Best WMA Male Athlete 2011: Ron Robertson (NZL)

Best WMA Male Athlete 2011: Ron Robertson (NZL): "Ron has no scientific training plan. He just gets out and runs five or six times a week for 40 to 60 minutes depending how he feels. He does do these runs at fairly high intensity, though.

He regards himself as lucky to have not had many injuries during his career, but admints that these days the "niggles" take longer to shake off. In spite of his great performances in Sacramento, Ron still believes there is room for improvement with more racing and training. Given his comfortable winning margins, this is bad news for his competitors.

Congratulation to Ron Robertson WMA 2011 Best Male Master
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World Masters Athletics

World Masters Athletics: "Best WMA Male Athlete 2011: Ron Robertson (NZL) (21.11.2011)
Since starting his international career in Rome in 1985 as a 40 year old, Ron has won 31 Gold Medals at World Masters / Veterans Championships in events from 1500 metres to 10'000 metres and two of his specialities, the Cross Country and the Steeplechase.

Between 1985 and 2001 in Brisbane, he missed only one Championship (Miyazaki, Japan -1993-).Ron had a 10 year break from athletics prior to the recent Sacramento WMACS and after just four months training, came back to compete as a 70 year old, winning the 1500 m, 5000 m, Cross Country and Steeplechase and setting three world records."

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Power Sprinting

Power Sprinting: "Maximum strength – Developed using heavy loads (80% 1 rep max) lifted between 1-5 repetitions with long recovery between sets.Explosive Power – Loads are lifted that allow the athlete to optimise power output (30-80% 1 rep max). Exercises using both heavy and light loading can be combined to form a ‘complex’ (e.g. heavy squat, followed immediately by explosive squat jumps).

Quickness – Plyometrics (hops, jumps, bounding) can help an athlete develop the speed of movement required during sprinting."

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Best WMA Female Athlete 2011: Lynnette Ventris (AUS)

Best WMA Female Athlete 2011: Lynnette Ventris (AUS): "Lyn currently helds ten WMA race walking records in events from 20 km Road Walks through to 3000 m on the track. She has been the Australian Masters Race Walking Athlete of the year on seven occasions including 2011.

Lyn hails from Bunbury, a regional city near Perth in Western Australia, has a coach 3000 km's away in Melbourne and trains up to 80 km's alone, six days a week.
Ly Ventris has competed at World Masters Athletics Championships over 12 years and has been married to husband John for 33 years, has two children and two grandchildren.
She is a fully committed athlete and at age 55 believes age is no barrier. She revels in promoting Masters Athletics as a showcase for race walking and for generally keeping healthy and fit.
Being the recipient of the WMA Best Female Athlete 2011 has capped off a very successful, exciting and gratifying year.

Congratulation to Lyn Ventris


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Best WMA Female Athlete 2011: Lynnette Ventris (AUS)

Best WMA Female Athlete 2011: Lynnette Ventris (AUS): "Best WMA Female Athlete 2011: Lynnette Ventris (AUS)

Lynnette (Lyn) Ventris has won every race walking event of her 2011 schedule and has bettered the time of any female Masters athlete in any age group in doing so.
Lyn is a solid supporter and participant in Masters Athletics at world, regional and the local level.

In 2011 Lyn won three individual gold and two gold team gold medals at the WMACS in Sacramento (USA) in July, won three gold medals at the Australian Masters Athletics Championships in April, three Gold at the West Australian Athletics Championships and won Gold at two Open race walking championships events in her home state of West Australia in 2011.

In addition Lyn set a new Masters world record of 1:39:51 in the W 50 20 km Road Walk in May of this year."

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World Masters Athletics

World Masters Athletics: "WMA Bests awarded (14.11.2011)
Great and emotional moments in Monte Carlo (MC) during the IAF Gala for the WMA Best athletes of the year, Lynne Ventris (AUS, W 50) and Ron Robertson (NZL, M 70), when they got the awards for their outstanding athlete achievements.

Cesar Moreno Bravo, former IAAF Council Member and chairman of the IAAF Masters Committee, presented the awards on the same podium, where minutes before Sally Pearson (AUS) and Usain Bolt (JAM) have been named as the IAAF Bests of the Year.
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World Masters Athletics

World Masters Athletics: "WMA2012 JYVÄSKYLÄ Entry NEWS (07.11.2011)
REGISTRATION Online Entry System

It is possible for athletes to fill the online entry form on official WMA2012 Jyväskylä
website: http://wma2012.jyvaskyla.fi/entry_booklet.

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Practical training

Practical training: "That's certainly a great question - and one that younger runners can relate to as well. Distance runners of any age can improve their performances dramatically by upgrading running velocity at VO2max, economy, lactate threshold, flexibility, range of motion, strength, and speed. The last two factors - strength and power - are particularly important for older runners, since muscle mass and overall neuromuscular function tend to decline with age.
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World Masters Athletics

World Masters Athletics: "WMA Anti-Doping News (31.10.2011)
Two positive cases were recorded at the WMA Championships in Sacramento (USA).
WMA has been officially informed by USADA (responsible for testing during the championship) that the athletes Byron Duhon (USA, M 50) and Pavel Fencl (CZE, M 65) have been tested positive.

1. Byron Duhon accepted a sanction for a refusal to comply with the sample collection process and has been suspended by USATF from October 21, 2011 for two year.

2. The sample of Pavel Fencl contained various prohibited substances (Epimetendiol, Hydrochlorothiazide, etc) and he has been suspended by the Cesky Atleticky Svaz for two years starting from August 15, 2011.

This now concluded all anti-doping testing matters from the WMA 2011 Championship in Sacramento.

Winston Thomas
WMA Secretary"

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Nigeria Athletics Masters(N.A.M) Executive Board Members after their board meetings the various standing committee was set up.
STANDING COMMITTEE
1.Stadia Committee                                         -Chief Sunday Bada

2.Non-Stadia Committee                                 -Mr.Charles Yayock

3.Anti-Doping Committee                                -Mr.Micheal Bialosa Monyei

4.Records Committee                                      -Mr.Samuel Onikeku

5.Organisational Advisory Committee               -Prince Henry Amike

6.Women's Committee Committee                    -Chief Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo

7.Marketing and Sponsorship                           -Dr.Mrs Gloria Obajimi

8.Media and Publicity                                       -Prince Samuel.O Babatoba