APSOC athletes at the Olympics
APSOC clubs have a proud tradition of producing Olympic and Commonwealth Games athletes and the Tokyo Olympic Games were no exception. Three athletes, Peter Bol (St Kevin’s), David McNeill (Old…
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Dyson cancelled and Cooke-McClelland postponed
The Dyson Relay scheduled for 21 August has been cancelled due to the current lockdown. The Cooke-McClelland scheduled for 28 August has been postponed as the Executive considers an alternative…
Bountiful harvest from the farm
APS United’s women’s and overage teams continued their strong form at Cruden Farm in the third AV event of the winter season. In the women’s open 12k race, Anna Kasapis…
Louey blitzes Lodge
It was a freezing day for the new Lodge course along Gardiners Creek. Andrew Louey (CG) ran the 16k event and obliterated the field, crossing the line nearly five minutes…
Old Scotch young guns fire at the Williamson
The resumption of competition saw Old Scotch dominate the open competition in the Williamson 5k, winning divisions 1 and 2. Fastest athletes Tom Bowers (OS) and Anna Kasapis (OW) continued…
APSU’s overage teams dominate XCR ’21
APS United has always fielded strong men’s overage teams, but this season the women are getting in on the act too. The W50+ team of Anne Martin, Heather Danks and…
Roberts’ rewarding run
Caroline Roberts (OB) scored a narrow handicap win in this year’s Ken Orchard 10k around Albert Park Lake in freezing winds. Ben Beischer (OS) and Anna Kasapis (OW) were the…
Mitchell makes her move
It was a benign Brighton day that suited Olivia Mitchell as she won the Brighton-by-the-Sea handicap race for 2021, leading St Kevin’s to a team win. Angus Dalton (OX) and…
APSU back in Premier Division
APS United has made a triumphant return to AV’s men’s premier division by placing fifth in the opening event of the XCR season at Jells Park. There were other stellar…
Dodgshun not at all dodgy
Peter Dodgshun (OS) has won a lot of handicaps over a lot of years, but not even he has won handicaps in consecutive APSOC events, until now. The Hare &…
So good to be back
After losing an entire season in 2020, 150 APSOC runners returned to Scotch College for the opening event of 2021, the Alex Jamieson 5k. And it was a good day…
Important info from the President
Welcome to season 2021! The health and safety of the APSOC community is our highest priority in planning for our 2021 “Covid-normal’ season. For this reason we have introduced a…
2021 registrations now open
it is time to register for the 2021 season. The on line registration process is the same as in previous years, but with new fields to be completed. Athletes must…
Three flags for APSU
APS United has capped its best ever XCR season by winning three AV premierships and finishing as runners-up in two other divisions. Prior to the final event, the Tan Relay,…
APSU youngsters shine
The open and overage runners were doing a half marathon in round 9 of the XCR series, but two APSU juniors contested 5k races. Brothers Freddie and Bart Leeton excelled,…