Run/Walk Handicapâ28 July 2013 - ACT Veterans Athletics Club

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Page 16 — September 2013 VetrunnerWritten by Jack PenningtonDoris is aged 87 years and John 90Doris’ breakfast consists of corn flakes with 100ml oforange juice. At noon she has 200g of mixed rootvegetables, including pumpkin and green beans and 100g ofprotein, which changes by day such as roast lamb steak andkidney pie or egg quiche or braised steak or baked ricecheese and bacon. Her 6pm meal consists of two slices ofwhole grain toast with vegemite and cream cheese spread.In winter she adds soup.John’s diet is identical except he includes 100g ofcarrots to the noon meal and on one day he has grilled fishand chips. He also adds 200g of apple pie or 200g of fruitwith ice cream – he also avoids sugar, fat and salt. AlsoJohn’s breakfast includes 50g of rolled oats with 50g ofsultanas plus 100ml of milk (nothing else). Later in theevening he has 100g of mixed nuts.I point out the reference to weight is to indicate thefrugality of the diet.John and Doris drink about 1.5L of fluid daily, in thecase of Doris she has tea or coffee plus water with pills, butJohn has black currant syrup with four parts water.Of course those athletes in strenuous daily trainingwould at least double this diet.John was a distance runner and competitor from 1940to 1993, he served three years in Assam and Burma fromJuly 1943 to August 1946 in WWII.In 1944 he had to exist on 1.5L of water plus dried fooddaily for eight months, which reduced his weight to 50kg.From 1946 to 1993, while running daily, he drank 4Ldaily of fluid, mainly fruit-juice. However, when he was onholidays and did not run he had three episodes of Hydrocele(water retention). More importantly when he retiredcompletely he had three episodes of Pericarditis (watercompressing heart function), no cause or medicalprocedures were offered and in fact the specialistcommented – “I am buggered if I know what is wrong withyou”. X rays had confirmed an enlarged heart andultrasound found heart function normal except as JohnThrowing Handicap DatesTrish 6161 3635On diet and the reasons whypointed out his heart rate was 130bpm at rest instead of55bpm – there was no heart damage.At the third admission to Cardiology a CAT-scan foundwater in the Pericardium. An ECG showed a huge ‘T’ wavewhich indicated the heart was slow to refill. Cure – adiuretic pill to expel water.Incidentally John was a full member of ACT SportMedicine from 1980 to 1985.In 1966 John persuaded the Medical Director at ANU toestablish a fitness testing laboratory. John became themanager (1963-1983) as an extracurricular gift to theuniversity.It allowed him as a senior coach in middle distancerunning to train experimentally on the hydraulic treadmill(invented at the ANU Research School of Physical Science).References: Prof Dick Telford, ANU Medical School; DrBryan Furnass, former Medical Director of ANU; andProfessor Peter Fricker, former Director of the Institute ofSport.Finally –The choice of food and drink should be governed bymoderation because excess of anything in life can be poison,even water. People who live sedentary lives should notdrink more than two litres of fluid per day. Those onmedication such as Warfarin (rat poison), which preventsblood clots, should not eat spinach or yoghurt because thatfood includes high Vitamin K which is the antidote toWarfarin. Likewise those on similar medication should notdrink tomato soup because one cup will contain 500-2000mg of potassium, which will interfere with manymedications.I know this because I have lived long enough to learn byexperience. However, it is always beneficial to do your ownresearch.Trivia – Olympian Dave Power was also inflicted withPericarditis when he retired, he was third in the 1960Olympic 10km. He also won the 10km and marathon in the1958 Empire Games.Throws Pentathlon DatesJayne Hardy 0421 610 053Sept 28Oct 26Nov 23hammer and javelinshot and discushammer and javelin and annualpresentations and Christmas functionSept 15 10am start Oceania Throws PentathlonOct 13 10am startNov 17 9am start Heavy Weight PentathlonDec 15 9am startWinter Throwing Championships—5-7 October
September 2013 Vetrunner – Page 1718th AUSTRALIANMASTERS ATHLETICSWINTER THROWINGCHAMPIONSHIPSWHEN: Oct 5 th -7 th 2013WHERE:ACTCONTACT: Ray Green 02 4975 1750Sharon Gibbins c3107308@uon.edu.auJayne Hardy 0421 610 053CONDUCTED BY: ACT Veterans Athletic Club Inc.ELIGIBILITY: Athletes registered with a Masters/Veterans Club.PROGRAM:Saturday Oct 5 th – 10 am start- Hammer, Shot, Discus, Javelin, WeightSunday Oct 6 th – 9.30 am start – Throws Pentathlon, Barbeque 7pmMonday Oct 7 th – 9am start – Heavy Weight Pentathlon, 56lb & 100lbSuper Heavy Weight Throws.In the Heavy Weight Pentathlon competitors throw their normal weight, twoweights lighter and two weights heavier. Three throws of each weight, andpoints are scored like the throws pentathlon. T-shirts & Sloppy Joes arelimited orders.
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