Fon THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME The fledgling North Shore Ultimate League's inaugural pickup game is Sunday at Grand Boulevard Field in North Vancouver. Uitimate is a non-contact, setf-refereed, co-ed team sport played on a rectangular field with a flying disc. {t originated at a New Jersey high school more than 30 years ayo. Ultimate will be demonstrated from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All are welcome. Langford cham Local paddlers win pre-Oiympic Canadians Bab Mackin Sports Reporter bmackin@asnews.com LIONS Bay kayaker Margaret Langford won her sixth Canadian championship Saturday in her final ~ race before.the 2000 Summer _ ‘Olympics. : . She won the women’s singles at the Canadian Whitewater Nationals in Ottawa in a time of 3:00.98. She will represent Canada for a third time in the Olympics Sept. 1-15 at > Sydney, Australia. “. «“When you go toa third Games, i it’s for _ the medal,” said Langford, 36. “I’m really > exelted about the Games and I know what to - “expect this time. around. Plus the course in ‘Sydney is fantastic, it’s big water and that suits me. well.” ; ‘North Vancouverite ‘James Cartwright won two gold medals, including the men’s canoe. singles, the event he'll race at the -- Olympics..-. : -o. He united: with Ottawa’ 's Larry Norman for tops in canoe doubles and upset: Benoit Gauthier of Mont-Rolland, Que.; and Tyler Destro Lawlor of Ortawa. Canada’s Olympic paddlers leave for Sydney August 24. The Canadian championships came a weekend after the final World Cup stup of the season July 30 in Augsburg, Germany. Langford posted her best result of the cir- cuit on July 30. Langford placed fourth in women’s sin- gies. Elena Kaliska of Slovakia won the event with 220.16 points. Langford had two penalty-free runs in the final for 227.49 points. “T made a mistake at the top which cost me a medal. But if and buts don’t count se I'm a bit disappointed not to get the medal. But it’s good to finish the World Cup on a strong note.” Langford finished the World Cup circuit eighth overall with 41 points. The Augsburg course was built for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Cartwright missed a berth in the men’s canoe singles final, placing 17th in the preliminaries with a 215.31 score. ‘Cartwright was 24th in World Cup standings with 12 points. Wednesday, August 9, 2000 - North Shcre News - 29 LOSETH GN A B.C. DAY HiGH North Vancouver jockey Chris Loseth won twice at the annua? B.C. Cup Monday at Hastings Park Racecourse. Loseth rode Queen of My Nights to victory in the B.C. Cup Debutante Stakes for two-year-olds, the six-and-a-half-fur- tong fifth race. In the 1 4-mile B.C. Cup Distaif for three- year-olds and over, Loseth jockeyed Sky Bore to the win. NEWS photo Julle iverson Benda on base CYPRESS Park's Joe Benda (right) avolds being picked off first base last Friday . against Quebec champion Valleyfield. Cypress lost 8-5 in the opener of the Canadian. senior little league baseball championship. Action at Parkgate Park continues through Friday's final at noon.. your mind will follow takes away from us _ what we have inherited : and gives us back what , Nowhere’ is this more -. accurate than when talking - about physical. and emotional ell-being. T'was reminded of ; this. when recently talking with a dear, lifelong fier: Paul Cole and I have been : close friends for almost 35 years. Although he still lives in the U.K, we have always . contact..We grew up inthe East:End of London. d.experienced_ many adven- * tures together, some of which ~ Gan’t be discussed as 1 am not . fully aware of the statute of. © limnitations regarding several ; antics we participated { your body an edi in a variety J of sports "including soccer, amateur boxing and swimming. Paul - “continues to value his fitness ~ ~ to this day. While involving himself as a senior executive *_for.a major English automo- - tive company, he also keenly — participates in squash, run- . ning and weight training. He received an invitation : recently to attend a 35th?” ~ anniversary high school reunion and eagerly awaited the opportunity to meet old : mates/and relive some of | the: : halcyon days when everyone thought they were as fit as a butcher” 's dog. When he eventually arrived ‘at the celebration, Paul’s jaw dropped to his knees and he thought he had walked into an old-age pensioner’s get- together. He could hardly " recognize anyone behind the grey ashen skin and the bloat- ed, distended bodies caused by years of physical neglect and overail inactivity. Even when talking with - these people he felt an inabili- ty to relate as they were all: complaining about their lot in life. The only pleasure some of these characters experi- enced was when they were ‘able to put down other indi-' viduals’ accomplishments, or lack thereof, in the futile hope that it would somehow inject something positive into their OWN Egos. . Well, the story is no 0 differ ent this side ‘of the Adantic. All too many people are- either too damn lazy to take better care of themselves, or, think they have missed the “boat, and in so doing are planning an accelerated jour- ~ ney co meet their maker, ° ; The trouble is, that being out of shape and leading a sloth-like existence not only _ destroys the body, but it takes the mind on the same destructive journey. We all know fortysomething so- - called “successful” business people who act like they are nearer 80 (physically and mentally), but we need to - see more 80-year-olds. acting like 40! I was talking to one such individual recently, Cliff Hill. Cliff is a West Vancouver 1esi- dent who will celebrate 80 years on the planet next July. Your best chance of bumping into him i is down at the West Vancouver Ac uatic Centre, where you will spot him ~ swimming, running or weight-training. - This gentleman continues to run a successful insurance brokerage business, all the while challenging his physical. and mental limits. He has completed loads “of races in his lifetime and since the age of 60 has won many racing age-group hon- ours and distinguished finish- es in some of the world’s most prestigious marathons. |” ‘At the age of 70 ne wanted . to do something a little dif- . ferent, so he took off with wite and number one fan_ Gerry and completed a walk across Scotland! - I'can honestly report hav- : ing seen better-looking legs ._: '* brainer, athletic: conch and hanging out of nests than Cliff's in a pair of running shorts. But the mari can run. 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