Caulfield Grammarians make history
Ten Old Caulfield Grammarians ran by invitation at Haileybury yesterday as the first step towards the admission of their club as the eleventh and final affiliate member of APSOC. This…
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Club Championships and Athlete of the Year awards 2014
You can find out how your club is faring in the APSOC Club Championships and see who is doing well in the various Athlete of the Year categories by following…
Bayley brilliant at balmy Brimbank
Matt Bayley led the APSU charge at Brimbank Park by finishing in a creditable 5th place in the men’s 16k. Paul Wilson made it back to back wins in the…
Flag races hot up
Haileybury became the second women’s team to upset the mighty OX women’s squad this season with a win in the Dyson Relay. Meanwhile Old Wesley made it two Dysons in…
Four championship medals for APSU
Runners journeyed to Lardner Park, Warragul, for the second race of the XCR ’14 series. The Lardner Park course is a testing one, but it was much drier than usual…
Calm at the Orchard
In an unprecedented event, there was no wind battering the runners at Albert Park Lake during the Orchard 10k Handicap. The morning rain cleared to perfect conditions and Andrew Krumins…
Young guns shine for APSU
XCR ’14 round 1 was the Cross Country Relay Championships at Jells Park. APS United fielded a new look team, with three runners in the top men’s team aged under…
No flat ground here
The Berwick Hare & Hounds is APSOC’s truest cross country course. It features hills, fences, rough ground and more hills. Runners who complete the race feel a strong sense of…
Heading for the hills
Another beautiful day on the beautiful but challenging Churchill Park course. Old Carey laid on the hot cross buns to accompany the awarding of medals to Daniel Young and Anna…
2014 season up and running
Perfect weather and a record field made the Jamieson 5k a big success. There were new young names on the podium – Daniel Young (OX), Jack Holden (SK), Sarah Lester…
Last day to register for Jamieson 5k
The tension is building. Old Scotch has organised bagpipes to accompany the start and finish of the race. The biggest name in Australian distance running is likely to make his…
APSU wins two flags
APS United was awarded two premiership pennants at last weekend’s AV Presentation Day. The M40+ and M50+ teams were clear winners of their divisions. Prominent M40+ team members were Ant…
Final award decided
All Athletes of the Year and Club Championships have now been decided. President Peter Simm made the presentations to the winners at the APSOC dinner, save for the open male Athlete of the Year,…
Tan triumphs
APS United had another excellent day at the AV Tan Relay, with 44 athletes representing the club in eleven teams. The M50 team won gold again to remain undefeated for…
Burnley bonanza
APS United had a good day on the Burnley Boulevard in the AV Half Marathon, with two of its teams (men’s div 3 and M50) winning their divisions, and no…
Haileybury and Old Xavs take the chocolates
The Cooke-McClelland 8k was a hotly contested event, as always. In the open division, Haileybury had a narrow victory over Old Wesley to complete another flag-winning season. The Old Xavs…
True cross country warriors
A hardy collection of APSU athletes journeyed to Lardner Park, Warragul, for the AV 8k/6k/4k Cross Country Championships. Several athletes excelled on a challenging course, with Paul Wilson (M45) and…
One for the ages
Small fields in the Mini Marathons allowed some of APSOC’s more experienced campaigners to record unexpected wins. Mark Purvis (men’s half) and Margaret Fitzgerald (women’s half) joined Anne Ziogos (2010…
APSU athletes out in force at 10k
37 registered APSU members completed the Victorian 10k Road Championships at Albert Park on Sunday. A flat, fast course saw many runners register PB’s for the distance, and APSU won…
Wilson’s wet and wild win
Most APSOC races have seen an increase in numbers this year, but unfortunately the Hare & Hounds fell on a day of freezing winds and rain. Only 40 hardy souls…
Karkarook cliffhangers
There were two close finishes in the Hooley Relay at Karkarook Park. In the open race, Haileybury and St Kevin’s had a titanic struggle, with Haileybury winning by a mere…
Abi smashes Lodge 8k record
OX’s Abi Bayley showed her class with a scorching run over the shorter of the two Lodge Handicap distances. Her time of 27:29 broke Anna Thompson’s 2009 record by 46…
APSU athletes lead AV awards
It was tough going for APS United’s top open men’s and women’s teams at Bundoora Park in round 5 of XCR ’13, but there were more valuable wins for the…
Old Carey wins by the sea
Led by the first two runners across the line on handicap, Peter Pang and Matthew Poulton, Old Carey enjoyed a clear win in the teams’ handicap section of the Brighton-by-the-Sea…