Athletics Essendon Youth committee opportunity.
We are looking for enthusiastic youth athletes from our club, who are interested and keen to be an active part of social and fund raising activities, as well as having the opportunity to have your say and be an important part of our great club moving forward! Check out the flyer, and contact Lisa, […]
4 of our Masters are heading to the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain.
Four of Athletics Essendon Masters athletes have been training hard to prepare for the World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain starting early next month. Mark Harper will compete in the M40 100m, 200m and possibly a relay. He hopes to perform well in the finals of each event and achieve a couple of PBs. […]
Liam so close at City 2 Surf.
Athletics Essendon Olympian and Commonwealth Games representative Liam Adams came within a hairs breath of making it 3 wins at the annual City 2 Surf fun run, when he and eventual winner Ben Saint Lawrence had an all out sprint finish to the line after a gruelling 14 km stoush from the Sydney CBD down to […]
Maria sets sights on Tokyo 2020.
Check out a fantastic article in the Moreland Leader, highlighting Athletics Essendon champion Maria Strong, as she sets her sights on Tokyo in 2020. Article and photo, courtesy of the Moreland Leader newspaper.
Race Report – XCR’18 round 7 – Lake Wendouree. 4th of August 2018.
Athletics Essendon Race Report, Results and Photos. Athletics Victoria XCR’18 Round 7 of 10. Lake Wendouree, Ballarat 6km & 15km Road Race Championships. Saturday 4 August 2018. Our runners made the trek out to Ballarat for the longest drive to an XCR’18 race for the season. The course consisted of an initial 1.5km x 2 […]
Maria wins prestigious sports award.
Massive congratulations to Athletics Essendon athlete, and current Australian champion Maria Strong, who, tonight, won the Disability Sport and Recreation 2018 Masters Sportsperson of the Year! So proud Maz! See https://dsr.org.au/awards/ for all the awards information, and https://www.instagram.com/disabilitysportandrec for the awards night images. https://athleticsessendon.org.au/maz-strong-announced-as-finalist-for-prestigious-awards/ for a recap on Maria’s award nomination.
