VMC ROAD RUNNERS NEWSLETTER MARCH 1984 & 38th ANNUAL REPORT PRICE $1.00 THE 1983 ‘EMIL ZATOPEK1 10,000m LEADERS: GABRIEL KAMAU, Kenya, winner of the race- ROBde CASTELLA, VMC RR Club Champion and winner of the Club Trophy, runner-up- LAWRIE WHITTY, NSW, third place-getter in Australia’s premier 10,000m. (Photo courtesy VAA publicity) Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VBH 0488 V,Mo CoHBWSLETTER VOL.15 No. 4 THE VMC HOAD RUNNERS NEWSLETTER is published for the infoxmation of members of the VMC ROAD RUNNERS CLUB and is covered by peyment of the Annual Membership Fee. It is issued four times a year: SPRING (September) SUMMER (December) AUTUMN (March) 'WINTER (June). All athletes, irrespective of age or sex, are invited to contribute letters, results, comments, criticisms, etc., to the Editor, 1 Golding St, CANTERBURY, Tic. 3126. PLEASE NOTE that material submitted for publication, should be on single-spaced, typed A4 sheets, irrespective of length, to facilitate layout. Articles should not eftceed one and a half pages of A4, preferably half that. Articles for publication MUST BE accompanied by the name and address of the contributor, together with his or her signature. The author of the article shall retain full responsibility for the content of such article. DEADLINE FOR COPT is the 10th day of the month preceding the month of publication, we ask controbutors to aim for the 1st day of that month to make editing less rushedo ********************************************* INTERSTATE LINES OF COMMUNICATION : AAU: Rick PANNELL, Olympic Park No.1, Swan St 9 MELBOURNE 3002 (03) 429 50 77 NSW AAA: Clive LEE, PO Box N101, Grosvenor Sty SYDNEY 2001 (02) 241 35 38 VAA f Martin NOONAN, Olympic Park No.1, Swan St, MELBOURNE 3002 (03)428 8049, 428 81 95 QAAAt Ion BRANDIS, Q*E«1I Stadium, Kessels Id, NATHAN 4111 (07) 343 56 53 AAA of SAj Brian CHAPMAN, PO Box 57, KENSINGTON PARK, SA 5068 108) 332 83 52 AA of WAt Wendy SHERIDAN, PO Box 208, WEMBLEY, WA 6014 (09) 387 1050 AAA of TAS: Noel RUDDOCK, 10 Reynolds Court, DYNNRYNE, Tas 7005 (002) 23 19 76 ACT AAA: John MUIR, PO Box 503, WODEN, ACT 2606 B (062) 89 67 15 H (062) 86 46 31 MARATHON AND ROAD RUNNING INFORMATION : OLD MARATHON & ROAD RUNNERS CLUB: Andrew SEMPLE, PO Box 192 EVEHTON PARK 4053 WA MARATHON CLUB: Laurie PIGGOTT, 121 Salisbury St, BEDFORD 6052 (09) 272 37 09 SARRC: Chris ACTON, PO Box 163, GOODWOOD, 5034 (08) 261 65 40 NEW ENGLAND: John STANLEY, ‘Wood Park' HMB 410, Old Inverell Rd, ARMTDALFi, NSW 2350 NORTHERN NSW: Angelo JONES, PO Box 1, ALSTONVTLLE, NSW 2477 ACT CC CLUB: Dave CONDY, 33 Lawrence Cres, KAMBAH, ACT 2902 VIC FUN RUN CALENDAR: 'AUSTRALIAN RUNNER' PO Box 396, S.YAHRA,3141 (03> 209 91 97 ROAD RUNNERS ASSOC.(Sydney):John JESTON, PO Box A438,S1DNET SOUTH 2000 ********************************************* VICTORIAN VENUES MELWAY REFERENCE OLYMPIC PARK: Swan St & Batman Ave, trams from Princes Bridge & Richmond Station 44 B 11 TWO BRIDGES COURSE: Opposite Botanic Gardens, near Morell Bridge, Alexandra Ave 44 B 12 ALBERT PARK COURSE: Robinson Hall, at rear of Basketball Stadium, facing lake 57 J 3 PRINCES PARK COURSE: Walker St .Pavilion, near Carlton FG, Royal Pde, trams pass 29 G 12 BOULEVARD: Richmond side of Yarra, behind Burnley Gardens 45 B 12 CRIB POINT ROAD COURSE: Park Rd, 500m north of Naval Depot, Football Ground 195 B 1 POINT LEX) ROAD COURSES 200m up from Pt Leo Beach turn-off, Flinders-Hastings Rd 196 G 2 DOMAINS Birdwood Avenue, rear of Shrine of Remembrance, 1*5km from Flinders St 43 K 12 LATROBE UNIVERSITY: Car Park No.6, off Ring Road 19 H 7 WERRIBEE SOUTH: Price Reserve, Cnr Beach & O'Connors Rds, W'BEE SOUTH 209 G 11 MORRUMBEENA TRACK: North Rd/mrrumbeena Rd, 1.5km from M'beena Station 68 K 9 SANDRINGHAM TRACK: Thomas St, HAMPTON, 1km from Hampton Station 76 K *6 MENTONE TRACK: Opp.Lr Dandenong Rd/ftepean H'way Cnr, Second St,MENTONE 87 B 7 COBURG TRACK: Outlook Rd, EAST COBURG, off Murray Rd Swimming Pool 18 A 10 ABERFELDIE TRACK: Corio St, ESSENDON 28 D 6 HEIDELBERG TRACK: Liberty Parade, WEST HEIDELBERG 19 D 12 COLLINGWOODD TRACK: Heidelberg Rd, CLIFTON HILL. Crosscountry course opposite 30 G 12 RINGWOGD TRACK: NewiSt & Sylvia Rd, 1.5km from Ringwood Station 49 F 11 DONCASTER TRACK: George St, DONCASTER 33 J 11 BOX HILL TRACK: Elgar Rd, 2km from Box Hill Station 47 C 7 WiSTERFOLDS PARK: off Porter Street, TEMPLESTOWE 33 E 1/2 VMC NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1904 MARCH VOL 15 NO 4 VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB AND ROAD RUNNERS - NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given to all FINANCIAL MEMBERS OF THE VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB and ROAD RUNNERS that the 38th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21st, 19B4 at 8.00pm at the Administration Building, Olympic Park, Swan Street. Business will include reports from the Executive officers of the Club, Election of Office bearers for the ensuing year and General Business brought forward from members of the Club. Refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the meeting. ***************************************************************************************** FINAL NOTICE MEMBERSHIP FEES $8 Seniors - $4 Juniors (U-20) ARE NOW OVERDUE. TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP follow the instructions on pages 23 and 24, complete the form on the bottom of page 23 and either send it in or present it at the next VMC race or function with the appropriate fee. REMEMBER TO FILL IN a set of four SELF-STICK LABELS, USE BLOCK LETTERS with your Callname. Surname, Address and POSTCODE and return them with your renewal form and membership fee, so that you will receive your quarterly Newsletter. PLEASE NOTE: If you did not receive this newsletter through the usual channels, you are NOT FINANCIAL and should renew IMMEDIATELY. THE VMC RR MARATHON will be held on Sunday May 27, 1984, at Crib Point, commencing at 12 noon. To be eligible for a trip to New Zealand, the first man and woman VMC RR members must be in their second year of continuous membership„ All race entries for the VMC RR MARATHON must be in the hands of the RACE DIRECTOR by Monday, May 7th, 1984, or late fee pernalties apply. A 10km event, commencing at 12.15pm will be held in conjunction with the main race. Check in between 10.00am and 11.30am for both races. VMC RR MARATHON Entry Fee is $3 and there are various special prizes. Please note that the New Zealand trip applies only if the club member has been at least two years financial in succession. The 10km Race Fee is $1 payable on the day. VMC RR MARATHON . CRIB POINT . MAY 27. 19B4 - 12 n n n n ENTRY FORM Please enter me for the VMC RR Marathon, herewith $3 entry fee. SURNAME oCALLNAME ADDRESS POSTCODE PHONE (Home) (Work) BEST MARATHON TIME (last 5 years) Date Place where held Name of Race Any other relevant performance Date of Birth / / SIGNATURE Date / /1 984 Page 2A # %y V.M.C. ROAD RUNNERS MARATHON COURSE CRIB POINT U*t I bS We s t e r n PoftT m e l^ a y -H): m MS <*l: The HALF-MARATHON is 2 laps of the 10km loop, return back just past the Football Ground and Turn left into Martin Street to the comer of Milne Street, turn left into Park Road to the $ Marathon Finish 50® short of Colin Fde. The £ Marathon overshoots the 10km to the comer of Sajr St® and retrusss to Finish* Mfeu.syS BgACM wesTffA^p^r n w r B A Y KWJO,**® Km P OCT BALL, &, ASSfir»B(-Y ARC /tbiIit $^OC< * AftfA VoM.C .NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1984 MARCH VOL. 15 No. 4 VICTORIAN MARATHON CLUB & ROAD RUNNERS 38th ANNUAL REPORT 1983 - 1984* The year under review has shown more progress than for some years, due mainly to better attention to some evident weaknessese The establishment of an office, although not at full working capacity, and a conscious approach to the problem of lagging renewals of memberships by many of our keen runners brought about a rise in membership as well as greater participation in our runs. With still 3 scheduled runs to go at the time of writing, we are 92 up on the previous season's figures and should top the 3000 mark by our Annual Meeting. Financial membership at the end of 1983 closed with 487 Senior Men, 47 Senior Women, 18 Junior Men and 6 Junior Women, a total of 558® The change to making our membership year valid for the Calendar Year (January to DecmeberJ had brought about an excellent response - by mid-February our membership figures were in excess of two thirds of the previous year's total, six weeks into the new year. Greater race particiaption combined with sound financial management is enabling our club to maintain the same level of fees for yet another period, a rare feat indeed these days. There has also been a greater awareness among our members (in spite of some perpetual shirkers on the athletic scene) to fulfill their roster requirements at least just that once a year which has in turn led to better management of our events <> Couple this with the excellent co-operation with other dubs and the Victorian Athletic Association, as well as involvement with major fun runs such as the Big M Melbourne Marathon, Toyota Olympic Fun Hun, etco, your club has made a considerable and growing contribution to the well being of distance running in Australia® However, unless we pay constant attention to all these matters concerning us and set about at running our own affairs on a basis of self-help and co-operation, progress soon staggers to a halt and few things will go according to our likingo To make our office a proper working centre, we need to aim at 1000 members» If you have enjoyed your participation in the VMC RR, have you kept it a secfet or have you told others I? 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