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SA Masters News

Official Newsletter of SA Masters Athletics Inc. February 2020

Coming Events

SAMA 2020 State Age Group Championships (Track & Field) - 18 & 25 March

SAMA 2020 State Age Group Championships (Other Events) - see Summer program for dates

AMA Championships, Brisbane — 10 to 13 April 2020

World Masters Athletics Championships, Toronto Canada - 20 July to 1 August 2020

Alice Springs Masters Games - 10 October to 17 October 2020

Maria and Colin Hainsworth at SA Stadium

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A message from our president— David Bates

The first half of the 2019/20 summer competition has provided a wide

range of weather conditions from cool and windy to hot and smoky,

and we have had to cancel the SAMA competition twice due to

excessive heat (including our Xmas break-up). This has been a

timely reminder that care must be taken when competing under

adverse environmental conditions, whether it be due to extremes of

temperature, or resulting from poor air quality, as was experienced

during the period of terrible bushfires in December when smoke and

ash covered Adelaide.

Air pollution (including smoke from bushfires) can have detrimental

effects on the performance and health of athletes. In particular, high

risk groups such as people over 65 and individuals suffering from

medical conditions such as Asthma are advised to take precautions

when the air quality is poor. The EPA in South Australia monitors l

evels of air quality in Adelaide, and we have now provided a link from the By-Laws page on our

website* to allow our members to check the current levels before competing.

Hats off to the eight SAMA competitors who braved the heat to participate in the 800m Masters event

at the Bay Sheffield at the end of December! Congratulations to Paul Lainio who was first to cross the

line, ahead of Jamie Wilkinson and Wayne Scarman. We are grateful to our sponsors Scout Outdoor

Centre who again provided the prizes for the event, and thanks also to SAAL for including it in their

busy program. Great work by Lisa Attenborough who organised the event.

Congratulations to SAMA member Allan Mayfield who received the award of South Australian Citizen

of the Year at the SA Australia Day 2020 awards night (see article on p 11). Allan was also

nominated in both Best Athlete (Men) and Middle Distance Award (Men) categories in the 2019 WMA

Athlete of the Year Awards.

I am pleased to announce a new initiative for 2020 - the SAMA Achievers Award, to recognise the

achievements of our athletes who strive from week to week to improve their performance ratings but

who may not necessarily be at a “high” standard.

The first Award will be for the current Summer season and is based on points awarded for

participation and improvement in performance during SAMA competition throughout the 2019/20

season. Further information can be found in the article in the SAMA News on p 5. I thank Graham

Harrison and John Hore for their superb efforts in undertaking the necessary preparatory work that

resulted in making this award feasible.

The Award will also be run again in the Winter season, which commences on 2 May 2020. A

provisional program for Winter 2020 appears later in this Newsletter (p 20).

Finally, don’t forget that our summer State Championships commence shortly, and I encourage

everyone to take part. This is the only time of the year where you are competing against others in

your 5 year age group. Other than that it is still the same friendly competition. Further information can

be found later in the newsletter (p 14) and full details are also available on our website*.

*SAMA website Programs page: http://www.samastersathletics.org.au/program1.htm

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SAMA News Call for assistance in SAMA activities

Computer operations during summer competition

At our summer competitions on Wednesday nights, a computer is used to record all entries and re-

sults for the multiple events being conducted. Someone is required to print out start lists and enter

the results into the computer during the evening, so that we can run the events smoothly and pro-

duce a full set of results shortly after the competition has been completed.

Currently there are only two people who regularly undertake this important task, and often their par-

ticipation as athletes has been curtailed as a consequence. We really need other volunteers who are

willing to assist, so that it is not always the same people doing this job each week.

The computer system is very straightforward to use and only a small amount of training is required.

We would set up a roster to share the load.

If you would be willing to assist the club in this way, please advise David Bates as soon as possible.

Alternatively, if you know of someone else that would be able to take on this task, please forward

their details.

If you are able to help in any way, please send an email to president@samastersathletics.org.au.

AMA Championships – Brisbane 2020

The AMA Track & Field Championships are being held in Brisbane from 10 -13 April, 2020. Entries

are open at http://

www.brisbane2020nationals.com.au/register/ and

close on 12 March (late entries with an additional fee

of $50.00 close 26 March).

The SAMA Team Manager for the Brisbane Nationals

will be Stephanie Noon, and she will be assisted by

Sue Turner. Both can be approached during the

Championships regarding any competition issues.

Steph will be the main SAMA contact and act as

coordinator/organiser for relay teams - please contact

her if you have any concerns or wish to be considered

for the relays. Her full contact details are available on

the Committee page of the SAMA website*.

All SAMA athletes competing in the Brisbane Nationals are required to be financial for the

membership year commencing 1st April 2020.

AMA Half-Marathon Championships 2020

Commencing this year, the AMA Half-Marathon Championships will be conducted as a “postal” event, which will replace the AMA Half-marathon Championship that were awarded to MAWA in 2020. Entrants must be financial members of their State or Territory Masters Associations.

Eligible events will available in each State/Territory between 1st April and 31st October, and entrants can select up to two these during registration. Full details are available on the AMA website at

http://www.australianmastersathletics.org.au/events/event/ama-half-marathon-championships-2020/ .

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SAMA News Summer Presentation Night

Each year SAMA recognises the achievements of its members at the Summer Presentation Night,

which will be held following competition at the stadium on Wednesday 1 April, 2020. Please bring

a plate to share.

A Certificate is awarded to all athletes who competed in the summer State Master Championships

detailing all events entered, your place, performance and age-graded percentage.

At the presentation night the annual SAMA Awards are also made for athletic excellence in our club

during 2019. Categories for these awards parallel Australian Masters Athletic Awards and category

winners are nominated to the AMA as contenders for their 2020 Awards, which will be announced

at the Brisbane 2020 Nationals.

This year will also see the presentation of the inaugural SAMA Achievers Award for the 2019/20

summer season (see below).

SAMA Achievers Award

The SAMA Achievers Award has been introduced to recognise individual athletes who strive from

week to week to improve their performance ratings but who may not necessarily be at a “high”

standard.

The Achievers Award will be applicable only to financial members of SA Masters Athletics and

based on their performances during the weekly SAMA competitions.

Awards will be made separately for each of the Summer and Winter seasons.

The Award will be determined using a points-based system. Points will be accumulated from

the beginning of each season.

Athletes that actually compete during the weekly SAMA competitions will be acknowledged

with a point for each event entered.

Further allocation of up to 5 award points for each athlete will be based on the degree of per-

formance improvement of their best Age Grade Rating for every event entered.

The points standing will be available in a summary report appended to the weekly competi-

tion Results published on the SAMA website*.

Awards will be given to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd highest point scoring athletes based on overall

points achieved at the end of each season, regardless of age, gender or athletic discipline.

More information can be found on our Awards website page*.

http://www.samastersathletics.org.au/program1.htm

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At least relatively!

“It is not how old you are but how you are old” - Jules Renard While it is a privilege, getting older also sucks! It results in changes to just about every system of the body at every level, from the ones you can plainly see to those only visible under a microscope and unfortunately most of these changes are undesirable. There are cosmetic changes like greying hair and wrinkles and there are more fundamental changes with implications for athletic performance.

• The most important muscle – the heart loses some of its vigour. The maximum attainable

heart rate falls steadily after 30, starting, for most of us, around 200 beats per minute and then falling by about 1 BPM per year.

• Lung capacity diminishes and together with heart rate results in a steady decrease in VO2 max, the body’s ability to use oxygen during activity.

• Bones lose density, making them more susceptible to fracture and after the mid 40’s, osteoarthritis becomes much more common.

• Any sort of injury, from muscle strain to ligament sprain to a simple cut or bruise, heals more slowly.

• By 50 the spine is probably suffering. You may have at least one bulging disk and suffer low-back pain at some point.

• The nervous system is changing, too with reaction times at their best around the mid 20’s but deteriorating from there on.

• The need for reading glasses to see up close typically starts around age 40. • On average we gain around 0.5 kilo’s a year from our early 20’s. While this may reverse in

our 60’s and 70’s it is still not good news – as it is muscle wasting away. Loss of muscle starts from about the age of 35, decreasing at about 8% per decade and the loss is normally greater in the lower limbs. This rate of loss increases in the 60’s and after 70 increases alarmingly up to 30% per decade. This is critical!

• Even some of the muscles remaining may work against you. It appears that when older people contract muscles, the opposing muscle may also activate e.g. in a biceps curl the triceps would be firing at the same time, resisting the action.

While getting older sucks – it is also a gift and most of the major changes can be attenuated, delayed, or reversed by frequent and vigorous exercise. You won’t keep your hair dark or prevent the need for bifocals, but - muscle wasting, bone thinning, cardiovascular impairment and cognitive decline - just don’t happen as fast in people who work out frequently and hard. In particular as we age, strength training becomes more important, as aerobic work doesn’t particularly protect against the loss of muscle. Aerobic exercise gives you endurance, good circulation, and potentially longevity, but you need strength training for power and neural coordination. Aerobic exercise saves your life; strength training makes it worth living. To run and walk faster and for longer, as well as to prevent the overall decline of your body’s functions – strength training is needed. If you strengthen your muscles and connective tissues your neuromuscular power will improve – helping speed. It will also limit injuries due to muscle

Getting Older? - Must get

stronger

By George White

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imbalances by targeting muscles neglected by running - especially the glutes, hip adductors and core muscles. Upper body strength training will help running efficiency, posture, respiratory efficiency, balance, coordination and resistance to arm fatigue over long distances. It also assists in injury prevention. Strength training has been shown to improve running economy by up to 8% but averages about 4.6% - about 30 seconds in a 5k. For a long time there has been controversy over whether light weights and lots of reps or heavy weights and fewer reps were best. In particular fewer reps and heavy weights were supposed to be the key for strength gain. Recent studies however suggest the same gains can occur with more reps and lighter weights. The key is basically to go to failure i.e. the point at which you cannot do another rep - pushing to the point of muscle fatigue – a real burning in your muscles. It’s how you intentionally damage your muscle cells and that’s what your body needs to force it to repair the damage and thus gain strength. There is probably no one best form. Machines, free weights, resistance bands or body weight are all good. Your body cannot really tell the difference. The other key factor that everyone seems to agree on is that good form in lifting is critical. One of the fears of weightlifting is bulking up, but if you design your strength program properly, you can build strength without bulking. You will only develop unwanted muscle if you weight train 4 or more times a week. 2 sessions a week will maintain strength and 3 times a week seems optimal for gains. The old idea was to do strength training on off days but current thinking by some suggest doing it after a serious run/walk the same day (maybe a few hours later). This allows a better recovery from both on your light day. There are certain exercises that are particularly beneficial for runners/walkers, but all major muscle

groups (including the upper body and the core) should be worked on. The following exercises target

the legs but because they are compound exercises (working multiple joints and muscle groups) they

are beneficial to the whole body.

Squats. These in particular hit a lot of specific muscles as well as helping balance and stabilise the pelvis. Begin with body weight squats and progress to using weights and then single - leg squats. Make this harder by starting basically in a lunge position, with the toes of the back foot on chair. Lower the torso straight down by bending the front knee.

Deadlifts. Barbell from the floor to the thighs. A great general workout for the hamstrings,

glutes, lats (upper back) and the core. Lunges. The lunge is a great movement for developing the glutes, hamstrings, and quads. Plank. For the core. Bridge. For the glutes. Remember decline is optional - you can skip most of it and grow old, not just gracefully but with real zest. So you will look old, no matter what, but you do not have to act old or feel old – strength training may just be the key!

Getting Older? - Must get stronger

A warm welcome to new SAMA members

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In November 2016, Nike announced a project called Breaking2 with the aim of breaking two hours for a marathon. A small team of elite marathon runners trained to run a race held on the Formula One Monza car race track in Italy. The race was held on May 6, 2017 with Eliud Kipchoge winning in a record time just 20 seconds over two hours. The result was not recognised by the IAAF (now World Athletics https://www.worldathletics.org) because it did not meet with IAAF requirements for a marathon race.

Nike developed a special shoe, the Vaporfly Elite for the runners in the Breaking2 project. This was followed by the Nike Store and wider retail release of the ZoomX Vaporfly 4%, and subsequent improved versions of Vaporflys up to the Next% version. The 4% comes from the Nike claim to improve running efficiency by 4% (verified by commissioned research). The ZoomX refers to the abnormally thick (around 36mm), but extremely light, energy return midsole foam cushioning that, along with a carbon fibre plate running the length of the shoe is credited to provide the 4% running efficiency improvement. I bought a pair of the ZoomX Vaporfly 4% shoes, but only ran in them a few times because the fit was significantly different from my normal size running shoes and the shoes felt decidedly unstable. When the Flyknit version, with a much better fitting “sock” style upper was released for sale, I bought a pair and have used them several times for 10km and 5km road races. Do they live up to the 4% claim? I am not an elite runner, but I have run faster in these shoes compared to similar races in my racing flats.

On 12 October 2019, Eliud Kipchoge ran a 1:59:40 marathon in Vienna, again in a specially staged race on a flat course under favourable weather conditions. A sub 2 hour marathon had finally been achieved. The (AlphaFly) shoes he used are not commercially available. They appeared to have a more complex arrangement of plates and ZoomX foam in the sole construction and the sole thickness appeared to be greater again than the Next% version of the Vaporfly. The time is not recognised as a marathon record by World Athletics.

As of the time of writing of this article a successor to the Next% shoes has not been announced for sale by Nike.

The Nike Vaporfly – a new running shoe paradigm?

By Peter Sandery

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The Nike Vaporfly – a new running shoe paradigm?

Look at any major distance race, particularly marathons, since the retail release of the Nike Vaporfly shoes and the majority of the faster section of the fields can be seen to be dominated by runners wearing these shoes. Their distinctive colours (bright red, pink) make them stand out. Records, official and unofficial, have been achieved using these shoes. Understandably, there has been a rising expression of unrest from other running shoe manufacturers, athletes tied to spon-sorship deals with other manufacturers, and others who see the Vaporflys as a technological step too far. This created pressure on World Athletics to take action on running shoe technology.

In a recent press release dated 31 January, World Athletics issued a statement about a modifica-tion of the rules governing competition shoes for elite athletics. Sebastian Coe, the head of the governing body said that the new rules preserve the integrity of the sport. "It is not our job to regulate the entire sports shoe market but it is our duty to preserve the integrity of elite competition by ensuring that the shoes worn by elite athletes in competition do not offer any unfair assistance or advantage", he said. The regulations don’t mention the Nike Vaporfly but the heated debate this technology has provoked is the likely factor in the changes that have been announced.

The key part of the statement is: “Where World Athletics has reason to believe that a type of shoe or specific technology may not be compliant with the rules or the spirit of the rules, it may submit the shoe or technology for study and may prohibit the use of the shoe or technology while it is under examination.

Further, with immediate effect there will be an indefinite moratorium on any shoe (whether

with or without spikes) that does not meet the following requirements:

• The sole must be no thicker than 40mm.

• The shoe must not contain more than one rigid embedded plate or blade (of any material) that runs either the full length or only part of the length of the shoe. The plate may be in more than one part but those parts must be located sequentially in one plane (not stacked or in parallel) and must not overlap.

• For a shoe with spikes, an additional plate (to the plate mentioned above) or other mecha-nism is permitted, but only for the purpose of attaching the spikes to the sole, and the sole must be no thicker than 30mm.”

The choice of 40mm for maximum sole thickness was not arbitrary. The versions of the Vaporfly up to and including the Next% have a sole thickness of around 36mm and appear to meet the above conditions, but the AlphaFly does not. Could Kipchoge (or any other elite runner) run a sub 2 hour time in one of the major marathons in a shoe that meets the revised World Athletics re-quirements? Or in a pre-2016 running shoe? Once a “barrier” has been broken runners close to the mark tend to rise to the occasion as was the case with the 4 minute mile. It will be interesting to see if this happens with the sub 2 hour marathon.

Section 5.2 of the World Athletics Rules now includes the requirement: “The purpose of shoes for competition is to give protection and stability to the feet and a firm grip on the ground. They must not give athletes any unfair assistance or advantage. Any type of shoe must be reasonably availa-ble to all in the spirit of the universality of athletics”. Essentially, after April 2020, any shoe to be used in elite competition must be available on the open retail market for at least 4 months prior to that competition otherwise it will be classed as a prototype and will not be allowed for use in that competition. The words “unfair assistance”, “reasonably available”, “in the spirit of the universality of athletics”, could still be seen as too open to multiple interpretations.

Getting the genii back in the bottle wasn’t really a viable option. Nike has created a paradigm shift in endurance road race shoes and other running shoe manufacturers will have to deal with the new situation, which for them includes Nike’s patents.

I come back to the fact that the above is concerned with elite athletic events that operate under

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The Nike Vaporfly – a new running shoe paradigm?

World Athletics rules and regulations, which includes World Championships, the Olympics and other “formal” competitions. That seems a long way from the Saturday parkrun environment or the competi-tions organised by other groups. If Nike (or any other manufacturer) decides to sell a shoe for which there is a proven running efficiency advantage over those previously available, but which does not conform to World Athletics standards, there is a large potential recreational runner population market out there. Many of these runners would buy the product even at a premium price. There is also the running shoe fashion-seeker community, those who don’t buy running shoes to run in but treat them as a fashion statement. The more expensive and technological the shoe, the louder the statement.

How do the Vaporfly shoes work? From what I have read and my experience with one of the models, the running efficiency gains come from the energy return foam in the mid-sole and the carbon plate sandwiched inside the sole above the foam. Nike calls it ZoomX, but its commercial name is Pebax. The Pebax family of elastomers are made from castor oil instead of fossil fuel feedstock. The foam is both squishy and springy at the same time. It is very light weight, has ultra-low energy loss and out-standing flexibility (https://www.pebaxpowered.com/en/). The Pebax website lists many other brands other than Nike who incorporate a form of Pebax in some of their shoes. The carbon fibre plate ap-pears to improve a runner’s ankle mechanics while keeping the toes straight and minimising flexion. It may also provide some stability to the foam component of the midsole.

So far, Nike appears to have adopted a practice of releasing a limited quantity of each Vaporfly ver-sion. These are expensive shoes and can be more so on the online market when supply from Nike and Running shoe outlets runs out. The earlier Vaporflys were not all that durable and were generally race day only shoes. The shoes have a quite different “feel” to racing flats (or training shoes) and need to be worn sparingly at first to reduce the chance of injuries associated with different loadings on the legs. The images of a Vaporfly shoe and a light weight racing flat indicate how different the vaporflys are.

Technology of all types has proven to have what are often referred to as “revenge effects”, outcomes that were not foreseen when the technology was introduced. Technological changes often bring with them changes in lifestyle – just consider how the mobile phone has evolved in ways that were not foreseen when mobile phones were the size of house bricks and just made calls. Look at a bicycle of 50 years ago and compare it with the range of bikes today and how their use impacts on the commu-nity. Are the Vaporflys a passing fad or change agents? Time will tell.

Are the Vaporflys worth it for the non-elite, everyday runner? I suppose the best answer is, “It depends”. Do you aim to race or just to run an event? If you are not into road (or sealed path) racing, the answer is, “probably not”. Cost may be a factor as these shoes are not likely to serve both training and racing. If, on the other hand you want to improve speed in endurance road races the Vaporfly technology could assist you to do this. The energy return foam doesn’t generate energy, it can only return some of the energy you put into each stride so if you are not prepared to push yourself another shoe option might serve you better. Other running shoe brands also have shoes with claims of energy return sole materials (and have a more “conventional” appearance) that may better suit your needs.

Mizuno light weight racing flat. (left) and Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% (right)

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Member Achievements For many years Allan Mayfield has, with

distinction, represented SAMA at National and

International Championships Events. He has

rarely failed to return with a swag of medals earnt

while competing in the steeplechase and other

middle distance track events.

At the Australia Day 2020 awards night Allan

received the South Australian Citizen of the

Year Award.

Allan, a resident of the Clare Valley has

contributed to the local community through

demonstrating outstanding practical leadership in

numerous community events and committees. He

has liased with governments at all levels including

active involvement with securing funding for the

extension of the Riesling Trail.

Allan has established himself within the community

as a committed individual working to improve the

lives of the people of Clare and Gilbert Valleys

Council.

More than 2,000 parkruns across 21 countries

host in excess of 350,000 participants each week.

Since the launch of parkrun In Australia, April

2011, the number of locations in South Australia

has grown to 36. From the south east in

Mt. Gambier to the Riverland in Renmark, parkrun

provides runners and walkers of all ages with a

free weekly 5km event.

Congratulations to Roger Lowe on completing,

in January, his 300th parkrun (182nd at Mt.

Barker)

Roger in his 300th event was first in his age group

(VM75-79) and his time was his fastest this year.

Roger’s milestone is significant considering the Mt

Barker location has only hosted 317 events and

the Torrens location has hosted 381 events.

The average number of participants at the Mt

Barker location is 148 with a record of 374.

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BAY SHEFFIELD - 800m masters

South Australian Masters Athletics was invited to stage a distance handicapped

800m at the Bay Sheffield Carnival at Colley Reserve, Glenelg, which ran from 26-28

December 2019.

The handicapping was based on the Bay Sheffield Qualifier races that were held by SAMA as part

of our normal track program at the start of the summer season. The final handicaps are shown in

the Results above.

This event was coordinated and distance-handicapped by Lisa Attenborough.

Congratulations to the winner : Paul Laino (3rd from left in above picture)

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Kim Mottrom (left and Christopher Minchin (right)

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WE ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS TO ENTER OUR SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS

***This is your chance to compete in your 5 year age group***

State Masters Athletics Championships – 2020

Competition Numbers These are your official SAMA numbers that have been allocated to you. They must be worn for these Championships. If you do not have SAMA numbers they will be issued when checking in on arrival.

Entry fees No charge for the Hurdles, T&F Pentathlons or Steeplechase – just the normal stadium entry fee. Throws Pentathlon and10km Track Walk – $5 entry fee by cash or cheque - on the day. Please nominate for these events as required. Sheets will be available at the check-in desks. It is compulsory for the Hurdles, T&F Pentathlon and Steeplechase, and will assist in the management of the other events.

Main T&F (18th & 25th March) - $10 per day payable by cash or cheque on the day (includes entry to the Stadium).

Wednesday 12th February Short Hurdles. 5.40pm start. Please nominate at least one week before!

Wednesday 19th February Men’s T&F Pentathlon – run in conjunction with normal competition. Approximate times only. Please nominate at least one week before!

5.15pm 5.30pm 6.00pm 6.25pm 6.30pm 7.00pm

Sign-in LJ Jav 200m Discus 1500m

Wednesday 26th February Women’s T&F Pentathlon – run in conjunction with normal competition. Approximate times only. Please nominate at least one week before!

5.15pm 5.30pm 5.35pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 7.00pm

Sign-in 100m Shot LJ Jav 800m

Wednesday 4th March Men’s and Women’s steeplechase 5.15pm start. Please nominate at least one week before!

Wednesday 11th March Long Hurdles. 5.40pm start. Please nominate at least one week before!

Hurdles are NOT available for Short W60+ and Men 80+, and Long W60+ and Men 70+. Organising the hurdles is a time consuming process! If you do enter then your help will be required in setting up and putting away the equipment. Also if you have entered the hurdles and then decide later that you will not be competing, please let the organisers know to avoid possible unnecessary work.

Sunday 22nd March 10km Track Walk – 8.00am check in, 8.30am start Throws Pentathlon – 8.00am check in, 8.30am start

Wednesday 18th March Wednesday 25th March Main Track and Field.

It is not necessary to enter before the day. Entries will be received at the check-in desk when you arrive. Carefully check the timetable before selecting your events. The program will not be held up if your events overlap.

5.50 1500m Walk 5.50 800m Walk

5.50 Hammer 5.50 Weight Throw

6.05 60m 6.00 100m

6.20 800m 6.15 1500m

6.40 200m 6.30 Long Jump

6.50 Javelin 6.35 5000m Walk

6.55 3000m Walk 6.45 Discus

7.05 High Jump 7.20 400m

7.20 Triple Jump 7.35 Shot

7.30 5000m 7.35 3000m

Walkers Race Walking and Club Walking will be in the same race - type of walking nominated on race entry.

Jumpers & Throwers No competitor will be allowed to enter the competition after the commencement of the fourth round. Competitors who need to leave during an event may compete out of turn for that round. On return athletes may only continue at the round in progress (but may do so in that round even if their normal position in the round has passed).

Please note. Competitors must enter at least 30

minutes prior to the scheduled start time

(20 mins for the 5.50pm!)

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The SAMA membership year is from 1st April to 31st March. Membership* applications and renewals, together with payment of fees, can now be

done online, using a secure registration portal.

To register and pay online click this link and you will be taken directly to the secure registration portal. This is our preferred method of registration (no need to complete a separate membership form). Payment must be made by Credit Card (all major cards accepted).

To register using the 'paper' form instead, please download the membership form, complete it as instructed on the form, and then forward to the email or postal address listed on the form. Payment can be made by EFT, cheque or cash.

Once payment is received your registration is active.

WMA Championships : Toronto - Varsity Stadium, Toronto University

July 20 - August 1, 2020

The countdown is on for the 2020 WMA Championships in Canada. We are aware that many of you are seasoned travellers and have been to AMA and WMA Championships in your careers; therefore, you are in a great position to know what you want, don’t want, like and don’t like in your personalised tours. That is where NPIRE Travel are a great option for you, as we meet your needs and pay attention to the little things that will make your tour memorable, affordable and unique.

Contact Lisa Mac today on 0403 575 899 or lisa@npire.com.au to enquire about Toronto, Montreal, New York and The Rockies packages exclusive to WMA athletes and supporters!

Please note: Representatives from NPIRE Travel have met with members of the AMA Board. NPIRE Travel are one option for travel arrangement to Toronto.

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Oceania Masters Athletics Championships

18 - 22 January 2021

Norfolk Island are delighted to welcome visitors to the 2021 Oceania Masters Athletics Championships.

Registration Registration will be open from 2 March 2020 to 20 November 2020.

How do we get there? Norfolk Island is located between Australia and New Zealand. With direct flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland, you will land on our island in just over 2 hours. There is a huge range of accommodation options. Most accommodations include a hire car so you

will have the freedom to explore the Island at your own pace.

For the best possible deal when travelling to Norfolk Island, we recommend booking a package

through Norfolk Island Travel Centre.

Not only will they provide you with an all-inclusive package, but they will personally meet and greet

you at the airport on your arrival.

Visit their website for more details www.norfolkislandtravelcentre.com and a chance to win 7 nights

accommodation and car hire.

Championships Venue Track and field events will be held on the Malcolm Champion Oval which is one of the best grass tracks you will ever experience! The distance runs and road walks will weave through the World Heritage Listed site of Kingston.

Local Organising Committee For any enquiries regarding the 2021 Oceania Masters Athletics Championships, please contact the Local Organising Committee. Email: 2021oma@athleticsnorfolkisland.com

Important Competition Information Link to pdf document

Athletics Norfolk Island’s videos :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAKT8wMEdaA

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MrDbkz8Aeo

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The ‘River City’ warmly invites athletes, family and friends to attend the 2020 Australian Masters Ath-

letics Track & Field Championships. Our average daily temperature of 26C in April makes Brisbane

and its coastal surrounds an enjoyable and pleasant place to compete and holiday.

In stadia events will be staged at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) on Kessels

Road in the leafy suburb of Nathan, 10 kilometres south of the city centre and 20 kilometres from the

Brisbane airport. The centre has two adjacent world-class 10-lane Rekortan athletic tracks that were

resurfaced in 2018. The Cross Country will be held at Minnippi Parkland, Tingalpa, 18 kilometres

from the Stadium (transport for athletes to and from this site is being arranged with departure from

the main stadium). The Road Race will be conducted at West End. Transport for athletes to and from

this site is being arranged with departure from the main stadium.

Registrations Close 12 March : Late Registrations Close 26 March

http://www.brisbane2020nationals.com.au/

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Aneddy Gunn Tony Patane

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Mark Worthing Carol Fallon

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October 2020 Weekend Away

We have booked the Paxton Square cottages, Burra for this year's weekend away - Friday 9th to

Sunday 11 October 2020. The cottages have 1 & 2 bedrooms and have been refurbished with car

parking at the back of each unit, and the grounds behind the cottages are being redeveloped with

paths, gardens, shelter, bbq's etc.

Burra is a lovely old town, and there is plenty to do in the town and local area, and it should be a lovely spot for our weekend away.

10 x Single bedroom cottages are $120 per night and we have 2 x 2 bedroom cottages for those who wish to share at $150 per night. All one bedroom cottages include a Queen bed and a single bed. Bookings will need to be finalised by Mid August 2020. Below is a plan to the cottages. Please contact me to book a cottage. helsur@outlook.com

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February 2020 Dinner

Another club dinner was held on Friday 7th February at The Edinburgh (The Ed) at Mitcham. It is a great place to meet friends and enjoy the summer weather in their garden. Thanks to all who came along. We hope to see some of our newer members at future events.

Helen Suridge

Social News

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Club Uniforms The authorised SAMA uniform (State uniform) for all athletes consists of the Club Singlet (or T-Shirt) ideally paired with navy blue shorts (not a requirement). Female athletes may also wear a Club crop top or Racer Back.

We have a complete range of uniforms available to purchase on-line, from local Adelaide store Sports Centre. www.sportscentre.com.au, which includes Mens and Ladies Singlets, Ladies Crop Top and T-Shirt (unisex).

It is recommended that on-line orders to Sports Centre for new uniform items are made at least 2 weeks prior to uniform items being required. See below for information on purchasing from Sports Centre.

NB. wearing of the SAMA uniform is compulsory for competitors representing South Australia at the AMA Championships.

Previous stocks of uniform are still available to buy at discounted prices until sold out (see below).

Buying the Club Uniform

Local Adelaide store Sports Centre is our official uniform supplier.

The new range (prices at Mar 2019) includes; Mens and ladies singlets $45 T-Shirts $50 Crop Top $60 Boyleg Shorts $45 Ladies Briefs $35 Track Jacket. $125

Sports Centre have access to a vast range of clothing and other items such as compression quads, shorts, long sleeved T-shirts, sun-sleeves are also available on request and can have SA Masters Athletics logos added. Sports Centre custom make your order so please make your request 2-3 weeks before you need the item.

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Club Uniforms There are sizing guides available on the website but Sports Centre will be able to help you with siz-ing or ordering if you are concerned.

To contact Sports Centre directly to speak about the SA Masters Athletics range;

Sports Centre Address: 142 Port Road, HINDMARSH SA 5007 Phone: 1300 123 609 or 08 8346 3411

Hours: 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday & 9.00am to 3.00pm Saturday

Previous Stocks of Uniform

Although Sports Centre is now the official supplier and distributor, the Uniform Officer

(see Committee page for contact details), still holds a limited amount of previous stock. These items

are considerably cheaper than the new items from Sports Centre.

When purchasing direct from the Uniform Officer you can pay in cash or directly into the SAMA bank account, then advise the Uniform Officer that payment has been made.

The account details for payment are:

Name of account: SA MASTERS ATHLETICS BSB 015-259 Account number: 458951668

Include 'Uniform' & your name in the reference field.

UNIFORM STOCKS FOR SALE AT BARGAIN PRICES

Ladies Racer-back singlets $10 1 x Size 10 1 x Size 14

Ladies singlets $10 7 x Size 10 7 x Size 12

Mens singlets $10 2 x Size XL

T-Shirt $10 1 x Size 12 Youth

Summer Track jacket $35 2 x Size XL 2 x Size XXL

Early Bird Prizes for Membership Renewal

Renewal of SAMA Membership is due on 1st April, and we are again offering three Early Bird prizes, each for a refund of one year membership fees.

To be eligible to be included in the Early Bird prize draw, you must renew your SAMA membership by 31 March, 2020.

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SAMA Contacts

SAMA Birthday List — February and March A special congratulations to the members boldly going to the next age group

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Fitness on the Park (Anne Lang SAMA

member)

64 MacKinnon Parade, North Adelaide

5006. www.fitnessonthepark.com.au

Joining fee valued at $100 waived on gym

membership of 3, 6 or 12 months

Sportspower Glenelg

Ph. 8295 1714 www.sportspower.com.au/

index.cfm

10% off store wide, excludes all sale items.

Arbonne Independent Consultant (Sports

Nutrition) www.jennicotter.arbonne.com

$27 preferred sign up fee waived and receive

20% to 40% discount on all on –line products

jenni.yeomans@gmail.com

0418 890 054

Scout Outdoor Centre & Annapurna

Outdoor Store

www.soc.com.au

10% discount on all purchases (quote

reference ZMA).

Matt Lovell (SAMA member)

athletic_track_and_field@adam.com.au

10% discount on athletics equipment

MEMBERS BENEFITS

Sponsors

If you break a Club record contact Ros Lowe at

rrlowe@tpg.com.au

If you change your address, phone no. or email contact Lisa Attenborough at

lisa_boys@internode.on.net

Please send results to the editor at

rmoyle@bigpond.net.au