VETRUNNERY f ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 39 Issue 2 — August 2017 Patron: Dick Telford Email: [email protected] Could This be Our Club’s First 4-Minute-Mile Runner? ACTVAC athlete Philo Saunders M40 competing in the 1500m at the 2016 Adelaide Track Classic. Philo has recently set a series of M40 Australian records culminating in a Mile record of 4 minutes 5.95 seconds (PB 4:01) and a 1500m record of 3 minutes 45.95 seconds (not far from his PB of 3:41.22 ). See For the Record page7. Run/Walk Handicap Mt Ainslie 25 June 2017 Hey hey it’s the last Sunday of the month, time Gold, gold, gold for another vets handicap. This time it’s Mt Ainslie, a 9.3 First in the Thomas was Nadine Morrison, starting from km run for the Thomas and 4.5 km for the Frylink and the rather elite Group 28 and completing the course in 46:38. Waddell. One of the few circular runs for the Thomas and Nadine felt good from the start of the run. “Funny how quite challenging with some good hills towards the end; but, sometimes things seemed to flow and other times you feel you that nice downward slope for the last kilometre is worth waiting for. are grinding gears. I did the Kowen Trail Run event the I have not run it for several years being an official on a weekend before. A very tough and hilly half marathon but few and foul weather preventing me turning up on a number obviously it paid off! The hills on Sunday felt much easier of occasions. However, I had been looking forward to having than they normally would have!! I have heard many people a go this year and others must have as well, as numbers say that it is not worth winning a medal as you get were up in all three events. Also it was a nice, if cold, handicapped back to oblivion, but this is my first gold medal winter’s day. According to my, sometimes unreliable, in 98 events, so I am nothing but pleased with it”. Forerunner the temperature was a chilly 2.2 degrees. Continued page 4 Page 2 — August 2017 Vetrunner CLUB Sponsors: KINGSTON PHYSIOTHERAPY & SPORTS INJURY CENTRE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS PODIATRIST Ricky Lee Craig Wisdom (Principal) Biomechanical & Foot -care Podiatry; Orthotics Andrew Bonatakis MASSAGE THERAPIST Hilary Bridgen Katie Bowyer Sports, Relaxation & UNIT 1, 4 KENNEDY ST Remedial Massage KINGSTON, ACT Adam Townsend Ph: 02-6260 8244 E: [email protected] All therapists are highly experienced and skilled in rehabilitation of muscle & tendon strains, back & neck problems, lower limb injuries, W: www.kingstonphysio.com.au and especially post-surgical shoulder, knee & hip programs. 15% discount for ACTVAC members 4% of payments donated to ACTVAC *Hydrotherapy and digital gait analysis now also available.* Sponsorship Club Supporters Members are entitled to discounts on prices for goods The Club is grateful for the generous support of the purchased from The Runners Shop and for services following local businesses: from Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Injury National Mailing & Marketing for printing of Centre. Please inform The Runners Shop that you Vetrunner, Annual Report and other pamphlets; are a club member when you make a purchase, and inform the Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Go Troppo Fyshwick Markets for a discount on Injury Centre that you are a club member when you fruit for our regular athletic events; book a session. Southside Physiotherapy and Sports Injury As part of their sponsorship arrangements with the Clinic for donating a prize at our monthly throwing Club, The Runners Shop and Kingston handicaps and for providing a $5.00 discount per Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre each remit consultation to our members; to the Club a payment equivalent to a percentage of their Garry Maher of Manuka Drafting Service for sales to members. Nick Walshe, of The Runners Shop, donating prizes for the King and Queen of the and Craig Wisdom, of the Kingston Physiotherapy and Mountain in both Thomas & Frylink Series; Sports Injury Centre, are club members. Belconnen Soccer Club for their support of the 200th Throwing Handicap and providing a venue for the AGM and committee meetings. August 2017 Vetrunner — Page 3 Presidents’ Messages Vice-President’s Report President’s Report As El Presidente is still travelling in isolated parts of We are now on our home run on our nomadic Australia that are far warmer that we have had in wanderings around the Northern Territory, Queensland, Canberra for a while, I have been asked to fill in for her. and South Australia South. Because we are now in Mildura with good internet coverage I have decided to write a brief It has been relatively quiet as is usual at this time of the report to follow-on from Jayne Hardy’s Vice President’s year with only the monthly Throwing and Run/Walk Report on club competitions and related matters. handicaps and the monthly Throws Pentathlon being held. The small numbers of participants at the Throws I have received news that Phil White our long-serving Pentathlon were due to more than half the usual Records Officer and Statistician has decided to call it a day competitors still playing in the Northern Territory and after a long and illustrious career in this important role. further afield. We all thank Phil for his regular informative write-ups, his prompt identification of records and provision of record There has been some discussion starting regarding a certificates, his thoroughness and attention to detail in new club singlet and more will be revealed soon - thanks to pursuing record-related issues. They are big shoes to fill. Steve Jordan. Nick Melhuish has put his hand up and has been accepted More discussions are to follow regarding an ACTVAC for this position and we thank and welcome him to this key application for funding from Australian Masters Athletics role. Phil will liaise with Nick to ensure a smooth Trust Fund derived from profits in hosting the recent World transition and transfer of information. Championships in Perth. Terrill Strahan has also offered her resignation from the ACTVAC Committee due to unforeseen commitments. The Competition Sub-Committee is still working on the Terrill has put in an enormous amount of work on grants next season of Track & Field and will hopefully have a draft and membership drives, and her commitment and hard program for enthusiasts soon. However, it will not include work will be missed. a smaller number of meets, as the schedule is full of various Handicap series. Some joint meets with AACT might be I have loved our 2-month 14,000 km sojourn around part of the new program as well. Australia and could quite happily have kept going. There are so many place that we did not explore, tracks we did not go down and experiences that we missed. Now that we are Jayne Hardy headed back I am looking forward to our friends the comforts of home, and routines such as the Gym. I have kept daily notes for the trip and hope with Bob’s memory to write an illustrated report for Vetrunner. Jan Banens ACT VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB “Fitness Through Fellowship” The Vetrunner is the official Newsletter of ACTVAC Inc, ISSN 1449-8006 Postal Address: GPO Box 2356, Canberra, ACT 2601. Internet at: actvac.com.au Facebook: ACT Veterans Athletic Club Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of ACTVAC Patron: Sub-Committee Contacts: Other Contacts: Dr Dick Telford OA Annual Awards: Member Protection Information Officer President: Bryan Thomas 6161 3635 (h) Sue Bourke 0408 266 183 Jan Banens 0414 411 024 [email protected] Richard Scutter 0415 738 848 [email protected] Half Marathon: Catering/Lost Property: Vice President: Shane Hutchison 0419 009 403 Mike Roche (track) 6251 1867 Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 [email protected] Jill Pearson 0410 624 136 Secretary: Competition (T&F): (Run/Walk Handicaps) Shane Hutchison 0419 009 403 Roger Pilkington 0409 543 826 Equipment Officer & Throws Pentath: [email protected] [email protected] Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 [email protected] Social Events: Relays and Cross Country: Treasurer: Sherryl Greathead 6272 4170 (w), Jim White 6231 4168 (h) Ken Smith Rosemary Parker 6288 2508 Statistician and Club Records: [email protected] Robyn Saunders 0403 808 299 Nick Melhuish Registrar: Marketing and Membership: [email protected] Raylea Rudov 6247 5219 TBA (Phil White) 0400 711 024 [email protected] Run/Walk Handicaps: [email protected] Public Officer: Rod Lynch 02 6242 7071 Uniforms: Jan Banens [email protected] Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 Main Committee: Handicap Rosters: [email protected] [email protected] Rosemary Parker 0427 160 129 Vetrunner Editor: Terrill Strahan 0417 230 591 [email protected] Bob Banens 0439 304 161 Steve Jordan 0401 700 525 Throwing Handicaps: [email protected] Lorna England 0407 284 507 Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053 Webmaster: Raylea Rudov 6247 5219 [email protected] Geoff Moore [email protected] Robbie Costmeyer 0448 087 054 Page 4 — August 2017 Vetrunner Run/Walk Handicap Mt Ainslie 25 June 2017 Continued from Page 1 the walk when no back markers had passed me that I Nadine has won a silver and a couple of bronzes so this realise thatd I might be in contention of a medal. I think I one completes the set. was lucky that a number of regular walkers were not participating in the event on the day! George Kubitsky “golded” in the Frylink. George completed the 4.5 km course in 21:43 after starting from It was an added bonus when I found out that my Group 30.