Round 3 Shield Report

After a great first two rounds, MUAC trekked out to Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium for Round 3 of Shield competition.  The stadium atmosphere amongst the estates produced some great performances and a good team effort. The…

Round 2 Shield Report

Round 2 of Shield Competition was a successful one for MUAC, with competition first at the Rawlinson for the Pole Vault, followed by a quick move to Williamstown for the rest of the events. Warren’s Pole…

World Masters Games 2009, Sydney, Australia

Held once every four years the 2009 edition of the World Masters Games saw record numbers and crowds in what is the largest multi-sport event in the world. Think of it like this, the…

Who was heard, on discussion of 1500 races Mystery runner: 1500’s can get pretty nasty, elbows etc Mystery listener: Nah Abers is really good, really friendly. Mystery runner: Who’s Abers? Mystery listener: It’s North West’s home track Mystery runner: Oh,…

2009 Melbourne Marathon Report

On a bright Sunday morning, more than 20 Melbourne University Athletics Club athletes competed in the biggest marathon festival in Australia, the St George Melbourne Marathon.  The Australian and Victorian Marathon Championships were on the line…

Round 1 Shield Report

Melbourne University Athletics Club has started the summer season well with good performances in Round 1 of AV Shield.  The 2009/10 Track and Field season opened on Saturday the 10th of October with Round 1 at…

The Melbourne Uni distance squad celebrated the end of a successful cross country season last Sunday, the 4th of October. The afternoon kicked off unofficially with a number of MUAC stalwarts lining up at the track to race a grueling…

By Charlie ‘Tex’ Sheldon The 2009 Australian University Games were held last week in the sunny Gold Coast. “Beautiful weather one day, perfect the next”, and didn’t the city put on a show for us!   After a rowdy Sunday…

24 September 2009 XCR09 once again left the best until last, with the final race of the season, the “Tan Relays”, held on a fine Spring morning around the Botanical Gardens next to the Yarra River. Melbourne University fronted record…

Andy Selby-Smith, MUAC member, and White Train stalwart has been selected to represent Victoria at the 2009 Australian Marathon Championships, to be held in conjunction with the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, the 11th of October.  Andy is in top marathon…