Reality check for APSU
It was tough going in the 16k cross country at another new AV venue – Cruden Park in Langwarrin. Andrew Edwards took second place in the M55 age group and…
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Cross Country 16k 2016
At Cruden Farm, Langwarrin – 21 May 2016 Men 16k 23 Guiney S 53:39.1 24 Chapman X 53:39.1 30 Rooney D 54:25.1 61 Guirguis M 57:15.2 73 Rickards A 57:59.2…
OW and OX win again
Although not as dominant as at the Jamieson, Old Wesley still ran out comfortable winners of this year’s Dyson Relay, with their men recording five of the ten fastest individual…
Premier team just pipped in 8k cross country
In difficult warm conditions and on the toughest of courses, APSU’s men were unlucky not to win the premier division men’s competition, falling just 10 points short of Box Hill. Jack Holden starred to finish 7th,…
Cross Country 8 km 2016
At Wandin Park – 7 May 2016 Men 8 km 10 Holden J 27:38.1 14 Rooney D 28:18.9 17 Hallgren P 28:25.0 1st M40 26 Guiney S 28:47.1 27 Allison…
No more invitation entries!
At its meeting on Monday 2 May 2016, the Executive of APSOCAAA Inc. unanimously determined that from 3 May 2016, the Association would not extend invitations to runners to compete in…
Dodgshun down but not out
One of APSOC’s most dedicated runners, Peter Dodgshun (OS), sent a scare through his friends by collapsing and requiring medical attention after the warm and windy Orchard 10k. Fortunately there…
Training partners close again
Adam Pyke and Steve Knuckey are training partners and best mates. And in all three of their races so far this season, Adam has finished ahead of Steve by just a…
Second date change now confirmed
Late changes to Athletics Victoria’s event dates have necessitated two amendments to the APSOC calendar. As previously announced, the Williamson 5k will now be held on Saturday 23 July. The…
Medals galore at Jells Park
APS United’s new look premier division team won silver in round 1 of XCR ’16, going down by just 11 seconds to Box Hill. The M40 team went one better, dominating its grade…
Cross Country Relay 2016
At Jells Park – 16 April 2016 Men Division 1 Time Pyke A 18.45 Rooney D 18.54 Chapman X 19.21 Allison A 19.26 Guiney S 18.41 Knuckey S 18.48…
Calendar date changes
Due to two late changes to Athletics Victoria’s XCR dates (the Road 10k and Ekiden Relay), the Williamson has been switched to Saturday 23 July and the date of Brighton-by-the-Sea…
Old Wesley dominates Jamieson
Old Wesley’s men filled six out of the top seven places, as well as providing the winning woman (Anna Kasapis) and handicap winner (Steve Knuckey), at the Jamieson 5k. Only the…
2016 registrations now open
Registrations for the upcoming 2016 winter season are now open. Please follow the instructions behind the “Register” tab. It is most important, if you have used the online registration system…
Mathews blitzes Tan
Luke Mathews showed that his running talent extends well beyond 800m on the track by running a lightning fast time of 10:55 at the AV Tan Relay. Luke led the…
Tan Relay 2015
19 September 2015 Div 1 Mathews L 10.55 Guiney S 11.32 Holden J 11.29 Lightfoot J 12.19 De Luca M 11.51 Chapman X 12.16 70.22 4th Div 4…
De Luca and Chapman go top 10
Mark de Luca and Xavier Chapman ran in each other’s footsteps for nearly the entire distance of the AV half marathon, with Mark finishing just ahead at the end, but both ran…
Half Marathon 2015
Burnley Boulevard – 6 September 2015 Men 8 De Luca M 69:47.7 9 Chapman X 69:55.8 46 Guirguis M 75:30.8 53 Rickards A 76:18.9 7th M40 104 Goodman L 79:54.3…
Ekiden Relay 2015
At Anglesea – 15 August 2015 Div 1 9.8k Chapman X 32:53 8.8k Holden J 29:51 7.9k Guiney S 26:13 6.0k Schwerkolt R 23:53 5.2k Frater M 18:31 4.6k Goodman…
Handicapper’s Awards 2015
Most Consistent Runner 2015 Most Improved Runner 2015 Name Club Races Std Dev Name Club Races % Change 1 Grant, Emma OW 11 0.8592 1 VanEeten,…
Old Xavs too strong
Old Xaverians have dominated this year’s Cooke-McClelland 8k, winning the division 1 race and thereby securing the teams premiership for 2015. Their women also won and Aidan Woodhouse took the…
Athlete of the Year 2015
Best 10 APSOC scores plus best 5 AV scores when competing for APS United Men Jam Jell Chu Orc Lard Will Wise Ball McP Bun Dys Alb Lod San Hoo H&H…
Club Championship 2015
OPEN DIVISION 1 Jam Will Dys Hool C-Mc TOTAL 1 Old Xaverians 1 8 10 8 10 10 46 2 Old Wesley 1 10 8 10 8 7 43 3…
Cross Country 16k/6k 2015
Brimbank Park, Keilor – 1 August 2015 Men 16 km 11 Chapman X 52:07.8 18 Hurt S 53:33.5 98 Schwerkolt R 60:19.9 3rd M45 102 Goodman L 60:35.3 4th M45…
OW best at benign Brighton
Unusually calm conditions greeted runners at Brighton this year. Sam Doble (SK) won his first handicap, while Adam Pyke (OW) and Karen Thorp (SK) continued their domination of the fastest…