Shield Round 4
Round 4 Shield report – 27/10/18. by John Cooper. Doncaster venue hosted Yellow Zone but Athletics Essendon had many competitors at other venues, with some competing at 2 venues on the day. Outstanding performance of the round goes to Kevin Healy who broke the club U/14 Hammer record with 55.15m. Kevin has 22 club records […]
Have you got your Raffle Tickets?
Fundraiser NOW for club
In the past few years, our main annual fundraiser has been the trivia night. This year we will be holding a club raffle that will be as successful as the trivia night, with your support. The proceeds of the raffle will be going toward the purchase of a vending machine filled with sports drinks, recovery […]
Melbourne Marathon Festival – report from Athletics Essendon and the Red and Blacks
Medibank Melbourne Marathon 2018 – Drink Station #11. Fifteen volunteers from Aths Essendon – the red and black team enjoyed an early start to our Sunday morning arriving around 7.30am at our drink station #11 on Wellington Parade. A warm but windy 27C was forecast for the Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival day with record numbers […]
Melbourne Marathon Festival – Club report.
Well done to all our club distance runners who took part in one of the five events last Sunday in the Melbourne Marathon Festival. Melbourne Marathon Festival Sunday 14 October 2018 Runner 10km Race Overall Gender Age Category P.B. 7,958 Finishers Time Place Place Category Place 1 Charlotte Wilson 35.14 32 3 F […]
Moonee Valley Athletics Centre closure for track re-laying.
TRACK CLOSURE Our track will be closed from Tuesday 30th October. We are told it will be finished by Christmas. We will have full use of Pavilion, Gym and Club Room during this time. All nearby clubs have allowed us to use their tracks. We need to be courteous. Check before […]
AV Shield Round 2 Report.
AV Shield Round 2 Report. 13/10/18. report by Steve Murphy. Last Saturday 13 October for round 2 of AV Shield most of our athletes travelled away and out to Doncaster to the Tom Kelly Track, for another perfect afternoon of spring weather and track and field competition. Numbers were a little bit down from most […]
Liam win the Melbourne Marathon.
Athletics Essendon star Liam Adams has added another title to his already overflowing resume; major marathon winner. Liam overcame a painful foot during the latter stages of the marathon this morning to record a winning time of 2 hours15 minutes and 13 seconds. Liam’s victory, in what is one of Australia’s and the southern hemisphere’s […]
AV Shield Round 1 Report – Aberfeldie – 6/10/18.
AV Shield – Round 1 Report. 6/10/18. by Steve Murphy. AV Shield summer track and field season opened for business with round 1 last Saturday on a glorious spring day for our one and only home round at Aberfeldie. The club has entered 10 teams this season. Five men’s teams, open men, 40+ men, U18 […]
Athletics Essendon’s fantastic representation at the World Masters Athletics Championships – Malaga, Spain. – September 5-16 2018.
Athetics Essendon was represented at the World Masters Athletics Championships – Malaga, Spain by 5 of their best masters athletes, John Cooper, Mark Giglio, Mark Harper, Domonic Costello and Anna Kasapis. Our athletes represented themselves, their club, and their country with the highest of effort and performance. Stand out athlete was Mark Giglio, who competed […]
