Johnson and Heart Foundation Trophy Recipients Janene Kingston ...

Page 2 — June 2013 VetrunnerMajura Handicap and AMA AwardsThomas series: Ewen Brown (silver), IanMcDonald (gold), absent Peter Thomson (bronze)Waddell series: John Suiter (bronze), RosemaryParker (gold) and Monika Short (silver)Peek-a-booWaddell series ‘the way home’Ah, tis blissFrylink series: Peter Kallio (silver), IanBowden (gold), absent Nerelle Harrison-Heard (bronze)Australian Records: Brett Kingstonwith Fran Harris (W70 56lb) andBruce Graham (1hr run)Adler Series: Neil Boden withBernie Farmer and Helen LarmourFristad Awards: Geoff Sims with Kathy Sims(third place) and Bruce Graham (runner-up)Boag Series: Jan Banens withMichael Roden and Cory CollinsGeoff Sims and Michael Roden(Third place Fristad Award)

Another month has flown by. I hope everyone hasrecovered from the nationals and are back into full training.I’d like to congratulate everyone that competed in theAustralian Running Festival, 12-13 April; it was a perfectweekend to run some long distances. I’d like to thank theteam of ACTVAC members that manned one of the waterstations during the marathon, your efforts were wellappreciated from all reports.It has been a month of highs and lows. The biggest lowwas the massive loss of Greg Gilbert, who passed awaysuddenly on 16 April. He will be greatly missed by theathletics community in the ACT. I am very grateful, as I’msure many of you are, for all the years of hard work thatGreg contributed to our sport.I recently received some great news for Athletics ACT,though not so good for ACTVAC. Neil Boden has been electedas President of Athletics ACT, and will be standing downfrom his many roles with ACTVAC. His significantinvolvement will be greatly missed by everyone at ACTVACand his shoes will be very hard to fill. His wealth ofknowledge on track and field will be missed at our Thursdaynight track and field meetings. Nevertheless, I wish himevery success as President of Athletics ACT.On a personal note, I’d like to thank all those who havewelcomed and supported me since I took on the ACTVACPresidency in June 2012. I feel very privileged to have takenover as president of such a strong athletics club, a legacy putin place by all the people that have ever served on anyACTVAC committee in the history of this great club. Withoutthese people we wouldn’t have the amazing club that wehave today, their hard work is responsible for starting andbuilding the club. We now have the job of strengthening theclub and ensuring it continues to grow and evolves into oneof the great masters athletics clubs in Australia. It would bewonderful to see some new faces on the ACTVAC Committeeor any one of the sub-committees to allow some of our hardworkers a bit of a break.I would also like to thank some of the clubs unsungheroes, the members of the ACTVAC Committee: VicePresident Jan Banens, Secretary Paul Archer, TreasurerNick Blackaby, Minutes Secretary Cory Collins, Fran Harris,Craig Wisdom, Kathy Sims, Mick Saunders, Rachelle Ellis-Brownlee. These people have put in long hours and attendedsome long meetings to keep this club running.I look forward to catching up with you all soon,Brett KingstonPresidentJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 3PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEVale Greg Gilbert Cont...(Continued from page 1)Being on such spread out fields, without containmentfencing it could possibly have been a disaster. But it was agreat success and at the end of the day Greg was happy andsmiling and simply said “We did it”. This memory is soprecious to me. Our schools community will sorely miss him.Greg was also a coach and strong supporter of athleteswith a disability. At interclub he would be seen officiating atmany of their events: measuring, adjusting seats, returningequipment, recording and always ensuring they receivedquality officialdom. He spent many hours training officialsand volunteers to become effective tie down crews.A highlight of his athletic life must surely have been hisinvolvement with the Sydney 2000 Olympics andParalympics.On our local scene Greg was very involved over Easterwhen the ACT Vets conducted the Australian MastersAthletic Championships. Each day he would be workingtirelessly on the field. He related well to Masters Athletes,understanding their passions for their sport and theirendeavours to compete.ACT VETERANS ATHLETIC CLUB “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: Brett Kingstonpresident@actvac.com0413 060 070Vice President: Jan Banens0414 411 024Secretary: Paul Archer 62813872 (h)parcher@archeremery.com.auTreasurer: Nick Blackaby 6258 8902 (h)treasurer@actvac.comMain Committee: committee@actvac.comRachelle Ellis-Brownlee 0410 617 532Fran Harris 6230 2341Kathy Sims 0418 408 805Craig Wisdom 6288 9499 (h)6260 8244 (w)info@kingstonphysio.com.auRun/Walk Handicap Sub-CommitteeCory Collins Minutes SecretaryMichael SaundersPublic Officer: Christopher LangRegistrar: Treasurer 6258 8902 (h)Sub-Committee Contacts:Annual Awards:Bryan Thomas 6161 3635 (h)brytrish@grapevine.com.auHalf Marathon: Audrey Gormley andPeter Cullen audreygormley@yahoo.comCompetition (T&F): Ken Smithsmith.kenneth.d@gmail.comSocial Events: Sherryl Greathead6272 4170 (w), Lynn Williams 6247 4127,Rosemary Parker 6288 2508Run/Walk Handicaps: Tony Fenottifenotti@homemail.com.au0424 415 344Handicap Rosters: John Alcockactvachandicap@gmail.com6286 3213Throwing Handicaps: Trish Thomas6161 3635, brytrish@grapevine.com.auOther Contacts:Member Protection Information OfficersGeoff Barker 0401 494 435Sue Bourke 0408 266 183Catering/Lost Property: Mike Roche6251 1867 (h) AIS track. John Alcock6286 3213 (h) Bernie Millett 6299 9065 (h)(Monthly Run / Walk Handicaps)Equipment Officer: Jayne Hardy6227 1433 (h) 0421 610 053Relays and Cross Country: Jim White6231 4168 (h)Statistician and Club Records: NeilBoden 6242 4038 (h) 0407 014 023nboden@iprimus.com.auUniforms: Sue Archer 6281 3872 (h)suedarcher@gmail.comVetrunner Editor: Lauren Watt0439 463 459vetrunner@actvac.comVetrunner Distribution:Roger Abbott 6251 4051 (h)Nick/Narelle Blackaby 6258 8902 (h).

Page 4 — June 2013 VetrunnerCLUBSponsors:SPONSORSHIPMembers are entitled to discounts on prices forgoods purchased from The Runners Shop and forservices from Kingston Physiotherapy and SportsInjury Centre. Please inform The Runners Shopthat you are a club member when you make apurchase, and inform the Kingston Physiotherapyand Sports Injury Centre that you are a clubmember when you book a session.As part of their sponsorship arrangements withthe Club, The Runners Shop and KingstonPhysiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre eachremit to the Club a payment equivalent to apercentage of their sales to members. NickWalshe, of The Runners Shop, and Craig Wisdom,of the Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports InjuryCentre, are club members.Club Supporters:The Club is grateful for the generous support ofthe following local businesses:Go Troppo Fyshwick Markets for a discount onfruit for our regular athletic events;Southside Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinicfor donating a prize at our monthly throwinghandicaps and for providing a $5.00 discount perconsultation to our members.Garry Maher of Manuka Drafting Service fordonating prizes for the King and Queen of theMountain in both the Thomas and FrylinkSeries.Belconnen Soccer Club for their support of the200th Throwing Handicap and providing avenue for the AGM and committee meetings.

(Continued from page 1)Although not taken into consideration for thisprestigious club-person award Janene is also a regularparticipant in the monthly run/walk handicaps where sheis one of the women back-markers for the long course event.In 2010 Janene served a term on the Club Committee.Congratulations Janene Kingston 31st recipientof the Johnson Trophy as track and field club-personof the season* * * * *Inspirational ‘Global Hero’ Lance Purdon wasdiagnosed with atrial fibrillation and sick sinus at age 28 sounable to play contact sports he took up running toaccompany his wife who was into triathlons. In 2003 Lancewas given a pacemaker and four years later completed hisfirst marathon. Last June, now an M40, Lance received anew pacemaker.Despite his medical handicap Lance has completed sixmarathons, two Ironman triathlons, many half marathonsand numerous other long distance road races. Since 2009 hehas been a regular participant in local veterans’ track andfield where he competes in all races of 800m and longer.Throughout the current season he demonstratedremarkable improvement and frequently ran PBs. Ahighlight was finishing third in the Higgins Memorial800m Handicap in December.However, apart from his exploits on the track, Lanceenjoyed a wonderful year on the road. He was the M40silver medalist in the ACT Vets’ Half Marathon in the timeof 82.24 – the 10 th highest age graded performance in theevent. He was 31 st in the annual 10km Canberra TimesFun Run (36.38).But the highlight of the year was being one of 25 ‘GlobalThe Audun Fristad Award for Athletic Excellenceacknowledges our most outstanding men and women intrack and field. Recipients will have achieved exceptionally highstandards in their chosen event/s and have beenregular participants at our Thursday night meets (atleast at half of the designated meets)The top three males and top three females receiveawards. Certificates of Excellence may be awardedto other contendersPerformances achieved in any official competitionfrom the day after the last AMA Track and FieldChampionships to the last day of the current year’sAMA ChampionshipsThe athlete’s best performance in each event iscompared to results achieved in the most recentoutdoor World Masters Athletics Championships.CERTIFICATES of EXCELLENCEWOMEN – ALEX LLOYD W55: Alex is a talented allrounderwho made a successful return to track and fieldafter several years lay-off. Alex performed well in thepentathlon and made the final of our ‘Gift’. Her bestperformances in high and long jump were as good as fourthand fifth place at the World Championships. Herperformances in javelin, 400m and triple jump also rankedhighly.MEN – PHIL WHITE M55: Phil’s best time in the2013 Fristad AwardsJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 5Heroes’ from 10 countries invited to participate in theMedronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis, USA inOctober. All 25 ‘Global Heroes’ were selected because theirlives were dependant on medical devices. Lance was one of11, and the only Australian, to tackle the marathon whilethe others ran the 10 mile event. He completed themarathon in 2:56.48 (a huge PB) finishing 198 th of 8,783runners.Quote from Twin Cities Marathon home page – “Lancewants others with pacemakers to know that life is not over.While it limited him from some of the things he enjoyed, ithelped him discover others, like running, volunteering andmotivational speaking: things that not only changed his life,but inspired others.”Lance’s amazing and inspirational year not only madehim an obvious choice for this year’s Heart FoundationTrophy but it was also why the club nominated him for theMost Outstanding Individual Performance category of theAMA Awards presented during the AMA Championships.Congratulations Lance Purdon31 st recipient of the Heart Foundation TrophyThe task of identifying recipients and preparing citationsfor these two awards was performed by the Awards Sub-Committee (Bryan Thomas (chair), Cory Collins, MickHoran and Margaret Taylor). Our other tasks are todetermine potential recipients of Life Membership, theEncouragement Award (monthly run/walk handicaps), theClohessy Trophy (monthly throwing handicaps) and in thefuture the Stuart Reid Commemorative Trophy for clubperson(s)of the year. We appreciate members’ suggestions ofpersons they believe worthy of consideration for theseprestigious ‘club-person’ awards.400m hurdles would have placed third in Sacramento whilehis flat 400m was seventh. Phil won the annual HigginsMemorial 800m Handicap for the fourth time and wasrunner-up in the final of the ‘Gift’.THIRD PLACED FRISTAD AWARDWOMEN – KATHY SIMS W60: Kathy has maintainedher excellent form since enjoying success at Sacramento in2011. Her best performances this season would have beensecond in the 5000m, fourth in the 1500m and eighth in the800m at the most recent World Championships. Kathy wasthe female winner of the Moore Series and runner-up, andfirst woman, in the Pennington Series as she was also inthe Higgins.Kathy was W60 champion in the City 2 Surf, CanberraTimes Fun Run and the Vets’ Half Marathon. To cap off anoutstanding season Kathy was a member of the invitationalAustralia 4x800m relay team that set a World Record atthe recent national championships.MEN – MICHAEL RODEN M45: Michael is our mostoutstanding sprinter and was undefeated all season. Hisbest performances in both the 200 and 400m would haveplaced him second at Sacramento while his 100m timewould have been fifth. Michael’s win in the 400m at thenationals set a new Championship Record. During the localseason Michael won both the Boag and Daniels Series. Healso won the ‘Gift’ for the fifth occasion.

Page 6 — June 2013 VetrunnerRUNNERS-UP for the FRISTAD AWARDWOMEN – JANICE BANENS W70: Janice’s bestperformances this year were as good as second place in thehammer, third in the heavy weight, fourth in the throwspentathlon, seventh in the shot put and eighth in thejavelin at the most recent WMA Championships. Janicewas also the Most Outstanding Female Athlete at the AMAWinter Throwing Championships. She also won all sixthrowing events at the Pan Pacific Masters Games whereshe set Games Records in both hammer and heavy weight.Janice has rewritten the ACTVAC throwing records for herage group.MEN – BRUCE GRAHAM M50: Bruce’s bestperformances in the 5000 and 10,000m would have placedsecond in both at Sacramento. At the recent nationalsBruce was the fastest of all age groups in both longdistance track races and was only headed by a muchyounger man in the 8km cross country. Locally Bruce wonboth the Moore and the Pennington Series at the track. Onthe road he was second outright and first M50 in theCanberra Half Marathon and also M50 winner and 11thoutright in the Canberra Times Fun Run. He was also M50runner-up in the City 2 Surf.WINNERS of the 2013 AUDUN FRISTAD AWARDfor ATHLETICS EXCELLENCEWOMEN – JAYNE HARDY W50: Jayne’s bestperformances in the hammer and the heavy weight throwwould have earned second and third place respectively atthemost recent WMA Championships while her efforts in thejavelin and throws pentathlon would have been fourth. Inthe discus she would finish fifth and in shot put eighth. Atthe recent nationals Jayne won all throwing disciplines andwon the Royce Foley Trophy for having the highest pointscore in the throws pentathlon. At the AMA Awards DinnerJayne was acknowledged as the AMA Thrower of the Year.Jayne performed well at the AMA Winter ThrowingChampionships; having the best throws of all women indiscus and javelin and second best in hammer, shot, heavyweight and both the 56 and 100lb ultra heavy weight to thecurrent NZ champion.MEN – RAD LEOVIC M85: Rad being a joint recipientof the AMA Multi-Event Athlete of the Year at the recentAMA Awards Dinner sums up his numerous outstandingachievements over the last 12 months.His performances in the 400, 800 and 1500m werebetter than those of the winners at Sacramento. In the200m, 5000m, high jump and pole vault he would havebeen runner-up while in the shot put he would be fourthand in both the 100m and javelin his best would be fifth.Locally Rad also participated in the steeplechase and the10,000m neither of which had an M85 participant at theWorld Championships. Last August, just a week short ofturning 85 Rad was again the M80 champion in the VetsHalf Marathon.(This year’s selection panel consisted of Val Chesterton,Mick Horan and Trish Thomas. The citations were writtenby Bryan Thomas).Fristad Winners: Jayne Hardy, Rad Leovic, Bruce Graham, Kathy Sims, Alex Lloyd, Phil White,Michael Roden and Jan Banens2013 AMA National Championships Photos and StoriesA Results Booklet is currently being compiled for printing by Bob Banens which willcontain all results from the 41st Australian Masters Athletics (AMA) Track & FieldChampionships. Those individuals who have ordered and paid for their copy will receive itin the mail.For more information regarding the booklet please contact Bob and Jan Banens atbanens@ozemail.com.au . In the meantime members can continue to access theChampionship results via the website: https://sites.google.com/site/ama2013canberra/Articles written by Bryan Thomas, Jan Banens and Consie Larmour, which wonderfullyrecap and detail the highlights of the Championships can be found on pages: 15 and 21-26.Photos of the Awards Night and various exciting moments from the four-day event can befound on pages 2 and 35. Thank you to all photographers who sent the photos in!!

Majura—The Long OneRun/Walk Handicap 28 April 2013Reporter: Dave Mackenzie assisted by Cory CollinsCanberra turned on a perfect autumn morning forrunning, walking and socialising – sunny, high cloud, lightbreeze and temperature in the mid-teens. Majura is thelongest event on the handicaps calendar and has becomeone of the roughest underfoot – the St Johns Ambulanceattendants had three customers for cuts and abrasions as aresult of trips and falls among the 182 who took part in the10km long run and 5km short run and walk. Commentsabout the surface varied. John Bakker thought the course“hard”. Bob Chapman enjoyed it but was aware of the need“to watch your feet”, whereas Ray Bramwell and PeterKallio had “no problems with rough patches”.Thanks to event managers Alan Burdon and RobbieCostmeyer and their team of helpers the proceedings wentwith usual smooth efficiency. However, behind the scenesthere was some consternation over considerable problemscomputing the results. Thankfully, between the handicapand this report going to print the Club Committee hasapproved new hardware and software to maintain theremarkable system bequeathed to us by the late StuartReid.A theme that comes through this (and many other)month’s results is the extent to which Vets have frontedserious health and fitness problems and come through to becompetitive at their appropriate level. Their exampleencourages and supports the rest of us to keep mobile andhealthy. The handicaps continue to attract new startersand one hopes that these translate into new members.Waddell Series 5km walk, 44 participantsThose of us who feel the effects and setbacks of theageing process should take heart from the walkers.Because the system favours improvers, a common commentfrom medallists is “what a surprise!”. W65 RosemaryParker was no exception with her gold medal off group 15,net time 41:34 and a rate of 8:39/km. Over the last fewyears she has been debilitated by many health scares andoperations, none more so than a trigeminal nerve problemwhich left her in excruciating pain. It was operated on lastyear since when she has had a new lease of active life, wellrewarded with gold for persistence and a positive attitude.On a good day for the W65s the silver medal winner,Monika Short, is another case in point. She is recoveringfrom a slipped disc operation last year and is graduallyworking back to her previous level. Her net 37:02 at a rateof 7:24/km gave a WR% of 78.2, a bit down from her usualover 80%. Monika trains as regularly as her arthritic feetallow and says she does not look at her times but just “triesas best she can on the day”.Off the same group 26 as Monika, M80 John Suiter wasonly a hair’s breadth of one second behind her at the finishtaking the bronze and a now-usual WR% of better than 90,in fact 90.7%. John muses that at the March handicap hewent out too fast and Monika and M65 Bob Parkerovertook him, whereas in April he had “a more sober start”and came in ahead of Bob and nearly levelled with Monika.Can he continue the trend next month and edge that littlebit ahead?The Waddell is often a ‘repository’ for injured runners.This month they included M60 Christopher Lang with anAchilles problem, and W70 Sue Counsel who had a bad fallout running resulting in an injured clavicle (for the secondtime). It was strapped up but did not stop her enjoyingJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 7great weather and seeing all her friends. By the by sheadded to her events tally which now stands at 258.Bob Parker leads the pointscore on 280 ahead of MarianHill and Monika Short then a gap to Tony Harrison on 249.Frylink Series 5km run, 45 participantsAt the pointy end M60 Ian Bowden won gold by awhisker from fast finishing M75 Peter Kallio. Ian startedoff 19, one group ahead of Peter, but the latter came withinthree seconds of Ian to finish on 29:45 net for a rate of 5:57/km to Ian’s 5:56. Bronze went to W55 Nerelle Harrison-Heard off group 11 at a rate of 6:55/km for a net time of34:36.Ian was surprised and pleased with his gold, the thirdsince 1995 and all on the Majura course which he does notparticularly like. He does not do much training other thana weekend jog and admitted to walking a bit during theevent. For two years in a row he just missed out on winningthe pointscore and thinks that the top competitors muststop for a cuppa at the turn so he gets a medal and is putback lots of groups! Ian just loves the total experience ofVets.When Peter Kallio, who is a founding member of Vets,worked at Campbell Park he ran all the tracks aroundMounts Majura and Ainslie so this is a favourite course ofhis. A former top runner at medium and long distances henow does a lot of walking and only runs the short handicapsince a knee replacement four years back. More recently hehas had coronary problems but attributes his placing tomuch improvement in breathing following insertion of astent a month or two ago. Lack of leg fitness prevented himdoing better this time.The handicaps attract runners and walkers at all levels.For instance W40 Raelene Campbell was the recent winnerof the Daniels sprint trophy on the track but she is usingthe handicap to build up fitness and endurance for thetrack season even though she found the course “challengingfor a sprinter”. M75 Bob Chapman has had success at bothrunning and walking. A few years ago at the WorldMasters Games in Sydney he won his age group in the 5kmtrack walk, the 10km road walk and the half marathon. ForM75 Ray Bramwell Majura was a great run but hisfavourite is Mt Taylor with its downhill finish. Like manyothers M75 John Bakker just enjoyed the weather and thecompany.The Frylink pointscore is led by Graeme Patrick on 263with five others – Gary Bowen, Bruce Graham, DougCarney, Carol Baird and Cathy Montalto – close by with250 or better.Thomas Series 10km run, 93 participantsFollowing five non-eligible runs, M50 Ian McDonald ranout with gold at a rate of 4:31/km, net time 45:06 and WR%74.7 followed by M60 Ewan Brown on net 1:09:54 at a rateof 6:59/km. Bronze went to M50 Peter Thompson whostarted two groups behind Ian and made a great effort tocatch up but his rate of 4:26/km and WR% of 76.9 left himshort of Ian by 1:06 at the end. Better luck next time Peter.The Majura course is very familiar to Ian who doesregular Saturday runs in the Ainslie-Majura area withfellow Vets Peter Cullen, Richard Faulks and SteveJohnstone. He enjoys the variety of surfaces and gradientson this course. Following injury late last year he isrecovering running form. The medal came as a surprise as

Page 8 — June 2013 Vetrunnerthe inward 5km was a struggle only relieved by the flat todownhill finish. Most generously Ian says “I amparticularly amazed at the elder Vets (by age only) whoregularly perform in outstanding fashion” with hopes thathe will at least be able to jog when he is older.It was good to see long-time Vet W60 Carol Robinsonrunning with us again for two runs in a row. Husband M60Laurie, a former handicapper, and daughter W40 Traceyran the Frylink.Adequate training helps with the long course distances– W60 Marilyn Banfield says she runs/trains five times aweek. Recently she joined Maria White's Pink Arrows onSaturdays for a long run and does intervals/hills with GeoffMoore's Speedy Geese, supplemented by a bushwalk everysecond Wednesday and the Women and Girl's Jogalongonce a month. Regarding the Majura course she was happyto run it without tripping thanks to now “wearing glassesso she can see the rocks!” She finds the handicaps wellorganised,friendly and encouraging.Bruce Wight leads the pointscore on 552. Between himand Peter Thompson on 525 come Robert Ey, MaryAnnBusteed, Angel Marina and John Kennedy.Majura Run/Walk Handicap Results—28 April 2013THOMAS SERIESOver 10km Difficulty Factor 1.09Place Name Age Group StGrp Start Gross Net GrpRt Rate CrRt AST% Points Elig Comment - New Gp1 Shane Hogan M40 17 1 0:00 1:09:38 1:09:38 5:35-5:40 6:58 06:23.3 45.6 0 G Auto Rvw 162 Megan Haylock W45 7 10:55 1:12:43 1:01:48 6:11 05:40.2 60.1 0 N Auto Rvw 163 Megan McIntyre W40 7 10:55 1:20:13 1:09:18 6:56 06:21.5 50.4 0 Auto Rvw 104 Nicole Levings W35 18 25:30 1:22:04 0:56:34 5:39 05:11.4 0 Auto Rvw 225 Kate Vandenberg 25 31:50 1:23:06 0:51:16 5:08 04:42.2 0 Auto Rvw 286 Ian McDonald M50 33 33 39:05 1:24:11 0:45:06 4:15-4:20 4:31 04:08.3 74.7 150 Y Gold 397 Geoff Hawke M55 36 41:50 1:24:17 0:42:27 4:15 03:53.7 81.8 0 0 Auto Rvw 388 Ewan Brown M65 9 9 14:35 1:24:29 1:09:54 6:30-6:40 6:59 06:24.8 54.1 149 Y Silver 139 Peter Thomson M50 35 35 40:55 1:25:17 0:44:22 4:05-4:10 4:26 04:04.2 76.9 148 Y Bronze 3810 Karen Daniels W50 24 30:55 1:25:41 0:54:46 5:29 05:01.5 71.5 0 1 Auto Rvw 2511 Rod Lynch M50 38 38 43:40 1:25:43 0:42:03 3:50-3:55 4:12 03:51.5 81.6 147 Y12 Gordon Calcino M60 29 29 35:30 1:25:50 0:50:20 4:35-4:40 5:02 04:37.1 74.9 146 Y13 Rae Palmer W65 19 19 26:25 1:25:52 0:59:27 5:25-5:30 5:57 05:27.2 76.4 145 Y14 Robert Ey M50 31 31 37:15 1:26:03 0:48:48 4:25-4:30 4:53 04:28.6 70.3 144 Y15 Mary Ann Busteed W60 21 21 28:10 1:26:05 0:57:55 5:15-5:20 5:47 05:18.8 77.4 143 Y16 Mick Saunders M65 28 28 34:35 1:26:20 0:51:45 4:40-4:45 5:10 04:44.9 73.1 142 Y17 Nadine Morrison W40 31 31 37:15 1:26:28 0:49:13 4:25-4:30 4:55 04:30.9 71.3 141 Y18 Jacqueline Millard W55 13 13 20:55 1:26:31 1:05:36 5:55-6:00 6:34 06:01.1 64.3 140 Y Auto Rvw 1219 Bruce Wight M45 36 36 41:50 1:26:32 0:44:42 4:00-4:05 4:28 04:06.1 74.9 139 Y20 Steve Bradford M55 35 35 40:55 1:26:33 0:45:38 4:05-4:10 4:34 04:11.2 79.5 138 Y21 Bob Lowry M65 27 27 33:40 1:26:34 0:52:54 4:45-4:50 5:17 04:51.2 72.9 137 Y Auto Rvw 2622 Marilyn Banfield W60 13 20:55 1:26:40 1:05:45 6:35 06:01.9 68.2 136 Y Auto Rvw 1223 Kerrie Tanner W50 25 25 31:50 1:26:43 0:54:53 4:55-5:00 5:29 05:02.1 72.1 0 1 Auto Rvw 2624 Trevor Jacobs M60 39 25 31:50 1:26:44 0:54:54 3:45-3:50 5:29 05:02.2 68.1 0 G25 Mick Horan M50 32 32 38:10 1:26:47 0:48:37 4:20-4:25 4:52 04:27.6 70.5 135 Y26 Alan Williams M65 21 21 28:10 1:26:51 0:58:41 5:15-5:20 5:52 05:23.0 64.5 134 Y Auto Rvw 2027 Kent Williams M65 37 37 42:45 1:27:01 0:44:16 3:55-4:00 4:26 04:03.7 90.4 133 Y28 Anthony Kennedy M40 41 41 46:20 1:27:08 0:40:48 3:35-3:40 4:05 03:44.6 78.6 0 129 Giles Lamb M35 34 34 40:00 1:27:10 0:47:10 4:10-4:15 4:43 04:19.6 65.1 132 Y30 George Quarmby M55 22 22 29:05 1:27:12 0:58:07 5:10-5:15 5:49 05:19.9 62.4 131 Y Auto Rvw 2131 Richard Faulks M50 36 36 41:50 1:27:14 0:45:24 4:00-4:05 4:32 04:09.9 75.5 130 Y32 Christopher Yardley M70 3 3 3:40 1:27:18 1:23:38 7:30-7:40 8:22 07:40.4 51 129 Y33 Alan Mallory M55 27 27 33:40 1:27:28 0:53:48 4:45-4:50 5:23 04:56.1 67.4 128 Y Auto Rvw 2634 Peter Cullen M50 31 31 37:15 1:27:32 0:50:17 4:25-4:30 5:02 04:36.8 67 127 Y35 Robin Whyte M70 11 11 18:10 1:27:33 1:09:23 6:10-6:20 6:56 06:21.9 60.2 126 Y36 Andina Faragher W50 35 35 40:55 1:27:35 0:46:40 4:05-4:10 4:40 04:16.9 83.9 125 Y Auto Rvw 3437 Craig Wurtz M45 32 32 38:10 1:27:40 0:49:30 4:20-4:25 4:57 04:32.5 67.3 124 Y Auto Rvw 3138 Belinda Bounty W30 27 27 33:40 1:27:41 0:54:01 4:45-4:50 5:24 04:57.3 61.2 123 Y39 Caroline Campbell W70 16 16 23:40 1:27:43 1:04:03 5:40-5:45 6:24 05:52.6 79.4 122 Y Auto Rvw 1540 Mario Larocca M60 5 7:20 1:27:59 1:20:39 8:04 07:23.9 46.6 121 Y Auto Rvw 441 John Kennedy M60 33 33 39:05 1:28:01 0:48:56 4:15-4:20 4:54 04:29.4 76.7 120 Y Auto Rvw 3242 Craig Wisdom M50 36 36 41:50 1:28:06 0:46:16 4:00-4:05 4:38 04:14.7 74.1 119 Y Auto Rvw 3543 Richard Scutter M65 17 17 24:35 1:28:08 1:03:33 5:35-5:40 6:21 05:49.8 60.7 118 Y Auto Rvw 1644 Charlie Modrak M60 29 29 35:30 1:28:18 0:52:48 4:35-4:40 5:17 04:50.6 71.2 117 Y Auto Rvw 2845 Angel Marina M50 28 28 34:35 1:28:35 0:54:00 4:40-4:45 5:24 04:57.2 63.5 116 Y46 Stephen Gray M55 15 15 22:45 1:28:53 1:06:08 5:45-5:50 6:37 06:04.0 54.1 115 Y Auto Rvw 1447 Emma Adams W40 34 34 40:00 1:28:59 0:48:59 4:10-4:15 4:54 04:29.6 72.1 0 0 Auto Rvw 3348 Diana Schneider W65 25 25 31:50 1:29:08 0:57:18 4:55-5:00 5:44 05:15.4 83 114 Y Auto Rvw 2449 Janene Kingston W45 28 28 34:35 1:29:09 0:54:34 4:40-4:45 5:27 05:00.4 68.1 113 Y Auto Rvw 2750 Blair Phillips M60 18 18 25:30 1:29:14 1:03:44 5:30-5:35 6:22 05:50.8 58.9 0 1 Auto Rvw 1751 Kevin O'Keeffe M60 32 32 38:10 1:29:30 0:51:20 4:20-4:25 5:08 04:42.6 73.5 112 Y52 Robert Gibson M40 32 32 38:10 1:29:31 0:51:21 4:20-4:25 5:08 04:42.7 61.8 111 Y Auto Rvw 3153 Margaret McSpadden W65 11 11 18:10 1:29:37 1:11:27 6:10-6:20 7:09 06:33.3 65.1 110 Y Auto Rvw 1054 Michael Freer M80 7 7 10:55 1:29:40 1:18:45 6:50-7:00 7:53 07:13.5 67.5 109 Y Auto Rvw 655 Paul Archer M60 28 34:35 1:29:42 0:55:07 5:31 05:03.4 68.4 0 0 Auto Rvw 2456 Tony Cavuoto M60 24 24 30:55 1:29:44 0:58:49 5:00-5:05 5:53 05:23.8 63.9 108 Y57 Mick Charlton M60 20 20 27:15 1:29:48 1:02:33 5:20-5:25 6:15 05:44.3 59.8 107 Y Auto Rvw 1958 Terry Giesecke M65 11 11 18:10 1:29:49 1:11:39 6:10-6:20 7:10 06:34.4 54.8 106 Y59 Nigel England M50 36 36 41:50 1:29:55 0:48:05 4:00-4:05 4:49 04:24.7 70.1 105 Y Auto Rvw 3560 Geoffrey Herring M60 27 19 26:25 1:30:09 1:03:44 4:45-4:50 6:22 05:50.8 58.5 0 N Auto Rvw 2661 Lorraine Jansen W60 12 12 20:00 1:30:15 1:10:15 6:00-6:10 7:01 06:26.7 61.4 104 Y62 Alison Hale W40 19 19 26:25 1:30:29 1:04:04 5:25-5:30 6:24 05:52.7 54.5 0 0 Auto Rvw 1863 Bernie Millett M70 29 29 35:30 1:30:31 0:55:01 4:35-4:40 5:30 05:02.8 75.9 103 Y Auto Rvw 2864 Rad Leovic M85 7 7 10:55 1:30:35 1:19:40 6:50-7:00 7:58 07:18.5 72.3 102 Y Auto Rvw 665 Alex Shumack M65 9 14:35 1:30:43 1:16:08 7:37 06:59.1 51.6 101 Y Auto Rvw 766 Sherryl Greathead W60 13 13 20:55 1:30:46 1:09:51 5:55-6:00 6:59 06:24.5 61.8 100 Y67 Roger Pilkington M50 28 11 18:10 1:30:46 1:12:36 4:40-4:45 7:16 06:39.6 47.5 0 G Auto Rvw 2768 William Arthur M60 27 27 33:40 1:30:49 0:57:09 4:45-4:50 5:43 05:14.6 65.6 99 Y Auto Rvw 2669 David Webster M60 37 37 42:45 1:30:54 0:48:09 3:55-4:00 4:49 04:25.0 77.7 98 Y Auto Rvw 3670 Jennie Blake W55 17 17 24:35 1:31:03 1:06:28 5:35-5:40 6:39 06:05.9 60.9 97 Y Auto Rvw 1671 Bernie Rogers M70 1 1 0:00 1:31:13 1:31:13 7:50-8:00 9:07 08:22.1 45.5 96 Y72 Carol Robinson W60 13 20:55 1:31:21 1:10:26 7:03 06:27.7 62.1 0 N Auto Rvw 1073 Beryl Lowry W65 9 9 14:35 1:31:35 1:17:00 6:30-6:40 7:42 07:03.9 60.4 95 Y74 Prue Bradford W50 17 17 24:35 1:31:43 1:07:08 5:35-5:40 6:43 06:09.5 59 94 Y Auto Rvw 1675 Tommy Lane M55 25 31:50 1:31:53 1:00:03 6:00 05:30.6 60.4 0 Auto Rvw 18

June 2013 Vetrunner — Page 976 Carol Kelly W65 8 8 12:45 1:31:57 1:19:12 6:40-6:50 7:55 07:16.0 57.3 0 177 Lynn Williams W65 13 13 20:55 1:32:36 1:11:41 5:55-6:00 7:10 06:34.6 66.4 93 Y Auto Rvw 1278 Geoff Barker M65 9 9 14:35 1:32:46 1:18:11 6:30-6:40 7:49 07:10.4 51.2 92 Y Auto Rvw 879 Hugh Crawley M70 24 24 30:55 1:33:37 1:02:42 5:00-5:05 6:16 05:45.1 66.2 91 Y Auto Rvw 2380 John Alcock M65 17 24:35 1:33:38 1:09:03 6:54 06:20.1 56.9 90 Y Auto Rvw 1081 Joan Mallory W80 1 1 0:00 1:33:43 1:33:43 7:50-8:00 9:22 08:35.9 74.6 89 Y82 Steve Johnstone M45 44 44 49:05 1:33:49 0:44:44 3:20-3:25 4:28 04:06.2 74.4 0 1 Auto Rvw 4383 Steve Appleby M55 32 34 40:00 1:34:29 0:54:29 4:20-4:25 5:27 04:59.9 67.5 88 Y84 Kevin Chapman M65 24 24 30:55 1:35:28 1:04:33 5:00-5:05 6:27 05:55.3 63.1 87 Y Auto Rvw 2385 Maree Coldrick W50 24 24 30:55 1:36:15 1:05:20 5:00-5:05 6:32 05:59.6 60.6 86 Y Auto Rvw 2386 Ian Kenny M70 11 11 18:10 1:36:47 1:18:37 6:10-6:20 7:52 07:12.8 54.3 85 Y Auto Rvw 1087 Maria White W60 24 24 30:55 1:37:03 1:06:08 5:00-5:05 6:37 06:04.0 64.4 84 Y Auto Rvw 2388 Jessica Faulks W30 20 20 27:15 1:38:49 1:11:34 5:20-5:25 7:09 06:33.9 45 83 Y Auto Rvw 1989 Carol Lander W30 21 20 27:15 1:38:49 1:11:34 5:15-5:20 7:09 06:33.9 45 0 G Auto Rvw 2090 Peter Hogan M65 26 26 32:45 1:39:45 1:07:00 4:50-4:55 6:42 06:08.8 57.5 82 Y Auto Rvw 2591 Dawn Casey W60 14 14 21:50 1:39:49 1:17:59 5:50-5:55 7:48 07:09.3 55.3 0 0 Auto Rvw 1392 John Dimitriou M65 7 7 10:55 1:40:58 1:30:03 6:50-7:00 9:00 08:15.7 45.3 81 Y Auto Rvw 693 Ken Eynon M65 26 26 32:45 1:44:11 1:11:26 4:50-4:55 7:09 06:33.2 55 80 Y Auto Rvw 25FRYLINK SERIESOver 5km Difficulty Factor 1.12Place Name Age Group StGrp Start Gross Net GrpRt Rate CrRt AST% Points Elig Comment - New Gp1 Ray Bramwell M75 11 9:20 0:40:26 0:31:06 6:13 05:33.2 72.8 0 0 Auto Rvw 182 Jeff McKenzie M60 18 13:05 0:43:08 0:30:03 6:01 05:22.0 61.6 0 Auto Rvw 203 Ian Bowden M60 19 19 13:35 0:43:17 0:29:42 5:25-5:30 5:56 05:18.2 61.7 75 Y Gold 254 Peter Kallio M75 20 20 14:00 0:43:45 0:29:45 5:20-5:25 5:57 05:18.7 73.3 74 Y Silver 235 Nerelle Harrison-Heard W55 11 11 9:20 0:43:56 0:34:36 6:10-6:20 6:55 06:10.7 59.7 73 Y Bronze 136 Alan Wilson M70 24 24 15:55 0:44:01 0:28:06 5:00-5:05 5:37 05:01.1 72.7 72 Y7 Katie Forestier W45 37 37 22:00 0:44:03 0:22:03 3:55-4:00 4:25 03:56.3 82.7 71 Y8 Ken Gordon M50 36 36 21:30 0:44:20 0:22:50 4:00-4:05 4:34 04:04.6 73.6 70 Y9 Stuart Todd M40 22 22 15:00 0:44:27 0:29:27 5:10-5:15 5:53 05:15.5 53.2 69 Y Auto Rvw 2110 Pamela Weiss W70 3 3 1:55 0:44:32 0:42:37 7:30-7:40 8:31 07:36.6 63.2 68 Y11 Brett Morrison M40 35 35 21:00 0:44:36 0:23:36 4:05-4:10 4:43 04:12.9 67.6 67 Y Auto Rvw 3412 Garry Lee M55 36 36 21:30 0:44:46 0:23:16 4:00-4:05 4:39 04:09.3 77.3 66 Y13 Carol Ey W50 27 27 17:20 0:44:51 0:27:31 4:45-4:50 5:30 04:54.8 71 65 Y Auto Rvw 2614 Paul Campbell M40 25 16:20 0:44:53 0:28:33 5:43 05:05.9 55.4 0 0 Auto Rvw 2315 Gary Bowen M55 34 34 20:35 0:44:55 0:24:20 4:10-4:15 4:52 04:20.7 71.9 64 Y16 Bruce Graham M50 46 46 26:10 0:45:07 0:18:57 3:10-3:15 3:47 03:23.0 88.7 63 Y17 Cathy Montalto W60 26 26 16:50 0:45:24 0:28:34 4:50-4:55 5:43 05:06.1 73.9 62 Y Auto Rvw 2518 Graeme Patrick M60 32 32 19:40 0:45:25 0:25:45 4:20-4:25 5:09 04:35.9 70.5 61 Y Auto Rvw 3119 David Wallis M40 41 41 23:50 0:45:28 0:21:38 3:35-3:40 4:20 03:51.8 73.8 60 Y Auto Rvw 4020 Judy Forbes W80 3 3 1:55 0:45:35 0:43:40 7:30-7:40 8:44 07:47.9 72.1 59 Y Auto Rvw 221 Gwen Gleeson W80 1 1 0:00 0:45:37 0:45:37 7:50-8:00 9:07 08:08.7 77.7 58 Y22 Ken White M55 32 32 19:40 0:46:00 0:26:20 4:20-4:25 5:16 04:42.1 68.3 57 Y Auto Rvw 3123 George Kubitzky M55 30 30 18:40 0:46:24 0:27:44 4:30-4:35 5:33 04:57.1 64.8 56 Y Auto Rvw 2924 Brenda Ford W65 3 3 1:55 0:46:34 0:44:39 7:30-7:40 8:56 07:58.4 52.1 55 Y25 Doug Carney M70 7 7 5:40 0:47:05 0:41:25 6:50-7:00 8:17 07:23.8 50.3 54 Y26 Diann Bramwell W65 1 1 0:00 0:47:09 0:47:09 7:50-8:00 9:26 08:25.2 49.3 53 Y27 Gary Moss M65 19 19 13:35 0:47:19 0:33:44 5:25-5:30 6:45 06:01.4 56.3 52 Y Auto Rvw 1828 Carol Baird W60 32 32 19:40 0:47:30 0:27:50 4:20-4:25 5:34 04:58.2 80.9 51 Y Auto Rvw 3129 Barbara Williams W65 24 24 15:55 0:47:38 0:31:43 5:00-5:05 6:21 05:39.8 74.5 50 Y Auto Rvw 2330 Raelene Campbell W40 25 25 16:20 0:47:41 0:31:21 4:55-5:00 6:16 05:35.9 54.8 0 0 Auto Rvw 2431 Todd Hepworth M35 17 17 12:40 0:47:47 0:35:07 5:35-5:40 7:01 06:16.2 41.1 49 Y Auto Rvw 1632 Jim White M60 21 21 14:30 0:48:03 0:33:33 5:15-5:20 6:43 05:59.5 55.2 0 1 Auto Rvw 2033 Tracey Robinson W40 9 8 6:35 0:48:06 0:41:31 6:30-6:40 8:18 07:24.8 41.7 0 N Auto Rvw 834 Laurie Robinson M60 9 8 6:35 0:48:08 0:41:33 6:30-6:40 8:19 07:25.2 44.6 0 N Auto Rvw 835 Bob Chapman M75 16 16 12:10 0:48:16 0:36:06 5:40-5:45 7:13 06:26.8 62.7 48 Y Auto Rvw 1536 Anitra Kenny W55 12 12 10:20 0:48:54 0:38:34 6:00-6:10 7:43 06:53.2 52.4 47 Y Auto Rvw 1137 Nick Blackaby M55 11 11 9:20 0:49:06 0:39:46 6:10-6:20 7:57 07:06.1 44.8 0 138 Deb Gordon W45 29 29 18:15 0:49:13 0:30:58 4:35-4:40 6:12 05:31.8 58.2 46 Y Auto Rvw 2839 Wanda Stewart W60 15 15 11:40 0:49:21 0:37:41 5:45-5:50 7:32 06:43.7 58.8 45 Y Auto Rvw 1440 Cory Collins W75 13 13 10:45 0:49:49 0:39:04 5:55-6:00 7:49 06:58.6 71.7 44 Y Auto Rvw 1241 John Busteed M65 6 6 4:40 0:52:05 0:47:25 7:00-7:10 9:29 08:28.0 40 43 Y Auto Rvw 542 Claire Perry W45 3 3 1:55 0:52:14 0:50:19 7:30-7:40 10:04 08:59.1 35.8 0 1 Auto Rvw 243 Merv Collins M85 9 9 7:30 0:54:13 0:46:43 6:30-6:40 9:21 08:20.5 65.8 42 Y44 John Bakker M75 1 1 0:00 0:54:24 0:54:24 7:50-8:00 10:53 09:42.9 40.9 41 Y45 Joanne Hastings W50 4 23 15:25 0:59:07 0:43:42 7:20-7:30 8:44 07:48.2 44.7 0 0WADDELL SERIESOver 5km Difficulty Factor 1.06Place Name Age Group StGrp Start Gross Net GrpRt Rate CrRt AST% Points Elig Comment - New Gp1 Rosemary Parker W65 15 15 11:05 0:52:39 0:41:34 7:45-7:50 8:19 07:50.6 70.6 75 Y Gold 182 Monika Short W65 26 26 15:55 0:52:57 0:37:02 6:50-6:55 7:24 06:59.2 78.2 74 Y Silver 283 John Suiter M80 26 26 15:55 0:52:58 0:37:03 6:50-6:55 7:25 06:59.4 90.7 73 Y Bronze 284 Tony Harrison M40 14 14 10:40 0:53:03 0:42:23 7:50-7:55 8:29 07:59.8 50.5 72 Y Auto Rvw 135 Kate McIntosh W35 24 24 15:05 0:53:04 0:37:59 7:00-7:05 7:36 07:10.0 60.7 71 Y Auto Rvw 236 Bob Parker M65 26 26 15:55 0:53:07 0:37:12 6:50-6:55 7:26 07:01.1 70 70 Y7 John Harding M55 30 30 17:40 0:53:15 0:35:35 6:30-6:35 7:07 06:42.8 67.1 69 Y Auto Rvw 298 Colin Simpson M65 27 27 16:25 0:53:18 0:36:53 6:45-6:50 7:23 06:57.5 73.7 68 Y Auto Rvw 269 Graeme Small M70 18 18 12:25 0:53:24 0:40:59 7:30-7:35 8:12 07:44.0 68.1 67 Y10 Elizabeth Thompson W55 11 18 12:25 0:53:25 0:41:00 8:10-8:20 8:12 07:44.2 67.3 0 0 Auto Rvw 2111 Christopher Lang M60 22 18 12:25 0:53:25 0:41:00 7:10-7:15 8:12 07:44.2 60.2 0 G Auto Rvw 2112 Sylvia Mackay W55 3 3 1:50 0:53:41 0:51:51 9:30-9:40 10:22 09:47.0 53.2 66 Y13 Marian Hill W60 24 24 15:05 0:53:42 0:38:37 7:00-7:05 7:43 07:17.2 73.1 65 Y Auto Rvw 2314 Anne Young W75 1 1 0:00 0:53:47 0:53:47 9:50-10:00 10:45 10:08.9 66.1 0 115 Terri Jones W75 1 0:00 0:53:51 0:53:51 10:46 10:09.6 64.4 0 0 Auto Rvw 116 Robyn Saunders W60 21 21 13:45 0:53:52 0:40:07 7:15-7:20 8:01 07:34.2 70.3 64 Y Auto Rvw 2017 Jack Thackray M80 10 10 8:00 0:54:00 0:46:00 8:20-8:30 9:12 08:40.8 71.3 63 Y18 Alice Scott W65 22 22 14:10 0:54:26 0:40:16 7:10-7:15 8:03 07:35.8 73.9 62 Y Auto Rvw 2119 Caroline O`Clery W65 14 14 10:40 0:54:28 0:43:48 7:50-7:55 8:46 08:15.8 68 61 Y Auto Rvw 1320 Dave Mackenzie M80 24 24 15:05 0:54:31 0:39:26 7:00-7:05 7:53 07:26.4 81.1 60 Y Auto Rvw 2321 Helen Munro W65 5 5 3:35 0:54:48 0:51:13 9:10-9:20 10:15 09:39.8 58.1 59 Y Auto Rvw 422 Terry Munro M75 16 16 11:30 0:54:55 0:43:25 7:40-7:45 8:41 08:11.5 67.5 58 Y Auto Rvw 1523 Jennifer McNair W50 1 0:00 0:56:06 0:56:06 11:13 10:35.1 45.3 0 Auto Rvw 124 Lorna England W50 1 1 0:00 0:56:07 0:56:07 9:50-10:00 11:13 10:35.3 46.7 0 125 Margaret Fenotti W65 10 10 8:00 0:56:13 0:48:13 8:20-8:30 9:39 09:05.8 60.1 0 1 Auto Rvw 926 Cilla Chapman W65 11 11 8:50 0:56:27 0:47:37 8:10-8:20 9:31 08:59.1 60.8 57 Y Auto Rvw 10

Page 10 — June 2013 Vetrunner27 Diane Arthur W55 5 5 3:35 0:57:03 0:53:28 9:10-9:20 10:42 10:05.3 51.6 56 Y Auto Rvw 428 Hilda Strathdee W55 1 0:00 0:57:14 0:57:14 11:27 10:47.9 0 0 Auto Rvw 129 Julie-anne McDonald W45 1 0:00 0:57:15 0:57:15 11:27 10:48.1 0 0 Auto Rvw 130 Sue Counsel W70 1 1 0:00 0:57:16 0:57:16 9:50-10:00 11:27 10:48.3 58 0 031 Audrey Gormley W45 1 13 10:10 0:57:49 0:47:39 9:50-10:00 9:32 08:59.4 52.6 0 1 Auto Rvw 732 Maria O'Reilly W55 13 10:10 0:57:50 0:47:40 9:32 08:59.6 57.6 0 0 Auto Rvw 733 Martin Butterfield M65 10 8:00 0:58:39 0:50:39 10:08 09:33.4 50.7 0 0 Auto Rvw 334 Tony Fenotti M60 27 27 16:25 0:58:58 0:42:33 6:45-6:50 8:31 08:01.7 58.8 55 Y Auto Rvw 2635 Maureen Scutter W65 12 12 9:45 0:59:20 0:49:35 8:00-8:10 9:55 09:21.3 60.9 54 Y Auto Rvw 1136 Peter Freeman M65 9 9 7:05 1:00:54 0:53:49 8:30-8:40 10:46 10:09.2 48.4 53 Y Auto Rvw 837 Amanda Lynch W45 10 10 8:00 1:01:43 0:53:43 8:20-8:30 10:45 10:08.1 46.6 0 138 Carmel Lynch W60 10 10 8:00 1:01:45 0:53:45 8:20-8:30 10:45 10:08.5 52 52 Y Auto Rvw 939 Josephine Kulesz W60 7 7 5:20 1:02:27 0:57:07 8:50-9:00 11:25 10:46.6 49.4 51 Y Auto Rvw 640 Andrea Simmons W50 4 4 2:40 1:03:18 1:00:38 9:20-9:30 12:08 11:26.4 42.6 0 N Auto Rvw 341 Linda Bone W55 18 18 12:25 1:03:19 0:50:54 7:30-7:35 10:11 09:36.2 53 50 Y Auto Rvw 1742 Margaret Taylor W65 26 26 15:55 1:05:02 0:49:07 6:50-6:55 9:49 09:16.0 59 49 Y Auto Rvw 2543 Marco Falzarano M75 1 1 0:00 1:16:45 1:16:45 9:50-10:00 15:21 14:28.9 39.6 48 Y44 Narelle Blackaby W45 1 1 0:00 1:18:01 1:18:01 9:50-10:00 15:36 14:43.2 32.1 47 YLatest Run/Walk Handicap PointscoresTHOMAS SERIESTotal of best 8 EventsTop 50 ListedName Tot Evts 27/01 24/02 24/03 28/04Bruce Wight 552 4 133 140 140 139Robert Ey 543 4 135 119 145 144M A Busteed 538 4 119 129 147 143Angel Marina 534 4 144 143 131 116John Kennedy 531 4 123 145 143 120Peter Thomson 525 4 106 138 133 148Richard Scutter 516 4 147 123 128 118A Faragher 502 4 121 132 124 125Tony Cavuoto 497 4 142 126 121 108DiSchneider 488 4 120 141 113 114Alan Mallory 483 4 114 116 125 128Chris Yardley 476 4 127 104 116 129Jennie Blake 461 4 110 147 107 97Bob Lowry 434 4 100 94 103 137Alan Williams 433 4 98 92 109 134Ian McDonald 430 3 136 144 150Beryl Lowry 430 4 97 146 92 95Geog Quarmby 429 4 93 107 98 131Joan Mallory 422 4 101 130 102 89Rod Lynch 411 3 134 130 147Gordon Calcino 408 4 0 127 135 146Terri Giesecke 402 4 109 91 96 106N Morrison 402 3 125 136 141Michael Freer 401 4 105 99 88 109Sue Counsel 395 3 145 111 139Kent Williams 392 3 141 118 133Peter Clarke 392 3 131 139 122Steve Bradford 388 3 122 128 138William Arthur 387 3 140 148 99Mick Saunders 383 3 99 142 142Peter Cullen 379 3 118 134 127David Webster 371 3 124 149 98Nigel England 370 3 130 135 105Ewan Brown 367 3 108 110 149Hugh Crawley 365 3 124 150 91Jan Kingston 364 3 138 113 113Jennie Gilchrist 361 3 113 144 104Terry Levings 355 3 128 133 94Steve Appleby 348 3 129 131 88S Greathead 347 3 126 121 100FRYLINK SERIESTotal of best 8 EventsTop 30 ListedName Tot Evts 27/01 24/02 24/03 28/04Graeme Patrick 263 4 69 71 62 61Gary Bowen 262 4 66 63 69 64Bruce Graham 261 4 67 60 71 63Doug Carney 257 4 74 61 68 54Carol Baird 252 4 72 72 57 51Cathy Montalto 250 4 61 67 60 62Brenda Ford 236 4 58 64 59 55Cory Collins 232 4 63 73 52 44Gwen Gleeson 227 4 52 59 58 58John Busteed 220 4 54 74 49 43Diann Bramwell 216 4 51 58 54 53Ian Bowden 216 3 71 70 75Ken Gordon 210 3 68 72 70Brett Morrison 206 3 73 66 67Katie Forestier 205 3 68 66 71David Wallis 203 3 70 73 60Garry Lee 191 3 60 65 66Wanda Stewart 185 3 65 75 45Gary Moss 172 3 59 61 52Consie Larmour 170 3 49 57 64Merv Collins 163 3 56 65 42Anitra Kenny 158 3 55 56 47Peter Kallio 144 3 0 70 74Deb Gordon 142 3 46 50 46NerelleHarrison-Heard 142 3 69 0 73Alan Wilson 135 2 63 72Mike Dwyer 131 2 57 74Judy Forbes 126 2 67 59Kath Bleakley 124 2 62 62WADDELL SERIESTotal of best 8 EventsTop 30 listedName Tot Evts 27/01 24/02 24/03 28/04Bob Parker 280 4 72 70 68 70Marian Hill 275 4 75 65 70 65Monika Short 271 4 68 62 67 74Tony Harrison 249 4 59 56 62 72M Scutter 249 4 65 74 56 54D Mackenzie 248 4 51 64 73 60Tony Fenotti 247 4 49 68 75 55Peter Freeman 242 4 57 75 57 53R Parker 240 4 50 57 58 75Rob Saunders 207 3 71 72 64John Suiter 206 3 69 64 73R Thompson 205 3 69 73 63Graeme Small 204 3 66 71 67N Blackaby 201 4 46 54 54 47Colin Simpson 201 3 64 69 68M Falzarano 201 4 45 53 55 48Jack Thackray 196 3 66 67 63Sylvia Mackay 193 3 61 66 66Rod Gilchrist 193 3 73 59 61Alice Scott 192 3 58 72 62J Kulesz 184 3 62 71 51John Harding 183 3 54 60 69Trish Thomas 170 3 52 58 60Margaret Taylor 157 3 53 55 49B Seedsman 137 2 63 74Helen Munro 133 2 74 59Kate McIntosh 130 2 59 71Terry Munro 121 2 63 58‘Signalling intent’

After 28/04/13Since 2008 the Run/Walk Handicap rules haveprevented the addition of more than 10 events toany individual's tally in a calendar year. This applieseven to those who have handicap duty exemption. Ina small number of cases the tally shown below willbe different from the total shown in archived results.Listed top 20 in each categoryApproaching 350Name Tot T F WGeorge Hanzar 303 300 3Approaching 300Bryan Thomas 288 282 5 1Bob Parker 282 218 22 42Stuart Reid* 280 195 67 18Alan Williams 261 261Sue Counsel 259 245 14John Busteed 252 171 43 38Rosemary Parker 251 57 158 36Approacing 250John Bakker 249 155 90 4Charlie Modrak 245 240 5Greg O'Neill 244 139 74 31Terry Levings 242 233 9Anne Young 241 197 37 7Joan Mallory 239 239Bernie Rogers 239 239Michael Freer 235 202 19 14Mary Ann Busteed 234 226 5 3Roger Abbott 233 220 8 5Peter Freeman 230 165 3 62Trish Thomas 230 29 114 87John Suiter 225 158 2 65Bob Chapman 224 106 118Jim White 223 217 6Merv Collins 221 56 146 19Ewan Brown 219 219John MacLeod 219 185 12 22Mike Dwyer 215 62 145 8Alan Burdon 213 124 13 76Approaching 200Bernie Millett 199 197 2Maria White 198 189 2 7After 28/04/13Listed five or more medalsName Tot G S BRosemary Parker 23 7 8 8Trish Thomas 21 6 7 8Nola de Chazal 18 4 5 9Peter Freeman 18 7 7 4Terry Levings 17 8 4 5John Busteed 16 3 5 8Rick Hatcher 16 3 7 6Lorna Burdon 15 3 8 4Thelma Reddy 15 4 6 5Tony Booth 14 7 4 3Nigel Coldrick 14 6 4 4Merv Collins 14 6 3 5John Littler 14 5 6 3Alice Scott 14 6 3 5Monika Short 14 1 7 6Alan Williams 14 4 7 3Ken Daniels 13 4 2 7Beryl Lowry 13 5 3 5Greg O'Neill 13 9 2 2Margaret Taylor 13 5 5 3Jack Thackray 13 4 2 7Diann Bramwell 12 4 3 5Ray Bramwell 12 2 8 2George Kubitzky 12 7 4 1Dorothy Seedsman 12 2 6 4Jim Tucker 12 4 4 4Robin Whyte 12 4 3 5Ian Bowden 11 3 5 3Will Foster 11 4 4 3Michael Gardner 11 6 4 1Peter Kallio 11 3 5 3Dave Mackenzie 11 2 5 4Lucille Warth 11 6 4 1Carmen Carlon 10 4 2 4Run/Walk Handicap TalliesGraeme Small 196 144 30 22Keith Johnson 195 132 35 28Nigel Coldrick 193 181 9 3John Alcock 190 179 11Peter Kallio 189 132 24 33Geoff Moore 188 141 47Alan Mallory 187 187Steve Appleby 184 184Colin Bridge 184 184Lynn Williams 184 141 25 18Kevin O'Keeffe 183 182 1John Littler 182 102 80Dave Mackenzie 180 7 44129Bill Leyden 178 178Brian Austin 177 177Alan Duus 177 176 1Kent Williams 177 174 3Will Foster 176 153 7 16Approaching 150Margaret Taylor 149 126 23Terry Munro 146 50 27 69Cory Collins 143 75 68Ken White 142 82 57 3Rod Gilchrist 141 65 4 72Jack Thackray 141 9 101 31Diann Bramwell 140 56 84Thelma Reddy 140 124 15 1Doug Carney 139 52 85 2David Meyers* 139 52 87Pamela Weiss 139 113 20 6Dorothy Seedsman 137 70 5 62Val Bland 134 129 3 2Ian Kenny 134 131 1 2Val Chesterton 133 49 62 22Nola de Chazal 133 62 71Bob Harlow 132 132Karen Daniels 131 45 86Christopher Lang 130 121 5 4Bruce Wight 128 128Approaching 100Jo Cullen 99 99Neville Madden 97 94 3Laurie Robinson 97 93 4Run/Walk Handicap MedallistsCilla Chapman 10 2 4 4Cory Collins 10 4 2 4Mike Dwyer 10 3 4 3Lesley Hamilton 10 2 4 4Jamie Macgregor 10 6 3 1Al Mallory* 10 4 4 2Geoff Moore 10 4 6Terry Munro 10 1 7 2Bob Parker 10 3 3 4John Stenhouse 10 4 6Roger Stewart 10 2 3 5John Suiter 10 2 2 6Maria White 10 4 2 4Lynn Williams 10 3 3 4Neil Boden 9 2 5 2Gary Bowen 9 3 6Alan Burdon 9 2 2 5Tony Fenotti 9 3 2 4Michael Freer 9 3 3 3Mick Horan 9 3 4 2Anitra Kenny 9 6 3Duane Lowry* 9 4 3 2Alan Norden 9 4 1 4Andrina Norden 9 4 4 1Frank Nugent 9 6 1 2Pauline Rohan 9 3 2 4Barry Seedsman 9 3 4 2Anne Young 9 3 1 5Geoff Barker 8 1 1 6Chris Booth 8 3 3 2Bev Breen 8 3 5Ewan Brown 8 2 5 1Robert Ey 8 2 4 2Katie Forestier 8 1 2 5George Hanzar 8 1 1 6Gregory Lewis 8 3 5Brian McLachlan 8 1 7David Meyers* 8 3 5June 2013 Vetrunner — Page 11Ewen Thompson 97 85 12Christopher Yardley 97 97Mick Charlton 96 96Russell Lutton 96 85 11Brian McLachlan 96 96Keith Butler 95 95Brenda Ford 95 2 92 1John Richardson 95 93 2Robin Whyte 94 8 86Narelle Blackaby 93 11 82Carmen Carlon 93 33 60Joe Mayer* 93 93Claire Perry 93 93Grahame Taylor 93 72 21Alan Anderson 92 77 15Geoff Barker 91 70 4 17Jennie Blake 91 91Tanya Colyer 91 10 35 46Approaching 50Ian McDonald 49 49Annette Sugden 49 42 6 1Barbara Williams 49 20 27 2Edward Towner 48 48Jennie Gilchrist 47 31 16Ken Gowans 47 46 1Deslie Kubitzky 47 46 1Ian Dundas 46 15 31Bruce Graham 46 22 24Lorraine Jansen 46 44 2Helen Larmour 46 45 1Rae Palmer 46 45 1Robyn Saunders 46 23 9 14Ron Ford 45 45Chris Higgins*45 45Vicki Matthews 45 44 1Peter Bourgaize 44 44Dawn Casey 44 44Pat Fisher 44 15 29Beverley Forbes 44 4 40*DeceasedMaureen O'Shea 8 2 2 4Roger Pilkington 8 2 4 2Graeme Small 8 2 3 3Bryan Thomas 8 1 2 5Raine Thompson 8 1 2 5Peter Ward 8 3 3 2David Alden 7 2 4 1Jane Bennett 7 1 5 1Kerry Boden 7 1 5 1Steve Bradford 7 3 1 3Jillian Clark 7 3 3 1Maree Coldrick 7 3 2 2Karen Daniels 7 5 2Otmar Dorfer* 7 3 1 3Rod Gilchrist 7 2 5Deb Gordon 7 4 3Ken Gordon 7 2 1 4John MacLeod 7 2 2 3Joan Mallory 7 2 2 3Kevin Matthews 7 3 2 2Brett Morrison 7 2 2 3Claire Perry 7 4 3Stuart Reid 7 2 3 2Stuart Reid* 7 1 3 3Lorraine Stevens 7 2 2 3Grahame Taylor 7 3 1 3Kaye Thorpe 7 4 2 1Phillip Toomey 7 2 5Trevor Vogler 7 2 3 2Pamela Weiss 7 2 4 1Mike Worsley 7 6 1Roger Abbott 6 2 2 2Ruth Baussmann 6 2 2 2Prue Bradford 6 3 1 2Tony Cavuoto 6 2 3 1Bob Chapman 6 1 3 2Paul Considine 6 4 2Sue Counsel 6 1 1 4

Page 12 — June 2013 VetrunnerRun/Walk Handicap Medallists ContinuedSteve Crane 6 1 2 3Mick Dando 6 4 2John Dimitriou 6 2 1 3Beverley Forbes 6 2 3 1Megan Haylock 6 2 2 2Peter Hogan 6 2 4David Holmes 6 5 1Keith Johnson 6 3 3Roy Jones 6 5 1Adrian Krauss 6 1 4 1Garry Lee 6 3 3Bill Leyden 6 1 3 2Sylvia Mackay 6 2 3 1John McMillan 6 2 4Brian Paxman 6 4 2Bev Scown 6 4 2Maureen Scutter 6 2 2 2Wanda Stewart 6 3 3Faye Todd 6 2 2 2Glenda Wood 6 1 5Carol Baird 5 2 2 1John Bakker 5 2 2 1Kathleen Bleakley 5 2 1 2Colin Bridge 5 1 2 2Jill Brown 5 2 3Mary Ann Busteed 5 5Caroline Campbell 5 2 1 2Debbie Cowell 5 2 1 2Brenda Day 5 3 2Grahame Delaney 5 2 1 2Brenda Field 5 1 2 2Lloyd Field* 5 3 1 1Christine Freeman 5 2 3Audun Fristad 5 4 1Jenny Galvin 5 3 1 1Neil Gentle 5 3 1 1Bill Ginich* 5 3 2Bruce Graham 5 4 1Faye Green 5 2 3Nerelle Harrison-Heard 5 1 4Margaret Johnson 5 2 3Ian Lavering 5 2 3Bernie Millett 5 2 3Cathy Montalto 5 2 3Pat Mullins 5 2 3Jim O'Donnell 5 3 2Juani M O'Reilly 5 3 2Rosalie Pilkinton 5 4 1Bernie Rogers 5 2 2 1Maureen Rossiter 5 2 3Edward Towner 5 1 4Julie Triggs 5 2 3Gwen Vines 5 1 3 1Brian Wenn 5 3 2Ken White 5 2 1 2*DeceasedRun/Walk Handicap PercentagesTHOMAS SERIESAverage of best 8 Age Standard scoresListed top 50Name Avg Evts 27/01 24/02 24/03 28/04K Southgate 91.65 2 91.8 91.5Kent Williams 90.23 3 90.3 90 90.4Maria O'Reilly 84.10 1 84.1A Faragher 83.58 4 83.6 83.5 83.3 83.9Di Schneider 83.42 4 83.5 84.7 82.5 83Peter Clarke 83.33 3 83 84 83Geoff Hawke 81.80 1 81.8Rod Lynch 80.93 3 80.6 80.6 81.6A Kennedy 79.45 2 80.3 78.6Kelley Flood 79.10 1 79.1Steve Bradford 78.97 3 79.1 78.3 79.5R Costmeyer 78.60 2 78.7 78.5C Campbell 78.33 3 76.9 78.7 79.4Desma Butler 78.00 1 78David Webster 77.60 3 75.5 79.6 77.7Bernie Millett 77.40 2 78.9 75.9Roger Abbott 76.90 2 76.2 77.6John Kennedy 75.80 4 71.5 75.7 79.3 76.7David Clarke 75.60 2 77.4 73.8Rae Palmer 75.37 3 74.3 75.4 76.4M A Busteed 75.20 4 73.2 74 76.2 77.4Richard Faulks 75.00 3 73.4 76.1 75.5Peter Thomson 74.72 4 71.2 75.3 75.5 76.9Bruce Wight 74.53 4 73.7 74.5 75 74.9S Johnstone 74.05 2 73.7 74.4Jeff Grey 73.95 2 79.4 68.5D Baussmann 73.50 1 73.5Gordon Calcino 73.47 3 72.4 73.1 74.9Joan Mallory 73.30 4 70.3 74.2 74.1 74.6Kevin O'Keeffe 73.27 3 77.9 68.4 73.5Craig Wisdom 72.85 2 71.6 74.1Peter Bourgaize 72.75 2 71.5 74Nigel England 72.60 3 73.6 74.1 70.1Kerrie Tanner 72.10 1 72.1Emma Adams 72.10 1 72.1Steve Appleby 72.07 3 75 73.7 67.5Ian McDonald 72.03 3 69.8 71.6 74.7Elle Knight 71.70 2 71.4 72Rad Leovic 71.30 2 70.3 72.3Sue Counsel 71.03 3 70.7 69.3 73.1N Morrison 70.83 3 70.6 70.6 71.3Mick Horan 70.40 2 70.3 70.5Karen Daniels 70.25 2 69 71.5Jill Brown 70.00 2 70.5 69.5Peter Burke 69.90 1 69.9Charlie Modrak 69.83 3 68.6 69.7 71.2Mick Saunders 69.80 3 63.4 72.9 73.1FRYLINK SERIESAverage of best 8 Age Standard scoresListed top 30Name Avg Evts 27/01 24/02 24/03 28/04Bruce Graham 89.12 4 88.4 86.6 92.8 88.7Gwen Gleeson 83.17 4 81.9 91.8 81.3 77.7Carol Baird 82.67 4 80.4 85.1 84.3 80.9Katie Forestier 80.60 3 80.5 78.6 82.7S Rohan-Jones 76.50 1 76.5Garry Lee 75.83 3 73.2 77 77.3B Williams 74.53 3 75.3 73.8 74.5Cathy Montalto 73.83 4 72 76.8 72.6 73.9David Wallis 73.30 3 72.3 73.8 73.8Judy Forbes 73.00 2 73.9 72.1Ray Bramwell 72.80 1 72.8Ken Gordon 72.50 3 70.3 73.6 73.6Merv Collins 72.10 3 70.1 80.4 65.8Cory Collins 71.92 4 70 75.7 70.3 71.7Alan Wilson 71.15 2 69.6 72.7Gary Bowen 70.97 4 69.5 70.4 72.1 71.9Graeme Patrick 70.67 4 70.1 72.3 69.8 70.5Consie Larmour 69.43 3 64.8 69 74.5Peter Kallio 69.40 3 65.4 69.5 73.3Carol Ey 67.90 3 64.4 68.3 71Jill Pearson 67.10 1 67.1Brett Morrison 66.77 3 65.2 67.5 67.6G Kubitzky 65.70 2 66.6 64.8Ken White 65.20 2 62.1 68.3Paul Archer 65.10 1 65.1Lorna Burdon 62.35 2 61.8 62.9Pamela Weiss 62.20 2 61.2 63.2Bob Chapman 61.85 2 61 62.7Jeff McKenzie 61.60 1 61.6WADDELL SERIESAverage of best 8 Age Standard scoresListed top 30Name Avg Evts 27/01 24/02 24/03 28/04John Suiter 90.70 3 91.3 90.1 90.7D Mackenzie 81.92 4 81.9 82.1 82.6 81.1Monika Short 78.20 4 77.3 77.9 79.4 78.2Rod Gilchrist 74.67 3 75.5 75.2 73.3Alice Scott 74.67 3 73.1 77 73.9Marian Hill 73.55 4 71.3 74.5 75.3 73.1B Seedsman 73.35 2 72.6 74.1Colin Simpson 72.97 3 70.6 74.6 73.7D Seedsman 72.80 2 73.3 72.3Jack Thackray 72.17 3 71.7 73.5 71.3R Saunders 71.03 3 70 72.8 70.3Alan Burdon 70.55 2 67.5 73.6Bob Parker 69.08 4 66.7 68.9 70.7 70Graeme Small 68.43 3 68.2 69 68.1C O`Clery 68.23 3 66.2 70.5 68E Thompson 67.30 1 67.3Terry Munro 66.60 2 65.7 67.5John Alcock 66.50 1 66.5R Parker 66.08 4 64.1 65.8 63.8 70.6Warren Butler 66.00 1 66Margaret Taylor 65.33 3 67.7 69.3 59Neil Gentle 65.30 1 65.3Anne Young 65.10 2 64.1 66.1Terri Jones 64.4 1 64.4Doug Fitzgerald 63.80 1 63.8John Harding 63.10 3 57.7 64.5 67.1Cilla Chapman 63.05 2 65.3 60.8R Thompson 63.03 3 60.4 63.5 65.2M Scutter 62.70 4 62.5 67.4 60 60.9Nola de Chazal 62.00 1 62Tony Fenotti 60.58 4 57.7 61.6 64.2 58.8

June 2013 Vetrunner – Page 13Run/Walk Handicap April T-shirt—Robert Ey 150ROBERT EY: 150Although both he and his wife wereof similar age Robert had to wait twoyears after Carol had joined until theclub changed its constitution to allowM30s to participate. Robert and Carolwere enthusiastic supporters of thechild minding facilities the club usedto provide at the handicaps as itpermitted both to participate.After a background of basketballand cross-country running, Robertsoon became a regular participant atboth track and field and the monthlyrunning handicaps. His debuthandicap was on the old CoppinsCrossing course in May 1991 and allhave been in the long course. To dateRobert has won eight medals (twogold, four silver and two bronzemedals). Both gold medals were won onthe difficult 9.2km Mt Ainslie course,but this should not be too surprising forin 2003 he was ‘King of the Mountains’for the Thomas Series.Robert has run 83 marathons in threecontinents (Australia, Europe and NorthAmerica). Twenty-seven, including themost recent, have been in the CanberraMarathon. Thus, he is a ‘Burley Griffin’and only three others have run moreCanberra Marathons. His marathon PBof 2.38.07 was set in the1988 CanberraMarathon.Robert has also completed many ultras,such as the Canberra 50km andBrindabella Classic, as well asnumerous half marathons including fourACT Veterans’ Halves winning the M35age group in 1996.Very soon I will be travelling extensively. We, Jenny and I, have booked trips away, one holiday by coach, and oneholiday by small cruise ship. So naturally I have been chewing over the kind of training I might be doing. Even thoughboth coach and ship will stop many times, there will be some places where running will not be possible, and some placeswhere weather will intervene, and some places where touring and sightseeing is all that we will have time to do. Sowhat’s the plan going to be?Some of my thoughts are:(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)Get all my medical problems fixed just beforehand, so when the doctor says “no running for two weeks” it willbe convenient to go away. But first I might have to invent some medical problems.Treadmill or the like. That’s the most common suggestion I have heard, but the only way I could handle this isby setting myself a treadmill challenge where I have goals for doing a little more each day. An iPod wouldhelp relieve the boredom. If no treadmill there might be somewhere to do stepping exercises. Or anything atall that involves moving and not sitting around.Invent some new training sessions. 100 x 50m. Whatever is possible. Ignore askance looks.Plan more ‘rest’ days. Once travelling, make sure they are the only rest days, I guess.Incorporate walking into the training plan. Hill walking in particular is good. The longer the better. And withwalking I won’t get askance looks.Eat less, or eat more selectively. This won’t happen. I am not anticipating askance looks at meal times.Set up an indoor stretch and strengthen plan. After all I am already doing this in the gym, supervised; surelyI can write such a schedule for doing something similar on a trip. But I may have to forego the kettlebell andfitball exercises one does in the gym. Maybe I can get half a busload of people competing in planking. Orleisure diving. Or pillaring. Particularly if they have confused fitness planking with show-off planking.Improvise, improvise, improvise. As used as I am to the discipline of following a plan, I may just have to be alittle more flexible to change. The plan might have to be simply to find an hour a day to do something active.I am so used to having a schedule to follow, and one reason for a schedule is to motivate me to get the training done. Sofor motivation I will need a good substitute motivator. Putting this in writing helps; having some major competitionsoon after each holiday will help too, which I have, at least the first time.If it turns out that the travel itself is tiring, I had better schedule proper rest, recovery, sleep time and not sacrificethese for the sake of continuing a normal running schedule.Travel TrainingI still haven’t decided what specific exercise routine to follow, but I know from experience that if I don’t do any planning,I end up with a couple of runs a week while away, and little else. Some might say the break is good for me, but I alsoknow from experience that I feel worse when I cannot train. My philosophy is, any training is better than none at all. Ijust have to be disciplined and practice that which I preach and know to be true.As hinted above, I am already on a ‘plank-a-day’ program. This takes no equipment. If I find a few other non-equipmentexercises to make part of my daily routine, I will be ready. And set. To go.Geoff Moore—Running and training advice at http://geoffmoore.blogspot.com

Our Championship Medal PresentersJune 2013 Vetrunner – Page 15By Consie Larmour (photos courtesy of CarmenCarlon)A great team, led by the very experienced ValChesterton, ensured that championship medalpresentations ran smoothly and enjoyably forrecipients. Always a busy and pressured area, withcompetitors wanting their medals NOW, Val and herteam of Jenny Galvin, Cory Collins, Joan Mallory,Sue Counsel, Terri Jones and Alice Scott remainedefficient, helpful and smiling. On hand to help withthe presentations were event sponsors includingAdam Stankevicius from Canberra Centenary, AnneYoung, Jan and Bob Banens, Fran Harris, JayneHardy and Craig Wisdom. Also on hand were AMAand Club officials including Wilma and Stan Perkinsand ACTVAC officials including President BrettKingston. Sponsors of the sprint Champion ofChampions awards, Peter Crombie and NoreenParish, were on hand to present those awards. OtherVIPs who presented medals were the AustralianFederal Minister for Sport, local Senator Kate Lundy,and Olympian Tristan Thomas (400 metreshurdles). Tristan was especially pleased to attend insupport of his mother Mairaid who was competing forthe ACT in her first-ever Masters AthleticsChampionships.The Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy, presentingKathy Sims with her W60 800m medalTristan Thomas presenting Gwen Gleeson withher W80 200m gold medalMedal presentation groupSherryl’s Social CommitteeBy Consie LarmourSherryl Greathead, her committee and her helpers over the four days of the Championships worked tirelessly toensure the success of our Nationals. Multi-skilled Sherryl filled many roles including those of organiser, team-builder,driver, go-fer and packer. Jenny Galvin, who also worked as announcer and a medal presenter, organised the band forthe awards dinner (following considerable research) and, in addition to Rod and Jennie Gilchrist, made purchases anddeliveries. Of special note was the work of Beryl Lowry who, although unable to attend the Championships, spent hoursin the lead-up period planning and purchasing.Sherryl and her committee greatly appreciated the help and cooperation of Phil Lynch and the Tradies Clubpersonnel and the liaison work of Vice-President Jan Banens, Pauline Armstrong, Fran Harris, Graeme Burke (whosemany roles formed the ‘glue’ holding preparations together), and the ACTVAC LOC.

Page 16 — June 2013 VetrunnerAustralia’s 400m Hurdle ChampionThe daughter of an ACTVAC great taking on one WorldChampionship after anotherNeil and Kerry Boden have been valued members of ACTAthletics and the ACT Veterans Athletic Club for manyyears. Their contributions to the sport have been significantand over the last decade they have enjoyed bringing theirdaughter, Lauren Boden, into the fold.Some of you may remember little Lauren Boden runningaround the AIS track and playing on the pole vault matwith other Vets’ children, passing the time while theirparents participated in various events. Well Lauren is now24 years old and Australia’s 400m Hurdles Champion –athletic genes certainly run in the family and Lauren istaking it to the next level.Between returning from competition in Japan and beforeheading off to compete in Germany, Lauren kindly wrote anarticle on the history and highlights of her athletic career todate. I hope you enjoy reading about the outstandingachievements of the daughter of two of our members. Youcan keep up to date with all Lauren’s training and futureaccomplishments via her blog at http://laurenboden.com/(Written by the Editor)* * * * * * * *By Lauren BodenI started Little Athletics with Corroboree when I wasfive years old and stayed there for 10 years. Over that timeI participated in all of the events every Saturday morningand loved spending time with my friends. I particularlyliked the hurdle events as well as long jump and high jump.Throughout my years at Corroboree I never dreamt of beingan Olympian or even pursuing athletics as a career. Itwasn’t until I was 14 years old that I started training undercoach and Sydney 2000 Olympian Matt Beckenham (400mHurdles). Shortly after that I made my first ACT Team andthat is where everything started.After training with Matt for a while he recognised I wasfairly good at hurdling and decided to test me over somerandomly spaced hurdles. I seemed to pass the test and so Iran my first 400H race when I was 15 and loved it! Afterprogressing through the junior ranks I qualified for my firstAustralian team in 2005 where I went to the World YouthChampionships in Morocco for 400H and Long Jump. I rantwo PBs and won the silver medal in the 400H which wassuch an amazing experience!In 2006 I qualified for the Commonwealth Games inMelbourne for 400H as a 17-year-old. It was my first seniorAustralian team and a fantastic experience. It was amazingbeing on a team with so many accomplished athletes andrunning at the MCG in front of 50,000 people wasincredible. I missed the final by one spot which wasdisappointing but motivating at the same time. Later thatyear I went to the World Junior Championships in Beijingwhere I finished 12 th . I was disappointed with that resultbut Matt and I had focused my year on the CommonwealthGames.In 2007 I went to the World University Games inThailand where I competed in the Long Jump. I finishedsixth jumping 6.40m which is still my PB today. In 2008 Ihad a building year where Matt and I went through mystrengths and weaknesses as an athlete and worked onthose. In 2009 I went to the World University Games again,this time in Serbia for the 400H. I finished fifth which wasa pretty good result considering I had missed the team forthe World Championships and was in a bit of a badheadspace.2010 was a fantastic year; domestically I ran my firstsub-56sec 400H, won Nationals and qualified for theCommonwealth Games in India. I also ran my current PBof 55.25sec in Japan after Nationals, which was awesome!India was an interesting experience, competing in suchhumid conditions and living in a place so different toAustralia. I was so determined to win a medal at the gamesand was disappointed to finish fourth by a fairly smallmargin. I was really happy to make the final although Ihad my heart set on a medal. It was a difficult experiencebut one that provided plenty of motivation for the future.In 2011 I had another good year in Australia andqualified for the World Championships, which were inSouth Korea. It was the biggest competition I had been toat the time and I was so happy with my run in the heat. Imade the semi-finals andfinished in the top 20 in theworld. It was great exposure tobe with the best female 400hurdlers in the world and mademe aware of what it takes to bethe best.2012, being an Olympic year,possessed its own special buzz.I had never tried to make anOlympic Games team before2012 and so it was interestinghow much more intense eachcompetition was and howeveryone else reacted toperformances. Thankfully I ran0.05sec under the ‘A’ qualifierat the Sydney Track Classicand was announced on theOlympic Team in March. In

London I ran fairly well in my heat, considering I had had aless than ideal preparation beforehand in Europe. My racesweren’t going as well as I’d have liked and my confidenceand self-belief were quite low. Standing on the start line inLondon was tough, because I had no idea how I was goingto run, but I tried to remind myself that I knew how to runand hurdle and that I was at the OLYMPIC GAMES!! Afternarrowly making the semi-finals by 0.02sec I felt like I hada clean slate. I changed my stride pattern in the semi andwent out harder than usual. Although my overall time wasslower and I did not make the final, I achieved a fewimportant technical aspects of my race which I was veryproud of.My greatest achievement and most memorable momentwould easily be the 2012 London Olympic Games.Everything about the experience was mind blowing and itwasn’t until I was walking around the Opening Ceremonythat it really hit me that I was at the Olympics. The wholestadium had a buzz about it and 80,000 people sure canmake a lot of noise! Everyone was so helpful there and theaccommodation was simple but very practical. The entireAustralian Flame Athletics Team got along so well and weall had a great time hanging out together and supportingeach other at the track. One of my most memorablemoments would be when I got a photo taken with CadelEvans at the Closing Ceremony!More recently I have just finished my Australian part ofthe season. In 2012 I carried a knee injury which didimpact on my training and Olympic Games preparation,although I really only accepted that post-London. When Igot back from London I had four months off to rehabilitatethe injury and do some cross training. I was not able to runduring this time but it was a welcome rest from the trackand I was able to rejuvenate my body and mind as well. Ihad a good season here in Australia where I won my sixthOpen National 400H title and also qualified for the WorldChampionships in the process. I have been selected torepresent Australia in Russia this year, which is veryexciting as I have had limited preparation and I know thatby the time the World Championships come around I willbe in fantastic shape. I have just returned from my sixthtrip to Japan, where I usually go every year after theAustralian season finishes. I only had one 400H race therethis year but I won the Shizuoka GP which was my fourthvictory in a row. I ran my PB in Japan three years ago andit is such a great place to visit.My aim now is to get in as much hard training as I can,with Matt and the rest of the MattyBDEPT squad I trainwith here in Canberra. We all support and encourage eachother through training, especially as the weather getscolder! I am heading to Germany late-June to base and getsome races there before heading into the Australian WorldChampionships team camp in the UK before going ontoMoscow for the World Championships. I am aiming tofinish in the top 16 and run a PB. Then I will be back homeJune 2013 Vetrunner – Page 17and have twomonths tofinalise weddingplans beforegetting marriedto Heath onNovember 9!!Looking backmy injury lastyear was reallytough and Matthad to adjust alot of mytraining toaccommodate it.The experiencetaught me thatyou really needto listen to yourbody, but at thesame time Iknew I could getthrough races and training and of course the Olympics andthat I’d have time after that to get it back to 100% fitness.We push our bodies so hard that it is good to take sometime off every so often just to recharge for the next seasonahead.Matt and I have always taken a ‘development’ approachto my athletics and have identified areas we think I canimprove on. I am naturally quite a good hurdle technicianso it is mainly my flat speed that needs some work and Iwill be able to develop that through training as I get older,faster, fitter and stronger. My passion, determination andtrust in Matt are very critical qualities to have in a sportthat take so much dedication and time-investment. I amaiming to win two medals next year at the CommonwealthGames (400H, 4x400 relay) and then be a finalist in boththe 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympics. Afterthat I will assess where I am in life and athletics and makethe call as to whether I’ll keep running or not. I lovetraining each day and I work so hard to be the best that Ican be, so that when I get to run at an Olympic Games orfeel the euphoria of running a PB, it makes it all worth it.Training is my time away from life, where I don’t have tothink about anything except just letting my body do what itknows how to do and enjoying the achievements as theycome along. There is no way I would be able to train ashard as I do if I didn’t love it! Matt is also an amazingcoach and is very passionate about what he does, so thatmakes it a lot easier to train and compete with himsupporting me the whole way.Boston MarathonWe were all stunned and saddened by the terrible bombings at this year’s Boston Marathon.It is at times like these that our hearts go out to those affected by such tragedy, not just as fellow human beings butas fellow athletes.We hope those injured recover quickly and are able to run again, and our thoughts are with the families of thosekilled in the attacks.The first Boston Marathon was run 116 years ago on 19 April 1897. The winner was John McDermott with the time2:55:10. We hope that the attacks do not diminish the history or future of this great race.

Page 18 — June 2013 Vetrunner27 April 2013 Throwing Handicap: Shot and DiscusA great turn-out on a bright, sunny dayReported by Narelle BlackabyWe had another beautiful, sunny day with a slight breeze at Turner forthe first Throwing Handicap following a successful Nationals event atEaster. Although no records were broken today there was a great turn-outof 32 competitors. Welcome to Raelene and Paul Campbell who are newstarters in the Throwing Handicap. Welcome back to Charlie Basteckyattending his third event in six years.Today’s winners were: Ray Green (again!), Lorna England and JayneHardy. Ray, previously a rare winner in the throwing handicaps has nowwon twice in two months. He did mention after the event that he threwbetter than he did at the Nationals. This is Ray’s seventh first. Second wasLorna England in only her third throwing handicap (and first eligiblethrow). This was her first medal of any kind in the throwing handicap.Third was Jayne Hardy and this was Jayne’s fifth third.Our club patron, Jack Pennington, came along as usual to collect hisVetrunner and to have a chat to competitors. Nola de Chazal has returnedwith her usual healthy snacks for afternoon tea. It is always appreciatedat the end of competition with a nice cuppa.Duncan Macnicol took the Oscar(pictured left) with a wonderfulpirouette in the discus throw. Noreal contenders came close toDuncan’s effort.This month’s lucky draw for the finebottle of wine, again kindly donatedby Bjarne Kragh of SouthsidePhysiotherapy and Sports InjuryCentre in Tuggeranong, was won byKevin Blewitt. We thank the officialsvery much for all their work andarriving early to set up; and theregular hardworking organisersTrish, Jayne, Frank and Bryan.Wendy O’Brien assisted with thecomputer to process the results asFrank and Tanya had to leave early.Weight ThrowsWinners: Jayne Hardy, Ray Green andLorna EnglandAgain I continue to say that throwers of this ‘ridiculously heavy’ weight are a littlefoolish. Still there are throwers who continue with this folly and throw some quitereasonable distances for such a weight.Second in today’s handicap, Lorna England tried her hand for the first time at theweights as did a number of others who flexed their muscles in both the StandardWeights and the Heavy Weights. Ray Green, who also placed in the main event, didwell in the Heavy Weight with a distance of 2.41m. Doesn’t sound like much but ifyou ever tried to lift the thing you would know why. M85 Rad Leovic also had a goat a 5.449kg weight with a distance of 7.71m. Impressive!!The 2013 pointscore competitionThe top ten in the 2013 Connell Series after three handicaps are Frank Nugent on137 points, Ray Green on 133 points, Jayne Hardy 131, Trish Thomas 129, DiannBramwell also on 129, Tanya Colyer 122, Raylea Rudov 119, Jan Banens 118, MaryWahren 117 and Claire Perry on 116.Calendar of events and helpersMay’s handicap (25 May) will be in hammer and javelin at 1pm at Masson StreetThrowing Field Saturday afternoon and the following handicap will be shot anddiscus on 29 June. The designated helpers for May are Tanya Colyer, SharonParker and John Parker, the helpers for June are Mary Wahren, Bob Banens andJan Banens, and in July Duncan Macnicol, Tim Gulliver and Fran Harris.Helpers are reminded they should be at Masson Street at noon to help set up thevenue and take entries. Then assist to conduct the events and pack up at the end ofthe presentations.If you are unable to assist on the designated event please try to arrange a swapwith another member and inform Trish of any change (H 61613635 or 0413 003636).

Monthly Throwing Handicap ResultsShot and Discus—27 April 2013June 2013 Vetrunner – Page 19Name Age SHcp SDist STotal SPl DHcp DDist DTotal DPl Dist Pl PtsRay Green M65 6.74 10.70 17.44 1 10.62 40.53 51.15 1 68.59 1 50Lorna England W50 10.01 6.69 16.70 11 31.82 17.89 49.71 2 66.41 2 49Jayne Hardy W50 6.02 10.66 16.68 13 15.96 33.04 49.00 3 65.68 3 48Diann Bramwell W65 11.38 5.18 16.56 20 36.97 11.58 48.55 5 65.11 4 47Sharon Kingston W35 12.58 4.72 17.30 2 37.03 10.77 47.80 14 65.1 5 46Nola de Chazal W70 12.64 4.45 17.09 3 37.36 10.57 47.93 12 65.02 6 45Jan Banens W70 9.34 7.30 16.64 17 28.95 19.30 48.25 7 64.89 7 44Frank Nugent M55 9.65 6.37 16.02 27 30.54 18.26 48.80 4 64.82 8 43Peter Freeman M65 9.41 7.30 16.71 10 28.02 20.06 48.08 10 64.79 9 42Raylea Rudov W65 10.33 6.30 16.63 18 33.03 15.08 48.11 9 64.74 10 41Margaret Taylor W65 9.92 6.73 16.65 16 31.44 16.60 48.04 11 64.69 11 40Peter Neill M75 8.89 7.89 16.78 8 28.92 18.95 47.87 13 64.65 12 39Trish Thomas W65 11.18 4.85 16.03 26 35.80 12.33 48.13 8 64.16 13 38John Reynolds M65 8.32 8.37 16.69 12 15.83 31.08 46.91 15 63.6 14 37Tanya Colyer W50 11.82 5.05 16.87 5 34.55 12.16 46.71 16 63.58 15 36Claire Perry W45 11.71 4.84 16.55 22 36.08 10.45 46.53 17 63.08 16 35Bob Banens M60 6.13 10.81 16.94 4 8.47 37.12 45.59 19 62.53 17 34Bryan Thomas M70 9.49 7.17 16.66 14 28.20 17.56 45.76 18 62.42 18 33Tim Gulliver M65 9.17 7.55 16.72 9 22.53 22.63 45.16 20 61.88 19 32Wendy O'Brien W60 13.30 3.55 16.85 7 37.99 6.83 44.82 21 61.67 20 31Attila Spaits M75 5.32 7.93 13.25 29 21.14 27.14 48.28 6 61.53 21 30Mary Wahren W75 10.32 5.87 16.19 25 35.03 9.05 44.08 22 60.27 22 29Brett Kingston M40 8.61 7.91 16.52 23 18.47 23.76 42.23 24 58.75 23 28Narelle Blackaby W45 13.34 3.53 16.87 5 31.85 9.85 41.70 25 58.57 24 27George Mencik M80 6.02 10.54 16.56 20 15.06 25.86 40.92 26 57.48 25 26Rad Leovic M85 9.83 6.77 16.60 19 26.31 14.10 40.41 27 57.01 26 25Kevin Blewitt M70 7.02 7.07 14.09 28 22.27 20.61 42.88 23 56.97 27 24Joan Mallory W80 12.62 4.04 16.66 14 31.52 8.56 40.08 28 56.74 28 23Duncan Macnicol M60 7.84 8.66 16.50 24 7.95 30.29 38.24 29 54.74 29 22Charlie Bastecky M55 8.95 31.03 N/E 1.0Raelene Campbell W40 6.47 13.61 N/E 1.0Paul Campbell M40 6.72 16.34 N/E 1.0Monthly Throw Pentathlon Results—14 April 2013Name Age HDist HPts SDist SPts DDist DPts JDist JPts WtDist Wt Pts Total PtsBob Banens M60 31.44 531 10.15 647 35.97 628 32.41 527 12.18 603 2936John Reynolds M65 32.64 641 8.30 563 31.77 603 19.67 309 12.76 691 2807Robin Whyte M70 22.88 425 7.53 494 21.18 407 28.45 556 10.58 568 2450George Mencik M80 37.73 1042 10.05 854 26.52 738 13.41 272 16.03 1076 3982Jayne Hardy W50 45.22 1112 10.81 769 32.45 705 28.12 609 13.85 887 4082Lorna England W50 21.20 433 6.54 415 16.72 313 12.60 225 6.18 330 1716Raylea Rudov W65 22.95 691 5.97 524 14.75 396 14.94 397 10.03 695 2703Jan Banens W70 31.89 1181 7.22 753 17.87 590 10.67 307 10.73 847 3678Mary Wahren W75 20.89 749 5.42 525 10.38 321 13.85 506 5.70 410 2511Monthly Weight Throw Results—27 April 2013Standard WeightsName Age Weight DistanceBob Banens M60 9.072kg 11.38John Reynolds M65 9.072kg 12.71Peter Freeman M65 9.072kg 7.76Rad Leovic M85 5.449kg 7.71Jayne Hardy W50 7.258kg 14.04Lorna England W50 7.258kg 6.53Raylea Rudov W65 5.449kg 9.47Jan Banens W70 5.449kg 10.36Heavy WeightsName Age Weight DistanceBob Banens M60 100lb 2.73Ray Green M65 100lb 2.41John Reynolds M65 100lb 2.22Peter Freeman M65 100lb 1.62Jayne Hardy W50 100lb 2.14Ray Green about to throw the heavy weight

on seven occasions. Andrew Jamieson has also enjoyedmuch success having won the walks category three timesand is now also a three-time winner of the mostoutstanding male section. David Carr is also a multiwinner of the awards having previously won the mostoutstanding performance category in 2002 and 2009 as wellas being the middle distance winner in 2008. Jayne Hardywas the most outstanding female athlete in 2003.Topping off a memorable evening was listening to thespeeches supporting the induction of two new members toour AMA Hall of Fame. Both champion sprinter PeterCrombie from NSW and ACTVAC patron Jack PenningtonOAM were inducted into the select group of Australianveteran/masters athletics legends that now consists of RegAustin, Alan Bradford, Shirley Brasher, Ann Cooper, PeterCrombie, John Gilmore and Jack Pennington.Next yearThe 42 nd AMA Championships will be held in Hobartfrom Saturday 8 to Monday 10 March 2014. Note that thisis a three-day track and field championship not at Easter.* * * * * * * * *EXPLOITS OF CANBERRANSHaving participated in almost every AMAChampionship, in every state capital as well as inTownsville, since 1983 and rarely returning with a medal,the author can honestly say this year’s event was one of thebest. We were fortunate to have such beautiful weatherover Easter but a big ‘thank you’ must go to the LOC fororganising such a successful and enjoyable championships.As far as the athletes and general public were concernedeverything appeared to go smoothly. Many members andnon-members as well as many local athletes when notcompeting volunteered in a variety of ways to assistthroughout the weekend. Once again thanks to everyonewho helped make the championships a memorable festivalof veterans/masters athletics.One hundred and eight (108) ACTVAC members,consisting of 63 men and 45 women, entered thechampionships. Our ratio of female competitors was over41.6% and well above the overall percentage. Our mostsenior representatives were 85-year-old Rad Leovic andGwen Gleeson who is one year younger than Rad. At theAwards Dinner Rad was honoured by being a jointrecipient of the AMA Multi-Event Athlete of the Year. Ouryoungest participants were Adam Farlow and Thea Zimpel.ACTVAC competitors won a total of 169 medals – 63gold, 53 silver and 53 bronze. Thirty-two (32) membersJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 23were sufficiently talented to win at least one gold medaland 20 of them won more.Our most successful athlete was Jayne Hardy who wonall six throwing gold medals in her age group; Jayne wasfirst in the W50 shot put, hammer, discus, javelin, heavyweight and throws pentathlon. Jayne also won the RoyceFoley Trophy for her outstanding performance in thethrows pentathlon and to top off a magnificent carnival wasnamed AMA Thrower of the Year. W70 Fran Harris wonfour gold medals in long jump, triple jump and both shortand long hurdles.Five Canberrans took home three gold medals each;they were – Janice Banens W70 hammer, javelin and heavyweight throw. Bruce Graham M50 5000m, 10,000m andXC. Bruce was also first overall in both the longer trackraces and only a much younger man finished in front ofhim in the 8km XC. Ray Green won the M65 shot put,javelin and throws pentathlon. Lance Purdon M40 5000m,10,000m and XC. However, perhaps Lance’s greatestachievement was being the recipient of the AMA MostOutstanding Individual Performance of the Year. W45 AnnStaunton-Jugovic won gold in each of the three racewalking events – 1500m, 5000m and 10km road walk.Kathy Sims was thrilled to be a member of theinvitational world record breaking W60 4x800m relayteam. Not only did she enjoy a glass of bubbly to celebratetheir achievement she was also interviewed on radio thefollowing morning. Seven other ACTVAC women alsoplayed an important role in the successful record attemptby being members of the two other teams that made it arace. Although they must have been tired due to their busyweekend of competition – Emma Adams, Kym Chisholm,Kelley Flood and Helen Larmour made up a mixed ageACT quartet while the second team consisted of SusanArcher, Raelene Campbell and Michelle Wells and VickiCobby from Western Australia. Well done ladies!An historic occasion for our club and a wonderfulpersonal honour for our club patron, 90-year-old JackPennington OAM being one of the two new inductees intothe AMA Hall of Fame.(A review of our four recipients of AMA Awards appearselsewhere).The 41 st AMA Championships was a wonderful event.Our club will not have the privilege and responsibility oforganising another national championship until at least2020. By then it is hoped many of our current youngermembers will have the energy and enthusiasm to matchwhat our LOC achieved in 2013.Diversity—Think of Sri Chinmoy Events9 June Half Marathon at Telopea Park21 September Canberra Centennial 100km Trail Run7 October 10km run from Acton Ferry Terminal23 November Sri Chinmoy triathlon festival24 November Sri Chinmoy Triple Tri prestigious event with many vets participatingFor more information and to participate contact John Kennedy, Paul Archer or Rad Leovic.

Page 24 — June 2013 VetrunnerAn Unusual Easter in CanberraBy Jan BanensIt has been known for some several years that theACTVAC, as per the normal rotation between the States,was to again host the Australian Masters AthleticsChampionships over Easter in 2013. Procrastination,suggestions by some individuals that it was going to be alltoo hard and that we should say to AMA that we couldn’t orwouldn’t host the Championships, meant that there was alate start to planning.For some innocent or was it foolish ACTVAC membersEaster started in earnest about eight months ago with theestablishment of the AMA Championship Local OrganisingCommittee (LOC) and various sub-committees and thedesired outcomes put to paper. To the uninitiated like methe overall planning and organisational tasks at firstglance appeared to be overwhelming but then Iremembered that every year similar groups of individualsband together to organise these Championships.While a small group of us had already started exploringopportunities for sponsorship and merchandise before theestablishment of the LOC, I nevertheless took a deepbreath and got friends together as part of a sponsorship sub-committee. Emboldened by our now formal status we soonpounded the streets, flooded the internet, and accostedperfect strangers in the street for sponsorship money.Pauline Armstrong got the ball rolling through ameeting with the Tradies Club that elicited a very generousoffer of cash and in-kind support and resulted in thembeing one of our two major sponsors. The in-kind supportwas what eventually helped us to feed the officials andvolunteers for the four days of competition plus put on agreat awards dinner night. Taking a leaf out of Pauline’sbook I thought “Go to the top Jan’, so I made anappointment to plead a sponsorship case with MinisterAndrew Barr. To my surprise we were successful to thetune of $20,000 from the Community Centenary ofCanberra Fund, which had our finance sub-committee ofone, Graham Burke, rubbing his hands together with glee(Why did he suddenly head off for a holiday in Dubai?).Pauline, back at full-time work, stayed focussed on hertask, and was undeterred in sending out scores of letters(all in all over 150 letters) seeking sponsorship donationsfor the Championships.In a similar vein, Fran Harris was busy lining up herneighbours with a promise of happy hour drinks, and whenthey were very happy she hit them with a sponsorshiprequest which they found difficult to refuse. She similarlyturned her beguiling charm and motherly assertiveness onher sons till they too relented with similar success.In Civic, shops were even being worked over by Franand another classy mature-age female beggarette, whilefurther afield Bob’s sister and brother-in-law, who aremacadamia producers, were also touched for support.Eventually we had enough goodies to fill athlete and officialbags and to provide the many door prizes at the Awardsdinner.Given all this success, I thought I would try my luckasking Bob to produce the Program and Results books,after all he was just about finished in producing theOceania Masters Athletics Handbook and there was atemporary lull in his work in re-writing the World MastersAthletics Constitution and By-laws. One month intoputting together the Program Book, which included mostevenings and several weekends, and a final all nightsession to finish it off, I wasn’t sure whether we were notspeaking to each other or whether it was just sheertiredness that was affecting us both.Geoff Moore our website guru gave us the best websitefor information and competition entry according to a lot ofinterstate athletes, and he calmly and efficiently dealt withany entry and information problems that arose. Initiallyentries trickled in slowly, such that some LOC committeemembers doubted that we would get the numbers to breakeven. However, with some additional publicity via Stateassociations, the last two weeks almost saw the website gointo meltdown as entries flooded in. The final competitornumbers were the second highest ever at a Championship,and only a few behind last year’s Victorian record.Other LOC sub-committees were also in full swing withVal Chesterton leading the charge with the medals andtrophies. The beautiful medal design by Sonya Hammondresulted in lots of positive feedback and people tried veryhard to win one whereas others tried very hard to get a fullset. The trophies were also a credit to Val and her team – Iwas desperate to get my hands on a trophy and while myperformances and sense of fair play did not really permitthat, I do have the Brian Foley award for highest agegradedpercentage in a middle distance event in mypossession (that is until I can get it to Lavinia Petrie).Val Chesterton, Cory Collins, Alice Scott, Jenny Galvin,and a number of others were the amazing, unflappable andhighly efficient medallic ladies who announced the resultsof each event and presented the medals. Jenny and Alicewere particularly professional and agile on the microphonedodging in between the starter’s whistles and the upstairsannouncements, while every piece of paper had a place andany result could be found in the blink of an eye. Questionsabout medal presentations and minor blips wereaccommodated or deflated with a smile and some friendlybanter. They must have done something right becausethere were always people milling around and hanging offtheir every word.Maria White and her merchandise team also came tothe party with a series of very smart and colourful shirtsthat sold so well she had just a couple left at the close ofcompetition – Bob and I had more than enoughChampionship shirts, but we thought they were so nicethat we couldn’t resist buying two each! The shirts and themedals have left no doubt in anyone’s mind that thebluebell is Canberra’s flower and that elegant simplicity ishard to resist.Jimmy White, although unable to compete because of aninjury, still got into the thick of things. He was Maria’smerchandising assistant on registration day and then spentthe next four days with his trusty camera taking photos of

everything that moved or didn’t move. I heard the figure of5,000 photos being bandied around!Michael Thompson our intrepid LOC chairpersonoperated under considerable difficulties with a move tocountry Victoria at a critical stage of Championshipplanning. We tried to carry on with a defunct Skype setupand then a mobile phone sitting precariously on top of awater decanter at the meetings that he could not attend.When there were lots of urgent questions in need of urgentanswers Graham Burke became our alternative soundingboard. Whenever there was any sign of panic by a LOCmember, Graham’s advice was to exhale and then find ared and a bottle opener. However, on the first day ofcompetition Michael was back in town and in his element,and could be seen striding around the track clip board inhand. He was there for the four days of the competition,always ready to diffuse problems, make a decision orjudgement call and keep the competition moving along,always with his trusty clip board in hand.Jayne Hardy was in charge of all things technical and italmost seemed that she had a sleeping bag somewhere inthe hurdles shed, as she was to be seen at the track fromearly in the morning to late at night. In addition toensuring that the equipment issues were sorted out and thetrack swept clean, Jayne officiated, and also competed withgreat distinction. She set an Australian record in theJavelin and won the Royce Foley Award for the highestThrows Pentathlon score. Her trusty technical sidekickswere Chris Timpson and Greg Gilbert. Greg, as you mayhave heard, sadly passed away two weeks later on the wayhome, having officiated at an another competition inSydney.Kerry Boden was in charge of looking after athleteservices and well-being, which included putting togetherthe competitors and officials bags. The bags arrived in thenick of time resulting in a strange and frantic humanproduction line at the Tradies. There a happy band of eightworkers took four hours to fill 840 bags, despite beingdistracted by a constant supply of drinks and food fromMichael Thompson. Should the four hours for 840 bags beconsidered a Championship record?Massage services was another area of Kerry’sresponsibility – it is always interesting to see which groupof athletes most uses the massage services – is it thedelicate sprinters, the frail jumpers, the cream-puffdistance runners, the precious walkers or the broken-downthrowers whose tender muscles or injuries are more in needof a massage. Unfortunately the attractive femalemasseuse messed up any objective assessment of thisquestion – at least in regard to the male patrons.Neil Boden had the envious task of finding enoughofficials and volunteers to run the Championships and hadthe look of a worried man until the day of competitionarrived, but I think he was very satisfied. The competitionand all events ran smoothly with the occasional minorhiccup, and as usual the throwers were always happy tohelp with officiating when they were not competing andsaw that throws officials were needed.Robin Whyte was in charge of the race walks, given hisextensive experience with organising such events and hisattention to detail and rules the walks went off without aJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 25hitch and were enjoyed by all competitors. Graham beganto organise the cross country before he fled to Dubai andleft the responsibility to Richard Faulks, and as with thewalks they were conducted competently and smoothly.Sherryl Greathead and her foodie colleagues had manymeetings with Woden Tradies and came up with a splendidvenue decorated in club colours, a meal that was agastronomic delight and a great band. Sherryl did gomissing at times throughout the dinner as her otherresponsibility was as a mini bus driver, driving people tothe dinner and then back to their lodgings. Michael was theMaster of Ceremonies for the night and kept the mood lightand friendly. The highlight of the evening was theannouncement of the AMA most outstanding athleteawards, with our own Jayne Hardy winning the Thrower ofthe Year Award, Rad Leovic the Multi-Event Athlete of theYear and Lance Purdon Most Outstanding IndividualPerformance of the Year. The other winners were 18 luckydiners who won a worthwhile door prize (none of them awater bottle!). A photographic slide show of athletes fromprevious Championships, put together by Bob, provided aback drop on the four big screens, which had a lot of peoplesaying “Oh there’s that old bastard… what was his nameagain?”.Unlike opening ceremonies at previous championshipswhich were held during competition days and were poorlyattended, this opening ceremony was held on the eveningbefore the Championships and was attended by a largenumber of athletes and friends. The Tradies provided alarge marquee with bar facilities and finger food, andMinister Barr along with Phil Lynch (who at about 2.12metres is a man you have to look up to!) representing theTradies were the guest speakers with Graham Burke theMC. It was great to see a happy and animated crowd thatlingered afterwards chatting to old friends and discussingthe competition over the next few days.The coaches and athletes forums were combined andheld trackside in the hurdles shed at close of the day’scompetition and had over 100 athletes in attendance. Thetwo speakers were Dennis Goodwin a Level 4 middle-longdistance coach who provided very interesting insights intotraining; and Stan Perkins World Masters Athletics (WMA)President who spoke about the increasing closer relationsbetween WMA and the IAAF, and the challenges facingWMA. A hot topic of the AMA athlete’s forum was the trialof a 2.5 day nationals in Hobart at a time other thanEaster. The debate became very spicy and sharp objectshad to be placed out of harm’s way. The meeting closedwith the issue unresolved.The good weather was ordered from above and wereceived perfection – mild, sunny days with a hint of breezethat enabled us to all wear our lovely shirts and brag toanyone who would listen that Canberra at Easter is notonly beautiful but also has perfect weather. TheChampionships were enjoyed by everyone, and the highcompetitor numbers meant that competition was strong.Despite planning and other challenges these EasterChampionships were an outstanding success and everyoneinvolved in the planning and the conduct of theChampionships should take a bow. Already they have beendescribed as the best Australian Masters AthleticsChampionships ever.

Page 26 — June 2013 VetrunnerMembers Shine at Glittering AMA Awards NightBy Bryan ThomasThe Australian Masters Athletics (AMA) AwardsDinner/Dance held at the Woden Tradies Club was aglittering success. Such evenings are always a highlight ofevery national championships and this year’s was extraspecial for Canberrans. It was special because the largehappy crowd enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with newand old friends from inter-state in an attractive venue –but it was even more special because four membersfeatured prominently in the annual AMA Awards.ACTVAC members had been nominated in the 11categories of these prestigious awards and we were thrilledthat three of our colleagues were recipients. Jayne Hardywas AMA Thrower of the Year, Rad Leovic was joint AMAMulti Event Athlete of the Year and Lance Purdon washonoured as having the Most Outstanding IndividualPerformance of the Year.Topping off a memorable evening was listening to RayGreen’s powerful speech supporting the induction of clubpatron Jack Pennington OAM into the AMA Hall of Fame.Jack became the first administrator/athlete to become amember of the Hall of Fame. Ray’s summary of Jack’s longand impressive athletics career was published in the Mayedition of the Vetrunner.CITATIONSJayne Hardy W45: Thrower of the Year.Rad Leovic M80/85: Multi Event Athlete of the Year.Rad is always one of the most active athletes at anycarnival – including nationals. In Melbourne he won theStan Perkins and Rad LeovicM80 short hurdles, steeple, LJ and outdoor pentathlon andwas runner-up in 800m, 1500m, 200 H and TJ as well asparticipating in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m. AtOceania he won medals in the 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m,800m, 1500m, 80mH, 200mH, steeplechase, LJ, HJ, TJ andshot put. At ACTVAC meets Rad participates in mostevents on the program. Since becoming an M85 Rad isregularly re-writing ACT Records eg 60m, 100m, 200m,400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, one hour (Australian Record)and steeplechase; also 80mH and 200m hurdles as well asHJ, LJ, TJ and PV. He performs well in all throwingdisciplines and participates regularly in both the monthlythrows pentathlon and throwing handicap. Rad currentlyholds 26 ACT Records – the most by a male. Just a weekshort of turning 85 Rad was again the M80 champion in theannual ACT Veterans’ Half Marathon.(Rad was also nominated for this award in previous years).Lance Purdon M40: Most Outstanding IndividualPerformance. (Refer to the item relating to Lance as ourrecipient of the Heart Foundation Trophy on page 5).Stan Perkins, WMA President, and Jayne HardyAt the nationals in Melbourne Jayne won the javelin,hammer, heavy weight and throws pentathlon and wasrunner-up in the discus and third in shot put. At OceaniaJayne was the most outstanding woman thrower winningthe shot, discus, javelin, hammer, heavy weight and throwspentathlon. The hammer and weight throws wereChampionship Records. Her performances in the discus,javelin, hammer and weight were the best of all women.She has performed excellently in all the throws at all localmeets including the monthly throwing handicaps andthrows pentathlon competitions. Jayne performed well atthe 2012 AMA Winter Throwing Championships; havingthe best throws of all women in discus and javelin andsecond best in hammer, shot and heavy weight as well as inboth 56 and 100lb ultra heavy weight tosses to the NZchampion. (Jayne was AMA Most Outstanding FemaleAthlete in 2003).Stan Perkins and Lance Purdon

An account of competing in a Major Marathon24 Feb 2013 – Geoff BarkerMy main reason for going to Japan was to visit mydaughter who is currently living there. While there lthought “May as well have a go at the Tokyo Marathon”. Iwas only half hearted because my running days are prettywell over, so if l was to do it, it would be as a walker! Sothere was no pressure because we broken down runners donot have to worry too much about excuses. I did have atraining program for myself and l was following it oh soconscientiously. It consisted of at least one ‘long walk’,about 38km per week and whatever l could get in duringthe week. But l had very much in my mind that l waspreparing myself to say “Well l was going to do it but…!”Then l read ‘The Global Hero!’ on page 16 of theFebruary 2013 Vetrunner. This man was obviously smart;he was obviously fast; but was he wise? Smart because hemarried a girl with the name Barker! Fast because he hadrun marathons in just over three hours! But wise? Runninga marathon after having a pacemaker fitted – really! YesLance Purdon ran a marathon in the exceptionally goodtime of 2hrs 56mins, after having a pacemaker fitted!I read the article and felt an enormous sense of guilt. Ionly had a bit of a sore knee and l was ready to use that asan excuse for not worrying too much if l did not compete.It gave me the motivation l needed. I had been findingthe ‘long walks’ to be psychologically difficult. Whentraining to run a marathon l always found it a challenge todo a ‘long slow run’ at least once a week; to do it ‘walking’required a whole new mindset.June 2013 Vetrunner — Page 27I’d walk a million miles, well a million stepsanyway, for one of those medals!system so that I was confident I could get to the start OK.The day before the big race we competed in anInternational Friendship Run over 4.2km, or one tenth ofthe marathon. Marathon entrants were given free entry tothis run so there was a large contingent of marathoners.Over these couple of days l met a few runners gearing upfor the marathon. Two Australians, one from Sydney whowas running his 40 th ! He had not long done the BerlinMarathon, and yes, he has done the Canberra one – ninetimes! He can’t do it in 2013 because he is doing theLondon one, again! And yes he has done the Six FootTrack nine times! The other fellow was from Brisbanedoing his fourth marathon to experience what an overseasmarathon would be like. I also met a Chinese fellow fromHong Kong doing his third Tokyo marathon. His wife anddaughter ‘allowed’ him to run it provided they all go toTokyo Disneyland afterwards.The night before the ‘day’ the hotel concierge presentedus with three pairs of ‘Tokyo Marathon 2013’ gloves as asouvenir. My decision not to buy a pair at the expo hadturned out to be a good one.The morning arrived. It was cool with a cold wind. Thetrain trip to the start – Shinjuku – was uneventful but Iwas surprised there were no directional signs when we gotout at the station. However, because of my previousreconnaissance I was able to find the start OK. As with allthings Japanese everything was very orderly and thereappeared to be no crowding or jostling of any description.Even the loooong queues outside all the ‘port-a-loos’ seemedvery calm and collected. But I was still very grateful that ldidn’t have to stand waiting with them.But now, with six weeks to go, and a guilty conscience,it took on a new meaning. I tried to fit in extra walksthrough the week, but the time factor was a real issuebecause walking simply takes longer to cover a distancethat is a comfortable distance running. However, lpersisted as best I could. I was reasonably pleased with myprogress and was particularly pleased when two daysbefore l left for Japan l walked a PB for the monthly BlackMountain run-up (conducted by John Harding for theMountain Running Association). Someone even told me Ihad lost some weight.After an almost sleepless night on the plane we arrivedin Tokyo at 7am local time. With a bit of culture shock wechecked into the hotel and it was off to the Marathon Expoto check in and collect my race number and T-shirt. I wasblown away with the crowds and the efficiency of it all. Butwhat blew me away most was the consumerism of theJapanese. After collecting the race number the only wayout, almost, was through the hall with everything fromjoggers to underwear on sale. And on virtually every stallthere were two or three spruikers urging you to buy at the‘special price’ for the marathon! I resisted all offersalthough l did go very close to buying some ‘TokyoMarathon 2013’ gloves mainly as a souvenir.The next day was spent learning the Japanese railThere were eight ‘starts’ – A to G. I was in group B.How they were allocated I have no idea. My main guess isthat it was in order of entry received – with the exceptionof elite and invited runners. In our group the greatestnumber by far appeared to be Japanese, nearly all male.Virtually all were wearing – as I was – large plastic bags,with head and arm holes cut out, acting as wind cheaters.As the time for the start drew close the excitementseemed to self generate. Almost without warning therewas a huge ‘bang’ and thousands upon thousands of smallpaper planes floated through the air and we were away.For the first 500m or so things were fairly orderly althoughslow, relatively speaking. Even as a walker I had littletrouble keeping up with the majority of the field. It wasnot too long though before the field started to spread outand the faster runners from groups C to G started to catchup, wanting to get going. Then it did start to becomecongested and even pushy. In fact at about the 3km marka runner came past me so fast he bumped me and causedme to move off course. I took it in my stride; not that I hada choice—I couldn’t have caught him even if I had wantedto.Pre-race information gave runners the location of 26entertainment events along the route. They ranged fromtraditional Japanese dancing to drummers to gospelsingers to singers to children’s dance groups. These

Page 28 — June 2013 Vetrunnerorganised entertainers were located approximately every 3-4km. However, the runners were so thick that it was verydifficult, if not impossible, to sometimes see, or even hearthe entertainers. I have no idea if the entertainersthemselves were really only playing to the crowd not therunners. In between these there were rows of ‘port-a-loos’,again with a queue of up to 10 runners long.I soon settled into a rhythm, but l had to abandon myusual habit of hugging the corners. The crowds, whoconstantly yelled ”Ganbarre” (meaning “hang in there”),also wanted ‘high fives’ with the runners as they went past.After a few kilometres I have to admit I started to tire ofconstantly having my hand in the air slapping the verywilling crowds of hands. So I started to stick to the middleof the road, which actually was not a major issue becauseas anyone who knows Tokyo will agree the roads tend to benarrow.There was a reasonably chilly wind during the wholerace but after about 5km l took the plunge and discardedmy plastic ‘overcoat’. There were many times l regretted itbut on the other hand the chill factor helped me to try andkeep up a reasonable pace. At about the 7km mark Irealised I had made a huge mistake. I had forgotten to puton my ‘nipple protectors’. John Harding would kill me! Ihad them with me and did my best to put them on ‘on thego’ but not very successfully and I did suffer a bit as aresult.As the runners thinned it was easier travelling exceptwhen we came to a national attraction, of which there wereseveral, including the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower andTemples of note. These locations became photoopportunities for a significant number of runners and therace almost stopped while runners stopped to take photosand then swap with other runners to be photographed infront of the attraction. Obviously time was not an issue.Being a ‘walker’ I actually did attract some attention.Particularly the crowds seemed to cheer a little louder as Iapproached but I also had many runners coming frombehind – and the occasional one I passed – who wished me‘ganbarre’. One runner asked if he could have a photo of thetwo of us! He spoke English and l said “as long as I don’thave to stop”. He immediately commandeered anotherrunner to take our photo. This other fellow had to virtuallyrun almost backwards while the first fellow put his armaround my shoulder and gave the customary ‘V’ sign. Hethanked me profusely and went on his way.At about the 21km mark I was travelling a little slowerthan I would have liked. So I resolved to ‘go faster’ thesecond 21km. It was about now a fellow – obviouslyAustralian – came up behind me and said, “Hell, l’m havingtrouble keeping up with you, are you walking all the way?”After some small talk I learnt he was a West Australianwho had been injured and “shouldn’t have started” themarathon because he had only been training for two weeks!Any ego I may have had vanished immediately…At about the 35km mark I was passed by a group ofrunners carrying red balloons and all wearing red T-shirtsand some numbering. I realised it was the five-hour pacers!I was able to stay with them for a very short distance buthad to drop off. Any hope of doing five hours was dashed.There were many runners wearing fancy dress, fromsuperman to ballerinas, and a number, particularly men,all dressed in pink. Many seemed to treat it as a great funrun, not like me who treated it very seriously. There wasone fellow who seemed to be my pace almost all the way,running, but carrying and playing a guitar while singinghis heart out. I did vaguely recognise some of the tunes butbecause he was singing in Japanese l had no idea of thewords. There were two runners who particularly took myattention. One was a young Japanese girl wearing a skintight bunny’s outfit complete with floppy ears and abeautiful little tail perfectly positioned. I tried to stay withher, but try as I might, she left me watching her tailtwitching into the crowd. The other was Jesus himself. Hewas wearing nothing but a loin cloth and a crown of thorns.He had no race number on and was bare footed without arace chip. He was carrying a cross over his shoulder. Asmuch as l would have liked to chat I passed him, afterpaying due reverence.At about 40km we crossed a bridge that did not havespectators on it, so l found myself towards the side of theroad. As we crossed the bridge it seemed we all burst intoanother big crowd cheering their lungs out. But as l left thebridge someone in the crowd recognised the ‘Australia’ onmy singlet and started yelling “Go Australia!”. Suddenlythe whole crowd started yelling and before l knew itseemed as though the whole crowd were yelling just for me!Any ego l had lost returned.Not before time I rounded the final bend and saw theFINISH sign. With about 50m to go the spectator crowdssuddenly disappeared and we were left to jostle each otherto cross the finish line. Because it was the finish manyrunners put on a final burst and things became quitecongested.Not long after going through the gate l was approachedby another runner who saw my ’Australia’ and he asked meif l minded having his photo taken with me. He promptlycommandeered another runner to take the photo. Thistime l stopped and we put our arms around each other andgave the customary ‘V’ sign. My ego was lifted again. It wasthen another 100m to be given a wrap around towel forwarmth, another 100m to collect the medal, another 100mfor a banana, another 100m for a free gift (sportssupplement) then about 200m to the huge hall to collect ourbaggage – and it was all over, except to find the way out!Statistics:Net time5 hrs 19 mins 48 secsTotal 34796Overall place 24891Total no. of men 27798Place for men 19357Total in age group 526Place in age group 344

June 2013 Vetrunner — Page 29Another Nail in the HillBy John KennedyIt was only small contingent of Vets that fronted the annual Nailcan Hill challenge in Albury this year. For theunfamiliar this is a novelty charity fundraiser over 11.3km of dirt, mountain and tar. The goal is to complete the coursein a time (in minutes) that is less than your age. Ladies are allowed an additional 20% although rumour has it this mayonly be a cunning ploy (or perhaps just country courtesy) to obscure their actual age. One of the more satisfying aspectsof this event is that like the Ulysses motorcycle club Nailcan is unashamedly biased in favour of the ‘mature-aged’ but ifyou are under 50 then the job's in front of you. Unfortunately, this window of opportunity closes again for the verymature-aged as our oldest member, 85-year-old Rad Leovic, noted after narrowly missing out on an age-busting run.This is always a great event with a patronage now exceeding 1700 starters – so pencil in the first Sunday in May inyour 2014 calendar. This year saw the introduction of a ‘Half-Can’ 4km complement to the ‘Full-Can’ for those that wantto get out but not quite so far. Results for the ACTVAC members are shown below. I've also added a theoretical coursedifficulty factor for each runner based on a comparison with their performance in the recent long course Majurahandicap. Apparent course difficulty varied with the individual but the average of 1.11 suggests that it’s similar to theMt. Ainslie or Majura handicap courses. This data also suggests that Kevin might have been saving himself for Nailcan!Name Age Time Difficulty factorKevin Chapman 69 67'02” 1John Kennedy 63 56'41” 1.12Rad Leovic 85 88'05” 1.21Ian McDonald 51 50'55” 1.09Diana Schneider 67 66'03” 1.11Lake Burley Griffin (LBG) Walking Carnival9 June 2013The ACT Race & Fitness Walking Club Inc (ACTWalkers) wish to invite members of ACTVAC to participatein the 47th Annual Lake Burley Griffin (LBG) WalkingCarnival to be held on the Sunday of the Queen’s Birthdaylong weekend – 9 June 2013.Starting and finishing in Weston Park, Yarralumlathere are three scenic Fitness Walks to choose from, 5 miles(8k) to Scrivener Dam starting at 9.30am, 10 miles (16k)clockwise around West Basin or 20 miles clockwise and anti-clockwise around West Basin, both starting at 8.00am.A special LBG Medal will be presented to the first threefemales and males in each event and all participantsreceive a certificate. There will also be barrel draws.Entry fees: Adult $10, Under 18 $5 and Family $20.An entry form can be found on the ACT Walkers website http://www.actwalkers.org.au and should be forwardedto PO Box 1324, Queanbeyan NSW 2620. Entries will beaccepted on the day.Enquiries to Val Chesterton 0409 224 973.Throwing Handicap DatesTrish 6161 3635Throws Pentathlon DatesJayne Hardy 0421 610 053June 29July 27Aug 24Sept 28Oct 26Nov 23June 16shot and discushammer and javelinshot and discushammer and javelinshot and discushammer and javelin and annualpresentations and Christmas function10am startJuly 14 10am startAug 11 10am startSept 15 10am start Oceania Throws PentathlonOct 13 10am startNov 17 9am start Heavy Weight PentathlonDec 15 9am startWinter Throwing Championships—5-7 October

Page 30 — June 2013 VetrunnerAnnouncements/Snippets pageIf anyone has any announcements or small items on Veterans athletics please email them to vetrunner@actvac.com.ACTVAC SOCIAL FUNCTIONS FOR JUNE 2013Date:Venue:Location:Time:Food:Alcohol:Tuesday 4 JuneThe Rugby Union Club (the RUC), there will be a list of names at the front desk for you to sign in.51 Blackall Street, BARTON7pmMeals ordered and paid for at the counter. You may like to take advantage of the $11.90 Member’sspecials of rump steak or grilled fish, both served with chips and salad, or chef's selection of curry andrice. If you are not already a member and wish to join, it is advisable to come a little earlier and joinon the night. Membership costs $5 a year or $10 for three years.Purchase from the bar.If you intend on going to this dinner could you please advise one of the following members of the Social Team by COBMonday 3 June to assist with organisation.Lynn: 6247 4127 (h) kasha@grapevine.com.auSherryl: 6258 7576 (h) 6272 4170 (w) Sherryl.Greathead@daff.gov.auRosemary: 6288 2508 (h) parkerrandr@comcen.com.auCentenary Year—Star ProfilesIn this Canberra’s Centenary Year it has been suggested that we might profile, in turn, senior membersof the ACTVAC who have achieved great things on and off the track (or field).If you would like to submit a story about an ACTVAC member who you think has made outstandingcontributions and achieved great success then please send through your proposed article along withany photos to the Vetrunner email address—vetrunner@actvac.comSUBMISSIONS FORJuly 2013 VETRUNNERDue by: Saturday 8 June 2013All copy and queries to: vetrunner@actvac.comThe Editor of Vetrunner may change without notice. Therefore all submissions MUST go to the Vetrunneremail address to ensure they are included in the next edition.(Late submissions may only be accepted if space allows)EDITORIAL STYLE AND FORMATTINGPhotosWhen taking photos of award ceremonies, please ensurethat the awardees are looking in your direction and thebackground and foreground of the photo do not detract fromthe importance of the moment. All in all, check your surroundingsbefore clicking. Action photos are very welcome.StoriesAll stories submitted for inclusion in Vetrunner should becreated in Word with Century Schoolbook Font at 9 point.Any member’s story which is of an athletic theme, or thatmember has achieved an important milestone or award, orjust has a story to tell is welcome.Vetrunner Onlinehttp://www.actvac.com.au/index.php?module=Vetrunner&action=Vetrunner.ListView

30 YEARS AGO (June 1983)Roger Abbott and Reg Johnson each wrote a report inthe Vetrunner on a marathon they had run recently.Roger's was the NSW Marathon held on a double out-andbackcourse at Holdsworth Army Camp. Roger ran 2:53.41to be the second M45. Tony May 2:59.12 and Peter Trotter3:42 also ran well.Reg reported on the Australian Championships held inSydney. Club members to finish were – Frank Green 2:34,Tony May 2:53, Jeff Culnane 2:56, Derek Quinto 2:59,George Hanzar 3:02, Mal Bone and Hilton Kobus 3:03,Peter Tesseyman 3:10, Wendy Davidson 3:32, ChappieDyson 3:33 and Reg Johnson 3:42.Five of the 42 teams that participated in the annualCanberra to Gunning Relay were Vets’ teams. Vets ‘A’ teamfinished 17th in 5:14.59 narrowly beating our rivals ForestFleet Feet by a mere 53 seconds after a tough battle over80km.The second Vets' Half Marathon attracted 157 runners(138 men and 19 women). Age group winners – M35 GarryHand 68.47, M40 Eric Hodge 71.10, M45 Peter Kallio 72.52,M50 Jack Tonkin 89.17, M55 Peter Tesseyman 85.54, M60Lloyd Darwin 107.49, M65 Joe Mayer 108.33, W30 JennyCundy 101.26, W35 Jo Cullen 93.42, W40 Helen Palethorpe107.13, and W45 Maureen O'Shea 93.42.The 7.5km course at Red Hill was the venue for thismonth's handicap. On a very cold and windy morningGerald Lofthouse was best of the 49 runners. WinstonGregory was second and Graeme Smith third. Frank Greenand Rosemary Parker were fastest.20 YEARS AGO (June 1993)THE WAY WE WERE—JUNECommittee meetings were now held at the Yamba Clubfrom 7 to 1Opm. This was a dramatic break in tradition aspreviously they were held in homes of committee membersand would often go until midnight.Our Track and field Dinner Dance and PresentationNight was also at the Yamba Club. Heart FoundationTrophy was awarded to John Busteed. Fristad Awards forathletics excellence went to Ken Daniels and MargaretTaylor (gold), Charlie Rann and Jan Erickson (silver) andKevin Matthews and Jane Greaves (bronze). OwenHenness was awarded the prestigious Johnson Trophy.Our 12 th annual ACT Vets' Half Marathon was run incold and windy conditions. M40 Trevor Jacobs and W30 JillReich were the outright winners in 76.13 and 89.09,respectively. M55 Peter Kallio 88.47% and W55 AnneYoung 75.28% WMA age graded scores had the bestperformances. Age group champions were – M30 AmalenduEdelsten, M35 Michael Leahey, M40 Trevor Jacobs, M45Kent Williams, M50 Bernie Millett, M55 Peter Kallio, M60Ernie Warner, M65 Reg Mullins, W30 Jill Reich, W35 LynnHarrington, W40 Patricia Harriss, W45 Gwen Vines, W50Norma Lindeman, W55 Anne Young, W60 Joan Malloryand W65 Pat Mullins. Three runners, John Bakker, JohnJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 31Kemp and Dan Reddy, had now completed all 12 Halves.Bleak conditions faced the 25 participants in thismonth's throwing handicap in shot put and javelin. GregLaws won from Audun Fristad and Delia Quigley. EwenDrummond set an ACT M70 shot put record by heaving thebig steel ball 9.03m.10 YEARS AGO (June 2003)Our cross country championship was again held inconjunction with the ACTCCC at Weston Park. Men over60 years-of-age and all women ran 8km while the youngermen ran the three lap 12km course. Age group winnerswere – W30 Cecilia Schlegal, W40 Annette Sugden, W45Kathy Southgate, W50 Kathy Sims, W55 MargaretMcSpadden, W60 Caroline Campbell, W65 Anne Young:M60 Clive Glover, M65 Bob Chapman, M70 Michael Freerand M75 Rad Leovic. The 12km winners were – M35 BruceWright, M40 Peter James, M45 Andy Horsburgh, M50Peter Clarke and M55 Des Brown.On a cool and foggy Queen’s Birthday morning a groupof nine hardy souls (including members Ian Bradfield, Pamand Richard Faulks and Alan Towill) ran across LakeGeorge and back again.The monthly run/walk handicap was also held inatrocious weather of fog, rain and even sleet that laterturned to snow. The venue was the rocky Rani Road coursein Black Mountain. Winners of the 8km long run were NeilGentle from Dawn Casey and Carmel Lynch. Neil had abad fall about 500m from the finish but rose to his feet todash downhill to the finish. The Frylink gold medal waswon by Bev Breen from David Meyers and Ian Bowden. Thewalk handicap was won by Brenda Day from PeterFreeman and Pauline Rohan. Despite the unpleasantconditions David Meyers had a memorable morning notonly winning a silver medal but also receiving his ‘100 runs’T-shirt.The throwing handicap was also conducted in bitterlycold weather. Frank Nugent won the monthly trophy aheadof 27 others who attempted to put the shot and hurl thediscus. Mary Wahren won the silver medal and Jen Bourkethe bronze.By Bryan Thomas

Page 32 — June 2013 VetrunnerCOURSE DESCRIPTION30 June 2013—Mt AinslieHow to get there (Yellow Pages Map 50 C7)The start is at the end of Phillip Avenue Dickson. Turn off theFederal Highway into Phillip Avenue and then follow theavenue right till the end of the road. There is a round-about approximately half way along the avenue, but just keep goingstraight through to the end. By this time you will be able to observe to your right-hand side a car parking area. Manyothers familiar with the Downer, Dickson, Ainslie, Hackett area will no doubt approach Phillip Avenue from a differentdirection, perhaps from Antill Street or Majura Avenue.Course Description - by Jim O'DonnellThe best word to describe the coursewould be "undulating". Both the longand short courses run around thebase of Mt Ainslie, passing behindthe suburb of Ainslie and War Memorial.The Frylink/Waddell Seriesshort course turns at the2.25km mark and returns the sameway to the start area. The ThomasSeries long course runners continueto ‘undulate’ along past the shootingrange and after crossing the MountAinslie Road proceed along behindthe Campbell Offices. There is asharp left-hand turn taking the pathup to the pass between MountAinslie and Mount Majura beforecontinuing down to the finish area.Run/Walk Handicap Program for 201330 June Mt Ainslie 9.3km/4.5km (Note 2)28 July Blewitts Pines 7km/3.5km (Note 1)25 August Mt Taylor 7km/3.5km29 September O’Connor Ridge 8km/4km27 October Arboretum 7km/3.5km24 November Weston Park 7km/3.5kmKing and Queen of the Mountain to be decided on pointscore and run on the West Stromlo, Blewitts Pines, O’ConnorRidge and Arboretum courses.Note 1: Temporary Traffic Management Plan is expected to be needed for this courses.Note 2: A Temporary Traffic Management Plan could be required for crossing Mt Ainslie Drive. This crossing can becircumvented by using an out-and-back course.

CalendarACTVAC events are shown in bold, other events are run bydifferent organisations, mostly YMCA Runners Club ofCanberra (YCRC). Please check with organisers to confirmdetails especially for non ACTVAC eventsJune 2013Sat 1 June: Symonston 2/4/9km Callum Brae Nature ParkNarrabundah LaneSun 2 June: Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong, Weston ParkYarralumlaSat 8 June: Stromlo Forest Park winter seriesSat 15 June: Stromlo Forest Park winter seriesSat 22 June: ACT Cross Country Chps, StromloSat 29 June: Throwing Handicap Shot and DiscusSat 29 June: Stromlo Forest Park winter seriesSun 30 June: Run/Walk Handicap, Mt AinslieJuly 2013Sun 1 July: JogalongSat 6 July: Longstaff/Pennington 2/4/8/12km (new course),Weston Park YarralumlaSun 7 July: Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong, Weston ParkYarralumlaSat 13 July: Black Mt Peninsula 2/4/8km John Cardiff Cl,Map 18 L6Sat 20 July: Bush Marathon FestivalSat 27 July: Runners Shop 2/5/10km Menindee Dr ParkesMap 59 P13Sat 27 July: Throwing Handicap Hammer and JavelinSun 28 July: Run/Walk Handicap, Blewitts PinesAugust 2013Sat 3 Aug: Dunrossil Drive 2.1/4.2k Dunrossil DrYarralumla Map 58 G16Sun 4 Aug: Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong, Grevillea ParkSat 10 Aug: Hackett 2/3/6k Antill St Map 17 E1Sun 11 Aug: City to Surf SydneySat 17 Aug: North Lyneham 2/3.1/6.2k Salkaukas Cr NorthLyneham Map 39 C16Sun 18 Aug: Vets Half Marathon Commonwealth ParkSat 24 Aug: Campbell Park 2/3/6k Northcott Dr CampbellSat 24 Aug: Throwing Handicap Shot and DiscusSun 25 Aug: Vets Handicap Mt TaylorSat 31 Aug: West Basin 5k/10mile (0800) John Cardiff ClBlack Mt PeninsulaJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 33Weekly, Bi-Weekly and MonthlyEventsPlease check with organisers to confirm detailsACTVAC General Committee Meetings monthly onthe second Wednesday of the month at Belconnen SoccerClub, Belconnen Way, Hawker at 7.00pm. ContactSecretary Paul Archer on 6281 3872 (h).ACTVAC Monthly Weight Pentathlons at 9am atMasson Street, Turner — Contact Jayne Hardy0421610053.Customs Joggers meet every Friday at Stage 88 inCommonwealth Park at 12.15pm. Nick Blackaby62588902 (h) 6275 6506 (w).Lake Tuggeranong Stakes every Tuesday on the lakeedge near KFC at 12.20pm. Peter Thomson 0407 702 683(m)BBQ Stakes Handicap every Wednesday from theSenior Citizens Club in Woden at 12.10pm. AdrianPlunkett 62832388.YCRC Women’s and Girls Jogalong at Grevillea Parkon the first Sunday of the month at 9am.Lake Ginninderra Handicap, last Tuesday of themonth, from outside the Lighthouse Bar at 12.20pm.Simon Wall 0404 859 404.Mount Ainslie Run Up, first Tuesday of the month,from Treloar Crescent behind the War Memorial at12.45pm. John Harding 62441153.Black Mountain Run Up held on the third Tuesdayeach month at 12.45pm, Clunies Ross St, 100m east ofBotanic Gardens Entrance. John Harding 62486905JOIN A TRAINING GROUP — IMPROVE YOUR FITNESSGroups of veterans athletes conduct training sessionsaround Canberra. To train with any one of the groups youshould contact the group coordinator listed. It’s always funto train with others, to share skills and knowledge.Runners, throwers, jumpers and walkers of all levels arewelcome.John Bell: Deep water training. AIS pool. 0438 381 425Val Chesterton: Strength, Speed & General Fitness forrunners, jumpers & walkers, Calwell Playing Fields,Fridays 9am 6292 8994, 8.30am in summer.Katherine Fitzpatrick: FIT (Females In Training).Tuesdays 12.15pm at the AIS Track. 6214 1239.Fran Harris: Strength, sprints and hurdles trainingat the AIS track.6230 2341 (h)John Hunt: Jumps. Sundays, 11:00am at the AIS track.6241 9392 (h)Chris Lang: Long distance pack runs. Sundays,9:00am (8:00am November thru February) Stromlo ForestPark when no ACTVAC events are scheduled. Saturdays7:00am in summertime at Treloar Crescent Campbell.7:30am in wintertime at Cotter Reserve. 6231 7353 (h),6261 2826 (w)Geoff Moore: Distance training. Mondays 5.30pm atParliament House underground car park—intervals.Saturdays 8:00am at Acton Ferry Terminal—easy run.Sundays 8:00am at Stromlo Forest Park when no otherevent is scheduled—intervals. 6254 4753 (all hours)Brad Osborn: Sprints and Hurdles training. Saturdays10:00am at the AIS when no other track meets. 6241 5592Greg Stretton: Middle distance training. Sundaysexcept long weekends, 9.00am, Grammar School, corner ofMugga Way / Flinders Way. 6295 8474 (h), 6257 6127 (w)Raine Thompson: Race and fitness walking.Mondays, 5:30pm, Parliament House underground carpark. 6290 1857 (h)‘Tuesday group’: long distance running and walking.Tuesdays 9:00am at Black Mountain Peninsula (8:30am insummer).

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Glittering AMA Awards NightJune 2013 Vetrunner — Page 35Jayne Hardy and Ray GreenNeil Boden with Kathy Sims (Moore3000m winner) and Bruce Graham(Pennington winner)Neil Boden with Rad Leovic (recordcertificate) and Brett KingstonW75 4x400m relay: Cory Collins, ConsieLarmour, Gwen Gleeson and Terri JonesNeil Boden with Norm Mackie, Linda Taylor, Jane McGlewand Brett KingstonBrett Kingston with Perry Trophywinner Rod GilchristQuentin Anthony: Jan Banens withRay Bramwell and Val Chesterton(absent—Margaret Taylor)Neil Boden Records Officerwith Kathy Sims (and hercertificates) and Brett Kingston

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