Johnson and Heart Foundation Trophy Recipients Janene Kingston ...

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).