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SCOTLAND'S
£1.20 ISSUE 33
MAY 1989
The New Balance EVA witl1in a shell of
595 combines polywethane. l11e result
advanced midsole ofU1is combination of
components in a way no components is extra
running shoe has ever ordinaiy comfort and
done before. virtually compression
The shoe's w1ique proof stability.
Rebound wedge helps pro In shor~ tl1e 595 is a
pel a runner tl1Tough his or surprisingly lean, techno·
her gait cyde by returning logically advanced perfor
energy to tl1e runner upon mance rw1ning shoe.
impacL A feature of tl1is sort might be Consider that the Rebound wedge We suggest you visit your local New
accomplish· is part and parcel oft he 595's c-cap0 Balance retailer, and spring for a pair.
mentenough midsole- a unit that provides a WIN REEBOK SHOESI
for most run· superb level ofc ushioning and acts ~·
PRO m- Ncw ning shoe com- as a platform for our patented Encap~ ~
ea1ancc shoescomc panies. But not wedge. Encap is an exdusive New new balance• SPRINT TIPS FROM ALLAN WELLSI
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1989 SHOE TESTS
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• Our readers give their opinions
~ on manufacturers' shoes
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N. a result or p1oncenng l'C$<.llrth into !he causes. un.ilcd Scottish Athletics Fede.ration may is conslltuted. That Is this magazine's would appear, the SCCU and SWCCU.
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hosp1ials, uru\'tJ'Slba and lnsdtunons, W1:'re making seem to believe. So who then dotSopposeamalgamation Amateur Athletic Association. Yet within
advances Lase week. for instance, in awarding the SAAA lhcro is also considerable
To coruinuc that <ampaigJI In Scotland. - need to Scottish athletics a jointg rant aid allocation support loranamalgiimationamongvery
~Li mtlbon m 1989 to malct lurlhtr progrus of £82,000, the Scottish Sports Council senior officbls -so who, or what. is lhe
For ~"' mean to beat cancn continued its "softly, softly'" approach to clement within the SAAA which causes
Send chtqucs. posw orders or sumps to. get the four assoc:iations-SAAA,SWA AA, these senior officials to withhold their
Major JRl Hannan, Cancer Rcsarch CampalgP sccu and swccu· to amalgamate. wholehearted support for amalgamation?
l5 Lynedoch Screet. Glasp G3 6EF What the sports council effectively told (Answers on the back ofa postcard ..• )
Telephone 041·333 9465 the assodal.lons about 18 months ago was
or Mr Bill McKinlay. uncer Rtscarch Campatg11, that if they didn't submit a jointa pplication
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Individual bodies, as In previous years, THOSE OF you who read this column last
<~Cancer Research Campaign
Aftcrthepl'()dictnblchowlingandgnashing month must have> been puuled by my
of teeth, the four associations eventually HEPTA THLETE Shona Urqulwt was the only rcforcncc lo us producing "our . , . most
started lo moot underthechairmanshipol person able to lde,,ntlfy ten senior colourful issue ever•. Especially as lhl!re
Glasgow University's Dr Peter Radford lnlomatloruaU.ts from the pic:lure above. takl'll wa.sn't a colour editorial page in sight.
lcn y. ., . ogo and which appoat<d In Rhona
and a joint submission for grant aid was !!you were surprised bylherefercncc,
McLcocl's Junior Semo pages last month.
duly made. you can imagine my reaction when the
Stnngdy, Shona dldn' identify hencll as
Guide Dogs for The Blind The result was that in real terms the oneol the 1..,, althougJ> she was most cmalnly magazinea rrived from the printers. Instead
have 6,000 wet noses, SCHIZOPHRENIA athletics grant was upped by £5,000 to .Uglble. Htt anenpt to save htt own blushes of printing thcdoublepage "KodakC lassic"
£82,000. As grant aid to other national won't worlc. ho.,.....,., as she is tho young lady Spmld in full colour, and also •ll the
The Blind need thousands more! bodies wu lrozc11, what chesportscouncil third from the rtgflt In the fourth row! photographs from lhc mer\sand women's
PLEASE RUN RUN FOR THEIR LIVES was saying to athletics was: The •lhletes 511ona idenlified wee lh aosscountrychampionshipsinfullcolour,
McColgiin (bock row, eighth from lofl);Yvcnne
"Thank you for ~perating with us. Munay (bock row. fourth from <ig'10; Lynne ourprinlcrslnexplicablyreproduced Peter
TO HELP THEM WHY? Now continue your talks towards a full Mclncyre (back row, sevcnlh from left); Angela Ocvlin's splendid pictu.res in black and
amalgamation.• BrklS""'M (S«'Ond row, fifth from rtgflt);Carol while.
It Is understood that, quite apart from Candllsh (5ec>ond row, slJ<th from !ell); Claire My apologies to readers for this lapse.
chedcsirability olhavinga unified national Reid (back row, far lefl); Morng Todd (third Steps (sre Page 31) have been taken to
row, seventh from lefl); Rhona Mcleod (third
The Association needs your contribution governing body forathletics-to fall in line ensure ll doesn't happen again.
row, slxlh from lofl); ond Lynne Marshall (sec
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Guide Dogs. The funds you raise will be devoted understood major mental illness. Sports Council believes lhat Scottish the Anl row.
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Rules prevent 13 year old Tom Scott race £82,000 award
competing for Glasgow AC hits trouble for athletics
A 13 YEAR old schoo!gbl is bclng fon:ed 10 serve a Cull nine month ban ONE OF Srotlo.nd's premfor road FOR THE first time ever, the
before she <an compete (or Glasgow AC, despite the !act that her old club ,.,.. h. . bcen called of( afteJ' the Scottish Spo<ts Coundl has
has folded and art' no longer taldng pnrt in compmlions, writes Rho110 withdrawal o( its sponsor. The awarded 3 single gro.nt alloco.tion
Mcl.<od. Tom Sc:oll Memorial 10.mllc mod to rovcr all the as:;ociations in
The story began in August lost y<= wbeo Unzie Kerr, who Is ranlced race bas been held every April Scottish athletics. The award of
second in the UK for her age in the hlgl> jump, resigned from Colzium since1 962 and lnvarla bi y allracted £82,000 was made on April 13 by
Athletic Cub 1ojoln Glasgow.She !cl1 lhat Colzium wcreallingsomcwhnl the big names. Mr Raymond Mtqucl, the
and her athletic progres.5ion depended on joining a dub whjch was able Past winners include L>chie chairman or the round!.
10 rompele In higher standards of rompctltion. Stewart (twic<), Ian Mc:Cafferty In previous years the SAAA,
At the time the club was !adng problems due 10 thclr lad: o( coaches (lwiee), Jim BroWTI (three times) SWAAA,SCCUandSWCC&RRA
iJi relation to the number of athletes in the dub. There was less parental and Jim Dingwall ((ow timcs). have each submitted an
involvement than there hod been In the pa.sl, maki.ng II very difficult for Brown's record for th~ original application for a grarn, but this
the dub lo continue to run wllh the efficiency ii onro hod. fast coun;., .... 46.33. year's single granl allooo~on has
It \'o'Ould have been possible for Untle to avoid a ban under IM The race was run to been made possibl• by their co.
SWAAA's ruling that Girls and Juniors may change dub without eorrunemorale Motherwell YMCA operative, joint submission for
suspension if the fusl dub agrees to the move. J-lowever, it \.\'aS felt by HaJ:rier Tom Soot! who died In a granl aid.
Colzium at the time that moves such as Linzie's were further contributing road accident in 1960. The original The award of £82,000,
to the downfa11 of the club and so no l~cr of rcl<!ASC ~·asglvcn. COWlW! (ollowed Tom's training aa:ordlng 10 the Scollish Sports
In October, Limle obtained a pink trans!er-o(.cJub fo<m which she route lo work in Motherwell. CoW\dJ, is ..., . significant increase
would have h;id to return to lhc SWAAA. along with a letter of release An allcmpt is being made 10 on previous years".
from CoJz.lurn, ln order to o.voJd o. statutory nine month ban under find 3 O(':W s.ponsor to allow the The cheque was rccclved by
SWAAA rules. Jim Ken, Unzie's father. telephoned the S«relary o( race to take place later ln the year. representatives from <!ach of the
Coltium, Tom Bolan, t·oask for her release from the club, but was verbally various athletic: bodies after "-"C
informed that the dub was nol prepared lo aca>mmodote the request. Dairy Crest went to press on this issue o( the
ThU5 the pink form could nol be returned lo the SWA AA. magazine, and it ls thought to
Las! month, on Morch 30, lhe SWAAA executive confirmed lhal the back juniors represent a signtficanl b005·t
nine month ba.n could not be wBJved, despite the f3Ct that Cotzium had towards preparations for the
disbanded the previous month. Common"''caJth Games.
h is not the principle o( the suspension which now angers Jim KCJT, FORTY young athletes allonded
rat.her the fad that he says his daughter was never formally notified of the Sootdsh Junior Commission'> Ragu behind
Colzium's feclings regarding her resignation· ahd thal the SWAM has OMual geMogelher in Glasgow
chosen to continue the ban on behalf of a club which on Mo.rcb 30did not on April 8 and 9. The weekend women's race
aoxist. indudOO training at the Kelvin
.s8..0i.1O,1.1fl,1 ,11e_1 •$1.1."~ u. Wiii! re poicl..lrl SWAM secretary Ruth Booth made the executive's situation clear. Hall alld 1alks on issues ranging THE PRINCE and Pr!ne<ss or
•N•lll1e•... f~ltf;ne .1O10. p.acsa trt P11u o.ts g''Wivee cthaenmno tth feo orcpep ao. drtuubni ttoy troc lhcaavsce a t hgeir nl ionre j umnoionrlh a tshulst'ptee.n Wsioen c awna miveerde liyf from Dinaj!urryi eCs rleos ltr ohlanvineg i ngcrarenatss.e d Wmaajloers sl·ploosnpsio«r!s hhiaps bboeoenst gfjovre nth ae
l" NSA1he11wo!1H. . 1G•. ot oP_,t k'°-•', "Op".,.°f;iCq"I. 0...,7..$. 0,99 theyl nsoqu wlrislehs bbyy $focr(>mtaJallnyd '$re Rleuansinnegr linhdei actahtlee tthe.e• dcs-pite fo1din~ Cohlum cthomeimr issSipo-no bnys o2r5s hpoipr ceonlf. the slOixKth R aonondu aRlo Scter awthhciclyhd lell Wkeosm pelancse'
RPrliclM• UI-.8R51 10111t. O~. lS fl•r9• l i••I told the SWAAA they were still unwilling-as Is lhclr enlitlemcnl under on Sunday. June 18.
-~pM(~o~1to01C!o'Al1\d.PI lm1 Mwote1S< itl1itoIli0Olellf OdAl, e Ct CFYtlitlOll1l/l A1ll111h1o.f1 1Cr"iM1We'eOel1bl1 >d«o11b kn1wlf ,i !dloe W~~IROf1fl.bn·.no - lwMl~ .-1T•11, .m1. 1P..lf t"o1lf"fOinkeOf•lel,C lC [Ro 2k"!.9 .•i*2f 5ku(m 11W .9O5t n SenWdslAr ooMnn iM "rlunlllyey s,1 i8-(. tLoi naTgjree eh otod rneolle raessei gLninezdi efr boemfo Creo ltzhieu nmin, beu mt sotn..tyhe pde urniolidl Abyuri lSdienagf ourpth ebvaceknRitna ggfou tr,h etwh 1eha icnceeh ww ai pthlai £sm1ta iSt s ,o0a0uf0 c3.e,T 5 ,h0 i0es
fO\IlOb'tWlcICll iihnOe eOl,I O•clhteol.l O.llt "'OOtWch" 1 they fin.Uy disbanded, she would be free now to compete for her new dub competitor.; has been set, is be.ing
IN!UtiOn N.C.U •ft l'oot In Ntt• H Clasgow AC. Meanshtle, Coltium;s Tom Bolan sald he: d_ld not want lo called The Strathclyde Ragu IOK
new balance B l~1M~CIiCI !IOiI mot:•l-l!nf".vllf~t."'1.. o.i.1b.i.ll1.l y,1 111 oommen1 publicly on the al!alr. AY R SEAFORTH have S<CUred a OK. and with a committed
"Tr1111twti.r. Ofl"'l»CI .._" 'm moritdt '"'"U S.G 13. -au. sponSO<>hip ITom loc:al. building marketing policy 10 encourage
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(~)tW-.tS:Y.ll l•olU VaUt, 10 l'l'lafCI'! given the Dundee !OK on M•y 14 provide a national centre for scqeblry o( the 40().strong club, event, and hope that it will
6kFl0lft'tlti tl..:f Sw"altlp.n~oe cOt.tVe>IH fO2 ,6TQh ~ Bourne Sporu. Churc;h St. . a huge boost by entering the event. athlctiC$ ln a (ll?W £1.7 oU.Uion who said, "The money will !><> encourage more 'vomen to think
ON Qt«t t\ll'lnlf19 o.. .d 16 lq!J Stok••On·Trent, ST4 10J, A dellgl>led rowidl spok. .. sports oomplex in Bathgate, due directed cowards encouraging and aboul healthy diet and lifestyle,
u.dy a.. 100 Colour &t'f'l,bl(°ngI$cJf" Hl,T.:'l~$ ttllfA''t>'oQt. -l~~PlaISO. ,f~MlO'! ifl Ld(<,O ~VIeOlllI!ATr l.1lo.l1.,n 0• FfAeal>J1tee :i pr0dh7e8or2sn •Ce3n: 00o7an8n2d.4 o1v0e4r1 P1O. $t Qbelarn o sfa iedn:t r"'iUesp ftiolrl ntohwe, . lOthKc .nhuamve· to opTehne Icno Ompclto~bxe rlo tchaiste yde aIrn. &14 aimndp raosvsiinstgi ncgo adcuhbin mg eaml ablel rlse wveiltsh, aunpd a t sop roeartl issuec I.hhe a bs ernuenfniti nogf .t"a king
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uflttlfl!lM!C-I11•\ IoIe\ " !'n"O't l.O,n f coornt1 •1nocll Accm. Visa, Dinets C•rd who, we hope, will be drawn by with long jump and pole vault "It will lal<e the pressure off part. Th(.!$(' include Scotland,
1Uffool. Sues S.11 Ptl<• Cct.95 or Ameucan E1tUtts$. the added incentive of being able (adlltles, wlllbehoosedina build· duboffidalswhoarealwaysfaced England, Ireland, Walcs, Bclgi\llJl,
lo l'\Ul alongside Liz McColgan. • Ing donated by the Rover Croup. With fund4raising headaches." France and Italy.
6 Scotland's Runner May 1989 Scotland's Runner May 1989 7
Let your legs
help those F R O N T
Run to
work for
who often
ARMS.
can't even walk.
Commonwealth Games
CAPTI<)N CC)MPETITION
ARMS, a charity founded and run principally by Multiple Sclerosis as a cruel disease that
people with multiple sclerosis and their close affects some 50,00'.l people in Great Bnta1n today standards still stringent
families, stands for Action for Research into It can play havoc with muscular co-0rd1nauon.
Most sufferers have d1H1culty getting around, some are
Multiple Sclerosis.
chairbound, or even bedridden
Your action in sponsored running on our behalf TUE UNCERTAINTY ovor what would dlsputc that If you an't
Every year the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotll$h •thl<!CS must do 10 make make tho 'A' guldclln., you are
will ensure the continuity of funds for our vital commits £1 million to research next ye•r•s Commonwealth not going to ~ vory (or In the
research projects into the significance of diet, Ifs the only way we'll ever hnd the cure And we Cam<o has been removed, writes Carnes; he sald.
exercise and other therapies in slowing, even could well use your help Micha<! McQuald. TMSAAAand ~ow tvrry alhlet~ i.n
the SWA AA have announced that Scotland has..,.,..UW,gtollm for
stopping, the progress of this crippling disease. Next bme you're running. please coOSJder
all 1thl.i. . who echieve the "A" • they .U know ~y what the
Many thousands of people with MS have been finding sponsors lo help the Mutbple Sclerosas Society_ guldcllne wW go to Auckland, up quaUlylng atterlo ls and It ls now
helped by the work of ARMS. It wdl cost yoo a little time and effort.and your to • awdmum ol w .. per .....,t up to them. This II a Iv better
fnends a little money and subjoct to ftln<9L situation than ~·t had befor~ with
oRrin wgr iutse oton u0s2 a7t9 4 8a1 C5h5a5p3e l ~:•Y "•f 't• ',• . V• MS eveBryu dta ryt woill lt hmeeira ln1V seos much to those "ho hve with by OTlyhmcnpeicw 4s0h01unbeotreens mwcalna >Bmriaond etighht weom~m f. oNr oobnolyd yli kxn.,o,w.,, w anhdo
Hill, Stansted, Essex -JJ • 1 I t';• WhJttJo, who Ay< the Sootlish would 1"' going.
CM24 SAG, and we'll •YJ f';• MS MULTIPLE town should now be bigg..-than 1am'tspcalclorev<ryalhl~.
·It originally lcarod. but lrom mypmocll1al point of view
send.you your rree . ~S ~ SCLEROSIS Four months ago athletics and golng on what othen have
oruunr ~mmfgo rvmesat1 1?ornT p-sahc1krt , ~, t \• inAtod Miounldloprl-eScterosis ,N/ We can only find Ille cure ~we find Ille funds SCoclololutdHna$dlhsl wCpreoormpe omsotoeundnw nteehadal ttw ho hnGelnya m tsheixes Sshaociopdte tbfisu<hlf loyter,ae mtwh oln'lUc >a woh.u .a.n vdos l•in ob,i agngder, The winner, by eight lengths and a ncdc, of last month•s
faonrdm tsh. eP slpeaosnes. oGrsihviep u s \\t• • • • ._,_;.-..,~ _, _. 2T7h eC Masutlleti pSlter eSect,le E1doisnibs uSrogchi eEtyH 2in J SOcNo.t land, amhao.lue lda ngdo 1d0 gNhel wl o:Zm.,aalJea nud.t hl<!cs anOWlhchripllotoo'rsS coontltylJ hw sourmrym Ies r twhailtl CAaypr.t ion Compollllon wu Alan Munier, o( 5, Crocus Bank,
Angry •lhl<l. . soon made hampcrathlclct'aHcmptstomakc
a run for our money. 1' ~~"ll"f:,;._-, Tel: 031·225 3600. their (..,linp known and now, the qualifying standard, but he Alan h'"' the boolcle ••ylng: 1'm moving Tommy
MU1TI1y to4-l on. lle's nowdalmlnga 71b allow.tna!_" (For
loUowtng talk» lx!tween the polntod ouJ th.tt there are many lhooe ol you who don't know Tommy, his build Is. well·
SAAA.SWAAA and lheexl'CUl!ve 11" c:cmpotlllons at tntemallonal
.Ught lollowtng oarlitt anott.xla problems-) A $Uboaiplion Is
commltt...., of the COW>dl, It has mttts whlch could give lh<m the on Its way to Alan.
b«:rl agrcod that the previous!y opportunltlos they n«d.
If a good n.n makes you feel te<rlllc, ~ Jmaglf ie.hoW ~ laid down "A" guideline will in 1hls month'• competition (pl<tutt by Alex Ewing)
a so cc a a slul &ponsored n.n can be. ell•<! become • qualifying shows Andy Colqulloun. orpnlser ol the Uvmgston Hall
Rai9'ng moneylar1 CAN' (1nvalid Ct~ldtet,.8 Aid Nallonwtde) has standard. League doubled! Monlhon. roundlng a bend In the Noval<KW 10 Mlle Road
g~ooda rea saopna. dal place amongst many ~edt\.#Y*'8. And wilh has "bNeeon u plepte ra Unmd llc oonns ,l_do,r,a stiiozen THE GRAMPIAN Totev!llon rR.a,<f>c<n oinng M toa rIcmh Sm. P, ltehu• eo ttarytc tool ttthSe!s wt tohael ohb«v, !f0irtet5m, easn 'esn tries
<qulpmenl ctc will be Immediately oonslgntd to the binl
1CANheipsdetemir.ed~ll<SO\'OIOOI118 menydilftcUland may be given to athlel"" who do Athlctk:s Lo•guo cdcbrata Its
01ten hidden handicaps. Fuelling their hopes far a bright Mura wilh not quite achieve t.he 'A' tenth yoar by attroC!lng fl"" now
guldcllnc: '"Y the SAAA and the dubs, thut doubUng in stze and
f.., .",..11~11 N~ ==-=~~ SWMA In a joint stotcmenL Introducing the n<'Cd lor two
•wJth the previously geographicol dlvlllons.
Perry Hinton pictured here announ«d 'B' guldcllnes having In the North Dlvi•lon tho
knows both 81do8 of the coin. As a b«:n dJs(ardod, however, the teams arc 813Ck Isle, Nairn, Forres,
INVAllO CHllOllEN'S
child his chronlO osthma and eczema closer an athlete gets 10 the 'A' Caithncss and Elgin will compete.
A ID N ATIONWIDE
Make your efforts 1 guJdeUne then the greater Is hlsoc The Eosl Olvlslon c:cmprlses ol
:=:~~ her chanC\l ol rttelv!ng such Aberd~ Banchory,F.....,burgh.
·1 conoldentlon.• Pe:terhtad, Arbroath and
The mlnlmum team sizes, M0t1"-.
W 0 rttiw h Now, lhanka to his persever- ~.,dl..., of guldcllnos, wW be At the end •o•l• mlosu r m«tings.
1e. ~:.~~ olx men and dgllt WOOien. the top thffi! from each
Bol>Crccnool<, SAAA ge><tai Division, In both men's Md
lakes part In sponsarect ewnts--.,,.P088'0'e -.y, Nici he hoped athl.US women·s competlllon1 will
tt you can rlXl far us. we wll glady provide ~ torms would ... .uom. the move. "They cocnpete for the Crampi1a n TV
andrunning- now know that If they echieve a troplil"" at the ftnal meeting at
Petry always says 1CAN: Howa bOU1 you? oertaln perlonnanoe they will Pcter'-d on Sop1<mber 10.
make the team, whereas
Write to: Ramona Brown. 'I CAN:• AlenGrahsm
House, 196 City Road. L..ondon EC1V 2PH. lphree v'Alo'u gsulyldeevlol.nnlef tthheeyy dwido aucldh ienvoet NUtIhTgHow lVstAobLoLnEefYit' lSr omK tahteh Alelleona
Tel' 01-608 2462. bo sure ol ..1 ec11on. Now they Bttwery Tnist Fund.
: ; .;_Ai ID e~.,' ~1nvalldONktrorttA'.idA.59oclal10n.Aeg ~yNo 210031 knowwhtrtthey1tand/.hesta1ed. Kathleen, who•• list ol
--N- A ''"' ----- ----P-atto-n-K-M- Th-e O-uee-n P-re9-iido-nt;T-he -Prr-ice-.M or-Qillf-'tM. o-ount-•M -or- Snow-do-n Durlng 1.ast season ooly 10 adtlowmenta lndud., 9Clectlon
1w _o_u_ld. !I_ke to run fcr I C-AN in my next maralhon. Please send me o Sponso<ship Forms 0 Vests_ Sgau>ltdtle.sUhM 1,t hwlehteicsha cohlflfedvaOtO. sthaey NisA "a faonrd th•e 2C00rona1t gBorlidta imn jeudnoilo rin t eathme ..
limo ord lstonce they must achlcve Brmsh Schools Champlonshlps,
to be wdt·ploced in a final will U5'.' the money trom the award
Howwer, Brian WhltllA! said to hdp her achieve her objective ol
"h"ew w as "prdty pleased• with the being selocted lor the 1989
policy. 1 don't think anyone European Junlor Cha.mplonshlps.
8 scolland's Runner May 1989 SCOtland's Runner May 1989 9
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11 spared the rigoW$ o! the collegiate drcult. September 18. This achlcvom<nt
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DIADORA:- Frontior £22.99, Notorious £19.99. both the Commonwealth and World Student C.mes. according to thcGulnnen llook o!
SAUCONY:-Shadow VS £49.99, Azura ST £49.99, Gleem £39.99. Lady Gleem £39.99, Lady Bengal £32.99 As part ol the bulld·up, Elspcth r""""tly took port In throoo! the top Records.
NEW BALANCE:-M676 £59.99, M595 £49.99, M456 £35.99, US rood"""'"· placing ln the first six al ca<h. A 33-34 tOK ln Plant Clty on Her planned flnlshlng date EDINBURCH Cripple Aid
F<bruary25 w.>S followed a wccl:later by a 51-2915Kdocklng al the River <Xllncidcs with the Sia.rt ol the Society is a tot1!lly lndopendenl
CHILDRENS RUNNING:-Jnr. Air Pegasus £29.99, Jnr. Air Max £39.99 RW> ln Jocbonville. Notable scalps here lnduded Prlodlla Welsh, Jill charity's ICRF Wcclt, In which It ch•rity for physically dis3bled In
CLuke, Anne Audain and a host ol top Americans. a!mstoralsemoneyand to Iner....., Edinburgh and throughout the
SPIKES:-N. BalanC* MS355 UK 3%-UK 11 £24.99, Noke Rival UK 3, 4, 6·10 £26.99, Internationalist £34.99,Zoom Light £44.99 The third raoe, on March 18 ln Mobil., Alaboma, wu a 10K run at 70 public awareness ol Its work. l.othlanJ. Founded In 1902, the
degrtaand a mutderous 97humldlty. Despite thi>, Ebptth ran extmnely lJndo's Inspiration for the Sodetyhassuccessfullypioneer<d
All OTHER TYPES OF ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR AVAILABLE ON REQUEST strongly to rtt'Cl'da r-i PBoll>-12 placing filth b<hind wlnn<r Wendy mammoth run WU provided by rNllny vanrwes over the years.
Sey, and delealirlg Cocnmonw•alth numb« 5, Carole Rouillard c.nadian c:anctt sul.f.,111: T<rT)' ECAS was the lint In this
PHONE HOTLINE 0563 • 36733 FOR UP TO DATE SPECIAL OFFERS. Bclore her tttum In mid-May, E1speth wUl b< running a muple ol Fox. Despite having had • "11 c:ountry to launch the suboidisod
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CLOTHING RON HILL- Traelmers, all sizes, Navy, Royal, Black. £11.50 OS at the Mount Sx Relays in California. Havif\g r""°"tly acquired a million dolhrs by rwmlng a which has since been copied all
Ladies Shorts, Royal/Red £8.99. Ladies VestS Royal/Red £9.99 sponoonhlp de-al on bolll sides on the Atlantic with Rod>olc, Ebpeth Is marathon a day acr°"' CanadJI In ove the \o;orld. A new venture b
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NEW BALANCE- Long sleeve T·Shlrts. Special Oller all sizes £9.99 Mon'• Alhlctlc:o League will &"t • (or my run Is the admiration I organising a new "'Shuttle,.. Wei.
cash boost this summer, write:s have for the many victlmJ who
SAUCONY·· Zurich Print T·Shlm, sizes S.M.L. Special Otter £5.98 SttYice at very low cost to clients
Mlchul McQ•41d. AN omCIAL SAM Rood Rae:.. flght so long and hard against and their friends to bring them to
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P«lormanoooltheMonthaw.ud.s throughout the summtt 9CISOI\ at mends. Weallne<dhopc:and that .. they like!
Club Specials Made to Order-Phone for Details olCIOOwhlch will bepaldlntothe threedis<anoos • IOK.10mUesOJ>d Is why I have natood my run 'K«p Pl.asunble integation ls the
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STYLE SIZE IUKI COLOUR OU ANTI TY PRICE TOTAL Forcoch ol the last thne years, The n11ces a.re company. Would-be runners or music and lh<'atre-. New Ide~ are
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Ouncon stressed: ..I t won't 10 miles: Hnddington, April £18,000 raised There Is a comfortable loungo
n...,...r11y be the top athletes who 16;Abctdt"Cn,July30; Edinburgh, with a ll.,,nsed r. .t autanl, jocuzzl
sue TOlAL 1----- - --1 will be <hoocn !or 1h. .. aw>Tds. August 6; Round Cumbrae, bathing and show""; mu!U·gym;
ANodmdrtte .ss..;. ... . TOPTIPA L..__ _____ _. b<l'O"nAslldl< 1;tl'hCl.e'dt,eos.n1d1 t hallls lsehvoeolsld agrelv toe SeptHemolbl emr a1r0a.t hon: Luddon. Moy oSfIfNicCe Eln s1e9tt8i5n,g s .u.,p,, .i tlsn GSclaostlgaonwd sfutulld sioizse f•onro aorkte rA !nadb lae aafntd a pnodo la;
addltlo~I Incentive to the 1O ; Dunlermllno, Jun• II; has received ne.uly '18,000 !rom multt·pwpose hall wjth Slaglng
V111No. ··········-····. .• ••••• .. •••• ..• · ........ . individual olhlete, u ......U as the Uvingston. August 27; Land o' various sponSO<ed events. Mootly and lighting for public
dubs vying for top posldons." Bums, Septemb<r 3. this has lnvol-1 spomored NM pc!rformances.
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40 Sbandwid< Ploce, SIR -1 lil<od lheslallsdcal rctum provided by John Lunn in lhe Apnl l<>uo I
°' EdinburJh, El12 4R ol Soolland"s Runner. Roddy J•m••· Fltld t'IJtnts suffer In lire HFC Scottish u•gu••
oontact us oo 031 22S I 4S3 PHONE: [phone] I •8'""" with John that accurocy depends on returns lrom dubs and
league SCO'eh\rles, and hopefully more Wonnation will be passed to him Indoor oth\ettcs, I lorescc> more and more alhleles taking up Indoor
in fulure. Knowing John personally, I lcnow I was be!Jig go1 al, air hough compctlUon.
Name ................................................... . the article says otherwise, and I'm not SW"e it \11.•asn'l done purposely to Furthw lo thlt, I rotCSl"Q more and more l)thletcs from across the
McNAUGHTAN
Address ............................................... . make me replyl So here goes! Border coming to compete in our Scottish Championships, 31\d I rtt.kon
Whot John says is factu.illy corr<c:I. Only Division 1 ha• a lull our lnlerMllonal •l•ndlng can be Improved by lhc proper handling ol
.............................................................. & SINCLAIR LTD programme at every match. Divislo1\s 2,3.4, have a restricted progn:imm~ lndoorcompcllllon.Such on opporluniry should nol oo missed, bul ii may
.............................................................. in 1hc Ocld events., but a full programme tn track events. 1oke a couple of yeo.rs lo gel our a1hle1es primed before"" hil 1he "high
PRINTERS Division 1 and 2 meet at one venue, whUsl Division 3 and 4 meets ot roi1c!".
Size ofT-shin. .................................... . • dl((•rcnl track on lhe same day. To enoblc a lull programme lo oo a
RGOLASSVTGHO RWO GASD .O PXOX.L TMEALDEIPEH IONNDEU:S 0T4R1IA-4L2 E9S 4T5A3T7E . fc~si1b. lHe apvroep ooastihti Doniv fiosrio ena cohrg Danivisiseido nsc, pWa'(rI ahtacvlye, twwhoic ahl twe.moualtdiv d4o$u ble rho What was the Not enough
cosrs and co use grt"31 dll8culty In providing olllcials as each club would
oo roqulred lo find al lea:;l four each. point of lists? depth given
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2. Extond lho lenglh ollimea programme runs. Al lllkct Ave
sco•n lSH SPINA BIFIDA THE CASE and a hall houn rocomplete a day's athl<ti<s, and allowing for lra..,Ulng
(1sdub!lc:ompc>lelrom Aberdeen lo Ayr), a club is on lhegolorprobably 513, Boot Crttl'I', J A.ppin Tcmiu,
dghl/tcn howoon each ma1<h day. To ex lend lh• progr.unmo rocover ail W.:irrl.11011 Road, E1Unb11rxh4
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- NEEDS YOUR HELP FOR YOUR fitld twnlS would probably rtquir• a.noth<r two/lh...., how$, making !he Edi•b•'8h.
• day very long for athltlcs and officials alike. SlR· lnOledlhequi.ckpublkation
Ht alJO 11«US<S 1he Scottish Alhletic League of bcing ,..lrl<tlvt'. This SIR • I noted wilh lnlertst lhe cl lhe resulrs for the Scottish er ....
is no11hecase. To prove a point. we hadaqualifylngmal<h wilh fivodub!I llalllllcs provided by John Lunn Couniry Championshl~ al
Please run for those who cannot SUPPORT fa< fourplaa.'5,SOW<!could ha,rdlyslart a Rlth Division wilh one dub! JI ol 1-"<ds Ory AC and rhe National Hawlck In yom April 1989
suffidenr dub!I were inleresled ""would gladly sbrl a Fifth OiYislonl Unlon ol Stadsli<UM, bul In lru< publiconon.
Whatever your event or distance. However, john's main poinl b <Om!d. The ficld evenl alhldct do ll•llsdarl f. .i.lon lhc results k•ve I also noted that a
please run for Scottish Spina Bifida ECAS is an en1irely independen1. voluntary suffttI n lht! <I-upc l klaguestructun: in SoolWKLa Ir a•b .o. .t.h.i nk lh.b may be lhc 1-ter 10 pondtt findy Ille "c:ompctilor"' of yows publlih<d
by collecting sponsors. Your efforts body. We receive no funds from Cerural or ca omr"p3o50lrnio tws hfryo mS cEottnisph dfi.e ld "'""' standards y behind ow uposldnul,l na-.n d ffCOndly their fthinel shrte':sruSl tsa sr ory o'u"."rs'e~J vaess . mTahney
will provide funds for counselllng. gLooocdawl iGll ovoefm pmrievna1t e ainndd idveidpueanld,. wWhoe llg) 1voen a1ihde. l..eaigJtoXh> nI nS ala t'. n.e gIna thivise a• rwtladye. hTeh eis Lne'Ia ggueetl iinsg n •oIt anl~ llhicv Seo ocliltihsthr ,A alnhdl tIl'ima ...WC1at,n •"•" ' lchoco daurdded clr ohmea 1dhl°elns"e•' fpiursbtl ic1a0l0i olni ncisobncars:m (endo t gyaovuer lshoe
practical. down-to-earth aid. to 1ho.e physically sure if we get: a rc3SOl\lblesuggestion toenal>Jcustofitall ficldcvMtlln suggcots. 1h.11 ESH and EAC finishers), In the .senior ~. and
independence training. sports disabled. al everymalcb. lhedubs willconsldttltal lhc 1989 agm. I amall lorlL Bui lhe besl dubs in Scolland? lho fusl 2000ln ihe English senior
training and holidays. It is of course quit~ wonderful tha1 e' en in how do we achieve it? P<ne>nally I Ith th11 lhc sralistlcs race, whcreresul.tsfor tht-~~
wuoa bil polnrloss, ond fall lnlo ran over four poges.
these davs of increasing economic pre,sure~ Ml Ct-o'8t Dw"ca~ lhe old m•dla lrap or Su.rely you, "Scotl:.nd's•
All enquiries to: many pe(;pJe have recognised our need - and our 5<ctc,,. ry. ml•ln1erpre1lng •a1hlellcs" as Runner, could have given simflar
effectiveness - and have provided 1he mean' of HFC St:olli<h llt!oltli<s LL•gv•. "track •thldlar". CO\lcrage to the Scottish seniorr ace.
Mrs A. o. smith, Executive Officer. leuing u~ rnrry on 1h1s far. either t~rough Allhough 1he lrack boasls lh• I was l•<l:y enough to finish In lho
SSBA, 190 Queensferry Rd, donations and covenants. or through legacies. P.S. On. con«Uon Is n«X!S03T)' r<g?rdingmyleller and lhccdllor's reply ""Mus"', I'm sure tht majorf1y of us fllSI SO (!hough some would say
But the need continues. In fac1. as more ln the last Issue. would argue thAI rho "be51" dubs 131h was unlucky). Many of lhe
Edinburgh EH4 2BW. people - hale a11d disabled - live longer: 'o the Id id nol mean log ivelhe impression lhal lhoSAAA wor• "apprmd""'" adopt a more cosmopolitan pt-ople I train ~·ith were
Tel: [phone] <24 hour Ansaphone> ln putting on ma.tchts - far from it, aJtcr l\\'O cxccUcnlly conducted approach. To the a.vcrnge punter, disappointed wllh the ruc1en1 ol
need grow,. Please. then. ,uppon u' w11h yciur fntcmaUonaJs at the Kelvin 1-1311. Wha.t J meant to conv<"y was tht surely lh• roods, cross country. your c:ovcrage of the results.
gift. opportunity (or more athletes who ore the "apprcntl~" In Indoor volS, hills •nd goulng 10 rhe b~r One con.solaUon is that David
YES! I'd !Ike to help competition to improve their standruds by CX>mpt'ting against out~de a ro as lmpor tant ~\JJ running round Ross (who finished 72nd) has gol
THANK YOUm • compciltion. in drclcs. Or Is 1hls "'Soorland's his coupon on the front cover.
NAME ................................•...•.......•......•........................ From lhc reports l've heard from 1thle1cs who were given the Track Runner"? Thank you.
unexpec1odopporluni1y, ii has been a blessing lndbgulse.Manyyoungcr
ADDRESS ..................................................................... . (\unr;tn\ ~('rt.:l;1r..
- I '.d111hu11!h ( ril'fll1.; ''"' S4'1(11.'h I hi olhletcs who \\'OUld nol make the ..c l.ilc. . squoxl who were given the chance
........... ........................................................................ . J".C1\S H<>US ·• ~"11.lll H"'""Jcn \ir"'"·t, to provetht'mselves. But, much more Important, Ith as given thcscalhlctcs
lDl'-'HlfR(,H LH:<\IB\\
renewed· commitm<'nl to improve their persontd standards, and that ls /\la" C•mpbtllwrlta: And Ctorgr Dun an 1hinlcsht's btinggotaU I am
•......•..•.....•.................. POST CODE ................................ . T~krhun". \fl)OM'< l,l71 whett lh• futwt ol Soottish alhletics lies. Wllh our variabl• w!nler gntefut though, to MeSJr~• Ca1fish and S1eel {or demonstnting that it
woathcrln Soolland.nnd lhe.refurbislllngol IM Kolvln Hall loo=i:nmodal< le Impossible to please everybody fn a mark~t with such wide inttrtsts.
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Can SR readers The streets of London are City slickers The official view 1 ... •• Carl has got A....... ••
55 s•'••rt••hlll
help NUTS? paved with sleeping bags take to Tay Homill.011. a
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- or, no one night stands! DM1tblan~. l ~ • oSfi llo·r Adellra nf oWr eallist iWclQsSl nwga yC oaurtl ••
Lewis's exposur• ol the drugs •
15, Stech Hey LAn.e, 27, Doru1 Drioe, SIR-Uk< John Wands, I also found the Scottish Und<r-19 Indoor Oiarn· men.a.cc ln athletics. "Name ••
Wilfo$tone, Sc.otsto11.n, pionships lacl:ing organlsalion In some respects. names, provide definite •
SowOr Wirral, 3G, Cluny Avenue, Glasgow. Arriving al the Kelvin Hall early In the mornJng in order to report an evidence, or else shut up," •
Chtslsin. Faf{ley, hour In advana! ol the first events, the boys I brought found offidals not SC<U\S IO be WeU'sphllooophy. •
Clydtb•nk. Silt • 1t WQS worth gctUng up al n-ady to take dcdar•tions. F"me "''ords Indeed, but •
SIR· TheNaUonal UnlonofTrack (whal lclt llke) the aadc ol dawn One boy, qualilying for a llnal three jumps In the Junior long jump, Allan mU$t realise that to
Statistidans is planning to publish SfR .. J am an avld rC"adcr or your magatlne, ors hould I say 011r maga:d.n~. tom>kethejoumeylromGlasgow told l.heolfldals he wasgotng to report (or the (IJ mctresa.nd was informed • provide such irrefutable
a book lalor lhls yoar which will as it appc3ts lo calcr for many cUffercnl classes of runner. It also gives to Arbrooth for the first v.•omen's he would get a jump al the end ol a round. When he did arrive back he • evidence lo the athletics world
lisl all ol Britain's lntcmallonal everyone a chanc;e lo voic;e their opinion on various issu~ whic.h 11/fect ten mile rood race there with its found the competition over, and nochanooof anyofhisflna.l threejUJ:nps. • Is fraught with dlffjcuJtlC!!I•
athlt't<!s. This has noc been runners young and old, male or fcma.ll", slow or fas.t. It makes no di!fe rence appropriale labe~ "The Smo!OO's Two athletes went off to wmn up (or the 60 m.l'tr<!S hurdles to fi.nd no In the last few 01onths
allt'mpted before. and ror a which category you ore in· the magazine is for everyone. Ten". hurdl. .I n the warm-up area. They asked an oflidal Ift hey could wann up evidence and admissions have
number of reasons ls no easy task. I myself have had no reason to complain over LhC' past four years in There's a\w3y$ a great over the hurdles on the trade, but this was not allowed. On asking where been 4!:merging hom various
I am compiling details of the whidt I have bceii running. For the past ten months, J have been a dub atmosphere al these women-only they could wartn·up over hurdles, the of/Ida! had no Idea. sources. II is adcnowledged
m31e intc.rnatlonaJists, and l runner. I C8inonly say this has bcneBtcd me treml'.!ndously. It Is hard work, events and as ,..,l" willked the short It was only after pestering olllcialo by sending up a11othcr two boys within athletics ltscll thal drug
wonder whether any rcadc:rs of but 1 am getUng there. journey from the superb Arbroalh (who were not competing in the hurdl ..) lo aslc whore they could warm taking to enhan c:e performance
Srotland's Runner ca.n help with Out of all thi.s came the opportunity to run ln the London Marathon. Sports Centre to the start there up lor their hurdles l!Vcn~ that hurdles were lln.Uy put In the wa.rm-up has become • problem.
information about any of tht' This luJs olwaysbeen been my main ambition. I applied, and was acccpled. weroplentyolfricndlyexchanges. area. Surely at a Srotlish Oiamplonshlp thlo should have happened auto lewis's attitude is lhe more •
fuoslulo:twl fiinrgst. nTahmede aetn•dll Is orcr bqiurltrheddaa lree, sIt rreacJegihvteldo rmwya rrde,g isbturat titohne rfoe rmw awsi thn oal l itnhfeo Irnmsatrtuiocnti oennsc wl0h6Jecdh wreegraer qduiintge T=hpep nrootme aicsccodm thp•atn tyhinetge tshtien rgoruutne m•lic:aUy? Fiona Laing agdrematierasbt aleth. leAtess eovneer, hoef ptuhtes •••
and for guidance J have indicated 3coommodation av3ilable. up the 2.5 mile Nundulatlon"
his own reputation on the IU\e. •
when the othletC'S made thelr GB I did not think this would bea problem. ButdcspilecollaHngmyown would be rewarded by panoramic Official Athlete's Sadly, Allan Qdopu theootrlch •
appcara.n<:e$ and in which events: list ol hoteis and bed &< breakfast places, .nd "running up• a massive viel'.'S of the silvery Tay. So it must •
(YI") lSJS" h,. '4tt0r;i feJ ( BVoPtkAl«AyCO)itatd3c?lb,lljg:t RoHl\} 1 11 ~oyd (teolre apoh:oonmem bioldl ianti tohne fporro ocneses n, iIg dhltd, tnhoisl bheaivneg m thuec Sh .s.utwccdeasys. n [i gwhats, alos oI kwinilgl ahbasvoel ubteeelny tbhrec avtihelwcs o1h aat1 tlhefet lUo$p s. o view2 view •• spyronbdlreomm deo:e sn"'Pt erxeitsetn ad.n d Itth'lel ••
5CCrw;Awlf1o*rct:l ttC J'SC-MWn;k (l[td2 'lJ, l1l)0 10t;2 7JC,b 1m10iHliJdJ• mSteCs h3ve to worJc on the Frid3y, travel aU night on the Friday, and reg;ster on Aflcr the halfway stageJt was • go away." •
,C(,.uH..n~l,r. 1tur9o0.~8i2. 0 S0(VQ; JP lJ)ol .bCUt tSOt Jcu, ,aaHul\Jia;i m 1C' W (MO ooaf.w, St•'lnllllllclg)) Gthlea Ssgaotuwrd oany .t hI ew Saushnodpayln egv teon sintagy. ovcrnlghl In London and travel baclc to 1o0 d tohwe nsphoilrlt sa ncedn ftlroet iasnh dr ohuolte s boaucpk, U. CruwftmJ BC11amrsdid..~,,, 3 C..Fo olr«tgh,. •8•ii.•;.;;.; .•,,.•...•.._•~:!•:..•.~•=•::•=•=•:..•...•..._•J •••••••••Km• M•o•rr•ls'1•n ••••
193"'17, l.$0>;WI. H.i'"-:r(l;d Ull) 1'20.1 lOH/ I thought it was all going to be stralghtlorward. jusla mat ier ol plcldng unllmi.100 tea and coffee, and Glasgow.
lJ:C Hubert johN-IOft l'EAC) ltlt,XIOO;CC one, but no, it \o\'&S not to be. The reply I got from each was that it was not superb stories and bannocks. SIR • I was very dlsappolnled
KUt'1.lu l (t:CUl.u 3 U00".0) ;1Jto2h. .1 l1lMJ;Jrai'l.iAnu t gih..(wlfdi.lw& )(1C-d, worth their while taking a booking for one night when they could Plenty of hot showers comforted Silt • You a<caslonally publish when I was reading last month's "Amateurs" could learn from "pros"
JJOO;Ou.1te.i1t M(Phft(Wo!Salt) 1'20,1 -500; probably get a booking lor two nlghts. I was duly informed that I would the exhausted, whUe those with ll'ltcrs w hlch are ai tical ofo llldals. Issue. I was r<:ading the results of
ltobln Mutdoch Cll~brlAllMW 1t.sl.,)8,. 200; have great dlfllculty In scrurlng a«0mmodation lor just one night. the inclination for more ad:ive Maybe I luJve been ludcy, but I the National Undcr-19 Indoor
C NkAoMbo Ma u(Wn• yoCf Stdc Gl.t1)f lttJo1ft.n2,K0,T $;Af'lJ'1l4l,f1.. w• t can already hear the moans as Ih is letter is reo:.d by ru.nners who could pursuits could go (or a S'him. have found Scottl$h orftdalsmost Oiamplonshlpo, and noticed the
Qu.ln11{11-dl.\) ltoll. Wa,Jb; Frrderkk f' Reid not t!Vcn secure-an entry for lhe ma1athon, that they would !leep in the! ThC' (our o( us from Glasgow helpful and ef6dcnt. wi.nn{'f of the Youths 400m was 44 W~:st M11.ir Road,
1Atl.1J1.WU31..JJ.loonoo.1lw-Mllldddl porklo.. a chance to run. Don't worry, I Intend to do thQI myscll U need be, Athletic Oub had the odded A rcocnl cxamplewa.. the Brit· missing. We;1t CAlda,
fS~dR NlmM. .l)5o, b1~-• ((;lu Ut1J lt.'l)-)4,, 1,J; but I think it would be ridiculous if I had to do thal. pleasure ol watching)onet McCoU ish Veterans Indoor Oiompion· M t WM the winner, and th~ We.st LothlJ1n.
Jllhn S Stn.lth <Ouodec Thi.) 1'2S.. 10.000: The poinl is thal all my months olhard training. through wind. sle<l rccclve hct attractive trophy and ship at the Kelvin Hall. Faced with was my first "big" championship,
Artluu, Sp.uk (Aber UI\) 1n. .2 4 SPIT>T/ and snow J tnay have-to forfeit a good nights sleep in a comfortable bed «>mmemorative mug for her win a last minute chmge In tbn~ for I bough! your magazine expecting Silt • I had the pleasure of witnessing some sparkling perlormancos lrom
HTl()ec; Ctaha.1111 SUrlt. CtiStt> lffl. Im;
1011-.ld Whhelodt (Vt) 19J1, l<q Ja111a F just b«.all$C: some hotcl and guest house owners Wilnt another night's in 60-21, a time announced as "a the various age groups in the field to see my name in prinL Also the '"'professiontl.l" ath1etes at the Scottish vrtcrans indoor championships at
Wood (Hmutt f1') l t'lt, !Ol:)(ti lobm I Wylde money from me. One interesting point during numerous conversations new course rcoord" whim $he events, thcoffidals reacted calmly Juniors BOOm lllld the Senior Boys the Kelvin Hall earlier this year.
(At1,t,m.) ".J7,40t\ t>nt'Mt You11g (Ctu f'olJ over the phone tolhern was the ones who advised. me th3t I would have crossed the llnel There were also and sensibly and tried 10 rOU11d 200m were mlsslng. Is thcrrc a )ohnStccde, Bert Logan, Willie Edgar, Brion Wilkie, Willie Russolland
Cl'Y->o7uA4-~.ng D y(lA "d;tClalWlnouY )w o1u9hn)ig~c ( h1k0 cU0.a tnl 1 b"°e'4 a0d0,d!Leud! glorer aotn del fnfilcguhl~t yw tno rse« i\n.U l<'lKngI "a$«c0omltmisho"d.a tion1 and did not rclcnt to take me craxncse'"ll.c nTlh sopseo t Ipnrcilzuedse /do rp ulesn •tya Joscf aulps ot hshe oawthelde tegsr ecaot nproelrlnenaci.e Twhiethy treelal smone! l or this? Could you pleaoe Wmeildliael sT bceininpgle p aicllk ewdo unp g boyJd t hmeierd "aplsr,o w• citohl lneaugmueerso. us silver and brQnz.e
wnl be grntefully roe<lved by me If thisleller ls printed, I will reply and Jet you know how I fared In the pairs of smoklcs or course! the ttrqucsts we veterans made 4 a A rather sad Mp<'Ct ol the c:Mmplonshipo was the non-partidpolion of
al the address glvcm above, a.nd oocommodation Sbkes and In the marathon. I think it ls terrible that We also took away the good example bclng lour tal<e-ofl Robnt TMnwr, many of the prO-l\lf\ncrs who had been led to believe that they were
will be duly acknowledged in the finding accommodation shouJd take ptteedcn«! ovcr nmning the memory of a S«>nic if challenging markings for the triple jump! Fortis Rotul R_M,.ners. lncllglble lo oompcte. The question of the eUglbllily of pro-athletes In
pubUcaUon. marathon. ten mile run, a.nd th<-resolution to Having team·managed at veteran events ls still a grey ar-ea and f't'C!Uires classification from the
return to the Arbroath Footers various v~ues in England, I rate APOLOGIES to Robert for authorities.
Bob Phillips Ronnie Kt.ith home t~TTitory for next year's our olfidols tops. omitUng his resull, and also 111f John St cede' s triple gold medol lcol, 60, 200 and 4-00, deserves sped al
r.----------------------------, Smoldcs Ten. the absence of the othCIS he mention, not only for being a major achievement in itself, but lo highlight
Alo11 Gniht1m, mentions. Given th•t space for the faa that vctCr.lJl.5 can still make a mt'l;or contribution to athletics even
I NEWSAGENT ORDER FORM I P•I Htpptll, Cllmbuslang Harriers results Is limited. the choice ol when past their prime. (John also coaches, .nd trained this yeor's New
CIMgowAC. """Inland Rn7e1u1e AC. which marks lo record from trodc Year Sprint winner Tommy Finkle from Jedbwgh.)
and focld meetings Is lell with our So, whalls It about the pro-dn:u.il th•t regularly produces an array of
II IP wlelalls ceo rlelescetr vIIe me a copy of Scollond's Runner each month. II While we welcome Avletrhyo purgohu wde o uf teh ea lwroiaddey cwohmicphi letor, Inwchluod e0 1aunsdl wevhaiclhu attoe top tIlta i5s5 s ivmeptelrya tnh ips.e Trfhoer mpraonfce sessi?o n~ls' unique hand;capsystem motivates
I Please deliver II lo my home I letton of all length•, stlection ofreadtn' letten leavTe hoeurte. are a number o( criteria; ath ecshea vnet~e roan( astuhclceetesss loamgaaifnnstta lyno au ln~geelr o af nfidtn efsitst,e wr hciochm gpueatirtaonrtse eosn th tehme
II Nome: ........................................................................................................................... II wtoe e rdeiste arnvey tihne o rridgehrt wnoew re oceni vfoer, toouork " oLudtt ef-rr oomf p(OeTr lolhnin•a, nncoo,t bluetu Itn sthtaisn ldnasrlda nocef profIets'ss iao npaitl yd trhruatl tt.h e amateur assodations don't adopt $1.mUar systems
L"! 1.:s:. ::·::·::·::·.:·::·::·::·::·::::·::·::·::·::::·::·::·:.:::·::::·::·::·:.:::·:: J to fil the the Month", which next our compiler regarded it as with a view to dlrecdng thclr sporl towards the athlete at grass roots lcvcl,
availablt space. issue will be sponsored essential to lndude .U the Junior ral.her than the system of elitism which currently exists.
results and lo choose tht
b Brook.tl
remainder by disaetion. Keith C. Redpath
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ALLAN
LETTERS
Stop this It· a sad rcnectJon on the standard Tom Scott Memorial Race grinds SPRINTERS tend to get a raw deal confidence and enables him to run at top
ol Scottish othlcllcs. when it comes to magazine space. In fact, speed with ma.ximum relaxation. If he
poetic athlWctchso cwahno w deo bnl'aIm ter?a inIs lht athrde to a halt after 26 years eruvnernyebrso gdeyt esx ac erapwt m diedadl.l Te hdiesrtea anrcce more schatocwh st haen yp esoigpnle o Ifn t efrnosniot,n t hwehni lhei str ying to
enough, are they just not good
words written about the stars of middle performance will suffer and
injustice enough, or Is thtte maybe some
other undttlytng foctor? JS.. Du'u'" Drio4 distance than there are stars. consequently he will run slower.
Ptthaps! IOcne athletes do give C•"'odr. How to run a marathon. How not to Similarly, If the person at the front
up, thinlci.ng they don•t stand a Hamiltolf. run a marathon. Who wants to run a tenses at the thought of everyone else
36, St Cil<I S.,••rt, chance, but thc."IC would be a very marathon? In fact, who in their right catching him, then he will not only be
Cllm~lo1t1 ~;mall minority Al the very nature SIR • I hope you will publish my letter in your oontinually improving mind would run four or even two laps caught but passed as well.
F•lklrk. of the sport ls to be compotitlY<! m~ga~nc. when they only have to run the length of In order to stay relaxed, the athlete
both In racing and tr•lnlng. For the last 26 yean the Tom Scott Memorial 10 MU.. Road Ract! hid
SIR • It ls long past time ScotUsh No, I think whot Scottish launched the summer ..,""°n of event• hcld und0< the ~oa of the straight? And as (or the 26 miles? No must concentrate on the technique of
spott arooe lrom elf ils kn<eo and internationaJs could do with is SAAA. UnfOflurultdy, due to the withdrawal of the orlgln•I sponsor, tho thank you. sprinting. What technique? You just
oea5<d paying subsefvlmce to more compethiot1 •bro.Kl and in ,_willc ertainly not be goingahNd at Us.,..,.U time thit year and indeed So, this article Is for sprinters and move your arms and legs as fast as you
English bodies purporting England. At p<...,..t Scotland get 1n1y not evm talc<> pi-at all However, given the history cl the ewnt It only sprinters. If the slower human can for as long as you can and the person
th<mtolves to be British bod!.., two invites a year 1.0 the lAC would beashameilScolland·s p<emlor IOmller wuallowcd to disappear bcings of this world wish to read on and that docs it the longest wins!
The machinations removing us lntemaUonal (Cordill) and the without trace horn the sporling calendar.
from the World Croes Country Brool<o CC Ra«'S (N. lroland) · The f1lCC was first run tn 1962 tocommcmorate the untlmcly death of be enlightened please be my guests, but I Nothing can be funhcr from the
Oamplonshlps were a damned hardly what you wuuldcalla busy Motherwell YMCA Harrier Tom Soott, a lorn,.,. dub ch•mplon and promise you there is not a mention of truth. If you do not have an established
disgra. .. reflecting no acdlt on calendar. Occoslonolty the BAAB SooUlsh YMCA lnternotlonalist, who was troglcally ldtled In a l'Q3d rcpctit-ion 600's, early morning runs, or technique to concentrate and hold on to,
the Scots involved. few whatever gives us a trip abrcod, usually to accident while travclling to a mal in Engtond In 1960. The memorial r;xe, numbers of miles pet week anywhere. under pressure you will tense. How
~. some rietnot~ heU hole that no whlchwashe!dbetwem 1962and 1984overTom'strainlngroutelrccnhis Being a British sprinter is no longer often do we hear our informed friends
1 thought gymnosticl had no English athlete would go to. home In U.wtohis work in Molherwcll.ainsistentlyproduoodf:ISI tim<s the laughing matter it used to be, and in The slowest person in the squad is commentating on the television saying.
place In Scotland's Runn«, but The SCCU should appoint ovtt the pttdomlnately downhill cours... order to be included in the British spnnt given the funhcst •taM, and the rest of jimmy Bloggs is concentrating on
snpoowrt rs m w nooutl d90 gSlY\.<lt tW. sI, a: .felatg tooh ollph etor o90nM thCeO El'lut troocpoenatn.c d:tr trU~it ptorfoimndotoeurJs a nelwio wlouegv}eKro,rd ucoeutorSse. twchaws eu!sle·Sdw lnn v1l8<8v5a batelfnorgtl!1 t9hMe roathoe: rrweteutrlnperda nliose ito5, squad you have to be capable of running the group handicapped in such a way keeping his knees high," when really In
present and substantiateou_r caw, about raO!S, distance, C0\11'$e original route, albeit that the nnlsh was now dlrl'dcd Into Str.ithdyde under 10.30 seconds. that the whole group should, in theory, order for the knees to come up high at
with sports bonding togethO< for oondittons, quality and depth o( Park. Sprinting as an event brings with It finish on the line together. This would be the front the athlete has to conce.ntratc
the benefit of Scottish sport. rocc field, hotel acccmrnodaHon, The stature of thctvcnt was fwthcr enhanced In recent years with the cenain pressures that no other event has difficult to predict in a proper race, but on driving b•hi11d, thus allowing the
Moving difficulty In transpott otc. Alter doing this he decision by the Scottish Vetoron Hurl= Oub to hold llll chompionsltlps to deal with. The psychological problems In a training session where the coach knees to come up as high as a reaction to
competing al European level due should map out flve or six raOC'S In conjunction with tho rae<>. knows all the athletes involved it can
of knowing that the slightest loss of the drive, and not just by pulling up his
1h0a fvien anntotw' · Obru rtatathuecrr alacd:yc .otlo I td· twael athnadt nwoet whaovueld D Os tcaonmd p• ecteh aangcaei nInst, of pY<eetv ll1o9u tfr u"ein sntaetrusr ea cnadn trheaeluly t olmn<ly'$ ,b ew ahpidp>re creiaatde d. b, ya stWudhyoi'sn g\Y thheo l icstl concenttation could cost a yard can only produce very closely contested races. knees.
with. We must not allow ounelves tw~lhilds cl the Kenyan team. s~:onbh cb$tance l'UJln.ing over the l:Mt l\\'O &!cacks or moitt. be handled by the very tough. The fastest person in the squad Or, jimmy Bloggs is punching his
to be slngubrly picl<cd olL Then he should look 11 all the 1l opdully it is not too tat• (0< the race to be held bter in the )',..,, In a world dass line-up, there could "If you think that being anns up high" when really the anns
Try tclllng football. curllng. potential athletes who rould be providing a newsponoor an be lound.11 not, perhaps thcSAAA coold use be as little as a metre separating the come up high in the front as a reaction to
rugby end bowls we can't considered for "'ll'dion, a pproac:h some of the r~enue v.•hic.h It has rt"Celved in r~l years from the boom whole field. Therefore it is esscnriol that beaten by a training pulling and driving the elbow
complete at world lcvell Let us use them, and ook lrt hey arc avallable, ln rcxid running ((or example C22,622.SO from HPeoplc'i" events In 1987 as somewhere In the training programme backward•.
1hoso sports 10 proi:noteour future giving th<'m plenty of notia!. He reported in your magazino of November 1988) to l'\'OC\le the event for this
and l•t us not be bought or sold for should lllld out ii the nice y"1r, ""d thus provld• the original wlnn<r and rooe organiser Andy the athlete is subjected to stress and partner does not matter, I wish our learned friends would
English gold. promoters are wUling to c:ovtt Brown with oome br. .t hlng spoce to ottroct a mor• long torm sponscr. taught how to handle it. If training then think again" keep quiet or at least try to educate
... expenses. and ll not use money involves the fastest sprinter winning themselves about the event. It is a
"Tlot ""'of. n w rDOrld 1s - f<1t from the SCCU fund5 to send a Dll'Cid Cooney every tim"-then he Is bcing protected common assumption that 90 per cent of
thrtt man tnm with or without a against the real world. knows th3t if he docs not produce his the viewcn must be blind, which causes
nuC."io"t' ''"" -'jow mryS pcoutr, ..,, team manager. Keeping the price as low as possible The psychological tricks are not only best running then he will be beaten, and them to make comments like,
U this were done and the
It iJ sharp Gnd swut athlete performed well, I'm subtle, but downright devious. How likewise the slowest. lf you think that "!'hey are off," and, "Bloggs has a
And bruk$ tht htilrt" positive lt would lead to a retwn 811rncrook, many starters pick up the slight being beaten by a training partner docs great start/' -and is two metres down at
invite in future yean, and also to llpptr B•ybl" movement of the shoulder in the Hsct,. not matter, then think again. It is In thiny!
Lewi•.
McDi.rmid oth"' ra<e!, but It wilt need to be 111• of position. which is enough to cause the training that the athlete learns how to get If only they would say nothing until
implemented next season, bclote athletes on either side to false stan? Only the best out of themselves. the athletes haw run 30 metres, the race
Hwglt McCl•l•y the new British Athletes SIR • Slomoway Running Oub do not wish to rip anyone of( or disown the very best. How to deal with the athlete who would be much more enjoyable to watch
Action needed Ftheedye ra"tiiloln t.c1ol<me <Sov Ionrt oc oenf(trKofl. .o.f otou rc hnaartigoen athliety .n \oYne» hlfaidlb gtecndu ifCn<e!.l yS binecliee vCeodl itnh aHt aitm wiluto nn uhnHda bto<rmy hgwo ouds In order to learn to cope with the tries to put you olf by talking, shouting. and listen to. But then everything is
Scottish athletics and their funds. enough to point out our mistake we will (adopting Scottish customs) problems of spnntlng, it is essential that keeping you waiting is learnt in always easier sitting in the armchair at
I thinkultlm•tely the BAF will rclund 50p to any unattached runner In this year's hall marathon and in a type of handicap system is used. This handicap conditions. They will take their home.
Kilmo.colm Road, do away whh5Ctf'ldlngfourteams, future years we wUI ch.irgc a Oat rate whith \\'C will 1ry 10 keep as Jow as method of training not only stretches the tracksuits off slowly, decide in the "set" How many times have people made
Crtt11oc.k. i.e.ScotlOlld, Wal. ., N. lrelandand possible. fastest person in the squad, but also the position that they arc not ready, try to the comment: "I could have won that
Erigland, to cvtnt.s and make It a On a completely dUlcrcnt matter we; together with the loeaJ ain~ slowest. It allows the whole squad to be take "Alers", and generally do their race," except for the fact that they were
SIR • Thls was the second year of CB team ., Is ""nt to th• Wotld dub, ore organising a charity relay run/p<>ddle from Borra Head at the utilised at the same time and benefits ut:most to win. not in it!
o solo British team going to the Championships. \4/e must act now oouthern extremity o( the W<stern l>les to the Butt of l.A?wls in the nocth.
World Cross Country before its too lat<. Thl•wlD takepia«on 7and8Ju!y,and...., would begrotelul (or any help everyone. It is sometimes argued th3t the If the system is used correctly then Could yow handle the pressure, or i5
Championships, and the lirst your read.,.. can give with publicity, sponsor9hlp. and adYl<e. "hare" is bcing used, but then so is the the fast athlete can be "pulled" to it easier to sit In the chair and dream?
without a Scot being a mombc< of Tommy Mwrray Al•11 Cau1ni1tglr•m "greyhound". produce fast times. This gives the athlete
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In our previous two Issues, Roger Booth chronicled falling athletics standards in Scotland,
COACHING
while Eric Simpson suggested that our coaching system required to be overhauled to remedy
the situation. This month two more leading coaches join the fray. On this page Scottish
national coach David Lease says the problem is caused by factors outwith athletics, such as
• •
the 40 per cent drop In birthrate since 1946. On the next three pages Derek Parker forgoes his C L I N I C
usual monthly advice to readers to proffer very different reasons for Scottish athletics being In
the doldrums· defeatism and lack of vision. YOUR views are also Invited.
PEOPLE who were unaware that Scoltish 1986 Commonwealth Carnes, all but two of thcqualityof cach Individual athlete, which "WHERE then is no vision the people in the 400 metres were roc:orded at least 13 time for the 10,000 metres has been bested
athletics is having difficulties maintaining Scotland's finalists (men and women) were in tum depends on the combined effects of perish" • Book of Proverbs, Clupter 29: yearsago;threcofthe four top 10,000mctrcs by only three athletes, and two of these
its junior standards would be left In no either 21 and under or 28 and over. More. nature and nurture. Vns~l8. marks were achieved at !cast 12 ymrs ago; attained their top marks more than 12 years
doubt of the very real problem once they fourofour five individual medalists were 2J However, also fundament<il to athletic A quotation from the bible might seem and all but two of the top twenty 5000 metres ago.
read Roger Booth's article in March's or under.Sandra Whittakera nd KayeJ effer achievement is the provision of opportuni· at first glance to bequiteim!lcvant to athletics marks were set at least eight years ago. It Is It is said that statistics can be made to
Scotland's Runner. ies were both 23 years of age The missing ties to try the sport, and opportunities to coaching and performance. But a look food for thought that In theSOOOmetres lists, prove anything· but one does not nccd to be
Weshould not bes urprised at thcst<itis agegroup,22·27, werelS-21in1980,and 11· practice the sport. lnconly people who can through the March issue of Scotland's the times recorded by Ian McCaffcrty(1972) a statistician to be able to tell that from the
tics presented, nor Is there any hidden 17 in 1976. replace any void are the athletic clubs. Runner will reveal just how pertinent that and Ian Stewart (1970) have been bettered evidence provided by the ranking lists the
menace that causes the figures to look rather The ideal way forward Is a combination remark still is. only by Nat Muir(1980) and arc farsupcrior top athletes of the 1970's would be more
sorry. As Roger states, the same trends can 2.. The teachers"' •rtion ofs chool. club and community cooperatio11. Ap art from a very few notable and to any of their modern counterparts. It is than a match for most of their present-day
be identified throughout Britain as a whole For a lime, sc.hool sport was totally dis each supported by their relevant back up obvious exceptions, Scottish athletics Is in also worth noting that LachleStcwart's 1970 counterparts.
Thes ame study, taken further, revcalssiml· monlled and many children did not receive services of: education authority and PE the doldrums. Editor Alan Campbell quite So this brings us back to Roger Booth's
tar stories in most Wcstcm Europc.lncoun t hccompetltion oppor1u niticsof thcirpredc advisors;athletic associations and coaching rightly demands an Inquiry into the way the question as to why standards appear to be
tries,cspocially Finland and West Cormany. ccssors. systems, including the national coach and sport Is being run, and laments the fact that falling. given the increase in the number of
Anyone attending the Creat Britain vc.rsus local councils, plus local sports councils. notoncSrottishathletequalified for the UK coaches, all-weather tracks, and training and
West Germany match at the Kelvin Hall will 3. Changes In emphasis of physical educa The ideal club committees hould ensure team which competed at the world cross competition opportunities in Scotland.
appreciate we are not alone! tion In schools that it has a sound coaching structure lo country championships in Norway. Alan It also brings us back to the quotation
The reasons for the difficulties arc re a) The early 1960's gave birth to a more support the coaches and maxlmiscthcelfoct also catalogues a series of defeats suffered with which I began this article: nwhcre there
ported dally, in newspapers l\nd on telcvi· liberal approach 10 PE of "participation", of their efforts. by Scottish teams at indoor track and field is no vision the people perish".
sion. School closures, foiling rolls, and the and away frc>m more traditional competi· Eachclub should therefore havea schools meetings at Athens, Cosford,and the Kelvin According to the dictionary, vision i.s
closure of Jordanhlll, Scotland's famous tive sport. The result is that the practical liaison person, who ls acceptable to the teach Hall. described as the act ofs eeing; a vivid concept
men's physical education college, rencc1 a side of PE has been under threat on the ers and who can visit the local schools armed Turning on a few pages we came lo an or mental picture; and a pleasing imaginative
40 percent drop in the birth rate. Industry is curriculum. Many schools have little sport with videos and posters and successfully article by former Scottish staff coach for plan for, or anticipation of, future events.
failing to get the required number of gradu· to offer students of 16 and 17 years of age. motivate the youngsters to visit the club. (A heptathlon, Roger Booth. It provided It is my belieflhereis generally a distinct
ates. Teachers' strikes, government cuts for b) Covcmmcnt funding of education has study done in Manchester showed that only carefully-researched statistics to show that lack of vision among the vast majority of
education funding, trends in physical edu been cut dramatically since the late 1970's. two per cent of children questioned knew standards in the younger women's age Scottish athletes today. That is why
cation leading to examinations, Increased Thclackof finance means that PE specialists where the nearest athletic club was, and groups have deteriorated over the past five standards are not merely stagnating -they
pressure in finding employment, and alter arc a rare sight ln many of our primary how to get there!) years. are regressing.
native leisure attractions have all helped to schools these days, and parents run school An •induction coach", an expert in ea· "Why, with the number of qualified Like Roger Booth, I am Mt disparaging
erode the traditional strength of compctl· teams rather than teachers. tering for beginners, should rocelvc the new coaches and all-weather tracks having risen the efforts of contemporary athletes. Nor
rive sports. Recent •tudics of school age athletes - someone who has the ability to scvera llold, as well as the increase in both am I indulging in a sentimental yearning for
children suggests that their fitness levels IN VIEW of these problems, the natural as provide interesting sessions for a multitude clubs and competitions, has there not been a the "good old days".
have dropped alarmingly! sumption that the coaches and athletes have of youngsters. more marked improvement in measurable But the facts arc indisputable, and 100
The Thistle Award, Scotland's athl<tic done badly of late may not be at all fair. These are simple ideas, and most clubs performances?" asks Roger. per cent verifiable by an objective and
encouragement scheme, received 9,000 Certainly it would be naive to jump to con already implement them in some fon11, but However, if final confirmation was unbiased comparison between the
claims for badges and certificates in 1988 clusions and Roger Booth, being the intelli it is the detail with whie:h they arc Imple needed of the fact that the sport has measurableperformancesrecordednowand
compared with over 13,000 in 1984. gent man he is, avoided the bait and left the mented thatdistinguishestheeffcctivefrom 5tagnatod, it was provided a few more pages ten years ago.
Without the spotlight of television on trap for others! the ineffective. further on in the all-time Scottish men's Thcstalisticsdcarlyindicatethatathletes
our sport, a strong coach education pro Roger Booth should bethanlccd for Iden· ranking lists. such as Allan Wells, the Jenkins brothers,
grammewhich hasturnedoutovcr700 new What C.n Be Done? tifying the problem so clearly. The assoda· Of the 13 running events listed, seven of the Stewart brothers, Frank Oement, Jim
coaches in the last five years (one docs not • The SAAA and the SWA AA have imple tions and thcircoac-hing committees would the top marks are at least nine years old. Of Brown, Ian Md:afferty, LachieSlewart, and
ignore their relative inexperience, but only mented a recommendation to form junior welcome constructive ideas that may help, the nine field events included, seven top a host of others were achieving marks
timecancurethat),and the Improvement in Commissions• to provide a focal point for and able bodies to implement these ideas. marks are at least five years old. Marks superior to those being recorded today in
facilities, our plight could be very much talented juniors. Unfortunately, ifthetruth be told, the clubs which have lasted for at least a decade in Scotland.
\4.•orsc.. • Events Days have been introduced by the could not cope If all children wanted 10 first place are for the 400 metres (Jenkins So what did these athletic greats of a
Scottish Joint Coaching Committee, staffed participate in athletics. They neither have 1975); 1500 metres (Robson 1979); 10,000 decade or more ago have whkh their
1. F•ll in birth ratt by Scottish event coaches to provide infor· the facilities nor enough coaches. mctres(lanStewart 1977);400metres hurdle successors do not seem to have? What was
The statistics show that the peak or popula· mation to all, not just squad members. Eventually, the progression ofs tandards (Mc:Callum 1976); long jump (Walker1 968); the secret of their accomplishments which
tionroincidcs with our junior athletics at its •As national coach, I have met with Scottish falls on each individual's shouldc.rs, but we shot putt (Buxton 19m; discus (Colin Alli<ttr /fut ton leads £Sf1home111 still dominate the ranking lists some ten
strongest (100,660 children born to be 15 PE ad visors.T his has resulted in three teacher are at that stage of the race where we all have Sutherland 1978); and javelin CBirkmyre tht SCCU Six Stag• relays at. East years later?
years old in 1980). Children who arc cur "in·service" coaching days, with more at the to run considerably faster just to maintain 1971). Kiibride on March 25. Hutton Is Obviously they possessed vast resources
rently 15 come from a year in which only planning stage. our position. However, it Is a team race and A closer analysis of these ranking lists the only athlete for tht pa1t 12 of dedication, oommitment and motivation
74,392 were born, and the extent or our • Frank Dick, worried by the trends, per we are all in the same team, Scotland. It reveals that thelong·standing top( marks In years to hllVt btattn Larhie ·but most important ofa ll they were inspired
problem is realised when we sec that those suaded the BAAB to appoint a schools' liai· therefore requires each oneo f us to help one these events are not just ascribable 10 a few Stewart'• 1970 timt for tht 10,000 by their own visions of success.
who will be 15 in 1992 come from a year in son officcr two years ago. another to maximise the potential of our exceptionally-talented geniuses far ahead m<ITO! of28-11.8, and ont of only They visualised themselves winning
which there were only 62.342 births! yo1mg people. We cannot leave It to some of their time. thrtt Scots who hove bttttTed It at races, running personal best times, ascending
The statistics do not show that 31 the ULTIMATELY, high standards depend on one else! For example, three of the top four marks oil. Picturt: Ptltr Dtvlln. the victor's rostrum, and wearing Scottish
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