b"The Great Eastern Mail FEBRUARY 10, 2023 25Craig MottramCLIMB EVERYMOUNTAINtook on the mighty African nations in 2002 finishing fifth in World Cross Country. Photo courtesy of Athletics Australia R ALPHDoubelltookWH ACKER Bone,sinew,heartandlung advantage of the rarefiedrunners.runnersthatwould air of Mexico City in 1968bleedandalmostdiefortheir and scorched to a world recordON THE MOUNTAIN?country. Not those robot runners breaking gold medal in the 800min lanes, looking for defibrillators event. at the 100 metre mark.ItmeantAustralianmen,apartThisyearthemightofthe fromthe1500(JimRyun,USAAfrican nations and every other took Herb Elliot's record in 1967)countrywillconvergeonMt heldeveryworldrecordfromPanorama, Bathurst on February 800m to the marathon.18thforAustralia'sfirstever TheIOCpunchednailsinhostingoftheWorldCross the coffin of Australian distanceCountry Championships.running when Mexico City wasIt is actually a three day event awarded the 1968 Olympics. Ronand has something for everyone, ClarkeheldeveryworldrecordHelsinki in the marathon are thefrom schools events of all ages to from 2k to 30k and Deryk Claytononly gold medals Australian menveterans and masters events up held the world marathon record.have won in the last 55 years atto 100+. The World Titles will be The high altitude games were afull international athletic events. held on Saturday the 18th.disaster for Ron and Deryk.ThechangingoftheguardCanourAussiemenfinally Asbraveastheywere,theyprobablybeganwiththebreakthedrought?Ourbest sufferedterribly.RonliterallybarefootedEthiopian,Abebechance will be in the 4x2k mixed brokehisheartandsufferedBikilawinningthe1960relay with record holding milers cardiac problems for the rest ofRomemarathon.AnAdidasOllieHoare,StewieMcSweyn, his life and it contributed to hisrepresentative, no doubt carryingJessicaHullandComGames death at a relatively young age.a big fat cheque book, probablymedallistAbbeyCaldwell.That TherearephotosofRonaftersuggestedtoAbebethatifhewill be a race for the ages and one hisevent,castonthegroundchosetowearAdidasshoesinwe won't mind sharing with our wearinganoxygenmask,teamTokyo in 1964 he may performgirls.doctor,BrianCorriganintearseven better. He did, winning hisMums and dads, if you have a beside him. second Olympic marathon. son or daughter passionate about Deryk,neverlackinginWordgotbacktoAfricathattheir running, don't let them miss courage,rananincredibleyou could wear shoes for runningthe opportunity to watch and rub Dr Brian Corriganseventh in the marathon and wasand the Kenyans and Ethiopiansshoulderswiththebestinthe in tears besides Ronpassing blood for days after thehave dominated world distanceworld.Grabalittletent,camp Clarke in Mexico City, 1968. Photoevent. running ever since. on the side of Mt Panorama and courtesy of theRalph Doubell at Mexico CityAndtheyarecomingtoexperienceaonceinalifetime Corrigan Collection and Rob De Castella in 1983 atAustralia! international event.local experts at your fingertips | service directoryWELGUARD METAL CALL INTO OUR FindINDUSTRIES SHOWROOM FOR us onA NO OBLIGATIONQUALITY PRODUCTQUALITY PRICE GATES & FENCING FREE QUOTEl GLASSlSHOWER SCREENS 7 GILES STREETlSECURITY DOORSlMIRRORS BAIRNSDALE VIC1 Wood Street Bairnsdalel Ph: 5152 6766TubularDomestic 5153 1399wswindows.com.auColorbondCommercial admin@welguard.com.auGlass Replacement FREE measure & quote serviceSlatAuto ControlAre you a local expert?To become a part of our service directory online and in print contact Jason on 0428 366 651 or jason.cherry.gem@gmail.comBOOK YOUR 2023 WEDDINGTHE GREAT EASTERN DURING FEBRUARY & UPGRADEWhere Community Matters ANYPHOTO PACKAGE TO DUALPHOTOGRAPHER COVERAGE"