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PORT HILLS ATHLETIC CLUBNEWSLETTER September 2012

PORT HILLS ATHLETIC CLUBh t t p : / / w w w . p o r t h i l l s . o r g . n z

Port Hills Athletic Club, PO Box 12-069, Beckenham.Clubrooms: Hansen Park, Hawford Road, Opawa.

Contact names and Phone numbersPRESIDENT Gary McIlroy 354-9661VICE-PRESIDENT Kevin Jago 980-2457SECRETARY Bernadette Jago 980-2457TREASURER Peter King 341-1154XC & ROAD CLUB CAPTAINPeter Watts 332-1964XC & ROAD JUNIOR, CLUB CAPTAINPaul Johnston 332-1894T & F CLUB CAPTAINGeorge Edwards 960-3993T & F JUNIOR, CLUB CAPTAINSue Leadbeater 366-2376

SELECTORSKevin Knight 358-7220Peter Watts 332-1964

COMMITTEEPeter Bayliss 980-8395Elizabeth Keenan 322-1006Mike Newland 332-6411Jason Pierson 960-6393Kerry Rutherford 981-0941Glen Watts 332-1964

Y o u r N e w s l e t t e r

Contributions for the next issue should bereceived by 14th October 2012. Please postarticles to PO Box 12-069, Beckenham; Or leavethem in the mail box at the clubrooms; Or email(text only please) to one of the editorial team:

George Edwards [email protected]. nz

Tom Jarman [email protected]

John Caughley [email protected]

THE CLUB WEEK

This month’s ContentsPresident and Captains’ columns pp 3, 4Coming Events p 3New Life Members pp 4, 5Notices pp 4 - 6, 8Events & Results pp 8 - 11Advertising p 7Photos pp 8, 10, 11

This is intended as a guide to regular clubactivities for members and interested persons.Please phone the contact numbers, asholidays or rather lack of regularly updatedinformation may render the followingmisleading or inaccurate.

MONDAY5.00pm Children’s Hill Training -

Halswell Quarry Philip Chapman (322-4266).5.00pm Steady state OR speed workouts -

Ayr St, Hagley Park: Pete Watts (332-1964).

TUESDAY5.00pm Hill reps or Circuit training -

Sign of the Takahe Pete Watts (332-1964).

WEDNESDAY9.30am Hill run/walk for all levels -

Hansen Park: Glen Watts (332-1964).5.00pm Steady state training


THURSDAY5.00pm Steady state OR speed workouts -


FRIDAY9.30am A flat run/bike/walk for all fitness levels –

Hansen Park Graham White (322-7147).

SATURDAYTBA See Club Calendar (Mar 2012 Newsletter) and

Coming Events for details for Saturdays.

SUNDAY7.30am Hill run (Long run on the Port Hills) -

meet 31 Dunn St: Pete Watts (332-1964).

Uniforms

Adults’: available from Faye Fyfe, Ph 942-3366Singlets $40, Crop tops $40, Jackets $90.

Children’s: from Sue Leadbeater, Ph 366-2376.

Cover photo: This year’s new Life Members -Dave Riddell and Dave Kennedy.(See pages 4 and 5.)

Other photos on pages 8, 10 and 11.

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PORT HILLS ATHLETIC CLUB NEWSLETTER September 2012.

President’s Spring Thoughts

Spring is here and the days are gettinglonger. The grass is growing at Hansen Parkwhich promises to be a great venue again inthe summer.

Our facilities were thoroughly enjoyed by theparticipants of the recent under-17 cross-country races. It was great to see so manykeen youngsters taking part. Well done to allclubs concerned.

As is often the case, the Port Hills singlet hasbeen dominant at the key events aroundChristchurch. Let’s keep it that way duringthe summer season. There is no doubt,without our club, many meets would besomewhat subdued.

Port Hills runs and supports a number ofevents throughout the summer. Some ofthese are major fund raisers for the clubwhich allow us to assist our athletes,maintain facilities and update ourequipment.

Please try to mark some time to help whenyou can.

Many thanks to the members who supportedour recent AGM. The committee has alreadymet and is planning for success over thenext 12 months and beyond.

Have a great month.

Gary McIlroyPresident

XC & R CLUB CAPTAIN’S REPORT

Hi Members,

Spring’s here, but with the odd cold snap togo with it!

Here is what's happened since the lastnewsletter.

Timaru Round the Gorge Relay

For the second year in a row Port Hills couldnot muster any teams - very disappointing.

Club Road Champs RangioraRun in conjunction with NC, PTH and NBO.There was a good turnout and some verygood results. Thanks to North Canterbury forhosting the event.

Governors Bay to LytteltonThirty five members took part in this eventwith Port Hills members well to the fore andsome good times achieved. Rumour has itthat Warren has done some research oncomparing the men's times with last yearsefforts with some interesting results.

Following this event it was straight back toHansen Park to set up for the U17 races.This was well supported from all the clubswith 154 youngies taking part. A big thanksfor all those who helped out. This was verymuch appreciated.

To finish off, good luck to all membersrunning in teams for the Takahe - Akaroa.Keep the flag flying high.

Pete Watts

November3rd 2pm Club run/walk, Hansen Park4th Shoe Clinic Half/Quarter Marathon,

Tai Tapu Domain

NB Check the Sports Draw in Wednesday’s Press

COMING EVENTSCOMING EVENTS

September29th 2pm Club 8k Hcp Champs, Hansen Park

October1st 6pm Club T&F opening night, Hillmorton HS6th 2pm Club run/walk, Hansen Park

NZ Road Relay Champs, Nelson10th (Wed) 5pm F.R.M.* 5k race 1 South Hagley13th 2pm Club run/walk, Hansen Park14th (Sun) 8am Crater Rim Trail Run,

Help needed17th (Wed) 5pm F.R.M. 5k race 2 South Hagley20th 2pm Club run/walk, Hansen Park24th (Wed) 5pm F.R.M. 5k race 3 South Hagley27th 2pm Club run/walk, Hansen Park28th (Sun) NZ Half Marathon Champs, Auckland

* Front Runner / Mad Butcher / SBS.

NB Check the Sports Draw in Wednesday’s Press

Track & Field

Club nights, 5.30pm at Hillmorton:October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29.

Training nights, 5.30 pm at Hansen Park:October 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30.

Interclub Athletics:October 13th Opening day at Rawhiti Domain.October 20th Interclub day at Rawhiti Domain.October 27th Interclub day at Timaru.


TRACK AND FIELD CLUB CAPTAINSREPORT

The weather is improving (wellmostly) ,spring is here and the Track & Fieldseason is approaching fast. We have had anumber of meetings over the last few weeksto finalise details for the season and to try toensure it starts well and continues brilliantly.

We have already commenced pre-seasontraining on Sunday afternoons at three, withgood attendances. By the time you read thisour registration nights will have been heldand we will have an indication of likelynumbers, but already the phones have beenrunning hot with enquiries.

A number of people have undertakencoaching courses to enable them to assist inensuring our athletes get the best possiblehelp, and the senior coaches have agreed ona coaching programme for the season. Alsowe are to run a ‘Know the sport” session onthe 7th of October at 9am for three hours. Inthis we will cover all the events, coveringrules, techniques and helpful tips forimprovement. All are welcome and weencourage all parents to attend.

Our opening club night on the 1st of Octoberis at Hillmorton High School, with one night amonth being at Hansen Park. Then theseason interclub opening is at RawhitiDomain on the 13th of October, with the firstTimaru meet on the 27th of October. So thereis a lot going on over the next month, whichdoesn’t happen by itself. Already a lot ofhours have gone in to get this far, but wecannot operate without help from parentsand other volunteers. So we ask everyone topitch in and offer to assist. If you don’t youwill be asked to!

Also on the 14th of October the club runs theCrater Rim run, for those of an inclination torun a long way up hills. This is a good fundraiser for the club, and needs a lot of helpersto run efficiently. We encourage anyone whohas a spare few hours on the Sunday tocome along and help – mostly standing atcritical points on the course and pointingperspiring participants in the right direction,or offering them sustenance (a cup of water).

We all look forward to another successfulseason, with a great start.

George Edwards

Dave Kennedy — Life Membership

2012-08-22

Dave was a foundation member of Waimate

Toc H in 1962 before he came to Christ-

church. He must have thought we were a

good club, because he joined St Martins in

1980 and hasn’t looked back.

In his first year with the club, he ran the 12k

club cross country champs and was 6th

senior out of the twenty eight seniors who

took part - a big difference in the numbers

compared to now! He was also quite handy at

the ultra races and that same year he ran the

New Brighton 50 miler for 4th place in

6.26.17 and was 6th in the Symon and

Lowther 100k in 9.16.

He was a member of the Masters team that

won the Takahe – Akaroa Relay race in

1991.

Dave has always been on hand to help at

fund raising events and was known to

happily cycle home each Tuesday nights with

a big bag full of money!

After a few stints on the committee, Dave

took over as treasurer from Terry Warren in

1998 and has been there ever since and has

done a great job of looking after the club

funds.

It gives me great pleasure to present Dave

with this Life Membership on behalf of the

Port Hills club members.

Congratulations Deek.

Pete Watts


DAVE RIDDELL – LIFE MEMBER

Dave Riddell joined the St Martins Club in1992. He was looking for a way to keep fit,and enjoyed running. He quickly developedinto an aggressive runner both at crosscountry, road running and on the track. In1995 he was elected onto the committee, andin 1996, to fill a vacancy, became ClubCaptain. He carried out this duty until 2002when the clubs merged to become Port Hills,whereupon he became the Track & FieldClub Captain. He was one of the principalmovers and shakers in the club merger andplayed a large part in setting up andestablishing the new club. His style ofmanagement was a no nonsense, straight-forward one, which served the new club wellin its formation and initial establishment.Dave was intimately involved in obtainingthe new club uniforms through sponsorship,and had been previously led the building ofthe throwing circles and cage at Hansen Park.Later on his work led to the installation of thenew horizontal jumps pit, with Dave doingthe donkey work with a small team in layingthe boxing and pouring the concrete.

While undertaking the Club Captain’s role,he became involved with children’s athletics,and quickly became intimately involved withthat side of the sport. He was one of theprincipal organisers of the Track and FieldClub nights, and at one stage this would havefolded if he and Trish had not soldiered on,the two of them organising the nights almostdual handed. Dave quickly became involvedin children’s Saturday morning competitions,and was soon undertaking coaching andquickly learned the trade.

Dave developed a passion for coaching, andwas soon training a string of teenage athletesto high performance and honours. He mainlycoached sprints and middle distance, but hadmuch success also with hurdles. He put in ahuge amount of time, effort and thought intocoaching his athletes. Dave coached athletesto numerous Canterbury Children’s titles,Canterbury Secondary Schools titles, SouthIsland Secondary Schools titles, Canterbury

titles, and had many athletes perform withdistinction at the NZ Track and FieldChampionships. Probably his crowning glorywas when one of his athletes won the 400mtitle at the Oceania Championships.

Dave also saw the need to be involved in theadministration of Children’s athletics, beingon the committee of the CanterburyChildren’s Athletic Association, becomingPresident for four years and Vice Presidentfor three. During this time Dave led manychanges in the association, bringing it up todate to face the challenges of the sport today.This involved a huge amount of effort fromDave and he was not always well supportedduring his terms of leadership.

Dave finally retired in 2011 ending adistinguished involvement with the sport andthe club. He has left his mark well and trulyboth at the club and the wider Canterburyathletic community, and no doubt Trishwelcomes having him around home for morethan just meal and bed time. A trulydeserving Life Member.

George Edwards

New Member’s Welcome

A warm Port Hills welcome this month to

Kasey Thompson.

Welcome to the club!!

Paul

SYMPATHY

Our Sympathies go to Ann and John

Henderson for the loss of their daughter

last week.

And all our best wishes to Theresa

Woodham who lost her beloved Peter

(Woody) recently.

(Sorry for the late notice.)

Glen


If any parents and children would like to join mefor a social run on Wednesday evenings. Pleasefeel free to join in – 5.30 pm Victoria Park.

Phil Chapman, Ph 322-4266.

From the Quarry

Mondays at 5 pm.

At last the evenings are getting longer andslightly warmer, Once Daylight Saving starts, wewill change to trail running or any other activitythat suits – eg. relays etc

Most of our runners usually go to the summerathletics meetings, so numbers are small over thisperiod. If any parents have suggestions or ideasthey would like me to try, this is a good time togive them a trial. Last year we tried to incorporateall the new bridges the park staff have installed.

Good luck to all those who are going away withthe Canterbury Primary Schools Rep team. Wehave had a couple of members of this team joinus for training over the last month and we wouldlike to see them continue running with us.

Thank you to all the parents who helped over thewinter. This year we had 80 cards filled in andwith larger numbers turning up it is impossible tobe everywhere at once.

GOLD CARDS: The gold card group havedeveloped well and I now know where the timeswill be set for this group. It was very pleasing tosee some of this group choosing to do the Rimtime-trial run, as and when they felt it was timeto re-measure performance.

Parents running: Several parents have joined inthe running this year. This is really good to seeand is a great help in supervising the group.

CLUB TROPHY PRESENTATION

SUNDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2012 at 4 PM

CASHMERE CLUB — HEATHCOTE ROOMHUNTER TERRACE, BECKENHAM

Finger food available after presentation

ADULTS $5, SCHOOLCHILDREN FREE

Please contact Pete/Glen Watts 3321964

or Paul/Jo Johnston 3321894by 10th October

Chucka’s Run

Sunday 28th October

Chucka's Run is an event that I organise forpeople that are training for the Kepler or otherlong off-road events or for those that like a goodday out on the tracks. I run from the HilltopTavern and go along the top tracks up to the topof Mount Herbert and have two directions fromhere. The short course goes down to DiamondHarbour which is about 28km and the bus will bewaiting to take you to Teddington Tavern. Thelong course goes around the back of MountBradley and then along to the Packhorse Hutwhere you follow the good track down toGebbies Pass and down the road to TeddintonTavern and this is about 35km.

At this point we have a drink and something toeat before heading back. We meet at Hansen Parkfor a departure time of 0800 and an arrival timeof 1700 and we make one stop at Little River onthe way out. The cost is $25 and I can becontacted by these ways Home 9808395,Cellphone 0273587153, or by [email protected]

Peter Bayliss


SHOE CLINICCRATER RIM TRAIL RUN

SUNDAY, 14th OCTOBER

HELPERSNEEDED !

TO ASSIST AT DRINKSTATIONS AND

MARSHALL THE COURSEPhone Kevin or Bernie

980 2457

This is the 12th running of the Trail Runand each year it is great to have thesupport of the club members helping onthis popular event. We have had a goodresponse so far for this year. This is aanother great fundraising opportunity forPort Hills club members. We value thesupport of all Club members for this event.

If you are able to help, please contactKevin or Bernie Jago on the above numberor email [email protected]. You willbe required from 7.00am to approximately11.00am.

C a n t e r b u r y R o a d C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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C a n t e r b u r y R o a d C h a m p s - J u n i o r r e s u l t s

1 8 S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 1 2 , P e g a s u s

T h e C a n t e r b u r y R o a d C h a m p s w e r e h e l d o u t a t

P e g a s u s t o w n a g a i n t h i s y e a r .

N o t t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g c o u r s e e v e r b u t i t ' s a

g o o d f l a t r o a d w h i c h m e a n s g o o d f a s t t i m e s . T h e

k i d s d i d a g r e a t j o b r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e c l u b a n d

c o n t i n u e d o n w i t h t h e g r e a t s u c c e s s e s f o r P o r t

H i l l s . R e s u l t s a s f o l l o w s :

Girls 8 & Under - 2 km

1st 8:34 Vivien Guttman

Girls 9 - 2 km - Team 1st

1st 7:52 Maria Hendry

4th 10:28 Sasha Fairbairn

Girls 10 - 2 km

13th 12:33 Samantha Robins

Girls 11 - 3 km - Team 1st

2nd 11:25 Penny Burridge

4th 13:23 Katie-Rae Botica

6th 14:17 Jemesa Landers

Girls 12 - 3 km

2nd 11:14 Louise Daly

11th 13:45 Holly Johnston

Girls 13 - 3 km

6th 12:02 Tayla Clarke

7th 12:33 Annika Levestam

Boys 8 & Under - 2 km

6th 10:19 Zachary Landers

Boys 9 - 2 km - Team 2nd

4th 9:01 Bradley Robins

6th 9:12 Matthew Clarke

8th 9:36 Micah Landers

Boys 13 - 4 km

7th 16:43 Farran Landers

Boys 14 - 4 km

5th 15:36 Isaac Fairbairn

5km

W165th 20.24 Frances Daly

W401st 18.56 Fiona Gilroy2nd 20.18 Mary Hart

W453rd 21.02 Robyn Daly10th 25.05 Catherine Moran11th 25.30 Julie Edwards13th 25.37 Christine Burnett14th 27.52 Boio Sarahu-Hothersall

W501st 20.27 Maree Greig

W551st 21.11 Bernie Jago

W651st 22.12 Loris Reed

10km

SW11th 43.38 Shannon-Leigh Litt

M354th 42.24 Kieron Berry6th 46.13 Andrew Fairbairn

M405th 37.32 Paul Johnston11th 46.03 Peter Bayliss

M4511th 43.14 Kevin Slattery

M505th 37.33 Tom Jarman9th 42.00 Jamie Hawker10th 42.21 Nick Rutter13th 43.16 Phil Chapman18th 49.17 Mike McFie

M557th 45.05 Len Millward11th 58.10 Warren Elliott12th 68.24 Kevin Knight

M605th 42.42 Hugh Conly8th 50.56 Jamie Houston

M651st 44.40 Peter King3rd 54.24 Jos Galavazi7th 72.08 Stew Hill

M701st 51.02 Terry Warren3rd 54.21 Wahren Hensley4th 56.21 Bob Fyfe5th 59.00 Fred Cooper6th 65.38 John Waite

M802nd 62.09 Stan Gawler

S e n i o r R e s u l t s

10km Race Walk

SW1st 58.56 Kate Newitt

W601st 72..36 Shirley Rolston

6km Run, M1612th 23.32 Mathew Jensen


P O R T H I L L S C L U B R O A D C H A M P S1 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 2 , a t R a n g i o r aT h e c l u b c h a m p s o u t a t R a n g i o r a w e r e h e l d o na n o t h e r b e a u t i f u l s p r i n g d a y .W e r u n t h i s r a c e w i t h s e v e r a l o t h e r c l u b s h o l d i n gt h e i r c h a m p s a t t h e s a m e t i m e m e a n i n g t h e r e ' so p p o r t u n i t i e s t o p u s h o u r s e l v e s a l i t t l e h a r d e ra g a i n s t o t h e r r u n n e r s f r o m o t h e r c l u b s . T h er e s u l t s f o r e a c h r a c e a r e l i s t e d b e l o w :

2 km 10 & Under1st Maria Hendry2nd Vivien Guttman3rd Robyn Van der Voort4th Matthew Clarke5th Micah Landers6th Zachary Landers

3 km 11-141st Kevin Guttman2nd Gregor Mackay3rd Louise Daly4th Annika Levestam5th Zander Wager6th Tayla Clarke7th Farran Landers8th Eva Pringle9th Katie-Rae Botica10th Joshua Clarke11th Jemesa Landers12th Georgia Rutter

5 km U16 / U18 / U2017.56 Isaac Johnston18.37 Harry Wager19.00 Mathew Jensen19.46 Frances Daly

8 km SM / MM / SW / MW28.09 Braeden Botica28.39 Gary McIlroy29.13 Paul Johnston30.31 Charlie Nolan31.48 Mel Orange32.06 Kieron Berry32.20 Mike Glen32.47 Phil Chapman33.12 Nick Rutter33.48 Barry Finch34.09 Chris Arnold34.33 Len Millward35.15 Robyn Daly35.16 Louie Jensen35.46 Peter Bayliss35.58 Loris Reed36.37 Mike McFie36.40 Andrew Fairbairn40.07 Dave Kennedy40.59 Dave Clarke41.29 Wahren Hensley41.38 Julie Edwards

41.49 Tom Reihana42.03 Chris Burnett45.20 Amanda Landers46.52 Fred Cooper47.20 Mark Russell50.45 Kevin Knight50.47 John Roots51.32 John Waite53.11 Colleen Donaldson54.28 Stew Hill55.23 Carol Thompson

T o p : M i k a h ; a b o v e : F r e d , C o l l e e n , S t e w — R o a d C h a m p s

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Senior Men7th 1.05.26 24.00 0.41.26 22 Mathew

Jensen26th 1.10.42 15.00 0.55.53 26 James Elliott

Masters Women4th 1.03.07 12.00 0.51.07 32 Catherine

Moran13th 1.04.23 25.00 0.39.23 1 Fiona Gilroy17th 1.04.52 20.00 0.44.52 10 Robyn Daly25th 1.05.30 20.00 0.45.30 15 Bernie Jago32nd 1.06.16 19.00 0.47.16 22 Loris Reed38th 1.06.53 11.00 0.55.53 41 Julie Edwards42nd 1.07.43 23.00 0.44.43 8 Mary Hart47th 1.10.43 12.00 0.58.43 45 Tracey Grose49th 1.11.12 6.00 1.05.56 50 Boio Sarahu-

HothersalMasters Men3rd 1.03.17 18.00 0.45.17 45 Peter Bayliss8th 1.04.34 21.00 0.43.34 34 Mike Newland17th 1.05.01 25.00 0.40.01 22 Charlie Nolan20th 1.05.01 22.00 0.43.14 33 Jamie Hawker21st 1.05.18 22.00 0.53.18 64 Wahren

Hensley22nd 1.05.19 21.00 0.44.19 39 Hugh Conly32nd 1.05.41 24.00 0.41.41 27 Kieron Berry34th 1.05.47 7.00 0.58.47 70 Bob Fyfe41st 1.06.08 6.00 1.00.08 73 Warren Elliott45th 1.06.17 21.00 0.45.17 45 Len Millward47th 1.06.21 27.00 0.39.21 16 Tom Jarman51st 1.06.30 22.00 0.44.30 41 Kevin Slattery52nd 1.06 .36 12.00 0.54.36 66 Eric Saxby54th 1.06.40 28.00 0.38.40 12 Paul Johnston58th 1.07.38 17.00 0.50.30 62 Mike McFie63rd 1. 08.30 1.00 1.07.30 75 Kevin Knight64th 1.08.38 19.00 0.49.38 61 Geoff Stark69th 1.10.20 24.00 0.46.20 52 Louis Jensen72nd 1.11.18 22.00 0.49.18 60 Rick Harlow74th 1.12.30 00.00 1.12.30 76 Stew Hill76th 1.15.28 1.00 1.14.28 78 Clive Moon77th 1.19.13 22.00 0.57.13 68 Phil Chapman

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