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ISSN 1449-8006 Vol. 41 Issue 1 — July 2019
Patron: Dick Telford
Website: www.actmastersathletics.org.au Facebook: ACT Masters Athletics Club
The monthly magazine of the ACT Masters Athletics Club Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Our Jacoob Grooby takes half Marathon (see p.5)
Stuart Reid Award to Jan Banens ACTVAC & ACTMA celebrates its 40th
Janice Banens (middle) receiving the trophy for winning
the club’s most prestigious honour, The Stuart Reid Com-
memorative Award. Janice is flanked by Stuart’s daughter
Ann (left) and grand daughter. (photo Bob Banens)
Leigh Harlow (left and incoming Treasurer) Michael Smith
(middle and relatively new member) and Peter Kallio (an original and
continuing member from 40 years ago) cutting our 40th anniversary
cakes. They were really good (ed.) (photo Bob Banens)
Reporter; Bryan Thomas
WORLD CHAMPION, PAST PRESIDENT AND LEADER
OF SUCCESSFUL 2013 NATIONALS HONOURED
Following the death of life member Stuart Reid in
October 2012 the club established a special commemorative
award in recognition of Stuart’s many outstanding contribu-
tions to our club and his accomplishments as a talented vet-
eran distance runner over more than three decades. Thus
the Stuart Reid Commemorative Award, presented “to a
member who has made a major contribution to our club”, was
born.
The inaugural recipients were Bryan and Trish Thomas,
then Jim White in 2014, Rosemary and Robert Parker 2015,
Dave Mackenzie 2016, Val Chesterton in 2017 and last year
Jayne Hardy.
Now Janice Banens is the worthy recipient having
given almost two decades of service to the club.
Club participation
Janice joined our club in 2000 after being a champion
thrower with the Victorian Veterans’ Athletics club from the
late 1980s. She has successfully participated at eight Ocean-
ia and fourteen World Championships (the most by an ACT
member) as well as at four World Masters Games and two
WMA Indoor Championships in Kamloops, Canada and Dae-
gu in Korea. Cont. p.4
“It was then moved R. Mee seconded M. Bone
that an interim committee be appointed to run
the affairs of the club until such a time as an
A.G.M is called. Carried.
The interim Committee of the Club was se-
lected by nomination by those present to be:
PETER FRYLINK, TERRY MONRO, KEN DANIELS, NIGEL
CREW”
Those words were recorded on a manual typewriter on
the night of 22 February 1979, setting the wheels in motion
to establish the ACT Veterans Amateur Athletics Club, con-
temporarily known as the ACT Masters Athletics Club.
The inaugural AGM on 2 May 1979, chaired by 1956
Olympic shot putter Peter Hanlin, was at the East Canber-
ra Rugby Union Club in Kingston.
Fast forward forty years to 2019, at an AGM on 21
May chaired by Shane Hutchison, the club paid homage to
the inaugural committee of Peter Frylink (president), Nigel
Crew (vice president), Ken Daniels (secretary) and Terry
Munro (treasurer), with Mike Adler, Rod Moore and Bri-
an Paxman on the general committee, and celebrated the
longevity of the club by awarding the President’s Pins to the
volunteers that underpin the club’s longevity.
Cont. p.11
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Club Supporters The Club is grateful for the generous support of the following local businesses:
National Mailing & Marketing for printing of Vetrunner, the Annual Report and other pamphlets
Garry Maher of Manuka Drafting Service for donating prizes for the King and Queen of the Mountain in
both Thomas & Frylink Series
Belconnen Soccer Club for their support of the 200th Throwing Handicap and providing a venue for the
club’s committee meetings
Go Troppo Fyshwick Markets for a discount on fruit for our regular athletic events and the ACTMA and National
Half Marathon Championship
The Runners Shop for discount to members for purchases, a percentage of sales to club member back to the
club, and for providing medals at the Half Marathon.
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July 2019 Vetrunner — page 3
President’s Report
ACT MASTERS ATHLETICS “Fitness Through Fellowship”
The Vetrunner is the official Newsletter of ACTMA, ISSN 1449-8006
Postal Address: GPO Box 2356, Canberra, ACT 2601.
Internet: www.actmastersathletics.org.au Facebook: ACT-Veterans-Athletic-Club Disclaimer: The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of ACTMA
Patron: Dr Dick Telford AO President: Shane Hutchison 0419 009 403 [email protected] Vice President: Nicole Phelps 0497 269 935 [email protected] Secretary: Suzie Gaynor 0429 812 878 [email protected] Treasurer: Leigh Harlow Phone [email protected] Registrar: Nigel England 0477 341 333 [email protected] Public Officer: Robbie Costmeyer Main Committee: [email protected] Robbie Costmeyer 0448 087 054 Frank Kresse 0424 148 319 Kathy Sims 62547284 Ken Smith Sub-Committee and other Contacts: Annual Awards, Trophies and historian:
Bryan Thomas 6161 3635 (h)
Half Marathon:
Shane Hutchison 0419 009 403
Competition (Track &Field):
Roger Pilkington 0409 543 826
Marketing and Membership:
TBA
Run/Walk Handicaps Chair:
Rod Lynch 02 6242 7071
Handicap Rosters:
Rosemary Parker 0427 160 129
Throws Coordinator, T&F Equipment:
Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053
Member Protection Information Officers
Sue Bourke 0408 266 183
Richard Scutter 0415 738 848
Social Events:
Sherryl Greathead 0419 013 025
Rosemary Parker 0427 160 129
Robyn Saunders 0403 808 299
Lost Property: (Run/Walk Handicaps)
Is placed in chuck wagon.
LOC Chair for AMA T&F 2021
Chris White 61614481
Catering trailer: (Run/Walk Handicaps)
Rod Lynch 02 6242 071
Organizes roster for the trailer
Equipment Officer & Throws Pent:
Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053
Relays and Cross Country:
Jim White 6231 4168 (h)
Statistician and Club Records:
Nick Melhuish 0412 483 351
Uniforms:
Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053
Vetrunner Editor:
Robert Kennelly
Webmaster:
Geoff Moore
Publicity Officer:
Suzie Gaynor
Sprint Marathon Relays:
Jim White 02 6231 4168
ACTMA weekly bulletin manager
Val Chesterton [email protected]
Thank you all who made the 2019 Annual General
Meeting a success and welcome to the new committee. I am
so pleased to have all of the 2018 committee continuing, in
addition to our new treasurer Leigh Harlow. On the night
we cut the celebratory cake, took a ceremonial group photo
(see below), and watched the club’s library of photos
scrolling over on the large-screen. The display of club
memorabilia and past uniforms was well received, thanks to
Kathy Sims and Bryan Thomas and it was great to join in
the camaraderie of celebrating the club’s 40th anniversary.
As the winter months take hold, we are reviewing last
season’s events taking into account feedback from the sub-
committees and the AGM. Some changes are forthcoming to
continually improve and shape a program of events that
suit members. If you want to have your say in our club’s
future, please volunteer and help us to continue to improve.
Chris White has made a great start with the Local
Organising committee for the 2021 national Track and Field
Championships that we are hosting here in Canberra. See
his article on his plans for this national event and I
encourage you to respond to his call for volunteers.
The review into the future of athletics in the ACT
has given us a few options to consider how and where we fit
into the ‘one sport’ concept. It is too complex to detail here,
however I am happy to discuss with members. The
competition sub-committee has already had a ‘light briefing’
and I intend to contact the other sub-committees in the near
future.
As Race Director for the 2019 AMA Half-Marathon
National Championships, I was very grateful to
members who volunteered to support our hosting efforts,
this year held for the first time in conjunction with the
YMCA half marathon. The feedback has been very positive
from competitors and spectators alike. We also joined up
several new members on the strength of a chance to win a
national medal, and sold several uniforms, making a small
profit. Continued p.4
Page 4 — July 2019 Vetrunner
President’s report (cont.) Stuart Reid Award to Jan Banens (cont.)
Cont. from p.3
It takes a huge effort to organise, manage and volunteer
for a half marathon, so co-hosting in the future is really the
way to go, based on the success of 2019. Ideally we will team
up with the YMCA next year for the 38th ACTMA Half-
Marathon around Lake Burley Griffin in May.
Finally, a reminder of the Little Athletes/ACT Athletics
joint events coming up, the ACTMA cross country champion-
ships (end of June) and the more informal fun relays (4 Au-
gust). This is an opportunity to compete and/or attend an
event with athletes of all ages.
Regards
President: Shane Hutchison
www.actmastersathletics.org.au
Cont. from p.1
Janice has returned from all of these championships with medals – especially in her favourite events the hammer and
heavy weight throws. Janice was awarded the Royce Foley Trophy for performance in throws pentathlon at both the
2007 and 2012 AMA Championships in Hobart and Mel-bourne respectively. In 2011 she was the recipient of the
ACT Masters Sportsperson of the Year (for all sports). Janice was AMA Thrower of the Year in both 2012 and 2018 and was best female competitor at the AMA Winter Throwing
Championships in 1998 and 2012.
Locally Janice has won the Ray Green Throwers’ Tro-phy for women five times and was the recipient of the Fris-
tad Trophy for three consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2008 then a fourth time in 2012 as well as being runner-up on five
other seasons and third this year. Janice is also a regular participant at our monthly throwing handicaps and throws pentathlons.
Major contributions Janice was club vice president from 2012 to 2014 and
president from 2015 to 2017 in a time the club was searching for strong leadership and direction. She took on the role of
leader of our LOC for the 2013 AMA Championships that implemented a number of successful innovations to this four
day carnival of athletics. Her outstanding administrative efforts during this period were acknowledged at the 2014 nationals in Hobart when Janice was announced as the AMA
Administrator of the Year.
Congratulations Janice Banens worthy sev-
enth recipient of the Stuart Reid Commemorative Award.
Bryan Thomas
President
Shane Hut-
ichison on
left, Suzie
Gaynor, new
Secretary, in
middle and
Nikki Phelps
Vice Presi-
dent (photo:
Suzie’s cam-
era)
Hi all and thanks for the overwhelming support for hosting the Australian Masters Athletics Track and Field Champion-
ships 2021. I am very excited to be the Chair of the Local Organising committee and looking forward to the product that we
deliver. As noted at the AGM, hosting a great event is not possible without the support of a large number of members AND
the general public (as well as the ACT Government). There is a lot to be done and the sooner we get started the better the
event will be and the less stress! The AMA championship manual suggests we start 18 months out, so that means pretty
much now is the time to get the ball rolling.
The overall organising committee is made up of a number of sub-committees, which is where we need to start. The best
practice is to have one person managing one sub-committee, rather than one person chairing several. So we need to fill 12
manager roles for the following sub-committees:
Venues (track and field venue facilities, as well as non-stadia venues –cross country and road walks)
Sponsorship/Grants
Program – including the athletes'/coaches' forums
Technical - equipment, ground set-up
Officials/Volunteers
Meet manager/results/photo finish
Registration/athletes packages/race numbers
Athlete support – merchandise, medical and massage, accommodation/engraving/photography, social - including re-
freshments, awards dinner
Awards – medal design, awards for special events and ceremonial
Publications - including flyers, entry form, program book, results book and info to web sites
Finance – including budget, handling of fees, sponsors donations etc.
Media – advertise the event, athlete’s profiles etc.
Some of the roles are more demanding than others. If anyone is interested in filling the role of a sub-committee manager,
please email me ([email protected]) with subject as 2021 AMA Champs no later than 15 June 2019, so that I
can start planning our first meeting. I look forward to having monthly meetings with the organising committee where each
sub-committee reports monthly progress. That way we can track how we are going in terms of on time delivery of each body
of work and identify any roadblocks. I am hoping that interested members are able to stay in these manager roles through
to the championships, so we minimise leadership changes.
I imagine this will be a very rewarding experience and I look forward to working with as many members as possible. Even if
you don’t take on manager role, there will be many opportunities to assist closer to the event or during the championships.
If there is anyone in the general community who has a level of expertise in any of these areas and is willing to assist as a
volunteer, I would love to talk to them too and bring them into the fold.
Chris White Chair Local Organizing Committee [email protected]
2021 Australian Masters Athletics Track and Field Championships
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 5
Our Jacob Grooby wins AMA/ACTMA/YMCA half marathon 26th May
On a day that presented far warmer than the day of the 2018 half-
marathon, the ACT Masters Club proudly hosted their second champion-ships for the Australian Masters Half-Marathon on Sunday 26 May 2019.
Led by Race Director, Shane Hutchison and supported by Race Secretary Suzie Gaynor, the club joined forces for the first time with the YMCA
Canberra Runners Club to organise the half-marathon. Sharing the re-sources and volunteer load by combining the two half-marathons into one
event was a big success, for us and runners alike. We doubled the en-trants in the AMA Half-Marathon race, halved the requirement for ACT-MA volunteers, and enjoyed a festive atmosphere with many spectators
and our 52 AMA athletes competing in a field of more than 500 runners.
The loop course was the west Lake Burley Griffin basin regularly used by the YMCA, and many years ago the course used for the ACTMA
half-marathons. The start/finish area was the open grassed area at Len-nox Gardens and the runners took off at 8:00am in crisp, clear conditions
after a night of light rain. Although the conditions were cold, particularly for organisers and volunteers, it was perfect conditions for distance run-
ning and runners loved the beautiful and scenic run in a clockwise loop around the western basin of the lake.
Our member, Jacob Grooby M35, took line honours winning the
YMCA half Marathon and taking the Masters division. Fortytwo Masters runners from three states/territory crossed the finish line in the AMA
championships. Many more ACT Masters members competed this year than in 2018, and in the men’s race, seven of Masters crossed the line in
the top 15 runners of the overall race. (see p.12 and 15 for the tables of results and analysis).
An enormous vote of thanks is extended to our volunteers that sup-
ported ACTMA hosting the championships: Anna Okello. Anne Young, Bob Banens. Bosibori Bett, Clare Wall, Geoff Barker, George Kubitzky,
Ian Bowden, Jan Banens, Jayne Hardy, John Bakker, John Littler, Kathy Sims, Ken Smith, Michael Smith (pacer), Nikki Phelps, Peter Thompson,
Robert Kennelly, Sherryl Greathead, Shane Hutchison (AMA Race Direc-tor), Suzanne Counsel, Suzie Gaynor (AMA Race Secretary).
Using our new electronic timing equipment, Dr Martin Fryer was the
official results manager and all the results are available on ‘Race Re-sult’: https://my4.raceresult.com/125997/results?lang=en
The AMA medal presentations were combined with the YMCA race
presentations, and the regular lucky bib draw was completed after the event and vouchers posted to the winning recipients. Many thanks to
The Runners Shop for coming on board again to support the event.
Many thanks to our 18 club members who came out to volunteer and
cheer on not just our 42 runners, but the 500+ runners that completed
the course on the day. We are grateful to YMCA President, Peter Thompson for his vision and agreement to co-host with ACT Masters,
and acknowledge the people on the YMCA Organising Committee, led by Gemma Ruddick, for collaborating with us to achieve such a successful
and satisfying event.
Shane Hutchison
On behalf of the YMCA of Canberra Runners Club (YCRC) I would
like to thank the ACT Masters for its support of this year’s Half Mara-
thon. It was great to see many of the Masters’ participants proudly wear-
ing their State/territory uniforms. The ACT Masters blue shirts looked
terrific in event photos and contrasted well with the beautiful autumn
colours throughout the course.
Most importantly, I want to say thank you to Shane, Suzie and all the
volunteers from the ACT Masters who freely gave their time to support
the YCRC to conduct the 50thCanberra Half Marathon. To all the volun-
teers my heartfelt thanks!
Peter Thomson President (YCRC)
Top left, Jacob Grooby M35 winning the YMCA/AMA/ACTMA Half Marathon.
All pictures taken by Suzie Gaynor.
Middle left, Andrew Leigh M45, 4th over the line, third Master. With Jeff Grey M55
(right), 15th overall and seventh master home. Bottom left; Geoff Moore M70, first in age group, doyen of Canberra half marathoners.
(more Half. Marathon pictures; pp. 11, 14, 15 and back page)
page 6 — July 2019 Vetrunner
The Heart foundation Trophy to Chris White
Reporter; Bryan Thomas
CLUB GIVEN CREDIT TO RETURN TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
In almost all instances since the beginning of this award in 1983 the main reason a member was identified as a recipient
was because of their battle to overcome a physical health issue in order to continue to participate in athletics.
However, it is probably true that they also experienced mental hurdles as well.
But this year Chris White has opined that he owes both his current mental well-being to his participation with our
club and the friendship and support of fellow athletes. In the thirty-seven years since the National Heart Foundation spon-
sored our inaugural award the acknowledgement of mental health has certainly come a long way – for the better!
Most of the following description of Chris’s battles with his health have been taken from his own words. While facing a
number of severe medical conditions, the most debilitating being his struggle with acute depression and severe anxiety. He
found himself house-bound, locked away from his friends and support network, unable to see any way of getting better.
Chris started to doubt things, especially his self-confidence and self-belief. His general health suffered so much that
other ailments soon took over. It became a spiral such that he worked, went home, he ate poorly and watched TV. He got
sicker and more depressed.
Then his support network asked him what were his passions – he replied “my kids and their athletics/sport”. One men-
tioned they had heard of a throwing group that met at Masson Street that might be a good way for him to get back into so-
cial circles and exercise. Chris said: “This was a fundamental turning point in my life. It took a while to get out of the house
and believe I could do it, but I am glad I did. The support and matter-of-factness of this new group of strangers got me out-
side and back into fitness through athletics. I couldn’t throw a hammer, or a heavy weight and the other events were dubi-
ous. But the support of this team of people made it possible.”
Since linking up with our throwers Chris has become a regular participant at track and field where he excels as a
thrower, especially of the javelin, and is also an occasional sprinter and multi-event pentathlete.
Chris’s specialists have attributed his return to both physical and mental health to the positive outlook and exercise
through his involvement with the throwing group. It returned his confidence and as he says enabled him to get back into life
and love.
In his own words: “While I am not out of the woods I have not given into my condition, when I would likely have, had I
not been encouraged to participate in athletics. I am here today because of my kids and Masters Athletics.”
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Nigel has been a regular participant at the track since 2012 when he and his family arrived from Perth. Nigel immedi-
ately demonstrated that he is a pretty good middle and long distance runner. His favourite events are the steeplechase, pole
vault and the spiral handicaps in which he was the male winner of the 2015 Adler Series. Nigel has successfully participated
in several national championships and also at the 2016 WMA Championships held in his home town of Perth.
For the last couple of seasons Nigel has been a member of our track and field organizing team in which he has been
responsible for allocating volunteer officials or finding replacements for each track and field meet. Even on the rare occasions
he was injured and unable to participate Nigel turned up to offer his help to do any task the Meet Director required. This
meant that most Thursday evenings Nigel was one of the earliest to arrive and last to leave.
Apart from his track and field responsibilities Nigel was also club secretary.
Congratulations Chris and Nigel for another wonderful season of athletics.
(The choice of recipients of these two awards were made by members of the Awards Sub-committee; Bryan Thomas (chair),
Cory Collins, Margaret McSpadden, Maureen Rossiter, Margaret Taylor and Jim White. In April the above persons plus oth-
ers had the responsible and enjoyable task of identifying the recipient of the Stuart Reid Commemorative Award presented at
our AGM. A different panel of three other members select the recipients of the Fristad Awards).
The Johnson Trophy to Nigel England
Chris White M45 accepting the Heart foundation trophy
from Kathleen Moorby. (photo: Robert Kennelly) Nigel England M55 accepts the Johnson Trophy from
President Shane Hutchison. (photo: Robert Kennelly)
` July 2019 Vetrunner — Page 7
Run walk Handicap Molonglo Forest 19 May 2019
Reporter Will Foster
The run/walk handicap for May was held on a new
course in the Molonglo Forest. The Molonglo Forest area was
a popular venue for a variety of handicaps in the past but
was devastated in the disastrous bushfires of 2003, and it
was wonderful to see that the Handicap Committee has man-
aged to glean a new course from what now remains. The
handicap was held on 19 May, ie the 3rd Sunday of the
month instead of the usual 4th Sunday, as the 26 May had
already been ‘reserved’ for the Australian Masters Half Mar-
athon championship.
The number of participants (68) was quite low: 37 in
the Thomas event, 16 in the Frylink, and 15 in the Waddell;
a reflection of falling membership, competing events and
activities and, possibly, also caused by some of our members
preserving their fitness for the imminent Half Marathon
championship. However, the 68 participants enjoyed magnif-
icent weather (sunshine, windless and not too cool). From the
start close to the Clo’s Crossing across the Molonglo River
both the short and long courses involved running a loop on
gravel ground over varying undulating terrain, and a rather
challenging uphill very early on in the proceedings certainly
helped to get the heart beats racing. The short course meas-
ured 4.5km, and the long course 7.4km. Several Frylink and
Waddell competitors commented favourably on their having
a loop course to negotiate rather than the usual out-and-
back. The long (Thomas series) course involved running the
same loop as the short course but also had an additional hilly
out-and-back section to make up the required distance. Ini-
tially the Handicap Committee had intended for the Thomas
series to be run over 8km but, thankfully, in their wisdom
they decided not to extend the out-and-back section to the
originally intended turnaround point as this would have
then involved a steep and somewhat dangerous surface and
terrain. Care was needed at all times as the route of the loop
course involved a number of tricky corners and misleading
side tracks; however, excellent signage and marking of the
course(s) together with great work by our volunteer marshals
reduced the risk of competitors losing their way.
Frylink Series 4.5km run
The most notable feature of the morning’s results was
that our very popular couple, Deb Gordon W50 from Gp 26
and Ken Gordon M55 from Gp 35 managed to ‘quinella’ the
Frylink race. The day was Ken’s birthday and he celebrated
by winning the gold medal in fine style with the impressive
net time of 21:24. Ken thought that new course was challeng-
ing, but sadistically enjoyable. The uphill start was daunt-
ing, but he knew that he needed to work hard up the hill as
he had previously felt sluggish at the start of the Majura run
(April’s handicap also involved an uphill start) and was una-
ble get into a comfortable rhythm. Ken managed to catch
Gary Bowen earlier than expected, and when he rounded the
corner leading into the last uphill section and saw several
other Frylink runners (including Deb), close together ahead
of him he realised that he must be close to the front of the
pack. The course was definitely challenging, but a good addi-
tion to our calendar, and the loop course was also a good
change for the Frylink series. Ken’s training is limited to a
weekly gym session and the occasional bike ride. He did,
however, participate in the MS24 hour mega swim earlier
this month, so maybe the extra swimming helped!!
Deb completed the ‘Gordon family quinella’ by snar-
ing the silver medal just 16 secs behind Gordon, and her fol-
lowing comments exemplify her enjoyment at doing so.
“Wow, what a day. Beautiful autumn Canberra day. How to
spend it? Celebrate my husband Ken's birthday!! Firstly with
children, gifts and chocolate, good runners’ food. Secondly let
him win Frylink - good for his ego. Thirdly take him out for
morning tea. Fourth, let him win Wamboin golf stableford
points event by 1 point. Actually everybody in my family beat
me today, bunch of burglars!! Fifth, home for chocolate cake,
good runners’ food. So my silver-lined message is get out and
enjoy the day, run little, walk little, play little and eat choco-
late!!!”
The bronze medallist on the Frylink course was
Gary (Griffin) Bowen M60 from Gp 33 just 4 secs behind
Deb. Gary was hoping for a good run and coming third was a
bonus. He felt pretty good as he lives nearby and the short
run from home enabled him to warm up enough to start off
fast and to maintain his pace until nearing the downhill fin-
ish where he tried to reel in Deb. Earlier in his life Gary
played various sports including soccer and rugby league at a
competitive level but, now retired, he races four different
events each week and combines this with stretching and
weight training every weekday. In addition he manages to
ride his ebike a few times a week and his road bike once a
week, and enjoys working around the house and gardening
too.
(Continued p.9)
Ken Gordon M55 (middle) gold for the 4th time in the Waddell
from Deb Gordon W55 and Gary Bowen M60 (All photos by new
talent Madison Gordon, thankyou Madison) ▼
▼ Rosemary Parker W70 (middle) taking her 31st handi-
cap medal with gold in the Frylink from Marion Simpson
W60 (left) and multiple event athlete Lorna England.
Page 8 — July 2019 Vetrunner
July Run/Walk Handicap—Little Black Mountain 9.00am start 28 July 2019
Club Sponsors
Members are entitled to discounts on prices for goods
purchased from The Runners Shop and for services from
Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre
and the Walking Clinic. The Walking clinic is currently
celebrating its 40th birthday. Congratulations. Please
inform The Runners Shop that you are a Club member
when you make a purchase, and inform the Kingston
Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Centre and The
Walking Clinic that you are a Club member when you
book a session.
As part of their sponsorship arrangements with the
Club, The Runners Shop and Kingston Physiotherapy
and Sports Injury Centre each remit to the Club a
payment equivalent to a percentage of their sales to
members. Nick Walshe of The Runners Shop and Craig
Wisdom of the Kingston Physiotherapy and Sports
Injury Centre are Club members.
Course Description – Little Black Mountain
The Start/Finish area is located on Bindubi Street in Aranda, between William Hovell Drive and Bandjalong Crescent/
Lyttleton Crescent. Look for the powerlines which cross Bindubi Street.
Thomas Series (long course) = 9.0k; Frylink/Waddell Series (short course) = 4.5k
The start is 60m east of the gate under the power lines. The two short courses are out and back and the long course takes
in a loop of Little Black Mountain before rejoining the outward track to return. All three courses proceed to the first track
on the right and then follow this track which leads to the underpass under Gungahlin Drive. The short course turn is
650m past the underpass. The long course continues straight on past the short course turn for approximately 600m, turns
sharp right at a junction, then left and then right again to start the loop around Little Black Mountain. The course then
rejoins the outward track to return to the start.
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 9
Run walk Handicap Molonglo Forest 19 May 2019
R/W program 2019
DATE VENUE DISTANCE
January 27th – Central Curtin – 6.3/3km
February 24th – Isaacs Ridge – 8/4km
March 31st – Stromlo Forest Park – 8/4km
April 28th - Majura – 10/5km
May 19th – Molonglo Forest – 8/4.3km
June 30th – Mt Ainslie -9.3/4.5km
July 28th – Little Black Mountain – 9/4.5km
August 25th – Coombs Molonglo – 10/5km
September 29th – O'Connor Ridge – 8/4km
October 27th – Ainslie Woodlands – 7/3.5km
November 24th - Weston Park – 6/3km
Continued from p.7
Waddell Series 4.5km walk
Rosemary Parker W70 from Gp 23 was the gold medallist on
the Waddell course with a net time of 35.48. Rosemary has been a regu-
lar medallist at the run/walk handicaps and is a clear leader in the win-
ners’ list having now won a total of 31 medals (10 gold, 9 silver, and 12
bronze). Even so, she was surprised by her win but believes the low
number of participants may have been a significant factor. Rosemary
thought that the new course was excellent though a bit challenging and
the weather was perfect for racing. As well as the run/walk handicaps
she walks with the Tuesday Group from Black Mountain Peninsula,
does a bushwalk on Wednesdays or Thursdays, goes to walk training on
Fridays, competes in a walk event with the ACT Race and Fitness
Walking Club on Saturdays and, once a month, competes in the Women
and Girls Jogalong at Weston Park. One of her other interests is pho-
tography and Rosemary takes a lot of photos when on holiday, which
makes it difficult when it comes to selecting suitable photos for the pho-
tobooks that Rosemary enjoys making. Rosemary and her husband,
Bob, have been popular and active members of the club for over 37
years.
Finishing 38 seconds behind Rosemary, Marian Simpson W60
from group 26 could not believe that she had won the silver medal this
month as she had been significantly penalised for winning the silver
medal in April on the Mt Majura course. She thinks she was very fortu-
nate that some of the fastest walkers were absent or on duty on the day.
As always, Marian was keen to do her best and aimed to stay ahead of
the walkers starting behind her for as long as possible and wanted to
keep Rosemary in sight ahead of her. She enjoyed the new course,
which was clearly signposted and marked, and liked the short course
being a circuit. The surface was good, with only a few rough patches,
and the nature of the course varied. At times it was quite challenging,
so it wasn’t easy to maintain a steady rate. As she neared the end, Mar-
ian was glad to see the final downhill stretch ahead. Like Rosemary,
she walks with the wonderful Tuesday Group at Black Mountain Penin-
sula as often as she can; otherwise, she does not do any particular train-
ing nor play any other sports. Marion’s ambition as far as Masters Ath-
letics is concerned is simple: to keep participating in the monthly run/
walk Handicaps for as long as she can.
The bronze medallist on the Waddell course was Lorna Eng-
land W55 from Gp 7 who just managed to stave off the fast finishing
Jack Thackray and Alice Scott. This medal brought her total handi-
cap medals count to date to three, the same number of medals won by
her husband, Nigel. However, Lorna now maintains ‘bragging rights’ as
her total includes one gold medal.
Thomas Series 7.4km run
Terry Giesecke M70 from Gp 8 was the first eligible runner to
finish on the Thomas course in the net time of 49:46. Terry really did
not know how he would go; it was a new course and therefore unknown.
How rough would the surface be? And what about the hills? Also, he
was not feeling too well on the day. But, once he got started, it was one
of those magic runs. He had more energy than he had expected and was
able to keep up a good pace for most of the way. There were a few hills
but not really any steep ones (except at the start) and the surface was
reasonable. Apart from that he just loved running in an area in which
he used to run frequently before the bushfires of 2003, and was pleased
to see that the trees have regrown. What else could he have hoped for
after winning his gold medal on his 149th run??
Taking the silver medal was Steve Bradford M60 from Gp 29,
just a minute behind Terry. Having only recently recovered from a long
injury, Steve realised at the start of the race that he had forgotten his
heart rate watch and, consequently, was not able to check his rate limit
or pace during his run. As a result he decided to just run comfortably
and was surprised how easy he felt and able to continue throughout at
what seemed a surprising pace. On such a beautiful day and being back
in this area after so long, Steve found the course inspiring and hoped
that it would be kept on the handicap calendar for future years.
Cont. P. 11
Terry Giesecke M70 (left) bringing home the bacon; time
number four in front of Steve Bradford and Bruce Graham
M55 (absent) (photo; Madison Gordon)
Dear Ed,
Over the last 25 years I have attended
nearly every Vets/Masters AGM.
Seldom have I felt so disenfranchised as at
last night's meeting, despite the flash setting,
the continuous screen show, committee uni-
forms, shiny annual report, etc.
The proceedings were largely inaudible
from where I sat in the wings. The oblong
shape of the venue did not help the acoustics,
a poor choice. Why was a microphone facility
not provided, as at past AGMs?
As there were not enough annual reports to
go round it was not at all clear to me at times
what we were supposed to be voting for, so I
felt unable to vote on several items.
At least the birthday cake was yummy!
Yours,
Dave Mackenzie, 2449
(Editor’s note; May we have a microphone if
we use this venue again, next year, please?)
Letter to the editor
Page 10 — July 2019 Vetrunner
Throwing handicap report — Hammer and Javelin 25th May 2019
Reporter John Reynolds
A highlight of the throwing handicap in May was the
breaking of six ACT records. Four were broken in the heavy
weight event & two in the handicap events. Twenty three
throwers took advantage of a warm autumn day to take part
in the handicap events with victory going to Tanya Colyer.
She finished twenty seven centimetres ahead of Jan Banens
with Mary Wahren a further forty four centimetres back in
third place. It was Colyer’s first win in three years but her
eleventh victory in 217 attempts since the event began thir-
ty years ago.
After four events for the year have been completed
Jan Banens has opened up a handy lead in the pointscore
competition. Showing very consistent form she has a lead of
fourteen points over Mary Wahren. Bob Banens is three
points further back in third place,
With several throwers entering new age groups this
year many records are in danger of being broken. Mary
Wahren who has just entered the W85 age group started the
ball rolling with records in the hammer & javelin. She added
four metres seventy two centimetres to the previous record
in the javelin with her best throw of 10.60 (photo opposite).
She also established a new record of 14.47 in the hammer
throw.
Jayne Hardy was once again the leading performer in
the women’s events. She recorded the longest throw of the
day in the hammer with a distance of 40.12 & also led the
women javelin throwers with a toss of 26.04. In the men’s
events Grant Blewitt led the javelin throwers with his best
throw of 31.28. Another to move up an age group this year,
Kevin Blewitt who is now in the M80 group led the hammer
throwers with a very good 36.24.
The 45lb weight event saw four records fall. Leading
the way was Chris White who more than doubled the old
mark with his toss of 10.25 in the M45 age group. He will
shortly move into the M50 age group so we expect more rec-
ords to fall. Bob Banens & John Reynolds have both recently
moved up a group & both set new marks in their respective
age divisions. Banens threw 5.88 to claim the record in the
M70 age group. Reynolds now in the M75 division threw
4.85 to break the record in that group. The fourth record to
fall in that event went to Jayne Hardy. She broke her own
record in the W55 age group with a best effort of 4.48. Hardy
also had the longest women’s throw in the standard weight
throw with a distance of 12.48. Leading the men was Bob
Banens who threw 14.89.
The May Oscar went to Duncan Macnicol. Duncan took
a spectacular dive as he was about to release the javelin &
landed face first on the runway. Fortunately no injury oc-
curred. Not satisfied with that fall he did the same thing on
the very next throw. I had a close view of both crashes &
would say that the first fall was the most spectacular but
only by a small margin. (see photo top right)
Winner of the wine was Kevin Blewitt (photo top right)
The next monthly throwing handicap will be on July
27th. Events to be contested are the hammer, javelin, stand-
ard weight & the 100lb weight.
John Reynolds (results p.16)
(Ed. note; Results for this competition were calculated in the
week after and so pictures of the presentation will be in the
July Vetrunner.)
▲ John Hunt M75 spearing
the Javelin past 10m
For a top 10 finish in the
competition.
Our reporter, John Reynolds
M75 sending the hammer past
28m for a fourth in the overall
competition.
▲ Mary Wahren W85 send-
ing the Javelin beyond 10m
for a new ACT record and
then again in the hammer.
▲ Rad Leovic M90 sending
the hammer out to 11.36M
(All Throwing photos Robert
Kennelly)
Duncan Macnicol receiv-
ing the Oscar. Duncan fin-
ished down the list despite a
+30m hammer
Kevin Blewitt M80 receiving
the bottle of red from Jayne
Hardy again after a top six
finish in the competition
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 11
Run walk Handicap (cont from p.9)
The bronze medallist was Bruce Graham M55 from Gp 42 in the extremely fast time of just 27.00, with an outstanding WR 95.1%. The new course at Molonglo is famil-iar to Bruce as he trains on it a few days a week. He was pleased it was very hilly on the outward journey as it gave him the opportunity to catch some people, although he had only managed to overtake just one other runner by the turn-around point. However, he was able to see a fair distance ahead and was encouraged to see that he was moving through the field so well. In the final kilometre he seemed to have run out of people to catch. Paul Archer, who finished just behind Bruce, was the last to be overtaken. Bruce thought that he was somewhat lucky to take the bronze as he had no idea who may have been ahead as they were out of view; receiving the 5th place finisher’s card suggested, incor-rectly, that he may have missed out of the medals. Bruce believes that it was probably his best run of the year in the handicap and thought that it was a great way to tune up for the Australian Masters Half Marathon championship a week later.
Special thanks to Des Butler and her assistant or-ganiser Col Simpson and their band of helpers for all their sterling work in organising this successful event. I think most people enjoyed being back in this beautiful but chal-lenging running/walking area after so long, and I hope this course is kept on the calendar.
A special message from Rosemary Parker who, amongst her many other tasks, organises the monthly ros-tering of members for volunteer duty at each run/walk hand-icap. Because of the diminishing number of participating members, the number of available volunteers is also dimin-ishing. If injury prevents you running or walking on any particular month, please consider contacting Rosemary and making yourself available to help out. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Will Foster (Results on pp. 14 &15)
ACTMA Records
Quite a few additional records set by ACTMA athletes at the AMA Championships in Melbourne have come to my attention since my last Vetrunner report.
Also successful in setting ACT records were W75 Val Chesterton with a time of 82:49 in the 10km road walk, W75 Caroline Campbell with 28:13.96 in the 5000m and Ann Staunton-Jugovic with three new records: 10km road walk 59:00, 5000m walk 29:09.18, and 1500m walk 8:17.25.
Club members did not rest on their laurels after Mel-bourne, with throwers setting six new records during May. W85 Mary Wahren posted two of those, throwing the Jave-lin 10.60m and the Hammer 14.47m. The other four were in the still relatively new 45lb Weight event, by W55 Jayne Hardy 4.48m, M45 Chris White 10.25m, M70 Bob Banens 5.88m and M75 John Reynolds 4.85m.
Also following on from her performances in Melbourne was W45 Leanne Laajoki with a new record of 2:29.99 in the 800m at the High Noon meet on 2 June.
Australian Records
Clyde Riddoch, who looks after national records, has re-cently written about a number of cases where applications by Australians for World Masters Athletics records have been unsuccessful. Without going into the details of the individual cases, let me repeat Clyde’s recommendation for minimizing future rejections.
“The answer should be warning chief officials about the possibility of a world record before the race, and possibly even before the meet, then getting all documentation pre-pared as soon as the race finishes, definitely not after the championship or meet finishes.” The same advice could also be applied to national and some state records.
NICK MELHUISH
[email protected] Records Officer and Statistician
▼Vanessa Haverd W40, fastest woman master home in
1:33:33. Twenty masters women ran, four from NSW
and 16 from ACT (Photos by Suzie Gaynor)
▼Medal winning women masters inc. from left Sally Thauvette, Ruth
Baussmann , Margaret Mcspadden, Caroline Campbell, Susan Arch-
er, an unknown runner and Clare Wall.
And how best to thank volunteers? …feed them cake! After acknowledging our long-term volunteers for their out-
standing commitment and service to the club, we gathered for cake and fellowship to reflect on the club’s achievements.
With memorabilia on display (thanks Kathy Sims and Bryan Thomas), and a slide show and videos from Bob Banens
(and MC for the AGM Evening), almost 80 members gathered to mark the occasion.
The official duties of cake cutting fell to the newest member and longest serving member in the room. After a quick
poll, new members Leigh Harlow (joined on 18 Oct 2018) and Michael Smith (joined on 30 Oct 2018) grabbed a knife,
along with Peter Kallio (a member since 1979) to slice and dice the cake for all to enjoy.
Happy birthday ACT Masters Athletics Club.
Suzie Gaynor (Secretary)
PS – for a great read about the club’s beginnings and travails, we are lucky to have the history of the club recorded in an-
nals scribed by Bryan Thomas – available on the club’s website.
ACTVAC & ACTMA celebrates its 40th from p.1
For the record
Page 12 — July 2019 Vetrunner
Results and analysis from AMA/ACTMA/YMCA half marathon (cont)
YMCA Men’s
Placing Position/
Overall
Name Rep Time
Age-
Graded Per-
formance
AMA
placing
First Jacob Grooby ACT 1:15:54 77.0% 1
Second Bruce Graham ACT 1:16:29 90.7% 2
Fourth Andrew Leigh ACT 1:19:33 79.1% 3
Eighth Adrian Davies ACT 1:21:19 74.9%
Thirteenth Bennie Lindeque QLD 1:22:48 80.0%
Fourteenth Jose Carvalho NSW 1:23:37 85.3%
Fifteenth Jeff Grey ACT 1:23:47 81.3%
YMCA Wom-
en Placing Position/
overall
Name Rep Time
Age-
Graded Per-
formance
AMA
placing
Fourth Vanessa Haverd ACT 1:33:33 73.1% 1
Sixth Catherine Bylett ACT 1:36:58 72.3% 2
Eleventh Linda Hernando NSW 1:40:10 74.0% 3
Age
Group Name Rep Time
Age-
Graded
Perfor-
mance
M55 Bruce Graham ACT 1:16:29 90.7%
W70 Susan Archer ACT 1:49:54 88.6%
M60 Jose Carvalho NSW 1:23:37 85.3%
M55 Jeff Grey ACT 1:23:47 81.3%
M60 David Clarke ACT 1:29:17 80.6%
M50 Bennie Lindeque QLD 1:22:48 80.0%
Cont. from p. 5
◄This table
shows the finishing
positions of the first
seven male masters.
These seven entrants
crossed the line in
the top 15 runners of
the overall race.
All Tables from
Shane Hutchison and
Suzie Gaynor
◄ This table shows
the finishing positions
of the top three female
masters.
◄ The AMA field was another top quality
field, with some athletes returning excellent
age-graded performances, including four mem-
bers from our club – congratulations Bruce,
Susan, Jeff and David.
▼Below is a table for all Masters men fin-
ishing the Half Marathon.
Table for women masters is on page 15.
Table for women masters is on page 15.
Age Gp Pl name
R
ep
Bib
# Time
Age-
Grad
M35 1 Jacob Grooby ACT 528 1:15:54 77.00%
M40 1 Adrian Davies ACT 58 1:21:19 74.90%
M45 1 Andrew Leigh ACT 188 1:19:33 79.10%
M45 2 EJ Davie NSW 73 1:51:15 57.50%
M50 1 Bennie Lindeque QLD 380 1:22:48 80.00%
M50 2 Geoff Monro ACT 292 1:37:10 69.40%
M50 3 Michael Thompson ACT 274 1:47:28 62.20%
M55 1 Bruce Graham ACT 238 1:16:29 90.70%
M55 2 Jeff Grey ACT 252 1:23:47 81.30%
M60 1 Jose Carvalho NSW 384 1:23:37 85.30%
M60 2 David Clarke ACT 205 1:29:17 80.60%
M60 3 George Burnett NSW 297 1:55:38 62.90%
M60 4 Roger Pilkington ACT 248 2:06:50 56.20%
M65 1 Peter Clarke ACT 269 1:38:07 78.70%
M65 2 Trevor Jacobs ACT 250 1:48:46 70.20%
M70 1 Geoff Moore ACT 233 1:52:12 71.00%
M70 2 Mick Saunders ACT 319 1:58:33 67.20%
M70 3 Jimmy White ACT 197 2:21:37 55.60%
M75 1 Robin Whyte ACT 386 2:27:29 59.10%
M80 1 Lachlan Lewis ACT 66 3:36:12 44.00%
Men AMA Age Group Placings
Roger Pilkington M60 and below Peter Clarke M65 ▼
Date: Tuesday 9 July 2019
Venue: Ginseng at Woden Hellenic Club
Location: Matilda Street Phillip
Time: 7.00pm
Food: Banquet A @ $27 per person
Drinks: Purchase at the Bar
We invite fellow members to join us for good food and a fun
night out at this great Asian restaurant. Please contact one
of the following members of the Social Team by 12 noon on
Monday 8 July so that we can finalise the numbers. .
Rosemary: 0427 160 129 [email protected]
Sherryl: 0419 013 025 [email protected]
Robyn: 0403 808 299 [email protected]
The Vetrunner is now on line at the following website: http://www.actmastersathletics.org.au/index.php?
module=Vetrunner&action=Vetrunner.ListView
Black and white hard copies are available at the run/walk
and throwing handicaps and Track & Field meets.
Due by: Saturday 13th July 2019
All copy and queries for the August edition to the editor
at: [email protected] Late submissions may
only be accepted if space allows.
Articles
All reports, articles and stories submitted for inclusion
in Vetrunner should be created in Word, in Century
Schoolbook 9pt. font. I welcome member’s contribution
which is of an athletic theme, or tells of that member
achieving an important milestone or award, or just has a
story to tell that relates to a person’s background outside
of athletics. These include photographs and illustrations
where possible or appropriate. Minor editing may be un-
dertaken. Letters to the editor are welcome. It is im-
portant that the club has a vehicle for receiving and an-
swering constructive factual criticism and comments.
Photos
When taking photos of award ceremonies, please en-
sure that the awardees are looking in your direction and
the background and foreground of the photo do not detract
from the importance of the moment. Please ask the sub-
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all, check your surroundings before clicking. Action photos
are particularly welcome. Photos may be cropped where
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This has been a big month for the Vetrunner; the
YMCA/AMA/ACTMA half Marathon, the usual AGM, the
awards night and of course our 40th Birthday party. Our
sister organization, the ACT Walkers Club had the big day
on Sunday of the long weekend with the Lake Burley Grif-
fin walking carnival now in its 53rd year. Our Robin
Whyte has done them all.
So a big thankyou to all our contributors, especially
Bryan Thomas with five contributions (amongst them
Mary Wahren’s 85th….Happy Birthday Mary P.23, the
Stuart Reid award on the front page and a special birthday
gift to us all; a snapshot of forty significant firsts pp.19 &
22; Suzie Gaynor and Shane Hutchison for the President’s
report and the piece on the Half marathon with those
great tables pp. 12 & 15 and many fabulous photos, espe-
cially at the Awards night and the Half Marathon. On the
awards night I also had Bob Banens and Tiona Kane
providing photographic support. Finally I would like to
thank Madison Gordon who took our only three run/walk
handicap pictures. Also thanks to our ever reliable proof
readers, Dave Mackenzie and Cory Collins. We appreciate
our regular Throws reporters; John Reynolds and Jayne
Hardy and the Geoff Barker inspired team of run/walk
handicap reporters, on this occasion, Will Foster.
I am away and involved in number of workshops over
the next month so Nadine Morrison has generously agreed
to co-edit with me for the August edition. Suzie Gaynor is
our new Secretary (congratulations Suzie) and so is unable
to do the September edition. So there is a vacancy for some-
one or for two people; the work needs to be done between 4
and 18 August. Both Lauren Watt (April guest editor) and
Nadine are available to support the September guest editor
(s). I will be available till the end of July to give the hando-
ver. Please let me know if you are interested?
One final point, our May guest editor, Clare Wall, ran 1.55:16 in the
Half , while preparing for the Chicago Marathon in October.
Robert Kennelly
The Registrar of the Club, asks that you check the website and ensure the club has an emergency con-tact for you. The club has, at least, a moral obligation to let your nearest know if you have encountered health issues at an ACTMA event. Also please advise Ken when changing phone numbers and or email ad-dresses. Contact Nigel England at: Email: [email protected]
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 13
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Membership To renew membership or join the Club
please go the Club’s website at
www.actmastersathletics.org.au - then
go to Club Pages - Membership, click on
ONLINE PAYMENTS and follow the
prompts. New memberships and renewals
for the year starting on 1 Oct are accepted
from 1 July.
Part-Year membership; Discounted membership, $33
for the remainder of the membership year until 30 Septem-
ber 2019 is now available via the Membership page of the
ACTMA website.
Note: The Club’s membership fee does not cover partic-
ipation in regular Club events including weekly summer
Track & Field meets, monthly Throwing and Run/Walk
Handicaps and the monthly Throws or Weight pentathlons
for which there will be a $5 charge. The website provides
updated membership fees and event fees.
Editorial Comment
Editorial Comment (cont.)
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Run/Walk Handicap Molonglo Forest Results
THOMAS SERIES 7.4km - 19/05/19 - Molonglo Forest—(Difficulty factor 1.08)
Place Name Age Gp St Gp N Time Rate WR% Pts medals
1 Phillip Eudey M70 1 0:58:43 7:56 51.2 0
2 Terry Giesecke M70 8 0:49:46 6:44 61.4 150 Gold
3 Steve Bradford M60 29 0:34:08 4:37 79.3 149 Silver
4 Robyn McClelland W65 16 0:43:26 5:52 75.2 0
5 Bruce Graham M55 42 0:27:00 3:39 95.1 148 Bronze
6 Paul Archer M70 23 0:39:59 5:24 74.7 147
7 Shane Hutchison M45 39 0:29:28 3:59 79.9 146
8 Bob Parker M70 4 0:58:26 7:54 51.9 145
9 Kent Williams M70 31 0:35:16 4:46 87.3 144
10 Nadine Morrison W45 30 0:36:05 4:53 75.0 143
11 David Baussmann M65 27 0:38:08 5:09 75.5 142
12 Craig Wurtz M50 27 0:38:12 5:10 65.2 141
13 Rod Lynch M55 35 0:33:08 4:29 79.3 140
14 Will Foster M75 21 0:42:32 5:45 72.9 139
15 Hugh Crawley M75 7 0:55:30 7:30 56.9 138
16 Kevin O'Keeffe M70 23 0:41:31 5:37 71.9 137
17 Nigel England M55 32 0:35:49 4:50 70.9 136
18 Susan Archer W70 28 0:38:37 5:13 89.3 135
19 Bryan Thomas M75 8 0:55:08 7:27 58.2 134
20 Ruth Baussmann W65 15 0:48:07 6:30 70.2 133
21 Gabrielle Brown W55 24 0:42:26 5:44 67.7 0
22 Margaret McSpadden W70 8 0:55:55 7:33 65.0 132
23 Bernie Rogers M75 1 1:06:19 8:58 47.6 131
24 Ewan Brown M70 11 0:53:47 7:16 55.9 130
25 Alan Mallory M60 34 0:37:51 5:07 71.5 129
26 Kevin Chapman M75 11 0:54:51 7:25 56.6 128
27 Peter Prince M60 36 0:37:39 5:05 70.6 127
28 Jim White M70 23 0:47:07 6:22 63.3 126
29 Prue Bradford W55 9 0:58:32 7:55 51.6 125
30 Cathy Newman W55 32 0:41:46 5:39 71.4 0
31 Sherryl Greathead W65 11 0:56:57 7:42 58.6 124
32 Caroline Campbell W75 13 0:55:34 7:31 71.0 123
33 Roger Pilkington M60 27 0:46:36 6:18 57.0 122
34 Mary Ann Busteed W70 14 0:56:59 7:42 60.5 121
35 Peter Thomson M55 12 1:00:54 8:14 42.7 120
36 Mick Saunders M70 21 0:58:18 7:53 51.6 119
37 David Webster M65 33 0:51:20 6:56 55.0 118
▲ Half marathon; Lachlan Lewis M80 first home in his age
group with Val Chesterton W75, silver medal in her age group.
Shane, Jan, George and Josephine, rugged up for winter
and time keeping. ▲ (Photos Suzie Gaynor)
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 15
FRYLINK SERIES 4.5km - 19/05/19 - (Difficulty factor 1.07)
Place Name Age Gp St Gp N Time Rate WR% Pts medals 1 Ken Gordon M55 35 0:21:24 4:45 70.5 75 Gold
2 Deb Gordon W50 26 0:25:15 5:37 64.7 74 Silver 3 Gary Bowen M60 33 0:22:29 5:00 69.8 73 Bronze 4 Ian Bowden M65 24 0:26:20 5:51 65.2 72
5 Toby Bellwood M40 28 0:24:52 5:32 50.5 0 6 Charlie Modrak M65 22 0:28:14 6:16 60.8 71
7 Ray Bramwell M80 15 0:31:14 6:56 71.9 70 8 Roger Abbott M80 14 0:31:45 7:03 67.0 69
9 Linda Mallory W55 17 0:30:52 6:52 57.4 68 10 Stephen Gray M60 15 0:32:29 7:13 48.5 67
11 George Kubitzky M65 35 0:25:12 5:36 63.3 66 12 Carol Baird W70 28 0:28:18 6:17 70.8 65
13 Anne Young W80 1 0:45:00 10:00 66.8 64 14 Richard Scutter M70 1 0:45:00 10:00 39.6 0 15 Joan Mallory W85 1 0:47:33 10:34 92.4 63
16 Christopher Yardley M80 1 0:50:00 11:07 40.1 62
WADDELL SERIES 4.5km - 19/05/19 - (Difficulty factor 1.07)
Place Name Age Gp St Gp N Time Rate WR% Pts medals
1 Rosemary Parker W70 23 0:35:48 7:57 82.4 75 Gold 2 Marian Simpson W65 26 0:35:11 7:49 78.0 74 Silver
3 Lorna England W55 7 0:45:29 10:06 53.5 73 Bronze 4 Jack Thackray M85 10 0:43:05 9:34 76.5 72 5 Alice Scott W70 18 0:39:12 8:43 76.9 71
6 Keith Johnson M75 18 0:39:37 8:48 67.7 70 7 Peter Kallio M80 23 0:37:55 8:26 78.1 69
8 Graeme Small M75 12 0:42:39 9:29 63.6 68 9 John Littler M70 34 0:33:55 7:32 72.7 67
10 Bob Banens M70 27 0:36:41 8:09 67.2 66 11 Josephine Kulesz W65 6 0:48:45 10:50 56.3 65
12 Dave Mackenzie M85 11 0:44:46 9:57 72.7 64 13 Maureen Scutter W70 19 0:42:25 9:26 72.6 63
14 Suzanne Counsel W75 1 0:55:14 12:16 59.9 62 15 Robert Kennelly M65 10 0:49:58 11:06 48.8 61
Full details of the Run/Walk Handicap results can be found on the Club‘s Website http://www.actmastersathletics.org.au
Run/Walk Handicap Molonglo Forest Results (cont.)
Women AMA Age Group Placings
Age Gp Pl Name Rep Bib Time Age-Grad
W30 1 Helen Morewood ACT 201 1:44:33 62.80%
W40 1 Vanessa Haverd ACT 499 1:33:33 73.10%
W40 2 Kay Heinecke NSW 18 1:51:28 60.90%
W45 1 Catherine Bylett ACT 179 1:36:58 72.30%
W45 2 Michelle Wells ACT 78 1:42:20 69.90%
W45 3 Kali Newcomb NSW 87 1:46:29 66.50%
W50 1 Linda Hernando NSW 121 1:40:10 74.00%
W50 2 Elle Knight ACT 253 1:47:32 68.90%
W50 3 Sally Thauvette ACT 389 1:56:17 63.70%
W55 1 Helen Larmour ACT 134 1:49:18 76.00%
W55 2 Jennifer Launt NSW 132 1:52:35 73.80%
W60 1 Clare Wall ACT 239 1:55:16 77.20%
W60 2 Jennifer Kellett ACT 387 1:57:30 75.70%
W60 3 Jennie Blake ACT 12 2:15:58 62.70%
W65 1 Robyn Mcclelland ACT 216 2:02:46 73.50%
W65 2 Ruth Baussmann ACT 289 2:13:38 71.70%
W70 1 Susan Archer ACT 130 1:49:54 88.60%
W70 2 Margaret Mcspadden ACT 408 2:49:59 59.10%
W75 1 Caroline Campbell ACT 77 2:26:58 73.20%
W75 2 Val Chesterton ACT 385 3:07:34 59.70%
Full results of women Masters from AMA/ACTMA/YMCA half marathon from p.12
Top; Clare Wall W60, bottom; Elle Knight W50, (All Half M. Photos Suzie Gaynor)
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Throwing handicap results — Hammer and Javelin 25th May 2019
Name Age Gp J Hcp J Dst J Tot J Pl H Hcp H Dst H Tot H Pl T Dst Pts
Tanya Colyer W55 36.86 7.72 44.58 11 38.95 18.89 57.84 1 102.42 50
Jan Banens W75 30.67 14.38 45.05 6 24.84 32.26 57.1 2 102.15 49
Mary Wahren W85 35.17 10.6 45.77 1 41.47 14.47 55.94 6 101.71 48
John Reynolds M75 28.00 17.38 45.38 3 28.38 27.51 55.89 7 101.27 47
Wendy O'Brien W70 39.47 5.33 44.8 8 49.55 6.46 56.01 5 100.81 46
Kevin Blewitt M80 24.63 20.28 44.91 7 19.5 36.24 55.74 8 100.65 45
Warwick Budd M75 28.53 17.14 45.67 2 36.45 18.39 54.84 13 100.51 44
Margaret Taylor W70 33.43 10.73 44.16 13 40.35 15.9 56.25 4 100.41 43
Bryan Thomas M75 27.93 16.76 44.69 10 40.07 15.59 55.66 9 100.35 42
John Hunt M75 32.88 10.67 43.55 15 40.76 15.78 56.54 3 100.09 41
Nola de Chazal W80 39.67 5.1 44.77 9 43.35 11.63 54.98 12 99.75 40
Chris White M45 4.96 40.3 45.26 4 16.49 37.76 54.25 15 99.51 39
Bob Banens M70 13.47 29.46 42.93 16 19.85 35.63 55.48 10 98.41 38
Raylea Rudov W75 34.32 9.87 44.19 12 34.32 19.41 53.73 17 97.92 37
Ray Green M70 23.68 21.4 45.08 5 21.36 30.98 52.34 19 97.42 36
Grant Blewitt M55 10.49 31.28 41.77 19 33.84 21.52 55.36 11 97.13 35
Caroline Campbell W75 33.04 11.00 44.04 14 42.4 10.07 52.47 18 96.51 34
Duncan Macnicol M65 17.38 24.65 42.03 18 24.15 30.14 54.29 14 96.32 33
Jayne Hardy W55 15.41 26.04 41.45 20 13.98 40.12 54.1 16 95.55 32
Rad Leovic M90 34.69 7.48 42.17 17 33.96 11.36 45.32 20 87.49 31
Lorna England W55 12.45 0 18.42 0 0 1
Attila Spaits M80 10.32 0 16.37 0 0 1
Robert Kennelly M65 12.79 0 0 0 0 1
Name Age Gp Weight Dist
Chris White M45 15.880kg 16.68
Bob Banens M70 7.258kg 14.89
Ray Green M70 7.258kg 13.10
John Reynolds M70 7.258kg 12.01
Jayne Hardy W55 7.258kg 12.38
Jan Banens W75 5.449kg 12.25
Raylea Rudov W75 5.449kg 7.56
Nola De Chazal W80 5.449kg 4.95
Standard Weight and Heavy weight Throws 25/05/19
Name Age Gp Weight Dist
Chris White M45 45lb 10.25
Bob Banens M70 45lb 5.88
Ray Green M70 45lb 5.81
John Reynolds M70 45lb 4.85
Jayne Hardy W55 45lb 4.48
Jan Banens W75 45lb 2.48
Nole de Chazal W80 45lb 1.43
Name A Gp H Dst H Pts S Dst S Pts D Dst D Pts J Dst J Pts W Dst W Pts T Pts
Shane Hutchison M45 16.4 197 6.39 347 19.59 340 29.15 358 6.26 304 1546
Bob Banens M70 35.32 698 10.37 684 32.6 698 24.37 456 13.29 744 3280
John Reynolds M75 27.86 610 7.65 528 24.25 559 16.65 321 12.45 752 2770
Robin Whyte M75 21.29 433 6.63 442 20.05 440 22.17 471 9.74 562 2348
Rad Leovic M90 11.1 361 4.63 428 9.17 317 6.94 164 4.24 290 1560
Suzie Gaynor W50 19.01 373 6.35 399 12.07 204 14.35 268 6.75 370 1614
Jayne Hardy W55 37 971 8.37 626 25.08 579 21.85 508 12.41 866 3550
Jan Banens W75 31.87 1163 7.41 765 15.09 510 10.27 352 11.35 853 3643
Caroline Campbell W75 14.34 431 5.45 528 10.83 338 10.21 350 6.08 401 2048
Nola de Chazal W80 10.48 336 3.37 334 8.43 301 4.4 141 5.08 361 1473
Monthly throws pentathlon 12 May and 16 June
Name A Gp H Dst H Pts S Dst S Pts D Dst D Pts J Dst J Pts W Dst W Pts T Pts
Charles Basteky M60 17.99 248 8.85 548 32.95 564 31.99 518 9.44 443 2311
Bob Banens M70 34.92 688 10.43 689 34.99 761 26.68 488 14.17 802 3428
John Reynolds M75 28.64 631 7.63 526 26.28 617 0.00 0 11.43 680 2454
Robin Whyte M75 22.27 459 6.51 432 19.43 422 21.30 447 9.66 557 2317
Suzie Gaynor W50 20.15 404 6.18 386 14.29 255 16.62 328 6.82 375 1748
Jayne Hardy W55 38.75 1026 8.50 638 24.98 576 21.43 496 11.38 783 3519
Jan Banens W75 28.33 1012 7.23 743 13.81 558 10.79 375 9.59 701 3289
Caroline Campbell W75 13.72 406 5.67 554 9.60 290 10.46 361 5.94 389 2000
*Mary Wahren W85 14.68 580 4.51 580 9.58 446 9.41 505 3.85 292 2471
* Mary Wahren took or created records in the hammer, shot, discus, weight and the throws pentathlon
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 17
Throws pentathalon Reports 12 May and 16 June
Throws Handicap Program for 2019 (Jayne 0421 610 053)
June 29th shot and discus 1.00pm start + non-handicap weight throw + 56lb
July 27th hammer and javelin 1.00pm start + non-handicap weight throw + 100lb
August 24th shot and discus 1.00pm start + non-handicap weight throw + 45lb
Sept 28th hammer and javelin 1.00pm start + non-handicap weight throw + 56lb
October 26th shot and discus 1.00pm start + non-handicap weight throw + 100lb
Nov 23rd hammer and javelin 1.00pm + annual presentations and Christmas function
July 14th 10.00am start
August 18th 10.00am start Heavy Weight Pentathlon
September 15th 10.00am start Oceania Throws Pentathlon Challenge
October 13th 9.00am start
November 17th 9.00am start Heavy Weight Pentathlon
December 15th 9.00am start
IMPORTANT DATES:
2019 Oceania Championships: Mackay QLD 31Aug – 7 Sept;
2019 AMA Winter Throws Championships: 5-7 Oct Wollongong NSW.
Throws Pentathlon Dates for 2019 (Jayne 0421 610 053)
Below is the report for this month’s May Throws pentathlon – sorry, no photos. Too cold!
It was a cold & foggy start to the May Throws Pentathlon this year and with the rain that had fallen the days before, the
ground and concrete circles were a little slippery. As usual, the throwers endured and ended up having a great morning. As
Bryan Thomas dropped off the defibrillator, he headed off on his run and we started the morning with 11 members.
5 women and 6 men started, with Chris White joining us unofficially as a M50 (he turns 50 in 6 weeks). As the weights for
all the throws become lighter when you turn 50, everyone was happy to watch him enjoy the lighter weights and he threw very
well considering he injured his left knee competing in the Javelin at the Nationals a few weeks ago in Melbourne. It was nice
to see Rad Leovic (M90) back again – he never seemed to stand still very long though and was seen jogging and walking in
between rounds just to keep warm!
Both John Reynolds (newly joining the M75) and Jayne Hardy (W55) were vying for the most spectacular fall for the
morning – Jayne managed to trip herself up on the Javelin runway by putting her right foot on top of her left foot (with spikes
on) and falling over. She did however manage to finish the throw, as she and the javelin stayed on the runway! A photo oppor-
tunity missed there Suzie! John was not so dramatic as he only lost his balance throwing the Weight Throw. Luckily, both
were ok.
Unofficially, Chris White (M45) had the furthest throws in all disciplines, but as he was throwing lighter weights, we don’t
count him! Sorry Chris! Jayne Hardy (W55) had the furthest throw in the Hammer with 37.00m, although Jan Banens (W75)
got the most points (1136) with her throw of 31.87m. Bob Banens (M70) seems to be enjoying the move to the next age group
and threw the furthest in the Shot (10.37m) and Discus (32.60m) and Weight Throw (13.29m). Shane Hutchison (M45) did a
creditable throw in the Javelin with 29.15m to be the next best thrower in that event. It was good to see Suzie Gaynor do all
the events and having a great time. This is what we are fundamentally about – getting out there and having a go and learning
some technical stuff on the way.
The full results are available on the website. See you out there ….. somewhere!
Jayne Hardy
Cold and dry conditions for some record breaking Throws in the W85 for this month’s June Throws pentathlon.
Mary Wahren, who has been one of the club’s longest standing members had a great day, even though it was only 6 de-
grees Celsius when we started! Mary recently joined the W85 age group and has steadily been either making or breaking the
W85 throws records. Today, Mary broke the W85 Hammer and Shot records and set records in the Discus, Weight and Throws
Pentathlon record - fantastic job Mary!
Nine others joined Mary - four more women and five men. Suzie Gaynor came to do her first Throws Pentathlon in
the W50 and she had a great time with some PB’s in there. Chris White (M45) will soon be moving into the M50 age group and
he is spending the time getting used to the lighter implements ....... and really enjoying it, as he had the furthest throws in all
the events.
It was good to have Jan and Bob Banens back from their caravanning adventures.
The full results will be on the website. See you next time. Cheers,
Jayne Hardy
Throws Handicap Program Dates for 2019 (Jayne 0421 610 053)
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2019 FRISTAD AWARDS FOR ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE The Fristad Awards acknowledges our most out-
standing men and women track and field athletes. These
prestigious awards have been presented at the end of every
season since their beginning in 1983. The awards were origi-
nally the idea of Audun Fristad who was himself a talented
sportsperson in both his Norwegian homeland and later in
Australia. Audun purchased all trophies associated with the
award until his death in 2004 at the age of 82.
Recipients of this award have achieved exceptionally
high standards in their chosen event/s and been regular par-
ticipants at our Thursday night meets. Performances
achieved in any official competition from the day after last
year’s AMA Championships to the end of the most recent
championships are compared to results achieved in the most
recent World Masters Athletics Championships.
The top three males and females receive Fristad
Awards while Certificates of Excellence may be awarded to
other outstanding contenders.
THIRD PLACED FRISTAD AWARD RECIPIENTS
WOMEN – JANICE BANENS W75 Locally Janice was a regular at track and field and in
the monthly throwing handicaps and pentathlons. She was
always above 90% in both hammer and the heavy weight
throws.
At the World Championships in the Spanish city of
Malaga Janice won gold in both hammer and heavy weight.
At the recent AMA Championships in Melbourne
Janice won five gold medals – for the hammer, javelin, shot
put, heavy weight and throws pentathlon and at the Awards
Dinner was announced as AMA Thrower of the Year.
Over the years Janice has enjoyed considerable success
in this award winning it for three consecutive seasons from
2006 to 2008, then for a fourth time in 2012 as well as being
runner-up on five occasions from 2009 to 2011, 2013 and 2017
and third in 2014, 2015 and 2018
MEN – CHRIS WHITE M45
Chris was a regular at track and field where he per-
formed superbly in all the throws – especially the javelin. He
was also a very good occasional sprinter and multi-event pen-
tathlete. He was also a regular in the monthly throwing
handicaps and throws pentathlons.
At the recent AMA Championships in Melbourne Chris
won four gold medals – for the hammer, javelin, shot put and
discus and was runner-up in both the heavy weight and
throws pentathlon.
RUNNERS - UP FRISTAD AWARD RECIPIENTS
WOMEN – JAYNE HARDY W55
Jayne was a regular at track and field and the monthly
throwing handicaps and pentathlons performing well in all
throwing disciplines. She set new ACT Records for both the
45lb and 56lb super heavy weights and the heavy weight pen-
tathlon.
Jayne was the most successful ACT competitor at the
recent AMA Championships in Melbourne where she won all
six throwing events as well as the Royce Foley Trophy for
having the best point score in the throws pentathlon by a
women.
Jayne’s impressive record in the Fristad Award
acknowledges her outstanding and consistent performances by
winning the trophy on five occasions (in 2002, 2003, 2005,
2013 and 2014), being runner-up five times (1998, 2001, 2004
and 2006) and third four times (1999, 2000, 2008 and 2011).
MEN – JOHN LAMB M65
John enjoyed a wonderful local season. His best 60, 200
and 400m runs were all over 90% WMA standards as were
his efforts in both the short and long hurdles. He also per-
formed well in the triple jump and pentathlon and set ACT
Records for the long hurdles and 800m. John was runner-up
in both our annual Higgins Memorial 800m Handicap and
‘Gift’ in which the runners are given a start according to their
age. Despite being at the very top of his age group at the re-
cent AMA Championships in Melbourne John won the 300m
hurdles, was runner-up in the 400m and won bronze in both
the 200m and triple jump.
John topped off a memorable year in 2010 by winning
the Fristad Award. ( see p.22 for Fristad winners’ write up)
▼ Below left are five of the Fristad Awardees, below right is the winner of the men’s edition ▼ Bruce Graham M55
with President Shane Hutchison at the Half Marathon on Sunday 26th May. The five below left are Margaret Taylor
W70 (far left) winner of the women’s edition, John Lamb M65 and Jayne Hardy W55, runners up and Chris White M45
▼and Jan Banens W 75 in third place. The pictures were taken by Bob Banenns (left) and Suzie Gaynor (right).
July 2019 Vetrunner — Page 19
Reporter; Bryan Thomas
I am fortunate to have a connection with most of these FIRSTS and have known all the personalities men-
tioned.
Three significant events prior to the birth of our club
FIRST CROSS COUNTRY – In 1957 a pair of teenagers Bernie Millett and Terry Munro participated in the first offi-
cial cross-country race held in Canberra.
FIRST WORLD TOUR – In 1972 the first World Veterans’ Championships for men over 40 was held in Cologne. Five
of the 35 Australians competitors - Hal Dalheim, Rad Leovic, Jack Pennington, Anton Tesija and Peter Waddell later be-
came members of our club.
FIRST CANBERRA MARATHON – Five of the 30 finishers in the 1976 marathon organised by John Harding are
members today – Alan Duus, John Harding, Bernie Millett, Geoff Moore and Graeme Small.
The birth of the club.
FIRST MEETING – In February 1979 Ken Daniels called a meeting to try and establish a Veterans’ Athletics Club in
Canberra. 17 interested persons attended.
FIRST AGM – Was held at East Canberra Rugby Club May 1979. Peter Frylink was elected president, Nigel Crew vice
president, Ken Daniels secretary and Terry Munro treasurer.
FIRST RUNNING HANDICAP – In July 1979 20 participants ran a 6.6km loop in Stromlo Forest. Peter Frylink was
first ahead of Brian Paxman and Roger Abbott.
FIRST T&F MEET – Was held on a Sunday morning September 1979 at the AIS. The program included 100, 200, 400,
1500 and 5000m but no field events.
FIRST VETRUNNER –The third edition of the club’s Newsletter published in November 1979 was the first to use the
masthead Vetrunner.
FIRST OLYMPIANS – Two 1979 members were Melbourne Olympic competitors – Tony Hammett in modern pentath-
lon and Peter Hanlin in shot put. Years later Three others became Olympians – Susan Hobson in 1992, 1996 and 2000,
Shaun Creighton in 1996 and 2000 while Stuart Rendell tossed the hammer in Sydney 2000.
FIRST NATIONALS – 12 members participated at the 1980 Australian Veterans’ Championships in Adelaide.
FIRST HALF MARATHON – Was held in June 1982 with its start and finish in Weston Park. The unique two start
procedure was popular with the 120 participants.
FIRST T&F SEASON – Began in November 1982 at the Woden Athletics Field with its grass track. Equipment was
borrowed from a local high school. Attracted 70 participants.
FIRST PARTICIPATION AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Both multi eventer Arthur Brown and racewalker Bob
Chapman were successful in Puerto Rico 1983.
FIRST AUSTRALIAN RECORD – In February 1984 M35 Greg Stretton used the classic straddle technique to clear
the high jump bar at 1.75m.
FIRST ORGANISERS OF NATIONALS – Our young and inexperienced club successfully organised the 1984 Ocean-
ia / Australian Championships held at the AIS.
FIRST M70s – Anton Tesija and Joe Mayer competed as M70s in 1984 but it took another 11 years for Pat Mullins and
Lucille Warth to join this age group.
FIRST SPRINT MARATHON RELAY – Was held in Stromlo Forest in November 1984. This unique relay was created
by John Kemp. Of the 7 teams the ‘Ladies’ were the best on paper but the very hot weather and difficult terrain was their
downfall and they finished seventh.
FIRST USE OF IT – In 1985 a decision to acknowledge handicap milestones required keeping accurate records of all
participants. Stephen Yates used his computer skills to develop our first data base.
FIRST COMMERCIAL VETRUNNER – In 1986 Bronwyn Gardiner improved Vetrunner by using her IT skills and
arranging it to be printed commercially. Bronwyn went on to produce 107 editions of our popular magazine.
FIRST “TUESDAY GROUP” – In October 1986 Keith Perroux and several young mothers established this weekly
pack run in Stromlo Forest.
FIRST WORLD RECORD – Joan Hooper won the W50 5000m race walk in a World Record time of 26:48 at the 1987
Australian Championships in Sydney.
FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MOST MEMBERS – 111 members (79 men and 32 women) participated in
the 1987 World Veterans’ Championships in Melbourne.
FIRST INDOOR T&F – In September 1989 we conducted our first indoor athletics meet within the Tally Room at Epic.
It was the first indoor meet held in Canberra and perhaps also in Australia.
FIRST MONTHLY THROWING HANDICAP – In June 1990 16 threw the shot and discus in this unique event creat-
ed by Trish Thomas. Trish and Jen Bourke would go on to participate in the first 200 consecutive monthly competitions.
FIRST SPIRAL HANDICAP – In October 1989 a track handicap for distance runners created by Mike Adler proved
very popular. A year later Tony Booth modified the event by turning it into the Spiral Handicap.
FIRST GREAT TRAGEDY – In December 1990 at the AIS track M45 Chris Higgins died after finishing a 3000m race.
Chris at the time was the Secretary of Treasury. Cont. p. 22
SNAPSHOT OF FORTY SIGNIFICANT FIRSTS
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By Bryan Thomas
40 YEARS AGO (July 1979)
It was the intention of our club to become a
member within the established athletics community but
after several meetings with ACT AAA and after adjusting
our constitution and changing our name to Canberra
Veterans Amateur Athletics Club we were still not accepted.
It was decided our colours would be blue and
yellow. Our competition uniform would consist of a yellow
singlet with a vertical blue stripe and a badge displaying
the ACT coat of arms with the words ACT Veterans
Athletics Club (designed by Ken Daniels) attached to its
front and blue shorts with yellow trim.
Within the first few months many of our favourite
institutions and practises were established; such as the
Sunday morning pack run in Stromlo Forest was a highlight
of the week for many. In July twenty runners completed our
inaugural running handicap - a 6.6km event in the forest.
The winner was club president Peter Frylink ahead of Brian
Paxman and Roger Abbott.
30 YEARS AGO (July 1989)
Twenty-eight Canberrans participated in the 8th
World Veterans Championships in Eugene, USA. Our
competitors were - Bob Chapman (M50 road walk team
gold), Len Childs, Trish Connell (W40 hammer gold), Garry
Hand (M40 cross-country silver and team silver, marathon
silver and team gold), Bob Harlow, Duane Lowry, Terry
Munro (M50 cross-country team silver), Rosa Murray, Tony
Murray, Alan Norden, Andrina Norden (W35 hammer
silver), Jim O’Donnell, Stuart Reid, Bev Scown (W50 cross-
country team bronze), John Scown, Bryan Thomas (M45
marathon team silver), Gwen Vines (W35 road walk team
silver), Trevor Vogler, Mary Wahren and Lucille Warth.
The monthly running handicap attracted 88 starters
for the out and back 9km course along the cycle path from
the old Hospital Jetty. Women handled the cold and wet
conditions best as Juani O’Reilly won from Linda Jamieson
and Roe Redman. Peter Skinner and Linda Lenton were
fastest.
20 YEARS AGO (July 1999)
Raine Thompson reported on our very successful
20th Anniversary Dinner/Dance. Accompanying Raine’s
report were two pages of photographs as well as Bryan
Thomas’s ‘Twenty Significant Milestones’ presentation and
the second part of Doug Fry’s Club History he had
commenced in last month’s special edition of Vetrunner.
Thirty-five participated in the monthly throwing
handicap in hammer and javelin. Kevin Blewitt won from
Joan Mallory and Jen Bourke while Nola de Chazal
completed her 50th handicap. This was the final
competition for both Ray Green and Jayne Hardy before
departing for the World Championships in Gateshead, UK.
A week earlier Ray put the shot 14.03m for an M50 AR. Bob
Banens had already left for Gateshead and he too was in top
shape setting an AR for the M50 javelin when he threw
54.19m at the British Championships in Edinburgh.
Bronwyn Gardner was again an Australian team
manager (having also been a manager in Miyazaki 1993 and
Buffalo 1995). Other participants were – Bob Banens
(bronze M50 javelin), Bob Chapman (silver M65 20km
walk), Jo Cullen, Ray Green (as well as participating in all
throws was a delegate at the WAVA General Assembly),
Jayne Hardy (bronze W35 weight pentathlon), Fran Harris,
Roy Jones, Graeme Small, John Stenhouse, Robin Whyte
and Alan Williams. Barbara Tucker, although representing
NZ in the walks was in fact a member of our club as she had
been living in Canberra throughout the year.
Mulligan Flat was the venue for the monthly running
handicap. 118 ran the 9.3km course won by John Hunt from
Michael Daley and Steve Appleby. 67 ran the short event
won by Rosemary Parker from Margaret McSpadden and
Jack Thackray. Neil Harrigan was presented with his ’50
runs’ T shirt.
10 YEARS AGO (July 2009)
Three members, Mandy Chew, Bev MacLeod and
Dave McClelland passed away during the month.
Mandy (51) was a regular with the Tuesday Group
and our monthly handicaps. Mandy was well known as the
lady who ran with two little dogs, her arm in a sling and
with a smile - but all the time she was battling cancer.
Bev joined the club in 1982 and was interested in
the throws, especially the javelin and hammer, in which she
enjoyed success in both local and national competitions. In
1983 she was the inaugural recipient of the Johnson Trophy
as track and field club-person of the year.
Dave’s long loping running style was a feature of
many middle distance races since arriving in Canberra in
1992. Dave had participated in several national
championships and Masters Games and tasted
international competition at the 1994 World Masters Games
in Brisbane. His PBs as a veteran athlete were
approximately 56 seconds for 400m, 2:07 800m and 1500m
in 4:30. David died at the young age of 50.
The monthly throwing handicap, involving hammer
and javelin, was won by Jean Heath from Kevin Blewitt and
Jayne Hardy. W75 Mary Wahren added to her list of ACT
Records when she hurled the heavy weight 8.42m. A
highlight of the afternoon was Attila Spaits (photo below
left throwing discuss) achieving 150 handicaps. Attila
boasted that he had participated continuously for longer
than any other local thrower – that is for more than fifty
years. Diann Bramwell received her ‘50 handicaps’ T shirt.
Nick Blackaby (photo below right) was elected to
the vacant treasurer’s position at a meeting held at the end
of the run/walk handicap at Blewitts Pines. Michael Clancy
won the long course on the day of his 100th ahead of Phil
Levings and Jacqueline Millard. Todd Hepworth won the
Frylink event from Marion Buckley and Christine Lee. The
Waddell handicap was won by John Busteed from Peter
Hogan and Dorothy Seedsman. Apart from Michael earning
his ‘100 handicaps’ T shirt Robert Parker became the fourth
recipient of the black polo signifying 250 monthly
handicaps.
Our annual cross-country championships were held
in Weston Park in conjunction with the Cross Country Club.
Age champions were - W30 Jodie Barker, W40 Katie
Forestier, W50 Kathie Southgate, W55 Robyn McClelland,
W65 Caroline Campbell and W70 Anne Young; M35 Lance
Purdon, M40 Peter Johnson, M45 Yili Zhu, M50 Steve
Bradford, M55 Trevor Jacobs, M60 Paul Archer, M65 Bernie
Millett and M70 Lachlan Lewis.
Bryan Thomas
The Way We Were: July 2019
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 21
ACTMA events are shown in bold, other events are run by different organisations. Please check with organisers to confirm details, especially for non-ACTMA events.
June 2019 Sat 22 Jun YMCA Red Hill, Mugga Way
Sat 29 Jun Throwing Handicap, 1pm
ACT Cross Country Championships
Sun 30 Jun Run/Walk Handicap, 9am, Mt. Ainslie, 9.3/4.5
July 2019 Sat 6 July YMCA , Smithy, Stromlo Forest Park
Sun 7 July Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong, Weston Park
Tues 9 July ACTMA Social dinner, Ginseng, Woden
Hellenic Club, 7.00pm
Sun 14 July Throws Pentathlon, 10am
Sat 20 July YMCA, Runner’s shop inc. AACT Road Champs.
Sat 27 July Throwing Handicap, 1pm
Sun 28 July Run/Walk Handicap, 9am, Little Black Mt.
Sat and Sun Bush Capital Marathon Festival
August 2019 Sat 3 Aug YMCA Longstaff/Pennington, Stromlo Forest Park
Sun 4 July Women’s and Girls’ Jogalong, Weston Park
ACTMA social dinner Labor Club, Stirling
Sat/Sun 10/11 Aug AACT Stromlo 3/5km (date TBC)
Sun 11 Aug City to Surf Sydney 14km
Sat 17 Aug YMCA Ginninderra Diddams Close Belconnen
Sun 18 Throws Pentathlon, 10am
Sat 24 `Throwing Handicap, 1pm
Sun 25 Run/Walk handicap, 9am Coombs Molonglo.
Sat/Sun 31/8 and 1/09 Oceania Masters T&F Mackay
ACTMA General Committee Meetings monthly on the second
Wednesday of the month at Belconnen Soccer Club, Belconnen
Way, Hawker at 7.00pm. Contact Secretary Nigel England:
ACTMA Monthly Weight Pentathlons at 9am at Masson Street, Turner Contact Jayne Hardy 0421 610 053.
Customs Joggers meet every Friday at Stage 88 in Commonwealth Park at 12.15pm. Mike Stracey 6258 8756
Lake Tuggeranong Stakes every Tuesday on the lake edge near KFC at 12.20pm. Peter Thomson 0407 702 683
BBQ Stakes Handicap every Wednesday from the Senior Citizens Club in Woden at 12.10pm. Adrian Plunkett 6283 2388.
YCRC Women’s and Girls Jogalong at Weston Park on the first Sunday of the month at 9am (8am in summer).
Lake Ginninderra Handicap, last Tuesday of the month, from outside the Lighthouse Bar at 12.20pm. Simon Wall 0404 859 404.
Mount Ainslie Run Up, first Tuesday from Treloar Crescent
behind the War Memorial at 12.45pm. John Harding 6244 1153.
Black Mountain Run Up, held on the third Tuesday at 12.45pm, Clunies
Ross St, 100m south of Botanic Gardens Entrance. John Harding 6248 6905.
Parkrun 5k run or walk held at various locations around Canberra including Weston Park, Lake Ginninderra, Tuggeranong, Coombs, Ainslie & Queanbeyan every Saturday at 8 AM.
Calendars
Join a Training Group: Improve Your Fitness Coaching and Training groups
Groups of Masters athletes conduct training sessions around
Canberra. To train with any one of the groups you should contact
the group coordinator listed. It’s always fun to train with others, to
share skills and knowledge. Runners, throwers, jumpers and
walkers of all levels are welcome. As a member of our club
participating in events out of normal hours the level of
public liability insurance varies, see below for details.
Accredited Coaches Training Groups
These groups are led by an Athletics Australia accredited coach. All
ACTMA member athletes and accredited coaches are covered by our
club’s public liability insurance.
Val Chesterton: Strength, speed & general fitness for
runners, jumpers & walkers, Calwell Playing Fields, Fridays 9am,
8.30am in summer. 6292 8994.
Non - Accredited Coaches and Training Groups
These groups are led by a group coordinator (trainer) who will train with you
but is not an Athletics Australia accredited coach. All ACTMA member
athletes are covered by our club’s public liability insurance but not
the trainer.
Fran Harris: Strength, sprints and hurdles training at the AIS track.
6230 2341 (h)
John Hunt: Jumps. Sundays, 11:00am at the AIS track. 6241 9392 (h)
Geoff Moore: Distance interval training. Mondays 5:30pm, Parliament
House underground carpark.
Greg Stretton: Middle distance training. Sundays except long weekends,
9.00am, Grammar School, corner of Mugga Way / Flinders Way. 6295 8474
(h), 6257 6127 (w) .
‘Tuesday group’: long distance running and walking. Tuesdays
9:00am at Black Mountain Peninsula.
Coming Athletics Competitions AMA Marathon Championships 6 & 7 July 2019
AMA 20km Roadwalk Championships 11 August
2019
OMA Championships Mackay QLD — 31 Aug to 7 Sep, 2019
NCCWMA Championships Toronto, Canada, 18 to 21 July
AMA Winter Throws Championships — 5 to 7 Oct
2019 Wollongong
AMA T & F Championships Brisbane 10 to 13 April, 2020
Games of the XXXII Olympiad — July 24 to August 9
2020 Tokyo
WMA Outdoor Championships — 20 July to 01 Aug
2020, Toronto Canada
OMA Championships — Provisional dates: 17-23
January, 2021 Norfolk Island
AMA Track and Field Championships in Canberra in 2021.
WMA Indoor Championships — 2021 Edmonton, Canada.
6 to 13 April, 2021
Birmingham Commonwealth Games — 27/07 to 07/08 2022.
WMA Outdoor Championships— 17 to 27 Aug, 2022.
Jayne Hardy (right) and Duncan Macnicol (left) receiving the
Throwers’ awards from Ray Green (Photo; Robert Kennelly)
Page 22 — July 2019 Vetrunner
Winners of the 2019 FRISTAD AWARDS for Athletic excellence cont. from p.18
WOMEN – MARGARET TAYLOR W70
In local competitions Margaret earned more than 90% for both the triple jump and 60m and was in the high 80% for
the 100m, 200m, high jump and short hurdles. She also set ACT Records for the pentathlon and both short and long hurdles
as well as winning the Boag Series for the thirteenth time.
At the WMA Championships in Malaga Margaret won the gold medal in both the long and triple jumps as well as a
silver in the high jump.
At the recent AMA Championships in Melbourne Margaret won five gold medals - in all three jumps, the 80m hurdles
and pentathlon. While at the Awards Dinner she was again the recipient of the AMA Jumper of the Year - for a record sev-
enth occasion.
Margaret’s track and field excellence has been acknowledged by being the recipient of the Fristad Award ten times
(1993, 1994, 1999, 2001 and from 2009 to 2011, then in 2015 and 2018), as well as being runner-up in 1990, 1991, 1995,
2000, 2007 and 2012 and third in 1997, 1998 and 2006.
MEN – BRUCE GRAHAM M55
This season Bruce earned more than 90% WMA standards for the 1500, 5000 and10,000m while his best performanc-
es in both the 800 and 3000m were also very high quality. He won the Moore Series for the twelfth consecutive season and
the Pennington Series for the tenth time. Bruce also won the Higgins Memorial 800m Handicap for the third time – contin-
uing his record of being placed in the top three for the last eight years.
At the WMA in Malaga Bruce won the silver medal in the cross-country and a bronze as a member of the successful
Australian team. His excellent run in the1500m was a new ACT Record.
At the recent AMA Championships in Melbourne Bruce won the 10,000m, 5000m and 1500m in times better than
most runners much younger than himself and was also second in the cross-country. At the AMA Awards evening Bruce was
announced as runner-up in the Middle Distance category.
Bruce was the male recipient of the 2011 Fristad Award and joint winner with Michael Roden in 2016 and Robin
Whyte in 2017 then in 2018 he was the sole recipient of this prestigious award for the fourth occasion. He was also runner-up
for six other seasons (2009 and 2010 and from 2012 to 2015).
Bryan Thomas
FIRST DANIELS SPRINT HANDICAP – In October 1994 the first of the exciting 100 and 200m sprint handicap se-
ries was introduced to our Thursday night T&F meets.
FIRST 5 YEAR PLAN – A five year development plan titled Towards 2000 was presented at the 1995 AGM. The plan
was produced by Will Foster, Bryan and Trish Thomas and Alan Williams.
FIRST 500 MEMBERSHIP – The ACTVAC achieved 500 members in March 1997.
FIRST AUSTRALAN MASTERS GAMES IN CANBERRA – The athletics component of the very successful 1997
Games was organised by our LOC led by Dave Mackenzie.
FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT – At our 2003 AGM Prue Bradford was elected president.
FIRST NONAGENARIANS – In 2004 we had 2 active M90s. Anton Tesija was living in Croatia and still coaching and
throwing the hammer while Allan Sherriff was participating in our monthly handicaps and T&F. In February 2019 Gwen
Gleeson became our first W90.
FIRST ‘BAKKER’ – John Bakker completed the first 20 consecutive Vets’ Half Marathons from 1982 to 2002. From
then on anyone who completes 20 Vets’ Halves are referred to as being a “Bakker”.
FIRST 300 RUN / WALK HANDICAPS – In July 2012 George Hanzar completed his 300th while Suzanne Counsel
became the first woman to reach this milestone in September 2017.
FIRST THREE GENERATIONS IN A HANDICAP – Mother Margaret Latham, daughter Karen and granddaughter
Erin Daniels all finished the June 2013 Mt Ainslie handicap.
FIRST STUART REID COMMEMMORATIVE AWARD – In 2013 the inaugural recipients of this prestigious award
were Bryan and Trish Thomas.
FIRST TWO TIME RECIPIENT OF ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD – In November 2015 a long standing convention
was broken when Steve Appleby was a popular and obvious recipient. He had previously been presented with this club-
person award in 1996.
FIRST KNOWN AS MASTERS – After a long and often heated debate a SGM in July 2017 finally voted to change the
club name from ACTVAC to ACTMA.
FIRST 10 CONSECUTIVE “GIFTS” – Sue Bourke’s first 7 runs in our annual 100m handicap based on each runner’s
age (aka the ‘Gift’) resulted in 4 seconds and 3 thirds but between 2009 and 2018 she won 10 consecutive finals.
FIRST FAMILY TO COMPLETE 630 HANDICAPS – In March 2019 the Mallory Family chalked up 635 monthly
handicaps. Joan had 294, son Alan 246 and Linda 45 while husband and father Al had completed 150 when illness forced
his retirement.
Bryan Thomas (A great 40th birthday present thanks Bryan Ed.)
SNAPSHOT OF FORTY SIGNIFICANT FIRSTS cont. from p.19
Consie Larmour, daughter-in-law Helen and the Larmour family thank ACTMA friends for your support, messages and
attendance at our Celebration of Life for Graeme (Larry) Larmour.
July 2019 Vetrunner — page 23
Mary Wahren age 85; ONE OF EARLIEST WOMEN MEMBERS STILL GOING STRONG
Masters athletes gathering for Mary Wahren’s 85th birthday par-
ty. Mary standing middle in brown. (photo: Bryan Thomas)
Mary Wahren joined our club less than a year after its birth. When Mary signed up in 1980 we had a total membership of fifty-three of which nine were women. Now forty years on Mary is still a member so has the distinction of being our longest serv-ing female member. Only five men - John Bakker, Ken Daniels, Peter Frylink, Peter Kallio and Terry Munro have enjoyed con-tinuous membership since the club began in 1979. Mary Wahren is indeed in special company!
Mary has contributed a great deal to the success and de-velopment of our club. In the early 1980s she played a signifi-cant role in spreading the word via an interview on national ra-dio accompanied by Maggie Johnson then as club publicity of-ficer about this exciting new concept of “veterans’ athletics”.
Mary served five years on committee first from 1982 to 1984 and again in 1991 and 1992. In 1983, 1984 and 1991 she was vice president. In 1983 Mary was a member of the sub-committee (along with Ken Daniels, Maggie Johnson, Terry Munro and Bryan Thomas) that established our weekly track and field program.
Initially an enthusiastic race walker, Mary soon discov-ered a talent for the throws in which she has enjoyed considera-ble success. She has won numerous medals and set many rec-
ords in local, national and international competitions; in-cluding a bronze medal for the W50 hammer at the 1987 World Championships in Melbourne and a W65 Oceania shot put record in Norfolk Island in 2000. Mary has partici-pated in three Veterans’ Championships (Melbourne 1987, Eugene 1989 and Brisbane 2001), four Oceania Champion-ships and three World Masters Games.
Although Mary only just missed being an “Original” club member she can claim this honour for our weekly track and field program and also for the monthly throwing handi-caps. She was one of sixteen throwers that participated in the first event in June 1990. Twenty-eight years later in June 2018 Mary became the second person, the other being Ray Green, to complete 250 monthly handicaps. At the time of her 250th Mary had won the event eight times as well as winning five silver and nine bronze medals. She has also won the Consistency Medal (best thrower for the year) for her age group every year since its inception and in 2009 was the winner of the Connell Series point score.
Her achievements in local athletics have been acknowledged by twice being runner-up (1988 and 1997) and twice third (1990 and 1995) in the Fristad Awards. In 1987 she received the Johnson Trophy for her participation and service to track and field and in 1992 was awarded the Heart Foundation Trophy. In 2010 Mary was the female recipient of the Green Trophy for her outstanding and con-sistent performances in all throws throughout the season.
After joining the W80 ranks in May 2014 Mary set about establishing a complete new set of ACT throwing rec-ords as she had done five years previously when she turned 75. Now having recently become a W85 is she about to re-write our record book again?
Who would have believed that Mary set 159 ACT Rec-ords during her long and successful athletics career? The records were set between 1981 as a W45 and 1994 as a W60 apart from those set in the throws. Her incredible list of club records included some in the racewalks, all three jumps and even one for the mile run and the pentathlon.
Congratulations Mary and Happy Birthday.
Bryan Thomas
ACTMA’s new committee for 2019/2020 and a fortieth birthday cake
At the club’s AGM on Tuesday 21 May the full committee was voted back in, with the addition of a new treasurer: wel-come Leigh Harlow. The first meeting is on Monday 17 June 2019.
The Office Bearers for 2019-2020 are: President – Shane Hutchison Vice-President – Nikki Phelps Treasurer – Leigh Harlow
Secretary – Suzie Gaynor (communications/publicity)
Committee – Frank Kresse (Training), Kathy Sims (Awards), Ken Smith (Officials), Nigel England (Registrar), Robbie Costmeyer (Public Officer)
Patron Dick Telford continues in his role, as does Chris White as chair of the Local Organising Committee for the 2021 National Track and Field titles being held in Canberra in April 2021. Jo Klemke has agreed to be our auditor again, thank you.
For those who missed out on their printed, colour copy of the annual report, it is available to read on the club’s website.
From left, back row; Shane Hutchison, Nigel England, Frank Kresse,
Ken Smith and Leigh Harlow, front row; Kathy sims, Nikki Phelps
and Suzie Gaynor (photos Bob Banens and Robert Kennelly, cake)
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Pictures taken at Awards/AGM/fortieth birthday party and the YMCA/AMA/ACTMA
Half Marathon on Sunday 26th May. Big picture above; Members gathered for Fortieth
and further above the start of the Half Marathon (photos: Gaynor, Banens and Kennelly)
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