ISSUE: VOL 38 No. 2 APRIL 2020 in this issue: > NZMA T&F Championships Vetline > NZ Athlete of the Year Awards Official magazine of New Zealand and Oceania Masters Athletics > Stewart Foster - Life Membership ISSN 1173 - 1265 Race walkers start the 3000m at the NZMA T&F champs in Hastings PHOTO: Sharon Wray Official Magazine of New Zealand and Oceania Masters Athletics FOUNDED IN 1970 ISSUE: VOL 38 No. 2 Cover Photo APRIL 2020 in this issue: > NZMA T&F Championships Stephen Te Whaiti and Paul Daborn (foreground) in the Vetline > NZ Athlete of the Year Awards Official magazine of New Zealand and Oceania Masters Athletics > Stewart Foster - Life Membership M55 100m hurdles at the NZMA T&F Championships in Hastings Photo - Sharon Wray Inside Back Cover Mark Lett, Kola Ogundipe, Stephen Te Whaiti, and Timothy Turner sharing a moment at the NZMA T&F Championships in Hastings Photo - Sharon Wray Back Cover Katie Jenkins 1st W45 1500m at the NZMA T&F Championships in Hastings Photo - Sharon Wray ISSN 1173 - 1265 CONTENTS Start of the men’s M30-65 3000m at the NZMA T&F champs in Hastings PHOTO: Sharon Wray ww REGULARS ARTICLES President’s Report 3 46th NZMA T&F Championships Michael Wray 6 Committees / Contacts 4 Calendar 48 Results, Records and Rankings John Campbell 18 Runners High - Fact or Fiction George White 20 NEWS Northland Judith Stewart 31 Arno Van Der Westhuizen Laini Inivale 21 Taranaki Vicky Jones 32 Waikato/BOP Dave Couper 34 NZMA Athlete of the Year Awards (2019) Michael Wray 22 Manawatu/Wanganui Jen Fee 35 Wellington Michael Wray 36 Getting Older? - Must Get Stronger George White 28 Canterbury Andrew Stark 38 Hawke’s Bay/Gisborne Maurice Callaghan 39 Stewart Foster - Life Membership Andrew Stark 30 Tasman Derek Shaw 40 Otago John Stinson 41 Coaching Corner Mike Weddell 43 Southland Dwight Grieve 43 Vetline - April 2020 1 It was a very close contest for 3rd in the M55 100m with Duane Duggan (far right) just squeezing out Mark Macfarlane PHOTO: Sharon Wray (5517), and Kola Ogundipe (5519) at the NZMA T&F champs in Hastings EDITOR & ADVERTISING REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS PUBLISHER John Campbell John Stinson Mike Weddell New Zealand Association of Masters Athletics Inc. 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Tel: 03 338 0516 [email protected] NZMA is a member of World Masters Athletics (WMA) Oceania Association of Masters Athletics (OMA) Council of Athletics New Zealand (ANZ) 2 Vetline - April 2020 Editorial President’s Report by ANDREW STARK - NZMA President Editorial Since my last report in January, it has been a busy Looking towards the future, the Oceania Masters time with most weekends taken up with athletics Athletics is aiming to work more closely with events. As previously explained, the NZMA Oceania Athletics to investigate if it is possible Track & FieldPresident’s Championships were moved from Report to hold a joint event. To the end, David Lobb Christchurch to Timaru to take the pressure off (Cook Islands) and I travelled to the Gold Coast to Athleticsby Canterbury. ANDREW I amSTARK pleased - NZMA to report President it was a attend the OAA Congress (16 – 19 March), where successful event that would not have been possible representatives from all Oceania Federations without the help of the Mid-South Canterbury were present. We had an opportunity to present Sub-Centre,The plus 2019-2020 the numerous track volunteers and field who to thealso group subscribe where via we the see shop masters on the fitting NZMA in with stepped upchampionships to help. The fantastic held in weatherHastings during was a theirwebsite. events. There will be some challenges to the weekendvery certainly successful also event helped. with just over 200 makeNZMA it happen, going but forward: from an Thereeconomical is still point quite of competitors. On behalf of the athletes, viewa bitit would to do makeinvolving sense. succession planning During theI thank past year, the LOCthe Board for organising has continued this event.to and change to the election process is the look at howFor we several can best athletes, run the attending organisation either and the I alsofirst had step. an opportunity To ensure tonew talk board with Timmembers Rogers support CentresAMA or more. the WMA We have 2020 done Championships this in several (LOCcoming Norfolk onto Island the Athletics)Board have at theclear Congress. As ways. was also part of the plan for 2020. partguidelines of my role and with directions OMA, I will to be follow, working we with will However, the outbreak of the coronavirus himwork to create on creating the programme documents for the outlining 2021 OMA the 1. Onlineand entries the worldwide for all events effect are thisvia the is having, plus Championships.processes. We are currently looking at a five SportsTGthe system, current simplifying travel restrictions, the process formeans all. that day programme, to fit in with the available flights Life Membership Award: I would like We can alsoattending assist with these the events creation could of programme be difficult. in and out of the island. It is possible that we to acknowledge the contribution that booklets,In certificates fact, just now and whilerace numbers. writing this report, could charter a flight if there was a demand. Our Stewart Foster has made to the running I have received an e-mail stating that the aim is to have the programme almost finalised by 2. We have continued to make minor modification of NZMA for numerous years. He was AMA Championships have been cancelled!! Mackay, the venue of the next OMA Track & Field to the generic Championship programme, based acknowledged at the AGM with Life I guess by the time you read this, we will Championships (31 August – 7 September 2019). on actual knowattendance whether numbers the WMA over theevent past is sevenhappening Membership of NZMA. years, to ensureor not. the A bit programme frustrating, fits but our there needs is andno As IThe prepare winter this season report, is we almost have uponsixteen us, but runs morepoint smoothly. worrying about it as it is completely competitorswith the currentat the World ‘gathering’ Indoor restrictions, Championships out of our control. in TorunI am not (Poland) sure howand I this know will a few impact athletes of are 3. We have redesigned our logo and created a new NZMA Board: At the NZMA AGM held goingevents to the going Australian forward. Masters Good Track luck &to Field those generic medal. The Board has purchased medals in Hastings, all Centres agreed with the Championshipsbrave souls who in Melbourne enjoy the (late longer April). races... I look that will be gifted to the Centre hosting the NZMA proposed changes to the election process forwardassuming to seeing we are how allowed everyone to holdperforms. these Championships. Centres will be responsible for of the NZMA Board. We will no longer events. purchasingnominate the ribbon people only. for key positions, but up As you can see …. It been a very busy season. 4. We haveto eight explored people the will concept be elected of changing and those how the NZMAelected Board will decide would bewho elected. holds whatInstead position of electingwithin nominated the Board. key roles, The up aim to iseight to allow people for great flexibility within the Board by NZMA e-mail would be elected to create the Board. Once elected, allowing all Board members an opportunity the key roles would be decided by the newly elected Database to experience different roles. We also have board. We would also introduce the option of being now added the option to co-opt people to NZMA are intending to use e-mail as a able to co-opthe Board,someone if thereto the is board a particular if a particular skill we method of contacting our members. skill is required.require. We During see this the as nexta way few of broadening weeks we will If you have not supplied your centre the skills completeset of those update on the of Board, the NZMA by sharing Constitution the roles andas part By-laws of succession to reflect planning. the new This way was forward. secretary with your e-mail address discussed at the AGM and those present believed it or if it has changed, was an optionVetline: worth All considering, NZMA members so before receive the next AGM we Vetlinewill finalise as part the ofconcept their annualto bring subscription. to the please e-mail Andrew Stark 2020 AGM.However, the number of non-NZMA or ANZ club members taking up the option to (NZMA Database Conveyer) At the recentpurchase NZMA Vetline AGM, Clairehas decreased. Giles (Otago) To ensurewas [email protected] elected ontothe theon-going Board. success I look forward of this tomagazine, working if you with her overare reading the next this few now, years.