Trotter#9–LEONHARRDINE

20/12/1934–01/01/2012

LifeMember,1125runs

This issue of the Trotters newsletter isdedicatedtoTrotterNo.9,ourfriendand

runningpartnerLeonHarradine.Leonwasthe first Totter I ever spoke to and it isbecause of him that I am a Trotter. Me

and Mrs Ridler had moved to the coastfromVictoria andwere looking for somepeople to run with. I found the Trotters

website, rang the contact number andLeon answered. His enthusiasm andcommitment were immediately obvious,

becauseofthethingshesaidwedecidedtogiveTottersagoandhavebeenregularseversince.

Mymemory of Leon is of a kind, honourableman with a cheeky grin andunshakable determination. He will be sadly missed, but never forgotten;“Nowbuggeroff”.Ridler

TERRIGALTROTTERSNEWSLETTERJANAURY2012

Website:www.terrigaltrotters.com.auEmail:admin@terrigaltrotters.com.au

PRESIDENTSREPORT

18January2012

I’vealwaysthoughtthatoneofthebestwaystoberememberedwouldbeassomeonewholedbyexample.

LeonHarradinedidthisinspades.

SoonafterjoiningTrotters,IheardthatLeonwasgoingtotryandbethefirst70+yearoldtorunSixFootTrackinundersevenhours.TheideacapturedmyimaginationandIeagerlyanticipatedhisattempt.WhenLeonendedupinhospitalasaconsequenceofpushinghimselfbeyondlimitsmostofuscouldnotevencontemplate,Iwasevenmoreinaweofhissingle‐mindedness.Whata

guy!

Then,afewyearslater,Iwasshocked(butperhapsnotsurprised)toseethepicturesofLeonandthecarwindscreenhehadcrumpledwithhisbodyduringacollisionintheItalianAlpswhileonacyclingtour.Apartfromsomenasty‐lookingcutsandabrasions,heseemedhavesurvivedtheimpactwithhiscrookedsmileintact.Whataguy!

Weallknewitwascomingsometime,butitwasstillverysadtohearof

Leon’sdeathonNewYear’sDay.Hehadfoughtlongandhard,withtheunflinchingsupportofHeather,againsttheinsidiousMotorNeuroneDisease,knowingallthetimehowgrotesquelyhislastmonthswouldunfold.

IhavetriedtoimaginebeinginthesamesituationandhaveconcludedthatifIhandleditwithhalfthedignityandresolveshownbyLeon,Iwouldbedoingwell.Thatseemedtobetrueofmuchofhislife.

Whataguy!

DaveByrnes

“Leonwasawonderfulmanandatrueclubperson,andhewasalwaysthereforadvice,willcertainlymisshisquickwitandsmile”.

“YouwillbemissedLeon”xx

“Ihaveadullacheinmyheartknowingthat

Leehasgone,hewasveryspecialtomanyofusforsomanydifferent

reasons…IwillmissyouUncleLee….youjoinsomanyupthereinthatrunningclubin

thesky”

“IwouldlovetobehalfthemanLeonwas&toachievehalfofwhathedid..I’dbeahappyfella.Oneoflife’s

truegentlemen”

EULOGY‐LEONJOSEPHHARRADINE

DeliveredbyTrotter#12&TerrigalTrottersLifeMember,KeithKing,attheMemorialServiceforLeonatGreenwayChapelonThursday,12thJanuary.

Fearnomoretheheato’thesun,

Northefuriouswinter’srages;

Thouthyworldlytaskhasdone,

Homeartgone,andta’enthywages;

Goldenladsandgirlsallmust,

Aschimneysweepers,cometo,dust.

WilliamShakespeare

No‐oneshouldgototheirgraveinpristinecondition

Butratherbewornoutfromrunning,ridingandoverexercising

Andinsteadofasedatecommittal

Oneshouldslideinsideways

Yelling“thatwasonehellofaride!!!!!”

NotsurewhowrotethatbutsuspectLeonmayhavehadahandinit.

AnumberofTerrigalTrottersmetLeonin1983,wewereonlyasmallgroupbackinthosedaysandweallkneweachother.Nowournumbershavegrownconsiderablybut I’m sureeveryonehasmet Leon.HisdedicationtothetaskofmarkingoffthenamesonSaturdaymorningsformanyyears,evenwhenquiteunwell,andhispresentationshavemadehimknowntoallandiftheydidn’tknowhisnametheywouldsurelyrememberhissignature‘buggeroff’whenhewasfinishedwhathehadtosay.

Leonhas served theTrotterswell,over theyearshewasPresident,VicePresident,RegistrarandPublicOfficer.HewasAthleteof theear in2006andTrotterof theYear in1992andagain in2001andaLifeMember.Hewasresponsiblefortheestablishmentofthememorial forpastTrottersundertheTrotterstree.

LeonwasmemberNo9andhadachieved1125 runsoverhis28yearsofmembership.As if runningallthoseSaturdaymorningswasnotsufficienthecompetedinsomanymarathonsevenhelostcount!SomeofthoserunswereoverseassuchastheNewYorkandFijimarathons.Ipersonallyranthelast32kmsofthe1988AnzacDayMarathonwithhiminatimeof3hrsand5mins,apersonalbestforthebothofusthat

Leon&KeithKing,BrianDawsonlurkingbehind

wewereveryproudof.ThefactthatLeonwas16yearsolderthanmewasofnoconsequence,atleastnottohim!!

HeoncerantheGoldCoastMarathonwithablindJapaneserunner,hehadgonetotheeventtorunthe10km race but soon changed when he was given the chance to help out another human being. Atestimonytonotonlyhisrunningabilitybutalsohishumanity.

Hehasrunatleast10SixFootTrackMarathons.

LeonJosephHarradinewasaproudandvirtuousman,anexcellentsportsman and athlete, a dedicated clubperson, a trustworthyfriendandaninspirationtoallwhoknewhimandcompetedwithoragainsthim.Washestubborn?maybealittle,washedetermined?mostcertainly,washecompetitive?yesindeed.Eachofthesetraitsmadehim theman thathewasbut itwashis friendship thatwasthe overriding factor that endeared him to everyone hemet. TheTerrigalTrottersasaclubandasindividualswillmisshimdearlyandwe offer Heather, Steve, Wayne and David and all the familymembersourdeepestsympathy.

SinceLeon’sdiagnosiswithmotorneuronedisease,frommylimitedobservations,hisandHeather’sloveforeachotherincreasedifthatwas at all possible. The care, love, devotion and respect thatHeather afforded Leonwas without doubt a love story to beholdandall ofus at Trotterswill be forever grateful toHeather.ManyTrottersalsolentahandwhenthegoinggottoughandIknowthatLeonwasverygratefulfortheirhelpandassistance.

We know that Leonwas sad to leavehis belovedHeather butwealso suspect that due to a certain beautiful bikini clad lady sittingwithhimforatimeafterhispassingthathissmile,althoughtingedwith sadness, would have returned. I am not at liberty to revealwhothatbikinicladladywasbutherinitialsareKMandsheismarriedtoadoctor.

Howwe struggled to comprehend how ourmate, one so fit and active could be consumed by such adisease,howwestruggledtocomprehendhowhecouldbesodeterminedtocontinuelivinganormallifewhenfacedwithsuchafate.

But we shouldn’t have been surprised that Leon fought so gallantly, so courageously because we hadwitnessedittimeandtimeagainwhenheran,whenherode,evenwhenhehadhismindsetonanidea.

Eighteenmonthsagohestartedthetoughestraceofhis life,hehit thewallbutasusualhebattledon.Unlikeotherraceshoweverthisracehadnowinner.LeonsadlyreachedthefinishlineonNewYearsDay2012.

MAYHENOWRESTINPEACE

INMEMORIAM–From“TheElders”

LeonHarradine,TerrigalTrotternumber9,passedawayonthe1stJanuary2012,aged“FartooYoung”

InrememberingLeon,itisfittingtoturnto“InMemoriam”andTennysoninparticular,forLeonwouldhavebeenmostcomfortablewiththepoet’smindandwork.Leon,likeTennyson,wasaromanticatheartandinmanywaysareflectionof

theessenceofArthurianlegend–generosityandasenseoffairplay.Forhimtheageofchivalrystilllivedashewasnotedforhisgentlemanlynatureandcommon

courtesy,whichwereextendedtoallhemet.ThroughouthislifeandinparticularhistimewithTerrigalTrottersLeonwasintheserviceofothers.

Foroveraquarterofacentury,Leonfaithfully

servedTerrigalTrottersinsomanyandvariedways.He

representedtheidealofTerrigalTrotters,“DeAgony

ofDeFeet”.He,inoureyes,wasneverandindeedwill

neverbedefeated.Themiles,laterkilometres,heclocked

upproudlywearingTerrigalTrottersuniformbothin

Australiaandabroadisthe“stufffromwhichLegendsare

made”.LeonisaLegendin

everysenseoftheword.HewasandwillalwaysbeaLife

MemberofTerrigalTrotters.

LeonembracedtheadministrationsideofTerrigalTrotterswithapassionneverbeforeseen.Hebalancedthiscommitmentwithtrainingandcompetinginfunruns,

roadmarathons,bushultrasandcyclingodysseys.EvenwiththeworkloadheinitiallyacceptedandthatwhichovertimewasthrustuponhimwithTrotters,hedid

notwiltorstumble.Leoncontinuedto“AttacktheHills”

LeonpresentingBruceRenwickhis700‐run

MilestoneJacket

Leoncontinuedtotallyandupdatetheweeklyruns,serveonthecommitteeofTerrigal

Trottersandprovideinspirationonaweeklyandsometimesdailybasisforallcomersand

despitehisdeterioratinghealth,heputthewelfareofothersaheadofhimself.

WewhohaverunwithLeonandknownhimsociallyaresaddenedbyhispassingand

extendoursympathiestohisfamily,especiallyHeather,hisRockandLifePartner.Leonwasa

manofstrengthandcourageandweareallbetterpeoplethroughknowinghim.Justasin

hisamazinglife,Leonperformedfarabovehimselfwhenapproachingthe“cut‐off”orthe

promotionintothenextagedivision.

Leon,YouwillbeMissed

ThesewordsfromTennysonspeakvolumes.

I know that this was Life,—the track

Whereon with equal feet we fared;

And then, as now, the day prepared

The daily burden for the back.

But this it was that made me move

As light as carrier-birds in air;

I loved the weight I had to bear,

Because it needed help of Love

LeonwelcomesanothernewmembertoTrotters,#746Ed

Beazley

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TiMe wARPEach month, Margaret Aurisch pulls out the old results journal out of the Trotter’s vault, blows the dust off, and shares with us the achievements of the more chronologically challenged among us.This month, we profile leon harradine.

Leon joined Terrigal Trotters in 1983 and his first run was Kincumba Mountain which he says gave him second thoughts about the group. Leon didn’t keep those thoughts for long and 27 years later he is still a regular on Saturday mornings.Leon has competed in numerous marathons, half marathons, fun runs and has completed 10 six foot track marathons.Leon has been Trotter of the Year on 2 occasions and is a Life Member of Terrigal Trotters Inc.Some of Leons achievements are:Best 6@6 21.28 February 19883000 metres at Gosford Athletic Club June 1987 12.14800 metres Gosford Athletic Club July 1987 2.53Best marathon - Anzac Day marathon 1988 3.05.461988 won the 60+age group in the Lake Maquarie Aust Half Marathon championshipIn 1987 & 1990 was NSW Veterans Marathon championBest Six Foot Track 1993 4.47.581994 New York Marathon 3.39.521996 Kempsey Marathon 3.28.13 1st male over 601997 Mt Wilson to Bilpin 3.09.161997 Gold Coast Marathon 3.34.37 (guided the blind Japanese paralympics marathon champion)2000 Sydney host city marathon olympic course 3.38.09 silver medal 65years +2001 Palm Beach to Manly 30K 2.40.31In 2000 and 2007 Leon completed two 1600km cycle tours of Italy including 4 mountain passes over 2000 metres elevation through France, Switzerland and North Italy and completed 5 High Country challenge rides from Mansfield to Mt Buller summit as the oldest competitor.

AFATHER,ABROTHER&AMATE,ALLROLLEDINTOONE.Trotter#207,GregTegart,sharesafewwordsaboutLeon'sinfluenceonhislife.

LikeagoodmanyofyouTrotters,IwasfortunateenoughtoknowLeonHarradineformanyyears.

TomeLeonwaslikeafather,abrotherandamateallrolledintoone.TherewithadvicewhenIwastacklingalandscapingorrenovatingtask,Iwasunsureof,likeafather.AlwaysreadytohelpoutmywifeorourgirlsiftheyneededablokearoundwhenIwasawayforworkoroverseas,likeabrother.Someonetorun,rideorenjoycoffee,ameal,orayarnwith,likeamate.Wheneveryouneededsomeonetolisten,Leonwouldbethere.

WeranmanySixFootTrackmarathontogetherovertheyearsandIlovedgoingoutonaSundaymorningrunwithLeon,we’drunanythinguptoandbeyond20km’s.HewasaverypowerfulrunnerandIalwayshadtroublekeepingupwithhim.

IwouldliketothinkthatIknewLeonprettywell,butinrealityheprobablyknewmewell.Hewasaquietachiever,notatallaboastfulman.Manytimesitwouldbeaftertheeventthatyouwoulddiscoverhehadbeenawayonaholidayanddonearunorarideyouhadn’tknownhewasevenplanningtodo.

Leonyouwillbeoftenmissed.Resteasymate.

GregTegartTT207

A Very Sincere Thank-You

On behalf of the Terrigal Trotters Committee & all Trotters Members, a heartfelt

and sincere thank-you is extended to Paul and Jeannette Davison for coordinating

Leon’s Memorial Service, held at the Greenway Chapel on Thursday, 12th

of

January. The service was a wonderful celebration of the life of a man who will be

sadly missed by all members of Terrigal Trotters. Leon was someone who Paul held

close to his heart, and this was evident in the quality and reverence in which the

service was held; thank you. Also to Kim and Andrew Mahoney, in trying

circumstances, along with Paul and Jeanette, they went above and beyond in their

professional and personal dealings with Leon and Heather; Thank-you.

“When I first came to Terrigal Trotters, it

was 3 days after arriving in Aus. Leon was

exceptionally friendly and went out of his

way to introduce me to others and make

me feel a welcome member of the club.

He was an inspiration and a true friend”.

“We will sadly miss Leon. To us he

exemplified courage, determination, and a

sense of duty, whilst always ready for a

friendly chat, or with a few words of

encouragement”.

“Leon, you will

always be

remembered for

your concern and

care, of your

loyalty and

friendship”.

“Mischievous till

the end - will

miss you - at

least I won’t get

a pumpkin in

my bed again!”

“Leon, you are up there with all the great runners, running in peace, say “hi” to Kerry

when you pass each other. You will always be remembered by so many as you have

touched so many, rest in peace now

Please somebody

HELP ME !!!!!

Christmas Eve Santa Run

TROTTERS CHRISTMAS PARTY

A large number of Trotters and their families turned out for the

annual Trotters Christmas Party at The Haven on Saturday, 17th

December. Those attending shared a hearty breakfast of bacon and

eggs cooked on the BBQ, along with a selection of cereals, fresh

fruit and juice.

The little, and not so little ones, had fun playing games, winning

lollies and were thrilled with a visit from the man in the big red suit

who had a present for each and every one of them.

A great time was had by all and special thanks must go to Jo and Graham Ridley; Jo was the

driving force behind the organization of the party and coordinated the games for the kids.

Graham used his carpentry and artistic skills to

make the props for the games including a

magnificent throne for Santa.

We all know Trotters love a good feed, so we

also say big thank-you to Jenny Harwood for

organizing all the food and to our beefed up BBQ

boys, Graham Davis and Tom Robertson, for their

excellent grill skills!

Most importantly, just ask the kids, we say a huge thank-you to Greg Brown for making sure

Santa could fit time in his busy schedule to pay us a visit.

Grill Skills with

Graham and Tom

“The Baverstock Family”

Oliver, Tina and Stuart Santa

 

2012 Round the Bay C lassic

The inaugural 11th running of the Round the Bay Classic was held on Monday 2 January 2012 and saw, in cool conditions, 28 runners reach the finish line after completing the 38 kilometres. Thanks to all the drink stop and finish volunteers for making it another successful event, we couldn’t do it without you. Mark Warren and Michael Miles soon set the pace and surprised some of the drink stops with their early arrival, in fact they were too fast for stops 6 and 7 both of whom leapfrog from stops 1 and 2. Mark hit the line in 2:28:05 some 4min quicker than the previous record, Michael also broke the previous record coming in second in 2:31:31. Ian Temblett was 3rd in a PB of 2:42:36. Katie McCail in her debut run was first lady home in 3:34:11 followed by Sonia White in 3:40:26. Diedre Moran ran an adjusted time of 3:38:15 as she was a late starter. Ten of the starters ran their first race and eight others ran a PB. Kevin McCarthy broke his previous best by around 18mins!!

Sonia White and Jo McCarthy top the ladies for the most runs having completed 8 of the 11 events followed by Sue Ingham and Sue McBride with 5 each.

The almighty Wayne Daley kept his world record in tact by completing his 11th running of the classic in a faster time then his first race in 2002!!!! Congratulations to all finishers. 35.7% were debut runners – 30% female, 70% male 25% achieved PBs – 14.3% female,85.7% male 25% of runners were ladies 75% were men!!! 7.14% broke the old record

THE2012BOGONGTOHOTHAM–DaveByrnes

EarlyonSaturdaymorning,7January2012,“Mumbles”Gary,“DNF”Steve,“Bitchy”KimandIsetoffforMtBeautyinVictoria,followinginthewheeltracksof“Celebrity”Mickwhohaddrivendownthepreviousday.Weweregoingtorunthe64kmBogongtoHotham(B2H)trailracethenextdayandIgottheboysinthemoodbyplayingtheminspirationalmusicfrommyiPodforthewholeoftheeighthourtrip.Bythetimewearrivedtheyhadagoodgraspofthetop728songsofall‐time,thoughdidn’tseemasappreciativeasIwouldhaveexpected.

WearrivedatourmotelinMtBeautytofind“Celebrity”Mickalreadyhangingoutwiththeothercelebritiesinanothermotelroombeforewecheckedintoourfour‐bedroom.Wegave“DNF”Stevethedoublebedasheseemedtohavemorewidth(andlesslength)thantherestofus,andwasalsotheyoungest.

Withtheexceptionof“Celebrity”Mick,wewereallanxiousaboutmakingthenewly‐toughenedcut‐offtimeofsixhoursatLangfordGap(34km).Itsoundsprettyeasy,34kminsixhours,butwithsometrickytrailandtwomassiveclimbs,italwaysseemstobeachallenge.“DNF”Steve,whohadneverseenthebackhalfofthecourse,wasparticularlypsychedup,and“Mumbles”GaryandIneversawhimafterthegun.Unfortunatelyfor“DNF”Steve,hestillhasn’tseenthebackhalfofthecoursebecausetheracewascalledoffatLangfordGap.Extremelystrongwinds,drivingrainandhail,andlowvisibility,madeitriskyforcompetitors(severalofwhomwererescuedwithhypothermia)andvolunteers.Thewindwasstrongenough(140kphonMtHotham)tomakerunninginastraightlineimpossibleinplacesontheHighPlains,andwewereallblownintopuddlesatvariouspoints.AroundtheBigRivercrossing,severalofus

heardgianttreescrashingtothegroundandtherewasafreshlyfallenlargetreeacrossthetrack!Althoughwewerealldisappointednottobeabletorunthewholecourse,itwasamemorableexperience.

Intheevent,Iturnedouttobetheonlyonewhomissedthecut‐off,butIwassavedembarrassmentbytheabandonmentoftherace.“Celebrity”Mick,“DNF”Steveand“Bitchy”Kimallranparticularlywellandweredeservedlypleasedwiththeirefforts.“Mumbles”GaryandIwerebothcomfortablewithoureffortsbutwouldhavelikedtodobetter.

DaveByrneswhosurprisinglydidn’twin

anyawards

JointwinneroftheMostPushyAward"Bitchy"Kim

Place Time Name

14 4:37 MichaelMiles

38 5:32 StevenGuest

43 5:39 KimCook

52 5:54 GaryPickering

62 6:10 DaveByrnes

Wedidn’twinanyofthemainawards,butweresuccessfulinsomeoftheothercategories:

• “FortunatetoGetaStartAward”wonby“DNF”Steve.

Ihadalwaysassumedthatwhenyousubmittedqualifyingtimestoenterinarace,asrequiredforB2H,youwouldhavetouseracesthatyouhadactuallyfinished!Itwassurprisingtolearnthat“DNF”Steve,whodidn’thaveanyqualifyingtimes,hadgainedentrybynominatingpreviousDNF’satthe2010GNW100sandthe2011B2H!

• “OldestDropBagAward”wonby“DNF”Steve

Itdidn’ttake“DNF”SteveverylongtopackhisFinishDropBagbecausehehadn’tactuallyneededtouseitforsometimeandseveralraces.

• “PessimistAward”wonby“DNF”Steve

Hewastheonlyoneofuswhoputwarmclothinginhis34km

DropBagincasehedidn’tmakethecut‐off.

• “BestFallAward”wonby“Celebrity”Mick

HefellonthesteepdescentofT‐Spur,landingonhishead.Animpactwhichseemedtohavenoimpactonhisperformance!

• “ShakiestNewYear’sResolutionAward”wonby“DNF”Steve.

“DNF”Steve’sNewYear’sResolutionwastorunamarathonorultraraceineverymonthof2012.Itsuddenlygotharderwhenhis“January”ultra,the64kmB2H,wasshortenedto34km!He’snowgottofindanothermarathon/ultrabeforetheendofthemonth,orbreakhisNewYear’sResolutioninthefirstmonthofthenewyear.

Multipleawardwinner"DNF"Steve

BestFall&MediaTartAwardwinner"Celebrity"Mick

• “LeastPushyAward”wonby“Mumbles”Gary.

Idiscoveredthatthereasonhealwaysstartsslowandworkshiswaythroughthefieldisbecausehe’stoopolitetopassslowerrunners,evenwheninvitedtodoso!Wespent90minutesatthebackofalong“congaline”climbingthesingle‐trackStaircaseSpurupBogongintheearlystagesoftherace.

• “MostPushyAward”wonby“DNF”Steveand“Bitchy”Kim

TheyprettymuchcrossedthelineandimmediatelywormedtheirwayintoawaitingspectatorcarforthetripbacktoMtBeautyandwarmth.“Mumbles”GaryandIspenttwohourswaitinginacoldbus,buffetedbygale‐forcewinds,beforeourtripdownthemountainevenstarted.

• “MediaTartAward”wonby“Celebrity”Mick.

HehadvideointerviewsabouttheraceandhisperformancepostedonYouTubewhiletherestofuswerestillbattlingthelife‐threateningelementsoutontheHighPlains.Heseemedtobeinthebackgroundofaboutthreeotherpostedraceinterviewvideosandevenhiscarfeaturedatlengthinone!

• “SuspectAssistanceAward”wonby“DNF”Steve

“Bitchy”Kimbelievesthat“DNF”Stevewastakingadvantageofsomekindof“special”assistanceinthemountainhutsalongtheroute.Heseemedtostopinatallthehutsandthen,shortlythereafter,surgepast“Bitchy”Kimeachtime.Maybeillegalstimulantsofthemassageorpharmaceuticalkind?

• “UberPreparedAward”wonby“DNF”Steve.

Welearntthat“DNF”SteveattendedtheCarlBarkerschoolofpre‐racepacking.Hehadenoughsupplieswithhimtoprovisionseveralfeedingstations,letaloneonerunnerforonerace(didRobynhadanythinglefttoeatathome?).

• “MoralDilemmaAward”sharedby“DNF”Steve,“Mumbles”Garyand“Bitchy”Kim.

AfterarrivingatourMtBeautymotel,theboysdecidedtohaveaswiminthemotelpool.Shortlythereafter,theywerejoinedinthepoolbyayoungcouple,bothalsocompetitorsintheB2H.Theshapelybikini‐cladfemalehalfofthecouplemanagedtounknowinglyslightlydislodgethetopofherbikiniwhileswimmingacoupleoflengths,revealinganipplewhich,surprisingly,theboysnoticed.Theythenquietlyagonisedoverwhetheritwasbettertopointout(asitwere)thewardrobemalfunction,thuspotentiallycreatingembarrassmentallround,ortokeepthemattertothemselves,thusprolongingtheirdiscomfortatthisvision.Ultimately(andsurprisingly),theydecideditwasbetterforallconcernednottomentionit,thoughtheywerestilldiscussingtheirdilemmahourslaterinthemotelroom.

LeastPushyAwardwinner"Mumbles"Gary

Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon Oct 2011 with 10km and 5km Bush Runs & 5km Walk

Race Report By Ivy Krishnan

1/ Race location: The Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon is found in Morton National Park in the southern highlands of NSW. The falls are located approximately 20kms South East of Bowral. 2/ How easy was the race to get to: Fairly easy, approximately 3 hrs via the M5 and Hume Highway. 3/ Race distances: 5k Run/Walk, 10k Run, and 42.195k Marathon, all starting & finishing at the Twin Falls Bush Cottages. 4/ What type of terrain is the course: All Fire trail, elevation 550m to 700m undulating. The course was muddy this year, & due to higher rainfall, the creek crossings were a little deeper (calf height) 5/ How many drinks stops were there & what was available: There were 7 aid stations with water fruit & encouragement!!! chocolate bars and coke were available at the last few. 6/ How many competitors were in the race: Marathon- 155 with only 2 dnf's 10K- 119 5k-72 7/ Did you enjoy this event: I really enjoyed the scenery of Morton National Park, especially the water falls, Twin Falls & Fitzroy Falls. 8/ What would you say were the good & bad points about this event: The event was well organised with a friendly atmosphere. The best part was that every Marathon runner received a huge hamburger ( & I mean huge) at the finish. 9/ What would you rate this event out of 10? I would say 8 out of 10, I really enjoyed it.

        Terrigal Trotters is going to schedule a series of runs along The Great North Walk during 2012 to give members the opportunity to run in some different locations and to see some of the course along which the GNW100s event is run each November. The GNW Series will also, hopefully, encourage some Trotters  to  sample  long‐distance  trail  running  for  the  first  time  in  a supported environment. The distances vary between 25 and 40 kilometres and  runners  should  be  fit  enough  to  slowly  jog  most  of  the  flats  and downhills while walking the uphills. All of the runs include some “technical” sections  which  may  include  rocks,  roots,  mud  and  steep  slopes  (see  the GNW Series Guides for more detail about the individual runs). 

Details of all of the runs, including links to the detailed Guides for each run, can be found on the T rotters website. (www.ter rigaltrotters.com.au)

You can also see a Google Map showing the various runs on the T rotters website.

The general format of the runs will a bus pick-up from Ter rigal Haven (and possibly other Central Coast locations) early on a Sunday morning for transport to the Start.

Runners will then travel at their own speed along the route using the maps and directions provided to the F inish location where the bus will be waiting.

Faster runners will have to wait for the slowest runners to finish before the bus returns to Ter rigal. As an alternative, they could run extra distance, but still finish in the same place. If this is planned, then Dave Byrnes must be advised beforehand so that we know where all runners are.

The maximum time allowed for each run is roughly equivalent to the time it would take to complete the course jogging the flats and downhills, and walking the uphills. W e will, of course, have to account for everybody before the bus returns to Ter rigal and will leave earlier than the estimated time if all runners have finished.

T rotters will provide some light refreshments – maybe cold drinks – for runners when they finish. If any participants would like to volunteer to organise additional food and drink (maybe a BB Q), they should contact Dave Byrnes.

All runners should leave a change of clothes and some of their own food and refreshments on the bus for when they finish (no alcohol can be consumed on the bus).

The cost for runners will be $25 per head and this will be payable in advance to Dave Byrnes to reserve your place on the bus.

There will not be any food or drink stops provided during the run so all runners will need to be self-sufficient. A minimum of three litres of fluids should be car ried, particularly if the weather is warm. If there is anybody who would like to help with drink stations for runs in the Series (this would probably require driving their own vehicle to a point on the run with road access) they should contact Dave Byrnes.

The last run in the ser ies is the annual G ir rakool to Patonga Run and will have drink stations.

For safety reasons, all runners must car ry the same mandatory equipment as G N W100s runners. That is: o Detailed maps and detailed directions as issued by Dave Byrnes on the day. o Waterproof map case (zip-lock plastic bag is sufficient). o Mobile phone (phone number must be provided to Dave Byrnes on registration) o Compass. o Whistle. o Rain jacket. o Broad compressive bandage (for first aid treatment of snake or spider bite) o Water container/Camelbak (3 litres recommended).

I F Y O U H A V E A N Y Q U EST I O NS O R W A N T T O B O O K Y O UR SE A T O N T H E BUS, C O N T A C T D A V E B Y RN ES [t: 0428 880784, e: dave@davebyrnes.com.au ] A young boy and his dad went out fishing one fine morning. After a few quiet hours out in the boat, the boy became curious about the world around him. He looked up at his dad and asked "How do fish breath under water?" His dad thought about it for a moment, then replied, "I really don't know, son." The boy sat quietly from another moment, then turned back to his dad and asked, "How does our boat float on the water?" Once again his dad replied, "Don’t know, son." Pondering his thoughts again, a short while later, the boy asks "Why is the sky blue? "Again, his dad replied. "Don’t know, son." The inquisitive boy, worried he was annoying his father, asks this time "Dad, do you mind that I'm asking you all of these questions?" "Of course not son." replied his dad, "How else are you ever going to learn anything?"

Hoka One One. What are and are they any good?  Quite a few of you have noticed and enquired about the ridiculously large pair of shoes I have been wearing since my return to running after a long layoff with a dodgy knee. So I thought I’d let you know my thoughts about these weird looking shoes.

Hoka One One apparently means ”Time to fly”, in Maori. I have a pair of La Mafate, which is the trail version of the shoe.

I bought them to help me through a knee injury. The first thing I noticed when I put them on, was a feeling of tallness (which  I’m not

accustomed to) and for that reason alone, I think Dennis should buy a pair immediately. Despite their obvious size, I actually had to buy a size larger than my normal shoes, as they felt small in the toebox. They look heavy, but are in fact very light for their size.

My first steps felt every bit as strange as the shoes did to look at. The sole is set to give a roll forward with each step which helps with downhill running and as you might think, they are a very soft ride. They  didn’t  feel  bad  or  uncomfortable,  just  different  to  anything I’ve tried before. I did quite a bit of walking to wear them in before running. When it comes to running they are very comfortable, surprisingly easy to run in and  they  don’t  feel big. I have run on both road and trail and I feel they are better suited to the road, because the road surface is more even. They take the shock out of running on hard surfaces and you role from one step to the next.

When on the trails I feel a little unstable on rough ground due to the extra height, a bit like a lady in stilettos. Also they don’t have great grip in the wet on rocky surfaces. However, I am getting used to them and lots of runners have been very successful in them on trail events like the GNW100. I haven’t done that many K’s so can’t say how well they wear, but I think they might have made the sole a bit thin to cut down on weight and therefore may not be the longest lasting shoe. At $229 I would hope to get plenty of K’s out of them to justify the outlay.

To sum up; I think these shoes are very good, they are comfortable and a soft ride. I think they are useful to heavier and injured runners. They are good for slower training runs to take some of the stress out of training. They would probably help if legs are sore, e.g. after a race or long training run. They would also be good at the back end

of an ultra if your feet are beat up.

Like all shoes they are not going to be for everyone so think before you buy.

I like them and they are growing on me each time I

run in them. I think it’s a case of working out when and where to run in them. Will I buy another pair? Probably. If you want to check out these shoes go to Wamberal Physiotherapy, Ghersi Ave, Wamberal. Ridler

Six Foot Track Tragics It’s coming up to that time of year when a number of Trotters start  thinking about  the Six Foot Track Marathon. For  those of you who are not aware it is a 45km race in March through the  Blue  Mountains  starting  at  the  Explorers  Tree  near Katoomba and finishing at the Jenolan Caves. It’s tough, hilly, often hot and not for the faint of heart. This race was a great favourite of Leon’s and I thought I’d have a look and see how many  times he had completed the event. Then  I decided  to have  a  look  and  see  who  else  didn’t  get  the message  first time around. So here’s a  list of Trotters who have done five or more. I hope I haven’t missed anyone. Name Sex Tally Fastest Slowest Greg Love 20 3:32:12 7:28:49 Mike Thorpe 12 4:41:54 7:32:22 Dave Girvan 11 5:02:44 7:57:19 Leon Harradine 10 4:47:58 7:28:27 Adam Jordan 9 3:41:01 4:24:45 Gregory Tegart 9 6:01:08 7:32:28 Sonia White F 8 5:01:46 5:36:59 Susan Ingham F 8 5:37:40 6:56:00 Danny Moore 7 4:30:50 6:18:23 Michael Hull 7 4:52:18 5:39:17 Joanne McCarthy F 7 6:15:36 6:52:26 Stephen Sayers 6 3:56:52 4:10:01 Graham Bundock 6 4:54:29 6:11:09 Matthew Robbie 5 3:25:16 4:42:46 Graham Ridley 5 4:46:30 5:09:33 Andrew Mahoney 5 4:50:35 6:47:58 Gregory Brown 5 5:36:15 6:53:14 Susan McBride  F 5 5:44:40 6:25:14  

RIDLER’S RESULTS YOU CAN RUN

BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE Central Coast Half Marathon 27th November 2011 # Name Net

Time Place Gender G/Place Division D/Place

6 CHARLIE BROOKS 1:19:54 6 M 6 M15-19 1

7 MICHAEL MILES 1:20:30 7 M 7 M40-49 3 PB

23 IAN TEMBLETT 1:27:05 23 M 21 M40-49 7

57 TOM ROBERTSON 1:34:02 57 M 52 M20-29 11

65 JOSEPH ROLELLA 1:34:37 65 M 60 M30-39 23

69 STEVEN GUEST 1:35:27 69 M 63 M40-49 21

94 SHARON BYRNES 1:38:18 94 F 10 F40-49 2

96 BRUCE RENWICK 1:38:20 96 M 85 M60plus 2

145 TRENT PLAYFORD 1:42:46 145 M 123 M20-29 21

152 MICHAEL BULLEN 1:43:33 152 M 128 M20-29 22 PB

172 CHRIS BIRCHALL 1:44:22 172 M 145 M30-39 59

173 JOHN KALOS 1:44:53 172 M 145 M30-39 59

289 MARTIN AYRES 1:54:26 289 M 216 M50-59 21

504 IVY KRISHNAN 2:12:56 504 F 192 F40-49 39

10km 7 BARRY WILLIS 0:37:07 7 M 7 M50-59 1

24 SUZY WOODBURY 0:41:36 24 F 5 F30-39 3

49 MICHAEL RANDELL 0:44:10 49 M 40 M50-59 3

64 LUKE POWELL 0:45:56 64 M 52 M30-39 19

65 GREG WOODBURY 0:46:01 64 M 52 M40-49 14

100 DENISROBERTSON 0:49:11 100 M 81 M60plus 1

114 DAVID BOOTH 0:50:47 114 M 91 M50-59 9

151 YVONNE MATHOT 0:53:11 151 F 38 F30-39 15

154 MICHAEL HULL 0:53:15 154 M 114 M40-49 30

Charles Kay Hill 10km Time Trial ­ 31 December 2011 

Position  Time  First Name 

Last Name 

Trotter Number 

1  0:36:14  Mark  Warren  536 2  0:41:40  Adam  Kranz  766 3  0:41:41  Levi  Martin  730 4  0:42:09  Darren  McClellan  573 5  0:42:33  Steve  Guest  576 6  0:42:34  Wayne  Daly  267 7  0:43:00  Mark  Dunlop  658 8  0:43:41  Mark  Hope  785 9  0:44:25  Greg  Love  88 10  0:44:28  Dave  Byrnes  517 11  0:45:26  Mike  Randell  173 12  0:45:28  Michael  Miles  734 13  0:45:44  Tara  Warren  266 14  0:45:52  Gary  Pickering  598 15  0:46:18  Kim  Cook  457 16  0:46:41  Graham  Steele  529 17  0:46:50  Graham  Laws  813 18  0:47:16  Chris  Birchall  402 19  0:47:43  Mel  McDonald  na 20  0:47:48  Patrick  Lawless  na 21  0:49:00  Darrel  Robins  699 22  0:49:01  Graham  Ridley  483 23  0:49:41  Trent  Playford  571 24  0:50:01  Ken  Hickson  27 25  0:50:27  Graham  Davis  352 26  0:50:33  Tina  Baverstock  590 27  0:50:43  Chris  McInerney  556 28  0:50:49  Paul  Scarlett  na 29  0:51:18  Monica  Nicol  618 30  0:51:29  Kevin  Andrews  1 31  0:51:36  Elissa  Gribble  459 32  0:51:50  Yvonne  Mathot  789 33  0:53:01  Jeff  Dick  607 34  0:53:11  Greg  Brown  505 35  0:53:16  Anthony  Merlin  na 36  0:53:17  Greg  Walsh  na 37  0:53:25  Steve  Gray  593 38  0:53:42  Josh  Menzies  na 39  0:54:08  Jason  Menzies  602 40  0:54:17  Barry  Bowden  515 41  0:55:15  Heiko  Schaefer  502 42  0:55:36  Denise  Maguire  799 43  0:55:46  Paul  Murray  na 44  0:56:08  Donna  White  586 

45  0:57:52  Karen  Boyd­Skinner  679 

46  0:59:17  Greg  Tegart  207 47  0:59:37  Graham  Fowler  808 48  0:59:54  Les  Lowe  248 49  1:00:08  Wayne  Doherty  631 50  1:01:11  Tony  Bolcina  667 51  1:01:25  Jonathan  King  167 

Round The Bay Name  2012 Fastest Runs    

Daley, Wayne 3:20:43 2:50:48 11 Completed every run 

Warren, Mark 2:28:05 2:28:05 1 Debut run ,new record 

Miles, Mike 2:31:21 2:31:31 2 PB, also broke old record 

Temblett, Ian 2:42:36 2:42:36 2 PB 

McClelland, Darren 2:47:28 2:47:28 5 PB 

Hope, Mark 3:00:55 3:00:55 1 Debut run 

Kranz, Adam 3:10:38 3:10:38 2 PB 

Smith, Adrian 3:24:36 2:55:50 6   

Davis, Graham 3:31:34 3:18:04 4   

Laws, Graham 3:32:00 3:32:00 1 Debut run 

Taylor, Chris 3:32:02 3:32:02 1 Debut run 

Robertson, Tom 3:34:11 2:59:25 2   

McCail, Katie 3:34:11 3:34:11 1 Debut run 

Moran, Deidre 3:38:15 3:38:15 2 PB 

White, Sonia 3:40:26 3:25:27 8 Equal most runs female 

Gray, Steve 3:42:15 3:33:27 7   

Maguire, Denise 3:46:34 3:46:34 1 Debut run 

McCarthy, Kevin 3:46:34 3:46:34 2 PB by 18min 22 sec 

Kalos, John 3:46:38 3:46:38 1 Debut run 

Booth, David 3:53:00 3:52:55 2   

Robertson, Dennis 3:54:22 3:54:22 2 PB 

Brown, Greg 3:59:30 3:38:29 4   

Henderson, Jodie 4:02:18 4:02:18 1 Debut run 

Walton, Mari Mar 4:15:04 4:15:04 1 Debut run 

Ingham, Sue 4:20:00 4:01:09 5   

Tegart, Greg 4:22:48 3:58:37 6   

Fowler, Graham 4:22:48 4:22:48 1 Debut run 

McCarthy, Jo 4:46:34 3:40:52 8 Equal most runs female  Nar rabeen A llnighter January 7th and 8th 2012 1st Darren McClellan   130.051kms  5th Matthew O'Shea   112.792kms  Bogong to Hotham (cut short at Langfords Gap 35km) 8th January 2012 Place Time Name Place Time Name 14 4:37:52 Michael Miles 37 5:32:46 Steven Guest 42 5:39:48 Kim Cook 51 5:54:12 Gary Pickering 61 6:10:55 Dave Byrne

AND FINALLY…

An Aussie bloke is having a quiet drink in a bar and leans over to the big guy

next to him and says, 'Do you wanna hear a Kiwi joke?

The big guy replies, 'Well mate, before you tell that joke, you should know

something. I'm 1.90m tall, 125 kg and I played as a forward for the All

Blacks."

"The guy next to me is 1.85m, weighs 115 kg and he's an ex-All Black lock."

"Next to him is a bloke who's 2m tall, weighs 120 kg and he's a current All

Black second rower. Now do you still want to tell that Kiwi joke?"

The Aussie bloke says, "Nah, not if I'm going to have to explain it three

times."

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

A Kiwi walks into a Sydney unemployment office.

He marches straight up to the counter and says, "Hi! I want to apply for the

dole, I hate being on welfare and I'd much rather have a job but I have

looked everywhere and just can't find any."

The clerk behind the Centrelink desk says, "Your timing is excellent. We just

got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who needs a

chauffeur/bodyguard for his two twin 21 year old nymphomaniac

daughters. You'll have to drive them around in his Mercedes, but he'll

supply all of your clothes. You'll have a three-bedroom apartment above

the garage. Because of the long hours, meals will be provided. You'll be

expected to escort his daughters on their frequent overseas holidays to

Tahiti and the Bahamas. The starting salary is $250,000 a year".

The Kiwi says, "No way mate, you gotta be bullshitting me!"

The Centrelink officer says, "Yeah, well, you started it".