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In this issue:

NSWMA Contact Details & Speed Training Tipes

2-3

Letters to Editor, News, Records

4-5

State Relays, Nationals Entry Details & Mark Cepak Multi’s

6-7

AMA Nationals Entry Form 8-12

Degenerative Joints 13

Police Games details & Results

14-17

Winter Throws Champs gallery & Degenerative Joints

14-15

Member profiles & Links 18-19

Event Calendar 20

A ’Masters ’ C lass at the NSW State Relay Championships

Issue 1 - January, 2008

Newsletter Title

Gianna Mogentale, Roberta Thompson, Kylie Strong & Ranell Hobson ‘celebrating’ their historic victory in the Open 4x100m relay

Congratulations to the girls of the Open 4x100m relay team on their outstanding achievement in taking first place in 2007 State Relay Championships. Not to be outdone by last years mens team who took out Open Shot Put and Discus titles they stepped up and gave the ‘youngsters’ a lesson in the sprint relay.

The mighty pocket rocket Ranell Hobson had an excellent start and ran a brilliant first bent, a slick handover to Kylie Strong who powered down the back straight to put the NSW Masters team in a commanding position before passing the baton to Roberta Thompson. Roberta’s bend run was near flawless and with the last change to Gianna Mogentale our girls were clearly in the lead, final run to line was one of true grit and determination with Gianna holding off the fast finishing Hills District and Asics West teams to win in 49.59 pipping Hills by one tenth of second.

(more results page 14)

ssue: 1– January, 2008 NSW Masters Athletics Inc

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Committee and Office Bearers

President: Mark Johnston 8 Edinburgh Crescent, ST ANDREWS, NSW 2566 Phone: 02 9820 2146 Mob: 0419 914 915 [email protected]

Vice-Presidents: Susan Newton [email protected]

Greg Nicol [email protected]

Secretary: [email protected]

Treasurer: Nancy Lloyd Phone: 0411 270 393 [email protected]

Editor: Phil Frkovic Phone: 0400 385 611 [email protected]

Registrar: Garry Womsley 33 Andrews Ave, TOONGABBIE, NSW 2146 [email protected]

Records & Awards: Jim McGrath 35 Sylvan Ave, EAST LINDFIELD, NSW 2070 [email protected]

Track Representative: Ranell Hobson [email protected] or [email protected]

Field Representative: Andrew Atkinson-Howatt [email protected]

Walks Representative: Nancy Lloyd [email protected]

Distance Running: Frank Scorzelli

Uniforms: Lynette Smith (acting) [email protected]

New South Wales Masters Athletics Inc. Postal Address: 8 Edinburgh Crescent, ST ANDREWS, NSW 2566, Australia The Waratah is the official newsletter of NSWMA Inc. Disclaimer: the views expressed in the Waratah are not necessarily the views of NSWMA Inc.

October Doug JENKINS 35

David SMYTH 35

Jacqualine BEZUIDENHOUT 40

Danielle LANGSWORTH 40

Caroline LAYT 40

Helen WALLACE 45

Gregory ROWE 45

Salvina AGIUS 45

Cristine PENN 45

Jennifer BUHLER 45

Martin NOONAN 50

David McEWAN 50

Neil FOWLER 55

Conrad BURGE 55

Trevor STUART-DENT 55

Judith ROWLAND-SMITH 60

Keiran SPEED 60

Vilis GRAVITIS 65

Anthony RE 65

John WARREN 65

Reginald AUSTIN OAM 70

Jim SEYMON 70

Peter McENEARNEY 70

John SIMON 70

Jim O'DONNELL 70

Frederick DANIELS 75

James SOUTAR 75

Ronald WHITHAM 75

Movember Catriona COLE 30

Daniel BROWN 30

Lisa KAY 35

Michael LYNCH 35

Stuart GYNGELL 40

Nick MOORE 45

Evelyn WESTON 45

Kelvyn STEGGLES 50

Frank SCORZELLI 60

Noel WRIGHT 60

Neville McINTYRE 65

Bruce GREEN 65

Albert GAY 65

Noelean KIRBY 65

David CHANTRILL 65

Robert SOLOMON 75

Ronald INGLIS 75

Birthday Roll Call:

Many happy returns to our members celebrating with Birthdays in August 2007 and September 2007

Life Members Alexander Hunt OAM (deceased)

Logan Irwin ()

Ron Whitham ()

Victor Townsend (1984)

Yvonne Piper (1984)

Fred O’Connor (1994)

Bob Cartwright (1996)

Norm Windred (1998)

Max McKay (2004)

Jim Seymon (2006)

Issue: 1 – January, 2008 NSW Masters Athletics Inc


By Vern Gambetta, Gambetta Sports Training Sys-tems The key to improving speed is a systematic and progressive ap-proach to speed development. Systematic refers to a structured approach, never losing sight of the specific objective: A FASTER

ATHLETE. My system of speed development, evolved over 33 years of coaching, is called the 3S Sy s t em® - Spo r t Spec i f i c Speed . In my system, speed is broken into its component parts-Straight Ahead Speed and Lateral Speed and Agility. Each of these broad components is devel-oped sequentially through detailed progressions. The system is also progressive. Each step in the progression must be mastered before attempting the next step. Over the years I have developed a number of prac-tical tips that will make your speed development program more effective. 1. Always prepare for each speed training session

with a thorough, active warm-up. 2. Eliminate distance running! It reduces explo-

siveness that compromises speed. If condition-ing is a concern, condition specifically for your sport. There are many ways to get in shape for explosive sports without doing slow, aerobic work which diminishes explosiveness.

3. When do you focus on speed development? It should be at a time when your body is in a non-fatigued state. Therefore, plan your speed development emphasis at the start of the workout, following an easy workday or a day of complete rest.

4. For the very young, speed development work should be playful and game like. No formal drill work is required before the ages of 9-10. Eve-rything should be quick, short bursts with rapid changes of direction. Tag games and short re-lays are very effective.

5. Maximal strength and acceleration ability are closely related. Spend time developing maxi-mal strength through traditional means like squatting and utilizing derivatives of Olympic lifting movements.

6. Hip mobility is a key aspect of improving stride length and the ability to move laterally. This is best achieved through dynamic activities like hurdle walks.

7. Always stress correct mechanics. Relate the mechanics to the specific movements of your sport. Emphasize correct mechanics without making the athlete robotic. All for individual expression of each athlete.

8. Beware of a drill for the sake of having a drill! Each drill should be related to the "total ac-tion". No drill is an end unto itself. A drill

should always lead somewhere. Know why you are using a specific drill and where it fits into your entire training program.

9. Maximum speed is highly dependent on the optimum combination of stride length and stride frequency. Do not get caught up on de-veloping one to the exclusion of the other.

10. Optimum Speed is the goal. Speed that you can use and control in the game. Never lose sight of the "moment of truth". When you least expect it and are most fatigued, speed will be the deciding factor.

11. Speed is a motor task. You can learn to run faster through correct mechanics and situ-ational awareness. Correct arm action is very important in sprinting. In acceleration, arm action helps with force application. In maximal speed, the arm plays more of a role in balance.

12. Starting is extending ankle/knee/hip. This tri-ple extension is highly related to work done in the weight room.

13. Stopping is bending ankle/knee/hip. 14. Reaction can be improved by working on the

primary stimulus: auditory, visual or kines-thetic depending on the sport or the situation.

15. Assistance training (overspeed) methods de-velop specific strength to improve stride fre-quency as well as stride length.

16. Resistance training develops specific strength and improves acceleration.

17. Remember the 10% rule. Never add more than 10% of bodyweight to a sled. A corollary to this rule is that you should never slow the movement down for a particular distance more than 10% slower than the athlete's best time. Greater than 10% in resistance or time will change the dynamics of the movement and speed development will be negative.

18. Speed work demands a high level of motivation and concentration.

19. 6-8 reps is the optimum number for speed de-velopment work.

20. Vary speed training methods and intensity to avoid building a speed barrier.

21. In your session, develop speed before speed endurance (microcycle and macrocycle).

22. In a strength development program designed to improve speed, address postural needs first and foremost (The Core). Strength to stabilize the trunk is essential. It provides a strong pil-lar through which the limbs may transfer forces essential to improving sprint mechanics.

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Editors Wrap

• Please send in any results, photos, articles, details of upcoming events or anything else you can find. This newsletter depends on its members input.

• Expect to see some of the NSWMA Committee looking for untold stories to be shared in Member Profiles. We’d like everyone to feel part of our track and field community;

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Letters to the Editor

Membership Subscriptions

There are two methods depending upon whether you are registered with ANSW or not. Most are not. See instructions below.

Click on the “Members Section” link on the Ath-letics NSW home page (https://www.clubsonline.com.au/registrationclubportal/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&orgid=52)

Full Registration with Athletics NSW through NSWMA (only about 20 people):

Click on “Login”; to do this you need to know your username and password. This can be ob-tained from Club Registrar Garry Womsley ([email protected]).

• once logged in select “Registration Re-newal”

• the follow the prompts leading to credit card payment.

• You can also change your id and password to something more easily remembered.

Not registered with Athletics NSW through NSWMA (most people):

Click on “New Registration”

• select “NSW Masters Athletics” from drop-down list

• then select “NSWMA member only” .

• From there on just follow the prompts lead-ing eventually to credit card payment.

regards,

Mark

Caught Red Handed? Editor experimenting illegal two-handed discus technique.

Peter Crombie and Les Gillies: happy times at the Australian Masters Games, Adelaide 2007



Stuart Gyngell preparing for a big heave at the recent Sydney Track Classic. Stuart was the only Masters ath-

lete competing in the Open events and finished in a credi-ble 2nd place with 18.13m.

Congratulations Kylie Strong on setting a new Australian and NSW W40 200m record in a time of 25.10sec on 3rd December 2007 at Sydney

Olympic Park

Nancy Lloyd W50 10km Road Walk 1-05.56, Hobart 09/04/07 W50 10km Track walk 1-09.25.31, Campbelltown 05/01/08 Dave Bugden M70 Hammer 40.33m SOPAC 12/01/08 Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo W30 Pole Vault 3.80m, SOPAC 01/12/07 Julie Forster W45 100m 12.93, Campbelltown 27/10/07 W45 200m 26.41, Campbelltown 27/10/07 Jill Taylor W50 60m 9.71 Hobart 06/04/07 Relays W35 4x400m Relay 4-24.43, Riccione 15/09/07 Ranell Hobson,Mary Fien,Cristine Penn,Janet Naylon W40 4x100m Relay 52.70, Riccione 15/09/07 Cristine Penn, Roberta Thompson, Janet Naylon, Marie Kay.

State Records

Congratulations Albert Gay who finished 3rd in M65 Decathlon at the WMA World Championships

in Riccione with a score of 6898 points



By Kip Hobson

The NSW Masters Womens Athletics team trav-elled to SOPAC on the weekend of 17th and 18th of November to compete in the NSW State Relay Championships. Little did they know what awaited them on the Sunday…. However, the Championships started on the Saturday, so lets begin there. First up was the 4 x 800m 160+ event which was won by our team consisting of Cris, Jen and the two Sues. They ran the good time of 10:21.03 in winning by 3 seconds from UTS. Its always a good thing when the meet starts with a Gold medal. Whilst this was happening, the other girls, Lyn-ette, Sue, Kylie and Ranell, were fighting out the Open Long Jump relay. When the dust (or should that be sand) had settled, they had fin-ished in 6th place, not bad for Open competi-tion. Amazingly, they were only 8 cm out of a medal and 29 cm from the title! So, out of the sandpits and onto the track for the shorter sprint relays. There were 2 of the 4 x 200m flavoured relays for the 120+ and 160+ age groups to finish the day and we had 2 teams in each. They col-lected 2 firsts and a bronze and 4th position to end the day on a high. So onto Sunday’s races and it is here that his-tory was made. The first event was the Open Womens 4 x 100m relay. Running for Masters was Ranell, Kylie, Roberta and Gianna. An official was heard to remark that we needed a 150m head start to get close to the Open girls. He was promptly trampled by 4 angry blue uniforms. Well, as history shows, the girls romped home in first place, easily accounting for generation X (or is that Y now?) by a clear 0.10 of a second. The crowd went wild and the team went crazy

(a shorter trip than the actual race). Many pho-tos were taken, some can be shown officially, most unofficially. Icing on the cake was the es-tablishment of a new NSW Masters Record for the run. The same team headed into the 160+ relay chock full of confidence, however during the race they forgot one important thing – the ba-ton. It went about 100m, did a u-turn on the ground, and Ranell walked it back to hand it to the official. Much mirth was enjoyed in the grandstands by the ‘better halves’ of the team. The great news was that we had 2 teams in this event and that they romped home to claim gold for the Masters ! A terrific result for all concerned. The long weekend of racing was finished off with a 4 x 200m 120+ and most sadistically of all a 4 x 400m 160+ last thing on Sunday af-ternoon to really send everyone home for seri-ous massage therapy (or to Paddys Pub for a well earned snackeroo). Once again our girls showed their staying power by winning gold and silver medals in the 4 x 200m and another gold in the 4 x 400m. It was a wonderful weekend of racing. There were some fantastic results and each and every member of the Masters team should be very proud of what they achieved. The great news is that it is only November, so by the time Blacktown rolls around in April, they will all be flying, if the results here are anything to go by. Masters is all about having fun and enjoying yourself whilst keeping fit at the same time. The way the girls portrayed themselves was an absolute credit to themselves and the sport they love. Except of course those 4 crazy girls who lost the plot for about 30 minutes on Sunday as shown below…… I suggest public flogging (with a very light brush)….

2007 State Relays



Entries Open for 2008 Nationals By Simon Butler-White

A steady stream of online entries is coming in from athletes for the AMA national championships, to be held at Blacktown Olympic Park from March 21-24.

More than 500 athletes from around Australia and New Zealand are expected to compete at the championships, which were last held in Sydney in 2001.

The online entry facility can be found is on the newly designed NSW Masters website, which has been up and running since December thanks to lots of hard work by NSW Masters Athletics presi-dent Mark Johnson, who heads the organising committee for the 2008 national championships.

“This is the sixth time the AMA nationals have been held in Sydney and the first time the event will be hosted by Blacktown Olympic Park, previ-ous events having been held at Hensley Field, E.S. Marks, Homebush and Bankstown,” says Mark.

“Blacktown is one of the crop of new tracks built for the 2000 Olympics and was recently refur-bished with a new grandstand. In addition, the

track has good outside arena facilities for throw-ing events.

“A full range of events will be offered including walks, cross-country and multi-events. The meet will be run in conjunction with Athletics NSW and we look forward to a well-run championships, which also has social events, such as a dinner/dance on Easter Sunday, plus coaching and ath-lete forums.

“The national championships are a good place to meet other Masters athletes and develop friend-ships with people of similar interests. With the World Masters Games in Sydney in 2009, the 2008 nationals would be a good start for a prepa-ration for this event. We look forward to seeing as many Masters athletes as possible attending.”

HOW TO ENTER ONLINE

To enter the 2008 AMA championships, go to www.nswmastersathletics.org.au and click on the AMA NATIONALS 2008 link on the left-hand side of the opening screen.

By Simon Butler-White

The standout performance at this year’s 2008 NSW multi-event championships, held at Campbelltown on January 5 and 6, came from Norths’ Mark Ce-pak, who accomplished the rare feat of winning a medal in both the M45 pentathlon AND the Open decathlon.

Choosing to compete in both decathlon and pen-tathlon simultaneously meant Mark had a gruelling 10 events on the Sunday, including the impossibly high 110m hurdles – and then had to run TWO 1500m races almost back-to-back late on a very hot afternoon.

Mark claimed the bronze in the M45 pentathlon, behind last year’s winner, Parramatta’s Kevin Fisher, and Simon Butler-White; and earned a sec-ond bronze for his third place in the decathlon, be-hind the Hills District’s Michael Barber (a mere 26 years Mark’s junior) and Robert Broadhurst.

In the women’s heptathlon, the score of Gir-raween’s Lynette Smith (W35) of 2749 points is closing in on the 13-year-old Australian record of

2965 points, set by Peta Bird in 1996.

See page 15 for full results.

Front: Matt Stenning, Doug Barrett, Anthony Butt, Wendy Hord, Back: Lynette Smith, Kevin Fisher, Simon Butler-White, Albert Gay, Andrew Atkinson-Howatt, Robert Hanbury-Brown, Jennifer Buhler, Mark Cepak, Suzanne Gore and Garry Womesly

Mark Leaves his Multi-Event Mark



Degenerative Joints: The best foods and supplements to protect your joints from age-related degeneration

This is an extract from Peak Performance Online, full article available at:

http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/degenerative-joints.html

There’s good and bad news for veteran athletes. The good news is that, if training intensity can be maintained, age-related performance decrements are actually quite minimal; the bad news is that re-covery from hard training sessions takes longer, while the cumulative effects of normal ‘wear and tear’ and previous injuries are increasingly evident. As time goes by, joints tend to become less flexible, full-range movement more difficult and pain and stiffness ever more apparent. It is these mechanical limitations, more than anything else, which can scupper the best-laid plans of even the most deter-mined veteran athletes!

However, there are a number of nutritional strate-gies that can help to offset the inexorable decline in mobility and even accelerate recovery from injury.

Before we get down to nutritional nuts and bolts, it’s worth outlining some of the causes of joint de-generation and immobility. Basically, a joint exists whenever two bones meet. Many joints are freely moveable, allowing large ranges of movement; for example, the knees, ankles, hips, elbows and fin-gers. Others, such as those between the spinal ver-tebrae, allow for only partial movement. There are even some fixed joints, such as those in the skull, although maintaining range of motion is obviously not an issue here!

The freely moveable joints are generally ‘synovial’-type joints, where the two ends of the bones that meet are covered with ‘articular cartilage’ – a sort of ‘low friction’ coating. Although the two bones are in fairly close proximity, they don’t actually touch, being separated by a joint cavity, which is like a fluid- filled sac. The walls of this cavity are lined with synovial membrane, which secretes synovial fluid into the cavity to lubricate the movement be-tween the two cartilage surfaces. Meanwhile, the whole joint structure is stabilised by ligaments – tough fibrous tissues connecting and anchoring the two bones.

The joints between the vertebrae of the spine are slightly different in that the movement between any two adjacent vertebrae is quite restricted. However, the cumulative effect of several small intervertebral movements allows for a large degree of global movement of the spinal structure as a whole. An-other difference is that the main joints between the vertebral bodies are ‘cartilaginous’, containing an intervertebral disc. These discs are like soft pads, which allow relative movement between adjacent vertebrae and can accommodate the different cur-

vature requirements of the spine at different points along its length.

There are a large number of possible causes of joint pain and stiffness, and the diagnosis of a particular problem can be a very complex process – just ask any physiotherapist! In general terms, however, there are a number of well-recognised causal fac-tors.

1. Acute injuries come on suddenly and are usu-ally associated with some kind of trauma. Com-mon examples include:

• ligaments torn or damaged by unusual or excessive movement of the joint;

• impact injuries, where one of more of the joint structures is damaged by an external blow;

• protruding/prolapsed intervertebral disc, where unusual intervertebral forces lead to the deformation of the disc, allowing it to come into close proximity with nerves.

2. Chronic injuries usually come on quite gradu-ally, which tends to make them trickier to diag-nose and harder to overcome. Common exam-ples include:

• overuse injuries, where the long-term training volume exceeds the capacity of the joints involved to undergo adequate repair and recovery;

• muscle imbalance injuries, where the joint fails to operate through its correct range of movement because of unequal or unbalanced muscular forces acting on the joint, or (particularly in the case of the spine) inadequate stabilisation of the joint(s) by the deep postural muscles.

3. Degenerative conditions are associated with longer-term, less easily reversible functioning of the joints and are much more common in mature athletes. While previous acute or chronic injuries are known to increase the risk of long-term degeneration, simple ageing fac-tors also come into play. These conditions fre-quently include:

• arthritic-type wear and tear, where the articular cartilage becomes worn, leading to narrowed joint spaces, sometimes re-ferred to as osteoarthritis;

• rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory condition of the joints caused by an auto-immune reaction;

• low synovial fluid secretions, leading to reduced lubrication in the joint capsule.



POLICE GAMES-2008 Track& Field

You are cordially invited to compete at the 2008 NSW Police Games. Date: 08th -09th March 2008 Venue: Blacktown Olympic Athletics Centre Cost: $35.00 covers all registration and entry into as many event as you want. Registration: On the day, payable with the fee. Pass this onto your friends - bring them along.

NOTE : Please note that events shown divided into two(2)sections by Age Groups may change, depending on the number of competitors. Please ensure that you allow sufficient time before the event, just in case. It is hoped that events will not commence before the times indicated, however, again, allow suffi-cient time before the event, just in case. Reminder to all 5,000m and 10,000m runners to provide a lap scorer, or try and make arrange-ments to have another lap scorer available.

2007 NSW State Relays (NSWMA Results)

Women 4x100 Metre Relay Open 1 NSW MASTERS 'A' 49.59 Long Jump Relay Open 6 NSW MASTERS 20.05m 4x100 Metre Relay 120+ 1 NSW MASTERS . 'A' 50.08 4 NSW MASTERS . 'B' 55.18 4x200 Metre Relay 120+ 1 NSW MASTERS 'A' 1:47.45 2 NSW MASTERS 'B' 1:58.02 4x100 Metre Relay 160+ 1 NSW MASTERS . 'B' 55.50 -- NSW MASTERS . 'A' DNF 4x200 Metre Relay 160+ 1 NSW MASTERS . 'A' 1:46.97 3 NSW MASTERS . 'B' 1:56.42 4x400 Metre Relay 160+ 1 NSW MASTERS . 'A' 4:21.25 4x800 Metre Relay 160+ 1 NSW MASTERS . 'A' 10:21.03

Men Shot Put Relay Open 2 NSW MASTERS 49.07m Discus Throw Relay Open 2 NSW MASTERS . 151.13m Javelin Throw Relay Open 5 NSW MASTERS 141.93m 4x100 Metre Relay 200+ 6 NSW MASTERS 'A' 56.07 4x200 Metre Relay 200+ -- NSW MASTERS 'A' DQ

Late News:

Multi-eventer Simon Butler-White celebrated Australia Day on January 26 by winning the M45 division at the Queensland state pen-tathlon titles in Brisbane with a score of 2182 points, beating 2007 Australian decathlon champion Kevin Davis of Queensland into second place.

Results

Saturday, 08thMarch, 2008

09:00 5,000 metres All ages M & F 09:30 HighJump All ages M & F 10:30 Javelin M < 35 10:30 Triple Jump M 35+ 11:30 200 metres All ages M & F 12:00 Discus M < 35 12:30 Hurdles All ages M & F

LUNCH 13:00 to 14:00 14:00 800 metres All ages M & F 14:30 Javelin M 35+ 14:30 Triple Jump M < 35 15:00 Discus M 35+

Sunday, 09thMarch, 2008

09:00 10,000 metres All ages M & F 10:00 Hammer Throw All ages M & F 11:00 100 metres All ages M & F 11:30 Long Jump M < 35Plus Females Plus Fe-

males 11:30 Shot Put M 35+ 12:30 1,500 metres All ages M & F 13:00 3,000m walk All ages M & F

LUNCH 13:30 to 14:30 14:30 400 metres All ages M & F 15:00 Shot Put M < 35Plus Females Plus Females 15:00 Long Jump M 35+ Relays All ages M & F Plus Females



NSW Combined Events Championship - 5/01/2008 to 6/01/2008 Campbelltown

Women Outdoor Pentathlon Masters Points LJ JT 200 DT 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- W35 ---- 1 Smith, Lynette 4.68m 34.14m 28.94 34.86m 2:42.9 Girraween 2749 (522) (555) (559) (574) (539) ---- W45 ---- 1 Gore, Suzanne 2.94m 12.81m 31.51 16.06m 2:48.2 Ryde 1873 (150) (214) (632) (264) (613) 2 Hord, Wendy 2.41m 16.27m 36.25 15.34m 3:57.6 Blacktown City Rams 1040 (78) (293) (341) (249) (79) 3 Buhler, Jennifer 3.02m 15.78m 42.59 15.05m DN Parramatta City Track & F 814 (208) (282) (81) (243) (0) Men Decathlon Open Points 100 LJ SP HJ 400 110H DT PV JT 1500 4 Cepak, Mark 14.30 4.38m 8.48m 1.31m 68.32 DNF 25.42m NH 31.73m 7:18.94 U.T.S. Norths 2102 (271) (269) (395) (257) (175) (0) (375) (0) (324) (36)

Men Outdoor Pentathlon Masters Points LJ JT 200 DT 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- M34 & Under ---- 1 Butt, Anthony 5.74m 47.49m 25.75 28.51m 5:58.4 Nepean District 2332 (531) (552) (544) (435) (270) ---- M40 ---- 1 Stenning, Matt 4.57m 27.21m 28.02 20.83m 6:31.9 Girraween 1751 (396) (309) (525) (288) (233) 2 Womsley, Garry 4.00m 21.59m 29.07 16.93m 5:26.9 Girraween 1688 (280) (221) (451) (215) (521) ---- M45 ---- 1 Fisher, Kevin 4.45m 38.55m 27.91 20.20m 5:41.5 Parramatta City T&T 2412 (429) (549) (611) (295) (528) 2 Butler-White, Simon 4.34m 33.95m 27.97 28.95m 6:23.3 Nsw Masters 2287 (404) (467) (606) (472) (338) 3 Cepak, Mark 4.19m 33.88m 29.86 24.49m 7:21.4 Uts Norths 1827 (369) (465) (472) (381) (140) ---- M50 ---- 1 Atkinson-Howatt, Andrew 3.71m 45.48m 29.37 39.44m 6:25.2 Ryde 2662 (317) (710) (579) (653) (403) 2 Handbury-Brown, Robert 4.45m 34.44m 29.37 36.57m DN Nsw Masters 2173 (498) (501) (579) (595) (0) ---- M55 ---- 1 Barrett, Doug 3.23m 21.57m 30.89 21.91m 5:25.7 Uts Norths 2182 (214) (304) (547) (349) (768) ---- M65 ---- 1 Gay, Albert 4.07m 32.13m 29.43 20.63m 6:25.4 Campbelltown Uws Collegia 3082 (659) (633) (791) (383) (616)



Results

2007 Australian Masters Games (NSWMA Results)

Women 30 W30 Weight Pentathlon

1 Vanessa Beddie 729

Women 35 W35 800 Meter Run

2 Cristine Suffolk 2:47.83

W35 1500 Meter Run


W35 5000 Meter Run


W35 8k Run CC

1 Cristine Suffolk 34:42.0h


Preliminaries

1 kylie strong 12.53Q

9 Susan Whatley 14.92

W40 High Jump

1 kylie strong 1.43m

W40 100 Meter Run

Finals

1 kylie strong 12.55

W40 Shot Put

2 Susan Whatley 6.82m

W40 Short Hurdles


W40 200 Meter Run

1 kylie strong 26.24Q

W40 200 Meter Run

4 Susan Whatley 31.35Q

W40 200 Meter Run

1 kylie strong 26.35


W40 Javelin Throw


W40 Long Hurdles

2 Susan Whatley 1:41.84

W40 1500 Meter Run

7 Yvonne Thomson 7:46.96

W40 Long Jump



W40 Discus Throw


W40 Triple Jump




Preliminaries

1 Julie Forster 13.09Q

W45 100 Meter Run

Finals

1 Julie Forster 12.94

W45 Hammer Throw

7 Jenny Buhler 16.56m

W45 Shot Put


W45 200 Meter Run

Preliminaries

1 Julie Forster 27.43Q

W45 Javelin Throw

2 Carolyn Krick 22.12m


W45 200 Meter Run

Finals

1 Julie Forster 27.53

W45 Long Jump


W45 Weight Throw


W45 Discus Throw


W45 Weight Pentathlon

6 Jenny Buhler 1823

W45 Outdoor Pentathlon

3 Jenny Buhler 764

W45 400 Meter Run

1 Julie Forster 1:03.66


2 Maggie Gutzen 17.93

W50 5000 Meter Race Walk

2 Jenny Lingley 39:23.52

W50 400 Meter Run

1 Maggie Gutzen 1:28.38

W50 8k Run CC

1 susan feigler 36:03.0h

W50 10000 Meter Race Walk

2 Jenny Lingley 1:22:44.0h


3 Lesley Kibble 17.06

W55 200 Meter Run

4 Lesley Kibble 37.64

Men 30 M30 100 Meter Run

2 Michael Dare 12.30

M30 Javelin Throw

1 daniel brown 44.43m

M30 200 Meter Run

2 Michael Dare 26.85

M30 400 Meter Run

2 Michael Dare 1:00.58

Men 26 M35 Shot Put

3 Don McLachlan 9.81m

6 Phill Horton 9.00m

M35 Pole Vault


M35 100 Meter Run

1 Krzysztof Wardecki 11.60

3 Don McLachlan 13.05

6 Phill Horton 14.44

M35 High Jump



M35 Short Hurdles


2 Don McLachlan 22.52

3 Phill Horton 26.11

M35 Hammer Throw


M35 1500 Meter Race Walk

1 Phill Horton 8:32.65

M35 Long Jump

2 Krzysztof Wardecki 5.52m



M35 Weight Throw


M35 Javelin Throw



M35 200 Meter Run


M35 Long Hurdles

1 Krzysztof Wardecki 1:06.92

2 Don McLachlan 1:21.03

M35 Discus Throw



M35 Weight Pentathlon

3 Phill Horton 1643


1 Phill Horton 32:01.52

M35 Outdoor Pentathlon

1 Phill Horton 1420

M35 400 Meter Run



1 Phill Horton 1:08:45.0h

Men 40 M40 Shot Put

1 Stuart Gyngell 17.87m

M40 100 Meter Run

3 Gavin Holland 12.22Q

M40 100 Meter Run

Finals

4 Gavin Holland 12.42

M40 800 Meter Run

3 David Houghton 2:26.06

M40 Hammer Throw


M40 Weight Throw


M40 Javelin Throw


M40 200 Meter Run

6 Gavin Holland 26.43

M40 Discus Throw


M40 1500 Meter Run



1 Stuart Gyngell 3370

M40 400 Meter Run


M40 3000 Meter Steeplechase

1 Garry Womsley 11:44.15

M40 1600 Meter Run STREET

1 James Harrison 4:22.0h

M40 Half Marathon

1 James Harrison 1:13:46.0h

Men 45 M45 Shot Put

8 Simon Butler-White 9.12m



M45 100 Meter Run

5 Weston Doley 12.70q

M45 100 Meter Run

13 martin smith 14.30

M45 800 Meter Run

Preliminaries

10 Weston Doley 2:21.15q

M45 Pole Vault


M45 100 Meter Run

Finals

6 Weston Doley 12.63

M45 Short Hurdles

2 Simon Butler-White 22.51

M45 High Jump

1 Volodymyr Shelever 1.84m


M45 Hammer Throw


M45 Weight Throw


M45 Long Jump


M45 200 Meter Run

7 Weston Doley 26.22q

11 martin smith 29.76

M45 200 Meter Run


M45 Discus Throw


M45 Long Hurdles

2 Kevin Fisher 1:13.41

4 Simon Butler-White 1:18.64

M45 Javelin Throw

4 Kevin Fisher 36.37m



3 Simon Butler-White 2241

M45 400 Meter Run

Preliminaries

4 Weston Doley 58.12Q

13 martin smith 1:10.27


1 Kevin Fisher 2424

M45 Triple Jump

1 Volodymyr Shelever 11.65m

3 Kevin Fisher 9.07m

M45 400 Meter Run

Finals


M45 1600 Meter Run STREET

6 Stephen Mifsud 5:51.0h

M45 Half Marathon

4 Stephen Mifsud 1:37:44.0h

Men 50 M50 Shot Put

2 Mark Johnston 10.98m

5 Lajos Joni 10.17m

6 Stephen Crocker 10.03m

M50 100 Meter Run

3 Stephen Crocker 13.28

5 Wayne Marriott 13.48

M50 Short Hurdles


M50 High Jump


M50 Hammer Throw

1 Lajos Joni 43.20m


M50 200 Meter Run

Preliminaries

3 Wayne Marriott 28.29Q

6 Stephen Crocker 28.82Q

M50 Long Jump


4 Wayne Marriott 4.50m

M50 Weight Throw

1 Terrence Gibbs 14.40m

2 Lajos Joni 14.33m


M50 Discus Throw


3 Lajos Joni 33.14m


M50 200 Meter Run


6 Stephen Crocker 28.67

M50 Long Hurdles

3 Wayne Marriott 1:13.60

M50 Javelin Throw

6 Lajos Joni 24.45m


2 Mark Johnston 2903

3 Lajos Joni 2519


Preliminaries

3 Martin Lynch 13.35Q

13 Alan Eisenberg 19.18

M55 100 Meter Run

Finals

7 Martin Lynch 18.58

M55 800 Meter Run

5 Terry Ryan 2:30.30

M55 200 Meter Run

Preliminaries

6 Martin Lynch 28.52q

7 Pat Shirvington 28.75q

M55 200 Meter Run

Finals

4 Pat Shirvington 28.13

6 Martin Lynch 28.60

M55 400 Meter Run

1 Terry Ryan 1:00.90

3 Pat Shirvington 1:02.91


1 Peter Crombie 12.39

2 John Wall 12.62

3 Bruce Green 13.62

M60 800 Meter Run

1 Leslie Gillies 2:25.37

5 Lewis Macey 2:56.17

M60 Long Jump

4 Lewis Macey 3.13m

M60 200 Meter Run


3 Bruce Green 29.45

M60 Long Hurdles

1 Leslie Gillies 58.25

M60 1500 Meter Run



1 Leslie Gillies 2657

M60 Triple Jump

4 Lewis Macey 6.74m

M60 400 Meter Run


3 Leslie Gillies 1:02.52

M60 2000 Meter Steeplechase


M60 5000 Meter Run

2 Jim Brokenshire 20:07.62

M60 8k Run CC

2 Jim Brokenshire 36:13.0h

5 Lewis Macey 45:04.0h

M60 Half Marathon

2 Jim Brokenshire 1:33:29.0h

Men 65 M65 Hammer Throw

4 Douglas Magin 23.79m

M65 100 Meter Run

2 Tony Ireland 13.46

3 Robert Mathews 13.89

M65 Shot Put


M65 800 Meter Run

1 Tony Ireland 2:24.78

M65 Weight Throw


M65 Discus Throw


M65 200 Meter Run

2 Tony Ireland 27.86

M65 200 Meter Run

3 Robert Mathews 30.66


3 Douglas Magin 2467

M65 400 Meter Run

1 Tony Ireland 1:00.04

Men 70 M70 Hammer Throw

1 David Bugden 35.73m

M70 Shot Put


M70 Discus Throw


M70 Weight Throw


M70 Javelin Throw



3 David Bugden 2298

M70 Triple Jump


M75 Hammer Throw

1 Norm Windred 22.48m


1 Norm Windred 15.14

M75 Shot Put


M75 Discus Throw


M75 Weight Throw


M75 Javelin Throw



1 Norm Windred 2868


1 William Burridge 26:02.57

M80 8k Run CC

1 William Burridge 48:09.0h



Member Profiles

Name: Mark (Wally) Cepak

Age Group: M45

Favoured Event: all non ladies events

Time Involved in the Sport: 42 yrs

Fondest Sporting Moment: 1. coming second to Simon Butler-White,

2. playing cricket throughout the world

Next Sporting aspiration: to move my PB’s by 1%

Athletics gives me the strength to face work

Hardest thing I’ve done: filling in the NSWMA Member Profile form

Hero/Biggest influence: my children, Jim McGrath and Bev Jaye

Interests: athletics, sailing cap sizable vessels <6m

Perfect Evening Out: a few beers with Andre Atkinson-Howatt

Favourite Way to Relax: sailing in capsized vessels

My Last Meal would be...a schooner of Drambuie

Best Bit of Advice: - “keep breathing, I saw you stop doing it a minute ago” ..ex boss.

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Name: Lajos Joni

Age Group: M50

Favoured Event: hammer throw

Time Involved in the Sport: 11 yrs

Fondest Sporting Moment: setting the NSWMA heavy weight throw record

Next Sporting aspiration: finally setting the M50 hammer throw record

Athletics gives me the competition I need in my life. I am a very competitive person.

Hardest thing I’ve done: training for a 1500m race

Hero/Biggest influence: Al Oerter (4 times Olympic Discus champion)

Interests: chess and video games

Perfect Evening Out: good meal, good company and finish off with a walk along the beach

Favourite Way to Relax: play video games

My Last Meal would be...at a top class restaurant and eat until I drop.

Best Bit of Advice: - train hard, it will eventually pay off.

______________________________

Sue Gore with her medal haul from the NSW State Relays Sue was desperate to have a run at the recent State Relays. Ryde not having enough masters age female athletes to form a team,she decided to join NSWMA a couple of days beforehand, knowing they had multiple teams entered..

Sue competes in the 40+ age group and knew this would be a good opportunity to get know the world of Masters Athletics and get a few races under her belt. This year the Australian Masters Championships would be held in her own State at the Blacktown Olympic Centre where she would like to master a few different events including the Pentathlon..

Sue haul of medals from the weekend was 2 Gold, 1 Silver, & 1 Bronze!!!



Links on the Web

International

World Masters Athletics www.world-masters-athletics.org

International Association of Athletic Federations www.iaaf.org Oceania Masters Athletics www.oceaniamastersathletics.org

Australia

Australian Masters Athletics www.australianmastersathletics.org.au

Athletics Australia www.athletics.org.au

Athletics Gold www.geocities.com/geetee

Athletics in Australia - Historical Results www.athletics.org.au/history

Australian Track and Field Coaches Association www.atfca.com.au

States

NSW Masters Athletics www.nswmastersathletics.org.au Athletics New South Wales www.nswathletics.org.au

Lollylegs - Masters Athletics www.lollylegs.com

ACT Veterans Athletic Club www.apex.net.au/~actvac_web/index.html

Queensland Masters Athletics Association www.mastersathletics.com.au Victorian Masters Athletics home.vicnet.net.au/~vicvets/introfr.html

South Australian Masters Athletics www.samastersathletics.org.au

Masters Athletics WA www.mastersathleticswa.org

Competition Sites

Pan-Pacific Masters Games www.mastersgames.com.au

2007 World Championships www.riccione.vma2007.org

World Masters Games www.sydney2009mastersgames.com.au

Throwing

Australian Hammer Throwing www.hammerthrowing.com.au

Coaching the Throwing Events Field www.thethrows.com

Hammer Circle www.hammer-circle.co.uk

Hammerthrow.org by Harold Connnelly www.hammerthrow.org

Australia’s—Hot Circle Coaching www.hotcirclecoaching.com Mac Throw Video

www.macthrowvideo.com

Throwers Club of NSW throwersclub.creativit.com.au

Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers

Kings Track & Field www.ktf.com.au

Nelco www.nelcoathletics.com

Statistics

Athletics Data http://www.athleticsdata.com/

Power or 10 http://www.powerof10.info/

ILLAWARRA BLUE STARS OPEN DAYS.

BEATON PARK ATHLETIC CENTRE, FOLEYS ROAD, GYWNNEVILLE, WOLLONGONG.

The above club would like to extend an invitation to all Masters members to attend two open days in 2008.

We believe these two days will enable Masters athletes to gain valuable outside competition that they may not have encountered throughout the season.

DATES: SUNDAY 20TH JANUARY, 2008 and

SUNDAY 17TH FEBUARY (PRIOR TO STATE MASTERS.

COMMENCING TIME: 1pm

COST: No event entry: Just payment through Beaton Park Leisure Centre to the track of

ADULT COMPETITORS: $3.90

STUDENT AND CHILDREN COMPETITORS: $2.20

CONCESSION PENSIONERS $2.20

SPECTATORS 60CENTS.

EVENTS; A VARIETY OF EVENTS EACH ROUND OF SPRINTS, MIDDLE/LONG DISTANCE, THROWS, JUMPS, WALKS

Track Surface: Full 10 lane straight track and 8 lane circular, synthetic surface, 7mm spikes. Synthetic run ups to jumps, Olympic cages for discus and hammer. Good warm up area. For early arrivals, spa, sauna in Leisure centre, swimming pool and local licensed club next door. A BARBECUE WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

JOIN US IN THE GONG FOR A GREAT AFTERNOON OF TRACK AND FIELD

20TH JANUARY AND 17TH FEBRUARY 2008.

The Board; Ill. Blue Stars Athletic Club Incorp: Valmai Loomes Secretary phone 42628498.



Competition Calendar

March 2008

2nd NSWMA Weight Pentathlon Championships Rotary Field, Chatswood

8th—9th ANSW Masters Track and Field Championships SOPAC, Sydney

17th-22nd WMA 2008 Indoors Championships Clermond-Ferrant, France

21st-24th Australian National Masters Track and Field Championships Blacktown, Sydney

July 2008 28th - 3rd Aug Oceania Master Championships (athleticsnorthqld.org.au/oceania2008) Townsville including AMA Multi Event Championships

October 2008 4th—6th 13th AMA Winter Throw Championships Canberra (http://www.australianmastersathletics.org.au/events/amathrows2008-entry.pdf)

April 2009 10th-13th Australian National Masters Track and Field Championships Adelaide.

July 2009

28th-8th Aug World Masters Athletics Track & Field Championships Lahti, Finland

October 2009

11th -18th World Masters Games SOPAC, Sydney, NSW

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