AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER

Well in a Blinding Flash the Australasian Masters Games is over for Me....I travelled to the Beautiful City of Adelaide with Rod Dowler GM for the WORLD MASTERS GAMES on Thursday checking in to the Magnificent Stamford Plaza Hotel......a Brisk walk over to the Registration Center to check in and get my Accreditation Papers for my 100m Race the next day and of course to soak up the fantastic Atmosphere which IS the Australasian Masters Games....The Electricity literally crackled at the Center...people of all ages shapes and sizes hustling and bustling and passing through the system like clockwork...the Volunteers in their Fab uniforms stood out like the proverbial...and their Organization was " Top Shelf "....I was amazed...
I had some pleasant duties to perform in my capacity as Ambassador for the WORLD MASTERS GAMES meeting and greeting the hundreds of participants and supporters Hungry for information about the 2009 Games in Sydney...the WMG stall ably staffed by the Bubbly Personalities of Kelly and Louise who literally " shone " like a Beacon for all those who approached...

The Next Day.(My competition day) was at the magnificently prepared and groomed Santos Stadium on a beautiful Sunny Adelaide Morning...a huge congratulations for the Tireless Efforts of the Ground Staff and Officials...You See...I told you ...by Participating...You are All Winners...and Adelaide...you put on your finest show.

My 100m event was most enjoyable...Fast...but Enjoyable...I came second to Peter Crombie...just back from the World's in Italy...so He was Pumping...What an Athlete...It was His Day....and I was there to help him Celebrate it....I was thrilled to have overcome a longstanding stress fracture in my right foot and to be able to offer some competition for Peter....I'm really looking forward to Working with My Coaches Wayne Luckey and Larry Spencer...to sharpen up my speed over the next couple of Months before the National Championships in Sydney in March...A huge thanks to Goran Barron my Physio who has put in so much tireless work on my body to get me to Adelaide in One Piece....

All in All...the P.R...was so well orgnized...with Rachael and Lachlan from Australasian Masters Games making this one of the most memorable and pleasant experiences I have had in a lot of years...and my Love and Best Wishes for a safe journey home for Aaron...You Wonderful Kiwi....maybe if I'm lucky I'll be invited to visit your Magnificent Land of the Great White Cloud...

Also I must mention Judith Dixon from the " Alice "...yes it would be an honour for me to visit Alice Springs...It would have to be one of the Great Must Do's...in my future intenary..thank you and great to have met you...

and to Daniel Fingerhut from the 12th Australian Masters Games in 2009 in Geelong in beautiful Victoria...thank you for according me the honour of being invited to be an Ambassador for your Games...as you know Rod Dowler graceously offered me this most honoured position prior to your kind invitation.

The Family that is World Masters Games encompasses all of us striving to achieve and set by example the standard of Health and Vitality that All Australians and the larger World Community can aspire....It is you that lead by developing these Multi Sport Spectaculars that bring us All together.FROM ALL NATIONS...AS ONE...the Word Masters Games is......THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH !