OCTOBER 2012 VOL 30 No. 4 30 No. VOL OCTOBER 2012 New Zealand Masters Athletics NZ Half Marathon NZ Cross Country Championships Championships PALMERSTON NORTH HAMILTON NZ Road Championships ISSN 1173 - 1265 WELLINGTON Vetline | CONTENTS Andrew Davenport (508) and Michael Wray (545) shoulder to shoulder during the National Half Marathon champs Photo | SHARON WRAY Grinding it out at the National Cross Country champs in Hamilton Photo | SHARON WRAY ww Official Magazine of New Zealand Masters Athletics REGULARS ARTICLES FOUNDED IN 1970 President’s Report 2 On the Waterfront MICHAEL WRAY 6 Letters to the Editor 3 NZ Cross Country Champs MIKE WEDDELL 13 Stretching Through the Ages BARRY RAIT 17 Committees / Contacts 4 Action at the national cross country champs at Hamilton Prepare for Competition JOHN WAITE 18 Calendar 48 (L to R): Janice McCallum third W45, Lisa Kurnut third London Olympics MALCOLM CLARK 19 W40 and Carolyn Smith first W50 PHOTO - SHARON WRAY National Half Marathon Champs MICHAEL WRAY 20 Vale - Super Syd PETER TAYLOR 23 NEWS The Day the Lions Roared PETER O’HALLORAN 26 QEII Stadium, Christchurch…before and after… Standing Sprint Starts EVAN MACINTOSH 27 Britain BRIDGET CUSHEN 38 PHOTOS - ANDREW STARK Mountain Running Champs DEREK SHAW 29 Auckland CHRIS THOMPSON 40 A Very Pedestrian Subject GEORGE WHITE 30 Otago JOHN STINSON 40 Are They High Performers? JOHN MUSKETT 31 Len Wilson M75 (1344) and Richard Thomson M55 (1325) Northland COLLEEN BRUNKER 41 Lyn Ventris WILMA PERKINS 32 at the national cross country champs at Hamilton Southland EVAN MACINTOSH 42 PHOTO - SHARON WRAY The Alps and the Pyrenees of the Tour De France NEIL FLEMING 33 Tasman DEREK SHAW 43 Deirdre Larkin - The Sensation of 2012 LEO BENNING 34 Canterbury ANDREW STARK 44 Oceania Athletics Championships LYNNE SCHICKERT 36 MICHAEL WRAY 45 Wellington Coaching Corner MIKE WEDDELL 39 Taranaki KAREN GILLUM-GREEN 46 Weight Throw Rules MIKE WEDDELL 39 OCTOBER 2012 | 1 Vetline | EDITORIAL Vetline | NOTICES Minimalist Running Letters to the I recently ran in the national road President’s Report championships in Wellington and I won the Editor M60 age. I run in modified beach crocs. I have Over the next few years master’s athletes from Australia and New Zealand a web site www.eazirun.com which explains will have more opportunities to compete at international events in our own it in more detail. I also won my age group at back yard than ever before. Here is a list. Can you help Roy? the Wellington half marathon and also my age Oceania Track and Field Championships - Bendigo Australia January 2014 In January 1981 I competed in the World group title at the 5000 metres New Zealand Oceania Track and Field Championships - Cook Islands late 2015 Veterans’ Athletics Championships at Queen championships at Mount Smart. Elizabeth II Stadium in Christchurch. There I WMA Track and Field Championships - Perth Australia OCT (tbc) 2016 It has been just over a year since I started won the M45 pentathlon in the with a world wearing Crocs and I have been wearing Crocs World Masters Games Stadia Championships - Auckland 2017 record score of 4038 points. I am now trying continuously and my injuries have completely Oceania Track and Field Championships - Dunedin Nov (tbc) 2017 to find out my performances in each of the five gone. I therefore thought that it might make pentathlon events - 200 metres, long jump, Add to this list national championships and State/Island championships for an interesting few words in Vetline. I was discus, javelin and 1500 metres. and there will have to be some serious thought put in to which events wearing race number 1773 in Wellington. to attend. As with most things in athletics planning is important and the If anyone could help me with this request, it further ahead the plans are made the better. Whatever the choices hard John Kent would be greatly appreciated. I have the book training will be needed so you might as well start now. “A History of New Zealand Veteran Athetics 1962-1999” and from the book I see that by | MIKE WEDDELL - NZMA President the 1981 World Championships organising committee comprised: John Macdonald Notice Board (chairman) C.Kernahan (executive secretary), Vice Chairmen Don Chadderton, Arthur NZMA Subscriptions Grayburn, Sir Ron Scott, and Peter Wells (Treasurer (P.Hame. Co-opted members J (Jim) Subscriptions were due as at 1 September. Daly, R.Woolman, L.Tointon, J.Miles, R.Ferguson, Members are reminded that they are required Vetline E.Hunter and Mrs D.Mathieson. President to be financial before they can enter for national NZAVA: G (Gidgeon Tait). Secretary NZAVA and international competition. The national EDITOR REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS PUBLISHER Clem) Green. levy is $45.00 and should be paid to your Jim Tobin Kevin Bradley Bridget Cushen New Zealand Association of Masters Athletics Inc. Centre Treasurer. 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Roy Williams However as always we do need to receive as Pukekohe 2340 Bryan O’Shea Diane Barrett The deadline for material is the first day of the preceding month. Hi Roy – It so happens that I came many of the articles and advertisements as Ph/fax 09 236 3488 Michael Wray Stewart Foster All material to be sent to the Editor. soon as possible. For obvious reasons and [email protected] across some old results on the internet a with Christmas almost upon us, it is a busy REGULAR PHOTOGRAPHERS DISCLAIMER while back from previous World Masters ADVERTISING Jim Tobin Opinions and comments printed in Vetline are those of the author champs and the entire results from the time for everybody and your assistance will be Jim Tobin Gary Nesbit - NESPORT and not necessarily those of the publisher. world champs in Christchurch are on my appreciated. 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