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What’s Said on the Run # 42 – July 2012

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Knox Roadrunners

July 2012

Welcome to “What’s said on the

run” #42.

Great Ocean Road

This iconic event is the biggest KR

family event of the year. We had

43 competitors and more than 80

including family and friends attend

at least part of our weekend at

Apollo Bay.

Monday breakfast after the GOR

This year the weather was the best

we have experienced in the years

of the GOR and our times were

generally a bit better. Sandy led

the 45k home for us in an excellent

time – she was 8th lady across the

line. Nicole A did a great time and

John Signorini created his PB in

what is a tough event.

In the 23k we had our two fast guys

in Ross finishing 13th and Bryan 33rd

from almost 2,000 finishers.

45k Time Category

Sandy 3.25.24 3rd F35

Anthony 3.28.32 6M45

Peter Mitchell 3.33.30 7M45

Jason 3.34.24 13M40

John Sig 3.38.09 4M55

Nicole Allen 3.56.19 10F35

Alan 4.09.20 29M45

Adam 4.18.10 56M30

Hernan 4.28.39 73M35

Vasanta 4.58.17 76M40

Jay 5.08.02 51M45

Miranda 5.18.37 59F30

Louise 5.26.54 47F35

23K

Ross 1.25.03 4th M30

Bryan 1.29.33 3M45

Milan 1.43.34 2M55

Mike 1.45.44 3M55

Bret 1.49.15 13M50

Kathy 1.50.30 3F50

Helen Stanley 1.50.48 1st F55

Dave Gracie 1.51.34 17M50

Grant 1.54.31 20M50

Gavin 1.57.44 26M50

Gerry 2.02.14 8M60

Sophie 2.03.52 33F20

John Raskas 2.06.17 11M60

Bronwyn 2.12.00 118F25

Lesley 2.13.18 10F55

Peter Vince 2.13.58 16M60

Odette 2.18.22 41F45

Dave Souter 2.23.42 53M50

Neil 2.27.09 75M45

Wendy 2.31.25 39F50

Margaret 2.35.33 111F40

Heather 2.40.15 9F60

Check all the excellent age

category results.

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Sam, Bruce & Tigger after the 14k Saturday

Marathoners John, Sandy, Anthony & Jason

looking remarkably well after 45k

Well done to Helen Stanley in

winning F55. This event now has

more than 4,000 competitors and

the cream of the crop attend. To

finish in the top few of your age

category is an achievement.

Mike finishing the 23k

We had plenty of family members

attend and they all received the

traditional welcome. Some of the

kids also joined in for the Saturday

1.5k kids’ dash.

14k Time Category

Bryan 49.41 2nd M45

Bruce R 59.35 2M60

John D’Alberto 64.07 10M20

Sam 73.03 3M60

Aldo 75.07 5M55

Jennifer 86.16 17F45

6K

Kathy 25.56 2nd F50

Special note on the above 14k

result list is Bryan’s 2nd place in his

age group, behind a Mr Steve

Moneghetti. Tell him he’s

dreaming.

Big Al Willis

And what does the serious distance

runner prepare with? The team

staying in the big Montrose house

had this stuff:

Electrolyte?



Vale – “Little Bobby” Sayers

We lost a long time KR member,

gentleman and friend on 21 June.

Dave Souter & Bob at the Eastlink run 2008

“Bob entered KRR folklore some years

ago on King Island when he

participated in the annual free willy

race in the nude - his partner in crime

was Gavin amongst others who chose

to be free of clothing. The event is

immortalized in film! We had a fun

weekend that weekend - lots of laughs

and good times. He was a lovely

person to chat with on the long runs, a

gentleman and genuinely nice guy”.

Helen Stanley

“Very sad. Bob, along with brother

Don and others, was largely

responsible for introducing me to Knox

Roadrunners early last decade, via the

Tally Ho fitness group and the Wattle

Park Sunday runs”. Pete Bignell

“I will remember Bob as 'Little Bob', a

brilliant down-hill runner, long time

orienteer and great buddy and

running partner to his brother Don.

Although I haven't seen Bob for years, I

will remember him as a super friendly

fella, great to chat to on the long runs

and to be envied on his One Tree Hill

descents”. Janita Keating

Our sympathies to Marion and family.

Trivial night out

Quizmaster Neil again displayed all

his skills in organising us for our

annual KR Trivia night – another

cracker event. There are lots of

laughs but with big Anthony pacing

the corridor at hospital awaiting

Deb, we had none of the usual

aggro and baiting of the

quizmaster.

Winners are grinners – but it looks like an inside

job this year.

Brydee selected for London

KR’s own supported athlete Brydee

Moore has been selected for the

London Paralympics. Brydee joined

us in June to share the great news.

KR assists Brydee with some training

expenses and this year we

contributed $750 of KR member

funds.



Good luck for London!

New members

Welcome to Danni Webb, Shane

Kelly, Stacey Morrison, and Joanne

Noyes.

As usual, the early winter gives us

an influx of new members and we

are getting close to a hundred

members. Now you know what our

fantastic new members look like,

introduce yourself. They can all run.

Danni & Shane

Stacey & Joanne

Know your KR member – Marie

Marie Kavanagh has been an active

member of KR since 2006 and is a

member of the KR committee.

Marie has a very impressive running

CV. She is known for her determination

and fast pace. She also loves a “chat”

on the run. Having her fair share of

injuries, Marie somehow manages to

get back out on the track and

produce remarkable times. Wouldn’t

we love that gift!

After blitzing the UK running scene,

Marie has made Australia her home,

where she has continued on with

some great running results.

Pretty determined lady is our “Shortie”

Tell us about your UK running days:

As an 18 year old I was partying hard

and had gained unwanted weight, so

decided to do something about it and

join a gym. I went every Sunday

morning, plus Tuesday and Thursday

evening, where I did an aerobics and

weights session. In between I did a

little running for fitness.

Three years later the gym closed down

so I joined ‘Sutton Runners’ who met

every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.



I went along that first evening wearing

my plimsolls, and was told by a lady

runner that I couldn’t possibly run in

those, but I did! We did a 5 mile run

(more than I had ever run before), and

I found it surprisingly easy, so it wasn’t

long before I was hooked.

I ran my first race on New Years Eve in

1989 – a 10 mile race, which I

completed in 79 mins 39 secs – very

proud of myself, and having earned a

few drinks that night!

Four months later I ran my first London

Marathon. My longest training run was

14 miles, so 26.2 miles was a bit of a

step up, but I was just blown away by

the atmosphere and loved every

minute of it. I did not experience the

wall as I wasn’t pushing hard, I was just

soaking it all up, finishing in 3 hrs 54

mins (10 minutes to cross the start line).

My quickest London Marathon was 3

hrs 18 mins in 1993. At this time most of

my long training runs were on the

North Downs. I used to meet up with a

group at the unearthly hour of 8am on

a Sunday morning, which my friends all

thought was madness! The runs were

muddy, hilly, frosty, slippery and a lot

of fun – far easier than 3 hours

pounding the concrete. No-one was

left behind, with regular regrouping,

especially after a tough hill climb – the

faster you ran, the longer rest you had

whilst waiting for the last runner. There

was a lot of tomfoolery on these runs

where mud was involved. A change

of shoes and socks were essential!

Running record UK & Australia?

All my fastest times were achieved in

Australia:

10k 38:45 Sussans Dec 2010

21.1k 1:29:17 Run Melb June 2009

42.195k 3:05:40 Melbourne Oct 2010

I ran London 5 times and Melbourne 6

times so far, plus 2 other marathons. I

have also run several Ultra’s.

What is your most memorable

running moment?

Sussans 10k – PB of 38:45

My 10km PB has to be the biggest as I

tried for so long to break 40 minutes,

and finally achieved this, only to

discover I had missed out on winning

my age category by 1 second, so I

guess this makes it a good and bad

example!

One of my proudest moments was

completing the Seven Sisters Marathon

in 1995 in 3 hrs 52 mins. This was a

cross-country marathon, crossing



styles, fields of cows and dirt tracks on

the South Downs – and of course the

seven challenging hills. I was just

stoked to break 4 hours on such a

challenging run.

Favourite event & why?

Hard to choose between Puffing Billy

and Great Ocean Road, as both are

big KRR events which bring everyone

together. I love the novelty of racing

the train at Puffing Billy, and seeing so

many KRR singlets throughout the

route. Great Ocean Road is such a

fun weekend – the race is just part of it,

and one day I will do the marathon!

You recently announced your

acceptance into Victoria Police:

When I discovered that the eyesight

could be overcome and height didn’t

matter, I was really keen to give it a

go.

This is what bank robbers will see as they exit

the bank with a sack of cash. “Gotcha”!

I am now so excited about this new

adventure, and whilst it will mean

scaling back the running for a little

while, I am hoping that it will give me a

chance to rid myself of all the little

niggles that have accumulated.

Nickname?

At Sutton Runners I was called ‘Shortie’

and it stuck!

Team Kavanagh?

I am married to Brian (for nearly 21

years), and we have been blessed

with 2 teenage girls, Holly (14) and

Laura (13) who come with their own

challenges!

Marie with Brian, Holly, Laura plus Mum & Dad

and brother & sister-in-law

What is it about the club that gets you

out of bed early on a Saturday

morning?

I love having someone to talk to when

I’m running, as I look pretty silly when I

run along talking to myself! I love the

camaraderie of the club. I never

intended to run another marathon

when I joined KRR, but I got caught up

in the excitement of the winter training

calendar and have now run 6

Melbourne Marathons. It’s great to



chat to and run with like-minded

people who share your passion.

So folks, there’s a bit more of an

insight into Marie. I dare say the

criminal element of our society will

be shaking in their boots when they

know Marie is out patrolling the

streets.

I sure hope they can run fast, and

are good listeners!

Reporter Richo(Grant Scurry)

Sub3 lady in 1971 (Wikipedia)

Adrienne Beames (born 7/9/1942) is

an Australian distance runner

frequently credited as the first

woman to break the 3-hour barrier

in the marathon. On 31 August

1971, Beames ran a 2:46:30 in

Werribee, Victoria, shattering the

previous women’s world best of

3:01:42 set three months earlier by

US-American Beth Bonner.

In the early 1970s, women's

marathoning was met with deep

hostility; the 1500m was the longest

track event officially recognized for

women. When Beames attempts to

officially enter a marathon were

thwarted, she and her coach, Fred

Warwick, organized an event to be

run over a certified course in

Werribee. Despite Warwick's

request, the now defunct Victorian

Women's Amateur Athletic

Association refused to time the

event. Dismissed by the press as a

"time trial", Beames performance

was not officially verified or

recognized. The IAAF, does not

recognize the mark in their

progression for the world best.

Beames was suspended by local

officials in Sydney when she

entered a race without their

permission, thereby ending her

hopes of competing in the 1972

Munich Olympics. She moved to

the USA where she competed on

the road racing circuit. By 1973,

Beames held women’s world bests

in the 5000 and 10000 as well as the

marathon. Despite the doubts that

had previously been cast upon her

running abilities, she ran an official

2:46:25 at Scottsdale, Arizona

marathon on 10 December 1977.

Adrienne Beames is a mother of

three and the daughter of

Australian rules footballer, first-class

cricketer, and journalist Percy

Beames.

Amazing lady.

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