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NEWSLETTER
October / November
2008
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Sunday
28th September saw a milestone for our club, our 200th member Amanda Loader. A 4 year evolution from
our club’s humble beginnings under the leadership of Bill Wollin through to Carole and Alan Farrell and every committee
member and club member sees us where we are today, so well done to everyone. And while we are on the well done’s, any
member competing at SALT on 12/10 please feel free to offer a good word to Travis Ireland for the Corporate Challenge Series.
Without Travis’s support over the past 10 years our Gold Coast racing scene would have looked rather bleak. The Mirage
Run saw some great age group results for our members. Peter O’Sullivan 1st Bomber 1st Kelly Nolan
1st Les Rootsey 1st Lorrie Bishop 1st Yvonne Delaney 1st Steve Gamble 2nd
Alan Farrell 2nd Nadia Styles 2nd Steve Tesic 2nd Josef Ruzic 3rd and our champion
walkers Andrew and Michelle Lake 1st and 2nd.
Our
Turkey Trot 28/9 was well attended and Yvonne Delaney used her years of experience to beat Alisa Bradford by 1 second. We
hope you all enjoyed yourselves and we will do this again sometime next year.
The
end of October sees the 2nd running of the Red Mile. Most runners know their 10k time, why not find out your mile
time? Are you another Roger Bannister? Find out 26/10.
The
Committee is in the process of putting together next year’s calendar; any suggestions/ideas are always welcome.
Good
Running/Walking – Alan Whittle
UPCOMING EVENTS
12/10 Corporate Challenge SALT
12/10 Melbourne
Marathon
26/10 Red Mile
2/11 Noosa Triathlon
23/11 Summer Challenge 500
MEMBERS PROFILE
STEVE TESIC
I
am 69 years of age partner of Helen
I
have been involved in running since …… 1995. But
since I was very young, I had to walk everywhere, often many kilometers, as we did not have any transport in the village. When I was in the army, I trained for 8 months for the State Championships and came
5th from 1500 soldiers, so I did not qualify and I thought I would not run again.
My
most memorable running experience was.. running the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromso, Norway in 2006.
My
running achievements are…
- 13 Brisbane half marathons
- 11 Gold Coast half marathons
- 11 Noosa half marathons
- 5 Red Rock - 45km
- Great Ocean beach Runs
- First marathon Sydney Host city Marathon, before the Olympics
- Tromso, Norway,
Midnight Sun Marathon
- Also many fun runs
What
I love about running…it is relaxing, meeting people and making friends and motivation
My
favorite holiday destination is… Canadian Rockies and the Adriatic
Coast in Croatia
Favorite
Movie…My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Favorite
Food …Seafood
Philosophy
on Life… Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. Show appreciation and love and respect the people in my life and always wear a smile J
MEMBERS PROFILE
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Michelle Lake
I’m 41 years old and have a “Running Widower”, Andrew and am Mum to 15 year
old Sahra (aka Puddles).
I have been a mad slow runner since 2004; who discovered the
wonderful world of race walking in 2006!
My running achievements are…….As far as running / walking goes this year has been
by far the most challenging and fulfilling. 2008 alone has seen me run and walk
a few firsts and a number of PBs…..
Running
- First ultra event: “Red Rock 45km Beach Run”
- First road marathon “Brisbane Marathon”
- 13th half marathon (Gold Coast PB 1hour 46 min)
- 5km PB at QLD Corporate Games (23min37sec)
- 10km PB at Club time trial in Sept (46min 27sec)
Race Walking
- Won Sanctuary Cove Walk Series outright (2nd year in a row)
- 10km PB at Pizzey Park
(59min 24sec)
- 5km PB at recent Golden Door Race (29min 20 sec)
- In late June was awarded the inaugural “gold Coast Masters Race Walker of the Year”
Plain Idiotic
Event
- Completed Kokoda Challenge in July – Team Dunrunin (96km in 23 hours 14min)
My
year hasn’t quite finished yet as I’m running in my second marathon in Melbourne (12th October), and
in early November I’m competing in my first Pan Pacific Masters Games (race walking 4 events
in 4 days – distances ranging from 1500m to 10,000m).
My favorite book… Walk a Crooked Mile (by Greg Jones)
Favorite Movies…The Guns of Navarone &
Rear Window
(the original)
Favorite Food… My mum’s Spag Bog; red or green jelly and vanilla ice cream
Philosophy on Life… Smile and be positive!
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