and looking at an ideal timetable for the future. A proposal was put forward to scrap the 60 metre sprint. There was quite an outcry on Social Me- dia about it and the VMA Committee has decided not to support the motion.

VMA is issuing duplicate medals from the AMA Championships to volunteers who helped out for more than half a day. We are having trouble locating the following people : Christian Lamb, Heather Lamb, Glenyse Brain, Amalia Buckerfield, John Dickason, Steve Griffiths, Vishal Rana, Bob Seamer, Patricia Seargent, Kevin Wigg, Sue Wood.

We would like to point out again that we have decided to charge an additional fee of $10 on top of the Membership fees for those who get Footprints in printed form and delivered by mail. This does not nearly recoup our costs but it helps. Unfortunately, those over 80’s who get free Membership renewal have not paid the $10 so we would like you to do so. If you could pay your Venue Manager or send a cheque we would be grate- ful.

Our uniform store will be closed from 4th December until 4th January

What’s On Any queries on Browne Shield races can be directed to Peter Thorne on 0427 880 143 or [email protected] - Browne Shield Event # 2020 January 4-5 2020 AMA Multis - Bendigo January 15 Lindsay Thomas 10k Run - Braeside Park February 5 Andy Salter Relay - Springvale Venue February 9 Neighbours Night - Aberfeldie Venue - For Aberfeldie, Coburg, C’wood & Donc. Venues March 1 VMA T&F Pentathlon - Duncan McKinnon Reserve March 22 VMA Throws Pentathlon - Duncan McKinnon Reserve - Entry Form this issue March 14-15 2020 VMA T&F Championships - Bendigo April 10-13 2020 AMA Championships - Brisbane May 24 AMA Half Marathon - Perth July 5 AMA Marathon Championship - Gold Coast - https://goldcoastmarathon.com.au/enter/ July 20-Aug 1 World Masters Athletics T&F Championships - Toronto - www.wmatoronto2020.com/ Oct 10-17 Alice Springs Masters Games 2021 Jan 17-23 2021 Oceania Masters T&F Champs - Norfolk Island - www.oceaniamastersathletics.org April 6-13 WMA Indoor Championships - Edmonton, Canada April 10-13 2021 AMA Championships - ACT 2022 August 17-27 World Masters Athletics T&F Championships - Gothenburg, Sweden 4 Venue Break ups CASEY ABERFELDIE We will be having a Xmas break up on the 16th, Our break up is on the 18th December. a couple of normal events, sprint and distance Annual awards are presented on this night. with the possibility of a couple of novelty events, The venue is supplying the meat for the a $10 non gender specific KK and Xmas food, all BBQ.The snags are bought from Lamana welcome meats at Essendon Fields.( Highly recom- mended).The members only need to bring Salad or sweets. COLLINGWOOD The Venue will close for the Christmas Day This year our annual Xmas get-together will be and New Years Eve only. on Tuesday Dec 17 As is the tradition, we will be having a 110m Handicap, a sprint for the kids, a 5 or 10-laps CROYDON longer run and a Xmas Hamper. Break up 17th December. Some nov- We would appreciate any donations you can elty events. $5.00 Kris Kringle. Bring make for the Hamper plate for super supper. Return 7th January. COBURG Normal running night on FRANKSTON GEELONG Thursday 19th December fol- A self handicap 3000m and the “Spud Man” Geelong will be having a break up followed by an xmas supper and for dinner afterwards lowing our last run at Landy Field on awards presentation. on 19th December. the 18th December at the Little Crea- We will miss 26th December tures Canteen for pizza and refresh- as a training night and there will be an informal pack run ments THROWERS on January 2nd 2020 and We have our Christ- back to the normal program mas competition/ MENTONE on 9th January. Ilmars Mancs Discus Break up 18th December. Pizza and ice handicap/BBQ/Ham- cream night with presentations of tro- per raffle on Sunday DONCASTER phies for aggregate events to multiple 8th December. No Xmas party Monday even- winners who have not been announced comp until Jan 2020. ing Dec 9. Two events, yet. We will have a night off on Xmas Cost of BBQ $10. 800 metres and Christmas Day but business as usual on New Years Begins 3 pm following Pudding handicap over Day. competition. Held in 120, then party with kara- Social Room oke. Just the usual $5. SPRINGVALE/NOBLE PARK Break up 18th December. Return 8th January EAST BURWOOD All welcome - buffet dinner. GLEN EIRA Bring a dessert and drinks. Break up 17th De- $10 each (children free). cember. BBQ sup- SOUTHERN PENINSULA Races start at 7pm. 60m, plied by Venue, bring Is having a run and Christmas fare at 400m, 800m walk, 100m hcp, plate of salad, cakes, Tom Salt Park on Rosebud foreshore. 10/15/20 run or walk. drinks. Return 7th January 5

THE 2020 AUSTRALIAN MASTERS MULTI-EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS are on in Bendigo - Sat 4th & Sun 5 January 2019

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The Victorian and Australian Masters Multis will be held simultaneously and entry to the AMA event automatically enters you for both.

For further information contact - Peter Barrett email - [email protected]

Events Men Events Women - Draft Timetable : Coming soon - DAY 1 - DAY 1 100 metres 80m Hurdles Long Jump High Jump Shot Put Shot Put High Jump 200 metres 400 metres

- DAY 2 - DAY 2 Short Hurdles Long Jump Discus Javelin Pole Vault 800 metres Javelin 1500 metres

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Neighbours Night bobs up this year at Aberfeldie. This is the type of event we should have more of. Aberfeldie, Coburg, Collingwood and Doncaster all field teams to compete in the Barb Dalgleish 4 x 200 Relay.

When : 17th February 2020

Where : Aberfeldie Track

Croydon held the Parlouf Relay on the 19th November and as always it was a great success. This event is held in conjunction with Mt Lilydale College. Terry Dunn has a connection with the College and they fielded a whopping 10 five person teams. Croydon competes against them for a Shield for over 30 athletes but the college also fields a lot of junior teams, and prizes are awarded for the outright winning team. This time the Croydon “A” team of Rob Stagg, Mark Portbury ( a welcome newcomer), Andrew Egginton, Grant Murfett and Jess Dux won the Shield and a “B” team made up of Andrew Shipton, Ros Dyer, Tania Neale, Allan Wood, Erika Bedyn, Brayden Woolridge and Murray Hutchinson (I know that doesn’t add up to five, but we had a few interchanges) finished well. This event is open to other Venues entering teams but we would prefer that you don’t beat us. A big thank you to those that organised the event especially Andrew Egginton who also had to run in the “A” team. Thanks also to Gary and Liz for preparing and serving the Hot Dogs.

Rob Stagg, Mark Portbury, Andrew Egginton, Grant Murfett and Jess Dux 7 Masterpieces

Croydon Teams at the Parlouf Relay

Alison Thompson, who is in sparkling form, is presented with the plaque for winning the Croydon 3k Memorial walk by Andrew Egginton

The Augheys - Carolyn & John

David McConnell 8

Doncaster Venue – Winter Series Results and Prize-Winners! At Doncaster Venue, 6 monthly summer (Oct-Mar) and winter (Apr-Sept) series are a highlight of the competition calendar. A constant in both seasons is the pentathlon competition held on the 3rd Monday of every month. During winter the 1000m NOST keeps us honest, and the 300m GIFT (handicap) keeps the chief handicapper (Graham Ford) in the firing line for stories about injury and other misfortunes. (Dog ate spikes hasn’t been used yet, but just about everything else has!) All series consist of 6 rounds (i.e. monthly), with best 5 results to count. Drum roll…………….the winter series winners have now been announced! The pentathlon series saw David Mc- Connell just touch out Tom Leong by 1 point. Tom has been working exceptionally hard on the 5 disciplines, successfully taking on both the National and International competition during 2019. For the record, Tom achieved pentathlon gold in both the Oceania Masters Championship and the Victorian Championship, and silver in the National Championship (M75-59). Great job also David McConnell (M65-69) in winning 2 of the Doncaster winter series; in the 1000m NOST narrowly defeating Kath Gawthorn, again by just one single point! What a captivating season we’ve had at Doncaster! David has had a busy year off the track, but did manage wins in the pentathlon, high jump and pole vault at the Nationals in April. The 300m GIFT series was won by Carolyn Aughey. Carolyn (77) and John Aughey (82) share a birthday exactly 5 years apart, have been married for “52 joyously happy years” (John), and share a love of athletics at Don- caster Masters. Neither keen to relegate themselves to the armchair, they still compete in sprints and middle distance events and have no plans to retire from the sport any time soon. Both hold numerous Doncaster venue records for their age groups and still compete at National level. Carolyn’s home-cooked vegetarian meals “Beat anything cooked in a restaurant” (John), plus they still enjoy life’s good things – such as a glass of wine in the evening. Congratulations to Carolyn on her series win – very well deserved! John likens training for running to an “investment account”, with continued small efforts and improvements – the reward apparent for those who “keep on keeping on”. Athletics has been a constant in his life since his first race at age 14, coming second only to the great Ron Clarke (then also 14).

Winners of the 2019 Winter Series at Doncaster: Pentathlon Overall: Doncaster 300 (handicap) 1st Carolyn Aughey 31 1st David McConnell 20 2nd Katrina Philip 24 2nd Tom Leong 19 3rd David McConnell 23 3rd Darryl Kilmartin 11 Others: Matt Hughes 19, Jeffrey Sim 18 Event prizes: Doncaster 1000 NOST 1st David McConnell 31 Long Jump: Ian McCormack 2nd Kath Gawthorn 29 Javelin Throw: Tom Leong 3rd Matt Scholes 24 200 metres: Graham Ford Others Ian McCormack 20, Matt Hughes 18 Discus Throw: Matt Scholes 1500 metres: Darryl Kilmartin Congratulations to all athletes participating in the winter series. Prizes for each series consist of Runner’s World vouchers – we support this business which has also supported Masters Athletics over many years. A big thank you to Graham Ford who is the chief organiser of these events, including processing results. The summer series are now in full swing as follows: • 2nd Monday of the month – 800m NOST • 3rd Monday of the month – track and field pentathlon (long jump from 7pm) • 4th Monday of the month – 120m GIFT (handicap) (Ate too much Christmas dinner not accepted by the handicapper!) All welcome! 9

NEWS FROM EAST BURWOOD Doug Orr Self Handicap 880 yards As the series at East Burwood continued, people were not learning their lessons, and three more disqualified themselves in heat 3, and another five in heat 4. Liz Clennell and Alan Wood were first and second in heat 3, and the first three in heat 4 were Christopher Worsnop, Stephen Day and Gerard O’Connor. The East Burwood Venue Final was hotly contested on a warm night. There was considerable agonizing over the self handicaps, particularly as gold, silver and bronze medals were on offer. The consternation was successful as only three runners disqualified themselves. This left Liz Clennell as the winner with a perfectly timed run just inside the cut off. Michelle Quan was second with Ashley Ryan right on her heels. As some of these runners were from other venues, the mighty East Burwood team consisted of Ashley Ryan, Liz Clennell, Ros Lording and Stephen Day.

DOUG ORR INTER-VENUE FINAL Knox, Croydon, Doncaster and East Burwood all fielded teams for the Inter-venue Final. Most runners had worked out their correct pace as only two of the sixteen competing disqualified themselves. Unfortunately they were both from Doncaster so they could not complete a team. They had a chance of winning as Frank Prowse and David McConnell were first and second across the line, both running for Doncaster. Knox, the power house distance running venue, won the team prize with Peter Thorne, Murray Hutchinson, Michelle Quan and Glenn Caiden coming 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th. Croydon were second and East Burwood were third.

The East Burwood 3 km Age Graded Championship This was held on the evening of Oaks Day, and the weather was cold and wet – it rained continuously throughout the evening. Only three runners decided to splash around the flooded track for this event, although there were also three walkers. Geoff Wheeler took off quickly and ran 14:05 to get a 66.48 % grading. Ros Lording held something in reserve and then finished strongly to clock 14:11, just missing out on the gold with a grading of 66.31%. Worsnop brought up the rear with 15:12 (61.05 %).

Frank Tutchener 5000 m Handicap Series The first round of this series, which is held over four rounds, was run on a pleasant evening. Michelle Quan started in the middle of the field and ran strongly to hold off the back-markers and pass the front-markers winning with an actual time of 24:17. Sam Defanis ran 26:06 to come second, and Geoff Wheeler was third with 24:24. The second round was also the East Burwood Age-graded 5000 m Championship. It featured the same three runners. Geoff won in 24:22 (66.14 %), followed by Sam in 27:17 (63.96 %), then Michelle with 26:12 (63.8 %). Stephen Day won the third round as back-marker with 21:30. He was just able to run down Sam Defanis who was second with 25:18. Geoff Wheeler was third with 24:23. Michelle Quan was fourth with 25:42. The last and final round will be exciting as Michelle, Geoff and Sam are all poised to grab a medal, but which colour?

Spring 3 km Handicap Series Nine runners competed in the first round. Sam Defanis ran 14.39 to hold off a fast finishing Geoff Wheeler (13:55) by one second and claim the prize. Christopher Worsnop (14:24) was a few seconds back. A warm night slowed the runners a little in round 2. Michelle Quan (14:14) won ahead of a fast finishing Stephen Day 12:41), and the front marker, Leonie Gillies (18:31).

Walk 800 m Handicap Series Liz Clennell was the official winner of the first heat, well ahead of Worsnop and Brian Tait.

Walk 1200 m Handicap Series Ros Lording was the back marker in the first round and had a comfortable win over Leonie Gillies and Gerald Burke. Kylie Irshad, Leo Watson and Gordon Onley collected the top three points in the second round on a warm Halloween night. 10

TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL “TWILIGHT”

LINDSAY THOMAS MEMORIAL – 10Km RUN WEDNESDAY 15 JANUARY 2020

BRAESIDE METROPOLITAN PARK – MELWAYS REF: 88 D7 (ENTRANCE – LOWER DANDENONG ROAD - best parking in Car Park No. 9 –Rosella – (last Car Park before exit)

ENTRY FEE $5.00 – PAYABLE ON THE NIGHT

OPEN TO BOTH REGISTERED MASTERS ATHLETES AND OTHERS OF ANY AGE

PROGRAM

7.00pm 5km Walk (One Lap of Park)

7.00pm 5km Run (One Lap of Park)

7.00pm 10km Run (Two Laps of Park)

AWARDS – MASTERS ATHLETES

10km RUN 5km RUN 5km WALK

First Male & Female First Male & Female First Male & Female Second Male & Female Second Male & Female Second Male & Female Third Male & Female Third Male & Female Third Male & Female

First 50+ Male & Female 10km Run (other than open placings) First 60+ Male & Female 10km Run (other than open placings)

AWARDS – NON MASTERS ATHLETES

10km RUN 5km RUN First Male & Female First Male & Female Second Male & Female Second Male & Female Third Male & Female Third Male & Female

NUMEROUS SPOT PRIZES - SUPPER PROVIDED

ORGANISED BY THE SPRINGVALE – NOBLE PARK VENUE OF VICTORIAN MASTERS ATHLETICS INC.

ENQUIRIES – CLAUDIO RIGA - [email protected] - 0478312167

ANDY SALTER MEMORIAL RELAY

When – Wednesday, 5th February 2020

Where – Ross Reserve, Memorial Drive, Noble Park

The Andy Salter Relay has been a highlight of the Springvale /Noble Park calendar for many years. Also held on the same night is the Bert Warburton Memorial Walk Relay.

The Andy Salter Relay is run over a 3.1km road course, with four runners in each team completing one lap of the course. There are two divisions, one for Challenge teams and the other for Fun Run teams.

Challenge teams must consist of three men and one woman and the total combined age of the team must be at least 175 years. The winning team will be presented with the “Andy Salter Per- petual Trophy” to hold for 12 months. Members of the first three teams receive trophies.

Fun Run teams consist of four runners but there are no age (other than runners being of Masters age) or sex restrictions.

The Bert Warburton Walk Relay is over a 2 km course with each walker completing one lap. Teams consist of three walkers of masters age and can be male, female or mixed.

To give everyone a chance at a trophy all run and walk teams will compete on an estimated time basis. Upon entry, teams nominate an estimated total team time. The teams (one run and one walk) that finishes closest to their estimated time will receive trophies. The first three Challenge teams will be excluded, having already received trophies.

Entry fee is $12.00 per run team and $9 per walk team, payable on registration between 6.30 pm and 7.00 pm on the night.

The program for the night is;

7.10 pm 100 metre sprint 7.15 pm Andy Salter relay/Bert Warburton Relay

There will be a 3km track run after the relay for the truly dedicated, followed by supper and presentations. Come along and have a great night.

ENQUIRIES – CLAUDIO RIGA - [email protected] - 0478312167 12

40th

The Springvale/Noble Park 40th was a very successful night with 120 people attending. They came from far and wide, many being ex attendees at the venue as well as many from other venues. The night started with the regular track program, though the distance event kept to 2 km so we could move on to the festive part of the evening without too much delay. Supper, which was a sit down meal, held in the Soccer Club rooms adjacent to our normal clubrooms, was heartily enjoyed by all. Prior to the meal, Venue Manager Claudio Riga welcomed guests (after he had managed to get the crowd to quieten down as everyone was busy reliving past experiences) and handed the mi- crophone to Mike Hall who spoke of a number of our members over the years who had excelled in the athletics world. Among the crowd were Joy Pallant and Roy Stanway who were present at the inaugural meeting of the venue and Joy was given the honour of drawing the winning ticket for the lucky door prize. Plans had been put in place to have Clare McKerr, the first venue manager, attend. Sadly she passed away quite unexpectedly last Thursday. It is fair to say that the Springy team under the leadership of Claudio did a great job in organising such a successful night. Written by ex manager Alan Bennie who thoroughly enjoyed the night without having to be in charge.

Celia, Pam Thomas & Natalie Irvine Claudio cuts the cake 13

VMA THROWS PENTATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

Sunday 22nd March 10.00 am start for first group

Venue: Duncan Mackinnon Athletic Track

Enter on form below or enter on-line through VMA web-site Registered Interstate or overseas Masters athletes are welcome to compete and will be awarded any appropriate place medal but will not displace a VMA member from a place.

Throws Pentathlon: Check with Graeme Rose for Group start times. THROWERS Ph. 9836 2350 Closing date for Throws Pent: Friday 6th March Cost: $10 Late entry up to 13th March: $20 No entries on the Day Events: Throws Pentathlon: All: Hammer, Shot, Discus, Javelin, Weight

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2019 VMA Marathon Championship Held in conjunction with the Melbourne Marathon

Congratulations to all VMA members who completed the 2019 Melbourne Marathon which is also the VMA Marathon Championship. Among the results were some outstanding performances including Peter Rushen (M55) in 2 hours 55:05 who was second overall in his age group. First VMA member across the line was Simon Tu (M40) in 2 hours 39:02. First female was Stephanie Thomas (W40) in 2 hours 57:40. A total of 45 VMA members completed the marathon, up from 32 last year. We would like to acknowledge our Spartans (runners who have completed more than 10 Mara- thons) Their number of Marathons is shown in brackets

W35 Mel Kodi 3:08:43 M60 Peter Black 3:40:02 (20) W40 Stephanie Thomas 2:57:40 M60 Claudio Riga 4:07:03 W45 Francesca Coles 3:20:08 M60 Carlo Iovenitti 4:47:43 W45 Michelle Quan 4:27:00 M60 Christopher Worsnop 5:25:06 (10) W50 Kuni Bowden 4:26:20 (17) M65 John Signorini 3:51:55 (11) W55 Monica Haddow-Cook 4:31:09 M65 Gregory Moore 3:53:41 (29) W55 Merle Want 4:48:39 M65 Len Hallett 4:51:18 (14) W65 Jane Sturkazer 4:59:49 (20) M65 Jim Hopkins 4:54:01 (40) W70 Vicki Thompson 6:33:08 (22) M70 Chris Campbell 4:31:44 (19) M70 Rod Bayley 5:07:57 (24) M30 Adam Gregory 3:15:13 M70 Kari Jortikka 5:10:04 (26) M30 Johathon Stewart 3:38:06 M70 John Dean 5:55:15 M35 Jamie Rae 3:27:55 M70 Neville Gardner 6:15:37 (41) M35 Mike Friedman 3:29:17 M75 James Yatomi-Clarke 5:20:36 (33) M40 Simon Tu 2:39:02 M75 Stephen Barker 5:24:52 (32) M40 Dan Wright 2:52:58 M40 Brad Buyck 3:00:36 Associate (under 30) - Phillip Dawkins M40 Chris Rashleigh 3:29:20 M45 Jamie Casas 2:58:13 M45 Peter Macknamara 2:59:45 M45 Adam Ruggero 3:03:28 M45 Pramesh Prasad 3:04:24 M45 Ashley McDowall 3:58:22 M45 Peter White 4:53:43 (11) M45 Norman Workman 3:58:51 M50 Warren McVean 3:12:54 M50 George Dyer 3:14:49 (17) M50 Peter Seymour 3:22:13 M50 Chris Grafen 3:59:21 (23) M55 Peter Rushen 2:55:05 M55 Bruce Venables 3:58:54 (14) M55 Albin Hess 5:19:07 Jim Hopkins, on achieving 40 Mara- thons. An incredible achievement, only one behind Neville Gardner. 15

How will Masters Athletics respond to a trans gender athlete wanting to compete with us ? You would expect it’s got to happen. Article by Russ Dickenson Our Masters Clubs are made up of a wide range of age groups. And given that the younger generations will likely be more accepting of social changes, we can expect to find a similarly wide range of opinions on some issues. I will say that athletes are, in my opinion, a very open minded and welcoming group. I suppose from the beginning of athletics competition, athletes have become accustomed to toeing the starting line with someone of a different ethnicity and a different culture and welcoming the friendly competition in the spirit that has Laurel Hubbard is a transgender athlete from always been a feature of the Olympic Games. New Zealand who wants to compete in the People will be aware of two sporting controver- 2020 Olympics sies of recent years. One is the career of Caster Semenya and the other is the attempts by Hannah Mouncey to play AFLW. Caster is a female athlete who won the 2016 Olympic Women’s 800m and finished second in 2012, later being awarded the Gold after the winner was convicted of a doping offence. She was born female and has lived as a woman but testing since her success has shown her to have elevated Testostorone levels. The IAAF has now brought in permitted levels of Testosterone in females and allowed female athletes with higher levels than permitted to take medication to lower them. In Caster’s case, she doesn’t want to take medication and from her point of view you can understand that. However, her fellow competitors are enti- tled to feel aggrieved as they feel she has an advantage. With Hannah, the case is different but no less complicated. Hannah was born as a male and in adult- hood decided to transition to become a woman. The dilemma for the AFL is that Hannah may be too big and strong for the women she plays against. But, one day we will almost certainly have a transgender athlete wanting to compete in our events and maybe even in a Championship. What say a man who identifies as a female wants to enter the Wom- ens Shot Put. First of all, would we accept the entry ? That is assuming that we know that, say Rachel, is transgender. The second scenario is if we don’t know Rachel is transgender until she competes in the event and then her competitors complain, suggesting she may be a man by birth. How will we deal with this ? My suggestion would be that we accept the entry and then issue a separate medal if the transgender athlete won or placed in an event. Or we can sit back and see how the IOC or IAAF handles it. In all cases, I think our reaction should be in the spirit of friendliness and acceptance that characterises our sport. What is looming for the IOC is the case of Laurel Hubbard, a transgender weightlifter who’s intention is to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Laurel has won competitions competing as a women and you may have seen her dislocate her elbow during the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Is this a new problem ? Not entirely. At the 1932 Olympics, a woman by the name of Stella Walsh, a Polish immigrant to the USA had wanted to run for them, but circumstances dictated that she run for Poland. She did - as Stan- islawa Walasiewicz - and won the 100 metres. Then at the 1936 Berlin Olym- pics, Stella was beaten into 2nd place by Helen Stephens, a six foot, muscular American. There was controversy and claims the Helen was a man running as a woman. These claims were later disproved but the sad irony is that in 1980, Stella was shot dead, a victim of a mugging gone wrong. An autopsy was per- formed and it was found that Stella had partial male genitalia and lacked any female organs. Let’s hope for good outcomes for Caster and Hannah. Helen Stephens and Stella Walsh 16 Running Has a Cup Problem, and It’s Time We Try to Fix It Let’s be honest: An entire cup for one sip that spills everywhere is a waste.

By SAMANTHA LEFAVE - as published in Runners World OCT 23, 2019

It was just before the 10K point of a half marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska. I was sweaty, tired, and dreaming about the cup of water that a volunteer would soon hand me—thinking about how I would fold it in half, lift it to my lips, and down the water in the way runners have learned to master. But as I approached the fuel station, I noticed something…different. The volunteers weren’t holding paper cups by their tops, leaving me room to swoop in and grab one. No, these cups were a bit bigger—and they had a plastic lid and a straw at- tached.

I thought it might be some kind of fluke, or maybe an odd sponsorship, and expected to see normal cups at the rest of the stations. But each station was the same.

At the finish line, I anecdotally heard organizers opted for lids so we would actually get to drink more fluids, instead of what usually happens: You splash it all over your face and it runs down your chest as you try to drink without breaking stride. While I can kind of understand that point of view, what bothered me most was just how wasteful it was. Road races already contribute an obscene amount of trash to landfills—the New York Road Runners, for in- stance, report they use 4.1 million paper cups across a year of races, with 2.3 million coming from the New York City Marathon alone. That’s just one city, using no lids or straws. Multiply that by all the cities hosting races in the U.S. and, well, you’re confirming one thing: Running has a major cup problem.

The good news: Strides are being made. That Lincoln race came right after the London Marathon, where organizers made headlines for replacing paper cups with biodegradable seaweed packets at mile 23. It’s a revolutionary concept—biting into your “cup” so it dispenses hydration—that seems to have been successful.

“They were overall well-received,” event director Hugh Brasher tells Runner’s World. “It was the biggest test so far in the world; we used 30,000 of these seaweed capsules. So we’re working to see what can be done in 2020 to [expand it further].” Brasher and his team aren’t just experimenting with seaweed packets, either. Committed to ensure zero waste to landfills by December 2020, this year the London Marathon implemented various sustainability initiatives, including using compostable cups at three aid stations (because nope, paper cups aren’t recyclable), supplying 700 runners with belt bottles made of 90-percent recycled materials (a trial program Brasher says was a huge success and will expand next year), and cutting down the number of aid stations from 26 to 19, taking more than 215,000 plastic bottles off the course compared to 2018.

That last decision may have been one of the easiest to make. “The reality is we used to have an [aid] station at every single mile from miles 3 to 25,” Brasher says. “Is it necessary for someone to take water for every mile they run? No. It’s as simple as that. You do not need to hydrate that frequently.” 17

Running Has a Cup Problem

While the London Marathon is clearly at the forefront of sustainability in the road running community, Brash- er and his team aren’t the only ones implementing environmental efforts. Targeting trail runners, The North Face teamed up with HydraPak in 2018, replacing single-use cups with reusable, collapsible SpeedCups at all five of their Endurance Challenge ultramarathons. Runners receive the cup in their registration goodie bag, and because of its collapsible construction and an integrated finger loop, carry it with them from station to station wherever is most comfortable.

On the back end, this meant that the number of hydration pitchers had to be doubled at aid stations, Mor- gan Makowski, marketing director of HydraPak, tells Runner’s World. Race organizers also ramped up com- munication to runners about going cupless, mentioning the initiative in every email, on signage throughout packet pickup, and via social media announcements, says Chris Sylvia, performance event marketing manager for The North Face. “We wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of what it would be like out on the trail, and that they had their cup available,” Sylvia says.

The efforts meant that approximately 140,000 cups were saved from going into landfills, according to Ma- kowski. And then, a domino effect: “It’s estimated that trash from aid stations has been reduced by 75 percent just by going cupless,” Makowski says. “Where there would be 10 to 15 bags of trash at each aid station before, now there’s just a handful.”

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There’s also a huge cost-savings to consider. While HydraPak is an official sponsor of the Endurance Chal- lenge series—meaning The North Face doesn’t have to pay for the SpeedCups they hand out—Sylvia notes that buying the cups in bulk could still reduce overall race costs. “There’s a trickle-down effect,” he says. “It’s not just the cups you save on; it’s the staffing because you don’t need as many people to pick up trash, and it’s the recycling that you won’t have to pay as much for after the event.”

That said, Makowski admits that a cup replacement program like this is easier to implement at a trail race versus a road one. “People just get it—when you’re trail running a 50K or a 100-miler, you’re probably stop- ping at an aid station,” she says. “So taking your cup out and refilling it is not a big deal at all.”

At road races, it’s a different story. “People come through aid stations in bigger packs, whereas in the trail community, they’re spread out a little more,” Makowski continues. “The support and amount [of hydration] needed is definitely a big factor when there are hundreds of runners coming through in a manner of min- utes.” Still, that shouldn’t deter race organizers from trying to find a solution that works for them. HydraPak has partnered with more than 50 other races through their SpeedCup program, and they’re currently working with a well-known spring marathon in an effort to become the first cupless road marathon in the U.S.

And if cupless isn’t an option, there are plenty of other sustainability choices available. Because, yes, each race has different conditions—different humidity, different street widths, different density of runners—“but there is enough [testing being done] that different races can take from,” Brasher says. “This is all about sharing information, because runners actually want to be sustainable.” 18

The London Marathon’s method for reducing plastic bottles: Edible seaweed pouches The biodegradable pouches are a sustainable alternative to plastics, organizers say.

As participants in the London Marathon entered mile 23 on Sunday, they were greeted by a new kind of re- freshment: Golf ball-size pouches made from seaweed and filled with a sports drink.

The squishy pods — which look like tiny pillows and were handed out to thousands of passing runners — gave race organizers a chance to cut down on the flood of plastic waste that accompanies major sporting events.

Created by a London-based start-up called Skipping Rocks Lab, the seaweed pouches, known as Ooho, are edible and biodegradable, dissolving in about a month when discarded, according to the company. To access the ounce of liquid inside each pouch, runners merely have to bite into the pouch or place the entire pod inside their mouth and start chewing.

Video taken during the race showed runners doing exactly that, offering race organizers and company officials a mass experiment in the use of an alternative sustainable material. “What we use is the building blocks of seaweed,” Rodrigo Garcia Gonza- lez, a Skipping Rocks Lab founder, told CNN, referring to the pouches thin outer membrane. “We remove all the green stuff and the smelly stuff.”

“The marathon is a milestone. ... We are hoping we will demonstrate that it can be used at scale in the future,” Gonzalez added. Most kinds of plastic water bottles are recyclable, but their use has ac- celerated so much in recent years that efforts to reuse the material have failed to keep up, according to the Guardian. The paper reports that 1 million plastic bottles are purchased around the world every minute, a rate that is expected to increase in the coming years as demand for the bottles skyrockets in Asia.

Scientists have called plastic litter, which is being dumped in the ocean at alarming rates, “one of this gen- eration’s key environmental challenges.”

Race organizers say they’re attempting to cut down on the use of plastic and assured critics on Twitter this weekend that bottles used in the event would be recycled. In total, CNN reported, the number of plastic bottles was reduced from 920,000 in 2018 to 704,000 this year.

“The changes and the trials we’re introducing for this year have the potential to change how mass partici- pation events are delivered in future,” Hugh Brasher, the marathon director, told CNN.

On their website, Skipping Rocks Lab says it makes “packaging disappear.”

The company claims its seaweed packets can be used for holding more than just water. The company is also pitching the packets as a way to hold alcoholic cocktails, juice and condiments like ketchup and salad dress- ing.

They asked artificial intelligence to create a game. One of its first ideas involved exploding Frisbees.

“Espresso Martinis have been the most popular product at festivals, where eating the packaging is also part of the experience,” Pierre-Yves Paslier, Garcia Gonzalez’s business partner, told CNN. 19

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RESULTS - VICTORIANS AT AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES 5/10/2019 to 8/10/2019 S.A. Athletics Stadium

10K WALK W60 1 Jennifer Payne 1:04:19 W45 1 Kylie Irshad 58:27 M45 1 Pramesh Prasad 56:32 W60 100 Metre 2 `Gillian Hayden `19.53 CROSS COUNTRY W80 100 Metre 1 Lois Haranis 26.11 M60 M50 100 Metre 2 Christopher Worsnop 45:29 2 Rob Italia 13.18 M55 M55 100 Metre 1 Tony di Lorenzo 32:36 2 Peter Wyatt 14.44 M50 M60 100 Metre 4 Rob Italia 36:15 7 Christopher Worsnop 17.66 M45 M65 100 Metre 1 Pramesh Prasad 33:07 1 Richard Wearmouth 14.12

STREET MILE W50 200 Metre M60 2 Sonya Pollard 31.30 6 Christopher Worsnop 8:08 W60 200 Metre M55 1 Gillian Hayden 40.99 1 Tony di Lorenzo 5:34 W80 200 Metre M50 1 Lois Haranis 55.36 5 Rob Italia 6:02 M50 200 Metre M45 2 Rob Italia 27.12 1 Pramesh Prasad 5:58 M55 200 Metre 3 Peter Wyatt 33.21 W50 60 Metre M60 200 Metre 2 Sonya Pollard 9.12 6 Christopher Worsnop 37.08 6 Louise McLean 10.12 M65 200 Metre W60 60 Metre 1 Richard Wearmouth 29.22 1 Gillian Hayden 11.84 W80 60 Metre W60 400 Metre 1 Lois Haranis 14.71 1 Gillian Hayden 1:38.32 M50 60 Metre M50 400 Metre 2 Rob Italia 8.23 3 Shawn Hennig 58.28 M55 60 Metre 4 Rob Italia 58.59 2 Peter Wyatt 9.10 M60 400 Metre M60 60 Metre 1 Paul Thomas 64.19 8 Christopher Worsnop 10.70 6 Christopher Worsnop 1:30.61 M65 60 Metre M65 400 Metre 1 Richard Wearmouth 8.67 1 John Cooper 69.65

W50 100 Metre M40 800 Metre 2 Sonya Pollard 14.58 1 Leigh Browell 2:38.91 22

RESULTS - VICTORIANS AT AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES

M45 800 Metre M50 3000 Metre Steeplechase (91.4cm) 1 Pramesh Prasad 2:34.00 2 Rob Italia 13:16.22 M50 800 Metre 6 Rob Italia 2:30.42 W45 3000 Metre Race Walk M55 800 Metre 1 Kylie Irshad 16:32.64 1 Russell Jenkins 2:25.59 W60 3000 Metre Race Walk M60 800 Metre 1 Jennifer Payne 18:34.58 1 Paul Thomas 2:30.30 M40 3000 Metre Race Walk 6 Christopher Worsnop 3:27.07 1 Leigh Browell 20:58.14 M65 800 Metre M45 3000 Metre Race Walk 1 John Cooper 2:41.34 1 Pramesh Prasad 15:43.26 M60 3000 Metre Race Walk M40 1500 Metre 2 Christopher Worsnop 26:09.33 1 Leigh Browell 5:49.50 M45 1500 Metre W45 1500 Metre Race Walk 1 Pramesh Prasad 5:27.67 1 Kylie Irshad 7:46.13 M50 1500 Metre W45 1500 Metre Race Walk 5 Rob Italia 5:30.64 1 Jennifer Payne 9:03.50 M55 1500 Metre W45 1500 Metre Race Walk 1 Russell Jenkins 4:48.29 1 Pam Mews 15:34.75 M60 1500 Metre M45 1500 Metre Race Walk 1 Tony Moran 4:50.93 1 Pramesh Prasad 7:34.13 5 Christopher Worsnop 7:31.27 M40 1500 Metre Race Walk M70 1500 Metre 1 Leigh Browell 10:14.83 1 Peter Bence 6:18.94 M60 1500 Metre Race Walk 3 Christopher Worsnop 12:17.74 M55 5000 Metre 1 Russell Jenkins 17:16.45 W45 5000 Metre Race Walk M45 5000 Metre 1 Kylie Irshad 30:30.37 1 Pramesh Prasad 19:44.48 W60 5000 Metre Race Walk M40 5000 Metre 1 Jennifer Payne 31:28.90 1 Leigh Browell 22:03.26 M40 5000 Metre Race Walk M60 5000 Metre 1 Leigh Browell 35:18.44 1 Peter Bence 22:57.15 M45 5000 Metre Race Walk 2 Christopher Worsnop 24:45.60 1 Pramesh Prasad 27:48.01 M60 5000 Metre Race Walk M50 100 Short Hurdles (91.4cm) 1 Christopher Worsnop 43:29.48 2 Shawn Hennig 17.12 W50 80 Short Hurdles (76.2cm) M50 High Jump 1 Toni Matters 18.75 2 Shawn Hennig 1.50m M50 400 Long Hurdles (84.0cm) 2 Shawn Hennig 64.33 W50 Long Jump 1 Toni Matters 3.48m 1.3 M60 2000 Metre Steeplechase (76.2cm) 4 Louise McLean 3.21m 0.5 1 Christopher Worsnop 11:25.30 W60 Long Jump M40 3000 Metre Steeplechase (91.4cm) 2 Gillian Hayden 2.65m 1.4 1 Leigh Browell 14:05.14 M45 Long Jump M45 3000 Metre Steeplechase (91.4cm) 2 Pramesh Prasad 3.86m 1.1 1 Pramesh Prasad 12:45.35 23

RESULTS - VICTORIANS AT AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES M50 Long Jump W70 Javelin Throw 500g 1 Shawn Hennig 5.25m 1.1 2 Rhondda Dundas 10.87m M55 Long Jump M40 Javelin Throw 800g 1 Peter Wyatt 4.11m 0.5 1 Leigh Browell 20.31m M70 Long Jump M50 Javelin Throw 700g 1 Keith Howden 2.71m 1.9 2 Shawn Hennig 33.64m W50 Triple Jump M60 Javelin Throw 600g 1 Louise McLean 7.56m 1.4 1 Stan Peska 31.75m 2 Sonya Pollard 7.20m 1.1 W50 Shot Put 3kg M55 Triple Jump 1 Toni Matters 10.13m 1 Peter Wyatt 8.30m NWI 3 Louise McLean 7.66m M65 Triple Jump W70 Shot Put 3kg 1 Richard Wearmouth 7.55m NWI 1 Rhondda Dundas 7.24m W50 Discus Throw 1kg M40 Shot Put 7.26kg 1 Toni Matters 26.94m 1 Leigh Browell 7.74m 2 Louise McLean 20.24m M60 Shot Put 5kg M50 Discus Throw 1.5kg 1 Stan Peska 11.78m 2 Shawn Hennig 28.12m W70 Weight Throw 5.45kg[12lb] M60 Discus Throw 1kg 1 Rhondda Dundas 8.25m 2 Stan Peska 33.31m M60 Weight Throw 9.08kg[20lb] W70 Hammer Throw 3kg 1 Stan Peska 14.75m 1 Rhondda Dundas 21.71m M60 Hammer Throw 5kg 2 Stan Peska 31.66m W50 Javelin Throw 500g 1 Toni Matters 27.85m W50 Outdoor Pentathlon Points 100 SP LJ JT 800 1 Sonya Pollard 15.26 5.95m 3.10m 11.40m 3:33.28 1842 (684) (367) (281) (196) (314) M45 Outdoor Pentathlon Points LJ JT 200 DT 1500 1 Pramesh Prasad 3.49m 23.72m 31.93 15.24m 5:47.21 1468 (211) (268) (281) (241) (467) M50 Outdoor Pentathlon 1 Shawn Hennig 4.94m 32.24m 28.02 27.18m 5:30.54 2687 (600) (436) (603) (421) (627) M55 Outdoor Pentathlon Points LJ JT 200 DT 1500 1 Peter Wyatt 3.52m 15.12m 34.41 17.01m 7:06.26 1276 (310) (164) (268) (251) (283)

W70 Throws Pentathlon Points HT SP DT JT WT 1 Rhondda Dundas 21.23m 6.97m 14.21m 9.81m 7.91m 2787 (726) (723) (447) (300) (591) M60 Throws Pentathlon Points HT SP DT JT WT 2 Stan Peska 29.27m 11.70m 26.16m 28.83m 12.86m 2767 (484) (765) (421) (453) (644) 24

CLYDE’S NEW RECORDS REPORT

Pending World Records: W40 10,000m Sinead Diver Vic 31:25.49 100.2% 28-9-19 Doha W90 3k Walk Heather Lee NSW 24:52.25 103.9% 6-10-19 Adelaide

Australian Records: M80 Triple Jump Nick Bastas NSW 8.34m 92.2% 9-11-18 Runaway Bay W40 3000m Belinda Martin NSW 9:20.05 97.5% 10-11-18 Homebush M40 60m Ashley McMahon NSW 7.14s 95.4% 12-1-19 Flinders NSW M65 Discus Jo Peters WA 47.28m 79.9% 12-9-19 Bunbury W70 Pole Vault Wilma Perkins Qld 2.00m 88.9% 28-9-19 SAFNathan W45 10k Belinda Martin NSW 34:06.65 94.8% 30-9-19 Bankstown M70 300m Hurdles John Lamb ACT 50.09s 93.9% 7-10-19 Adelaide W75 400m Marge Allison Qld 85.07s 95.2% 5-10-19 SAFNathan W55 56lb Weight Jayne Hardy ACT 3.65m - 5-10-19 Wollong’g M40 100lb Weight Jamie Muscat NSW 4.97m - 5-10-19 Wollong’g M75 100lb Weight Ray Green ACT 2.44m - 5-10-19 Wollong’g M30 Discus Allan Sadul NSW 51.16m 69.1% 6-10-19 Wollong’g W60 Javelin Christine Shaw NSW 29.93m 71.6% 6-10-19 Wollong’g W70 2k Walk Heather Carr Vic 11:49.5 - 19-10-19 Mt Evelyn W70 2k Walk Gwen Steed Vic 13:34.9 - 19-10-19 Mt Evelyn W70 Pole Vault Wilma Perkins Qld 2.05m 91.1% 19-10-19 SAFNathan M70 80m Hurdles John Lamb ACT 14.06s 92.4% 24-10-19 Woden ACT W70 60m Wilma Perkins Qld 9.78s 98.8% 26-10-19 SAFNathan W60 80m Hurdles Robyn Suttor NSW 14.21s 90.4% 2-11-19 Blacktown W50 200m Julie Brims Qld 25.70s 102.3% 9-11-19 SAFNathan W70 Long Jump Margaret Taylor ACT 3.73m 88.2% 21-11-19 Woden ACT W50 100m Julie Brims Qld 12.39s(=) 102.0% 23-11-19 SAFNathan W50 200m Julie Brims Qld 25.49s 103.1% 23-11-19 SAFNathan M30 56lb Weight Shane Carstairs Vic 8.02m - 24-11-19 M’beena 25

CLYDE’S NEW RECORDS REPORT

Victorian Records: W60 100lb Weight Narelle Messerle 1.49m - 5-10-19 Wollongong W70 2k Steeple Heather Carr 11:52.4 81.4% 19-10-19 Cranbourne M35 56lb Weight Colin Newman 7.96m - 24-11-19 Murrumbeena Clyde Riddoch VMA Records Officer 40 Beauchamp Street, Preston Vic 3072 Telephone 03 9470 1490 (H), Mobile 0439 902 907 Email: [email protected]

VALE GRAHAM KILFOYLE

Recently returning from an overseas trip to the U.K. I was devastated to receive the sad and totally unexpected news of the passing of good friend Graham, a long time member of Springvale/Noble Park and Frankston Venues for many years. His well known infec- tious laugh, happy demeanorand friendly nature will certainly be sadly missed. On behalf of all his friends at both Venues, I would like to take this opportunity of extending our deepest thoughts to his wife Vivienne, adult children Daniel, Ben and Jess and Graham’s siblings Rob, Elaine, Kath and Jeff. Yet another unexpected passing of a popular member, may you rest in peace, Graham.

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VALE ANNE CALLAGHAN

Anne Callaghan was a bright and bubbly person and when I first joined Croydon Venue I can remember her chatting loudly as she ran laps or sat in the clubrooms with Phyllis Gosbell, Dot Browne and Corrie De Groot. We can also thank Anne and her husband Ray for there being a Croydon Venue. They were there from the start of Vets, as it was originally called, and when the Veteran movement was exploding worldwide, Anne and Ray started up the Croydon Venue as well as having a long involvement with Croydon Little Aths. In those days, there would be 100 people attending Croydon and massive fields would run the 10,000m at the end of the program. That required some organising, as you could imagine, and Ray ably supported by Anne, was the “Sargeant Major”. He ruled the place with an iron hand but remained immensely popular. I have written articles on the Callaghans before, I couldn’t find them at short notice, but Ray was Head of the group that ran the inordi- nately successful Melbourne World Veterans Championships in 1987. So successful were the computer programs and ideas that he put in place that they were adopted by the following Championship LOC in Eugene, Oregon. Anne and Ray attended several World Championships, both running the distance events - 5k, 10k, Cross Country and Marathon. Anne was one of the pioneers of Womens marathon running in Aus- tralia and was very successful at it. My favorite story of the Callaghans was that, both being UK immigrants, Ray was looking for work and took up a job as a Land- scaper. This led him to work on the MCG for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Although neither Ray nor Anne had a background in athletics, they became fascinated with the Olympics, Ray attending for a lot of the Games, and this led to their connection with Little Aths. Gradually, they became runners. And good ones. Anne was part of a close-knit group of twenty women from Croydon who used to meet every Wednesday morning at each other’s homes and run together. There was a Herald-Sun photograph of the 20 of them training for the Melbourne Marathon and starting at Croydon and running into the City and back, a distance of around 28 miles. Ray passed away 4 years ago. Earlier he had received an Order of Australia medal for services to Athletics in Australia. Anne had been in a car facility in Monbulk and passed away on Weds, 20th November 2019. Anne is sur- vived by their two adult children Rose Marie and Robert and by Anne’s twin sister Rosemary. The Veteran/Masters athletes who attended the service were Sandy & Ton Kerr; Colin Page; Eric & Fran Da- vidson; Phyllis Gosbell; Ron Boyne; George Simons; Charlie McCrae; Celia Johnson; Mary-Anne Dowling; Peter LeGet and Dot & Colin Browne. I would like to thank Dot Browne for her help in preparing this tribute 27

Early attempts to develop a Heart Rate Monitor

“You’re up to 186 !That’s very high for you. I’d suggest you back off a bit”

And if re-elected we will make available 3 million dollars to study the link between runners and Tim Tam addiction.

I’ve got some old copies of “News and Results” which was the forerunner to Footprints. Here is a cartoon from the December 1994 edition. I don’t know who drew it. Was it one of our members ? Let me know if you know. This is precisely why I try so hard not to win events anymore. So dangerous !! 28

UNDERSTANDING MY DOG’S BLADDER (S) I am amazed by my little pooch and the way he can rise to the occasion and find some urine for an emergency piece of territory claiming when he has already got rid of half his body weight. It occured to me that he has multiple bladders which he can call on as needed. I mentioned this to my wife and she thought it was rubbish, so I offered to cut him up that night to prove it, but she got really upset. She got upset ? I’ve been telling him for years that it is silly to wee on everything thinking that it gives him territorial rights and that other creatures will acknowledge it. “Buddy ! Listen to me ! The park is Council land and other property is held under Torrens Title and to aquire it you need to come to agreement with a vendor, pay a deposit, arrange finance, see a conveyancer or solicitor, etc...... you can’t just piss on it and it’s yours. “ He just stares at me like I’m talking to myself.

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EASTERN MASTERS A middle distance Running Group who offer structured Speed & Tempo training sessions for VMA runners of all abilities. Meeting Tuesday & Thursday evenings . Jells Park : Summer. /. Knox Track Car Park: Winter 6pm Start 32

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Browne Shield Peter Thorne 0427 880 143 [email protected] Coordinator Committee Graeme Rose 9836 2350 [email protected] Andrew Edwards 95554226 [email protected] Shane Draper [email protected] Russ Dickenson 0418333569 [email protected] Christoper Worsnop 0403 910 183 [email protected] Hon. Auditor David McConnell 9849 0680

VMA Team in AV David Sheehan 95681061 PO Box 539, Gembrook 3783 0448 213200 [email protected] Uniforms Ewen Wilson 9529 5260 [email protected] 0423 424185 Registrar Judy Farrell 5941 9442 [email protected]

Records Officer Clyde Riddoch 9470 1490 40 Beauchamp Street, Preston Vic 3072 0439 902 907 [email protected] Footprints Editor Russ Dickenson 0418333569 [email protected]

Around The Grounds Russ Dickenson 0418333569 [email protected]

Website Russ Dickenson 0418333569 [email protected] Phil Urquhart 0419357823 [email protected]

Throwers’ Group Graeme Rose 9836 2350 [email protected]