March 22, 2016
VICTORIAN RUNNING NETWORK EVENT AT BOX HILL ON WEDNESDAY
Be aware that there is a running event at Box Hill on Wednesday night from 7:00pm.
We apologise for any inconvenience to those who usually use the track on a Wednesday evening.
For those wishing to run in a 3000m event, this series of graded 3000m races is open to everyone and entries are still open via the AV website.
XCR’16 IS COMING!
The 2016 cross country and road racing season (XCR’16) is less than 4 weeks away. The winter season will commence with the Club 5k handicap on April 9 and then the Jells Park cross country relays on April 16.
JELLS PARK RELAYS: APRIL 16
The XCR’16 season will commence with the traditional Jells Park cross country relays.
Please let us know about your availability for this popular event. We plan to enter teams in all age groups. To compete in this event you must be registered for the new 2016/17 athletics season. Register online from the AV website from April 1.
REGISTRATIONS DUE, APRIL 1
Registrations for the new 2016/17 athletics year opens on April 1. Register online via the Athletics Victoria website.
Note that AV have introduced a new fee structure and you should soon receive a membership guide.
In short, you will pay one fee to join Athletics Victoria and another fee to join the club. You can then pay an XCR fee which gives you free entry to all AV cross country and road events or a Track and field fee, which gives you entry to shield competition (or you choose the “maxpack” which gives you entry to both). More details next week.
CLUB 5K HANDICAP
The annual Club 5k handicap will be held at the usual venue along the trail beside Gardiner’s Creek, near Deakin University on the morning of Saturday, April 9. Everyone is invited to race, run or jog and then join us for brunch afterwards. If you wish to run, please let us know as soon as possible so that handicap marks can be calculated.
LIKE A RUN IN THE FOREST?
Everyone is welcome to join us for a run in Sherbrooke Forest at 8:00am on Sunday April 3.
The run will begin at Grants Picnic Ground and finish with a coffee and/or breakfast at the picnic grounds café. There are a number of different distances that you can complete after running the first loop together.
CONGRATULATIONS DION!
Dion Finocchiaro has again put in an amazing ultra-marathon performance, winning the 100km event in Canberra running a time of 7 hours and 16 minutes. Dion ran 250 laps of the Canberra track averaging around 4:20 per km., a remarkable performance. This is likely to qualify Dion for the world 100km championships later in the year.
RESULTS FROM VICTORIAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Box Hill athletes put in many outstanding performances at the state masters championships on the weekend. Special mention to our medalists listed below.
Gold:
Brett Nuske 30-34 hammer throw 41.76m
Brett Nuske 30-34 weight throw 12.32m
Amanda Harper 45-49 2000m steeple 8:47.57
Julie Norney 45-49 5000m 19:00.19
Tony Langelaan 45-49 5000m 17:16.24
Karen Carah 45-49 high jump 1.40m
Karen Carah 45-49 javelin 28.01m
Karen Carah 45-49 shot put 9.10m
Kynan Dawes 45-49 1500m 4:32.5
Rob Schwerkolt 50-54 1500m 4:20.1
Simon Evans 55-59 3000m walk 15:22.4
Rob Mayston 55-59 100m 12.76
Rob Mayston 55-59 200m 25.34
Rob Mayston 55-59 400m 58.05
David McConnell 60-64 100m hurdles 18.61
David McConnell 60-64 pole vault 2.30m
David McConnell 60-64 high jump 1.40m
David McConnell 60-64 300m hurdles 47.85
George Schillinger 70-74 pole vault 2.60m
George Schillinger 70-74 80m hurdles 18.19
Silver:
Simone Carre 30-34 pole vault 3.20m
Liza Henshall 35-39 5000m 21:38.73
Karen Carah 45-49 80m hurdles 13.82
Karen Carah 45-49 200m 28.41
Andrew Egginton 50-54 1500m 4:42.7
Rob Schwerkolt 50-54 800m 2:05.52
David McConnell 60-64 200m 26.96
Bronze:
Andrew Egginton 50-54 javelin 28.64m
David McConnell 60-64 400m 61.69
Neville Gardner 70-74 discus 23.28m
Neville Gardner 70-74 1500m 8:09.7
RESULTS FROM MILERS CLUB: MARCH 15
Despite the windy conditions, Box Hill athletes performed well at the last Victorian Miler’s Club meet for the season.
800m Men:
Zac Hunter 1:59.9
Ben Noske 2:00.6
Ray Chan 2:03.5
Kynan Dawes 2:04.5
Rob Schwerkolt 2:05.7
Antony Baldwin 2:11.5
Andrew Egginton 2:15.7
Steve Preece 2:17.3
Nick Carah 2:20.5
Simon St.Hill 2:56.5
800m Women:
Jess Hepworth 2:22.5
Hyley McGoldrick 2:29.3
1500m Men:
Nick Baggott 3:58.7
Steve Dinneen 4:01.6
Peter Green 4:06.7
Andre Waring 4:09.4
Alex Ritchie 4:13.7
Welday Mebrahtu 4:22.7
Jack Prendergast 4:25.2
Tony Langelaan 4:41.5
1500m Women:
Nicole Roberts 4:32.3
Audrey Campkin-Smith 4:41.1
Chloe Rosenberg 5:57.6
RESULTS FROM RARE AIR CLUB: MARCH 17
Women:
Jacqui Williams 3.30m
Isabell Napier 3.15m
Brigid Davis 2.55m
Men:
Joel Pocklington 5.35m
Flavien Basson 5.10m
Michael Toso 3.15m