NEWSLETTER - West Australian Marathon Club

August 2012 

NEWSLETTER 

WEST AUSTRALIAN MARATHON CLUB 

Perth Marathon 

Comrades Journeys: 

Novice and 10-Year Veteran 

Think Tank: 

Moving Forward 

RUN FOR fun and fitness, ANY PACE, ANY DISTANCE 

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Heading 

Is it the early start for the 40 Miler or is there something about the runner walking towards the start line that has so many fixated? 

Photo: Rhea Wholey 

After a tough run along the pipeline in the Perth Hills, King of the Mountain runners enjoy a well-earned breakfast. 

Photo: Michael Manfield 

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Table of Contents 

Contents 

2012 Committee Contact Details .........................................................4 

Letter from the Editor ..................................................................5 

WAMC Training Groups .................................................................6 

2012 WAMC Championship Series ............................................................. 6 

Merchandise ..........................................................................7 

Club Clothing. .............................................................................. 7 

WAMC Members ‘Think Tank’ Next Steps ..................................................8 

Caen Marathon .......................................................................9 

Heart and Seoul: South Korea-Bound Marathon ...........................................10 

Comrades 2012 – The long way there ....................................................11 

Elleker Half Marathon and 10km ........................................................16 

Taking the Time to Run ................................................................18 

The Complete Season .................................................................19 

Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race .....................................................20 

Perth Marathon ......................................................................21 

RESULTS 

Darlington Half Marathon 11 March 2012 ...............................................25 

Bridges. ...........................................................................28 

40 Miler ...........................................................................31 

Challenge ..........................................................................34 

Perth 32 ...........................................................................36 

Joondalup .........................................................................38 

King of the Mountain. ................................................................40 

Lake Monger .......................................................................41 

Service directory .....................................................................42 

Designed by: Media on Mars 

Edited by: David Cane 

Front Page Photo: Tina Major powers towards another State Marathon Champion title. Photo: Dash Photography 

OUR PURPOSE 

To provide a programme of well-organised, safe and diverse 

events, enabling distance runners of all ages and abilities to 

achieve excellence, while developing Club spirit. 

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2012 Committee Contact Details 

Administrator 

Eldon George 

9472 4833 

wamc@iinet.net.au 

Financial 

Gary Carlton 

9361 5358 

0408 440 120 

gary.carlton@carlton-surveys.com.au 

Special Events 

John Pettersson 

0408 924 555 

madgep@bigpond.net.au 

President 

Evan Kolbe 

9227 8022 

0437 206 250 

evan@kolbesystems.com.au 

Sponsorship 

Bob Braid 

9227 7281 

0419 004 935 

runners@bigpond.net.au 

Race Programme 

Kim Ribbink 

9364 9590 

kimribbink@iinet.net.au 

Public Relations 

Ray Lampard 

Membership 

Jane Elton 

0437 625 811 

raymond@breakyourlimits.com 

JaneElton13@hotmail.com 

Social 

Lisa Rowe/ Emma Gillard 

Equipment 

Mike Kelly 

0403 832 427 

mikelinoz@iinet.net.au 

Newsletter 

David Cane 

9364 9590 

davidcane@iinet.net.au 

IT 

Phil Webb 

9425 2376 

0413 327 287 

prwebb@optusnet.com.au 

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Letter from the Editor 

Hello Runners, 

We’re now well into the winter running season, 

traditionally a good time for distance training and events. 

Those cold mornings can make it a little harder to drag 

ourselves from our nice warm beds, but once we’re out 

there, isn’t it just a glorious time of year to be running? 

We’ve certainly been fortunate to have had lots of sunny, 

calm days, though who could forget the Sunday before 

the marathon, when storms lashed the city, brought 

down trees, sent waves crashing over the freeway bike 

path and left many paths under water. It was enough 

to make seasoned marathoners a little jittery, let alone 

anyone doing their first marathon. However, in what 

seems to have become an annual tradition, the weather 

cleared and marathon day was perfect. 

The Perth Marathon is our marquee event and is 

superbly put together by the race director and club 

president, Evan Kolbe, and his very capable team. 

Support was fairly strong this year, with many people 

getting out there to cheer on the record field. Helpers 

were out in full force, ensuring everyone knew where 

to go and providing the runners with much-needed 

sustenance, from water and electrolyte drinks, as well 

as Shotz to help give that extra lift for marathoners. 

This year was the first year in a long time that I 

wasn’t either running the marathon or in a relay and 

it was enjoyable to step back and cheer people on, 

though I have to admit nothing beats being out there 

racing. Roberto Busi was out there demonstrating 

his incredible running depth - he is one of those rare 

runners who seems to be able to win races of any 

distance. It was wonderful to see Tina Major back 

running the Perth Marathon and making her mark 

once again in a dominant performance. Her win was 

well-deserved and I’ve no doubt we’ll be seeing plenty 

more wins from Tina in the coming months and years. 

To read the marathon reports, turn to page 21. 

Earlier in the year, the intrepid distance runners were 

out pounding the trails of Mount Helena in the 40 Miler. 

It was wonderful to see Mick Francis back out there 

and running so well, and a very well-earned win by 

Mick in an event that pretty much has his name on 

it. It was also an opportunity to see a super talented 

ultra-runner have her day in the limelight, with Jodie 

Oborne winning the women’s in style. Just a few 

months later, Jodie was running her first Comrades 

and if her 40 Miler win was well-earned, her Comrades 

achievement was incredible – 8:38:13. Jodie finished 

in 93rd place, an extraordinary accomplishment. 

Another WAMC runner, Chris O’Neill finished 60th at 

Comrades, in an astonishing 6:15:46. To see if you will 

be inspired to join the growing band of club members 

who make the annual pilgrimage to Comrades every 

June, turn to page 11. 

Continuing the theme of members travelling far and 

wide in pursuit of running excitement, this issue 

sees an article from Mike Maidment on the Korea 

Marathon (page 10), and one from long-time WAMC 

member Peter Sullivan on the D-Day marathon in 

Caen, northern France, on page 9. The start line of 

a marathon is usually a time for chatter by some or 

inward looking and nerves for others, but the minute’s 

silence held in memory of fallen soldiers from WWII 

at the Caen marathon encourages runners to think of 

others who have given their lives for their countries. 

A very thoughtful article from Bridget Jones (no, not 

of the diary fame!) follows the fascinating discussion 

started by Jen Noonan in the previous issue on the 

challenges facing mums who want to run. Bridget 

offers some excellent advice, which does, oddly 

enough, include keeping a diary of some sort! Read 

Bridget’s article on page 18. 

Finally, we should remember that our club depends 

on people giving up some time not only to put on 

races but to create a great environment for running. 

Committee members devote countless hours to the 

club and some are at races almost every Sunday 

helping out. But we’re always eager for new ideas and 

involvement from all members. Jane Elton has written 

an important piece that follows from last year’s think 

tank encouraging everyone interested to come forward 

with ideas and help in bringing those ideas to fruition. 

Read more on page 8. 

Lastly I would like to thank Kim Ribbink for her 

tremendous assistance given in the compilation of this 

newsletter. 

David Cane 

P.S. To all those who ran or helped in the Bridges Run 

this year, you should know your efforts led to the club 

being able to donate a massive $52,585 to Telethon 

this year. 

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WAMC Training Groups 

Point Walter 

Intervals Session 

WAMC Clubrooms 

8 km time trials, 6.00 pm every Monday. Point Walter Kiosk. 

Dick Bloom 9337 7796. 

5.30 pm every Tuesday, Alderbury St Reserve, Perry Lakes 

Cost $2.00 per person per session payable to coach Jon Kappler 

at session. WAMC Office 9472 4833. 

(Burswood Water Sports Centre) Camfield Drive, Burswood. 

6 km + 5.30 pm every Wednesday. WAMC Office 9472 4833. 

People run in informal groups, depending on their preferred pace and distance – if 

you’re a newcomer, ask around. The 5.30 start time is fairly nominal, but until you 

get the hang of things, it would be a good idea to be punctual. Also, the bar opens 

after the run, and there’s a lot of socialising. On the third Wednesday of every 

month, a BYO food BBQ is held. 

Joondalup 

Kings Park 

Novice Runners Sessions 

5 km to 15 km, Northern Suburbs Running Group. 

Chris Kowalski 9300 2540 (Mobile 0403 020 434), Alli Ratcliffe 0450 842 011. 

Meet in the car park adjacent to Sticky Beak’s Cafe in Kings Park at 7am every 

Saturday for an 8.3km circuit. Contact John Pettersson on 0408 924 555. 

WAMC Clubrooms, 5.30 pm every Wednesday (as above). 

Joondalup, Northern Suburbs Running Group (as above). 

While both members and non-members are welcome at these sessions, regular attendees are encouraged to 

join the Club. 

2012 WAMC Championship Series 

To be in contention it is necessary to do at least eight runs for all members except those aged over 60, who have 

to do a minimum of five events, and for those aged under 16, who have to do at least three events of 5 km or 

under (and these can be any 5 km or under Club events, not just those listed below). 

No Race km Date 

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Christ Church 

2 5 

8 Jan 

3 Burswood Twilight 5 15 Jan 

4 Matilda Bay Run 10 22 Jan 

5 Point Walter Run 16 12 Feb 

6 Swan Twilight 5 26 Feb 

7 Darlington Half Marathon 21.1 11 Mar 

8 Asics Bridges Fun Run 10 1 Apr 

9 Challenge Fun Run 10 29 Apr 

10 Perth 32 32 13 May 

11 Neil Hawkins Park Run 10 27 May 

12 Lake Monger 10 10 Jun 

No Race km Date 

13 Perth Marathon 42.2 17 Jun 

14 Lake Joondalup 10 15 Jul 

15 Asics Run for Gold 10 22 Jul 

16 Pancake Run 15 5 Aug 

17 Perth Half Marathon 21.1 12 Aug 

18 Fremantle Fun Run 10 16 Sep 

19 Fremantle Half Marathon 21.1 7 Oct 

20 Brooks Rottnest Marathon 42.2 28 Oct 

21 John Gilmour 10 km Track 10 2 Nov 

22 Peninsula Run 10 18 Nov 

23 Deepwater Point 15 25 Nov 

24 Founders 10 Miler 16.1 2 Dec 

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Merchandise 

If you’re looking to tell the world where you come from during an interstate or overseas race, what better way 

than a shirt, hat or bag from your favourite running club, the WAMC. Below our lovely models, and 2011 state 

champions, Roberto Busi and Eulalia Van Blomestein show off some of our great designs. 

Brooks men’s white singlet, $35 Brooks dark blue t-shirt - $45 

Long sleeve - $30 

Brooks women’s white t-shirt - $40 Brooks dark blue t-shirt - $45 Club logo proudly displayed on back 

Club Clothing 

WAMC clothing can be purchased from the office, at 

Wednesday night training runs at the Clubrooms and at some 

club runs. 

Some of the lighter blue Brooks singlets are still available, 

see the ‘merchandise’ page on our website www.wamc.org.au 

WAMC sports bag $35 

Also stubbie holders ($5), stick pins($5), club history ($15) and 

old event singlets and t-shirts ($5). 

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WAMC Members ‘Think Tank’ Next Steps 

In 2011 the WAMC held a think tank to bring together 

a cross section of club members to discuss and record 

their ideas and issues for the future of the club. This 

was a broad and general process, where any and all 

thoughts were welcomed. Thanks to all those who 

gave up their time to be involved! 

The process started with participants undertaking 

an analysis of perceived strengths, weaknesses, 

opportunities and threats facing the WAMC. 

Participants were then asked to prioritise their 

thoughts which resulted in some really interesting 

ideas and opportunities as well as areas where we can 

all do better! 

No one person is responsible for implementing new 

ideas, getting new projects off the ground or fixing 

problems. We need to take on this responsibility 

collectively. We have an extremely hard working 

committee and in order to assist their efforts, club 

members are being called on to volunteer at club 

races as directors, helpers, food preparers etc. 

• Opportunities: Participants identified engaging 

the community and to be more inclusive as the 

key opportunities. Other ideas included: members 

having timing chips, having a club coach for training 

advice and programs, having a headline event, paid 

staff, timely results on website, surveying members, 

member discounts, online roster for events, 

Saturday runs, time trials, group runs, combine with 

other sports clubs, using a catering company, social 

events. 

• Threats: Participants saw the major threat to 

the club as being the lack of young members 

getting involved. Other issues included: roads 

and permissions, lack of publicity, lack of future 

direction, loss of runners to other clubs, name of 

club off-putting, lack of professionalism, reputation 

for being unfriendly. 

For complete raw data contact WAMC Membership 

Coordinator Jane Elton janeelton13@hotmail.com 

After attending to the everyday tasks to keep the club 

running, there are opportunities to progress the ideas 

that came out of the think tank. What we need are 

people to champion these ideas and see if we can 

make them happen. If you are interested, contact 

WAMC Membership coordinator Jane Elton and we’ll 

get things moving! 

Here are some of the thoughts raised by participants 

raised during the think tank session (for complete raw 

data please contact Jane); 

• Strengths: The greatest strengths identified 

by participants were the club’s strong financial 

position, the new friendships and social life that 

the club provides, the location of the club and the 

accessibility for all runners and affordability. 

• Weaknesses: Lack of volunteers is the biggest issue 

identified, and a high number of non-members who 

happy to run but have no commitment to the club. 

Other priority issues identified were lack of media 

coverage, name of club sounds elite, program 

clashes with other clubs, slowness of website 

results, not a welcoming club, and not a positive 

volunteer experience. 

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Caen Marathon 

By Peter Sullivan 

On June 10 I ran in the Caen Marathon, commonly 

called the D-Day Marathon, in Northern France. 

“Le Marathon de la Liberte” has established itself as 

one of France’s top 10 marathons and is one of the 

most picturesque courses in France. 

It starts in the beautiful Normandy Beach area of 

Courseulles-sur-Mur and winds its way along the coastline 

before turning inland through green fields dotted with red 

poppies and finishing in front of the WW2 Memorial in 

Caen. The weather last year was apparently quite warm but 

this year it was cool with constant light rain. 

The one minute silence to remember the war dead 

before the race was very moving considering the 

proximity to the Normandy Beaches, war memorials 

and cemeteries dotted along the coast. 

Myself and my wife had visited the American Memorial at 

Omaha Beach the day before and it was quite sobering to 

see the hundreds of crosses in the cemetery. 

Crowd support for the race was amazing - from live 

bands playing music to school groups doing dance 

routines - the entire 42km seemed to be lined with 

spectators which was great. 

The run is very emotional for a lot of people as a lot of 

runners do it to remember lost family members in the 

wars and there were quite a few tears at the finish line. 

I must admit, coming up to the finish line was the most 

emotional I have been after a marathon so I figure the 

significance of the event wasn’t lost on me. 

The event itself is extremely well organized and I 

would thoroughly recommend it. There is also a half 

marathon and 10K event. 

This run topped off a fantastic 4 weeks in France and 

will certainly be well remembered 

A note from Colin Francis: 

Running home yesterday after work I had a real 

“runners moment”. The weather was foul, wind & 

waves crashing over the cycle path along the freeway. 

Debris everywhere, sand, rocks, branches, etc. Hardly 

anyone was brave or silly enough to be out in such 

awful weather. 

Just me & another guy running towards me. Both of 

us drenched. We smiled at each other as we crossed, 

gave the thumbs up to each other & continued on our 

runs. Not a word was exchanged, but the symbolism 

was perfect. It was a small magic moment that only 

serious runners would understand. 

When I got home cold & wet I felt proud of myself !! 

Remember that when you don’t feel like running one day. 

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Heart and Seoul: South Korea-Bound Marathon 

By Mike Maidment 

On the day of the race, 18th March, I made my way 

to the subway still concerned at the lack of other 

runners. Until I transferred on to the line which led to 

the start I saw no-one who looked like a competitor. It 

was only after a foray to the nearest toilets en-route to 

the start that I saw a queue of people and realised all 

was well. In contrast to earlier impressions the subway 

station at the start was filled with around 20,000 

runners. I still have no idea where they all came from. 

The Seoul Marathon, or the Dong-a Ilbo Seoul 

International Marathon, to give it its full title, attracts 

about 20,000 entrants every year, most of them Korean 

but with a smattering of foreigners based in Korea and 

a few fly-ins such as myself. It is an IAAF gold label road 

race ranking and this is the 83rd running of an event 

that first began in 1931, although it started as a 14.5 km 

race, was cancelled for several years because of wars 

and became a marathon distance event in 1964. Despite 

this proud heritage it is a tricky race to enter – mainly 

because all the information about the race is in Korean. 

English on the official website was limited to a few 

paragraphs and could be difficult to decipher. 

On arrival in Seoul it was difficult to be sure that the 

event was going to take place. No one I talked to at 

the hotel seemed to be aware that a marathon was 

scheduled; there were no signs, no adverts and no 

barriers gathered in preparation at the starting area. 

The day after my arrival, following a leisurely breakfast 

I had a brief panic attack when I thought I had missed 

the race by a day before realising that my watch had 

not noticed we were in a leap year and was registering 

a day out. After a pat down with a damp towel to calm 

the nerves I headed out to pick up my number. Before 

leaving Australia I had e-mailed the organisers to 

find out where to go as there was nothing obvious 

on the web page. At the race office I met a bemused 

Californian who greeted me warmly saying; ‘how 

the hell did you find this place?’ A fair question as 

the anonymous office on the third floor of an equally 

anonymous building was manned by a solitary official 

nursing a box of envelopes. 

After that the race itself went rather well. It is a nice 

flat course with only a few minor inclines, though 

a couple in the second half of the race end were 

challenging on tired legs. The temperature was an 

excellent 6C with clear skies. There was a staggered 

start and I was in the first pen despite my modest 

previous times. 

The course starts at Seoul plaza in the centre of the 

city, goes around the largest gate of Gyeongbokgung 

Palace, with out and back loops through the city before 

turning south over the Han River to end in the 1988 

Olympic Stadium. 

Drink stops were every 5 km with occasional sponges 

and electrolyte drinks - an easily digested brew named 

Pocari Sweat that anyone who has spent time in 

East Asia will be familiar with. There were also some 

biscuits called choc bombs handed out at around 

the 30km mark, - a chocolate coated biscuit and 

marshmallow assemblage that ensured any excess 

moisture in the mouth was instantly sucked out. 

I ran a fair bit of the race with an American, a 

Montessori teacher in China. After 30km and feeling 

pretty perky I upped the pace a bit and managed to 

finish a couple of seconds inside 3:20, or as I like to 

tell people 3:19 – the seconds are really neither here 

nor there. Finishing in the Olympic stadium was a real 

buzz and despite the fact that the stands were virtually 

empty, in my head I could hear the roar of a 70,000 

capacity crowd as I rounded the running track for the 

final 300m ‘sprint’ to the finish. 

For the record the men’s race was won by Wilson 

Loyanae of Kenya in the superb a time of 2:05:76 (a 

course record). Nine of the top ten runners were Kenyan 

and three beat the previous course record. The women’s 

race was won by Tadese Boru of Ethiopia in 2:23:26. 

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Comrades 2012 – The long way there 

It is said that Comrades training starts on the 1st of 

January. In Perth, most of my long runs were done 

on a Saturday morning with the C Team in the Hills 

around Darlington. Richard Russell and Jane Elton 

keep a disparate bunch of people focussed on the goal 

of running through the Valley of a 1000 Hills in early 

June. 

In late May, at the airport in Perth, my daughter Lize 

asked me, ”What disease are you going to get this year 

that will make you stop at halfway”. With those words 

ringing in my ears I got onto the plane to Africa, via 

Dubai (note, that is the long (wrong) way round). I was 

on my way to Pietermaritzburg to continue a journey 

that had started way back in 1984. 

The Day Before 

Eventually the day dawned on 3 June 2012, disease 

free, for the down run where I could un-wrinkle my 

soul. A rusk and a bit of toast for breakfast and then 

we were all nervously hanging out in the hotel lobby. I 

couldn’t stand the tension any longer and headed off 

to the start with Justin and Simon before the agreed 

time. 

I found Melissa Jennings in the middle of D pen as 

arranged, looking nervous but excited. A few minutes 

later we were joined by Jane, Mel Ebstein, Jill Saker 

and Sue Boswell. It was a balmy 8C at the start (the 

temperature peaked at 21 degrees later in the day). 

The national anthem was followed by Shosholoza, 

Chariots of Fire, the Cock Crow and the start cannon. 

of climbing for what is described as a downhill race 

every 2nd year. 

My dad passed away in 2009, and that spurred me 

on to eventually try and get my Green Number. As 

I approached Arthur’s Seat I was running alone, 

when suddenly Sanet Maasdam and Simon Bonnick 

appeared as if sent to share a very special moment. As 

we rounded the corner at the Wall of Honour, Melissa 

was waiting at my dad’s plaque with a few flowers. 

I spread the last of his ashes at the wall, we had a 

quick group hug, and then it was on to the business of 

the 2nd half. Thanks to everybody else who spared a 

thought for my dad as they ran past the Wall. 

Up and over Botha’s Hill was negotiated quite easily, 

alone by this stage, as Melissa just kept on churning 

out the 6:15’s, and I had slowed down a bit as some 

fatigue was setting in. Brent Shaw and Stephen 

Fewster came past just after the timing mat at Winston 

Park, with 30km to go. I told Brent to tell the others 

that I will make it, and with the chit chatting Nev Scott 

eased past as well. 

As I started the descent of Fields, Simon and Sanet 

came past, happy as ever, although Simon would later 

admit that he wasn’t feeling too flash. A few moments 

later Jane and Sue also came “flying” past. Jane asked 

if anything was wrong, and I could truthfully say that 

nothing much was wrong and that I was enjoying the 

moment. At that stage I suspected that Jane would 

get her PB despite the horror preparation that she had 

had due to injuries. 

Melissa and I crossed the start line 3min 30secs 

after the gun, and very soon we settled into a 6:15 to 

6:30min per kilometre pace. Melissa and I commented 

that we hadn’t seen any familiar faces, when Mel and 

Jill surprisingly came up from behind (they should 

have been ahead) at Harrison Flats, both looking very 

strong and set for a great run. 

When we reached Inchanga, we did a 2 min walk 

halfway up this bothersome hill and another near the 

crest. Up and over Inchanga and Melissa opened up a 

30sec gap on the descent into Drummond. Half-way 

was reached in 4:48, but there was still a lot of work to 

be done. The evil Garmin said that there was 1200m of 

ascent and 1800m of descent on the Down run. Plenty 

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By the time I got to 15km to go, I realised that I could 

walk to the finish and make it under 12hrs. I did a 

“catch my breath” little walk just before the stadium so 

that I could actually run the last lap. As I went past the 

international tent, it felt like I was getting the biggest 

cheer of all the runners. The West Australians had 

lined up along the fence and gave all their mates a 

rousing welcome. I had squeaked in with a 10:54. 

Just past the finish I was whisked off to the Green 

Number room where one of my boyhood hero’s, Alan 

Robb, handed me the Green Number. 

When I walked in to the international tent, I could tell 

by Jodie Oborne’s smile and dancing that she had done 

something special. The Bill Rowan medal around her 

neck confirmed that – she was top 100 as well. Chris 

O’Neill had run a blinder and had a top 100 finish 

large part of the race, and he still was knocking on 

Rowans door. 

Then it was the wait for the rest to finish. With 15min 

to go, the bare-foot Cannuck (Shellie Nowak) bounced 

into the stadium with an Aussie flag flying. A couple of 

minutes later the Russell brothers ambled in looking 

none the worse for wear. 

None of this is possible without the love and support 

of one’s family. Thanks Christina (for being woken at 

5am every day, encouraging when the motivation is 

low and lots more) and Alain, Lize and Lara who don’t 

always see their dad as much as they should. What 

comes after the 10th one? Hopefully a few more until 

I can tackle the Valley of a 1000 Hills with one of my 

children. Also, to try and spread the Comrades bug to 

anyone who looks susceptible. 

At the finish, Justin Fonte looked a little stiff, but what 

a run he had had, with his ITB bothering him for a 

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SHOSHOLOZA: The Comrades Spirit 

Interpreted by a Comrades Novice 

By Justin Fonte 

Shosholoza, shosholoza 

Kule ... Zontaba 

Stimela siphume South Africa 

Wen’uyabaleka, Wen’uyabaleka 

Kule ... Zontaba 

Stimela siphume South Africa 

The words of this historical and moving folk song are 

answered by the unified voices of 15,000 runners at the 

start line of the Comrades Marathon. This moment for 

me, was the most emotional part of the whole journey, 

and wraps up the culture of Comrades. ‘Shosholoza’ 

originated from migrant mine workers to create an 

environment where many can work together to achieve 

a monumental task, and in so doing, pave the way for 

those who follow. It is this sentiment of camaraderie 

to achieve a common goal that suits the Comrades 

Marathon so perfectly. In lining up to run Comrades, 

you are helping to continue a tradition of honouring the 

sacrifice and camaraderie of wartime soldiers. 

The physical requirements for the event are not to be 

taken lightly. At almost 90 kilometres and involving 

significant hills, it is understandable why more than 

30% of entrants fail to make it to the strict 12 hour 

cut-off at the finish line. My first attempt last year 

ended before I was even able to see the start line, 

with an overtraining injury sustained very early in the 

training calendar. This year I joined a strong team 

of nearly 40 Western Australian runners and one of 

about 8 who had never run the event before. Most of us 

had prepared for the event through a combination of 

training together and by ourselves. Armed with more 

knowledge about my own particular ‘tissue paper boy’ 

frailty, I was able to successfully train for the start line, 

and finally trusted my physical capability for the run. 

of adversity between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. 

The ultimate human race is a train of people working 

together to reach the common goal of the finish line. 

If you reach your personal goal without interacting or 

helping any other runner, you’ll have missed out on the 

greatest prize. 

Comrades is about slowing down a little to support 

another runner you probably don’t know as they go 

through a rough patch. Comrades is about telling 

that kind runner to go ahead without you. Comrades 

is about bringing food and water from the tables 

along the outside of the road to runners in the middle 

of the train. Comrades is about many thousands 

of spectators on the course and millions at home 

watching the 12 hours of live coverage. Comrades is 

those spectators screaming support for the last runner 

even more loudly than they did for the first. Comrades 

is about ordinary people achieving a mammoth task. 

In the six months of specific training for Comrades 

this year, I have been humbled many times by the 

Comrades Spirit in many of the Western Australians 

who form the infamous ‘C-Team’ training group of 

friends. I have observed countless selfless acts that 

include strong athletes dropping out of an integral long 

training run to guide a struggling runner home with a 

short cut. 

The finishing line of this great event is as packed with 

emotion as an Iron Man race, with a key difference. On 

many occasions I have fought that lump in my throat 

while observing the finish line of the Busselton Iron 

It is probably possible to run Comrades with your own 

training program and without joining a training group. 

You may even do quite well, reach your goal time or 

leave with a medal made of your targeted precious 

metal. It would be possible, but you would be missing 

the point of the event. Comrades is about forming a 

unified chain of humanity to take on the mountains 

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Man. The emotions felt by athletes as they expunge 

their final stores of energy and will to cross the line 

is palpable and contagious. However, this emotion 

is unashamedly purely self focussed. This year I 

experienced the most selfless act I have ever seen 

in sport at the finish line of the Comrades Marathon. 

With the 12 hour cut off rapidly approaching, a man 

set himself further away from the finish by throwing 

his partner across it, ensuring only the success of his 

running mate at the dyeing seconds of the countdown 

clock. 

I was ecstatic to have fought my own demons to 

successfully complete the event in a time that was 

pretty close to my goal. I relied on some friends as well 

as strangers who were participating or spectating to 

get me through some of my bad patches, and hope I 

made a positive impact on those runners I interacted 

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Watching my comrades, old and new, battle against 

adversity while linked by will and emotion. This is the 

memory that will last long after the finishing time has 

been forgotten and the medal has tarnished. The pull 

to experience these emotions again is so very very 

strong. It is easy to see how this event can take a hold 

of you and call for your return every year. 

Moving fast, moving strong 

Through those mountains 

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Elleker Half Marathon and 10km 

Every year, Albany Athletics puts on the delightful 

Asics Elleker Half Marathon (and supporting 10 km 

run). This year’s event attracted a record field of 

competitors, with 71 in the half and 75 in the 10km. 

Taking place around quiet and picturesque Elleker, 

situated 15km west of Albany, runners follow a course 

around Grassmere Lake, with the half marathoners 

doing a two loop course and the 10km doing an out 

and back heading in the opposite direction to the half 

runners. 

the women’s event, Marnie Breuker (1:30:34), Jennie 

Halliman (1:38:16) and Susie Wood (1:41:54), took the 

first, second and third positions. 

Thanks once again to Albany Athletics for a wonderful 

day. Thanks also to Christina Bartels who gave up 

her morning to support the runners and take some 

excellent photographs while husband Andre prepared 

for his 87km run in South Africa. 

This year’s event saw the 10km winner, David Cane, 

set a new course record in 35:21. In second was Tim 

Oborne in 36:55, a minute PB for Tim, whose running 

is coming on strong. He was chased by young Aidan 

Deering in 37:05 (at age 15, Aidan is certainly one 

to watch.) The women’s 10km was won by Albany 

local Andrea Campbell in 42:12 with another Albany 

local, Kate Minter, taking second in 42:43. Katherine 

Stockwell finished in third in 44:12. 

The half marathon was led at the outset by Adam 

Martin, who stayed in front throughout and finished 

strongly in 1:14. In second was Stephen Stockwell in 

1:15:24, with Steve McKean taking third in 1:18:31. In 

Darryl Howe shows his mettle on the half marathon course. 

10km runners get under way. Photos: Christina Bartels 

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The half marathoners take off at the Elleker Half Marathon. 

Adam Martin leads the field, followed by Stephen Stockwell. Photos: Christina Bartels 

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Taking the Time to Run 

by Bridget Jones 

Upon reading the article in April magazine ‘Are women 

under achieving?’ I feel the need to share my personal 

experiences and challenges in being a fairly new 

runner and being a separated mother of four young 

children. 

Firstly, to all “running” parents out there; in my eyes 

you are all absolutely amazing that you have the 

courage to get out there and for having enough respect 

for yourself to dedicate some well-needed time alone. 

My children range from ages 3 to 13 and they are all 

such amazing and challenging individuals; they have 

taught me this year the upmost importance that as a 

parent it is okay to take time out. 

I was introduced to running only 7 months ago and 

now that I have discovered that ‘will’ to push through 

my barriers I can see there is no turning back. But my 

life has now been overtaken with a whole new range 

of physical and emotional challenges to overcome that 

come with running aspect: finding the time to run. 

Isn’t it funny how it can be so challenging to find the 

time to do what makes us as parents feel like better 

parents? It drives me absolutely crazy at times that 

I just can’t seem to fit in half an hour to myself. I 

love heading out with my head phones in my ears. It 

amuses me that going for a run and sweating heavily is 

having a break and I’m quite sure that I’m not the only 

one who feels this way. 

I have recently discovered that keeping a diary of 

my running time has made all the difference in the 

amount of running time I have. Before the HBF 14km 

I drew up a training plan, which I admit I had blown 

only two weeks in. I had avoid getting down on myself 

for not sticking to the plan. I still ran 3 days for the 

week that I intended to although they weren’t on the 

actual days that I intended to run. I simply didn’t have 

the time or anyone to watch the kids. Even as I’m 

writing this I feel as though I’m just making up excuses 

and trying to justify my reasons. And I am not one for 

making excuses but time is the issue as Jen Noonan 

points out. Although I didn’t get to run on the specific 

days or times that I wanted I still found that just by 

writing out a plan I managed to run more than in 

previous weeks. 

I would love to get more running time outside, but at 

present I take what I can, which mostly means running 

on the treadmill at the gym. In that first week of 

diarising my running, I got to just over 25km. 

A week later, I managed to run 6 days of the week from 

1 km to 5.77km in each session. It might not seem like 

a lot, but I know it all adds up. The following week, I 

managed to squeeze in five runs of up to 8km each. 

Even weeks after finishing the HBF run (a PB) I was 

still logging at least 5 runs each week of up to 14kms 

for each run. Most importantly, I’ve been having a ball, 

even with the aches and pains. 

I firmly believe that upon keeping my diary and having 

a plan has helped me create more running time. 

As a busy and determined mother I can see the 

importance of making the time and keeping a log of 

even only small runs; but I have discovered by holding 

ourselves accountable and setting some short and 

achievable goals we somehow can make time to run. 

Yes at times we find excuses for not having the time 

but we have to learn to make the time. 

I see myself as a motivated young woman and mother 

and it means a lot to me to teach my children by 

example what we can do when we put our minds to it. 

Although only a beginner runner, running has made 

me realize who I am, that I will not quit, that I am 

strong and always have more to give and that these are 

abilities can be used in all areas of life. 

If you want to achieve then decide to make it happen. 

Create the running time that you want for yourself. 

Allocate your running time in your diary then figure out 

a way to make it happen. Being a happy and healthy 

person makes you a better parent and someone that 

your children will be proud of. 

To all busy parents out there, you deserve to create 

running time for yourself. 

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The Complete Season 

by Jon Kappler 

I would never say just doing a marathon is not 

achieving for the season whether it is your first or 

you are familiar with the event. But often you will 

complete the event mid season and having spent so 

much physical and emotional energy on this one race, 

you can be left mid-season with plenty of great events 

ahead of you but a plan that hasn’t planned passed one 

race. And if all has gone to plan, then you will be in (or 

close to) the best shape of your life. Definitely focus 

100% on the marathon as the marathon requires you 

to totally commit, but I’m going to suggest you plan for 

a complete season of racing and look at some shorter 

races after the marathon. Combining your great fitness 

with some zip and a fast 10km could be just around the 

corner. 

Regularly I’m told by athletes who have dedicated 

their focus and are training primarily on the 42.2km 

event, that they have lost some speed they had prior 

to logging all of the kilometres required to succeed 

at longer races. The benefit is you have developed 

strength and it doesn’t normally take too long to get 

the legs turning over slightly faster. 

and focusing on a neuromuscular system rather than 

fitness system. This will give you that fast running 

feeling back. 

This session may bring back memories of when we 

were all younger and running fast was normal. But 

take into consideration your age and if you have had 

any recent injuries, adding intensity into your weekly 

training can overload those weak areas. Remember to 

listen to your body. 

I’m also a strong believer in changing your running 

pace once a week so this session may also be the 

start of adding an interval session to your program on 

a weekly basis. If you can execute my suggestion you 

may also find long term benefits with your marathons 

as don’t let the distance make your training totally 

revolve around long slow runs. 

So don’t get too excited and look at a race within a few 

weeks of completing the marathon, take time to let the 

body recover and start out with some easy running. 

When you feel physically and mentally recovered from 

the marathon, select a 10km race that is about 4-6 

weeks away. 

Being strong, we now need to add some intensity to 

work a totally different system. Now back running 

regularly and having no issues from the marathon, 

choose a day that sits between a couple of easy 

running days. Add a session of 150-200m efforts once 

a week. The same principles apply to doing any faster 

paced session, warm up well and do a few run through 

efforts at 80% over 80-100m. When you have finished 

warming up, run each 150-200m effort as fast as you 

can, and completely rest before doing the next. You 

should be able to start with 6-8 and add 2 every second 

week, building to 10-12 maximum over the next 4-6 

weeks. And always do an easy cool down run after the 

session. 

Along with the strength you have gained doing 

marathon training, within weeks of doing these flat 

out sessions you are stimulating your fast twitch fibres 

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Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 

By Grahak Cunningham. 

I have just entered the 

world’s longest race for 

the fourth time, the Self 

Transcendence 3100 

mile race. Competitors 

are given 51 days to 

circumnavigate a 889m 

block in Queens, New 

York and run from 6am 

to midnight every day. 

At my last attempt in 2009 I managed to finish second, 

averaging something like 110 kilometers a day for 

44 days. I don’t know if I can go one better this year 

but the run is more about competing with yourself. 

Knowing what the run is like and how hard it is, I have 

struggled to even enter, so I will grateful just to be 

there. I have a bit of a niggle in my knee but scans have 

shown nothing so I’ll just start and see how it fares. 

I have a handler this year, which can add a couple of 

laps a day, so that will really help. 

The race starts on June 17, the same day as the 

marathon. Visit www.3100.ws to follow the race. By the 

time the newsletter goes to print we will be a week 

or to into it so hopefully I am still surviving. The worst 

thing for me is the weather. It is a tropical heat that 

I find is worse than anywhere in Indonesia. The only 

break you get from the high temperatures is when 

spectators deliver ice creams or when it rains, and 

then that unfortunately softens all my feet, making 

blisters a real problem. 

The race was inspired by Indian author, musician 

and runner Sri Chinmoy whose statue you probably 

jog past regularly in the Scented Gardens of South 

Perth foreshore. “There is only one perfect road,” he 

said. “And that road is ahead of you, always ahead of 

you.” The annual event aims to raise awareness of the 

possibilities of human potential. Running well over 100 

kilometers a day, 18 hours a day for the duration of 

the event means you must challenge and overcome all 

sorts of physical difficulties but eventually you reach 

the finish and come out a better person. 

During the race I’ll wear through 12 pairs of shoes. 

They are heaps cheaper in the US so I’ll be doing some 

shoe shopping rivaling Imelda Marcos when I arrive. 

My training has pretty much stopped 3 weeks out from 

the race so I have been enjoying copious amounts of 

sweet foods putting on weight, knowing it will all be 

gone soon…although one runners pot belly stayed with 

him for whole race one year, so I hope that doesn’t 

happen to me. 

From : http://3100.srichinmoyraces.org/ 

Day 44: Grahak Finishes!! 

Thirty-five year old runner Grahak Cunningham of 

Perth, Australia ran the fourth fastest performance in 

the sixteen year history of the race today, covering the 

distance in 43 days,10 hours,36 minutes and 39 seconds. 

The gritty Aussie endured four trying heat waves and 

several bouts with rashes on his torso and still conquered 

the distance in a personal best time. He averaged 

71.363 miles /114.848 kilometers per day. He becomes 

the third man in history to average over 70 miles for the 

duration of the race. He has run the race four times now, 

with each one faster than his previous effort. 

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Perth Marathon 

By Kim Ribbink and Evan Kolbe 

Every year the weather gods seem to enjoy a little 

baiting. The week before the marathon somehow always 

seems to bring out the wildest weather. This year was 

no exception. On Sunday 10th June, storms lashed 

Perth. Trees came down, paths were covered in water 

and the river lashed the freeway path. But the weather 

gods must look favorably on the Perth marathon as 

Perth awoke to a calm, pleasant day on 17th June. 

The 1985 winner (and still the course record holder) 

Alan Thurlow was the official starter of the marathon 

at 7.30am and the relay at 8am. This year saw one 

record fall, the number of marathon finishers, 610, 

indicating that the running boom is back in Perth. The 

previous record dated back to 1985. 

Early in the race, Chris O’Neill had a lead over the 

field. The question was, could his Comrades battered 

body take it just two weeks after an incredible run in 

the 87km ultra event. Even Chris was unsure, entering 

late in the game after intimating he didn’t intend to run 

it. Comrades took its toll and Chris did the smart thing 

and bowed out. Hot on his heels even fairly early in the 

race was Roberto Busi. Once he had taken the lead, he 

never let it go. Roberto looked strong throughout and 

took a convincing win in 2:32:37. The race for second 

and third was tight, with Gerry Hill (2:29:22) edging out 

another talented Italian, Bruno Civera (2:29:42). 

In the women’s race, Tina Major looked strong from 

the outset (see her report, opposite) and took a 

well-deserved win in 2:54:13. Another talented young 

runner, Maia Simmonds, took second place in 2:56:44. 

Third place was Andrea Leech in 3:07:27. 

Well done to the record amount of relay teams that 

competed, with 150 teams adding to the atmosphere of 

the event. The Flying Stars Athletic Development team, 

a mixed team, crossed the line first and the talented 

Langford family managed 2nd place with team DLK 

comfortably taking out third. 

Congratulations to everyone who ran on the day, and 

thank you to the amazing helpers who not only support 

the runners with directions, water, etc., but do it with a 

smile and a cheer for all competitors. 

Special Thanks to Eldon George, Joanne Ormsby, Bob 

Braid, John Pettersson, Gary Carlton, Phil Webb, Mark 

Faithfull, Des Mallon, Alan Gower, Chris Kelly, Silvio 

Wirth, Ian Roberts and Emma Gillard for working the 

entire weekend to make this event possible. 

Finally, the 2012 Perth Marathon is dedicated to Peter 

Young, club member 7174, who was always happy to 

help out at the Narrows Bridge with his wife Jeanne. 

Peter will be sadly missed. 

Men 

Place Time Name Age Cat 

1 2:32:37 BUSI, Roberto M35 

2 2:39:22 HILL, Gerard M25 

3 2:39:42 CIVERA, Bruno M35 

4 2:40:37 O’SULLIVAN, Luke M30 

5 2:40:54 FEICHTINGER, Martin M25 

6 2:44:32 KEYES, Marty M30 

7 2:49:19 JAMES, Rhys M30 

8 2:49:49 FISHER, Peter M25 

9 2:50:07 MUNDELL, Stephen M35 

10 2:51:05 BERG, Craig M35 

Women 


15 2:54:13 MAJOR, Tina F35 

25 2:56:44 SIMMONDS, Maia F25 

44 3:07:27 LEECH, Andrea F45 

49 3:10:34 DUFFIELD, Michelle F25 

58 3:14:37 VAN BLOMESTEIN, Eulalia F40 

67 3:17:26 DAVIES, Kelsie F25 

75 3:19:43 GEYER, Katrina F35 

78 3:21:34 SLOAN, Mary-Louise F35 

88 3:23:20 FRIEDLIEB, Kate F35 

92 3:24:01 WHELAN, Fiona F35 

Relay 

Place Time Name 

1 2:41:23 

FLYING STARS ATHLETIC 

DEVELOPMENT 

2 2:45:41 TEAM LANGFORD 

3 2:47:04 DLK 

4 2:53:20 WEDNESDAY WARRIORS 

5 2:55:35 DAVE L VETERANS 

6 2:56:39 THE PUMAS 

7 3:02:25 WITH ALTITUDE 

8 3:04:48 TEAM MBODY (1) 

9 3:06:38 

FITNESS RESULTS NORTH 

FREMANTLE DUO 

10 3:06:40 THREESEAS 76 

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All photographs by DASH Photography. 

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A Runner’s Marathon 

By Tina Major 

The Perth Marathon is one of my favorite races. It does 

make a significant difference running a race organized 

by runners as well as having marshals out on course 

that are all seasoned runners/racers. 

I was really looking forward to running the Perth 

Marathon again, the first time since 2007 and quite a 

comparison to the last marathon I ran in November 

where there were 

Ching-Te Huang feels the ecstasy of finishing a marathon. 

Photo: Dash Photography 

23,500 runners competing. My goal was to win the 

state title, not so much run a PB as I felt I was quite 

underdone due to 5 weeks of illness and a lot going on 

in life. My long runs are usually my strength but going 

into the race I was so light on these, I knew I had to 

pace myself very conservatively. 

Tony Stahl and I settled into a very comfortable pace 

and enjoyed the support along the way. Tony was 

running his 10th Perth Marathon to become a Spartan, 

something I am now inspired to become (6 more to 

do!). At the turnaround point I could see that 2nd 

female was sitting not too far back (40sec I was told) 

and looking great and very relaxed. It was during the 

25km – 30km mark that I decided that I had better do 

something about increasing the gap between us. Even 

though my usual endurance strength was questionable 

I hoped I had enough kms in my legs to pick it up along 

the freeway until the Narrows, then re-assess. Getting 

those few kms back down to 4min/kms was hard work 

for the first 2 (32km – 34km) but as I approached the 

Narrows I started feeling better and by the time I hit 

the 36km mark I decided to continue pushing the pace. 

Having my friend Nera out on the bike as lead cyclist 

for the women was so great, as she understands what 

that stage of the race feels like. I also had great friends 

out there providing encouraging words which meant a 

lot. 

Picking off a few guys in the final 4kms was also fun, 

not for them – but for Nera and I! 

The finishing chute is always such a welcome sight 

and seeing familiar faces, Sylvio and his bell, my friend 

and mentor Mick Francis plus family and one of my 

daughters helped pick up the pace a bit more. 

Maia Simmonds looking good for second place. 


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Thank you to my sponsor Mizuno and the ‘Yes Loans’ 

Perth Runbirds, all the race sponsors, WAMC, 

marshals and of course the ‘crew’ of usual suspects 

that put the majority of the races together. Jim Barnes 

is an inspiration and always gives me so much support 

to race well. 

Marathon feedback 

A big thank you to the whole WA Marathon club for the 

great effort in the organizing and running of the 2012 

Perth Marathon held on the 17th June 2012. From the 

committee to the members who were race marshalls 

on the day – the day will be remembered amongst 

our group for all the right reasons. My wife and I and 

friends were running our first marathon and the whole 

process from registration to getting a much needed 

massage at race end was fantastic. 

We were obviously blessed with a fantastic day weather 

wise – which only added to our appreciation of your 

efforts in the running of the event. 

Our group will be back next year and have already 

rounded up some additional runners for the 2013 run 

based upon our Sunday experience!! 

Thanks again for the time and effort that you all put 

into stage such a great event – much appreciated. 

Kind Regards 

Zane and Monique Kenny 

To everyone involved in the organisation and running of 

the 2012 Perth Marathon, thanks so much for a great 

run! It went so smoothly and was clearly enjoyed by 

many! 

You couldn’t have picked a more beautiful day for it and 

I am glad I chose it for my first marathon. 

Thanks again, your hard work does not go 

unappreciated. 

Counting down the days till the next one! 

Cheers, 

Corin Groenveld 

Hi Eldon and Evan 

Have a good week. 

Kind Regards 

Eulalia 

I would like to say well done to Evan and all the 

helpers for putting on a great event. For the second 

year in a row I thought the organization and running of 

the event was excellent. 

Thanks again to all concerned. 

Regards Rob Robartson 

5669 

I took part in the marathon as a relay team on Sunday 

(I ran the first two legs). I just wanted to email to say 

what a fantastic, well organized event I thought it was. 

The atmosphere was amazing and all the volunteers 

were just incredible. It’s very humbling that not only 

will people get up very early on a Sunday morning and 

selflessly offer up their free time, but that they will 

cheer and clap so heartily for every runner they see. 

I thought the course was fabulous and you could 

almost ignore the pain towards the end of the run 

when you get to take in the views of our beautiful City. 

It’s left such a huge impression on me that I am going 

to try and complete the full marathon next year. 

Many thanks again to all the organizers for a fantastic 

event. 

Kind regards 

Nicola Millard 

(Relay Team 49 for Fitness Results North Freo) 

Hi, 

Just wanted to say well done for today’s Perth 

Marathon and relay! It was as usual so very well 

organised, such a vibrant happy encouraging 

atmosphere. Had the best day ever all our running club 

( The Kelly Gang) got PBs including our two members 

who completed the marathon solo! Thank you all so 

much, You are all fantastic! 

Kind regards 

Kelli Thomson 

Congratulations on once again putting up a great race 

and organising the good weather! 

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RACE RESULTS 

Darlington Half Marathon 11 March 2012 

Half Marathon Men 



2 1:18:51 WATSON, Eric M20 

3 1:19:47 STOCKWELL, Stephen M45 

4 1:20:20 CAPSTICK, Matt M30 

5 1:21:18 PASCO, Balinga M20 

6 1:22:04 SCANLAN, Bill M30 

7 1:22:20 LANE, Dean M40 

8 1:23:09 BLACKBURN, James M35 

9 1:23:50 HANSON, Shane M30 

10 1:25:53 WALKER, Andrew M35 

Half Marathon Women 


34 1:32:09 VERNON, Kate F20 

35 1:32:09 KING, Helen F20 

45 1:33:37 BENNETT, Jo-anne F35 

52 1:34:32 ROGERS, Stacey F20 

55 1:34:57 GIORGI, Rolenda F40 

56 1:35:02 JONES, Lauren F25 

64 1:35:38 BARDEN-BROWN, Sophie F16 

66 1:35:43 PARLOR, Kathryn F25 

68 1:35:50 CROW, Caroline F30 

71 1:36:41 GIBSON, Kate F20 

Conquering the hills: Third placed Stephen Stockwell, left, and winner Gerard Hill, right, enjoy the descent to the finish at the 

Darlington half marathon. 

Photos: Christina Bartels 

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8km Men 


1 27:45 INGRAHAM, Todd M35 

2 28:58 CUMMINS, Christopher M16 

3 31:56 DEERING, Aiden MU16 

6 34:09 CUMMINS, Terry M45 

7 34:48 GOWER, Ronald M30 

9 36:10 COLLIVER, Wayne M16 

10 36:49 MACKEY, Christopher M16 

12 37:23 KOZAK, David M35 

14 39:22 LAURENCE, Joseph M25 

16 40:00 ATHERTON, Stephen M40 

8km Women 


4 33:59 STOCKWELL, Katherine FU16 

5 34:03 MOROTO, Sumire F16 

8 35:31 MCGOVERN, Jacqui F45 

11 36:53 HIBBERT, Nicola F30 

13 38:25 LEONARD, Fiona F45 

15 39:27 SMITH, Rebecca F25 

20 41:47 SOLOMON, Simone F45 

24 42:15 GIOVANNINI, Claudia F16 

25 43:10 JENKINS, Danelle F40 

26 43:23 ATHERTON, Rebecca F30 

Push to the finish: Club president Evan Kolbe, left, puts in a final effort at the half and long-time member Keith Miller motors 

down the hill. 

Photos: Christina Bartels 

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All photographs from the Darlington Half by Christina Bartels. 

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RACE RESULTS 

Bridges 

Perth’s waterfront redevelopment 

is now 

officially underway, 

so this year’s ASICS 

Bridges Fun Run was 

absolutely, positively, 

the last around the 

riverfront course 

which it has taken for 

the last 36 years. 

More than 3000 entrants said goodbye to the muchloved 

route of one of Perth’s favourite fun runs, which 

raises funds for Channel 7’s Telethon. This year the 

donation to Telethon is $52,585.00. 

The 5km event started in South Perth and was 

closely contested. Road running debutant, Neil Berry, 

emerged from the athletics track to win in 15.27, one 

second ahead of Scott Tamblin, who has been busy 

breaking a slew of WA Masters records since turning 

30 recently. Gerry Hill, usually one for longer distances 

placed third in 15.57. 

Youth dominated the Women’s 5km event with Mathilda 

Connell winning in a handy time of 17.55 (tenth overall) 

from Scarlett Duncan. 

Past Bridges winners, Roberto Busi (2 wins) and Todd 

Ingraham (5 wins), lined up with some fresh blood for 

the Men’s 10km - Brandon Hargreaves who has been 

making an impression over WAMC 5km races this year 

and Thomas Bruins, another making the transition 

from track to road and extending his race distances. 

Thomas pulled away from Roberto, Chris O’Neill and 

Brandon just before half way to win strongly in 31.33. 

Roberto crossed the line for second and versatile 

ultra-distance runner Chris ran an impressive third. 

A strong field lined up for the Women’s 10km, 

including Melbourne Commonwealth Games 

representative and twice former Bridges winner, 

Lauren Shelley and international professional 

triathlete, Felicity Sheedy-Ryan. 

Felicity led from the start with Lauren only 4 or 5 

seconds behind in the first 2km and extended her lead 

after 5km. She finished in 34.20, just 4 seconds off the 

record set by Linda Spencer in 2010. Lauren finished 

second in 35.13, with the ever-improving Rachael 

Smith finishing third with a 10km PB of 37.03. 

Even though the Perth foreshore re-development has 

now started, rest assured the Bridges Fun Run will 

continue - though taking a different route in 2013. 

All photographs of the Bridges Fun Run by DASH Photography. 

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10km Men 


1 0:31:33 BRUINS, Thomas M20 


3 0:32:34 O’NEILL, Chris M25 

4 0:32:57 HARGREAVES, Brandon M16 

5 0:33:08 INGRAHAM, Todd M35 

6 0:33:16 MENZIES, Dean M20 

7 0:33:20 DYMNICKI, Michael M30 

8 0:33:28 WATSON, Eric M20 

9 0:33:50 MARTIN, Adam M35 

10 0:34:09 MARTIN, Ryan M25 

10km Women 


13 0:34:20 SHEEDY-RYAN, Felicity F25 

20 0:35:13 SHELLEY, Lauren F35 

31 0:37:03 SMITH, Rachael F35 

43 0:37:39 MAJOR, Tina F35 

49 0:38:06 RYAN, Katherine F40 

60 0:38:40 GREGORY, Kate F30 

63 0:38:52 JACOBY, Petra F25 

74 0:39:37 CROWE, Sandy F25 

76 0:39:39 ANDERSON, Carrie F45 

82 0:39:58 RODGERS, Rochelle F20 

5km Men 


1 0:15:27 BERRY, Neil M20 

2 0:15:28 TAMBLIN, Scott M30 


4 0:16:21 CAULFIELD, Stuart M16 

5 0:16:30 CUMMINS, Christopher M16 

6 0:16:43 CANE, David M45 

7 0:17:00 KAPPLER, Jon M45 

8 0:17:41 HOAR, Mitchell M16 

9 0:17:52 LEWIN, Andrew M16 

11 0:18:10 MCINTYRE, James M16 

5km Women 


10 0:17:55 CONNELL, Mathilda F16 

12 0:18:40 DUNCAN, Scarlett F16 

14 0:18:56 SORBI, Olivia F20 

16 0:19:12 SALFINGER, Kate F16 

25 0:19:58 BRODERICK, Emily F20 

29 0:20:58 HARPHAM, Lauren F25 

32 0:21:26 MACKAY, Mairi F30 

33 0:21:31 BROCKWELL, Tessa F55 

36 0:21:44 SCODELLARO, Charlene F30 

39 0:21:48 HYNES, Sarah F16 

Neil Berry edges Scott Tamblin in the 5km, while Mathilda Connell smashes the women’s field. 

Photos: Dash Photography 

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RACE RESULTS 

40 Miler 

Leg 1 

7.15km 

Leg 2 

13.9km 

Leg 3 

23.05km 

Leg 4 

32.2km 

Leg 5 

39.35km 

Leg 6 

46.1km 

Leg 7 

55.25km 

Finish 

64.4km 

1 Mick Francis 29;40 59;43 1:41;10 2:21;52 2:51;35 3:22;33 4:08;02 4:59;49 

2 Stephen Mundell 29;41 59;43 1:41;06 2:22;10 2:52;24 3:24;36 4:14;02 5:10;02 

3 Callum Law 34;21 1:09;28 1:56;00 2:41;43 3:15;00 3:49;22 4:36;12 5:22;30 

4 Mark Imbert 34;50 1:09;22 1:53;59 2:38;13 3:09;44 3:43;37 4:34;11 5:28;09 

5 Guy Moore 34;56 1:11;50 1:59;45 2:44;57 3:16;25 3:51;03 4:43;57 5:38;25 

6 Tim Eva 31;50 1:05;41 1:53;45 2:41;08 3:18;23 3:57;26 4:53;25 5:47;55 

7 Jamal Fozdar 34;52 1:08;54 1:54;52 2:41;38 3:15;40 3:53;07 4:50;26 5:47;55 

8 Jodie O’Borne 36;15 1:13;54 2:04;05 2:53;40 3:29;12 4:07;13 5:03;16 5:59;16 

9 Christine Patttinson 36;30 1:14;01 2:06;00 2:57;21 3:34;54 4:13;33 5;10;32 6:09;57 

10 Chris duPreez 39;00 1:17;58 2:08;42 2:55;51 3:30;19 4:13;40 5:17;27 6:11;45 

11 Ian Dunican 32;17 1:12;48 1:53;00 2:41;08 3:20;31 4:05;58 5:13;12 6:15;52 

12 Grant Wholey 36;23 1:12;45 2:04;05 2:53;30 3:32;41 4:15;23 5:17;32 6:16;39 

13 Clarke Hendry 36.35 1:13;26 2:06;00 2:59;53 3:44;00 4:24;26 5:21;49 6:20;11 

14 Phil Riley 34;54 1:10;43 2:01;45 2:49;58 3:27;03 4:05;43 5:09;38 6:21;41 

15 Andrew Wait 33;38 1:08;11 1:54;50 2:41;37 3:17;19 4:07;51 5:16;44 6:23;08 

16 Derik Swart 39;31 1:19;13 2:15;50 3:11;55 3:51;08 4:32;01 5:28;38 6:24;45 

17 Mike Maidment 36;35 1:14;40 2:07;00 2:59;51 3:45;03 4:26;12 5:29;53 6:31;41 

18 Paddy Foley 36;21 1:17;12 2:05;07 2:58;05 3:36;33 4:22;26 5:40;43 6:46;05 

19 Travis McNaught 40;30 1:22;44 2:18;24 3:15;28 3:56;50 4:39;32 5:46;10 6:52;49 

20 Roy Coates 40;30 1:22;42 2:18;20 3:15;30 3:56;51 4:39;34 5:46;13 6:52;50 

21 Justin Fonte 37;09 1:14;40 2:06;48 2:58;54 3:39;31 4:22;25 5:32;55 6:52;57 

22 Giovanni Ubani 39;33 1:20;50 2:15;50 3:14;10 3:56;09 4:40;11 5:49;25 6:54;06 

23 Rob Donkersloot 39;00 1:19;40 2.15.43 3:11;42 3:52;21 4:38;15 5:47;13 7:01;19 

24 Brent Shaw 39;31 1:19;11 2:15;50 3:11;54 3:51;08 4:32;00 5:36;16 7:02;56 

25 Frank D’Silva 38;42 1:17;29 2:11;11 3:04;50 3:49;58 4:41;02 6:01;20 7:14;59 

26 Don Pattinson 36;27 1:14;01 2:06;00 2:57;20 3:36;43 4:27;15 5:47;57 7:17;28 

27 Eric Duck 37;05 1:14;51 2:06;32 3:01;50 3:47;06 4:41;26 6:07;08 7:26;48 

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RACE RESULTS 

Challenge 

3.1km Men 



2 0:10:10 NEWMAN, Kyle MU16 

4 0:10:39 ELWELL, Matt MU16 

6 0:11:07 FULLERTON, Fraser MU16 

9 0:11:28 ALCO, Mitchell MU16 

10 0:11:34 PEERS, John M16 

11 0:11:52 STEWART, Rory MU16 

12 0:11:53 COLTON, Robert M45 

14 0:12:09 HALLIDAY, Lee M40 

15 0:12:20 NEWMAN, Rob M45 

3.1km Women 


3 0:10:12 ILARDA, Bri F16 

5 0:11:01 CONNELL, Mathilda F16 

7 0:11:15 STOCKWELL, Susannah F16 

8 0:11:25 NAZAROFF, Tarinah FU16 

13 0:12:07 STOCKWELL, Katherine FU16 

16 0:12:21 FERGUSON, Nicola FU16 

17 0:12:23 BYRNE, India FU16 

18 0:12:24 HYNES, Sarah FU16 

19 0:12:24 NAZAROFF, Kiarra FU12 

20 0:12:43 HOLT, Kate FU16 


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10km Men 



2 0:32:40 GOVUS, Andrew M25 

3 0:34:04 LEE, Mark M30 

4 0:34:28 CAULFIELD, Stuart M16 


6 0:34:45 LOVEKIN, Tommy M16 

7 0:34:47 BAKOWSKI, Thomas M30 

9 0:35:25 ANDREWS, Peter M25 

10 0:36:00 MCNALLY, Matthew M25 

11 0:36:37 LOAG, Brenden M35 

10km Women 


8 0:35:17 SPENCER, Linda F30 

15 0:37:12 MAJOR, Tina F35 

23 0:38:27 HUSTON, Ariarn F20 

33 0:40:24 FERGUSON, Janet F50 

36 0:40:35 CASTLE, Hannah F168 

40 0:41:26 GIBSON, Kate F20 


42 0:41:33 GIORGI, Rolenda F40 

46 0:42:29 OBORNE, Jodie F40 

51 0:42:56 HUSTON, Jessica F25 

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RACE RESULTS 

Perth 32 

By Eldon George, Race Director. 

Always a popular run in the lead up to the Perth 

Marathon, 2012 saw the biggest turn out for some years 

for the Perth 32km race with 181 finishers, many of 

whom were covering the litmus test distance of 32km 

for the first time in preparation for their first marathon. 

The 2012 Perth 32km shared not only a large 

number of finishers with Perth Marathon, but also 

the extremely wild weather in the lead-up. Pre-race 

registrations were moved inside on the morning while 

the flood in the car park subsided. About 3km in just 

as the leaders had gone off the Windan Bridge in East 

Perth, runners copped a short windy downpour after 

which the weather turned fine for the duration. 

Club stalwart Stephen Stockwell led for entire race 

and finished in 2.01.18 nearly 3 minutes ahead of 

Adam Martin. The women’s 32km race was won by 

Nera Jareb, in 2. 16.38 ahead of Michelle Duffield in 

2.21.28, who finished 4th in PM. Last year’s winner and 

2nd in 2010, Eulalia Von Blomestein, finished third. 

Jodie Oborne, winner of the club’s Mt Helena 40 miler, 

3 weeks before, finished fourth. 

A few runners took an unintentional short cut after the 

crossing the Narrows Bridge on the way out and took 

their chances crossing Mounts Bay Road. Never fear! 

The WAMC won’t make you play chicken with road 

crossing-especially a busy like under the Narrows - 

so if you ever come across a road crossing without a 

WAMC Traffic Controller - you’ve gone the wrong way! 

In the 10km Marty Feichtinger, Buzz Shephard and 

Tom Bakowski had a good hit out finishing within 13 

seconds of each other for the top 3 posts . The Jareb 

sisters had a clean sweep of the women’s events, 

Visnja clear winner in the women’s 10km in 41.33, 51 

seconds ahead of Angela Burns. 

Cecil Walkley, the club’s oldest regular competitor, 

celebrated his 83rd birthday with a brisk 10km ( 1.22.15). 

Many runners mentioned how much they appreciated 

the help and encouragement from volunteers out on 

the course. I would like to thank all helpers at what 

is one of the club’s longest runs. There were several 

newly joined members helping out at their first event 

and quite a few who returned to help out after doing 

so at last year’s race. Many hopped in their cars or 

jumped on their bikes and took off to other positions 

on the course after the runners had passed through 

the first part of the race in East Perth. Special thanks 

also to Mike Kelly, the WAMC’s faithful Equipment 

Officer who gave up running the Perth 32km as part of 

his training for Perth Marathon to help with relocating 

(and draining) the finish line. In the end, his Perth 

Marathon time, 3.28. 43 and first in his age group 

(men 65), shows he didn’t need the extra training. 

Trophies were presented by Ashlea Parker from Sports 

Medicine Australia who provide first aid at all WAMC 

events over the half marathon distance. 

That’s a wrap: Kevin (BK) Matthews takes a breather after finishing the Perth 32. 

Photo: Sue Mundell 

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10km Men 


1 34:20 FEICHTINGER, Martin M25 

2 34:23 SHEPHARD, Buzz M35 

3 34:33 BAKOWSKI, Thomas M30 

4 38:18 WALKER, Andrew M35 

5 38:53 MILLS, Aiden M30 

6 39:20 CARROLL, John M30 

7 40:13 GOWER, Alan M55 

8 40:55 KUCHEL, Andrew M16 

9 40:57 HOGG, Andy M35 

10 41:10 LENDZIONOWSKI, Victor M45 

32km Men 



2 2:04:11 MARTIN, Adam M35 

3 2:05:13 HANSON, Shane M30 

4 2:07:24 CALLON, Mark M40 

5 2:07:31 MUNDELL, Stephen M35 

6 2:08:50 MCKEAN, Steve M45 

7 2:12:04 LEE, Mark M30 

8 2:12:32 FISHER, Peter M25 

9 2:13:25 MATTHEWS, Kevin M45 

10 2:14:05 BERG, Craig M35 

10km Women 


11 41:33 JAREB, Visnja F25 

13 42:24 BURNS, Angela F30 

18 44:50 LEONARD, Fiona F45 

20 46:13 DUFFIELD, Sarah F25 

21 47:21 GOWER, Karyn F50 

24 47:50 BERLINGERI, Jacinta F35 

26 48:02 DENNING, Belinda F30 

30 50:10 HALL, Zarah F25 

33 50:32 MALONE, Margo F45 

34 51:06 SHEPHARD, Kirsty F25 

32km Women 


15 2:16:38 JAREB, Nera F25 

20 2:21:28 DUFFIELD, Michelle F25 


36 2:32:35 OBORNE, Jodie F40 

43 2:37:03 VANIRSEN, Shauna F35 

46 2:37:30 HOLMES, Pippin F35 

49 2:38:39 FRIEDLIEB, Katrina F35 

51 2:39:17 TURNER, Jarrad M20 

56 2:41:42 SARKIS, Laura F30 

58 2:42:17 MCCASKIE, Pamela F25 

63 2:43:25 PATTINSON, Christine F55 

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RACE RESULTS 

Joondalup 

Race Directors - Allison Ratcliffe and Chris Kowalski 

The Inaugural Joondalup Half Marathon was run 

on 20th May 2012, creating a new race for the West 

Australian Marathon Club and incorporating the 5k 

and 10k event previously known as Neil Hawkins. 

With a variety of terrain, (limestone trail path, bitumen, 

concrete) and beautiful scenery and some amazing 

lake views, runners get a bit of everything. It is a 

mostly flat course, but with some small elevation 

changes to make it more interesting. We were not 

5km Men 


1 17:47 LOAG, Brendan M35 

2 18:01 VAN RIJEN, Xander M40 

4 19:04 WALTON, Benjamin U16 

7 19:40 WYNTER, Micah U16 

8 20:19 STANSBURY, Christopher M40 

15 23:27 MORTIMORE, Steve M40 

16 24:25 LEONARD, Jamie U16 

17 25:36 SCHULTZ, Max M16 

21 27:40 WYNTER, Saxon U16 

22 28:05 TREASURE, Sean U16 

expecting the numbers of runners that turned up, but 

apart from a few teething problems all when well on 

the day! 

So with the increasing demand for a Half Marathon in 

May, a good training run for the lead up to the Perth 

marathon, it will definitely be on the Race Calendar for 

next year ! 

Our thanks go out to all the volunteers on the day and 

also the feedback we received from the runners 

5km Women 


3 18:04 NAZAROFF, Tarinah FU1 

5 19:06 HEDGELAND, Jaz F16 

6 19:09 JAREB, Nera F25 

9 20:29 HEDGELAND, Kira FU1 

10 21:10 WEST, Rachel F35 

11 21:19 HYNES, Sarah FU1 

12 22:18 NAZAROFF, Kiarra FU1 

13 22:19 SCHWEIZER, Kate F16 

14 22:31 JONES, Frances FU1 

18 25:53 REY, Rebecca F30 

All photographs by Dennis Tan. 

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10km Men 


1 32:56 NENER, Kenji M16 

2 34:09 ANGELL, Cody M30 

3 34:22 WATSON, Eric M20 

4 36:07 LOUIS, Julian M25 

5 36:17 PADOVAN, Boris M35 

6 40:34 KAPPLER, Blake M25 

7 42:23 DANYLUK, Mark M30 

9 43:02 JOHNSON, Kevin M55 

10 43:14 DESFOSSES, Jose M60 

11 43:33 COOTE, Michael M50 

Half Marathon Men 


1 1:14:38 FEICHTINGER, Martin M25 


3 1:17:10 KELLY, Justin M30 

4 1:19:18 HOLMES, Stephen M30 

5 1:19:37 WHITTAKER, Adrian M30 

6 1:21:55 CRAGE, Keegan M30 

7 1:22:09 EVANS, Robert M30 

8 1:22:25 BRADSELL, Rob M40 

9 1:22:27 QUINN, Conor M35 

10 1:22:45 GLAZER, Norbert M40 

10km Women 


8 42:24 JAREB, Visnja F25 

16 44:18 MOORE, Louise F40 

17 44:23 ATKINSON, Faith F35 

22 46:54 BRUNTON, Monica F40 

23 47:00 ILIJAZI, Hana F20 

24 47:04 LIBBIS, Sue F45 

30 49:43 BIGGINS, Janeen F40 

33 49:59 FLOCKENHAUS, Lilian F35 

34 50:17 GIOVANNINI, Claudia F16 

35 50:38 CORCORAN, Zoe F30 

Half Marathon Women 



30 1:28:59 FERGUSON, Janet F50 

32 1:29:08 ANDERSON, Carrie F45 

44 1:31:51 ROGERS, Stacey F20 

50 1:32:39 COOPER, Margaret F30 

55 1:33:30 

BARNDEN-BROWN, 

Sophie 

F20 

59 1:34:16 WARE, Sarah F30 

72 1:36:44 HIBBERT, Nicola F30 

86 1:38:28 KNIBBS, Jason F35 

93 1:39:15 NOONAN, Jennifer F30 

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RACE RESULTS 

King of the Mountain 

16.1km Men 


1 57:01 HARGREAVES, Brandon M16 

2 58:19 BAUGH, Rafael M30 

3 1:00:29 THOMSON, Scott M25 

4 1:00:39 BAKOWSKI, Thomas M30 

5 1:01:00 RALPH, Sean M25 


7 1:02:35 CARPENTER, Tim M30 

8 1:03:06 KENNEDY, David M30 

9 1:03:15 JONES, Nathan M30 

10 1:03:37 BAUGH, Ryan M35 

16.1km Women 



31 1:12:59 BARROW, Janine F35 

39 1:13:59 REEVES, Liz F30 

41 1:14:18 SHELLEY, Lauren F35 

44 1:14:33 VERNON, Kate F20 

50 1:15:13 KNIBBS, Jason F35 

64 1:18:15 GIBB, Katey F25 

70 1:19:02 PAGANONI, Leith F30 

71 1:19:07 WHEADON, Kate F35 

75 1:19:39 LEONARD, Fiona F45 

All photographs by Michael Manfield. 

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RACE RESULTS 

Lake Monger 

3km Men 


1 10:09 DAWSON, Andrew M16 

2 10:21 CUMMINS, Christopher M16 

3 10:37 SCHMITT, Clemens M45 

5 11:03 LANOELLE, Max M30 

7 11:07 LEWIN, Andrew M16 

8 11:26 CATTRALL, Robert M50 

9 11:38 ALCO, Mitchell MU16 

11 11:55 NEWMAN, Robert M45 

12 12:02 CUMMINS, Terry M45 

13 12:05 BURROWS, Luke MU16 

10km Men 


1 33:27 WATSON, Eric M20 

2 34:09 FUERY, Liam M30 

3 34:48 LEE, Mark M30 

4 35:00 STOCKWELL, Stephen M45 

5 35:27 LINDEGE, Colin M50 

6 35:43 EVANS, Jason M20 

7 36:27 OHEARE, David M30 

8 37:38 GILBERT, Paul M16 

9 37:42 NICHOLS, Robert M30 

10 38:06 WOOD, Shane M25 

3km Women 


4 10:57 NAZAROFF, Tarinah FU16 

6 11:04 CONNELL, Mathilda F16 

10 11:49 STOCKWELL, Susannah F16 

14 12:18 BAARS, Emma FU16 

15 12:20 CLAXTON, Jessica FU16 

16 12:23 CONNELL, Rose FU16 

17 12:29 HYNES, Sarah FU16 

18 12:33 WALKER, Amanda F45 

19 12:34 NAZAROFF, Kiarra FU16 

20 12:41 JONES, Amberley FU16 

10km Women 


15 39:18 JAREB, Nera F25 

18 39:51 RYAN, Katherine F40 

19 39:53 HUSTON, Ariann F20 

25 40:21 FERGUSON, Janet F50 

27 40:30 ATKINSON, Faith F35 

29 40:39 ANDERSON, Carrie F45 

31 40:50 MCCOMBIE, Kelly F30 

35 41:12 CASTLE, Hannah F16 

41 42:00 GEORGE, Phoebe F20 

43 42:12 ARTUS, Jacqueline F16 

Photograph by John Pendse. 

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Service directory 

BICYCLE SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS – Phil 

Runner’s World 

5 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth, Tel: 9227 7281 

Phil is an Iron Man. He is great with bikes and is also good for advice 

on triathlon gear. 

Custom databases for business – Clive Dalton 

Oasis Business Systems. Tel: 9312 6551, Mobile: 0414 303 635 

EARTHWORKS, ROADWORKS, CLEARING & HOUSE PADS - 

Neville Scott 

Tel: 9477 6736, Mobile: 0415 937 935 

FOCUSED LIFE SOLUTIONS – FINANCIAL PLANNING 

Unit 1, 300 Vahland Avenue, Willetton, 6155. Tel: 1300 13 37 97, 

Fax: 08 9456 3177, Email: info@focusedgroup.com.au 

Just like a quality marathon performance is achieved using a well 

constructed training program your sound financial health will result 

from an informed, cohesive plan. 

Contact WAMC members Steve Hince or Dave Dunstan to assist you 

in achieving your financial goals. 

HAIRDRESSING – Michelangelo Hair Salon 

91 Coode Street, South Perth. Tel: 9367 8292 

Including in-house beautician and excellent strong body massage. 

Silvio and Christine love to look after the hair dressing and beauty 

requirements of runners. 

10% discount for WAMC members. We are proud to sponsor the 

Women’s Classis, Perth Marathon and Rottnest Marathon. 

GRAPHIC DESIGN – Media on Mars 

77 Stirling Highway North Fremantle WA 6159 Tel:9433 3394, 

Email: info@mediaonmars.com.au 

LEGAL ADVICE - Alison & Associates (Legal) Pty Ltd 

4/885 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park WA 6101. Tel: 9361 7218 

Fax: 9361 7251, Mob: 0414 500 055, Email: admin@alisonlegal.com.au 

We specialise in Wills, Estate planning, Partnership and Financial 

Agreements. Sean Keane deals with life & disability insurance for 

our clients. 

NITERunner Night Running Lights – Sean Griffiths 

Is your training suffering due to winter darkness? 

NITERunner running lights will solve your problem. 

Search for NITERunner on Ebay or email niterunner@three.com.au 

See and be seen. 

Perspire Personal Training – David Bryant, Certified Personal 

Trainer 

Inspiration through perspiration. For a personal training session, 

call David on 0415 264 108. 

PHARMACY – Rosen’s Pharmacy 

234 Hay Street, East Perth 

Tel: 9325 2843, Fax: 9325 2837 

Open 8am - 5.25pm 

Monday - Friday, Sat 8am-12.30pm 

For all your pharmaceutical needs, 6 day same day photo 

processing, magnifying glasses and Polaroid sunglasses, cosmetics 

and Polaroid passport photographs. 

PEAK PODIATRY – Darryn Sargant 

211 Nicholson Road, Subiaco, Tel: 9388 9999 

Visit www.peakpodiatry.com.au 

Darryn spoke about podiatry at the last Distance Running Seminar. 

New orthoses can be made from your old ones - if yours are too 

hard, don’t throw them away, it is possible a more flexible device 

may be made from them. 

RESOLVE PHYSIO AND HEALTH AT CENTRO HEALTH 

Rebecca Page 

953-955 Wellington Street, West Perth. Tel: 041 632 7901 

Physiotherapy - Sports injuries, Neck and Shoulder Dysnfunction, 

Migraines and Headaches 

Deep Tissue Massage available 

www.resolvephysioandhealth.com.au 

Tuesday 3 till 6pm 

Wednesday 8 till 6pm 

Fridays 3 till 6pm 

SPORTS DIETITIANS 

Nikki Cummings 

Tel: 0412 705 355 

Email: nikkicummings@optimal.net.au 

Julie Meek Tel: 0411 188 996 Run faster with some modern 

nutritional advice from professional people. 

VIDEO YOUR SPECIAL EVENT – Bert & Bridget Carse 

Tel: 9293 4934 

No matter what the occasion, we can film your special event with 

broadcast quality and a style to suit your needs. We do special “This 

is Your Life” personalised videos for special birthdays, events or 

anniversaries. Call us for a demo anytime. 

WAMC TRACK SUITS – Madge Pettersson 

Tel: 9354 5720, Email: madgep@bigpond.net.au 

Look your best for a medal photo with a custom made track suit. 

MICROSOFT EXCEL TRAINING – Martin Healey 

Regular courses at the State Library in the City 

Visit www.workingprogress.com.au or call me on 0415 360 206. 

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