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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
No, it’s alright, no call to the fire brigade is required. It’s Xavier Chapman, who has run a superb race for APS United in the AV 16k Cross Country Championships…
Tough weather conditions and an even tougher course greeted the runners at the Berwick Hare & Hounds. This didn’t faze Abbie MacFarlane (OGC), however, who scored a clear cut handicap…
Old Xaverians turned the tables on Old Wesley to win the fourth premiership race of the season, the Hooley Relay, leaving the two clubs dead level on points. This means that…
At the Sandown Road Relay, APS United’s division 1 team was well in the race after fast legs by Guiney, De Luca, Schwerkolt and Holden. Unfortunately Simon Hurt’s foot injury…
There were many well known names amongst the winners at this year’s Lodge Handicaps, including Emma Somerville (OG), who won the 8k for the second year in a row, a…
Mark De Luca has starred for APS United in recent races and he was the club’s leading runner at the Victorian 10k Championships at Albert Park. Many runners took advantage…
It was titanic battle between Old Wesley, Old Xaverians and Haileybury in this year’s Dyson Relay. After three legs, just 13 seconds separated the three teams. OX led at the last…
Bundoora Park was the scene of an outstanding team performance by APS United’s men’s division 1 team in the Victorian 12k Cross Country Championships. APSU finished second behind the strong…
Adam Pyke (OW) and Alex Paterson (OX) share initials, and they also shared the spoils at the McPhail 8k by being the first male and female finishers. Athena Johnson (OX)…
Peter Hallgren was the fastest M40+ runner in a strong field at the AV 15k Road championships, and he combined forces with Tom Rickards and Luke Goodman to bring the APSU…
Sublime running conditions greeted runners for this year’s Graham Wise Mini Marathons, pushing the total number of entrants in the three races close to 100. Interestingly, the half marathon was more popular…
The Old Xaverians had a very good day at the Williamson, winning almost everything – all three team divisions, plus the sealed handicap prize (Matthew Clarke). Only Kevin Craigie (OW) and…