Mini marathons crack the ton
Perfect conditions saw more than one hundred runners tackle the Wise Mini Marathons this year. There were high quality performances across the board, with several athletes recording age gradings beyond 80%,…
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M50+ team shows the way
APSU did not fare well in the open age divisions in the 10k cross country at Bundoora Park, but the M50+ team of Schwerkolt, Purvis and Edwards showed how it…
Like father and mother, like son at the McPhail
This year’s McPhail saw an impressive win by 17 year old James Lightfoot. Still at school, James is the son of David and Lisa, two of APSOC’s greatest runners and winners…
Burnley boulevard booty
Two events means more for everyone, and with handicap and fastest time awards up for grabs, 115 APSOC athletes took to the Yarra bike path for the Lodge Handicaps. There were…
APSU women on the move
While the APS United men’s teams are doing it hard this season, the women’s team has continued its good form to place second in its division at Cruden Farm. Sam…
Olympians tackle the Tan
This year’s Dyson Relay was noteworthy for the appearance of two Olympians, Dave McNeill (OX) and Peter Bol (SK). While McNeill achieved individual success by running 10:54, one of the fastest…
APSU welcomes new members
Haileybury AC has ceased its affiliation with Athletics Victoria and this has hit APS United hard, with the loss of several key athletes going to competing clubs. So it was pleasing to…
Changes to calendar
Owing to a very late change in the date of the AV Half Marathon, APSOC has been forced to switch the Cooke-McClelland 8k to Saturday 19 August and the end of…
Young guns lead the way
There are some outstanding young athletes coming through the APSOC ranks. James Lightfoot and Ed Beischer (both OS) are both still at school, but they were the two fastest runners at…
Oh so close at Berwick
Jake Malone (CG) started last, but ran through the field to finish only four seconds behind the handicap winner, David Rayner (OC). Needless to say, Jake ran the day’s fastest…
APS United begins winter campaign
The Athletics Victoria XCR ’17 series began with the traditional Jells Park cross country relays. It was a hard day at the office for APSU, with the women’s division 4…
SKAC back on the winning list
It has been more than twenty years since St Kevin’s won a teams event in the APSOC competition. This was remedied by a dominant performance at the Jamieson. Led by two Olympians…
2017 registrations now open
APSOC is now accepting on line athlete registrations for the 2017 season. Just follow the instructions on the registration page.
Team gold medals for U18 and M40+ at the Tan
It was a stellar day for APSU in the final event of the season, the Tan Relays. Our M40+ team capped a superb season with another win and the season…
Another A grade performance from Andy
APSU’s recruit of the year, Andy Allison, led our premier division team to another solid placing in the AV half marathon with a PB and top 20 placing. Our M40+ team strengthened…
Cooke-McClelland brings season to a close
Three teams have ended successful seasons by winning their respective divisions at Burke Hall to snare team premierships. Arguably the most significant of these was Caulfield Grammarians’ win in division 2,…
Historic Caulfield Grammarians team win
APSOC’s newest member club has won its first team event, the Brighton-by-the-Sea 9 km. Led, appropriately, by Andrew Hall (2nd) and Sarah Somes (5th), Caulfield Grammarians won the event, which…
Ekiden Relay silver medal
APS United’s M40+ team continued its fine AV season with a second placing in the Ekiden Relay at Anglesea. Available runners were a bit hard to find, so Anna Kasapis…
Pyke cleans up in the mud
For the second time this season, a runner has overtaken the entire field to record fastest time and a handicap win. This time it was Adam Pyke (OW) in the…
Wet Williamson
At a new temporary venue for the Williamson 5k, Akoonah Park in Berwick, Old Wesley bounced back from their Hooley Relay loss to win in open division 1, while the Old Xaverians women returned the…
Guiney goes top 10
Despite losing several team members to colds and man flu, the APS United teams all performed strongly in the AV 10 km Road Championships at Albert Park. Sean Guiney was…
M40’s take gold at Sandown
Ant Rickards, Andre Le Gerche (on debut) and Mark Frater dominated the M40+ competition in this year’s Sandown Relays, winning gold and putting the team back in the hunt for…
Xavier wins it for St Kevin’s
St Kevin’s Xavier Chapman performed the rare feat of being the last runner to start in the 16k, but crossing the line first as the handicap winner. He also ran…
Clarke and Kasapis lead their teams to Hooley glory
OX’s Matt Clarke and OW’s Anna Kasapis were the fastest male and female runners at this year’s Hooley Relay, and they both led their teams to clear wins in the…
APSU bounces back at Bundoora
With two runners in the top 10 (David Rooney and Sean Guiney), APS United premier men’s team performed strongly in the Victorian 10k Cross Country Championships at Bundoora Park to…