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Melbourne, the Flawless Championships AMA NATIONALS 2012 – REPORT from the TEAM MANAGER’S DIARY 2012 AUSTRAL IAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS WWW.NSWMASTERSATHLETICS.ORG.AU ISSUE 2, JUNE, 2012 Melbourne’s weather took some getting used to. Here lane 2 enjoyed a tailwind while lanes 3, 4 and 5 endured a headwind. John Van Stappen pulls away from some very good runners, including Alan Carey. Melbourne, the flawless championships AMA NATIONALS 2012 – REPORT FROM THE TEAM MANAGER’S DIARY years ago, I also found it difficult to watch hen I was asked to be athletics if I wasn’t competing myself but manager of the NSW team By Garry Womsley several injuries in the last few years have W for the 2012 Nationals last meant that I learnt to stay involved in The attitude I had going into the December, I jumped at the chance. I Nationals was to be myself, treat other ways such as officiating, managing, thought that it would be a real challenge everyone with respect, be approachable, organizing events and coaching. I’ve now and a great opportunity. After all, it’s not be a good example, take everything as it become a real student of the sport and every day that someone gets to manage comes and help out wherever I could. enjoy being involved in any capacity. over 140 athletes. I was also really Most of all, I now love watching others honoured to be asked and promised While I have been to Nationals six times competing. myself that I was going to do the best previously, I knew that this one was going that I could for each member of the NSW Thursday to be different. At previous Nationals, team. From that day on, I was really After flying into Melbourne earlier today, I’ve never attended any of the organized looking forward to it. I was so happy social events so I was determined to do I headed out to the track to register and when the first day finally arrived and I that this time. It certainly made the four collect my goody bag. It was great to see could put on that bright orange vest with days more enjoyable. Up until a few the track for the first time. With a “NSW Team Manager” on the back of it. Heather Lee at 85 years young again Melbourne’s skies cleared long enough for a couple excelled in the walks. She finished in a of events to take place. time of 11:36 in the 1500m Walk to claim Left: Nancy Newsome the Australian record. This was the first of leads a Victorian followed three Australian records she claimed at by Deborah Drennan, Lisa these Championships. The other records Harrison and Cris Penn were in the 5000m and 10000m Walks. (obscured). Another remarkable performance came Below: Before stunned from Richard Hughes who won the M80 officials, Lynette Smith, 60m, 100m and amazingly backed up in running late, was dropped the 800m and won that as well. There off by Helicopter over the were also some good performances in sand pit, incidentally the 800m from Lisa Harrison W45, Cris scoring the winning jump. Penn W50, Geoff Francis M70, Don Matthewson, Martin Auster and Les Gillies (who placed 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the M65), Stuart Hayward and Neil Fowler (who placed 1st & 2nd in the M60) and Michael Lynch M40. My first day as manager was an enjoyable one and after concentrating on so many events, I knew I would sleep well tonight. Saturday The second day of competition was cooler than the first day and the swirling wind was quite strong. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the 5000m Walks and the Short Hurdles. Our hurdlers June Lowe W55, Ranell Hobson W35, Neil Fowler M60 and George Jankowski M45 grandstand on each side and a blue 10000m. This is the hardest of any of the all got gold for NSW. During this time, I coloured track, it is like nothing that we track races and it is important that the finalized the 4 x 100m Relay teams for have in Sydney. It also has a large warm lap scoring is accurate so that they can tomorrow. The unfortunate thing was up area behind the grandstand in the focus on running their race without any that I had to leave some good athletes back straight. I was also pleased that the added worries. Believe it or not, I actually out. In some cases, we could have put in water jump for the steeplechase is on the enjoy lap scoring for others. It keeps me “B” teams but the current rule states that outside of the track. While I was there, I involved and allows me to be on the track only one team from each state is eligible made sure that I made myself known to where the action is. Dennis Wylie was for a medal which benefits the smaller the organizing committee and officials as our fastest with a very good time of states but probably means that athletes I thought that this could help in the 38:39. from the larger states miss out. The coming days if I had any questions or bottom line should be all about full lanes problems I needed help with. I left the Once the 10000m races concluded, I sat and participation regardless of the state. track really looking forward to the in the beautiful Melbourne sunshine (it coming days. was about 32 degrees) and watched the Our 1500m runners also did well today. heats and finals of the 60m and later the The most pleasing thing was the amount Friday 100m. As I had to select the 4 x 100m of participation we had in this event. We My first day in the orange vest was a relay teams for Sunday, it really proved had 25 athletes (12 females & 13 males) good one. I was a bit nervous before I got beneficial to see the fantastic throughout the age groups. The W50 to the track but once I got there, I was performances of so many of our team category had four and the M50 category fine. I appreciated the words of members. To have 8 National Champions had five participants. Cris Penn (W50), encouragement I received from a number in the 100m and 6 in the 60m was a Nancy Newsome (W45), Michael of team members. It helped me feel fantastic performance. (Gianna Doggett (M35), Don Matthewson (M65) comfortable from the start. It felt good to Mogentale W45 60m & 100m, Lynda and John Spinney M70 secured gold. be able to answer some questions for Douglass W50 60m & 100m, Jay Stone team members early in the day. It M30 100m, Samuel Odede M35 100m, It was now time for the steeplechase. showed me that while I had a lot of Greg Smith M40 60m & 100m, Darren This was the only event I had entered so I responsibility, my previous experience Hughes M45 60m, Darrin Jenkins M45 was focused on nothing more than trying would prove beneficial and make the task 100m, John Van Stappen M60 60m & to do a season best. Throughout the age easier. I helped out some of our distance 100m and Richard Hughes M80 60m & groups the numbers in this event were runners by lap scoring for them in the 100m). also up on recent years. I think that 2 steeple is the most unique of all the seconds off my State time. My team tomorrow would be a very important one running events. With the water jump, 4 mates Simon White (M35) and EJ Davie with the 4 x 100m relays. dry hurdles and a different track (M40) got Gold in their respective age configuration, I liken it to cross country groups in the same race. Sunday on the track. It is not an easy event but it I was advised that as Team Manager I had is an enjoyable one. There are always two fter I recovered, I sat back down to act as Easter Bunny and supply races at these championships 2000m and watched the 200m finals. everyone with Easter eggs on the Sunday (76.2cm height) for females of all ages A Gianna Mogentale (W45) and of Nationals. So after leaving the hotel and males 60+ and 3000m (91.4cm) for Lynda Douglass (W50) again got gold early this morning, I went to the local 7- males 30-59. medals in their age groups. While for the Eleven and bought them out of Easter men, Jay Stone (M30), Samuel Odede eggs. The guy behind the counter was I watched the 2000m steeplechase with (M35), Todd Devery (M50), Neville happy to make such a big sale so early in interest because I did a couple of training McIntyre (M65) and Richard Hughes the morning. Our team members sessions with Dennis Williams recently. I (M80) were our male National gratefully accepted this little treat. helped him with his hurdling and his Champions along with Darrin Jenkins and water jumps. He wanted to improve on Chris Brack who tied in the W45 category It was much colder today. It was a very his State time of 9:08. After a mishap on narrowly ahead of Darren Hughes. Alan icy wind that seemed to be blowing from th the first water jump, he gradually Carey who placed 4 in the M60 final all directions. It was at least a bit cooler improved to finish in a time of 8:51. He took a nasty tumble as he strived for an for the 5000m runners. I had the pleasure certainly has a lot of potential to improve extra effort close to the line.
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