Vetrunner September 2009.pub - ACT Veterans Athletics Club

You! Yes, you! Woodstock, The Eagle Has Landedand ‘Ich b(e)in ein Berlino’.YOU! 30th Anniversary. YOU. Athletics. Athletic club.Club’s Anniversary Dinner Dance on SATURDAY 7NOVEMBER. Tickets $35 Per Person. BUY NOW! ValChesterton. Jenny Galvin. Gang-Gang Buster. Going GangBusters. YOU. Committee. Subcommittees. Walk/RunHandicaps. Throws Handicaps. Canberra Marathon. Vets’Half Marathon. Track and Field. Track and Field Program.Not For Profit Organisation. Voluntary Organisation.Members. New Members. Retaining Members. WhatMembers Want. What Members Get.Volunteers. YOU. Roster. Rosters. ‘You Get Out What YouPut In’. Membership. Membership Fees. Running. Jumping.Throwing. Objectives. Aims. Priorities. Deciding. Planning.Doing. Checking. Changes. Different Times. ‘If It Ain’tBroke, Don’t Fix it’. YOU. Effectiveness. Efficiency. Value forMoney. Equity. Equality. Inclusion. Courtesy. Respect.Communication. Technology. New Ways To Do Old Things.The Website. Vetrunner. What Do You Want? What Do YouGet? More? Less? Listen. Hear. Listen. YOU!From Pumarunning.com 08.20.09 ich bin ein berlino …bolt walked onto the track wearing a T-shirt that said ichbin ein berlino in apparent homage to JFK’s “ich bin einberliner” - but with an obvious twist. … when he pulled athis shirt for the cameras - without opening his mouth, hestated emphatically - “I am a mascot for this sport - andfor athletes everywhere!” [Berlino is the mascot for 12thIAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009.]From Times Online August 21, 2009: 'When we hot …we hot' - Jamaica hails achievements of Usain Bolt’Jamaica may have become used to the extraordinaryachievements of Usain Bolt, but his latest breathtakingperformance has provoked new levels of disbelief.Bolt, who turns 23 today, demolished his 200m worldrecord at the World Athletics Championships last night,running 19.19sec to become the first man to hold the 100mand 200m world and Olympic titles at the same time. Bolt didnot just break his previous mark, he destroyed it, taking0.11sec off the record he set in Beijing last August.September 2009 Vetrunner — Page 3PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE…. The reaction in Jamaica has been one of immensepride, the island nation may have become an athleticssuperpower in recent years but its last World Championshipgold medal in the men's 200m came in 1976 when DonQuarrie took gold. Jamaica had never triumphed in the men'sworld championship 100m until Saturday."When we hot ...we hot," read the headline in the JamaicaObserver , where Barbara Gloudon warned the rest of theworld that there was much more to come from Jamaica.Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Jamaica's Sports minister,announced that a red carpet would be rolled out for Bolt'sreturn. "Jamaican athletes are the best. Jamaica is the sprintfactory of the world," she proclaimed.Prime Minister Bruce Golding could not contain his pride."Usain Bolt is a super human being," Mr Golding said. "Theworld has never seen anything like him. Not only is hephysically the best in the world, but he has supremeconfidence in himself and he knows how to deliver."Jamaica, with a population of 2.7 million people, still hasmajor problems with crime and poverty. But many of itscitizens hope the unity triggered by Bolt's performances caninspire a better future ...”From The Sunday Times 23 August 2009 “HarryBrowne: Ussain (sic) Bolt's gift is about genius, notgenes”“...Jamaican sprinters are the products of a culture and aprogramme. Their culture values sprinting, flushes out ahigh proportion of the naturally gifted and doesn’t offer manynon-track opportunities for the fast runner (in contrast toNorth America (and Australia)). The programme trainssprinters with determination and rigour. While drugsscandals have marred the sport in recent years, we oftenforget that top-class sprinting is highly technical andJamaican coaches are the best……”Your views, comments and suggestions topresident@actvac.com, or tell me when you see me, or phoneme on 0427 317 353.Christopher Lang, PresidentACT VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB INC “Fitness Through Fellowship”The Vetrunner is the official Newsletter of ACTVAC Inc, ISSN 1449-8006Postal Address: GPO Box 2356, Canberra, ACT 2601. Internet at: actvac.com.auDisclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of ACTVACPatron: Jack Pennington OAMPresident: Chris Lang. 62317353 (h)62613696 (w) 0427 317 353 (m). Email:president@actvac.comVice President: Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee0410 617 532 (m)Email: vicepresident@actvac.comRun / Walk Sub-CommitteeSecretary: Paul Archer62813872 (h) secretary@actvac.comEmail: secretary@actvac.comTreasurer: Nick Blackaby 6258 8902 (h)treasurer@actvac.comAssets register, Insurance.Main Committee: committee@actvac.comWendy O’Brien 6288 8277 (h) 0413 583 966(m)John Lamb 6282 4438 (h) 0438 824 438 (m)Duncan Macnicol 6258 3245 (h)Craig Wisdom: 6288 9499 (h) 6260 8244 (w).Email: jecl@tpg.com.auCoaching / Training Sub-CommitteeJodie BarkerSub-Committee Contacts:Annual Awards / Half Marathon Director:Bryan Thomas 61613635 (h). Email:brytrish@grapevine.com.auMember Services: Geoff Moore 62544753(h) Email: speedygeoff@gmail.comTrack & Field: John Lamb 0438 824438 (m)Email: johnlamb@homemail.com.auSocial Events: Sherryl Greathead 62724170(w), Lynn Williams 62474127, RosemaryParker 62882508Run/Walk Handicaps: Alan Duus Email:duus@netspeed.com.au. Ph: 6288 8037 (h)Registrar: Mick Corlis 62963969 (h)Throwing Handicaps: Trish Thomas61613635. Email: brytrish@grapevine.com.auOther Contacts:Catering/Lost Property: John Suiter62959524 (h) AIS track. John Alcock62863213 (h) Bernie Millett 62999065 (h)(Monthly Run / Walk Handicaps)Equipment Officer: Jayne Hardy 62271433(h) 0421610053 (m).Health and Safety Officer: Roy Jones62510148 (h).Public Officer: Chris Mahe 62951440 (h).Email: mahe@homemail.com.auRelays and Cross Country: Jim White62314168 (h).Statistician and Club Records: Neil Boden62424038 (h) 62499428 (w). Email at home:nboden@iprimus.com.au or at workNeil.Boden@ga.gov.auHandicap Rosters: Tony Fenotti 6231 3337(h)Uniform and Badges: Rosemary / BobParker 6288 2508.Vetrunner Editor: Narelle Blackaby62588902 (h), 0409 903 699 (m). Email:vetrunner@actvac.comVetrunner Distribution:Roger Abbott 62514051.Nick Blackaby 6258 8902 (h).Run / Walk Handicap Sub-Committee, FirstAid Officers: Roy Jones, Gai Webster,Michelle Glanville